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‘Dhurandhar: The Revenge’ and the perils of ‘nationalist’ violence

Such films are enabling the construction of a new kind of Indian citizen, in which a narrowly defined nationalism is the only virtue and is also indissolubly associated with violence from Movies | Latest News, Reviews, and Updates | The Hindu https://ift.tt/KDEVjdx via IFTTT

Radikaa Sarathkumar pulls off ₹75-crore ‘Thaai Kizhavi’ power move

As her Tamil blockbuster Thaai Kizhavi releases on OTT this week, Radikaa Sarathkumar rewrites rules of profit-sharing and ageing heroines in Tamil industry from Movies | Latest News, Reviews, and Updates | The Hindu https://ift.tt/x2dM96G via IFTTT

Niharika Konidela: We cannot rely on OTTs to recover 80% of our investment

Ahead of her Telugu film ‘RaaKaaSaa’, Niharika Konidela talks about completing a decade as a producer, being selective as an actor, and adapting to changing business dynamics from Movies | Latest News, Reviews, and Updates | The Hindu https://ift.tt/ReAKc70 via IFTTT

Gautham Vasudev Menon loses case in Madras High Court, ordered to pay ₹4.25 crore to R.S. Infotainment

A Division Bench dismisses his appeal against a single judge’s order to pay ₹4.25 crore to a production house with interest at the rate of 12% per annum from May 2010 from Movies | Latest News, Reviews, and Updates | The Hindu https://ift.tt/7hNVidJ via IFTTT

Amid stiff competition, Hyderabad’s Prasads Multiplex goes for a revamp

The multiplex recently unveiled one of India’s largest HDR cinema auditoriums, the PCX HDR by Barco from Movies | Latest News, Reviews, and Updates | The Hindu https://ift.tt/aoCft4u via IFTTT

CSK’s ‘Roar 26’: Nostalgia, Dhoni buzz and an AR Rahman concert light up Chepauk before IPL 2026

Chepauk turned into a sea of yellow as thousands of fans celebrated Chennai Super Kings’ cricketing legends in ‘Roar 26’, a perfect curtain raiser to IPL 2026 from Movies | Latest News, Reviews, and Updates | The Hindu https://ift.tt/h2qzPxW via IFTTT

‘Rental Family’ movie review: Brendan Fraser is the kindest lie money can buy in Hikari’s tender portrait of maboroshi

From staged funerals to rented fatherhood, Brendan Fraser turns rented intimacy into something disarmingly real in Hikari’s poignant Tokyo fable from Movies | Latest News, Reviews, and Updates | The Hindu https://ift.tt/XSB07kc via IFTTT

Bengaluru’s iconic single-screen Urvashi reopens; fans heave sigh of relief

With the screening of ‘Dhurandhar: The Revenge’, the iconic theatre in Bengaluru is back after a brief shut down from Movies | Latest News, Reviews, and Updates | The Hindu https://ift.tt/4yV85eE via IFTTT

‘Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man’ film review: Cillian Murphy bids farewell to Tommy Shelby

The thrilling ‘Peaky Blinders’ finale is a farewell tour tailored for Tommy Shelby, while passing the baton to a new generation from Movies | Latest News, Reviews, and Updates | The Hindu https://ift.tt/xaqdgzQ via IFTTT

‘The Testament of Ann Lee’ movie review: Mona Fastvold’s untamed musical circles around its own magnificence

The film’s highlight is the feverish performance of Amanda Seyfried, who embodies the trials and tribulations of Ann Lee with a corporeal transfiguration from Movies | Latest News, Reviews, and Updates | The Hindu https://ift.tt/o4EOIKh via IFTTT

It’s official: Mani Ratnam’s next to star Vijay Sethupathi and Sai Pallavi

Legendary director Mani Ratnam is teaming up with Vijay Sethupathi and Sai Pallavi for his next film. The movie is produced by the filmmaker’s own Madras Talkies and Lyca Productions from Movies | Latest News, Reviews, and Updates | The Hindu https://ift.tt/84gkaPQ via IFTTT

