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Balan The Boy review: Chidambaram’s superbly crafted drama traces a mother and son hiding against the world

Balan The Boy review: Chidambaram’s superbly crafted drama traces a mother and son hiding against the world

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Balan he Boy review Cast: Adhisheshan KR, Farzana Palathingal, Girish AD, Tovino Thomas, and Dolly June Director: Chidambaram Star rating: ★★★.5 The defining image in Malayalam film director Chidambaram’s Balan The Boy comes in the first half, when mother and son find a moment of respite after a lot of running around. The two of them lie on the bed; she keeping a loaded gun beside her. It is a declaration. No one is welcome here in their chosen space, and if some outside force tries to break this peace, there will be consequences. Balan The Boy is directed by Chidambaram, who made Manjummel Boys. Unfolding like a mystery, this is a subtly layered and wrenching drama about the many layers of identity that protects and pulls us apart in equal measure. You enter the world of Balan thinking it as one thing, and slowly it turns, and unfolds into a completely different thing altogether. The premise Amma (Farzana) and her boy (Adhisheshan) drop out of prison when we first meet them. From here on, …

Chidambaram’s Malayalam Thriller Recovers 35% Of Its Budget In The First Weekend!

Chidambaram’s Malayalam Thriller Recovers 35% Of Its Budget In The First Weekend!

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Balan The Boy Box Office Day 3: Chidambaram’s Malayalam Thriller Grows Well! (Photo Credit –YouTube) Following the massive global success of Manjummel Boys, director Chidambaram is back to commanding the ticket windows with his latest Malayalam survival thriller, Balan The Boy. Collaborating with powerhouse writer Jithu Madhavan of the Aavesham fame, the highly anticipated project has struck gold with both critics and audiences alike. The edge-of-your-seat thriller witnessed great acceleration on Sunday, pushing its cumulative 3-day box office score to a highly lucrative spot. In just 72 hours of tracking, the thriller has officially managed to recover 35% of its entire production budget purely through its domestic theatrical run! Balan The Boy Box Office Day 3 On the third day, Sunday, June 21, Balan The Boy earned 3 crore at the box office. Playing across a competitive 1,250 shows in India, the film registered an excellent overall average occupancy of 45.1% for Sunday. Check out the day-wise box office breakdown of the film (India Net Collection). Day 1: 1.82 crore Day 2: 2.35 crore Day …

Manjummel Boys director Chidambaram’s Balan The Boy sets release date ahead of Cannes Film Festival 2026 showcase

Manjummel Boys director Chidambaram’s Balan The Boy sets release date ahead of Cannes Film Festival 2026 showcase

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After the massive success of Manjummel Boys, filmmaker Chidambaram is gearing up for his next big-screen outing, Balan The Boy. The makers officially announced on Monday that the film will release in theatres worldwide on June 19, 2026, in five languages — Malayalam, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu and Kannada. Backed by KVN Productions, led by Venkat K Narayana, and Thespian Films, headed by Shailaja Desai Fenn, the upcoming film is already drawing attention for its emotional premise and strong creative team. Manjummel Boys director Chidambaram’s next Balan The Boy sets release date. (Instagram) A story centred on identity and belonging While the makers have largely kept the plot under wraps, they shared a brief note hinting at the film’s emotional tone. According to the announcement, Balan The Boy explores themes of identity, belonging, and the emotional baggage people carry because of where they come from. The team described it as “a deeply human story about identity, belonging and the invisible weight of where we come from,” adding that the film aims to offer an emotionally layered …

BJP responds to P Chidambaram’s remark on INDIA bloc: ‘Congress too has no future’

BJP responds to P Chidambaram’s remark on INDIA bloc: ‘Congress too has no future’

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The former Union finance minister warned that the INDIA bloc was fighting against a “formidable machinery”, which must be fought on all fronts. New Delhi: The BJP on Friday responded strongly at the Congress over its leader P Chidambaram’s remark on the opposition INDIA alliance, saying even Rahul Gandhi’s “close aide” knows that the party has no future. The development comes after P Chidambaram on Thursday voiced concerns over the INDIA bloc, saying he was not sure if the opposition alliance was still intact. Launching a scathing attack on P Chidambaram’s remarks, BJP national spokesperson Pradeep Bhandari said in a post on X, “Congress Leader P Chidambaram predicts: ‘Opposition will not be intact in future, BJP is a formidable organisation’.” “Even Rahul Gandhi’s close aides know Congress has no future,” he added. While speaking at the launch of Salman Khurshid and Mritunjay Singh Yadav’s book “Contesting Democratic Deficit”, P Chidambaram said, “The future (of INDIA bloc) is not so bright, as Mritunjay Singh Yadav said. He seems to feel that the alliance is still intact, …

To PM’s Tamil Nadu Funds Remark, P Chidambaram’s ‘Economic Metric’ Reply

To PM’s Tamil Nadu Funds Remark, P Chidambaram’s ‘Economic Metric’ Reply

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New Delhi: Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Sunday hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his remark that the Centre allocated for Tamil Nadu’s development three-time higher funds compared to the period before 2014. The former Union finance minister said even a first-year economics student would be able to tell that the “economic metric” would always be higher when compared to previous years. “Hon’ble prime minister and central ministers constantly say that they have given more money to Tamil Nadu in 2014-24 than was given in 2004-14. For example, Hon’ble prime minister said that his government has given for railway projects in Tamil Nadu seven times more money than before,” Chidambaram said in a post on X. Hon’ble PM and Central ministers constantly say that they have given more money to TN in 2014-24 than was given in 2004-14 For example, Hon’ble PM said that his government has given for railway projects in TN seven times more money than before Ask a first year student of… — P. Chidambaram (@PChidambaram_IN) April 6, 2025 …

P Chidambaram’s Warning On US Tariffs

P Chidambaram’s Warning On US Tariffs

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New Delhi: Congress leader P Chidambaram asked the government to spell out India’s response to US President Donald Trump’s threat of tariff war, alleging that no discussion in parliament or consultation with Opposition parties has been held over the matter. He called for finding common ground with other nations that share the same interests in pushing back against Mr Trump, and warned that if Mr Trump starts picking out individual countries and applying different tariffs, the affected nations could be left to fend on their own.  In an interview to NDTV, Mr Chidambaram said if the Indian government’s perception is that America is taking one step forward and two steps backwards, it must have a policy to counteract that. “I mean, it can’t be in uncertainty. Of course, Americans are uncertain, let’s assume so. But you must have alternative scenarios. What if they take one step forward? What is our response? What if they take two steps backward? What is our response? And that response need not be made public to the whole world, but …

Visa `scam`: Delhi court reserves order on Karti Chidambaram`s plea

Visa `scam`: Delhi court reserves order on Karti Chidambaram`s plea

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A Delhi court is likely to deliver on March 5 its order on Congress MP Karti Chidambaram`s plea seeking stay on proceedings in alleged Chinese visa scam related money laundering case against him and others. Special Judge Kaveri Baweja reserved the order on Saturday after hearing arguments on Karti`s application, which has sought to stay the proceedings claiming lack of sanction from authorities concerned. The ED had registered the money laundering case against Karti and others in the alleged scam pertaining to the issuance of visa to 263 Chinese nationals in 2011 when his father P Chidambaram was the home minister. The federal agency has filed its case under the criminal sections of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) taking cognisance of an FIR by the CBI in the same case. This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content …