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Celebrated Indian filmmaker Mani Ratnam is gearing up for his upcoming action-drama movie Thug Life, which features veteran actor Kamal Haasan in the lead. The eagerly anticipated movie is slated for a theatrical release on June 5, 2025. Until Thug Life hits the big screens, we recommend checking out these three underappreciated yet unmissable movies helmed by the Nayakan director on his birthday. You can stream these movies right now on Indian Ott platforms — and trust us, they’re well worth your time.

1. Dil Se.. Release Year – 1998 Streaming On – Amazon Prime Video & Netflix IMDb Rating: 7.5/10

Plot: The intense romantic thriller follows a radio broadcaster, Amar (Shah Rukh Khan), who falls in love with a mysterious woman named Meghna (Manisha Koirala). Though she remains emotionally distant, Amar becomes increasingly obsessed with her, not knowing about her true motives. When he is...

Subhash K Jha looks back at Tanuja Chandra’s 1998 film Dushman, which starred Kajol in a brilliant performance and Sanjay Dutt. We also hear from the director about the making of the film.

Tanuja Chandra’s grossly underrated film, Dushman, features Kajol in her career-best performance in a double role. When one of the twins is brutally murdered, the other takes revenge. The film was adapted from John Schlesinger’s tepid thriller An Eye For An Eye, where Sally Field avenged the death of her daughter. Several clever changes were made to the original script. In the original, it is the mother (Sally Field) who goes on a vendetta spree against her daughter’s rapist and murderer. In Dushman, it is the twin sister (Kajol) who seeks retribution, while the mother(Tanve Azmi) seeks closure to the tragedy. Dushman also added a romantic angle to the original with Sanjay Dutt...

On Tuesday March 25 2025, CBS broadcasts After Midnight!

Jen Tullock; Michael Chernus; Sunita Mani Season 2 Episode 79 Episode Summary

The upcoming episode of “After Midnight” promises an exciting lineup with guests Jen Tullock, Michael Chernus, and Sunita Mani. This episode is set to air on CBS and is sure to bring a mix of laughter and engaging conversation.

Jen Tullock, known for her comedic talent and unique roles, will share her experiences and insights from the entertainment industry. Fans can expect her to bring her signature humor and charm to the show, making for some entertaining moments.

Michael Chernus, recognized for his versatile acting skills, will also join the conversation. His recent projects have showcased his range, and viewers might hear about his latest roles and creative processes. His perspective will add depth to the discussions.

Sunita Mani, an actress celebrated for her dynamic performances, rounds out the guest list. Her contributions...

Set in a charming location in Hokkaido, “Bread of Happiness” could easily pass as a promotional film for the region’s tourism board. In fact, it was originally intended as part of a series of films written and directed by Yukiko Mishima, showcasing the natural beauty of northern Japan. It was followed in 2014 by “A Drop of the Grapevine”, which is, so far, the last instalment of this Hokkaido project.

Bread of Happiness is streaming on Jff Theater until 2025/05/01 11:00:00 [Jst]

The story takes place across the four seasons. It begins with a lovely fairytale, “Tsuki to Mani” (The Moon and Mani), which Rie (actress and singer Tomoyo Harada) used to read as a child. She loved Mani for his kindness, care, and support for the melancholic Moon, and she dreamed of finding her own Mani one day. But life takes you in different directions, and as she grew up,...

Superboys of Malegaon, Theatrical Release, Amazon MGM Studios ( Photo Credit – Instagram )

An Excel Entertainment and Tiger Baby Production, produced by Ritesh Sidhwani, Farhan Akhtar, Zoya Akhtar, and Reema Kagti, Superboys of Malegaon is directed by Reema Kagti.

Written by Varun Grover, Amazon MGM Studios’ Original features a highly talented and versatile ensemble cast, including Adarsh Gourav, Vineet Kumar Singh, Shashank Arora, and Anuj Singh Duhan in lead roles

Based on Nasir Shaikh’s life, Superboys of Malegaon is a heartwarming tale of friendship, filmmaking, and resilience. One man’s vision revives the community’s spirits through the magic of cinema.

Trending Shah Rukh Khan-Kajol Almost Starred In Mani Ratnam’s Alai Payuthey? Director Reveals Why It Didn’t Happen

Aamir Khan Confirms Sitaare Zameen Par Release Plans, Leaving Fans Excited

After earning widespread acclaim at its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) and prestigious screenings...

Preity Zinta, a prominent figure in Indian cinema, is part of the Indian contingent at the Cannes Film Festival this year. The actor, who arrived in the French Riviera on Wednesday, has made her presence felt at the prestigious event, although her highly anticipated red-carpet appearance is yet to come.

