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Shashi Tharoor Says Foreigners Face Difficulties In Pronouncing Thiruvananthapuram
The southernmost district of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram drew it's name from "Tiru-Anantha-Puram", the city of Lord Anantha.
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Ariyippu Trailer: Kunchacko Boban Malayalam Movie to Stream December 16 on Netflix
Ariyippu, the upcoming Mahesh Narayanan film starring Kunchacko Boban in the lead, just got a trailer and release date. Netflix acquired the film in October, after it made rounds in the international film festival circuit. Ariyippu follows a struggling Kerala couple, who dream of immigrating out of the country for a better life. But when an incrimi...
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"Nothing To Hide": Kerala Actor, Sex Assault Survivor, Gets Big Welcome
Actor Bhavana Menon, a sexual assault survivor, was welcomed on stage with a thunderous applause at the International Film Festival of Kerala. The actor lit the lamp with Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and other artists.
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No Official Events For A Year, Says Kerala; Funds To Go For Flood Relief
In the aftermath of the Kerala floods, the worst the state has experienced in a century, the state government has decided to not host any official events for a year. Instead, the money used in hosting such events will be diverted for flood relief and rehabilitation.
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S Durga Okay For Goa Fest, Court Rejects Centre's Appeal: 10 Facts
Malayalam movie S Durga will be screened at the ongoing International Film Festival of India in Goa, a bigger bench of the Kerala High Court has said, turning down the Central government's appeal to scrap the movie. The Centre, which scratched out the movie from the IFFI list without any notice to the directors, had appealed after the court ...
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Kerala High Court Asks For S Durga To Be Screened At Goa Film Festival
The Kerala High Court today said the Malayalam film 'S Durga' will be screened at the ongoing International Film Festival of India (IFFI) in Goa, overruling the central government's decision to scrap it.
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After 'S Durga' Dropped From Film Fest, Director Goes To Court: 10 Points
Director Sanal Kumar Sasidharan has moved the Kerala High Court against the Information and Broadcasting Ministry and the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) over his Malayalam film S Durga being dropped from a film festival beginning in Goa next week. S Durga and Marathi film Nude were recommended for screening by a 13...
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Ministry Says 'No' To Screening 4 Documentaries On Kashmir, JNU: 10 Facts
Four documentary films - two on Kashmir, one on the suicide of Hyderabad scholar Rohith Vemula and another on the trouble in Delhi's prestigious Jawaharlal Nehru University - have received a thumbs down from the Centre's Information and Broadcasting ministry for failing the "sensitivity" test. Ministry officials say they scrutinize documentary film...
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6 Arrested For Refusing To Stand Up For National Anthem At Kerala Film Fest
A police case has been filed against six people for failing to stand up during the national anthem at an international film festival in Kerala's Thiruvananthapuram.
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International Film Fest of Kerala To Screen Six Chinese Films
Chinese films including ATA, The Continent, The Golden Era, Nezha, Uncle Victory and Red Amnesia will be screened at the 19th edition of the International Film Festival of Kerala
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Films by 20 Women Directors at Kerala Film Fest
Reflecting on the increasing presence of women filmmakers in world cinema, the 19th edition of IFFK will showcase works of over 20 women directors from across the globe
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'She-taxis' of Kerala to become car pool facility too
The recently introduced 24x7 taxi service owned and operated by women entrepreneurs for female travellers, called "She-Taxi," is to add a new facility, car pooling.
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Shabana Azmi: My upbringing influenced my choices
Veteran film star Shabana Azmi said on Saturday (December 7, 2013) her family and the way she was brought up influenced her selection of movies across all genres.
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Deepa Mehta dismisses row over Midnight's Children
Dismissing reports of a ban on her film Midnight's Children, celebrated filmmaker Deepa Mehta said the second screening of the film at the International Film Festival of Kerala was cancelled yesterday following a request from its distributor.
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197 films to be screened at 17th film festival of Kerala
As many as 197 films from various parts of the globe will be screened at the 17th edition of the International Film Festival of Kerala, starting here on December 7.
