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For a film that did not garner many positive responses at the time of its release, Devadoothan’s return to cinemas brought in a camaraderie of new footfall. Standing in 2024, it is impossible to imagine that the film be considered anything less than a classic.

Still not familiar with the work? Worry not. Here’s all you need to know about the horror musical that will definitely leave you wanting for more. Released on 22nd December 2000, the Sibi Malayil direction starred a generation of household names such as Mohanlal as the protagonist, opposite Jaya Prada who took on the role of the mystical Angelina. Devadoothan also stars Vineeth Kumar, Janardhanan, Jagathy Sreekumar, Murali, Jagadish, Sarath Das and Vijayalakshmi in supporting roles.

An added element of horror is provided by the narrative of the musical, which is also used as a major plot device for the progression of the story. A...

Best Malayalam Movies to Watch Right Now. (Photo Credit – IMDb)

The magic of Mollywood knows no bounds. Despite the absence of traditional pan-Indian blockbusters, Malayalam films have captured hearts far beyond Kerala’s shores, earning recognition as a pan-Indian sensation. While ambitious attempts like “King of Kotha,” “Marakkar: Lion of the Arabian Sea,” and “Malaikottai Vaaliban” may have faced challenges, the true marvel lies in how local gems have won over audiences nationwide. Join us on an exploration as we unveil the top 10 Malayalam movies that break cultural barriers, promising an enchanting journey filled with heart-warming tales, unforgettable characters, and breathtaking visuals. Get ready to immerse yourself in the joyous world of Mollywood and experience cinema like never before!

10. Second Show (2012)

Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller Cast: Dulquer Salmaan, Gauthami Nair, Sunny Wayne Runtime: 2h 6m IMDb Rating: 7.1/10 Available on: YouTube

The film begins with Harilal, an ex-convict known as Lalu,...

D149 is an upcoming Malayalam movie starring Dileep in the lead role. The movie is written by Rajesh Raghavan and helmed by actor-director Vineeth Kumar, who made his directorial debut with Ayal Njanalla in 2015. The movie is produced by Nad Group and Ugm EntertainmentAd12

The movie started rolling with a pooja function in March 2023 and was expected to have its major location at Chettikulangara in Mavelikara3According to the reports, the movie makers have approached a popular south Indian heroine for the female lead role3 The movie also features actors like Vishnu Unnikrishnan, Binu Adimali, Jaffer Idukki, Vijayan Pillai, Mohan Jose and Sudhi Kollam in supporting roles4

However, due to the Covid-19 pandemic and the subsequent lockdowns and restrictions, the movie faced several delays in its shooting and post-production. The makers were initially planning to release the movie in theatres, but later decided to opt for a direct Ott release,...

Malayalam actor Dileep, who is known for his versatile roles and comic timing, has announced the title of his upcoming film, tentatively called D148. The film, directed by Ratheesh Reghunandan, who made his debut with the critically acclaimed Udal, is titled Thankamani. The title was revealed with a motion poster that showed some intriguing elements of night, police, and thief.

The film is said to be a thriller comedy that revolves around a mysterious case that happens in one night. According to reports, Dileep plays the role of a thief who gets involved in the case and faces many challenges and twists.

Thankamani Motion Poster

The film is being jointly produced by Rb Choudary and Rafi Mathira under the banner of Super Good Films and Ifar Media. The cinematography is done by Manoj Pillai and the editing is by Shyam Sashidharan. The music is composed by William Francis and the...

InterviewMalayalam actor Darshana Rajendran, who has been proving herself afresh film after film, talks to Tnm about her transition from playing the protagonist’s ‘friend’ to doing lead roles, her theatre background, and more.CrisPhoto credit - Aishwarya AshokInteresting thing about Darshana Rajendran, an actor who keeps proving herself afresh film after film, is that she comes off as exactly the kind of person she has just played. In the beginning, when she made shorter appearances in Malayalam movies, you would take her for a supportive friend who hears you out, keeps you company in dark moments, and lets you lie down on her lap and sings to you. When she appeared in grander roles, you saw her as a tragic character that dies of a virus, a young woman trapped in sex trafficking, a lover ending up deserted in a haunted house or the depths of a forest. Darshana,...

ReviewDirector Vineeth Kumar does a smooth job, putting you in a comfort zone and taking you away from it to hand you a mystery.CrisThere is a certain comfort when a movie starts off quietly, without making a big deal. Before you know it, Dear Friend has begun inside a house in Bengaluru where a few young people are making a mockery of their friend for his birthday, a tit for tat for previous mischiefs. Tovino Thomas, as the birthday boy Vinod, is soon out on the road wearing a hilarious superhero costume, with his underpants worn over it. The other friends are hooting and cheering along, till all of it ends badly and Vinod has an outburst. By then, you are pulled into the world of this little gang, written with clear precision by the Sharfu-Suhas combo known for Virus, along with Arjun Lal, the actor who played Mohanlal’s son in Thanmathra.

