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Golden Globes, hobbled by scandal, set to announce noms
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Golden Globes, hobbled by scandal, set to announce noms

In bringing the Globes back the air, NBC praised the HFPA for its ongoing reforms but also reworked its contract. The network will broadcast the 2023 show in a one-year deal.

Happy Birthday Malavika Mohanan: Sneak peek into her Instagram gallery
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Happy Birthday Malavika Mohanan: Sneak peek into her Instagram gallery

Malavika Mohanan made her debut in the Malayalam movies with the 2013 release Pattam Pole. She then went on to appear in films like Nirnnayakam, Naanu Mattu Varalakshmi and The Great Father.

Ponmagal Vandhal movie review: Jyotika doesn't punch hard but sincerely delivers clarion call to believe women's stories
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Ponmagal Vandhal movie review: Jyotika doesn't punch hard but sincerely delivers clarion call to believe women's stories

Ponmagal Vandhal fits perfectly into Jyotika’s pursuit: Every film is a milestone in her single-minded journey of women’s empowerment.

Jyotika on taking Ponmagal Vandhal directly to Amazon Prime: OTT platforms 'give content-driven films a deserving audience'
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Jyotika on taking Ponmagal Vandhal directly to Amazon Prime: OTT platforms 'give content-driven films a deserving audience'

In an exclusive, Jyotika defends the decision of her Tamil courtroom drama Ponmagal Vandhal skipping a theatrical release owing to the coronavirus outbreak.

Chola on Amazon: Troubling male gaze or uncomfortably realistic take on sexual violence and social conditioning?
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Chola on Amazon: Troubling male gaze or uncomfortably realistic take on sexual violence and social conditioning?

Sanal Kumar Sasidharan's Chola, that released only in Kerala theatres in December, is now streaming on Amazon Prime Video India.

Coronavirus outbreak has shaken up Kannada film industry; how directors, producers, actors are coping with the crisis
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Coronavirus outbreak has shaken up Kannada film industry; how directors, producers, actors are coping with the crisis

As many as four big Kannada films were scheduled to release from April to September had the coronavirus outbreak not compelled the industry to shut shop.

Lakshmi's NTR: Election Commission directs Ram Gopal Varma to not release biopic until further order
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Lakshmi's NTR: Election Commission directs Ram Gopal Varma to not release biopic until further order

The Election Commission on 30 May, directed Ram Gopal Varma not to release Lakshmi's NTR, the biopic based on the life of former AP CM N T Rama, reiterating its 10 April order not to screen it and another movie until further orders

Lakshmi's NTR movie review: RGV's political film fails to pack a punch despite its inherent drama
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Lakshmi's NTR movie review: RGV's political film fails to pack a punch despite its inherent drama

Lakshmi's NTR is touted to be a true version of the events that led to NTR’s political downfall in the early ‘90s, but in the end, you are more likely to remember it as a love story stained with gossip, hearsay, and political ambition.

Kollywood's new trend: Actors now team up with established producers rather than bankrolling their own projects
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Kollywood's new trend: Actors now team up with established producers rather than bankrolling their own projects

Kollywood trade pundits say when actors produce their own films, they shouldn’t be over ambitious and stop spending too much on the remuneration of big actors and technicians. Instead, they should smartly focus on strong storylines.

Dear Comrade teaser: Vijay Deverakonda plays a student leader in Bharat Kamma's action drama
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Dear Comrade teaser: Vijay Deverakonda plays a student leader in Bharat Kamma's action drama

Dear Comrade teaser shows Vijay Deverakonda engaging in a fist-fight with students in a college campus

Lakshmi's NTR: TDP worker urges EC to stall Ram Gopal Varma's film till Lok Sabha Election on 11 April
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Lakshmi's NTR: TDP worker urges EC to stall Ram Gopal Varma's film till Lok Sabha Election on 11 April

The TDP member claims that the NTR Rama Rao biopic shows Andhra Pradresh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu in bad light and may thus affect the poll outcome.

Super Deluxe: Vijay Sethupathi, Samantha Akkineni's upcoming film to be distributed by YNOTX
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Super Deluxe: Vijay Sethupathi, Samantha Akkineni's upcoming film to be distributed by YNOTX

Super Deluxe will be distributed by the marketing and distribution wing of YNOT Studios, YNOTX

Mahesh Babu's legal team responds to GST department over tax evasion issue, accuses commissionerate of lapses
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Mahesh Babu's legal team responds to GST department over tax evasion issue, accuses commissionerate of lapses

Mahesh Babu's legal team claimed that the due amount of Rs 18.5 lakh, for which the GST department levied a penalty of Rs 73.5 lakh, was non-taxable.

Telugu superstar Mahesh Babu's bank accounts frozen by GST department over service tax dues
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Telugu superstar Mahesh Babu's bank accounts frozen by GST department over service tax dues

According to a press release issued by the Hyderabad GST Commissionarate, Mahesh Babu has not paid the Service Tax during 2007-08 for the taxable services he rendered as brand ambassador, appearance money and advertising for promotion of products among others.

Baahubali Hindi voice artist Sharad Kelkar posts picture with Prabhas: Face and voice finally in one frame
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Baahubali Hindi voice artist Sharad Kelkar posts picture with Prabhas: Face and voice finally in one frame

Prabhas' sheer machismo and strength in Bahubali matched perfectly with Sharad Kelkar's rich baritone

Watch: Akshay Kumar shares video of his transformation into winged, clawed monster from 2.0
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Watch: Akshay Kumar shares video of his transformation into winged, clawed monster from 2.0

Till now, the makers of 2.0 have not revealed much about Akshay Kumar's character in the film.

Sarkar team to reportedly cut scenes from Vijay-starrer that show AIADMK in 'bad light'
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Sarkar team to reportedly cut scenes from Vijay-starrer that show AIADMK in 'bad light'

Sarkar, despite being engulfed in controversy has nonetheless had a huge box office opening and crossed the Rs. 100 crore mark two days after its release

Adhugo movie review: This Ravi Babu adventure comedy has an interesting premise, but boring execution
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Adhugo movie review: This Ravi Babu adventure comedy has an interesting premise, but boring execution

Ravi Babu's film Adhugo wants to treat its lead character, Bunty — the piglet — with great care and affection, but also can’t resist butchering the story in the name of comedy.