Asin to appear in Soft Drink ad directed by Raju Hirani
New Delhi, Feb 7 : Bollywood actress Asin will soon be seen in an advertisement for a soft drink, to be directed by Raju Hirani, director of the 'Munnabhai' series and the path breaking 'Three Idiots'. Read Full Story

Singer S Janaki slips, sustains head injuries
Tirupati, Feb 7: Veteran playback singer S Janaki slipped in her bathroom at a hotel this morning and sustained head injuries. Read Full Story

Dad's goodwill gave me a head start: Mammootty's son
Kochi, Feb 5 : "Second Show", the debut film of Mammootty's son Dulquar Salman, has hit the theatres and the newcomer says his father's goodwill has given him a head start, but admits that he will have to work hard to carve a niche for himself. Read Full Story

A documentary to be made on singer Yesudas
Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 4 : A short film on veteran singer K.J.Yesudas' achievements will be made by television channel Kairali TV, former education minister M.A.Baby said here Saturday. Read Full Story

Padma award has come at the right time: Priyadarsan
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 25: Acclaimed film director Priyadarsan Wednesday said he was elated on hearing that he has been awarded Padma Shri, and added that the honour has "come at the right time". Read Full Story

Anup Jalota, Priyadarsan to receive Padma Shri
New Delhi, Jan 24: Ghazal and bhajan singer Anup Jalota and acclaimed filmmaker Priyadarsan will receive the Padma Shri, India's fourth highest civilian award, it was announced here Wednesday. Read Full Story

'DAM 999' director unfazed about missing Oscar nomination
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 24: Marine engineer turned film director Sohan Roy, whose "DAM 999" failed to secure a nomination for the 84th Academy Awards, is unfazed about missing out and is already planning his next project. Read Full Story

Indian film 'DAM 999' fails in Oscar journey
Los Angeles, Jan 24: India's only hope at the Oscars this year, filmmaker Sohan Roy's "DAM 999" Tuesday failed to secure a place in the final nomination list of the 84th Academy Awards. The movie stood a chance to feature in the best picture, best original song and best original score categories. Read Full Story

'DAM 999' maker awaits Oscar nomination with bated breath
Kochi, Jan 23: With the final Oscar nominations just a day away from being announced in Los Angeles, marine engineer-turned-filmmaker Sohan Roy, whose project "DAM 999" stands a chance to feature in the list, has his fingers crossed Monday. Read Full Story

Mohanlal's 'Tezz' cameo enrages his fans
By Subhash K.Jha, Mumbai, Jan 23 : When Mohanlal agreed to do a cameo in Priyadarshan's action film "Tezz", perhaps he didn't know what he was getting himself, and the film's makers, into. Read Full Story

Malayalam actor denies his film mocks superstar Mohanlal
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 22 : Malayalam actor-cum-script writer Sreenivasan has refuted media reports that his latest film "Padmasree Bharath Dr Saroj Kumar" shows superstar Mohanlal in poor light. Read Full Story

Basheer's work on Silver Screen
Kochi, Jan 20 : Upcoming Malayalam Film Director Pramod Payyanur is planning to picturise ''Balyakalasakhi'', the magnum opus of renowned Malayalam Writer Vaikkom Mohammed Basheer with Bharat Mammootty in its lead role. Read Full Story

Resul Pookutty to work on Tamil film '3'
New Delhi, Jan 19 : Oscar-winning sound engineer Resul Pokutty, who won the international honour for his work in "Slumdog Millionaire", has been roped in for megastar Rajinikanth's daughter Aishwarya's directorial debut "3". Read Full Story

'Adaminte Makan Abu' out of Oscar race
New Delhi, Jan 19 : Malayalam film "Adaminte Makan Abu", India's official entry to the upcoming Academy Awards, has failed to make it to the top nine shortlist for the best foreign film Oscar for 2011. Read Full Story