The Voice of Hind Rajab banned in India orally by CBFC, distributor says

The film is about a 5 year old girl who was killed by Israeli forces in 2024 during the Gaza war.  from Movies | Latest News, Reviews, and Updates | The Hindu https://ift.tt/ev81FCk via IFTTT

‘Dilkashi’: First look from Lijo Jose Pellissery’s Hindi debut unveiled

Acclaimed Malayalam director Lijo Jose Pellissery is diving into Hindi cinema with his film ‘Dilkashi’, starring Abhay Verma and Zahaan Kapoor from Movies | Latest News, Reviews, and Updates | The Hindu https://ift.tt/29rJSdj via IFTTT

‘Ustaad Bhagat Singh’ movie review: Harish Shankar, Pawan Kalyan’s film is an incoherent bore

Pawan Kalyan’s starry presence cannot salvage Harish Shankar’s attempt at rehashing an outdated template, laced with political messaging from Movies | Latest News, Reviews, and Updates | The Hindu https://ift.tt/qbOnCcZ via IFTTT

‘Sankalp’ series review: Nana Patekar anchors Prakash Jha’s game of thrones

The attempt at subversive social-political inquiry into mentorship and manipulation is diminished by overwriting and tiresome visual and creative contrivances from Movies | Latest News, Reviews, and Updates | The Hindu https://ift.tt/6vphGNl via IFTTT

Kunal Kemmu, Chirag Nihalani launch production banner 'DRONGO Films'

Kemmu, who made his directorial debut in 2024 with ‘Madgaon Express’ and is known for his work in movies such as ‘99’ , ‘Zakhm’ and ‘Go Goa Gone’, said the new venture marks a step toward creative independence. from Movies | Latest News, Reviews, and Updates | The Hindu https://ift.tt/LrKAioE via IFTTT

‘Jack Ryan: Ghost War’ trailer: John Krasinski embarks on a dangerous mission

In ‘Jack Ryan: Ghost War’, John Krasinski is back as the savvy CIA analyst, diving headfirst into a high-stakes mission that unravels a deadly conspiracy and pits him against a rogue black-ops unit from Movies | Latest News, Reviews, and Updates | The Hindu https://ift.tt/6IPJrjf via IFTTT

‘Happy Raj’ trailer: G V Prakash Kumar stars in a quirky romantic drama with an emotional touch

Directed by Maria Raja Elanchezhian, ‘Happy Raj’, starring GV Prakash Kumar and Sri Gouri Priya, marks the return of actor Abbas into Tamil cinema from Movies | Latest News, Reviews, and Updates | The Hindu https://ift.tt/ZTBRxy9 via IFTTT

‘Dune: Part Three’ trailer: Galactic war and Paul Atreides’ apotheosis in Denis Villenueve’s epic finale

The film, inspired by Frank Herbert’s ‘Dune Messiah’, explores the aftermath of Paul’s rise to power and the growing resistance against him from Movies | Latest News, Reviews, and Updates | The Hindu https://ift.tt/MGVNPin via IFTTT

‘Dune: Part Three’: First look at Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya and Robert Pattinson revealed as Denis Villeneuve returns to Arrakis

The new installment is expected to draw from Frank Herbert’s novel ‘Dune Messiah’, shifting focus toward the consequences of Paul’s ascent and the expanding influence of his rule from Movies | Latest News, Reviews, and Updates | The Hindu https://ift.tt/nrGZfpN via IFTTT

‘KD: The Devil’ song: KVN Productions takes down track after severe backlash over “vulgar” lyrics

KVN Productions is in hot water over the special number from their upcoming Kannada film, ‘KD: The Devil’, featuring Nora Fatehi and Sanjay Dutt. Fans are unleashing their frustrations on social media, slamming the lyrics as “vulgar” and “suggestive” from Movies | Latest News, Reviews, and Updates | The Hindu https://ift.tt/TWsDAaw via IFTTT

