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Around Tinsel Town
The 68th National Film Awards for 2020 was announced and the Best Actor Award was shared by Suriya (Soorarai Pottru) and Ajay Devgn (Tanhaji). Soorarai Pottru also bagged four more awards including Best Feature Film.
Bollywood
Kartik Aaryan, Kriti Sanon starrer ‘Shehzada’ to release in February
Kajol to make series debut with Disney+ Hotstar
Tamannaah Bhatia’s ‘Babli Bouncer’ to release on Disney+ Hotstar in September
‘Delhi Crime’ Season 2 to arrive on Netflix on August 26
Hollywood
Amazon Prime Video to premiere exclusive slate of HBO Max originals in India
Denis Villeneuve’s ‘Dune: Part Two’ commences shooting
Peter Dinklage on board ‘The Hunger Games’ prequel movie
Trailer of ‘Game of Thrones’ prequel, ‘House of the Dragon’, released
Willem Dafoe, Camila Morrone join Patricia Arquette’s ‘Gonzo Girl’ adaptation
Regional Cinema
Vijay Deverakonda’s ‘Liger’ trailer promises a masala sports action drama
Nithya Menen-Vijay Sethupathi starrer ‘19(1)(a)‘ to release on Disney+ Hotstar
New in streaming
New on Disney+ Hotstar this month: Kamal Haasan’s Vikram, a brand new season of Koffee With Karan, new series Shoorveer and more
New on Netflix: Action thriller The Gray Man, true-crime documentary series Indian Predator: The Butcher of Delhi, Kenyan drama series Country Queen, and more
New on Amazon Prime Video this week: The third season of Comicstaan, Tamil romantic thriller Vezham, Gossip Girl revival series, and more
New on Apple TV Plus: Maya Rudolph stars in comedy series Loot, new episodes of Physical, Gugu Mbatha-Raw in thriller Surface, and more
Essential reading
1) Russo brothers: Dhanush has a rare quality like Marlon Brando
>> The Hollywood director duo and Dhanush speak about ‘The Gray Man’ during the Mumbai premiere
2) Actor Kamal Haasan and writer Jeyamohan discuss world literature, filmmaking and the power of narrative
>> Kamal caught up with the Tamil writer, whose new book ‘Stories of the True’ was recently released
3) Nivin Pauly back in cinemas with ‘Mahaveeryar’, a genre bender
>> The actor speaks about his courtroom drama that combines elements of time travel and fantasy
4) Sajimon: ‘Malayankunju’ must be the toughest project in the career of each person who worked in it
>> The director’s survival drama starring Fahadh Faasil is written by Mahesh Narayanan, with music by A R Rahman
5) Gautham Ramachandran: ‘Gargi’ and ‘Sathuranga Vettai’ share the same universe
>> The director discusses the many creative choices in the Sai Pallavi-starrer
6) Celebrating 50 years of ‘Pandanti Kapuram’
>> The film is remembered for its evergreen songs and the stellar performances of its cast
7) Do family dramas find space in films?
>> Once the mainstay, sentimental family stories are now struggling to find a big audience
8) Of macho men and invisible women
>> The masculinity crisis has led to reinforcement in stereotypes of the ‘ideal woman’
9) Mani Ratnam’s ‘Ponniyin Selvan’ is a tipping point to take the Tamil classic to different generations
>> Will Kalki’s serialised novel find a new audience in the 21st century?
10) Why ‘Meme Boys’ is not for boomers
>> Director and writer of the college campus series on Internet memes and its subculture
What to watch
1) In ‘The Gray Man’, Russo brothers and Dhanush team up to make a ‘masala’ movie that sometimes works
2) In ‘Shamshera,’ Ranbir Kapoor excels in a dual role with multiple shades
3) Nivin Pauly’s ‘Mahaveeryar’ is an absurd, mystical courtroom comedy
4) ‘Thank You’ is a dull note of gratitude
5) Despite potent material, ‘Indian Predator: The Butcher of Delhi’ is a shallow exploration
6) The second season of ‘Parampara’ is a racier follow-up
7) Sameer Saxena’s ‘Jaadugar’ is a heartfelt coming-of-age film
8) ‘Malayankunju’ is a gripping survival drama headlined by a superb Fahadh Faasil
Published - July 22, 2022 05:56 pm IST