Preity Zinta dazzled in a shimmery pearl white gown by Australian designer Vivienna Lorikeet, complemented by elegant pearl earrings. Her sleek, tied-back hairstyle complemented the elegant look, with a riverside setting adding to the charm of her poised appearance, radiating grace and sophistication.

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Preity’s participation is particularly special as she is there to present the prestigious Pierre Angenieux ExcelLens in Cinematography honor to her longtime collaborator, Santosh Sivan.

Their collaboration dates back to Preity’s debut film, Mani Ratnam’s Dil Se (1998), where Santosh was the cinematographer.

Exclusive: Apple Original Films has landed global rights to the feature documentary Bread & Roses, the acclaimed 2023 Cannes Film Festival selection revealing the powerful resistance of Afghan women against the Taliban. The film, directed by Sahra Mani (A Thousand Girls Like Me), is produced by Excellent Cadaver’s Jennifer Lawrence and Justine Ciarrocchi, alongside Nobel Peace Prize-winning human rights advocate and executive producer Malala Yousafzai’s Extracurricular and Mani.

The doc is set to premiere globally on Apple TV+ on June 21. Farhad Khosravi of Eyan Foundation exec producing.

Bread & Roses offers a window into the seismic impact on women’s rights and livelihoods after Kabul fell to the Taliban in 2021. The film follows three women, in real time, as they fight to recover their autonomy. Mani captures the spirit and resilience of Afghan women through a raw depiction of their harrowing plight.

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Good Luck Charlie‘s titular rugrat revealed herself to be all grown up — because that is how aging works, after all — in a delightful surprise reunion with her TV dad.

Airing for four seasons from April 2010 to February 2014 (and a favorite of the Mitovich twins), Disney Channel’s Good Luck Charlie in large part revolved around Teddy (played by Bridgit Mendler), the second-oldest child in the Duncan clan. Worried that she will be at college and not around much when her toddler sister grows up, Teddy recorded video diaries for Charlie, ending each imparting of wisdom with [see title of TV series].

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On May 30, digital media company Brat TV released the first episode of the second season of College Years, a spin-off of the Chicken Girls franchise. Since its first episode hit YouTube in 2017, Chicken Girls has become Brat’s biggest hit, growing into a multimedia brand that encompasses books, podcasts, and much more.

College Years, which arrived last year, dives into the collegiate lives of two characters who first appeared within Chicken Girls‘ high school milieu: Birdie (played by Mads Lewis) and Rooney (Indiana Massara). The second season of College Years brings new dimensions to those characters by introducing a fresh series of trials, friendships, and love interests.

But College Years is more than a mere spinoff. It’s Brat’s attempt to follow its target audience. Through its signature franchise, Brat has welcomed a devout fan base of Gen Z consumers. As those viewers grow up, adopt different attitudes, and seek new experiences,...

Two further Competition films, three more in Cannes Premiere.

Cannes has added 14 further films to its Official Selection ahead of next month’s festival, including two more Competition titles.

Jean-Stephane Sauvaire’s Black Flies and Catherine Corsini’s Le Retour take the Competition total up to 21; and increase the record number of films in Competition directed by women to seven.

Black Flies is a US thriller based on Shannon Burke’s 2008 novel of the same name; Sean Penn stars alongside Tye Sheridan, Katherine Waterston, Michael Pitt and Mike Tyson.

Le Retour follows a 40-something woman working for a wealthy Parisian...

The song ‘Veera Raja Veera’ – the second to be released from the Mani Ratnam spectacle ‘Ponniyin Selvan: 2’ – was shared by the film’s makers on Saturday. Oscar- and Grammy-winning composer A R Rahman has composed the track, picturised on Karthi, Trisha and Shobita Dhulipala against the backdrop of warships sailing across the high seas. It is based on a traditional Shiva Stuti in Raag Adaana of the Dagarvani tradition of Dhrupad.

The track features a melodious use of the tabla and veena, both instruments complementing the ‘murkiyaan’ in the melodious voices of Kavita Krishnamurti, Shreya Ghoshal and Arman Dehlvi.

The Hindi lyrics for the song have been penned by Gulzar, who has earlier delivered knockout albums with Rahman for ‘Guru’, ‘Dil Se..’ and ‘Saathiya’, among other such notable films.

‘Ponniyin Selvan: 2’, which is sequel of ‘Ps-1’, 2022’s highest-grossing Tamil film, has been helmed by the National Award-winning maker of classic hits,...