Arjun Krish and Ria Dinesh on winning the award for the Best Telefilm at Kerala State Television Awards

Their short film F for Freedom, told through the eyes of a homemaker, tackles themes such as individuality, alienation, patriarchy, and sexuality from Movies | Latest News, Reviews, and Updates | The Hindu https://ift.tt/qoS2Wrg via IFTTT

Oscars 2026: Ryan Coogler’s ‘Sinners’ and Paul Thomas Anderson’s ‘One Battle After Another’ bag Screenplay honours

‘Sinners’ took home Best Original Screenplay while ‘One Battle After Another’ won the award for Best Adapted Screenplay from Movies | Latest News, Reviews, and Updates | The Hindu https://ift.tt/SNlbk1J via IFTTT

Oscars 2026: ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ wins award for Best Animated Feature

The film triumphed over ‘Zootopia 2’, ‘Little Amelie or the Character of Rain’, ‘Arco’ and ‘Elio’ to win the Oscar from Movies | Latest News, Reviews, and Updates | The Hindu https://ift.tt/0mGwXTs via IFTTT

Oscars 2026: Red carpet sees pop of colors as stars arrive

For Hollywood’s biggest night, celebrities pay as much attention to their speeches as to their red-carpet attire from Movies | Latest News, Reviews, and Updates | The Hindu https://ift.tt/ES4OjFM via IFTTT

Oscars 2026 LIVE: Winners, updates and full results from the 98th Academy Awards

Follow our live coverage of the 2026 Oscars as frontrunners 'One Battle After Another' and 'Sinners' headline a tightly contested race, with winners, major upsets, and real-time updates from Hollywood’s biggest awards ceremony from Movies | Latest News, Reviews, and Updates | The Hindu https://ift.tt/mfLA3cJ via IFTTT

‘The Testament of Ann Lee’ movie review: Mona Fastvold’s untamed musical circles around its own magnificence

The film’s highlight is the feverish performance of Amanda Seyfried, who embodies the trials and tribulations of Ann Lee with a corporeal transfiguration from Movies | Latest News, Reviews, and Updates | The Hindu https://ift.tt/qDsAf0E via IFTTT

‘Of the young, for the young’: The grainy charm of restored dreams in Pradip Krishen’s ‘In Which Annie Gives It Those Ones’

Watching the film in 2026 feels almost utopian as it carries the beat of a college campus where students are allowed to falter; the pressures of becoming are not so much the pleasures of being from Movies | Latest News, Reviews, and Updates | The Hindu https://ift.tt/QLuH4Mg via IFTTT

Vijay Sethupathi confirms new film with Mani Ratnam

The upcoming film marks a reunion between Vijay and Mani Ratnam after their 2018 film ‘Chekka Chivantha Vaanam’ from Movies | Latest News, Reviews, and Updates | The Hindu https://ift.tt/tJjq73y via IFTTT

Vijay Sethupathi interview: ‘Cinema is not just about claps and whistles’

Ahead of the release of his Tamil web series ‘Muthu Engira Kaattaan’, actor Vijay Sethupathi speaks about how the project healed him, his upcoming slate including ‘Pocket Novel’ and Mani Ratnam’s next, his thoughts on pan-Indian films and more from Movies | Latest News, Reviews, and Updates | The Hindu https://ift.tt/jkmyUD1 via IFTTT

Watch: ‘I was ready to quit acting’: actor Taranjit Kaur on Shabad

Known for her performances in Shabad and Rajat Kapoor’s Aankhon Dekhi, actor Taranjit Kaur speaks about the challenges of portraying a deeply traditional character in Shabad, including preparing for the show’s explosive emotional monologue. from Movies | Latest News, Reviews, and Updates | The Hindu https://ift.tt/aFM2xpu via IFTTT

