Filmistan writes the cinema week: critics, actors, and the scene. One featured story leads, then the lanes the desk is still printing.https://filmistan.in/https://filmistan.in/scene/deva-gaana-composer-annamalai-baashha-dies-at-75/https://filmistan.in/scene/deva-gaana-composer-annamalai-baashha-dies-at-75/Deva, the composer behind Annamalai, Baashha and Arunachalam, died on Oct. 17 aged 75. His career, the tributes and the State honours funeral.Sun, 18 Oct 2026 16:43:41 GMThttps://filmistan.in/scene/spirit-diwali-2027-prabhas-ramayana-part-2-clash/https://filmistan.in/scene/spirit-diwali-2027-prabhas-ramayana-part-2-clash/Sandeep Reddy Vanga set Prabhas's Spirit for Oct. 29, 2027, Diwali. Ramayana Part 2 is also expected then, though it has no date yet.Sun, 18 Oct 2026 16:43:18 GMThttps://filmistan.in/scene/anirudh-ravichander-kavya-maran-wedding-what-is-confirmed/https://filmistan.in/scene/anirudh-ravichander-kavya-maran-wedding-what-is-confirmed/Anirudh Ravichander and Kavya Maran will marry in November. The Nov. 21 Chennai reception is on the record, and the Greece date is not confirmed.Sun, 18 Oct 2026 16:42:52 GMThttps://filmistan.in/scene/drishyam-the-conclusion-nears-padmaavat-record/https://filmistan.in/scene/drishyam-the-conclusion-nears-padmaavat-record/Drishyam: The Conclusion has Rs 540.79 crore worldwide gross after 16 days, Koimoi says. The film is Rs 19.21 crore short of Padmaavat. The numbers.Sun, 18 Oct 2026 16:42:29 GMThttps://filmistan.in/actors/soori-mandaadi-comedian-to-lead-actor-journey/https://filmistan.in/actors/soori-mandaadi-comedian-to-lead-actor-journey/Soori, once Parotta Soori the comedian, now leads the coastal drama Mandaadi. How he got from Padayappa's sets to lead roles, in his own words.Sun, 18 Oct 2026 16:42:04 GMThttps://filmistan.in/actors/kani-kusruti-eyes-sonyliv-tina-sebastian/https://filmistan.in/actors/kani-kusruti-eyes-sonyliv-tina-sebastian/Kani Kusruti plays police officer Tina Sebastian in Eyes, a seven-episode SonyLIV series on stalking. The review, the cast and the career behind the role.Sun, 18 Oct 2026 16:41:41 GMThttps://filmistan.in/actors/lalit-prabhakar-ajmal-kasab-prahaar-preparation/https://filmistan.in/actors/lalit-prabhakar-ajmal-kasab-prahaar-preparation/Marathi actor Lalit Prabhakar explains how he prepared to play Ajmal Kasab in Prahaar and why some told him not to. Reviewers single out the performance.Sun, 18 Oct 2026 16:41:17 GMThttps://filmistan.in/actors/jaideep-ahlawat-rajveer-tomar-drishyam-the-conclusion/https://filmistan.in/actors/jaideep-ahlawat-rajveer-tomar-drishyam-the-conclusion/Jaideep Ahlawat plays Rajveer Tomar in Drishyam: The Conclusion and a Pakistani prosecutor in Prahaar. Critics praise his stillness and want more of him.Sun, 18 Oct 2026 16:40:54 GMThttps://filmistan.in/critics/chevittorma-review-dileesh-pothan-pauly-valsan-busan/https://filmistan.in/critics/chevittorma-review-dileesh-pothan-pauly-valsan-busan/Leo Thaddeus's Malayalam drama, which premiered at Busan, gets 3.5 stars from The Indian Express for Dileesh Pothan and Pauly Valsan's restrained acting.Sun, 18 Oct 2026 16:40:30 GMThttps://filmistan.in/critics/yezhu-kadal-yezhu-malai-review-nivin-pauly-ram-ai/https://filmistan.in/critics/yezhu-kadal-yezhu-malai-review-nivin-pauly-ram-ai/Ram's Tamil chamber drama with Nivin Pauly and Soori draws a sharp review: strong actors, a moving love story and heavy use of AI shots.Sun, 18 Oct 2026 16:40:05 GMThttps://filmistan.in/critics/nayyi-navelli-review-yami-gautam-balaji-mohan/https://filmistan.in/critics/nayyi-navelli-review-yami-gautam-balaji-mohan/Yami Gautam's horror comedy opened Oct. 16 to harsh reviews. The Hindu finds it loud and charmless, and News18 gives it 1 out of 5.Sun, 18 Oct 2026 16:39:30 GMThttps://filmistan.in/critics/prahaar-review-rajkummar-rao-ujjwal-nikam-kasab-trial/https://filmistan.in/critics/prahaar-review-rajkummar-rao-ujjwal-nikam-kasab-trial/Prahaar, with