Smita Patil and Shabana Azmi were legendary archrivals until the former passed away suddenly in 1986 leaving behind a motherless son and many untold stories. 25...
Rating: ** Pakalum Paathiravum , a toothless utterly untruthful crime thriller with a very Grecian heart transposed not so gingerly into a Malayali landscape. Imagine a pasta ...
Saas Bahu Aur Flamingo(Disney+Hotstar, 8 Episodes) Rating: * ½ I am really scared of women who wear nose-rings on screen. They are invariably too sassy for...
Custody is a curious title for a Telugu film? We’ve shot it in two separate languages Tamil and Telugu, not dubbed the Telugu into Tamil, but actually...
The Kerala Story Rating: *** Setting aside the (in)accuracy of the statistics, Islamic radicalization in Kerala is a palpable reality that needed a voice. Sudipto Sen’s The...
Afwaah Rating: *** ½ Sudhir Mishra is back in form with a film that has a lot of unexplored anger and resentment swimming underneath.The surface tension...
Afwah is the new ballsy thriller by the longevous auteur of Indian cinema Sudhir Mishra. It is among the most engaging works of Sudhir’s prolific career....
We have seen women take on badass roles on screen .The women of Saas Bahu aur Flamingo take a step beyond the badassery and explore unconventional themes and...
Hunger for power, betrayal and ascension to one throne the most influential and powerful Gaikwad family is back with the third season of Hotstar Specials’ City of...
Many years ago in the 1990s, Sanjay Khan projected Tipu Sultan as a valorous hero and warrior in the television series The Sword Of Tipu Sultan. It...
In a masterstroke of pacification Vipul Shah has gone and shown his controversial The Kerala Story at the Jawaharlal Nehru University in Delhi on May 2. This is ...
The Woman King(Prime Video) Rating: *** ½ The female hero, or the shero, never had it so good.In this hark-back to an era in Africa when...
Now it can be told. The harrowing story of Sooraj Pancholi’s boycott by the entertainment industry. Several prominent production companies including major streaming platforms had put...
Thuramukham(Malayalam, SonyLIV) Rating: *** ½ For my money and time Nivin Pauly is one of India’s finest contemporary actors.Admittedly some of his recent films have been...
How does it feel on the morning after the acquittal? Today I’ve woken up feeling like an entirely new person.I’ve woken up feeling not only relieved, but feeling peaceful,...
Lord Of Ants Directed by Gianni Amelio Rating: *** ½ Just because the film’s protagonist Aldo Braibanti is a myrmecologist, it doesn’t follow that the film should have ...