‘Late Shift’ movie review: Leonie Benesch’s Sisyphean ward of one

Petra Volpe’s hospital drama turns one nurse’s relentless night shift into an unsung study of how modern healthcare keeps running from Movies | Latest News, Reviews, and Updates | The Hindu https://ift.tt/Ljdcn9Y via IFTTT

Adithya Prakash’s short signals the rise of a promising Kannada filmmaker

Adithya Prakash’s Kannada mid-length thriller Watch Out Krishna mixes sharp humour with subtle yet relatable social commentary from Movies | Latest News, Reviews, and Updates | The Hindu https://ift.tt/ChITXGD via IFTTT

Netflix to pay as much as $600 million for AI filmmaking firm InterPositive

Netflix is making a bold move by snagging InterPositive, the AI filmmaking company founded by Ben Affleck, in a deal that could hit $600 million from Movies | Latest News, Reviews, and Updates | The Hindu https://ift.tt/UsWAwbm via IFTTT

Oscars 2026: an ‘unusually alive’ race and a night in transition

Despite fears that Paramount’s merger with Warner Bros. may change the status quo, there is much to celebrate at this year’s Academy Awards from Movies | Latest News, Reviews, and Updates | The Hindu https://ift.tt/okOjta8 via IFTTT

Oscars 2026: Academy to increase security after FBI warns of possible Iran drone threat

Security for the upcoming Academy Awards has been tightened after the FBI warned California law enforcement of a potential Iranian drone threat targeting the U.S. West Coast ahead of the Hollywood ceremony from Movies | Latest News, Reviews, and Updates | The Hindu https://ift.tt/LgHik8s via IFTTT

Screenplay of Arundhati Roy's ‘In Which Annie Gives It Those Ones’ to release in revised edition

A restored version of the film will be released in theatres on March 13 from Movies | Latest News, Reviews, and Updates | The Hindu https://ift.tt/OKdgCXc via IFTTT

Amos TG on winning the Best Director award at the Kerala State Television Awards for his short film ‘Opponent’

Opponent explores the life of a boxer who accidentally kills his opponent during a match, which completely turns his life around. The short film won four honours at the television awards from Movies | Latest News, Reviews, and Updates | The Hindu https://ift.tt/G2CIvsi via IFTTT

Sivaji Ganesan’s gift of baby elephant to American children and his U.S. visit as state guest

Sivaji Ganesan was invited to the United States as part of the U.S.–India Cultural Exchange Programme. During the trip, Sivaji was treated as a state guest, assigned two officials to assist him, and given a daily allowance of $160, a considerable sum at the time. from Movies | Latest News, Reviews, and Updates | The Hindu https://ift.tt/dLIHGZX via IFTTT

Makers of Varun Dhawan’s ‘Hai Jawani Toh Ishq Hona Hai’ announce new release date to avoid clash with Yash’s ‘Toxic’

The rom-com, helmed by David Dhawan, was initially planned to be released on June 5 from Movies | Latest News, Reviews, and Updates | The Hindu https://ift.tt/JKwjURr via IFTTT

Saturn Awards 2026: Tom Cruise bags Best Actor, ‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’ wins major honours

Ryan Coogler’s ‘Sinners’ won the award for Best Thriller Film while ‘Frankenstein’ bagged Best Horror Film award from Movies | Latest News, Reviews, and Updates | The Hindu https://ift.tt/gpur4lK via IFTTT

Timothée Chalamet faces backlash after comments dismissing ballet and opera

Chalamet has sparked backlash from performers and arts institutions after saying he would not want to work in ballet or opera because “no one cares about this anymore,” comments that have ignited debate across the performing arts community from Movies | Latest News, Reviews, and Updates | The Hindu https://ift.tt/45F2ySh via IFTTT

Aamir Khan's 'Sitaare Zameen Par' to stream soon on SonyLIV

Directed by RS Prasanna, ‘Sitaare Zameen Par’ was released in theatres in June last year, earning over Rs 250 crores at the box office from Movies | Latest News, Reviews, and Updates | The Hindu https://ift.tt/3BEJZqP via IFTTT

