Category: Arts Entertainments

Thaikkudam Bridge | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement An array of musical performances, and a curation of the best food that the city has to offer across cuisines awaits the city at The Hindu’s Made of Chennai Food and Music festival on September 13 and 14 from 4pm onwards.  On the first day, the line up…

Anuparna Roy, winner of the Orizzonti Best Director award at the 82nd Venice Film Festival for Songs of Forgotten Trees, a 77-minute film drenched in memories of times past and friends lost, is in august company. She is only the fifth director from the subcontinent, after Satyajit Ray (Golden Lion, Aparajito, 1957), Buddhadeb Dasgupta (Special…

Protesters unfurl the Jolly Roger from Japanese anime ‘One Piece’ at the protests in Nepal against censorship, corruption, and the leadership of Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli | Photo Credit: X/ @AnimeSpotlightt The skull-and-straw hat Jolly Roger from the Japanese anime One Piece has become an unexpected symbol of Nepal’s anti-government protests, as thousands of…

At the Toronto International Film Festival 2025, filmmaker Anurag Kashyap opens up about his latest film Bandar (Monkey in a Cage), co-directed with Sakshi Mehta.

Anime movies spun out of long-running shounen series tend to trip over their own scale, with too much plot, too many characters, and far too little time. But the spectacular trappings of Demon Slayer’s much-awaited adaptation of its Infinity Castle Arc takes the opposite gamble, for time is what it has in abundance. At a…

The Penguin made a splash during Saturday’s Creative Arts Emmy Awards, taking home eight awards for The Batman spin-off’s craft and technical work. The show, which is up for outstanding limited or anthology series at next weekend’s main Primetime Emmy Awards, took awards for hairstyling, costumes, prosthetic makeup, visual effects, sound editing and sound mixing….

The 82nd Venice Film Festival is coming to a close with an awards ceremony on Saturday (September 6, 2025) that has repeatedly turned to the war in Gaza. The prizes include nods for acting, directing and best picture, called the Golden Lion. The Alexander Payne-led jury named Chinese actor Xin Zhilei best actress for…

Actor Kurt Russell. | Photo Credit: AP Actor Kurt Russell will be seen in Yellowstone spinoff series, The Madison. The Emmy and Golden Globe nominee has joined the forthcoming series, from Taylor Sheridan and starring Michelle Pfeiffer, as both a cast member and executive producer, The Hollywood Reporter reported. The project also features Patrick J….

During the pandemic, a booster dose of the vaccine became a common term. It was intended to boost the immune system’s response to the virus. This week, Vivek Agnihotri injects a booster dose of cinematic virus that he unleashed with The Kashmir Files lest people develop immunity against communal politics. Once again, blending a discriminating version of the past…

The rollout is set to begin from January next year [File] | Photo Credit: AP Hundreds of full episodes of ‘Sesame Street’ are set to come to YouTube next year, according to an announcement from the Google-owned platform and the company behind the iconic children’s TV show. The rollout is set to begin from January…

One night, in the high ranges of Kerala, people are woken up by rumbling sounds that seemed to originate from under the earth. Rattled, they scatter about, unsure of what would follow. When these occurrences keep repeating, threatening their very peace and stability, people are forced to abandon their homes and migrate to “safer” places. …

Poster of James Gunn’s ‘Superman’; picture shared by Gunn | Photo Credit: @jamesgunn/X David Corenswet’s Man of Steel will return soon! Director and DC Films chief James Gunn on Wednesday (September 3) announced that the sequel to his widely acclaimed Supermanis titled Man of Tomorrow. The film, which will see Corenswet and Nicholas Hoult return…

At a performance by the Madras Guild of Performing Arts (MGPA) | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Atul Isaac Jacob, the conductor of the Madras Guild of Performing Arts (MGPA), says that the Shortz or the children’s wing of their choir cannot be messed with. It is why he has entrusted the choreography of their upcoming…

David Keighley | Photo Credit: X/ @IMAX David Keighley, a central figure in the development of IMAX and one of the foremost advocates of large-format cinema, has died at the age of 77. His son, producer Geoff Keighley, confirmed that he passed away Thursday in New York following a battle with neuroendocrine prostate cancer. Over…

Mainstream Kannada cinema has shied away from the topic of caste. For filmmaker Bheemrao P, it was important to ensure that his debut venture didn’t get nipped in the bud. While promoting his movie, Hebbuli Cut, he called the film a tender story of a boy’s dream to get a fancy hairstyle. The film is…