Singer Yesudas to be honoured with vakkeel award
Kochi, Jan 5: Veteran singer K J Yesudas has been selected for the M K Raghavan Vakkeel Award, instituted by Sree Narayana Sangam in memory of M K Raghavan, former Labour Minister and S N Trust General Secretary. Read Full Story

Roy expresses mixed feelings
Kochi, Dec 28 : Sohan Roy, director of the controversial film ''DAM999'', has expressed mixed feelings on Oscars short listing of his debut film. Read Full Story

Mamta Mohandas weds family friend
Kozhikode (Kerala), Dec 28 : Malayalam actress Mamta Mohandas Wednesday got married to her family friend and Bahrain-based businessman Prajith Padmanabhan. Read Full Story

Mollywood's tale of woe: many bright heroines faded out midway
Alappuzha, Dec 25 : Malayalam cinema has lost several talented heroines half way in their careers; some put an end to their lives at the peak of their celebrity status while some faded off silver screen. Read Full Story

Mammootty's son gets married
Chennai, Dec 23 : Malayalam superstar Mammootty's son Dulquar Salman tied the knot with Chennai-based businessman Syed Nizamuddin's daughter Amaal Sufia on Thursday here. Read Full Story

Malayalam filmdom failed to script success
By Sanu George,Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 21: The waning charisma of superstars, a drought at the box office and dearth of new faces...it was another bad year for the Malayalam film industry. Read Full Story

'DAM 999', its three songs in Oscar race
Kochi, Dec 20 : "DAM 999", a movie that has been in the news for being banned in Tamil Nadu, has been shortlisted among the 265 films contending for the Best Picture nomination at the Oscars. Read Full Story

Tamil Nadu Govt extends ban on DAM999 by 6 months
Chennai, Dec 17 : The Tamil Nadu Government has extended by six months, the ban on ''DAM999'', the controversial film, depicting the collapse of the Mullaiperiyar dam and drowning of lakhs of people in the resultant floods. Read Full Story

Mammootty takes a break to prepare for son's marriage
Kochi, Dec 14: Malayalam superstar Mammootty is very busy -- but not with movies. He has taken a break from acting to make preparations for the marriage of his actor son Dulquar Salmaan with A. Sufia, an architect. Read Full Story

IMDb rates 'DAM999' among top films
Kochi, Dec 6 : Multilingual movie "DAM999", the tale of a dam built during colonial rule cracking, has got a good rating from IMDB, the award winning movie website. Read Full Story

Mullaperiyar Dam row: Kerala minister begins 'prayer fast'
Idukki, Kerala, Dec 5: Kerala Finance Minister and Kerala Congress (Mani) leader K M Mani today began his one day ''prayer fast'', expressing solidarity with the Mullaperiyar Action Committee members, who were on indefenite fast demanding a solution to the problem of the century-old Mulaperiyar Dam in the district. Read Full Story

Kerala director to spend IFFI prize money on Oscar promotion
Panaji, Dec 3 : Salim Ahmed, director of Malayalam film "Adaminte Makan Abu" which won the Silver Peacock prize at the 42nd International Film Festival of India (IFFI), will spend his award money on gearing up for the Academy Award campaign. Read Full Story

Working on film without female actors, songs was a challenge
Panaji, Nov 29 : Director of the Malayalam movie 'Melvilasom', Madhav Ramdas today said it was a challenge to make the movie without female actors and song sequences. Read Full Story

IFFK to screen 200 films from 62 countries
Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 28 : Around 200 films from 62 countries will be screened in 15 different sections at the International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK) here from Decemeber 9 to 16. Read Full Story

'Dam 999' - Politically incorrect and mediocre fare
By Satyen K. Bordoloi, Film: "Dam999", Director: Sohan Roy; Actors: Ashish Vidyarthi, Joshua Fredric Smith, Rajit Kapur, Vinay Rai, Vimala Raman, Linda Arsenio; Rating: * Read Full Story