‘The Love That Remains’ movie review: Surreal heartbreak across Hlynur Pálmason’s mesmerising Icelandic dreamscape

Another Nordic filmmaker dissects a broken family, though Hlynur Pálmason’s stunning Icelandic fever dream actually remembers the humans inside the metaphor from Movies | Latest News, Reviews, and Updates | The Hindu https://ift.tt/UHoJXj3 via IFTTT

‘Young Sherlock’ series review: When Moriarty becomes the hero of Sherlock’s story

More than an origin story of fiction’s greatest consultant detective, Guy Ritchie’s latest looks at the beginnings of the Napoleon of crime, Moriarty, charmingly personified by Dónal Finn from Movies | Latest News, Reviews, and Updates | The Hindu https://ift.tt/6baWEgh via IFTTT

Corey Parker, ‘Will & Grace’ actor and acting coach, dies at 60

Parker had a recurring role on ‘Will & Grace’, appearing in several episodes as Josh, a boyfriend of Grace Adler. His later television work included an appearance in ‘Nashville’ from Movies | Latest News, Reviews, and Updates | The Hindu https://ift.tt/zRV0kT1 via IFTTT

‘Dhurandhar 2 The Revenge’ trailer: Ranveer Singh rises to rule Lyari in blood-soaked battle of vengeance

Written and directed by Aditya Dhar, the film is set to be released in theatres on March 19 from Movies | Latest News, Reviews, and Updates | The Hindu https://ift.tt/s8xCULn via IFTTT

Allu Sirish marries Nayanika Reddy in star-studded Hyderabad wedding; CM Revanth Reddy attends

Telugu actor Allu Sirish has tied the knot with entrepreneur Nayanika Reddy in a wedding in Hyderabad on March 06, 2026 from Movies | Latest News, Reviews, and Updates | The Hindu https://ift.tt/6fFzmkW via IFTTT

Row over revenue sharing: exhibitors association against release of multi-starrer Patriot movie

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Oscars 2026: Priyanka Chopra joins Robert Downey Jr as presenter

Days after headlining the film ‘The Bluff’, actor Priyanka Chopra shared the news of being one of the presenters for this year’s Oscars ceremony from Movies | Latest News, Reviews, and Updates | The Hindu https://ift.tt/bseRdGg via IFTTT

Hindi cinema and the changing meaning of conjugal relationships

Contemporary Hindi cinema shows the crisis of conjugal relationships through stories of infidelity, violence, abuse and legal disputes, with films such as Haq revisiting debates on Muslim women’s rights and triple talaq from Movies | Latest News, Reviews, and Updates | The Hindu https://ift.tt/2DzLEcC via IFTTT

‘Oh Butterfly’ movie review: An intriguing and affecting rumination on guilt

Despite a few contrivances, a reflective psychological core powers this restrained thriller drama starring Nivedhithaa Sathish, Ciby, Attul and Nasser from Movies | Latest News, Reviews, and Updates | The Hindu https://ift.tt/Uf1sc8H via IFTTT

‘Lanterns’ teaser: Kyle Chandler and Aaron Pierre’s tense partnership to steer upcoming DC series

HBO has unveiled the first teaser for Lanterns, offering a glimpse of Kyle Chandler’s veteran Hal Jordan and Aaron Pierre’s rookie John Stewart as the two Green Lanterns investigate a mysterious murder on Earth while clashing over authority and experience from Movies | Latest News, Reviews, and Updates | The Hindu https://ift.tt/WDi7bNU via IFTTT

H.M. Reddy, the architect of the South Indian talkie

In ‘H.M. Reddy Telugu Cinema Pitamahudu’, author H. Ramesh Babu documents the pioneering director of the first Telugu talkie from Movies | Latest News, Reviews, and Updates | The Hindu https://ift.tt/xSb0aso via IFTTT

