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‘Maharaja’: Vijay Sethupathi-starrer to be remade in Hollywood

The film is reportedly going to go on floors next year with Matthew McConaughey in talks to play the lead

From sombre to comic, the infinite range of Anant Nag

Anant Nag is the second actor after Dr. Rajkumar to win the country’s highest award in Kannada cinema

Love in the time of algorithms: Chasing Rahul, a Bengaluru-based rom-com, highlights the challenges of modern dating

Munavar Zama, the film's director, shares his passion for ‘90s romantic comedies, discusses the challenges of contemporary dating, and explains why Bengaluru plays a vibrant role, akin to the main…

MS Subbulakshmi was a pan-India superstar, says Kamal Haasan at biopic launch

Rashmika Mandana plays the late legendary singer in the biopic that will have music by Anirudh Ravichander

Anant Nag to be honoured with Dadasaheb Phalke award

Anant Nag was a part of the popular Doordashan serial “Malgudi Days”, the TV adaptation of R.K. Narayan’s popular work that was directed by his filmmaker brother, Shankar Nag

Centre reconstitutes CBFC; Preity Zinta, Pankaj Tripathi among 18 members

The new board, headed by CBFC chairperson Shashi Shekhar Vempati, has been constituted with immediate effect for three years or until further orders, whichever is earlier.

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Anant Nag to be honoured with Dadasaheb Phalke award

Anant Nag will be given the award, the highest recognition in Indian cinema, at the National Film Awards ceremony in Kevadia, Gujarat, on September 22

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Bhuvan Bam interview: Nobody wants to cast a YouTuber

Actor and YouTuber Bhuvan Bam speaks about his journey from YouTuber to actor, staying true to his massive fanbase, balancing creativity and strategy, and playing Rash Behari Bose in Prime Video’s…

‘If I were a chicken, I would eat humans’: György Pálfi on the eight-chicken ensemble in ‘Hen’ and making films under Viktor Orbán

The Hungarian filmmaker talks about the eight chickens who share the role of his leading lady in ‘Hen’, the politics that have shaped who gets to make films in Hungary, and the advantages of knowing…

Malayalam short film ‘Sootradhaarini’ which pivots women heads to the Atlanta Indian Film Festival

The short, directed by debutant Vijaya S Nambiar, has a cast comprising entirely of amateurs, who live in the same apartment building

TN Pickleball Premier League: Chennai mall set to host 12 teams, 168 players /// Print: A dose of pickleball

Chennai’s Express Avenue Mall turns sporting arena this weekend as the Tamil Nadu Pickleball Premier League returns for its second season, with 168 players and actors Vikram, Varalaxmi Sarathkumar…

‘Silent Friend’ movie review: Tony Leung gets In the Mood for a Gingko tree in Ildikó Enyedi’s strange, sensual wonder

Ildikó Enyedi has created one of the year’s most eccentric cinematic seductions — a piece of arboreal erotica that would leave your local trees blushing through their leaves

‘NAZA’: More than 1,500 Israeli filmmakers sign petition backing directors after citizenship threats

Prominent Israeli filmmakers have joined more than 1,500 industry figures in defending Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor after officials threatened to revoke their citizenship over the Venice-winning…

‘Odiyan: The Age of Illusion’: Rahul Sadasivan’s film with Prithviraj Sukumaran goes on floors

Malayalam horror drama movie ‘Odiyan: The Age of Illusion’, starring Prithviraj Sukumaran and Manju Warrier, marks the Malayalam debut of Karan Johar’s Dharma Productions

Vanishing bonds: Ankur Hooda’s The Calf Doll exposes the price of progress

In Ankur Hooda’s evocative docudrama, making waves in the festival circuit, the ancient practice of crafting a calf doll becomes a powerful lens for examining the relationship between villagers and…

‘The Paper’ Season 2 review: Domhnall Gleeson and friends bring earnest charisma to the Toledo Truth Teller’s latest exploits

‘The Office’ spinoff continues to float by on charm and good vibes as it dives enthusiastically into podcasts and potholes

‘Last Man in Tower’: How Ben Rekhi’s ‘outsider’ gaze places Manoj Bajpayee at the heart of Mumbai’s redevelopment horror

The filmmaker discusses what went into adapting Aravind Adiga’s book, the suggestions he receieved from the writer, why he thinks Manoj Bajpayee is an intuitive actor and more

‘Jaadugar: A Witch in Mongolia’ series review: A wickedly well-read corrective to Orientalist caricature

One of the year’s most erudite historical anime, ‘Jaadugar’ rummages through the machinery of empire with scholarly curiosity, gives Islamic history the dignity of lived experience, and discovers…

Rashmika Mandanna to play MS Subbulakshmi; Anirudh Ravichander to compose music

The film, directed by Gowtam Tinnanuri, is set to be launched tomorrow in Chennai on the singer’s 110th birth anniversary

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‘Fjord’ trailer: Cristian Mungiu’s Palme d’Or winner stars Sebastian Stan and Renate Reinsve

The Romanian filmmaker’s first English-language feature follows a religious Romanian-Norwegian family whose lives unravel after allegations of child abuse