Controversy helped 'DAM 999': Director
By Sanu George, Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 25: Sohan Roy, director of controversial multilingual film DAM 999 that released throughout India but not in Tamil Nadu, is happy because the heat generated has given his venture a fillip. Read Full Story

Urumi opens Indian Panorama of IFFI 2011
Panaji, Nov 24: The Indian Panorama section of the 42nd International Film Festival of India (IFFI) on Thursday opened with Santosh Sivan's directed Malayalam feature film 'Urumi'. Read Full Story

Autobiography of Malayalam gazhal singer to be released on Nov25
Kozhikode, Nov 23 : Union Minister of State for Power K C Venugopal would release the autobiography of Malayalam ghazal singer Umbai (Abu Ibrahim) at a function here on November 25. Read Full Story

Malayalam movie industry in throes of crisis
By Sanu George , Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 16 : Constant tiffs among film organisations and escalating costs have led to a crisis in the Malayalam movie industry, known for classics like "Perumthachan" and "Ajayan" and stalwarts such as Mammootty and Mohanlal. Read Full Story

Kerala producers call off film shootings from Saturday
Kochi, Nov 11 : Film shootings scheduled to start Saturday have been halted as production costs have shot up dramatically, an emergency meeting of the Kerala Film Producers Association decided here Friday. Read Full Story

Silk Smitha's brother objects to Vidya's film
Mumbai, Nov 10 : Vidya Balan's 'The Dirty Picture' has already triggered a new controversy as Southern sex siren Silk Smitha' s brother has sued the makers of the film. Read Full Story

Police register case against owner of buffalo
Kannur, Kerala, Nov 9 : Town police today registered a case against the owner of the Buffalo which ran amok inside the traffic police station creating panic on November seven evening. Read Full Story

Thilakan wins first 'Sarga Sangamam' award
Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 7: Veteran actor Thilakan has been chosen for the first ``Sarga Sangamam'' award in recognition of his overall contributions to the fields of art and cultural. Read Full Story

Oscar Winner Resul Pookutty makes guest appearance in Father's Day
Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 7 : Oscar winner Resul Pookutty is making a guest appearance in Father's Day, a film by Kalavoor Ravikumar. Read Full Story

Kids refusal to take care leads old dad to suicide
Kochi, Nov 3 : In a shocking incident an octogenarian allegedly committed suicide by hanging from ceiling at his youngest son's house, when all his eight children refused to accept and look after him, at Paravoor in the district last night. Read Full Story

1980s era back in Malayalam cinema: Revathy
Kannur, Oct 27 : Well known South Indian film actress Revathi today said she had stayed away from politics following her failure in the past in this field. Read Full Story

Asin turns 26 on Wednesday
Mumbai,Oct 26 : The gorgeous actor of B-town and south Indian movies Asin Thottumkal turned 26 on Wednesday. Read Full Story

Film director Mohan Raghavan passes away
Thrissur, Oct 25: Upcoming Malayalam film director Mohan Raghavan, who won the best debutant director in the Kerala State Film Awards for 2010, died here following cardiac arrest He was 47. Read Full Story

Kerala unable to honour singer Yesudas with lifetime award
Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 24 : Noted singer K.J. Yesudas will have to wait for a lifetime achievement award in Kerala as the rules do not permit state governments to confer special titles on individuals, Culture Minister K.C. Joseph told the assembly Monday. Read Full Story

Award for film personality
Kozhikode, Oct 20 : Visual media personality and Film Director P T Kunjumohammed has been chosen for this year's Dubai-based Mehboob-e-Millath Award for his oustanding contribution to journalism. Read Full Story

Indian Panorama selection for IFFI' 11 announced
New Delhi, Oct 18 : Seven Malayalam films among 24 feature movies were selected for IFFI 2011, Indian Panorama Section. Read Full Story

