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Pink Villa
28-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Pink Villa
4 new Malayalam movies releasing in theaters this week (May 26 - June 1): Soothravakyam, Shaman to Moonwalk
Theaters across Kerala are gearing up for a fresh round of Malayalam film releases. This week brings an exciting mix—some films will tug at your heart, while others might leave you at the edge of your seat. With each story offering something different, there's plenty to look forward to on the big screen. So, what are you waiting for? Continue reading to know all about the upcoming Malayalam movies releasing in theaters this week. Malayalam theatrical releases this week 1. Soothravakyam Cast: Shine Tom Chacko, Vincy Aloshious, Deepak Parambol Release date: May 30, 2025 The film follows the life of Christo Xavier, a circle inspector known for his unique approach to policing. Alongside his duties, he takes on the role of a mentor to a group of 11th-grade students. He turns his police station into a space that serves the children of the town. However, things take a serious turn when a person goes missing. This incident leads to an intense investigation. 2. Once Upon A Time There Was A Kallan Cast: Sreenath Bhasi, Kottayam Nazeer, Tini Tom Release date: May 30, 2025 Once Upon A Time There Was A Kallan tells the story of an elderly man living all alone in a big and quiet house. One night, a thief sneaks into his home but ends up getting trapped inside. Instead of reacting with fear or anger, the old man chooses not to call the police. He decides to talk to the thief, and an unexpected friendship begins. 3. Shaman Cast: Pious Paul, Athulya S Release date: May 30, 2025 Shaman revolves around the life of a woman who, after facing a personal loss, goes on a trip with her friends to find peace. However, her dreams start to reflect strange real-life events. As the mystery deepens, she struggles to tell what is real and what is illusion. The truth seems to exist beyond her own imagination. 4. Moonwalk Cast: Anunath VP, Siddharth Babu, Sujith Prapanchan Release date: May 30, 2025 Moonwalk is set in a remote Kerala village during the late 1980s. The film draws inspiration from true events. It follows a group of young people who want to learn and perform breakdance. The story shows the challenges they encounter on their journey to master the dance. Stay tuned to Pinkvilla for more updates!
Daily Mirror
20-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
London's Brockwell Park music festivals to proceed despite High Court ruling
Despite a successful legal challenge against Lambeth Council, South London's Brockwell Park is still set to be the venue of back-to-back music festivals this summer, including City Splash and Wide Awake Music festivals at London's Brockwell Park are set to go on as scheduled, despite a recent High Court decision concerning planning permission. The park, located in London's Lambeth borough, is the venue for the popular event series Brockwell Live which features six festivals and events, including: Wide Awake, Field Day, Cross the Tracks, City Splash, Brockwell Bounce, Mighty Hoopla, and the Lambeth Country Show. Last week, local resident Rebekah Shaman of the Protect Brockwell Park group won a legal challenge against Lambeth Council regarding the use of parts of the park for this year's festivals, kicking off on May 23. Protect Brockwell Park has been vocal about the negative impact that festivals have had on the park, issuing an open letter to Lambeth Council calling for an end to 'large-scale, unsustainable events' that are 'damaging the ecological fabric of the park'. Shaman's legal challenge brought into contest Lambeth Council's assertion that the planned use of the land was lawful, given that the 37-day duration of the festivals exceeded the 28 days allowed for a temporary change of use. Mr Justice Mould branded the council's decision to certify the planned land use as lawful "irrational" in his High Court ruling on May 16. Following the judgment, lawyers representing Shaman and the Protect Brockwell Park group demanded that the council confirm the cancellation of the events and remove any related infrastructure, claiming that Brockwell Live lacked planning permission. However, a spokesperson for Brockwell Live subsequently clarified that all events will proceed as intended. Lambeth Council also stated that Summer Events Limited, the festival organisers, have submitted a fresh application for planning permission. The Brockwell Live representative announced: "Brockwell Live can confirm that all events in the series will go ahead as planned, including the Lambeth Country Show." The full statement, now on the Brockwell Live website, explains that the High Court ruling "dealt with a particular point of law and whether an administrative process had been carried out correctly." The statement continues: "We wish to make it clear that no event will be cancelled as a result of the High Court's decision." "We take our stewardship of Brockwell Park seriously. As we prepare to deliver these much-loved, culturally significant events, we remain fully committed to its care, upkeep, and long-term wellbeing. With set-up nearly complete, we look forward to opening the gates and welcoming festival-goers later this week." Lambeth Council also confirmed that it is working to ensure the Brockwell Live events go on as scheduled, and that organisers are taking all the necessary steps to obtain the appropriate permissions. Lambeth Council stated: "Summer Events Limited has applied to Lambeth Council for a new certificate of lawfulness, for 24 days, following the High Court ruling last week on the previous certificate. The council is urgently considering that application. That consideration does not stop the events proceeding." Before the hearing on May 15, Protect Brockwell Park said they are "not anti-festival, we support well-run inclusive events", but that the festivals cause damage, including to the grassland and trees. Mr Justice Mould said that his decision was only about "the lawfulness of the decision to grant the certificate", after previously telling lawyers that "what is happening on the ground" would be a question for Lambeth Council as the planning authority to decide. Lawyers for the council and Summer Events Limited both asked the judge for the go-ahead to challenge his decision, but this was refused. The council and organisers still have the option to request permission from the Court of Appeal to contest the decision directly. Campaigners from Protect Brockwell Park, along with actor Sir Mark Rylance, celebrated the ruling. In a statement released by the group, Sir Mark Rylance described it as "wonderful news", adding that "every small victory for nature makes a difference". The legal challenge seems to be one obstacle in a string of many hurdles faced by London's line-up of summer music festivals. Field Day festival - set to take place in Brockwell Park this Saturday, May 24 - is facing its own crisis as multiple DJs have pulled out of the festival as part of a Palestine-related campaign against the event's parent company KKR. At time of writing, at least 15 acts have pulled out of the festival, including the Sisu Crew, Midland, Spray, Roza Terenzi and Regularfantasy. Wide Awake festival, which will kick-off the Brockwell Live events this Friday, May 23 was also under heat after calls to remove its headliner - the Irish rap trio, Kneecap - from the line-up after a controversial Coachella performance. Wide Awake festival has reconfirmed that Kneecap will perform on Friday.
