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Prime video’s film, Joshua: Imai Pol Kaka, revolves around a man named Joshua and how his love at first sight has changed him. He meets a lawyer named Kundhavi Chidambaram and decides to leave his old life behind. You see, he has a dark past; he is a contract killer. But he wants a secure future for them, free from violence. But nothing is that simple, right? As luck would have it, life throws challenges at both of them revolving around a drug lord named El Chapo, and Joshua has to go back to killing people to protect Kundhavi. Can he protect her? Let’s find out.

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Why Did Joshua Become Kundhavi’s Bodyguard?

Kundhavi Chidambaram is a renowned lawyer born in Chennai who went to the US and graduated from Harvard, becoming a lawyer in New York. She became so successful that she even appeared...

Amazon Prime’s latest offering, Dhootha, chronicles the story of an ambitious journalist, Sagar Verma (Naga Chaitanya Akkineni), who joins a major newspaper publication as a chief editor. Sagar considered himself Dhootha, the messenger who brings the truth to people. The irony of the situation was that Sagar was a corrupt journalist who would go to great lengths to secure his victory. Also, Sagar got the chief editor position by manipulating his superior against Charles, the journalist who was supposed to succeed in the role. Sagar told everyone that Charles wasn’t a great fit for the job, as he was mentally unstable. Sagar had it all: wealth, power, and fame, but his perfect life took a nosedive when a newspaper clipping predicted the death of his dog. At first, Sagar made it out to be some kind of silly prank, but soon, the prediction written on the paper became a reality.

CinemaTNM StaffAmid a row over the portrayal of the bhoota tradition in the Kannada film Kantara, actor Kishore — who plays an important role in the film — urged against “using such a movie to incite superstition and bigotry and divide people”. In a social media post on Monday, October 24, the actor urged people to “think for a moment before falling prey to the brokers of hatred, who have already hijacked the national anthem, flag, logo and poets”. His comments come in the backdrop of a few people criticising Kantara for appropriating the bhoota tradition of the Dakshina Kannada region, and portraying it as part of the Hindu tradition. The actor penned a post titled ‘Kantara and Dharma’, which is “a request of concern to those who are painting the color of Dharma on our Folk deities, the Bhoota of kola and the Daiva of Nema (sic)”. Earlier in October, director Rishab Shetty...

SandalwoodWhile ‘Kantara’ has received many positive reviews, it has sparked a discussion about appropriation of non-Hindu cultures in the film.Tnm StaffScreengrab/ YouTubeRishab Shetty’s recently released Kannada film Kantara has managed to win praise from audiences and filmmakers, and has seen considerable success at the box office. However, the period action thriller, which is set in a village Udupi, has also sparked a discussion about appropriation of non-Hindu cultures in the film. Set against the backdrop of a dominant caste landlord grabbing the land of the local tribal community, Kantara is intertwined with native cultures and rituals practiced in coastal Karnataka such as Yakshagana, Bhoota Kola, Daivaradhane and Kambala. In a recent interview with the Tamil channel Cinema Vikatan, Rishab Shetty — who wrote, directed and starred as the lead in Kantara — kicked up a row by suggesting that the Bhoota Kola tradition of the Dakshina Kannada region is a part of Hindu culture.