“It was June 25, 1975, and the last day of filming Chanda Marutha (Wild Wind), a film my parents, Pattabhirama Reddy and Snehalatha Reddy, were making that prophesied the Emergency,” recounts Nandana Reddy, 50 years after the making of the movie. There was a feeling of relief, as the shooting was completed, Nanadana comments. ”At the same time…

Uttiya Barua, Radhika Vairavelavan and P.Sundaresan’s refreshing interpretations of Ramakrishna Paramahamsa, Sarada Devi and Swami Vivekananda. | Photo Credit: B. Jothi Ramalingam The stage was bare, save for the three dancers seated in silence. Before a note of music was played, Uttiya Barua and Radhika Vairavelavan bowed as Ramakrishna and Sarada Devi, while P. Sundaresan…

Proponents see it as a potential watershed moment in Hollywood’s use of AI tools [File] | Photo Credit: REUTERS Swirling winds, drone-operated monkeys and artificial intelligence brought new life to “The Wizard of Oz” on Thursday at the premiere of an immersive version of the Hollywood classic in Las Vegas. A yellow-brick carpet, mimicking the…

Marathi actor Priya Marathe. Photo: Instagram/priyamarathe Actor Priya Marathe, best known for her work in Hindi and Marathi television shows such as “Pavitra Rishta” and “Kasamh Se”, passed away on Sunday (August 31, 2025) after a long battle with cancer. The actor, reportedly battled cancer for over two years and died at the age of…

A still from ‘The Secret Agent’ | Photo Credit: MUBI The first trailer for The Secret Agent, Kleber Mendonça Filho’s latest feature, has been released following its award-winning debut at this year’s Cannes Film Festival. The Brazilian political thriller, led by Wagner Moura, took home Best Director and Best Actor for Moura, along with the…

Tamannaah Bhatia and Diana Penty in ‘Do You Wanna Partner. | Photo Credit: Prime Video India/YouTube Prime Video has released the trailer for its upcoming Hindi comedy drama series Do You Wanna Partner. The series is produced under the banner of Dharmatic Entertainment, with Karan Johar, Adar Poonawalla, and Apoorva Mehta as producers and, Somen…

Pawan Kumar and Siri Ravikumar in ‘Shodha’. | Photo Credit: Zee5 Kannada/YouTube Shodha, the latest Kannada original series on ZEE5, is an adaptation of the English play Catch Me If You Can. There have been several cinematic versions of the story, the latest one being Khoj, the Hindi web series starring Sharib Hashmi and Anupriya…

Lokah Chapter 1 : Chandra takes you to a different world from the word go, one where a superhuman lives among the mortals. This time, we have a woman, Chandra. The movie, bankrolled by Dulquer Salmaan’s Wayfarer Films, is a cinematic treat and could even be a lesson for many on how to master the…

A still from ‘Akhanda 2’. | Photo Credit: Icon Music South/YouTube Akhanda 2, starring Nandamuri Balakrishna, has been postponed. The film is a much-hyped sequel to the 2021 blockbuster, directed by Boyapati Srinu. Akhanda 2 was supposed to hit the screens on September 25, 2025. The movie also stars Samyuktha and Harshaali Malhotra. The makers…

Adrenaline is the rush that makes us sit forward, clench our fists, and hold our breath. Without it, no matter how ambitious the visuals, the film feels… lifeless. In this episode of Frequently Made Mistakes, we ask: Where’s the adrenaline?

A still from The Horse | Photo Credit: Neville Sukhia Neil Bhoopalam is one of those actors who has always managed to make his presence felt on stage. Whether it was as the endearing Kaffee in A Few Good Men or as Alexander Ivanov, the dissident who speaks against the regime in the dark, yet…

Pradeep Ranganathan and Krithi Shetty in ‘Love Insurance Kompany’. | Photo Credit: Sony Music South/YouTube The teaser for Pradeep Ranganathan’sLove Insurance Kompany (LIK) is out. Directed by Vignesh Shivan, the movie is scheduled to release Diwali 2025. LIK is produced by Vignesh Shivan and Nayanthara’s Rowdy Pictures and Lalit Kumar of Seven Screen Studios. Krithi…