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Shashi Tharoor Says Foreigners Face Difficulties In Pronouncing Thiruvananthapuram
The southernmost district of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram drew it's name from "Tiru-Anantha-Puram", the city of Lord Anantha.
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Ariyippu Trailer: Kunchacko Boban Malayalam Movie to Stream December 16 on Netflix
Ariyippu, the upcoming Mahesh Narayanan film starring Kunchacko Boban in the lead, just got a trailer and release date. Netflix acquired the film in October, after it made rounds in the international film festival circuit. Ariyippu follows a struggling Kerala couple, who dream of immigrating out of the country for a better life. But when an incrimi...
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"Nothing To Hide": Kerala Actor, Sex Assault Survivor, Gets Big Welcome
Actor Bhavana Menon, a sexual assault survivor, was welcomed on stage with a thunderous applause at the International Film Festival of Kerala. The actor lit the lamp with Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and other artists.
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No Official Events For A Year, Says Kerala; Funds To Go For Flood Relief
In the aftermath of the Kerala floods, the worst the state has experienced in a century, the state government has decided to not host any official events for a year. Instead, the money used in hosting such events will be diverted for flood relief and rehabilitation.
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S Durga Okay For Goa Fest, Court Rejects Centre's Appeal: 10 Facts
Malayalam movie S Durga will be screened at the ongoing International Film Festival of India in Goa, a bigger bench of the Kerala High Court has said, turning down the Central government's appeal to scrap the movie. The Centre, which scratched out the movie from the IFFI list without any notice to the directors, had appealed after the court ...
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Kerala High Court Asks For S Durga To Be Screened At Goa Film Festival
The Kerala High Court today said the Malayalam film 'S Durga' will be screened at the ongoing International Film Festival of India (IFFI) in Goa, overruling the central government's decision to scrap it.
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After 'S Durga' Dropped From Film Fest, Director Goes To Court: 10 Points
Director Sanal Kumar Sasidharan has moved the Kerala High Court against the Information and Broadcasting Ministry and the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) over his Malayalam film S Durga being dropped from a film festival beginning in Goa next week. S Durga and Marathi film Nude were recommended for screening by a 13...
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Ministry Says 'No' To Screening 4 Documentaries On Kashmir, JNU: 10 Facts
Four documentary films - two on Kashmir, one on the suicide of Hyderabad scholar Rohith Vemula and another on the trouble in Delhi's prestigious Jawaharlal Nehru University - have received a thumbs down from the Centre's Information and Broadcasting ministry for failing the "sensitivity" test. Ministry officials say they scrutinize documentary film...
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6 Arrested For Refusing To Stand Up For National Anthem At Kerala Film Fest
A police case has been filed against six people for failing to stand up during the national anthem at an international film festival in Kerala's Thiruvananthapuram.
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International Film Fest of Kerala To Screen Six Chinese Films
Chinese films including ATA, The Continent, The Golden Era, Nezha, Uncle Victory and Red Amnesia will be screened at the 19th edition of the International Film Festival of Kerala
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Films by 20 Women Directors at Kerala Film Fest
Reflecting on the increasing presence of women filmmakers in world cinema, the 19th edition of IFFK will showcase works of over 20 women directors from across the globe
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'She-taxis' of Kerala to become car pool facility too
The recently introduced 24x7 taxi service owned and operated by women entrepreneurs for female travellers, called "She-Taxi," is to add a new facility, car pooling.
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Shabana Azmi: My upbringing influenced my choices
Veteran film star Shabana Azmi said on Saturday (December 7, 2013) her family and the way she was brought up influenced her selection of movies across all genres.
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Deepa Mehta dismisses row over Midnight's Children
Dismissing reports of a ban on her film Midnight's Children, celebrated filmmaker Deepa Mehta said the second screening of the film at the International Film Festival of Kerala was cancelled yesterday following a request from its distributor.
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197 films to be screened at 17th film festival of Kerala
As many as 197 films from various parts of the globe will be screened at the 17th edition of the International Film Festival of Kerala, starting here on December 7.