In its maiden Comic Con, Kochi brings together cosplayers from across the country

Over 100 cosplayers took part in the Comic Con, dressing up as global and regional icons from Movies | Latest News, Reviews, and Updates | The Hindu https://ift.tt/a1dUpxY via IFTTT

Watch: Bejoy Nambiar Interview: Why I never watched the original

In this episode of Inside Man, Sudhish Kamath sits down with filmmaker Bejoy Nambiar, director of Tu Yaa Main, for a candid conversation about finding — and defending — your creative voice. After years of being labelled “style over substance,” Bejoy opens up about how he battled the tag, why he has finally made peace with it, and how Tu Yaa Main — his best reviewed film yet — shifted that narrative. from Movies | Latest News, Reviews, and Updates | The Hindu https://ift.tt/WV7yj3Y via IFTTT

‘Game of Thrones’ movie in development at Warner Bros., script by ‘Andor’ writer Beau Willimon

The newly announced project signals Warner Bros.’ latest effort to expand the franchise beyond television, though the film has yet to receive a production timeline from Movies | Latest News, Reviews, and Updates | The Hindu https://ift.tt/FhR6luP via IFTTT

‘Toxic’ postponed: Yash-starrer delayed due to “Middle East tensions”

‘Toxic’, starring Yash and directed by Geetu Mohandas, was scheduled to hit the screens on March 19, 2026. The film is jointly produced by KVN Productions and Monster Mind Creations from Movies | Latest News, Reviews, and Updates | The Hindu https://ift.tt/7IBm5X9 via IFTTT

‘Kara,’ Dhanush’s next with ‘Por Thozhil’ director, gets a release date

The film is produced by Ishari K Ganesh of Vels Film International from Movies | Latest News, Reviews, and Updates | The Hindu https://ift.tt/LPUjVEo via IFTTT

‘Oh Butterfly,’ a Tamil thriller about secrets and the Butterfly Effect, to release in theatres on March 6

Starring Nivedhithaa Sathish, Ciby, Nasser, and Attul among others, the film is set to release in theatres on March 6 from Movies | Latest News, Reviews, and Updates | The Hindu https://ift.tt/mljJW9i via IFTTT

Inside India’s largest motion capture studio in Hyderabad

We go behind the scenes at A&M MoCap Lab, positioned as the country’s most advanced motion capture facility, where SS Rajamouli shot key sequences for ‘Varanasi’  from Movies | Latest News, Reviews, and Updates | The Hindu https://ift.tt/WvhdmxP via IFTTT

‘Vishwanath & Sons’: Suriya-Venky Atluri film gets a title

Suriya’s latest film with director Venky Atluri has been officially titled ‘Vishwanath & Sons’, and the first-look poster gives nostalgic vibes with Suriya and a child sharing the spotlight from Movies | Latest News, Reviews, and Updates | The Hindu https://ift.tt/4ecam7T via IFTTT

Catherine O’Hara wins posthumous honour for ‘The Studio’ at Actor Awards

A month after her unexpected death, Catherine O’Hara won a posthumous award at the 32nd Actor Awards for her performance on ‘The Studio’ from Movies | Latest News, Reviews, and Updates | The Hindu https://ift.tt/XzIpDHj via IFTTT

Actor Awards 2026: ‘Sinners’ secures SAG Ensemble as Michael B. Jordan beats Timotheé Chalamet for acting honour

The vampire thriller triumphed over Paul Thomas Anderson’s ‘One Battle After Another’, which was considered the top contender after earlier wins during the awards season from Movies | Latest News, Reviews, and Updates | The Hindu https://ift.tt/bKnezPD via IFTTT

‘Manjummel Boys’ director Chidambaram booked for sexual harassment following actor’s complaint

Complainant has accused the director of sexually misbehaving with her reportedly at an apartment in Kochi in 2022 from Movies | Latest News, Reviews, and Updates | The Hindu https://ift.tt/jZp8NKy via IFTTT