Poster of ‘Play Dirty’ starring Mark Wahlberg and LaKeith Stanfield. Play Dirty, an action thriller starring Mark Wahlberg and LaKeith Stanfield, will make its debut on Prime Video, the streamer announced on Wednesday. Based on the Parker book series by Donald E Westlake, the film is directed by Shane Black, known for writing and directing…

Stills from Rewritten | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT Damsels in distress are characters from fairytales. The slumbering princess, awaits the arrival of ‘Prince Charming’ to awaken her. However, Rewritten by Yara Nisam, which premiered in the Malayalam Non-Competition Short Fiction category at the 17th International Documentary and Short Film Festival of Kerala (IDSFFK), looks at…

The ongoing exhibition at Avtar Foundation for Arts hits home. Sometimes you are gazing at someone else’s home, sometimes you are right in the middle of their living room quietly taking in the surroundings, sometimes you are standing in front of barbed wires dividing two countries and perhaps dividing homes too.  At Home — an…

With five episodes well under an hour’s length each, packed with jaw-dropping twists, Bridge of Spies’ Matt Charman has created a fun watch in Hostage. After a montage showing Abigail Dalton (Suranne Jones), power through MP to Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, we come to the present day with Dalton preparing for talks with…

Sivakarthikeyan in a still from ‘Madharaasi’ | Photo Credit: Junglee Music Tamil/YouTube The trailer of Tamil actor Sivakarthikeyan’s upcoming film, Madharaasi, directed by AR Murugadoss, was unveiled by the makers on Sunday (August 24) in a grand audio launch ceremony in Chennai. Starring Rukmini Vasanth, the film is set to release in theatres on September…

Documentary filmmaker Rakesh Sharma. | Photo Credit: S.R. Praveen Faced with communal violence in his neighbourhood in Mumbai in 1992, Rakesh Sharma’s first instinct was to organise a relief camp, which he and his friends ran at Jogeshwari for about a year, until new homes were built for the victims. They lent legal help too,…

A still from ‘Relay’ | Photo Credit: Bleecker Street From the first scene on the neon-lit streets of New York City where a man is being followed by a hooded figure, to the heart-stopping climax in a warehouse with freight trains shrieking like distraught banshees, Relay, David Mackenzie’s 11th feature film, offers super-smart thrills. Ash…

A scene from the Palestinian anthology film ‘From Ground Zero’ One of the thoughts that constantly runs through the mind while watching From Ground Zero, an anthology of 22 short films and documentaries by Palestinian filmmakers, is on whether all those whom we see on screen are alive now. Going by the data of over…

Praveen Kumar chose to portray Madhvacharya at the Natyarangam’s Acharya Bharatam festival. | Photo Credit: SRINATH M At Natyarangam’s 27th annual thematic Bharatanatyam festival Acharya Bharatham, held at Sathguru Gnanananda Hall, Praveen Kumar, who performed on August 16, paid a rich, meditative homage to Madhvacharya. With a performance that was both intellectually charged and viscerally…

Music composer Electronic Kili  | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT There is nothing about the way music composer  Electronic Kili (Stephin Jose) talks that reveals he is the voice behind that 2024 earworm ‘Eyy banane oru pootharamo’, from the underdog film, Vaazha – Biopic of a Billion Boys. “The lyrics don’t make a lot of sense,…

When “The Wizard of Oz at Sphere” opens off the Las Vegas Strip on August 28, audiences will experience the 1939 film classic in a way its creators probably never thought possible. People will find themselves in the eye of the swirling tornado that rips Dorothy’s Kansas farmhouse off its moorings and hurtles it onto…

Anupama Parameswaran, Darshana Rajendran and Sangitha Krish shine in director Praveen Kandregula’s Telugu film that celebrates gender sensitivity in myriad hues

A poster for ‘Jolly LLB 3’ | Photo Credit: Star Studios A Pune civil court has issued summons to actors Akshay Kumar, Arshad Warsi, and director Subhash Kapoor over allegations that their upcoming film Jolly LLB 3 disrespects the judiciary. The trio has been directed to appear in person on October 28 at 11 a.m….

