When a reporter asked him about his stand on the ongoing nun's protest issue, Mohanlal had asked, "Aren't you ashamed to ask such unnecessary questions while talking about such a good deed?"

Actor Captain Raju passed away on Monday morning at his residence in Kochi, Kerala. He was 68.

The woman, who was allegedly raped multiple times by the Bishop of Jalandhar, in the Kerala Nun rape case has now drawn the support of Women In Cinema Collective, an organisation of leading female artists of the Malayalam film industry.

The first look and the title of Kaaliyan were unveiled earlier this year. Sporting long tresses coupled with a thick-beard and beefed up physique, Prithviraj looked every inch like a warrior in the character poster.

Happy birthday Mammootty: Mohanlal, Nivin Pauly, Raai Laxmi, Aju Varghese and many others wished Yatra star Mammootty on his 67th birthday.

Malayalam actors Dileep and Kavya Madhavan are expecting their first child. The two got married in November 2016.

Directed by Aashiq Abu, Malayalam film Virus stars Revathy, Asif Ali, Rima Kallingal, Parvathy TK, Remya Nambissan, Tovino Thomas, Kalidas Jayaram, Soubin Shahir, Dileesh Pothan and Chemban Vinod Jose.

Besides Prabhas, Tamil film actor-director Raghava Lawrence announced Rs 1 crore donation for Kerala. Oscar-winning composer AR Rahman recently handed over Vijayan a cheque of Rs 1 crore as relief donation.

Ranam, starring Prithviraj, promises to be a no-nonsense modern action thriller. The film will hit theatres on September 6.

Malayalam superstar Mammootty earlier this week started shooting for his upcoming film Madura Raja. Mohanlal has also resumed shooting for Lucifer in Thiruvananthapuram.

Tovino Thomas was not the first Malayalam celebrity to get trolled. Actors such as Dulquer Salmaan and Mallika Sukumaran were also subjected to trolling on social media forcing them to issue rebuttals.

Blessy's Aadujeevitham, based on the similarly-titled award-winning Malayalam novel written by Benyamin, is the story of a man ending up in shambles after reaching the Middle East as he finds himself tending goats in extreme desert temperatures.

KK Haridas, 52, started his career as an assistant in the 80s and worked as an associate in 48 films before turning into a full time director. He has directed 20 films.

Kayamkulam Kochunni, Oru Kuttanadan Blog, Varathan and Padayottam were slated for release between August 15 and August 24.

Kerala floods: Quite a few celebrities have come forward to help in any way they can in overcoming the destruction wrought by the Kerala floods. Recently Richa Chadha shared a photo and a video which showed her Shakeela co-star, Rajeev Govinda Pillai, contributing towards relief efforts.

Saying that he is a firm believer in "one-nation theory", Nivin Pauly implored fellow citizens to contribute to the ongoing relief efforts in Kerala floods.

Amala Paul, who has been shooting for her upcoming thriller Adho Andha Paravai Pola, recently suffered a ligament tear.

Four big films have been slated for Onam this month. One of them is Kayamkulam Kochunni, which stars Nivin Pauly and Mohanlal.