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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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Over 17,400 citizens write to EC seeking action against PM Narendra Modi for hate speech
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Australian journalist leaves country amid visa troubles, says ‘too difficult to do my job in India’
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Dubai: How a high-altitude jet stream, not cloud seeding, created a storm ‘the size of France’
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Rights group PUCL seeks disqualification of PM Narendra Modi for hate speech in Rajasthan
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‘The Kerala Story’: Why did Catholics re-release a Hindutva movie days before polling?
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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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Watch Anu Malik and Sonu Nigam’s impromptu performance of ‘Main Hoon Na’ at Farah Khan’s home
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Watch: Doordarshan newsreader faints on live TV in Kolkata owing to severe heat
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Watch: Spice Girls sing ‘Stop’ as bandmates reunite to celebrate Victoria Beckham’s 50th birthday
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Watch: Over 350 ballerinas come together to break the world record for standing on tip toes
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Eco India: How can India deal with its mounting tyre waste?
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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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Watch: Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman in ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ trailer
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Start the week with a film: A legend returns in ‘Bob Marley: One Love’
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In Cannes-bound ‘In Retreat’, a Ladakh that has rarely been seen before
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‘Trap’ trailer: M Night Shyamalan’s thriller stars Josh Hartnett as a serial killer
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Watch: Five directors shoot on iPhones for MAMI Mumbai Film Festival initiative
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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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Table Tennis: Sreeja Akula overtakes Manika Batra as India’s highest ranked women’s singles paddler
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IPL 2024: Sandeep Sharma, Yashasvi Jaiswal lead Rajasthan Royals to dominant win over Mumbai Indians
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Squash: Saurav Ghosal announces retirement from professional circuit
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Chess: Gukesh Dommaraju – inexperienced, expected to fail, but the chosen Candidate
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Chess: Gukesh Dommaraju becomes youngest winner in history of Candidates tournament