When the 71st National Film Awards were announced, Sachin Sudhakaran and Hariharan Muralidharan were at work, as usual. “My dad called to inform me, which made it all the more special,” recalls Sachin. He and Hariharan jointly bagged the National Award for Best Sound Design for the Hindi film Animal. “We are grateful; we weren’t…

The Broken Bridge. | Photo Credit: File Photo Say “A bridge to nowhere”, every old-timer in Chennai knows exactly what you mean. Overseeing the Adyar estuary, this wasn’t a half bridge when it was built in 1967, initially helped fisherfolk travel from Adyar to Srinivasapuram. It was meant to be their shortcut. However, nature had…

In a quiet corner of VA Gallery on Chamiers Road, a group of women lean over a desk, admiring paintings. The artist, Kannur-based Vidhya Chandran, appears a little overwhelmed by the attention. “My main medium is fabric… these are just practice sketches,” she says, signing her name with her brush. At once, her batchmates erupt…

Aryan Khan in the first glimpse of ‘The Ba***ds of Bollywood’. | Photo Credit: Netflix India/YouTube Netflix and Red Chillies Entertainment Pvt. Ltd. unveiled a first glimpse of the highly anticipated series The Ba***ds of Bollywood, marking Aryan Khan’s directorial debut. In the first glimpse, Aryan’s voiceover ushers in a romantic vibe only to close…

With every episode of the third and final season of And Just Like That…, one hoped the sequel/spin off of Sex and the City would become at least slightly better. Every episode, however, was a disappointment, setting the bar progressively lower, till even the faintest glimmer of fun or flamboyance was greeted with disproportionate joy….

Shwetha Menon | Photo Credit: Illustration: Sreejith R. Kumar Actor Shwetha Menon has broken the glass ceiling in the Association of Malayalam Movie Artistes (AMMA) after being elected as its first woman president. Since its inception in 1994, the actors’ body in the Malayalam film industry never had a woman as its president or general…

Acclaimed documentary filmmaker Rakesh Sharma has been chosen for the Lifetime Achievement Award of the 17th International Documentary and Short Film Festival of Kerala (IDSFFK) organised by the Kerala State Chalachitra Academy. The recognition is in honour of his fearless filmmaking, steadfast commitment to social justice, and transformative impact of his works on Indian documentary…

Back in 2019, to mark a decade of his brand Raw Mango, designer Sanjay Garg released a set of 10 objects that were billed as collectibles. They included items like the body armour of a Theyyam dancer made of acrylic, a terracotta bull inspired by an ancient Iranian artefact, and digestive powders stored in beautiful…

For a change, Pakistan is not the pivot of a Bollywood script that has a terror attack at its centre. Based on real events, Tehran draws from the alleged concerted Iranian attack on Israeli embassies in India, Georgia, and Thailand in 2012. Waiting in the wings for a while, Tehran assumes importance at a time when West Asia is…

The first gig by Room Service and co at The Nook | Photo Credit: SHANTANU KRISHNAN Anyone who enjoys listening to live English music in Chennai has had the same old nagging complaint for years. A 2012 article in The Rolling Stones of retired electro-rock band Adam & The Fish Eyed Poets says, “The thing…

Rajinikanth in stills from ‘Bairavi’, ‘Baashha’, and ‘Coolie’ Published – August 14, 2025 11:55 am IST Read Comments Copy link Email Facebook Twitter Telegram LinkedIn WhatsApp Reddit

Bengali actor Basanti Chatterjee. | Photo Credit: PTI Veteran Bengali actor Basanti Chatterjee, who featured in over 100 films, breathed her last at her residence, family said. Chatterjee, 88, was suffering from cancer for a long time. She died on Tuesday (August 12, 2025) night. In a career spanning over five decades, she acted in…

With Gandhi in the Toronto International Film Festival and Saare Jahan Se Accha on Netflix, Pratik Gandhi is fast emerging as the new chameleon in the film world. From playing Harshad Mehta to Mahatma Gandhi and Jyotiba Phule in between, his versatility is quietly making a statement.  “I love human drama. I like exploring different mindsets without judging them,”…

Mapping Memories is more than a visual showcase — it is a journey through the inner landscapes of its artists. Currently on at At Lalit Kala Akademi, in collaboration with The Hindu’s Made of Chennai, each piece traces connections to spaces that have shaped the maker’ identities and experiences. These vivid stories are told in…

Watch: Mahmood Farooqui on the Urdu storytelling tradition of Dastangoi

Somewhere far from the Grand Line, a pirate flag from Eiichiro Oda’s Japanese manga and anime series, One Piece, has been making a divisive kind of landfall. Across Indonesia, ahead of the country’s Independence Day on August 17, the Strawhat Pirates’ Jolly Roger — the flag of Monkey D. Luffy and his fictional crew —…

