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3 weeks ago | 
timesofindia.indiatimes.com | Anna Mathews
Written & Directed By God is a feel-good fantasy, helmed by a newbie director Febi George and writers Jomon John, Linto Devasia and Roshan Mathew. There seems to be too much of a youthful simplicity to the story about God coming down to meet a disgruntled film director.Saiju Kurup plays the latter; a director, who can’t get his next project going and is tight for cash. After a small dispute with his wife, he drops her home with their child, and makes an angry gesture to the heavens.
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1 month ago | 
timesofindia.indiatimes.com | Anna Mathews
Story: Ujjwalan runs a library and moonlights as the village detective, but will he be able to find the identity of the serial killer, who has cast fear over PlachikavuReview: Detective Ujjwalan aims to use Dhyan Sreenivasan’s comic charm in a crime thriller. He plays the titular Ujjwalan, who runs a library and moonlights as the village detective for small crimes, such as misplaced gold or a missing goat.
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1 month ago | 
timesofindia.indiatimes.com | Anna Mathews
Story: Varghese Peter is part of the CRPF battalion sent to stand guard at the Muthanga tribal agitation. But the cop is disturbed to learn the administration's methods to beat down the protestReview: Anuraj Manohar’s Narivetta comes at a very - for lack of a better word - interesting time.
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1 month ago | 
flipboard.com | Christopher Weaver |Anna Mathews
UNH, TGT, BDX: 3 Ridiculously Undervalued Stocks Set to Surge in May 2025Key Points• These stocks have declined significantly in the past year and are now below their intrinsic values. • It could be a good idea to buy the dip …
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1 month ago | 
timesofindia.indiatimes.com | Anna Mathews
Story: Prince is on the lookout for his perfect match, but his very popular bride might not be ideal for himReview: Prince and Family, helmed by debut director Binto Stephen, is yet another social comedy, that tries to use Dileep’s ‘vintage charm’. Maybe it is time for Dileep to move to more contemporary characterisations, particularly when the issue discussed is very topical.
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1 month ago | 
timesofindia.indiatimes.com | Anna Mathews
Writer-director Thamar KV made a surprising debut in 2022 with 1001 Nunakal, a chamber drama with no big starcast, but an engaging narrative. He gets a bit more expansive with Sarkeet, keeping the story and scenario still fairly confined, but ambitious with roping in bigger names and the emotional scale.
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1 month ago | 
frontline.thehindu.com | Ilangovan Rajasekaran |Vaishna Roy |Anna Mathews
The people of Munambam, a fishing village in Kochi, rolled out the red carpet for Union Minister of Minority Affairs Kiren Rijiju when he visited the area on April 15, 2025. At the time, they were thrilled that the BJP government had passed the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025, which came into force on April 8, 2025.
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2 months ago | 
timesofindia.indiatimes.com | Anna Mathews
Thudarum has the same-ish mood of Drishyam, with a father - and Mohanlal, at that - trying to protect his family, but Tharun Moorthy’s revenge drama lacks any of the cleverness of the Jeetu Joseph film. Taxi driver Shanmugham (Mohanlal), known as Benz among family and friends, is a former film stunt assistant and a loving family man, whose adoration for his Mark 1 Ambassador is well-known.
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2 months ago | 
frontline.thehindu.com | Divya Gandhi |Vaishna Roy |Anna Mathews
As models walked down the ramp for the “Dior Haute Couture SS25” show in Paris on January 27, 2025, their clothes, embellished with embroidery, beadwork, and feathers, dramatically complemented the opulent tropical art backdrop created by the Barcelona-based, Mumbai-born visual artist Rithika Merchant. Her installation “The Flowers We Grew” was commissioned by Maria Grazia Chiuri as part of the scenography for “Dior Haute Couture SS25”.
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2 months ago | 
wsj.com | Anna Mathews
Medicare Advantage plans will get a 5.06% rate increase, well above the 2.23% bump that the Biden administration proposedThe Trump administration will substantially increase payment rates for Medicare insurers next year, generating more than $25 billion in additional revenue for the industry and doubling the boost proposed in January.