Urumi to open Indian Panorama of IFFI 2011
Panaji, Oct 18 : The Indian Panorama of the 42nd International Film Festival of India (IFFI) with 23 films will open with Santosh Sivan directed Malayalam feature film 'Urumi'. Read Full Story

IIFI 2011: Malayalam films dominate Indian panorama
New Delhi, Oct 18 : After regional films grabbed the most National Awards this year, the Indian Panorama section of the 42nd International Film Festival of India (IFFI), to be held in Goa Nov 23-Dec 3, will see maximum films from the Malayalam genre. "Urumi" will be the opening film. Read Full Story

''Veeraputhran'' distorted facts: writer
Kozhikode, Oct 18 :Director P T Kunhumohammed of ''Veeraputhran, the Legend'', narrating the life saga of veteran freedom fighter Mohammed Abdurehan, has distorted history apparently to market the film, claimed a prominent writer today. Read Full Story

Austrian model goes gaga over Malayalam film
Kochi, Oct 16 : Austrian dancer-turned-model Daniela Zacherl, who has been shooting for Malayalam film "Spanish Masala", says she immensely enjoyed working for the film and has even picked up a few Malayalam words. Read Full Story

Actor Mohanlal under Indian Army scanner for uniform misuse
New Delhi, Oct 10 : Two years after feting him with honorary Lieutenant Colonel's rank, the Territorial Army has taken serious note of reports that Malayalam movie star Mohanlal had allegedly misused his uniform for commercial purposes in Kerala government advertisements to promote tourism. The actor has denied the allegation. Read Full Story

Actor Suresh Gopi to observe fast on Oct 4
Thiruvananthapuram, Sep 25 : Actor Suresh Gopi will stage a token-fast on October four, demanding the setting up of a cultural complex at Tagore Theatre here. Read Full Story

Raima Sen all excited about Malayalam release
Kolkata, Sept 25 : Shuttling between Bollywood, Tollywood and even the south, actor Raima is a busy bee who is all excited about her upcoming releases in three languages, especially her first film in Malayalam. Read Full Story

'Adaminte Makan Abu' Indi's entry for Oscar
Kochi, Sep 24 : Debutant Malayalam film Director, Salim Ahmed, who had won the state and national awards for his maiden work, ''Adaminte Makan Abu'', today said his commitment and responsibility to society and people has increased manifold with the nomination of his film for the Oscar award-2011, in the best foreign film category. Read Full Story

'Adaminte Makan Abu' India's official Oscar entry
Mumbai, Sep 24 : National Award-winning Malayalam film "Adaminte Makan Abu" has been selected by the Film Federation of India (FFI) to be the country's official entry to the Academy Awards this year. Read Full Story

I'm training camera on social causes: Priyadarshan
By Sanu George , Thiruvananthapuram, Sep 22 : Social causes top filmmaker Priyadarshan's priority list and his next three movie projects -- "Kanchivaram" part two, a movie on HIV-AIDS and a film about girl child -- will highlight serious issues. Read Full Story

Film on Antinarcotic activities released
Thiruvananthapuram, Sep 15 : Film star Mammootty today handed over a CD of a short-film on Antinarcotic Activities to Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy. Read Full Story

''Second Show'' casts Dhulkar Salman in lead
Kozhikode, Sep 15: Dhulkar Salman, son of superstar 'Bharat' Mammooty, debuts in the big budget Malayalam flick ''Second Show'' narrating the saga of an unemployed village youth. Read Full Story

Mammootty vows to boycott liquor in films
Thiruvananthapuram, Sep 15: Malayalam superstar Mammootty has produced a documentary asking people to shun liquor, and said he too would do so -- on the screen. Read Full Story

Mammootty vows to avoid liquor in films
Thiruvananthapuram, Sep 15 : Malayalam superstar Mammootty has produced a documentary that asks people to avoid liquor in Kerala, which has recorded the highest alcohol consumption in the country. He also said he would do his best to avoid liquor and not act in film sequences featuring alcohol. Read Full Story