From Liminality at KYNKYNY Bengaluru | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement A group exhibition titled Liminality is showcasing the art of nine artists and includes works in painting, sculpture and mixed media. The line up of artists comprising Meenal Singh, Devika Sundar, S Ravi Shankar, Naina Maithani, Sandilya Theuerkauf, Gurusiddappa GE, Veenita Chendvankar, Siddharth Shingade and…

Rajinikanth in Coolie. | Photo Credit: Sun TV/YouTube The ₹200 price cap on movie tickets continues to be a dream for film lovers of Bengaluru. In July, the State government had issued a draft notification on capping cinema ticket prices. However, the ticket rates for the upcoming Rajinikanth biggie, Coolie, has left people surprised and…

Stills from ‘Takopi’s Original Sin’ and ‘April’ | Photo Credit: Crunchyroll, MUBI Whether you’re an old hand at arthouse or just dipping a toe into the rising otaku subculture of anime aficionados around the world, this column lists curated titles that challenge, comfort, and occasionally combust your expectations. This week’s picks for Ctrl+Alt+Cinema couldn’t be…

Zach Cregger’s Weapons opens with something bizarre enough to give pause. At exactly 2:17 AM, in a neat Pennsylvania suburb where nothing ever seems to happen, seventeen children get out of bed, walk to their front doors, and slip into the night with their arms stretched wide, like silent little airplanes slicing across manicured lawns…

First-look poster of Nani from ‘The Paradise’. | Photo Credit: @odela_srikanth/X The makers of TheParadisehave released the first look of Nani from the movie. The film is directed by Srikanth Odela, who previously made the hit Dasara (2023) with Nani. In an intense and wild look, Nani appears with two braids, nose piercings and a…

Maharashtra Minister Ashish Shelar. | Photo Credit: EMMANUAL YOGINI The Maharashtra government has requested the Union government to re-examine the Marathi movie Khalid ka Shivaji and halt its release, following complaints by right-wing organisations alleging inaccurate portrayal of history. The Congress has criticised the government, calling it a “ridiculous and condemnable attempt to diminish the…

Inner Sanctum | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement It has been over a decade since Inner Sanctum were booked for an international show but as guitarist and primary songwriter Chintan Chinnappa says, they prefer doing things the organic way. “I believe we still are that old-school band which wants people to be impressed with our performance…

A video analysing the comments by the celebrated filmmaker, which has sparked a wave of criticism, formal complaints, and heated debate

Vijay Devarakonda is among  29 individuals summoned by the Enforcement Directorate. | Photo Credit: Nagara Gopal Actor Vijay Devarakonda appeared before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday (August 6) as part of its ongoing probe into the alleged promotion of unauthorised online betting platforms. He arrived at the ED office in Basheerbagh, Hyderabad. Mr. Deverakonda…

Poster announcing the OTT premiere of ‘Janaki V Vs State of Kerala’ | Photo Credit: ZEE5 The makers of Janaki V Vs State of Kerala, the controversial Malayalam film starring Suresh Gopi and Anupama Parameswaran, have announced the film’s OTT release. The Pravin Narayanan-directed courtroom drama will premiere on ZEE5 on Independence Day, August 15….

A still from ‘Ella McCay’ | Photo Credit: 20th Century Studios 20th Century Studios has released the first trailer for Ella McCay, the upcoming political comedy from writer-director James L. Brooks. Set for theatrical release on December 12, 2025, the film marks Brooks’ return to directing after more than a decade and features a cast…

Urvashi with Parvathy in Ullozhukku The National Film Award jury’s decision to award Urvashi and Vijayaraghavan in the supporting actor categories despite them playing lead roles in Ullozhukku and Pookkaalam respectively had raised eyebrows when the awards were announced last week. Now, the actress has raised questions about the criterion on which their performances were…

Actor Shah Rukh Khan. | Photo Credit: AP After Shah Rukh Khan bagged his first-ever National Film Award, there is a wave of excitement among his fans and industry friends. The actor has been named as a recipient for the Best Actor award at the 71st National Film Awards for his performance in Jawan. Soon…

Renjit Shekar (right) with Arjun Radhakrishnan in Kerala Crime Files Season 2 | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT A breakout role is not easy to come by in films, and Renjit Shekar knows it. Therefore the success of the second season of the web series, Kerala Crime Files, means the world to the 36-year-old actor. In…