Plex is continually adding new content to its free streaming service, and this time the streamer is providing viewers with three additional channels. Game show fans, teens, and sci-fi buffs can now rejoice with this new selection of programming, all of which is accessible now.

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Two of the new channels come from a partnership with Lionsgate. The Celebrity Name Game Channel will feature re-runs of the popular show of the same name 24 hours a day. “Celebrity Name Game” was originally a board game developed by actors Courtney Cox and David Arquette called “Identity Crisis.” It later became a TV game show and has been running since 2014. It involves two couples, who can either be friends or family, who compete in the game show. They are accompanied by two special celebrity guests, aiding them in guessing the names of famous people, locations, movies, TV shows, and more.

Ponniyin Selvan - I Trailer LaunchAishwarya Rai Bahchan, Chiyaan Vikram, Karthi, Trisha, Nassar, Jayam Ravi, Parthiban, Sarathkumar, and many others were present at the grand event at Chennai’s Nehru Indoor Stadium. Here are the highlights.Tnm StaffCourtesy/RameshBalaTwitterAudience at the Ponniyin Selvan – Part 1 trailer and audio launch were treated to a rare Kollywood sight: ‘Superstar’ Rajinikanth and ‘Ullaganayagan’ Kamal Haasan sharing the stage as they launched the trailer to Mani Ratnam’s highly anticipated adaptation of Kalki’s literary magnum opus, the historical novel Ponniyin Selvan. “Mani sir’s Thalapathi and Nayakan are here together,” the announcement said, referring to two iconic films directed by Mani Ratnam that stars Rajini and Kamal. Since Ponniyin Selvan’s cast includes many popular actors including Aishwarya Rai Bahchan, Chiyaan Vikram, Karthi, Trisha, Nassar, Jayam Ravi, Parthiban, Sarathkumar and many others, the event at Chennai’s Nehru Indoor Stadium was a star-studded one.

KollywoodThe senior Malayalam actor and filmmaker has posted on his Instagram page about his dream to work with the veteran director coming true. Digital NativeActor Lal has posted a Malayalam message on his Instagram page, informing his followers of getting a role in the new Mani Ratnam film Ponniyin Selvan. In the post, the senior actor and filmmaker writes that he has only asked for an opportunity to ask to one person in his career and that is to director Mani Ratnam. Lal writes that Mani Ratnam had earlier asked him to be a part of his film Kadal but he could not go then due to some date clashes. “But now that dream is coming true. He has called me to play an old soldier in his next film. I am now training in horse riding to prepare for the role,” Lal writes. Ponniyin Selvan traces out the life...

Lijo Jose Pellissery has his own definitions of movie making, which is a bold stand and many a time has nothing to do with the norms. And still, his conviction of each project is what keeps the subjects and treatments endearing for the viewer.

“Jallikatu” had a spectacular premiere at Toronto International film festival and later was screened at Busan film festival before it was released worldwide.

It is about a remote village in Thrissur which is obsessed with buffalo meat. Every day, a buffalo is slaughtered to satisfy the lust for meat. One fine morning, the buffalo gets away from the shed in which it was about to be slaughtered. It runs amok in the village creating havoc. The butcher, his assistant and later an estranged butcher (now with a rifle) all try to catch the buffalo as the villagers join in the frenzy. What happens in the next...

