BIFFes 2025: ‘Humans of Loop’ wins best Indian film award; ‘Mikka Bannada Hakki’ adjudged best Kannada movie

BIFFes 2025: ‘Humans of Loop’ wins best Indian film award; ‘Mikka Bannada Hakki’ adjudged best Kannada movie

Manohara K., director of Mikka Bannada Hakki, receiving the award at the valedictory function of BIFFes in Bengaluru on Saturday. Theatre personality Arundhati Nag received the Lifetime Achievement Award on behalf of Shabana Azmi. | Photo Credit: K. MURALI KUMAR Humans in the Loop, a Hindi film that blends the themes of AI and humanity, … Read more

‘Maa Nanna Superhero’ movie review: Sudheer Babu shoulders a patchy relationship drama

‘Maa Nanna Superhero’ movie review: Sudheer Babu shoulders a patchy relationship drama

Sudheer Babu and Saichand in the Telugu film ‘Maa Nanna Superhero’ | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement A scene in director Abhilash Reddy Kankara’s Telugu film Maa Nanna Superhero (my dad is a superhero) shows the protagonist Johnny (Sudheer Babu) taking his house owner to task and abruptly pausing when the latter’s daughter comes into the … Read more

Chandigarh court issues notice to Kangana Ranaut over movie ‘Emergency’

Chandigarh court issues notice to Kangana Ranaut over movie ‘Emergency’

A still from Emergency starring Kangana Ranaut | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT A court here has issued notices to BJP MP and actress Kangana Ranaut and others on a complaint accusing them of maligning the image of Sikhs in her upcoming movie ‘Emergency’. The notices were issued by the Chandigarh district court on Tuesday (September … Read more

‘Rust’ movie armourer gets 18 months in jail over fatal shooting on set

‘Rust’ movie armourer gets 18 months in jail over fatal shooting on set

A movie weapons supervisor was sentenced to 18 months in prison in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer by Alec Baldwin on the set of the Western film “Rust,” during a hearing Monday in which tearful family members and friends gave testimonials that included calls for justice and a punishment that would instill greater accountability … Read more

‘Mangalavaaram’ movie review: Ajay Bhupathi’s period thriller starring Payal Rajput engages with a few twists and turns, but doesn’t become an absorbing emotional drama

‘Mangalavaaram’ movie review: Ajay Bhupathi’s period thriller starring Payal Rajput engages with a few twists and turns, but doesn’t become an absorbing emotional drama

Payal Rajput in director Ajay Bhupathi’s Telugu movie ‘Mangalavaaram’ Director Ajay Bhupathi’s Telugu period thriller Mangalavaaram (Tuesday) had the potential to be a riveting mystery that discusses faith, relationships and morality. The writing had the scope to build complex, morally ambiguous characters in whose journeys we stay invested. The film, which has also been dubbed … Read more

‘How is That For a Monday?’ movie review: Sripal Sama’s English-Telugu American indie is a heartwarming story of race, identity and humanity

‘How is That For a Monday?’ movie review: Sripal Sama’s English-Telugu American indie is a heartwarming story of race, identity and humanity

Kaushik Ghantasala in ‘How is that for a Monday?’, produced and directed by Sripal Sama. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement In a tech firm in Orange County, USA, a 20-something H-1B visa-holding immigrant, Shyam Kumar (Kaushik Ghantasala) walks in with an air of pride and tells his boss that he has fixed issues related to … Read more

‘Rangabali’ movie review: Naga Shaurya, Satya bring in some laughs but the film is a lacklustre attempt at ‘show’manship

‘Rangabali’ movie review: Naga Shaurya, Satya bring in some laughs but the film is a lacklustre attempt at ‘show’manship

Naga Shaurya in the Telugu movie ‘Rangabali’ The Telugu film Rangabali, directed by Pawan Basamsetty, comes across as a bunch of random ideas strung together with a sliver of a story. The film aims to celebrate unabashed hero worship in a templated mainstream Telugu cinema. The protagonist Shaurya (Naga Shaurya) — nicknamed Show and Nani … Read more

Pareshan Telugu movie review:

Pareshan Telugu movie review:

Debut director Rupak Ronaldson’s Telugu movie ‘Pareshan’ stars Thiruveer (centre) and others in a rural Telangana story | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Early on in debut writer-director Rupak Ronaldson’s Telugu film Pareshan, a group of villagers in Mancherial, Telangana, try to film a video. A girl who is part of the cast is miffed with … Read more

Cinema hall in Assam asked to compensate movie goer five years after rat bite

Cinema hall in Assam asked to compensate movie goer five years after rat bite

A cinema hall in Guwahati was asked to compensate a woman who had to undergo treatment after being bitten by a rat. Image for representational purpose only. | Photo Credit: The Hindu The authorities of a cinema hall in Guwahati have been asked to compensate a woman who had to undergo treatment after being bitten … Read more