Rajkummar Rao as prosecutor Ujjwal Nikam, wins praise for its courtroom scenes. Critics split on Rao's polish and the family subplot.Sun, 18 Oct 2026 16:38:46 GMThttps://filmistan.in/scene/national-awards-regional-winners-raayan-mithya-fathima/https://filmistan.in/scene/national-awards-regional-winners-raayan-mithya-fathima/From Raayan to Mithya, the 72nd National Film Awards named a best film in every language. The regional winners, language by language.Sun, 18 Oct 2026 16:20:51 GMThttps://filmistan.in/scene/raftaar-rajkummar-rao-start-up-drama-opens/https://filmistan.in/scene/raftaar-rajkummar-rao-start-up-drama-opens/Raftaar, with Rajkummar Rao and Keerthy Suresh, opened on Oct. 16 after a July date was dropped. What is known, and what is not.Sun, 18 Oct 2026 16:20:27 GMThttps://filmistan.in/scene/comrade-kalyan-sree-vishnu-clean-hit-box-office/https://filmistan.in/scene/comrade-kalyan-sree-vishnu-clean-hit-box-office/Sree Vishnu's Telugu comedy broke even within days, one trade site says. Reviews call it silly but fun. Then Jailer 2 and Ranabaali arrived.Sun, 18 Oct 2026 16:20:07 GMThttps://filmistan.in/scene/baththa-box-office-good-reviews-modest-numbers/https://filmistan.in/scene/baththa-box-office-good-reviews-modest-numbers/Baththa has warm reviews and a modest run. Trackers put it between Rs 23.7 and 26.8 crore net, and the daily numbers show a weekend pattern.Sun, 18 Oct 2026 16:19:46 GMThttps://filmistan.in/scene/indias-oscar-race-33-films-14-hindi-homebound/https://filmistan.in/scene/indias-oscar-race-33-films-14-hindi-homebound/The Film Federation weighed 33 films for the Oscars, 14 in Hindi. The contenders, the rules, and what became of Homebound.Sun, 18 Oct 2026 16:19:23 GMThttps://filmistan.in/scene/gondhal-indias-oscar-entry-santosh-davakhar/https://filmistan.in/scene/gondhal-indias-oscar-entry-santosh-davakhar/Gondhal, a Marathi thriller by Santosh Davakhar, is India's official Oscar entry, chosen from 33 films. The film, the cast and what comes next.Sun, 18 Oct 2026 16:18:59 GMThttps://filmistan.in/scene/premada-oorali-rs-2-5-crore-kannada-sleeper-hit/https://filmistan.in/scene/premada-oorali-rs-2-5-crore-kannada-sleeper-hit/A Kannada film made on Rs 2.5 crore opened to 60 shows and is past Rs 75 crore net. How Premada Oorali grew, and how it was sold.Sun, 18 Oct 2026 16:18:37 GMThttps://filmistan.in/scene/jailer-2-opening-day-box-office-rajinikanth-sun-pictures/https://filmistan.in/scene/jailer-2-opening-day-box-office-rajinikanth-sun-pictures/Jailer 2 opened at about Rs 60 crore net, per trackers. What exhibitors say, how sources differ and where the total stands on Oct. 18.Sun, 18 Oct 2026 16:18:15 GMThttps://filmistan.in/actors/sj-suryah-jailer-2-villain-director-turned-actor/https://filmistan.in/actors/sj-suryah-jailer-2-villain-director-turned-actor/S. J. Suryah plays Bodhi Kalpak in Jailer 2, and reviews split on whether the villains work. His path from director to screen antagonist.Sun, 18 Oct 2026 16:17:45 GMThttps://filmistan.in/actors/urvashi-career-two-national-awards-aasha-lead/https://filmistan.in/actors/urvashi-career-two-national-awards-aasha-lead/Urvashi has two National Awards and a record six Kerala State Awards. Her lead in Aasha has critics praising her again. The record, sourced.Sun, 18 Oct 2026 16:17:24 GMThttps://filmistan.in/actors/rashmika-mandanna-jayamma-ranabaali-role/https://filmistan.in/actors/rashmika-mandanna-jayamma-ranabaali-role/Rashmika Mandanna plays Jayamma in Ranabaali. What she has said about the role, what The Hindu wrote and where it sits in her career.Sun, 18 Oct 2026 16:17:02 GMThttps://filmistan.in/actors/randeep-hooda-best-debut-director-savarkar-national-award/https://filmistan.in/actors/randeep-hooda-best-debut-director-savarkar-national-award/Randeep Hooda won Best Debut Director for Swatantrya Veer Savarkar. His statement, the film's subject and a career built on transformations.Sun, 18 Oct 2026 16:16:43 