Raghava Lawrence

Laxmii movie review: Akshay Kumar’s torturous acting and loud storytelling drown out every good intention in the script

Laxmii’s shrillness overshadows its purported goal of representing trans persons on screen and ends up further otherising this ostracised community.

As Laxmii releases, revisiting Raghava Lawrence's Kanchana franchise and how well it represents the marginalised

Raghava Lawrence's franchise is successful because he normalises vulnerability. While we can debate if the representation is truly positive or a crude caricature, one would find it difficult to argue that he has any malice or is misguided.

Akshay Kumar's horror-comedy Laxmii to only have OTT premiere, despite reopening of cinemas

Laxmii is among the seven major Hindi movies to get a direct-to-digital release on Disney+ Hotstar.

The Friday List: From a workshop on picking locks to Raghava Lawrence's horror comedy Laxmii, your weekly calendar of virtual events

Every Friday, we'll bring you a curated list of online experiences — performances, talks, tours, screenings — to mark on your weekly calendar.

With Bollywood heading straight to home, box office may no longer remain the primary criterion of success

The suspension of theatrical releases during the lockdown has come as a blessing in disguise since the films are no longer merely judged by box office pull.

Raghava Lawrence announces Chandramukhi 2, sequel to Rajinikanth's 2005 horror comedy

Raghava Lawrence has announced that his next movie will be Chandramukhi 2 and he had received the blessings of ‘Thalaivar’ Rajinikanth for the project

Laxmmi Bomb: Akshay Kumar transforms into an intimidating woman for upcoming horror comedy

Laxmmi Bomb is a remake of superhit Tamil horror comedy Kanchana, and will be helmed by choreographer-turned-director Raghava Lawrence.

Laxmmi Bomb: Akshay Kumar, Kiara Advani's horror comedy to release on 22 May, 2020

Akshay Kumar will reportedly play a person possessed by a spirit in Laxmmi Bomb.

Nerkonda Paarvai: Ajith's star-power, combined with content-driven cinema, revives Tamil box office in 2019

Despite opening on a working day, the collections of Nerkonda Paarvai surprised everyone in the industry

Ajith's Nerkonda Paarvai, Jayam Ravi's Comali may revive box office business of Tamil cinema this year

Only superstars like Ajith, Rajinikanth, and Vijay revive the flailing Kollywood box office. Can Nerkonda Paarvai do it?