Actor, comedian and musician Madhan Bob passed away at his residence at Adyar on Saturday evening. He had been ailing for sometime. He was 71. Known for his roles as a supporting artiste, he has acted in many Tamil movies including Vaaname Ellai, Thevar Magan, Pattukottai Periyappa, Nammavar, Sathi Leelavathi, Thenali, Sundara Travels and Poove…

The fisherwomen of Harnai | Photo Credit: Indrajit Khambe My first impression of the Harnai fish market is always chaos. The smell of fish, the sound of fisherwomen shouting and buffaloes lowing, and the sight of brightly coloured nauvari saris, chunky gold jewellery, and heaps of freshly-caught fish. I never know which of my senses to follow first. It’s…

The Delhi High Court which was hearing two pleas challenging the Centre’s decision allowing the release of the movie Udaipur Files, directed the parties to appear before the government on August 4 and make their submissions. The Centre on Friday (August 1, 2025) informed the Delhi High Court that it was withdrawing its decision granting…

Vijay Deverakonda in ‘Kingdom’. | Photo Credit: Sithara Entertainments/YouTube Vijay Deverakonda’s latest film, Kingdom, has gotten off to a decent start at the box office. Directed by Gowtam Tinnanuri of Jersey fame, the Telugu movie hit the screens on July 31, 2025. According to Sacnilk.com, the movie collected ₹15.50 crore at the box office on…

Emcy Joseph’s Meesha is an ode to friendship, but different from the saccharine ‘bros before everything’ bromances. The film, which releases on August 1, is about two friends and the ups and downs in their bond. The relationship between the two friends, from very different social backgrounds, oscillates between various emotional states, the most basic…

Actor Jagadeesh has decided to withdraw his nomination for the post of president of the Association of Malayalam Movie Artistes (AMMA). He was among the six actors who had filed their nomination papers for the top post in the actors’ body in the Malayalam film industry. Mr. Jagadeesh had sought the concurrence of actors, including…

“Bangalore has a split personality just like its weather. The people are either quite pious and into their culture, or have been smoking up and haven’t showered for a couple of days because they’re too cool to do it,” deadpans Sharul Channa. The Indian stand-up comic from Singapore is winding up her tour of the…

Odeh Hathalin in a still from ‘No Other Land’ | Photo Credit: X/ @yuval_abraham Palestinian activist and No Other Land collaborator Odeh Hathalin was killed on Monday after being shot by an Israeli settler in the occupied West Bank, according to multiple reports. Hathalin was reportedly shot in the chest near the village of Umm…

Actor Shivarajkumar. | Photo Credit: MURALI KUMAR K Kannada star Shivarajkumar came in support of actor-politician Ramya, who had lodged a complaint with the Commissioner of Police, Bengaluru, against fans of actor Darshan. Ramya had slammed these fans for sending her offensive messages online. A couple of days before her complaint, Ramya had shared news…

Actor and former MP Ramya. | Photo Credit: MURALI KUMAR K Actor-politician Ramya has slammed fans of Kannada star Darshan for harassment on social media. On Monday (July 28, 2025), Ramya lodged a complaint with the Commissioner of Police, Bengaluru, against fans for online abuse. A couple of days before her complaint, Ramya had shared…

Actor Ramya after filing complaint at Police Commissioner office in Bengaluru on Monday 28 July 2025. | Photo Credit: SUDHAKARA JAIN Kannada actor and former MP Ramya on Monday lodged a complaint with the Commissioner of Police, Bengaluru against alleged online harassment by fans of another cine actor Darshan. . In her complaint, Ms. Ramya…

Three days ago, Su From So was an unheralded film. Today, it has shaken the Kannada film industry, reiterating the importance of quality content and prompting filmmakers to reassess their promotional strategies. Su From So, released during the cataclysmic run of Saiyaara, the Hindi love story that has revived the romance genre in Bollywood. The entertaining F1, which had crossed the ₹100…

Sudhish Kamath returns with another episode of FOMO Fix to help you plan your weekly watchlist. This week’s highlights include the absurd and intriguing Mandala Murders on Netflix and the surprisingly profound comedy Rangeen on Prime Video — which one is worth your time? Plus, Vir Das drops his new stand-up special Fool Volume, and…

The Internet has made art and cultural education more easily accessible to all. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockPhoto Art and culture have always played a significant role in the all-round development of students. It helps them develop a wider perspective of different histories and cultures across the world. Traditional methods for learning about art were…