GMThttps://filmistan.in/actors/dhanush-raayan-captain-miller-national-awards-row/https://filmistan.in/actors/dhanush-raayan-captain-miller-national-awards-row/Dhanush won Best Tamil Film for Raayan and a Special Mention for Captain Miller. He later said better films existed. What he said and what is listed.Sun, 18 Oct 2026 16:16:22 GMThttps://filmistan.in/actors/sanjay-mishra-national-award-bhakshak-cameraman/https://filmistan.in/actors/sanjay-mishra-national-award-bhakshak-cameraman/Sanjay Mishra won Best Supporting Actor for a restrained cameraman role in Bhakshak. His statement, the film and a career spanning three decades.Sun, 18 Oct 2026 16:15:58 GMThttps://filmistan.in/actors/mammootty-fourth-national-award-bramayugam-kodumon-potti/https://filmistan.in/actors/mammootty-fourth-national-award-bramayugam-kodumon-potti/Mammootty shares Best Actor for Bramayugam. At the ceremony he explained how he found Kodumon Potti and thanked the team behind the film.Sun, 18 Oct 2026 16:15:33 GMThttps://filmistan.in/actors/anant-nag-dadasaheb-phalke-award-2024-kannada-legend/https://filmistan.in/actors/anant-nag-dadasaheb-phalke-award-2024-kannada-legend/Anant Nag, the Kannada actor with 300 films, received India's highest film honour on Sept. 22. His career, honours and the ceremony.Sun, 18 Oct 2026 16:15:10 GMThttps://filmistan.in/critics/reporting-live-review-parineeti-chopra-netflix/https://filmistan.in/critics/reporting-live-review-parineeti-chopra-netflix/Parineeti Chopra plays a reporter chasing a sand-mining story in a Netflix film. Reviews credit its subject and fault its predictable path.Sun, 18 Oct 2026 16:14:47 GMThttps://filmistan.in/critics/enna-vilai-netflix-review-nimisha-sajayan-karunas/https://filmistan.in/critics/enna-vilai-netflix-review-nimisha-sajayan-karunas/Enna Vilai, a Tamil courtroom drama now on Netflix, earns praise for Karunas and Nimisha Sajayan and doubts about its second half.Sun, 18 Oct 2026 16:14:22 GMThttps://filmistan.in/critics/dont-trouble-the-trouble-reviews-fahadh-faasil/https://filmistan.in/critics/dont-trouble-the-trouble-reviews-fahadh-faasil/Fahadh Faasil's first Telugu film as a solo lead got praise for him and Ssara Palekar, and doubts about pacing. Ratings range from 2 to 3 out of 5.Sun, 18 Oct 2026 16:13:59 GMThttps://filmistan.in/critics/sigma-reviews-jason-sanjay-debut-sundeep-kishan/https://filmistan.in/critics/sigma-reviews-jason-sanjay-debut-sundeep-kishan/Jason Sanjay's first film got mostly negative reviews. Critics praised Sundeep Kishan and said the heist never delivers. Ratings and the box office.Sun, 18 Oct 2026 16:13:34 GMThttps://filmistan.in/critics/baththa-review-vijay-sethupathi-balaji-tharaneetharan/https://filmistan.in/critics/baththa-review-vijay-sethupathi-balaji-tharaneetharan/Balaji Tharaneetharan's first release in eight years has Vijay Sethupathi as a feared don and a schoolboy. What critics said and how it is doing.Sun, 18 Oct 2026 16:13:15 GMThttps://filmistan.in/critics/aasha-review-urvashi-joju-george-zee5-thriller/https://filmistan.in/critics/aasha-review-urvashi-joju-george-zee5-thriller/Urvashi is praised in Aasha, now on ZEE5, but critics say the Malayalam thriller fizzles in its second half. What The Hindu and others wrote.Sun, 18 Oct 2026 16:12:49 GMThttps://filmistan.in/critics/ranabaali-review-vijay-deverakonda-rayalaseema-epic/https://filmistan.in/critics/ranabaali-review-vijay-deverakonda-rayalaseema-epic/Vijay Deverakonda's Rayalaseema period epic opened Oct. 16 to mixed reviews: praise for craft and Rashmika, doubts about length and violence.Sun, 18 Oct 2026 16:12:14 GMThttps://filmistan.in/critics/jailer-2-reviews-rajinikanth-nelson-critics-split/https://filmistan.in/critics/jailer-2-reviews-rajinikanth-nelson-critics-split/Critics agree Rajinikanth carries Jailer 2's first half and split on the villains and second half. What five reviews say about Nelson's sequel.Sun, 18 Oct 2026 16:11:19 GMT