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Prithviraj on I, Nobody, why he doesn’t do his own stunts: ‘My injury delayed film for 1 year’ | Malayalam News

Prithviraj on I, Nobody, why he doesn’t do his own stunts: ‘My injury delayed film for 1 year’ | Malayalam News

Prithviraj Sukumaran has called I, Nobody a film that defies genre classification, revealing that what begins as a bank heist story transforms into social commentary, a kidnap drama and eventually a one-man chase thriller across its nearly three-hour runtime. In an interaction with SCREEN, the actor also detailed the physically demanding shoot that involved a French stunt coordinator, a real shopping mall in Thiruvananthapuram and a bus that was cut in half for a single fight sequence. “With I, Nobody, I’ve said this multiple times, this is a film that you cannot really classify in one genre,” Prithviraj said. “Even as you watch the film, I’m sure if you look back at it, you will realise that when the movie started, you would have thought, oh, this is a bank robbery. Then finally, you realise it was not about that. Then it suddenly becomes like a social commentary. Then it becomes like a kidnap drama. Then it sort of becomes like a man against the system. So it keeps switching genres.” ALSO READ: Prithviraj’s heist …

Revathy, Padmapriya resign from Association of Malayalam Movie Artistes: ‘Power keeps finding ways to protect itself’

Revathy, Padmapriya resign from Association of Malayalam Movie Artistes: ‘Power keeps finding ways to protect itself’

Actors Revathy Asha Kelunni and Padmapriya Janakiraman have resigned from the primary membership of the Association of Malayalam Movie Artists (AMMA). In a joint post on Instagram, they announced their decision. Thy explaned how their decision wasn’t taken in haste but stemmed from years of seeking change within the organisation. Actors Revathy Asha Kelunni and Padmapriya Janakiraman quit AMMA. ‘Same old order returned’ Revathy shared the statement in a joint Instagram post with Padmapriya. The statement read, “This may look like one more chapter in the ongoing AMMA saga. It is not. Our resignation is not in haste and not about a single incident. For nearly a decade, the ask was simple. Safer workplaces. Dignity. Accountability. Equal treatment. The minimum every member deserves. And values we genuinely believed all of us could unite around.” Talking about their experience, they wrote, “The price of asking, for us, has been silence and distance. From colleagues, from friends, from spaces that once felt like home. Still, we stayed. For hope has a remarkable ability to survive disappointment. The …

‘Challenges power structures’: Parvathy says I, Nobody is more than just a heist film | Malayalam News

‘Challenges power structures’: Parvathy says I, Nobody is more than just a heist film | Malayalam News

3 min readNew DelhiUpdated: Jul 6, 2026 10:04 PM IST Prithviraj Sukumaran is gearing up for the release of his upcoming film I, Nobody on July 9. While many fans believe the film is a heist thriller, actor Parvathy Thiruvothu says there’s much more to it than meets the eye. During the 15th edition of Expresso in Chennai, Parvathy explained the significance of the film’s intriguing title. “It is a film called I, Nobody. The intrigue begins with the title itself,” she said, adding, “It also resonates with my own journey. You may become somebody, be given a platform and spaces to showcase your talent, but the speed with which you’re pulled off those pedestals is astonishing. The ease with which authorities and power structures can take away your privileges is something we are witnessing across the world today.” Citing an example, she added, “Recent studies show that women’s rights are declining at an alarming rate globally. We’re watching it happen with disbelief, yet it continues to unfold.” Also Read – ‘Newcomers are still exploited’: …

Revathy and Padmapriya resign from AMMA, say film body is ‘not ready to change’ | Malayalam News

Revathy and Padmapriya resign from AMMA, say film body is ‘not ready to change’ | Malayalam News

4 min readKochiJul 6, 2026 09:26 PM IST Actors Revathy and Padmapriya have resigned from their primary membership of the Association of Malayalam Movie Artists (AMMA), announcing the decision through a joint post on Instagram on Monday. “Today, we are resigning from our primary membership of AMMA. Not in anger, not in haste. Between us we have given decades to this industry, and we care where it goes next,” the actors wrote. “For years the ask was simple: safety, dignity, accountability and equal treatment. What we met instead was silence, and the slow realisation that this institution, as it stands, is not ready to change.” The post made clear the two would continue working in the industry. “Malayalam cinema will always be ours to love and to work for. That never depended on a membership,” they wrote, signing off with, “See you at the cinemas, Revathy and Padmapriya.” A detailed statement was attached to the post. Also Read: Mammootty breaks silence on AMMA row; brushes off film body crisis as a ‘small matter’ The statement …

Parvathy says women are burdened with responsibility of being ‘likeable’ on screen | Malayalam News

Parvathy says women are burdened with responsibility of being ‘likeable’ on screen | Malayalam News

Parvathy Thiruvothu, National Award-winning actor and founding member of Women in Cinema Collective, has pointed out that the change in portrayal of women on screen has been “very slow” and she’s not happy with that progress. The actor, speaking at the 15th edition of Screen Expresso in Chennai, also underlined how the responsibility of being likeable on screen is only placed on the women, and not as much on the men. “This bread crumbing of progress doesn’t bode well with me. I’d still take this tokenistic approach of hiring women over nothing. We do need our foot in the door to make some changes. But what we’re missing in terms of representation of our characters, be it a man, woman or any person writing them, are all of us seeing ourselves on screen?” said Parvathy. She added that the representation exists mostly in templates, from the ‘best friend’ template to the ‘mother’ template to ‘the lover girl’ template, which she’s rather familiar with. “Trust me, I’ve played a lover girl for over a decade before …

