Payal Kapadia, Kamal Haasan and Ayushmann Khurrana. Indian film personalities Kamal Haasan, Ayushmann Khurrana and filmmaker Payal Kapadia are among the 534 artists and executives to be invited by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) this year. Kamal Haasan and Ayushmannn Khurrana were invited in the Actors’ Branch while Payal Kapadia got […]
Members of the Kannada Rakshana Vedike (Praveen Shetty faction) during a protest against actor Kamal Haasan in Bengaluru. | Photo Credit: file photo There seems to be no respite for Kamal Haasan’s Thug Life in Karnataka. A day after the Supreme Court directed the State to release the film, distributors from Karnataka are unwilling to […]
BENGALURU KARNATAKA 02/06/2025: A preliminary meeting on the celebration of the 516th birth anniversary of Nadaprabhu Kempegowda held at the conference hall of Vidhana Soudha under the chairmanship of Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar, in Bengaluru. | Photo Credit: TH Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Tuesday appealed to Kannada activists to abide […]
SC upheld the rights of filmmakers and theatre owners to release movies without threats of arson and violence, while making it clear that the Karnataka government must protect Kamal Haasan’s right to screen ‘Thug Life’ in Karnataka. | Photo Credit: B. Jothi Ramalingam The Supreme Court made it clear on Tuesday (June 17, 2025) that […]
The Supreme Court refused to grant urgent hearing on plea seeking for protection of theatres screening ‘Thug Life’ in Karnataka. | Photo Credit: File | Photo Credit: Sushil Kumar Verma The Supreme Court on Friday sought the State of Karnataka to respond to a petition seeking to ensure the safe and unimpeded screening of Kamal […]
The Supreme Court refused to grant urgent hearing on plea seeking for protection of theatres screening ‘Thug Life’ in Karnataka. | Photo Credit: File | Photo Credit: Sushil Kumar Verma NEW DELHI The Supreme Court on Friday sought the State of Karnataka to respond to a petition seeking to ensure the safe and unimpeded screening […]
Kamal Haasan and Silambarasan T R in ‘Thug Life’. | Photo Credit: RKFI/YouTube Thug Life, starring Kamal Haasan and Mani Ratnam, is experiencing a disappointing run in theatres. The film, which released in India in 4917 screens, is reported to have lost half its shows in less than seven days. Reportedly made on a whopping […]
Kamal Haasan in ‘Thug Life’. | Photo Credit: Raaj Kamal Films International/YouTube Thug Life, starring Kamal Haasan and directed by Mani Ratnam, continues to struggle at the box office. After the fifth day of it’s worldwide release, the pan-Indian film paled in comparison with Housefull 5, the big Bollywood release of last week. According to […]
Amid the ongoing controversy around his recent remark on Tamil’s linguistic supremacy over Kannada, veteran actor Kamal Haasan has now stirred another significant conversation — this time addressing the long-debated issue of Hindi imposition in Southern states. Speaking to PTI, the actor-politician weighed in on the importance of linguistic freedom and inclusivity, especially in educational […]
Members of Kannada Raksha Vedike stage a protest in Bengaluru on May 29, 2025 against actor Kamal Haasan for his remarks on the Kannada language. | Photo Credit: PTI Actor Kamal Haasan’s remark that “Kannada was born from Tamil” has sparked several debates. But this is not a new idea; it has existed within the […]