MollywoodHelmed by director Vineeth Kumar, the cast also includes Basil Joseph and Arjun Radhakrishnan in pivotal roles. Tnm StaffScreengrab/ YouTubeThe trailer of Malayalam film Dear Friend, starring Tovino Thomas, Dharshana Rajendran and Sanchana Natarajan, was released on Wednesday, May 25. The trailer introduces Tovino’s character along with his group of friends. Following sequences where the group of friends are seen having fun in their youth, we are shown that they also faced hurdles and tension amongs themselves. Helmed by director Vineeth Kumar, the cast also includes Basil Joseph and Arjun Radhakrishnan in pivotal roles. The teaser of Dear Friend was released earlier this year. The teaser starts with Darshana Rajendran’s character and her boyfriend discussing that they want to set up their single friend — Tovino — with another girl. However, Darshana Rajendran says that she might not be the kind of person Tovino is looking for. The video hints that...

Tollywood Sources in the know say that his decision to release Inttelligent in several areas is the reason for the losses incurred.Digital NativeReports are that the producer of the recently-released Inttelligent, C Kalyan of Ck Entertainments has suffered a huge loss to the tune of Rs. 15 crores. Inttelligent was sold for Rs. 27 crore in spite of Sai Dharam Tej’s recent track record. The film has turned out to be a flop following which the producer had to bear the brunt. Sources in the know say that his decision to release Inttelligent in several areas is the reason for the losses incurred. The biggest gain for the producer reportedly came from the satellite and digital rights he managed to sell much before the film’s release. There have been talks about the film’s director Vv Vinayak returning a part of his remuneration to settle the losses but these are unconfirmed reports, say sources. Directed by Vv Vinayak, whose last outing which was the comeback venture of the mega star Chiranjeevi, Khaidi No 150 was a blockbuster hit. And C Kalyan’s previous production venture Jai Simha, which had N Balakrishna in the lead role, was a hit as well. However, Inttelligent did not yield the desired results of both the producer as well as the director. Starring Sai Dharam Tej and Lavanya Tripathi in the lead roles, the film had Ashish Vidyarthi, Sayaji Shinde, Rahul Dev, Brahmanandam, Dev Gill, Vineeth Kumar, Kasi Viswanath, Jaya Prakash Reddy and Prudhvi Raj in the star cast. Music for the film has been composed by S. V. Vishweshwar and the editing has been done by Gowtham Raju. According to reports on its box office collections, Inttelligent has managed to collect a meagre Rs. 2 crores at the box office in both the states – Andhra and Telangana. With negative talks, the film’s collection further dwindled making it a flop, say trade sources. (Content provided by Digital Native)...

Anurag Kashyap, who had last directed Nawazuddin Siddiqui starrer Raman Raghav, is all set for his next directorial venture. The filmmaker, who was filming his next, has now wrapped the shooting for his next directorial Mukkebaaz. Mukkebaaz is entirely set in the city of Bareilly. The film stars Vineeth Kumar in the lead and JimmyRead More

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Ugly ugly hai biwi, ugly ugly hai husband, ugly ugly hai friends U G L Y, ugly ugly hai rishety, ugly ugly hai kishtey, ugly ugly hai duniya U G L Y. These lines penned by Vineet Singh for the title track summarise the world Anurag Kashyap brings to screen with his latest release. However, as always the world he puts on the screen sadly has very little to do with the fact the writer/director is a creative genius, but more to do with the fact that he observes life very closely. The ugly characters, the ugly situations and the ugly relationships are almost too confrontational because they remind you of things in your lives, your friends’ lives or something you’ve read or heard. After all, truth is stranger than fiction.

It is not very often that you watch a crime thriller and where the “who done it...

We have a brand new ‘behind-the-scenes’ video series for Ugly plus some exclusive stills and character sketches! ‘Ugly’ stars Ronit Roy, Tejasvini Kolhapure, Rahul Bhat, Vineet Singh, Girish Kulkarni, Siddhant Kapoor & Surveen Chawla. The movie has been produced by Phantom Films and Dar Motion Pictures Ltd. The film has created a furore at various International film festivals and is slated to release on December 26, 2014.

First up is the video titled ‘The Basis of Ugly, which features exclusive clips of director Anurag Kashyap and producer Vikramaditya Motwane sharing their experience while shooting for ‘Ugly’.

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In this video, Anurag Kashyap speaks about his film and his motivation behind it. “This film comes from everybody wanting something & not doing anything” adds the talented director. Ugly is partly inspired by his relationship with his daughter, many scenes have been taken from real life situations that the...

