78th Cannes Film Festival 2025: Wes Anderson, Ari Aster, Richard Linklater and Kelly Reichardt return in Competition

The 78th edition of the Cannes Film Festival is shaping up to be a year of familiar names, high expectations, and a notably strong Hollywood turnout. In a press conference held in Paris, festival director Thierry Frémaux, alongside president Iris Knobloch, unveiled a competition lineup that includes new films from Wes Anderson, Ari Aster, Kelly […]

‘D56’: Dhanush’s next with Mari Selvaraj to be produced by Vels Film International

Dhanush, Mari Selvaraj and Ishari K Ganesh | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement We reported in 2023 that Tamil star Dhanush is teaming up with filmmaker Mari Selvaraj once again after 2021’s Karnan for a film produced by Dhanush’s Wunderbar Films. Now, on Wednesday (April 9), Dhanush announced that the film will be bankrolled by Ishari […]

Tabu on board for Puri Jagannath’s pan-India project alongside Vijay Sethupathi

Tabu has gotten on board director Puri Jagannadh’s pan-India project that is set to feature actor Vijay Sethupathi. The project is being produced by Jagannadh and Charmme Kaur’s production house Puri Connects. The duo took to social networking site Instagram to share the news. Recently, Tabu was cast as Sister Francesca in Max’s (formerly HBO […]

Praveen Kandregula: ‘Subham’ will be an example of the unique films Samantha Ruth Prabhu is looking to produce

Praveen Kandregula is soaking in the calm before the storm. Over a mocha at a cafe in Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad, the director is at ease discussing his two Telugu films awaiting release — Paradha, a story of female friendships featuring Anupama Parameswaran, Darshana Rajendran and Sangitha Krish, and Subham, a comedy produced by Samantha Ruth […]

‘Bhool Chuk Maaf’ trailer: Rajkummar Rao, Wamiqa Gabbi bring a loopy, goofy comedy

Rajkummar Rao, Wamiqa Gabbi in ‘Bhool Chuk Maaf’ The trailer for Bhool Chuk Maaf, a time-loop comedy starring Rajkummar Rao and Wamiqa Gabbi, was launched in Mumbai on Thursday (April 10). Set in Varanasi, Karan Sharma’s film is built around a nuptial nightmare: Ranjan (Rajkummar), ahead of his wedding to Titli (Wamiqa), gets stuck in […]

Ajith Kumar’s ‘Good Bad Ugly’: International ‘cameos’, rival Vijay’s references surprise fans

Ajith Kumar in a still from ‘Good Bad Ugly’ | Photo Credit: Mythri Movie Makers Tamil superstar Ajith Kumar’s much-hyped action entertainer Good Bad Ugly, directed by Adhik Ravichandran, opened to grand fanfare in theatres today. Starring Trisha as the female lead, in a consecutive pairing after Vidaamuyarchi, Good Bad Ugly features an ensemble cast […]

‘Jack’ movie review: An unconvincing, tedious narrative

Siddhu Jonnalagadda in ‘Jack’ | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement In the Telugu film Jack, written and directed by Bhaskar of Bommarillu fame, there is a recurring reference to how the protagonist, Jack, aka Pablo Neruda (played by Siddhu Jonnalagadda), was rejected by 24 coaches in his childhood for being an overenthusiastic child who lacked the […]

‘The White Lotus’ interview: Star Morgana O’Reilly on digital detox in Season 3

Morgana O’Reilly in a still from ‘The White Lotus’ Season 3 | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Morgana O’Reilly had the role of a lifetime playing the cheerful Pam in the third season of Mike White’s social satire, The White Lotus. After Hawaii and Sicily, Season 3 was set in a luxury resort in Thailand. As […]

‘Kaiju No. 8: Mission Recon’ movie review: Midlife monster crisis at the Kaiju factory

A still from ‘Kaiju No. 8: Mission Recon’ | Photo Credit: Crunchyroll Anime compilation films are practically a rite of passage at this point — a victory lap for shows still lacing up their shoes. Kaiju No. 8: Mission Recon is the latest to join this fresh tradition of turbocharged recaps, trimming the fat and […]

Ajith fans cheer, dance outside theatres on ‘Good Bad Ugly’s First Day First Show

Fans flock outside cinema halls as Ajith’s ‘Good Bad Ugly’ hits theatres | Photo Credit: ANI Superstar Ajith Kumar’s much-awaited film Good Bad Ugly has finally hit theatres across India today. Fans of the actor marked the occasion with grand celebrations. From beating drums to dancing outside cinema halls, the excitement was unmistakable as crowds […]