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Manoj Kumar R
Manoj Kumar R began writing for The Indian Express in 2016. He writes reviews and opinion pieces about movies and TV shows. His main focus is everything that happens in South India's vibrant pop cultural scene. He speaks Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam and writes in English. Before joining us, he worked with other publications such as The Week and Deccan Herald. Follow Manoj on Twitter: @ImMKR
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Hey Jude movie review: The Nivin Pauly and Trisha starrer is beautiful but slow
February 03, 2018 10:32 IST
Hey Jude movie review: Hey Jude is Nivin Pauly's canvas. He has gained a huge amount of body weight to play the character and strikes home with the performance of an unconfident, introvert person with serious socialising problems.
Sat, Feb 03, 2018
Tholi Prema trailer: Varun Tej, Rashi Khanna are charming
February 02, 2018 16:54 IST
Tholi Prema trailer: Adithya (Varun Tej), who is now settled in some foreign county, is reminded of his past love Rashi Khanna. The walk down the memory land is filled with cute scenes, humour, good music, action, love-hate, more romance and heartbreaks.
Fri, Feb 02, 2018
Touch Chesi Chudu movie review: This Ravi Teja film has no surprises but entertains
February 02, 2018 16:03 IST
Touch Chesi Choodu movie review: Touch Chesi Chudu, which is written by Vakkantham Vamsi and directed by Vikram Sirikonda, is much better than Ravi Teja's previous outing Raja The Great. That is, indeed, a relief.
Fri, Feb 02, 2018
This is the real problem with Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Padmaavat
January 31, 2018 06:30 IST
Padmaavati row: The least Padmaavat director Sanjay Leela Bhansali could have done is not to glorify a medieval-age practice that was designed to condition women to believe that they had no life beyond their husbands.
Wed, Jan 31, 2018
Kamal Haasan says Indian 2 may offend politicians, spark controversies
January 30, 2018 15:21 IST
Addressing students of an engineering college, actor-turned-politician Kamal Haasan said that politicians are ready to turn anything into a controversy as long as it gives them political mileage.
Tue, Jan 30, 2018
Happy Birthday Priyadarshan: Mohanlal, Riteish Deshmukh and others wish Nimir director
January 30, 2018 13:26 IST
Priyadarshan turned a year older on Tuesday. Mohanlal, Riteish Deshmukh ,Udhayanidhi Stalin, Parvatii Nair among others took to Twitter to share their wishes for the legendary filmmaker on his birthday.
Tue, Jan 30, 2018
Bigg Boss Kannada Season 5: Chandan Shetty wins the show, Diwakar is the runner-up
January 29, 2018 10:13 IST
Bigg Boss Kannada Season 5: While Chandan Shetty was announced the winner, Diwakar went home with the runner-up trophy. Chandan received the winner’s trophy and a cash prize of Rs 50 lakh from Sundeep.
Mon, Jan 29, 2018
Gayatri trailer: Mohan Babu’s villainy is promising
January 28, 2018 20:42 IST
Gayatri trailer: The story revolves around the gangster Gayatri Patel and his dubious plans to beat his rivals and the law. The over two-minute trailer is dedicated to the glimpses of characters played by Mohan Babu.
Mon, Jan 29, 2018
Our only aim should be to bring about a good change in Tamil Nadu: Rajinikanth tells fans
January 28, 2018 18:07 IST
Explaining the simple and core principles of his yet-to-be-formed political party, Rajinikanth said the severing the common people without any personal motive will be the primary quality to join hands with him in his political endeavour.
Mon, Jan 29, 2018
Happy Birthday Shruti Haasan: More than just a pretty face
January 28, 2018 12:24 IST
Birthday girl Shruti Haasan did films in Hindi, Tamil and Telugu, but not many films provided her with an ample scope to showcase what she is capable of. She has promised to put more focus on her music career.
Sun, Jan 28, 2018
Inttelligent teaser: Sai Dharam Tej plays the saviour of weak
January 27, 2018 18:49 IST
Inttelligent teaser: Sai Dharam Tej plays 'Dharmabhai' and judging from the teaser, he also has a website Dharmabhai.com, where people can approach him with their grievances.
Sat, Jan 27, 2018
Shankar shares updates on Rajinikanth’s 2.0 teaser, Kamal Haasan’s Indian 2
January 27, 2018 17:13 IST
Shankar seems to have already started the pre-production work for his next big ticket film Indian 2 while the director announced the update on Rajinikanth's 2.0.
