Latest Malayalam cinema News & Updates

Chennai, May 7 (IANS) The Central Board of Film Certification has now cleared director Jeethu Joseph’s eagerly awaited Malayalam film ‘Drishyam 3’, featuring Malayalam superstar Mohanlal in the lead, for release with a U/A 13 + certificate. Taking to his social media timelines, Mohanlal said, “#Drishyam3 censored with U/A 13+ certificate. In Cinemas Worldwide from May 21, 2026.”Excitement for the film, the third instalment in the immensely popular series, has shot up ever since the makers chose …

Thiruvananthapuram, May 5 (IANS) A familiar presence in Malayalam cinema, Santhosh Nair (65), passed away on Tuesday following a tragic road accident at Enathu near Adoor in Pathanamthitta district, bringing to a close a decades-long association with the silver screen.The accident occurred around 6:30 a.m. on the MC Road when the car in which he was travelling with his wife lost control and rammed into a parcel lorry.He was rushed to a nearby hospital but succumbed to a heart attack while underg…

Chennai, April 29 (IANS) The makers of director Jeethu Joseph’s eagerly awaited Malayalam film ‘Drishyam 3’, featuring Malayalam superstar Mohanlal in the lead, on Wednesday released the much-awaited teaser of the film, much to the delight of fans and film buffs. Taking to his X timeline, Mohanlal shared the link to the just released teaser saying, “#Drishyam3 Official Teaser Worldwide Release | May 21st 2026.”The teaser that has been released begins with a recap of the earlier two parts. While …

Chennai, April 25 (IANS)The makers of Malayalam superstar Mohanlal’s blockbuster film ‘Thudarum’ have now penned an emotional note of gratitude on the occasion of the film completing one year. Rejaputhra Visual Media, the production house that produced the film, took to its Instagram page to express its gratitude. It said, “One year of Thudarum (Heart symbol). A journey built on passion, patience, and so many people coming together to tell one story.”The production house went on to say, “Gratefu…

Chennai, April 24 (IANS) A well known production house has now announced that it is to invest a whopping Rs 100 crore in the production house that is producing director Jeethu Joseph’s eagerly awaited Malayalam film ‘Drishyam 3’, featuring Malayalam superstar Mohanlal in the lead. Popular production house Pen Studios, on Friday, announced that it was to invest Rs 100 crore in Aashirvad Cinemas, the production house producing ‘Drishyam 3’, for the film.Taking to its social media timelines, Pen St…

Chennai, April 24 (IANS) Overwhelmed by the outpouring of love from fans, friends and family on the occasion of her birthday, actress Sshivada, who has made a name for herself in both Malayalam and Tamil cinema with her fine performances, on Friday penned a note of gratitude in which she said she was “feeling grateful for all the love”. Taking to her Instagram age to pen a note of gratitude, she wrote, “A little late, but thank you so much from the bottom of my heart for all your birthday wishes…

Mumbai, April 24 (IANS) A whiff of nostalgia was stirred when veteran actress-filmmaker Revathy watched the latest release “Michael” and said it took her back to the early 80s, when the King of Pop, Michael Jackson, was all the rage. Revathy took to Instagram, where she shared a posted of the latest release, which has debutant Jaafar Jackson playing the lead role.Revathy wrote: “#michael_jackson Watched Michael and was taken back to the early 80s when his music was a rage… what charisma …

Chennai, April 16 (IANS) Actor Dulquer Salmaan, who plays the lead in director Nahas Hidhayath’s eagerly awaited action thriller, ‘I’m Game’, on Thursday, announced that shooting for the film had been wrapped up. Taking to his X timeline to share pictures of the unit on the last day of shooting, Dulquer wrote, “Wrap day smiles say it all. #ImGame shoot done & dusted, couldn’t be happier! Grateful for this journey… see you all on August 20.”It may be recalled that in February this year, t…

Mumbai, April 16 (IANS) Actor Rahul Dev, who has joined actor Prince Kawaljeet Singh for the Punjabi film “Mor Sab Da Banuga”, is pushing all his limits mentally and physically to bring authenticity to his character. He says this character demands commitment and discipline. Rahul has worked on his rural Punjabi dialect for his character named Rana and even went make-up-free for the role. He has also adopted a strict diet, along with an intense fitness and training regimen, to achieve a power…

Chennai, April 12 (IANS) Actress Shamna Kasim, who is better known as Poorna to her fans in the Tamil film industry, on Sunday disclosed the reason behind choosing to name her baby girl ‘Dua Jameela’. Taking to her Instagram page to pen a lengthy post, Shamna wrote, “Introducing our little angel, Dua Jameela. So many have asked me why “Jameela”? It was my grandmother’s name — a piece of my heart I lost far too soon. Her love, her warmth, her memories have stayed with me every single day….