Shilpa Nair Anand

‘Jai Mahendran’ series review: Saiju Kurup and Rahul Riji Nair shine in this light-hearted series

The taut six episodes of the SonyLIV Malayalam series Jai Mahendran will hit a spot with anybody who...

entertainment | 5 days ago

Debutant director Srikanth Mohan talks about helming the Malayalam series ‘Jai Mahendran’

Srikanth Mohan, who makes his OTT debut as director with the Sony LIV series Jai Mahendran is aware ...

entertainment | 1 week ago

This museum in Kochi has projectors, film reels and posters from the 1950s

For 71 year-old Jaya Kamath, HBK Museum is as much a museum of memories, a token of her love for her...

entertainment | 2 weeks ago

Closed Body, a new media art show in Kerala, explores how theatre artists responded to the pandemic

Closed Body, an experiential art show on at Durbar Hall Art Centre, which combines photography, vide...

entertainment | 1 month ago

Malayalam film Gaganachari bags special award for outstanding brilliance at the 54th Kerala State Film Awards

When Arun Chandu got a call from a radio jockey at an FM radio station and asked how he felt, Arun w...

entertainment | 1 month ago

‘Level Cross’ movie review: Amala Paul, Asif Ali’s film fails to meet potential despite clever writing and unexpected twists

There is a scene in Level Cross, directed by debutant Arfaz Ayub, where Asif Ali’s character Raghu i...

entertainment | 2 months ago

Actor Santhy Balachandran on the Malayalam sci-fi movie ‘Ennennum’ which won an award at Neuchatel International Fantastic Film Festival

Actor Santhy Balachandran is back in Kochi after a hectic round of film festivals at Neuchatel, Swit...

entertainment | 2 months ago

Queer filmmaker Jijo Kuriakose’s Malayalam short film ‘Velipadu’ pans in on the experience of being gay in a local, Kerala context

Mainstream Malayalam cinema is telling queer stories, largely honestly, but seldom through the queer...

entertainment | 2 months ago

Malayalam actor Neeraj Madhav on pushing boundaries, his new hip hop single ‘Ballaatha Jaathi’ and new projects

When I ask actor-musician Neeraj Madhav about the edginess and the underlying note of anger in some ...

entertainment | 2 months ago

Arun Chandu’s sci-fi mockumentary, ‘Gaganachari’ is drawing crowds across age groups to theatres

The white and blue NASA sweatshirt is a dead giveaway that Arun Chandu, the director of Gaganachari,...

entertainment | 3 months ago

Actor, stand up comic, content creator... the many roles of Ashish Vidyarthi

Ashish Vidyarthi talks about how GoPro and he discovered each other during one of the phases of the ...

entertainment | 3 months ago

Life comes a full circle for this first-time author from Kerala whose book is selling at the same store he stole a Harry Potter book

When the last instalment of the Harry Potter series, The Deathly Hallows, hit bookstores in 2007, Re...

entertainment | 4 months ago

Actor Kani Kusruti’s watermelon clutch at Cannes was designed in Kochi

Carrying the watermelon clutch on the red carpet at Cannes was All We Imagine As Light actor Kani Ku...

entertainment | 4 months ago

Actor Kani Kusruti’s watermelon clutch at Cannes was designed in Kochi

Carrying the watermelon clutch on the red carpet at Cannes was All We Imagine As Light actor Kani Ku...

entertainment | 4 months ago

Local women power Kerala artist’s premium handmade sketchbook brand

Cherthala-based artist Kajal Deth says the kind of paper an artist uses is an important component fo...

entertainment | 5 months ago

Malayalam superhero character from the film ‘Minnal Murali’ to get a graphic novel avatar

When Minnal Murali directed by Basil Joseph released on Netflix in December 2021, it was Malayalam c...

entertainment | 5 months ago