Artist Lakshmi Madhavan works with weavers in Balaramapuram to explore socio-political aspects of cloth and body

For conceptual artist Lakshmi Madhavan, the gossamer fine cotton cloth woven with gold zari (kasavu)...

Parvathy Thiruvothu interview: on ‘Thangalaan’, awards and portraying Gangamma

After a lull, Parvathy Thiruvothu is ruling the screen with three back-to-back releases, Ullozhukku,...

Malayalam film director Blessy on his award for Prithviraj-starrer ‘Aadujeevitham’and challenges he faced during the shoot

Blessy Ipe Thomas’ dream of filming Benyamin’s bestseller Aadujeevitham: The Goat Life went through ...

Urvashi Interview | On Kerala State Film Award win and playing Leelamma in ‘Ullozhukku’

Urvashi is calm personified when congratulatory messages pour in for her sixth Kerala State Film awa...

Sabari Venu’s portrait project for Wayanad evokes an enthusiastic response

Sabari Venu’s (@meancurry) posts on his Instagram account are not meant to amuse alone. His lines en...

Director Priyadarshan interview: On ‘Manorathangal’ and how he sees MT Vasudevan Nair as his guru

Showrunner and director of two featurettes in Manorathangal, an anthology based on nine stories writ...

‘Manorathangal’ team interview: How the anthology, based on MT Vasudevan’s stories, brings together the best of creative talents in Malayalam

Eight reputed directors and an anthology based on nine stories of Malayalam’s beloved littérateur MT...

A pavakathakali recital at Natanakairali at Irinjalakkuda signifies a new chapter in the revival of the art form

On July 25, the curtains went up on a rare performance of pavakathakali, a kind of glove puppetry th...

From ‘Devadoothan’ to ‘Manichitrathazhu,’ Malayalam cinema witnesses a spate of re-releases of cult classics and blockbusters

For Mohanlal, the year 2000 was bookended by two films – Narasimham and Devadoothan. While the forme...

Seven female stand-up actors perform in Thiruvananthapuram on Tuesday

Sophy Pauly, a postgraduate in Malayalam, was the quintessential homemaker when she saw an advertise...

Kapila Venu and Naveed Mulki collaborate on a visual interpretation of Perumal Murugan’s poem ‘Kaigal’, sung by TM Krishna

The classical art forms of India are being reinterpreted by many practitioners who are pushing the b...

‘Gu’ movie review: Saiju and Niranj shine in this film that deals with supernatural elements in an ancestral home

A picturesque rural setting, a group of children, a sprawling traditional house (tharavad), a land r...

‘Ullozhukku’ director Christo Tomy interview: ‘I did not want black and white characters in the movie’

As the Malayalam movie Ullozhukku creates waves at the box office, its debutant director Christo Tom...

‘Why is he hiding behind the curtain?’, a graphic novelette for children, takes readers into the world of Kerala’s performing arts

A colourful, rectangular piece of cloth held by two men is lowered slightly to reveal the mask-like ...

What has helped Malayalam cinema scale new heights of commercial success and creativity in the first half of 2024?

Going by the first six months of 2024, it could be the year of Malayalam cinema, which is on a never...

Actor Azees Nedumangad regrets missing the opportunity to be at Cannes with the cast of ‘All We Imagine As Light’

“Now, all I can do is get a red carpet and walk on it. What else can I do now?” jokes actor Azees Ne...