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Film studios are making a comeback in Malayalam cinema. They aren’t replacing Kerala’s landscape

For decades, Kerala’s geography offered a variety of locations, from beaches and forests to old homes, towns, plantations and waterways. But something has begun to change.

Mollywood Times is one of Indian cinema’s sharpest critiques of film industry

Mollywood Times, directed by Abhinav Sunder Nayak, suggests that major production houses sometimes invest in films for reasons beyond box-office success.

Malayalam actors’ body plunges into fresh crisis amid ‘BJP agenda’ and communalisation allegations

Group of women members of Association of Malayalam Movie Artistes alleged to media Saturday that organisation's first woman president had tried to push political & communal agenda.

Thudarum’s Prakash Varma went from Zoology to ads. Now, he’s Malayalam cinema’s breakout star

‘I was wondering if people would take it well, watching him treat Mohanlal like that,” said Varma's wife, Sneha Iype. But Kerala's audience has declared that Varma stole the show.

Mamukkoya’s legacy more than Malayalam movie memes. His secular politics a shining light

Mamukkoya carved out an irreplaceable spot in the hearts of Malayalis with his character Gafoorka in the 1987 film Nadodikkattu starring Mohanlal and Sreenivasan.

Bell bottoms, cigarettes and alavalathi Shaji—Jayan was Malayalam cinema’s macho man

His distinctive dialogue delivery inspired a veritable Jayan mimicry industry in the 1990s & early 2000s, making his lines familiar to younger generations.

SonyLIV’s Wonder Women no DC magnum opus. But it shows female grit, pregnancy to sisterhood

A warm cup of soup on a cold winter day, this film is sure to take you on a journey to self-discovery.

Dileep, the Malayalam cinema titan felled by his hubris

Dileep, accused of getting an actress abducted and sexually assaulted, rose from a mimicry artiste to become one of the three big stars of Malayalam cinema.

On Camera

Losing Gyanesh Kumar and winning UP is the best option before Modi-BJP to silence critics

The PM’s CEC conundrum: Modi thinks bowing to public pressure makes him seem weak. And the BJP needs Gyanesh Kumar to help it win the UP election.

Global oil stockpiles ‘scarily thin’, markets at risk of worsening, says Aramco CEO

Even after the vital shipping chokepoint at Hormuz reopens, it may take as long as two years for energy-consuming countries to replenish their stockpiles, CEO Amin Nasser said.

Drones for IAF are not revolutionary but evolutionary, says IAF chief

IAF chief Air Chief Marshal A.P. Singh has ruled out a separate drone force, saying that UAVs must operate with fighters and other existing technology.

India has always been a hard state under Gandhian cover. Nehru to Modi, leaders have reinforced it

Modern India might have been conjured up in the image of Gandhi. But India was never a Gandhian state. Founders of the Republic, be it Nehru or Patel, nursed zero such notions.