MusicRahman has experimented across genres of music and has left his stamp on each of them.CV Aravind ar rahman pti-compressed.jpgPTIAs a young boy, he used to hang around when his father, Rk Shekar used to compose music for films. At nine, Dileep Shekar lost his father and had to don the mantle of the family’s breadwinner soon after. Renowned music directors like Dhanraj and M K Arjunan took him under their wing and young Dileep could by then play the synthesizer like a young pro. After the family embraced Islam, Dileep was re-christened as Alla Rakha Rahman and came to be known in the field of music as Ar Rahman. With music in his genes, he soon gained mastery over several instruments and with a group of friends, he formed a music band called. ‘Roots’. From there, he graduated to composing music for jingles. He also earned expertise in his craft by freelancing for music directors like Ms Viswanathan, Ilaiyaraaja and Raj Koti and also found opportunity to accompany stalwarts like Zakir Hussain, Kunnakudi Vaidyanathan and L Shankar. In 1992, veteran director Balachander produced Roja under his home banner with Mani Ratnam as director. The duo decided to introduce a new music director for their film and the opportunity came Rahman’s way. Until then, Ilaiyaraaja had been Mani’s favourite composer and his scores had embellished films like Mouna Ragam, Agni Nakshathiram and Nayagan among others. But the gamble paid off and Roja heralded the arrival of a new composer who would eventually conquer the world of film music in the years to come. With a baton like a magic wand, Rahman would regale audiences around the globe, working not just in Kollywood and Bollywood but in Hollywood films as well. Roja became a trendsetter for its music score and Rahman made bold by introducing singers like Minmini (Chinna Chinna Aasai) while relying on proven performers like Sp Balasubramanian, Chitra, Sujatha, Unni Menon and Hariharan. Vairamuthu’s lyrics set to Rahman’s music in Roja became a rage and the two of them would later work together in several movies, enthralling listeners of all ages. If Kadhal Rojave had a ring of pathos to it, Rukkumani Rukkumani was a foot tapping number and Hariharan’s rendering of Thamizha Thamizha was rich in its soulful quality. Rahman might have worked in any number of films after Roja but there are many admirers who still feel that he is yet to surpass Roja, the lyrics of which also became chartbusters in Hindi and Telugu. And incidentally Time magazine has included Roja in a list of top ten soundtracks of all time. A commonly heard quip is that Rahman has always reserved his best for films directed by Mani Ratnam who was instrumental in giving him his first break. And logic supports this argument as Rahman has won two of his four National Awards for Mani’s films (Roja and Kannathil Muthamittaal) and their combination turned Bombay into one of the largest selling albums in Tamil cinema. Rahman has also been an integral part of Mani’s Hindi films like Dil Se, Yuva, Guru and Raavan. The soundtracks of other Mani films like Kadal, O Kadhal Kanmani and Kaatru Veliyedai too bore Rahman’s stamp. Apart from Mani, Rahman has also shared a great rapport with director Shankar who has repeated Rahman in all his films right from his debut film Gentleman. Their latest collaboration 2.0, starring Rajnikant which is slated to hit the screens next year, is eagerly awaited by the diehard fans of the actor, the director and the music director as well. While most of the films for which he composed the music were set against an urban backdrop, Rahman was not found wanting when working for films with pastoral themes either. His films with Bharathiraaja, Kizhakku Cheemayile and Karuthamma amply proved that rural themes were right up his street. Sangamam was another classic example of Rahman excelling in compositions with a distinct folk flavour. Jana Gana Mana and Vandhe Madharam, his non film albums too were huge hits. Rahman was no stranger to Bollywood as the lyrics in the dubbed versions of his films like Roja and Kadhalan had turned out into smash hits. However, his first break in Hindi cinema came through Ramgopal Varma’s Rangeela, the Aamir Khan starrer which was a runaway hit. A number of films like Taal, Swades, Rang De Basanti, Lagaan and Jodhaa Akbar enabled him to establish himself firmly in Bollywood. Veteran director Subhashi Ghai who directed Taal once confessed that he was almost driven to despair by the unique working style of the maestro whose composing generally began after all the cows had reached home and went on till the wee hours of the morning. But Taal was an inspiring score that was instrumental in the success of the film at the box-office. Rahman won a National Award for Lagaan a film based on a rural subject and the tunes became chart toppers in no time .His scores in films like Rockstar, Ranjhaana and Highway too were highly appreciated. While Rahman also composed music for stage productions like Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Bombay Dreams and Deepa Mehta’s Water, the crowning glory came with Danny Boyle’s Slumdog Millionaire a blockbuster which had riveting music. Two Academy Awards, BAFTA Award, a Golden Globe and two Grammy’s were among the honours that have come to Rahman for his overseas assignments. While fast, peppy numbers like Chikku Bukku Rayile (Suresh Peters, G V Prakash), Muqabla Muqabla (Mano, Swarnalatha) have been his forte, his melodies like Munbe Vaa (Naresh Iyer, Shreya Ghosal), Mannipaaya (Shreya Ghosal, A R Rahman ) and Yaarumilla Thiraiarangil ( Swetha Menon) have tugged at the heart strings of listeners across the world. There is hardly any genre of music that the Mozart of Madras has left untouched and his versatility has been the hallmark of his musical career. Experimentation has been a key word in his dictionary and in instrumentation, using non-traditional voices and so on, Rahman has blazed a new trail. Rahman’s expertise has stretched to classical, western, pop, reggae and sufi, music and he has left his stamp on all of them. Apart from his international awards, Rahman’s tally includes four National Awards, 15 Filmfare Awards, 16 Filmfare Awards ( South) and a Padma Bhushan as well. His state of the art Panchathan Studio in Chennai and a highly popular music school are among his abiding passions. Enanble Notification: NoTNM Marquee: No...