• The Federal

    Films

    From Nayakan to Thug Life, how gangster drama in South cinema has evolved through decades

    Nawaid Anjum
    14 Jun 2025 6:30 AM IST

    It has morphed into something uniquely layered, reflecting caste, class, regional politics all at once, even as it thrills us with signature violence and bravado

    Nayakan-South Indian cinema
    Films
    Second Chance-Subhadra Mahajan
    Films

    Second Chance: Subhadra Mahajan’s moving film tackles the trauma of heartbreak, abortion

    13 Jun 2025 7:06 AM IST
    Pratik Shah
    Entertainment

    Pratik Shah and our collective amnesia: How Bollywood’s culture of impunity shields its men

    8 Jun 2025 10:28 AM IST
    Kamal Haasan
    Films

    10 defining films across genres that showcase Kamal Haasan’s range as an actor

    6 Jun 2025 4:47 PM IST
    Thug Life

    ‘Thug Life’ releases to massive fan frenzy in TN; no shows in Karnataka

    5 Jun 2025 1:11 PM IST
    Tamil and Kannada are sisters: Badri Seshadri on Kamal Haasan’s language row

    'Tamil and Kannada are sisters': Badri Seshadri on Kamal Haasan’s language row

    4 Jun 2025 7:41 AM IST
    Kamal Haasan
    LIVE

    Thug Life LIVE | 'I should thank state of TN which stood by me', says Kamal

    3 Jun 2025 2:02 PM IST
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    Kamal Haasan moves Karnataka High court to end Thug Life ban

    2 Jun 2025 3:30 PM IST
    Radhika Apte

    Sister Midnight review: Radhika Apte’s phenomenal descent into marital madness

    31 May 2025 12:37 PM IST
    Bollywood-Khans

    How Bollywood hides its representation crisis, bigotry behind superstardom of Khans

    24 May 2025 5:29 PM IST
    Cannes 2025

    Homebound review: A heartbreaking tribute to migrants’ plight during lockdown

    23 May 2025 4:08 PM IST
    Salman Khan

    Security scare at Salman Khan's building; 2 arrested

    22 May 2025 4:49 PM IST
    Sentimental Value

    Cannes 2025: 10 standout films from around the world you need to know about

    21 May 2025 11:53 AM IST
    Aranyer Din Ratri-Cannes

    India at Cannes: Satyajit Ray’s Aranyer Din Ratri plays to a full house

    20 May 2025 3:35 PM IST
    Satyajit Ray

    Why Satyajit Ray’s films continue to touch our lives even today

    Amit Sengupta
    18 May 2025 1:36 PM IST

    As Aranyer Din Ratri premieres at Cannes, Ray’s cinema returns to global spotlight, evoking his timeless humanism and ability to see the extraordinary...

    Cannes 2025

    Cannes 2025: What Neeraj Ghaywan’s Homebound and other Indian films are all about

    15 May 2025 2:38 PM IST
    Santhanam

    TTD, others object to Santhanam’s film over remix of devotional song

    14 May 2025 4:27 PM IST
    Garm Hava

    10 films that look at India-Pakistan relations with a different lens

    9 May 2025 10:32 AM IST
    Vedan-Malayalam-cinema

    Malayalam cinema’s rising stars, directors caught in a web of drug raids

    30 April 2025 3:30 PM IST
    Phule-Ananth-Mahadevan

    Ananth Mahadevan interview: ‘I want my films to speak the language of global cinema’

    27 April 2025 6:30 AM IST
    AI in films

    How Artificial Intelligence is shaping the future of Indian filmmaking

    19 April 2025 6:30 AM IST
    Vivek Anchalia-Naisha

    Vivek Anchalia on Naisha, a full-length AI-powered film, and use of AI in filmmaking

    13 April 2025 7:30 AM IST
    Bazooka

    Bazooka review: Mammootty’s experimental thriller is all style, no firepower

    10 April 2025 6:34 PM IST
    Manoj Kumar

    Manoj Kumar obit: How the actor-filmmaker gave patriotism a face on screen

    5 April 2025 9:24 AM IST
    Empuraan, Censorship and its politics

    Is cinema losing its freedom? Empuraan controversy riles Kerala

    1 April 2025 11:03 PM IST
    Tom Holland, Spider-Man, Marvel Studios, Marvel Cinematic Universe, Kevin Feige, Sony Pictures, Marvel-Sony split

    Tom Holland’s ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ releases next year; check the date

    1 April 2025 11:55 AM IST
    L2: Empuraan, CBFC, Mohanlal

    Mohanlal blinks, apologises for Empuraan while Prithviraj maintains stoic silence

    30 March 2025 3:11 PM IST
    Empuraan review

    L2: Empuraan to be re-released with changes as makers bow to right-wing fury

    29 March 2025 8:20 PM IST
    Bride and Prejudice

    Bride and Prejudice: How Gurinder Chadha gave Jane Austen’s novel a Bollywood twist

    25 March 2025 6:30 AM IST
    Aamir Khan at 60

    Aamir Khan at 60: The ‘perfectionist’ who remains Bollywood’s grandmaster of surprises

    17 March 2025 2:00 PM IST
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