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Akshaya Pillai
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Malayalam film ‘Manhole’ is about an inhuman practice that needs to be flushed away
Vidhu Vincent’s feature debut, about manual scavenging, is being screened at the International Film Festival of Kerala.
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Why Mohanlal starrer ‘Pulimurugan’ is roaring at the box office
The blockbuster features the star as a superhero who hunts a tiger and carries off spectacular action sequences.
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Kunal Kapoor starrer ‘Veeram’ is based on Macbeth but its roots lie closer home: director Jayaraj
William Shakespeare, Kerala folkore and kalaripayittu have been fused together for Jayaraj’s ambitious epic drama.
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Trending
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‘Knowing we’re mortal gives us purpose’: Nobel laureate Venki Ramakrishnan on his new book
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‘We are living in perpetual fear’: Prajwal Revanna video leaks spark panic among women in Hassan
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In Amit Shah’s Gandhinagar, three Lok Sabha candidates allege they faced pressure to withdraw
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Banana republic in the making?: A South Asian perspective on India from Kathmandu
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How actor Shahana Goswami flies under the radar and above the competition
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Dalit-Muslim romance ‘Kismath’ is Kerala’s answer to ‘Sairat’
Shanavas V Bavakkutty’s debut feature is based on a real-life case.
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In Kerala, battle lines drawn between filmmakers and the Censor Board
Here are five recent instances of movies that have gone head to head with the regional office of the Central Board of Film Certification.
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The simplicity of ‘Ottal’ speaks to a diverse crowd, says director of festival favourite
Jayaraj’s movie about child labour and ecological damage most recently won a top award at the Berlin Film Festival.
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Video
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Eco India: A new buzzword for a protein rich animal feed: Insect farming
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Eco India, Episode 259: How future-proof innovations can revolutionize the way we protect nature
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Video: What will it take to bring back peace to Manipur?
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‘Physical building of WhatsApp University’: Satire on viral video of Galgotias University students
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Watch: Meet Sparkles, the new avatar of Boston Dynamics’ robot dog with a special costume
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Bangladeshi movie ‘Under Construction’ reinterprets Tagore for today’s times
Director Rubaiyat Hossain relocates the play ‘Red Oleanders’ to the readymade garment industry
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Anton Chekov lives on in a corner of Kerala in Jayaraj’s acclaimed ‘Ottaal’
The Kuttanad-set drama, about an orphan and his grandfather, is being screened at the International Film Festival of Kerala in the Competition section.
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Tamil Nadu will deploy special weapon in battle with Kerala over dam: Rajnikanth
Supreme Court ruling about Mullaperiyar Dam in Tamil Nadu's favour causes outrage in Kerala.
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The Reel
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How actor Shahana Goswami flies under the radar and above the competition
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‘Presumed Innocent’ trailer: Jake Gyllenhaal plays a lawyer accused of murdering his lover
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‘Lampan’ trailer: Marathi series is based on Prakash Narayan Sant’s stories
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Watch: ‘Murder in Mahim’ series is based on Jerry Pinto’s crime novel
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‘Women Of My Billion’ review: What happens when women get talking
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Video: Kerala parents send bawling 11-month-old infant on a parasailing ride
The flight was part of a parasailing competition at Kannur beach.
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As heavy rains lash Kerala, some blame court decision on temple treasure for inviting destruction
Court-appointed committee takes charge of Sree Padmanabha temple in Trivandrum, to the horror of traditionalists.
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In Kerala, AAP has Facebook appeal. But will this translate into votes?
The party has attracted writers, activists, police officers and software engineers, but it will find it hard to make a dent in a state dominated by the Congress and the CPI-M.
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The Field
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IPL 2024: Bengaluru keep play-off hopes alive on back of dominating win over Gujarat
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Shooting, Baku World Cup: Shreyasi Singh placed eight at end of first day of women’s trap event
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Boxing, Asian U22 & Youth C’ships: Akash, Vishvanath, Nikhil and Preet reach men’s finals
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ISL 2024 final, Mohun Bagan Super Giant vs Mumbai City, as it happened: MCFC win second Cup title
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Hockey: Rohit to lead 20-member Indian junior team in five-match tour of Europe