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Producers reveal only 8.15% of 184 Malayalam films released in 2025 turned profit; success rate falls from 2024's 10.63%
December 24, 2025 6:50 pm
While nine films, including Lokah and Empuraan, have been described as superhits, five, including Eko and Ponman, have emerged as hits.
Only 10% of 184 Malayalam films released so far in 2025 have succeeded, reveals Kerala Film Chamber: 'Govt has done nothing in nine years'
December 24, 2025 5:54 am
KFCC has announced that it will stop distributing films to theatres run by the Kerala State Film Development Corporation, alleging that the government was ignoring the demands of cinema stakeholders.
Mohanlal went from being Malayalam cinema's greatest actor to billionaire with Rs 450 cr empire, opened a masala company, set up production biz with chauffeur
December 23, 2025 6:40 pm
Mohanlal now reportedly charges Rs 20 crore, as well as overseas rights in the Gulf region, for big-ticket films.
Mammootty urges people to trust one another beyond boundaries: 'Let religions take their own course; we must...'
December 23, 2025 3:44 pm
At a time when bigotry is becoming increasingly common, Mammootty called upon the masses to prioritise humanity above everything else.
Sreenivasan nudged Malayalis to look at themselves, and laugh
December 23, 2025 7:51 am
The actor-writer-director, 69, who died last week, combined his rapier wit and astuteness with remarkable productivity, writing and acting in over 200 films
Mohanlal and Priyadarshan's most expensive film won 3 National Awards before release, but grossed less than half its budget
December 24, 2025 7:17 am
When Mohanlal and Priyadarshan announced that they were joining forces yet again and that too for an epic historical movie like Kaalapani, expectations were sky-high.
How Sreenivasan turned the middle-class Malayali’s insecurities into immortal characters
December 22, 2025 5:26 pm
Each time a middle-class Malayali dares to dream beyond their means, Vijayan from ‘Nadodikkattu’ seems to whisper, ‘Ethra manoharamaaya nadakkaatha aachaarangal (what beautiful, unrealistic dreams)’, a line that gently mocks, yet deeply empathises with, the beauty of impossible aspirations
Prithviraj's wife Supriya slams media coverage of Sreenivasan's funeral: 'Don't the dead, living deserve better?'
December 22, 2025 4:29 pm
Supriya Menon slams the manner in which Sreenivasan's funeral and the visuals of his bereaved family members were filmed, which she felt was tasteless.
Even Rajinikanth and Shah Rukh Khan couldn't recreate the magic Sreenivasan once achieved in Malayalam with Mammootty
December 21, 2025 4:06 pm
Even though these movies were helmed by the most prolific filmmakers in both industries, they failed to replicate the success of the Malayalam original, written by Sreenivasan.
When Sreenivasan first met 'fat, limping' Mohanlal and heard his acting dream: 'What a fool!'
December 21, 2025 12:03 pm
Sreenivasan once shared that he first felt Mohanlal was making a mistake by pursuing an acting career without any formal training.
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