Sat, Jan 27, 2018
Kannada actor ‘Edakallu’ Chandrashekhar passes away
January 27, 2018 14:19 IST
Kannada film personalities and other high-profile people including Kannada Chef Minister Siddaramaiah, condoled the death of Chandrashekhar.
Sat, Jan 27, 2018
Aadhi movie review: Pranav Mohanlal shines in this thriller
January 27, 2018 09:48 IST
Aadhi movie review: Pranav's performance in action sequences is one of the mainstays in the film. Shot in real locations, Pranav draws applause for his skills in free running or popularly known as Parkour.
Sat, Jan 27, 2018
Bhaagamathie movie review: Anushka Shetty starrer fails to meet expectations
January 26, 2018 15:31 IST
Bhaagamathie movie review: Anushka Shetty lifts the mood with the loud burst of her performance as the possessed woman but her Chanchala character is a letdown.
Fri, Jan 26, 2018
Allu Arjun’s Naa Peru Surya Naa Illu India to release before Rajinikanth’s 2.0?
January 23, 2018 18:15 IST
According to some unconfirmed reports, the filmmakers have plans to release Naa Peru Surya Naa Illu on April 13, which gives the Allu Arjun film a two-week advantage over the Rajinikanth's 2.0.
Tue, Jan 23, 2018
Mohanlal promises a lot of action in his next film, see photo
January 23, 2018 12:57 IST
Malayalam superstar Mohanlal promised that the audience will be treated to a lot of action and adventure in the upcoming film, which is helmed by filmmaker Ajoy Varma.
Tue, Jan 23, 2018
Largo Winch director to sue Pawan Kalyan’s Agnyaathavaasi team for plagiarism
January 22, 2018 15:39 IST
T-Series, which had the remake rights of director Jerome Salle's 2008 film Largo Winch, had sent a legal notice to the makers of Agnyaathavaasi for alleged copyright violations.
Mon, Jan 22, 2018
Suriya’s film with Selvaraghavan, Dhanush’s Maari 2 start rolling
January 22, 2018 13:50 IST
Maari 2 is the sequel to Dhanush's 2015 gangster drama, which was also directed by Balaji. Suriya's maiden collaboration with Selvaraghavan is tentatively titled Suriya 36.
Mon, Jan 22, 2018
Carbon movie review: The Fahadh Faasil starrer is a must-see
January 20, 2018 09:54 IST
Carbon movie review: Venu has maintained a firm grip on the storytelling and beautifully brings out emotional conflicts in the characters in a well-written screenplay. Carbon is an engaging adventure film that should not be missed.
Sat, Jan 20, 2018
Raju Kannada Medium movie review: Gurunandan and Sudeep starrer is entertaining
January 19, 2018 19:03 IST
Kiccha Sudeep as Deepak Chakravarthy convincingly fulfills the only purpose why the director brought him on the team. He gives the much-needed star attraction to the film, which mainly has up-and-coming actors..
Sat, Jan 20, 2018
Malayalam actor Rima Kallingal’s speech on feminism is powerful
January 19, 2018 06:30 IST
Rima Kallingal made her speech on the blatant discrimination and ill-treatment faced by women in the Malayalam film industry. Her speech was so 'presidential' that many suggested she should run for the President's office in the next elections.
Fri, Jan 19, 2018
Mammootty writes heartfelt note to Pranav Mohanlal, welcomes him to Malayalam cinema
January 18, 2018 19:04 IST
Mammootty posted a heartfelt message for his junior, Mohanlal's son Pranav Mohanlal, describing him as one of his own children. Pranav's debut film Aadi and Mammootty's next film Street Lights are due in cinemas on January 26.
Thu, Jan 18, 2018
In Pawan Kalyan’s name, fans assault Agnyaathavaasi critic on camera
January 18, 2018 18:17 IST
The victim's rant against Agnyaathavaasi was shared on Twitter enraging the so-called fans of Pawan Kalyan. A group of miscreants tracked down the teenager in question to a physical address, stripped him and beat him up
Thu, Jan 18, 2018
Street Lights trailer: Looks like Mammootty got his groove back
January 18, 2018 17:46 IST
Mammootty starrer Street Lights marks the directorial debut of cinematographer Shamdat, who has also shot Kamal Haasan's upcoming film Vishwaroopam 2.
Thu, Jan 18, 2018Journalism of Courage
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