Vijayan targets Guinness record with multi-lingual album
By Sanu George,, Thiruvananthapuram, Sep 11 : Business honcho East Coast Vijayan, a household name in the Middle East and to all music lovers, is seeking to enter the Guinness World Records by bringing out versions of a music album in all Indian languages. Read Full Story

Santosh Sivan's 'Urumi' for Busan film fest
Thiruvananthapuram, Sep 11 : Master filmmaker Santosh Sivan's "Urumi" has been selected for screening at the Busan International Film Festival starting Oct 6. Read Full Story

Kamal Haasan to star in Gokulam Gopalan's next
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 31: Businessman-cum-film-producer Gokulam Gopalan, who shot to fame after making "Pazhassi Raja", has finalised Kamal Haasan for his next, which is again a historical about Tipu Sultan and Unniarcha. Read Full Story

Follow the parent - star kids shine in Malayalam cinema
By Sanu George , Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 27 : Do as daddy and mummy do... it's been the easy way out for many in various disciplines. And also in the Malayalam film industry that has seen the entry of the sons of superstars Mammootty and Mohanlal and a whole lot of others. Read Full Story

Mohanlal takes SRK around Kollam
New Delhi, Aug 20: Bollywood badshah Shah Rukh Khan found a superstar tourist guide in Malayalam actor Mohanlal on a visit to Kerala, where he went to launch a resort. Read Full Story

Malayalam music maestro Johnson no more
Thrissur (Kerala), Aug 19 : Master music composer of Malayalam cinema Johnson has died of a heart attack at Chennai, family sources said Friday. He was 58. Read Full Story

Malayalam actors to attend cultural fest
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 15 : Malayalam film actors Madhu and Mallika Sukumaran will attend various cultural programmes here as part of Rakshabandhan festival celebrations, signifying the bond of love between brothers and sisters. Read Full Story

Mammootty, Mohanlal together have Rs.30 crore undisclosed income
Kochi, Aug 12 : The Kochi Income Tax (IT) office, which raided the homes and offices of Malayalam superstars Mammootty and Mohanlal and their close associates last month, have found that the undisclosed incomes of both the actors together come to about Rs.30 crore. Read Full Story

Kerala Planning Board reconstituted
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 10 :The Planning Board in Kerala has been re-constituted with former Union Cabinet Secretary K M Chandrasekharan as its Vice Chairman. Read Full Story

South Indian actress Nayanthara changes religion?
Bangalore, Aug 9 : Top southern actress Nayanthara has converted from Christianity to Hinduism, say sources close to the Arya Samaj, even as she herself maintains a studied silence on the issue. Read Full Story

Mohanlal set for 300th film
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 7: Malayalam superstar Mohanlal, in the news lately over the Income Tax department raids on his house and office, completes 300 films in a career of over three decades. Read Full Story

Mammootty back to films, plans son's marriage
Kochi, Aug 5 : Southern superstar Mammootty says the media had a field day when tax men were raiding his premises, but now he is back to shooting for films. He is also excited about his son's marriage in December. Read Full Story

Internet prints pinch Malayalam film makers
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 4 : Already faced with dwindling attendance in cinema halls across the state, Malayalam film makers appear shaken as the two latest releases are available for download on YouTube. Complaints have now been filed with Kerala Police to withdraw these films from internet. Read Full Story

Malayalam superstar Dileep attends tax department bash
Kochi, July 25 : Even as two of his fellow superstars Mammootty and Mohanlal are under the scrutiny of Income Tax (I-T) sleuths, Malayalam superstar Dileep attended the tax department's cultural celebrations here as one of the chief guests. Read Full Story

Malayalam superstars feel heat of IT raids
Kochi, July 23 : Superstars Mammootty and Mohanlal reigned supreme when they played sophisticated conmen or upright bureaucrats in reel life, but in real life they have begun to feel the heat with IT sleuths raiding their premises. Read Full Story