Dileep’s Bandra made less than Rs 3 cr after Rs 35 cr investment: Producer blames director | Malayalam News

Dileep’s Bandra made less than Rs 3 cr after Rs 35 cr investment: Producer blames director | Malayalam News

5 min readKochiJul 5, 2026 08:40 PM IST Although theatrically released films succeeding and flopping are quite common, and no one can definitively predict a movie’s box-office outcome, some turn out to be such big disasters that they leave their producers in dire straits. Even worse are circumstances in which a film’s budget goes significantly overboard, pushing the producer to raise money through various channels to complete the project, only to lose it all when the movie bombs in theatres. It appears that this was more or less what happened to producer Vinayaka Ajith with director Arun Gopy’s Dileep-led Bandra (2023). The downfall of Dileep Once one of the most successful film stars in Malayalam cinema in the 2000s and up until the early 2010s, alongside Mohanlal and Mammootty, Dileep’s career graph began to decline with the arrival of a fresh batch of filmmakers who ushered in a new wave marked by contemporary aesthetics inspired by emerging trends in world cinema. The farcical comedy movies he was known for began to be produced less frequently. …

‘Newcomers are still exploited’: Parvathy Thiruvothu calls out lack of contracts in cinema | Malayalam News

‘Newcomers are still exploited’: Parvathy Thiruvothu calls out lack of contracts in cinema | Malayalam News

The Justice Hema Committee report that rocked Malayalam show business in August 2024 flagged not just chilling issues such as the casting couch and ostracism of those who refuse to comply with the demands of the powerful, but also a lack of basic facilities on sets and pay disparities. It basically highlighted extreme discrimination and exploitation faced by marginalised groups, particularly women. About two years later, actor Parvathy Thiruvothu — one of the founding members of the Women in Cinema Collective (WCC), which played a key role in the constitution of the three-member committee headed by retired High Court judge Justice K Hema — says that newcomers continue to be exploited by the industry, where they even work without proper contracts. Must Read | Parvathy Thiruvothu discusses female representation, activism and I, Nobody at Expresso Although Malayalam cinema has witnessed a paradigm shift over the past eight to nine years, she noted that it is still fear-based and not because people feel that such exploitation and discrimination are fundamentally wrong. While she is happy with …

Parvathy Thiruvothu discusses female representation, activism and I, Nobody at Expresso | Malayalam News

Parvathy Thiruvothu discusses female representation, activism and I, Nobody at Expresso | Malayalam News

After hosting some of the biggest names from the world of entertainment, The Indian Express series Expresso is back with its 15th edition. This time, the spotlight is on award winning actor Parvathy Thiruvothu, who joined us for a candid conversation at the Taj Connemara in Chennai. During the session, Parvathy spoke about her journey in cinema, her approach to choosing films, the responsibilities that came with becoming an activist, the gaps that continue to exist in female representation across the film industry, and more. Talking about the stereotypes that continue to define female characters in Indian cinema, Parvathy Thiruvothu said, “We see a mother; the mother template is one. We see a best friend; the best friend template is one. We see a lovable woman. Trust me, I played the lovable woman for many years, for over a decade, before I got the good feminist roles. So the idea of that woman in the story is that her only dramatic need is to fall in love. There seems to be nothing else plaguing her. …

Ansiba moves court over defamatory videos; Shwetha Menon won’t step down as AMMA chief | Malayalam News

Ansiba moves court over defamatory videos; Shwetha Menon won’t step down as AMMA chief | Malayalam News

4 min readKochiJul 3, 2026 12:46 PM IST The troubles that have been plaguing the Association of Malayalam Movie Artistes (AMMA) for the past few weeks seem to be snowballing further, as actors Ansiba Hassan and Shwetha Menon have decided to take drastic measures to stand their respective grounds. While Ansiba has chosen to take the legal route against actor Lakshmi Priya and others for making alleged defamatory remarks against her, Shwetha has reportedly taken a U-turn on her decision to resign as the organisation’s president. Ansiba Hassan seeks FIR over defamatory videos In a petition filed at the Judicial First Class Magistrate Court in Ernakulam, Ansiba has sought a direction to the police to file an FIR on the basis of a complaint she submitted against Lakshmi and two representatives of an online media outlet, The Hindu reported. She has accused them of circulating videos on social media intended to tarnish her image and subject her to public humiliation. Only in SCREEN | Malayalam cinema 2026 half-yearly report: Death of multi-starrers and rise of …

Tracking Malayalam cinema’s unpredictable first half of 2026

Tracking Malayalam cinema’s unpredictable first half of 2026

Is it just Malayalam cinema, or have the times truly changed so much in the Indian film industry that a movie featuring literally no star in its main cast might end up making about three times as much as another starring two cinematic heavyweights? Show business is unpredictable, yes, and content has mostly been king in Malayalam cinema; yet, the aforementioned scenario was fairly unexpected. Since it is not often that we get to see a Mammootty-Mohanlal film, director Mahesh Narayanan’s Patriot, being outperformed by a coming-of-age comedy-drama, director Savin SA’s Vaazha 2, headlined by a bunch of social media content creators, it warrants the question: Was that just a one-off occurrence, or is this going to be the new norm where even double the star power can’t guarantee break-even at the box office? Vinayak, Hashir, Alan Bin Siraj, and Ajin Joy in Vaazha 2. (Credit: Instagram/@hashireeeee) Either way, there’s no doubt that Dominic Arun’s Kalyani Priyadarshan-led Lokah Chapter 1: Chandra emerging as the industry hit last year, and Vaazha 2 becoming the fifth-highest-grossing Malayalam …