Mumbai, July 7: Actor Vineet Kumar Singh, who has been struggling for 14 years, thanks Anurag Kashyap for bailing him out by roping him in for his films.

The actor featured in Kashyap's "Gangs Of Wasseypur" and "Bombay Talkies" and won critical acclaim for his performance in both the films. Now, he will also be seen in the filmmaker's forthcoming projects - "Ugly" and "Shorts".

"Anurag Kashyap is my godfather and he is my mentor. I am really thankful to him. He is the one who took me out of grave. I have been struggling for 14 long years and now I am getting recognition for my hard work," Vineet told Ians.

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The prestigious Cannes Film Festival is celebrating 100 years of Bollywood with a gala screening Bombay Talkies and directors Anurag Kashyap, Dibakar Banerjee, Karan Johar and Zoya Akhtar are there!

Check out these cool candid pictures of the 4 esteemed directors!

Four directors – One story! These stories are the ones they always wanted to say! What happens when they all meet up to direct one? The 4 director have come together to tell you a story like never before to celebrate 100 years of Indian cinema. A film about love, sorrow, pain and desire. A film to celebrate the emotion of Cinema. Bombay Talkies

From our 4 star review: In Karan Johar’s short, Rani Mukherjee and Randeep Hooda, husband-wife duo both working in media spaces, share a marriage of respect and adoration but one that’s bereft of physical intimacy. A friendly intern (Saqib Saleem) enters their life, nudges at their relationship’s surface and skeletons tumble out.

A girl on a railway station who croons Lata Mangeshkar songs with aching luminosity, a stoic gluttonous ostrich, a flirty cocky gay entertainment journalist, a closet actor, a little boy who likes to dance like Katrina Kaif and a man from Allahabad who just wants to meet Amitabh Bachchan for a few seconds…Such are the engrossing characters that populate the unforgettable world of Bombay Talkies. Such are dreams celluloid dramas are woven of.

So how is it that we rarely ever get to feel so good about the movie-viewing experience?

Bombay Talkies is that rarity which makes us thankful for the gift of the movies. What would life be without the stolen pleasures in the darkened auditorium where life’s truest notions are melted own to emerge in moving images that have defined lives for generations in one way or another.

Four stories directed by four of the most...

The official poster of Anurag Kashyap’s next film ‘Ugly’ is out. The film has been selected for Directors’ Fortnight – an independent section held in parallel to the Cannes Film Festival.

‘Ugly’ features Ronit Roy, Tejaswini Kolhapure, Vinit Kumar Singh Vipin Sharma in pivotal roles. Written and directed by Anurag Kashyap, the film is dark psychological thriller on the surface and emotional drama within.

Produced by Phantom Films and Dar Motion Pictures, the films will premiere at Cannes Film Festival 2013.

Synopsis:

Bose, an extremely straight-forward person, is an Additional Commissioner of Police. It is only in his private life that these lines get blurred, especially with the way he treats his wife Shalini. Shalini is a clinically depressed person and an alcoholic. Bose is Shalini’s second husband. Shalini was first married to Rahul and also has a daughter with him, (Kali). Rahul is a struggling actor who is still looking for his big break.

“The director is the only person who knows what the film is about. – Satyajit Ray “

It’s the centenary of Indian Cinema. 100 years of laughter, tears, joy, happiness, sorrows, anguish, stories shared through the magic that unfold on celluloid. First date? Family outing? An evening with friends? Cinema has been an inseparable part of our lives. Flying Unicorn Entertainment in association with Viacom 18 present Bombay Talkies where four directors with different sensibilities, extreme ideas and diverse filmmaking styles come together to weave an episodic film that not only celebrates cinema but more so the impact movies have on its audiences.

In Karan Johar’s short, Rani and Randeep, husband-wife duo both working in media spaces, share a marriage of respect and adoration but one that’s bereft of physical intimacy. A friendly intern (Saqib Saleem) enters their life, nudges at their relationship’s surface and skeletons tumble out.

Dibakar Banerjee’s protagonist Nawazuddin Siddiqui,...

Film: "Bombay Talkies"; Cast: Rani Mukerji, Randeep Hooda, Saqib Saleem, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Sadashiv Amrapurkar, Naman Jain, Khushi Dubey, Vineet Kumar Singh, Sudhir Pandey and Amitabh Bachchan; Directors: Karan Johar, Dibakar Bannerjee, Zoya Akhtar, and Anurag Kashyap; Rating: ***** - beguiling, befitting homage to Indian cinema.

A girl on a railway station who croons Lata Mangeshkar songs with aching luminosity, a stoic gluttonous ostrich, a flirty cocky gay entertainment journalist, a closet actor, a little boy who likes to dance like Katrina Kaif and a man from Allahabad who just wants to meet Amitabh Bachchan for a few.