Yahoo
19-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Brockwell Park festivals to go ahead this summer
Festivals at a south London park will still go ahead this summer despite last week's successful High Court challenge against Lambeth Council. Brockwell Park in Lambeth hosts a series of events called Brockwell Live, attracting hundreds of thousands of people to six festivals, including Mighty Hoopla. Rebekah Shaman, a local resident a member of the Protect Brockwell Park group, brought legal action against the council over the use of parts of the park for the festivals, which this year are due to begin on 23 May. Ms Shaman's argument centred around planning laws prohibiting a change of use of parks for more than 28 days each year without additional planning consent. Presiding over the case, Mr Justice Mould found that parts of the park would be used for these events for as many as 37 days. The judge said his ruling was only about the lawfulness of the council's decision to grant permission for the additional days. A Lambeth Council spokesperson said on Monday that the parent company, Summer Events Ltd, had applied for a new certificate of lawfulness, for 24 days, following the High Court ruling. "The council is urgently considering that application. That consideration does not stop the events proceeding," a statement read. Jen Hawkins, a campaigner from Protect Brockwell Park, said: "We're taking legal advice as to next steps. "It seems to us Brockwell Live are carrying on regardless, and Lambeth are allowing them to do that. This is exactly what Lambeth have been repeatedly criticised for, by us and others. "This whole thing started because Lambeth refused to go through a planning process, do proper assessments and allow proper scrutiny, and instead issued legal certificates last minute to try to shut us out." A spokesperson for Brockwell Live said: "Brockwell Live can confirm that all events in the series will go ahead as planned, including the Lambeth Country Show. "Friday's High Court ruling dealt with a particular point of law and whether an administrative process had been carried out correctly. "We wish to make it clear that no event will be cancelled as a result of the High Court's decision." They added that the set-up for Friday's Wide Awake festival was nearly complete. Listen to the best of BBC Radio London on Sounds and follow BBC London on Facebook, X and Instagram. Send your story ideas to Campaigner wins legal fight over park festivals Campaigners call for end to big festivals in park Event cancelled after park 'churned up' by festivals Music festival noise levels anger local residents Lambeth Council Protect Brockwell Park
Time Out
19-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Time Out
Brockwell Park festival organisers say that events will go ahead this summer despite High Court ruling
If you've bought a ticket to a festival in Brockwell Park this summer, you might be wondering what's going on. Last week campaign group Protect Brockwell Park (PBP) won its High Court case against Lambeth Council. PBP, fronted by campaigner and local resident Rebekah Shaman, took Lambeth to court on the basis that the events – which include Mighty Hoopla, Field Day and Wide Awake – were unlawful because they didn't have the correct planning permission. The judge ruled in Shaman's favour, putting the future status of the festivals up in the air. Now the festival organisers have said that events in the park will go ahead this summer, despite the High Court ruling. In a statement, the Brockwell Live said: 'Brockwell Live can confirm that all events in the series will go ahead as planned. Friday's High Court ruling dealt with a particular point of law and whether an administrative process had been carried out correctly. 'We wish to make it clear that no event will be cancelled as a result of the High Court's decision. We take our stewardship of Brockwell Park seriously. As we prepare to deliver these much-loved, culturally significant events, we remain fully committed to its care, upkeep, and long-term wellbeing. 'With setup nearly complete, we look forward to opening the gates and welcoming festival goers later this week.' The anti-festival campaigners built their case on the grounds that Brockwell Live's festivals go on for longer than the agreed period for temporary planning permission: 28 days. Because of the time it takes to construct the festival site, and walls that are erected in the park surrounding the site, it was claimed that Brockwell Live was actually using the park for as many as 37 days. After the court ruling, Shaman's lawyers wrote to the council to confirm that the events were cancelled. 'It follows that not only do the Brockwell Live events not have planning permission, but permission cannot be obtained until after they are concluded,' the letter read. 'As there is no planning permission for the Brockwell Live event, the event has to be cancelled.' However, Lambeth Council released a statement today (May 19) that said that the festival organisers had applied for a new certificate of lawfulness. The council said: 'Summer Events Limited has applied to Lambeth Council for a new certificate of lawfulness, for 24 days, following the High Court ruling last week on the previous certificate. 'The council is urgently considering that application. That consideration does not stop the events proceeding.' Which festivals are held in Brockwell Park? A total of seven festivals are scheduled to be held in the south London park this summer, which include kid-friendly event Brockwell Bounce, and free community festival the Lambeth Country Show. Here's what they are:
Evening Standard
19-05-2025
- Evening Standard
London park festivals to go ahead as planned after court ruling, organisers say
Lawyers for Ms Shaman and the Protect Brockwell Park group wrote to the council following the ruling, asking it to 'confirm that the event has been cancelled' and to clear any fencing or infrastructure, and stating that Brockwell Live did not have planning permission.