Film star-turned-minister bats for Mohanlal
Kochi, July 22 : Film star-turned-Kerala minister K.B. Ganesh Kumar, who is also in-charge of cinema portfolio, Friday ruled out an inquiry into reports that Income Tax sleuths had found out a pair of elephant tusks while raiding superstar Mohanlal's home here. Read Full Story

IT raids at offices, homes of Mohanlal, Mamootty
Kochi, Jul 22 : The Income Tax Department was conducting raids at the offices and homes of Malayalam superstars Mohanlal and Mamootty here today. Read Full Story

Income tax raids on Mammooty, Mohanlal
Kochi, July 22: Income tax officials Friday raided two of India's biggest film stars, Mammootty and Mohanlal, across four southern cities. Both the Kerala-based actors have been asked to appear before tax officials in person here. Read Full Story

Santosh Sivan to make documentary on a farmer
Thiruvananthapuram, July 21 : Acclaimed filmmaker Santosh Sivan is all set to make a 52-minute documentary film on the life of a 70-year-old farmer in the picturesque Kuttanad area of Alappuzha district. He says the film will show what has been happening in the farming sector over the years. Read Full Story

International Documentary and Short Film Fest from July 31 in Kerala
Thiruvananthapuram, Jul 19: The Kerala Chalachitra Academy will organise the 4th International Documentary and Short Film Festival of Kerala (IDSFFK) here from July 31 to August four. Read Full Story

Cong leader to submit report on election by July end
Kozhikode, Jul 18 :Senior Congress leader and former Kerala finance minister Vakkom Purushothaman today said he will submit a report on reverses suffered by the party in certain key constituencies in the April 13 Assembly poll to the Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee by this month end. Read Full Story

Film director and writer Chinta Ravi passes away
Thrissur(Kerala), July 4: Cinema director and writer T. Ravindran (Chinta Ravi) passed away late in the evening in a private hospital here today. Read Full Story

Kavya Madhavan bags Bharath Murali Award
Kollam, Jun 26: Malayalam film actress Kavya Madhavan has been chosen for the second Bharath Murali Award. Read Full Story

''Rathinirvedam'' makes audiences rush to theatres
Thiruvananthapuram, Jun 26 : The new 'Rathinirvedam,' a remake of yesteryear classic by the same name, has taken an extraordinary opening on the strength of its provocative posters, making audiences rush to the theatres. Read Full Story

Malayalam actors body raises monthly pension for veterans
Kochi, June 26: The Association of Malayalam Movie Artists (AMMA) Sunday decided to hike the monthly pension of its veteran members to Rs.4,000, an association official said. Read Full Story

Salim Kumar to foray into film producton
Kozhikode, Jun 22 :After winning the natinoal and Kerala State Awards for best actor in ''Adaminte Makan Abu,'' (Son of Adam), versatile Malayalam film artiste Salim Kumar today announced plans to produce a film. Read Full Story

Not planning Malayalam film remake: Karan
New Delhi, June 22 : Filmmaker Karan Johar denied reports that he is planning to remake a Malayalam film, saying he is in London to acquire rights of a French movie. Read Full Story

'My film will ease Indo-Pak relations': Sreesanth
Kozhikode (Kerala) June 22 : Noted poet and musician Kaithapram Damodaran Namboothiri says his debut Malayalam movie "Mazhavillinnattamvare", starring cricketer S. Sreesanth, will soothe India-Pakistan relations. Read Full Story

Actor Mohanlal gets bail in defamation case
Thrissur (Kerala), June 17 : The faceoff between Kerala's veteran writer Sukumar Azhikode and thespian Mohanlal took another turn as the actor appeared in a court here Friday and secured bail in a defamation case filed by the writer. Read Full Story

Siddharth's dates dilemma
Siddharth's bag is full of films in different languages, but the actor is finding it hard to allocate dates to the makers of those movies. Read Full Story