Pawan Kalyan in ‘Hari Hara Veera Mallu’. | Photo Credit: Mega Surya Production/YouTube Pawan Kalyan’s Hari Hara Veera Malluenjoyed a good opening on July 24, 2025 but suffered a dip in collection on the second day of its release. Directed by Jyothi Krishna and Krish Jagarlamudi, the movie is bankrolled by A Dayakar Rao and…

While the tastemakers of Bollywood have shifted their focus to love and romance in the darkness of theatres, they continue to serve slices of the dark ages in the brightness of living rooms. What started as an avenue for experimentation, OTT content is increasingly becoming predictable and phoney. With self-censorship limiting the options for subversion, long-form content…

It is tempting to ask multi-hyphenate Jeo Baby about the role he prefers — director or actor. He is also a writer, but we will stick to these two. The man behind movies such as The Great Indian Kitchen and Kaathal – The Core, apart from others, does not bat an eyelid, “I find acting…

By the time Japanese author Makoto Yukimura’s seminal seinen manga publishes its 220th and final chapter today, it will have spanned two decades, 28 collected volumes, and two critically acclaimed seasons of anime. Widely considered as one of modern manga’s most influential and evocative stories, Vinland Saga has sold over seven million copies, won the prestigious Kodansha…

Poster announcing the re-release of ‘Pudhupettai’ | Photo Credit: @selvaraghavan/X Ace filmmaker and actor Selvaraghavan on Thursday (July 24) announced that a 4K version of his acclaimed 2006 film, Pudhupettai, starring actor and his younger brother Dhanush, will be released in theatres on Saturday, July 26. The announcement, which was made on Selvaraghavan’s official X…

Nithya Menen in a still from ‘Modern Love Hyderabad’ | Photo Credit: Prime Video Actor Nithya Menen, who is currently promoting her upcoming film Thalaivan Thalaivii, has spoken about how her understanding of relationships and marriage has changed over the years. Speaking on The Ramya Show, Menen said that her priorities have shifted with time….

Raashii Khanna in ‘Ustad Bhagat Singh’. | Photo Credit: raashiikhanna/Instagram Raashii Khanna has joined Pawan Kalyan for the Telugu film Ustaad Bhagat Singh, directed by Harish Shankar. Touted as one of Raashii’s biggest South projects to date, the movie is touted to be an action entertainer. The makers recently dropped the first look of Raashii….

The new promo for Vince Gilligan’s upcoming Apple TV series | Photo Credit: Apple TV Breaking Bad creator Vince Gilligan is returning to television with a new Apple TV+ original series, this time venturing into science fiction. The upcoming psychological sci-fi drama marks a creative reunion between Gilligan and Emmy-nominated actor Rhea Seehorn, who starred…

The third single ‘Powerhouse’ from Rajinikanth’s ‘Coolie’ is sung by Anirudh Ravichander and Arivu. The makers of Coolie, starring Rajnikanth and directed by Lokesh Kanagaraj, released the third single from the highly-anticipated movie on all audio platforms. Titled Powerhouse, the song is sung by Anirudh Ravichander and Arivu. Produced by Sun Pictures, the movie is…

A still from ‘Saiyaara’ | Photo Credit: YSF Mohit Suri’s Saiyaara, starring debutants Ahaan Panday and Aneet Padda, continued its strong run at the box office on Monday, earning an estimated ₹22.50 crore (India net) on its fourth day. With this, the film’s total domestic collection stands at approximately ₹105.75 crore, according to early figures…

Watch: Why Saiyaara is a sleeper super hit? | Too Much, Aap Jaisa Koi & Nagesh Kukunoor’s The Hunt | FOMO Fix Episode 15 One second you’re in love. The next? You’re trending. Welcome to the season of the anti-climax, where every high has a twist that knocks the wind out of your feels. In…

Reacting to the viral Coldplay video, the social media team of ‘Baahubali’ posted a still from the film featuring Prabhas and Anushka Shetty. | Photo Credit: baahubalimovie/Instagram Coldplay’s recent concert in Massachusetts has become the talk of the town and the team of Baahubali, SS Rajamouli’s two-part magnum opus, took a dig at the viral video…

With every other ‘big-budget’ film trying to outdo itself with choreographed, exhausting action sequences, special effects, and over-the-top theatrics, the slow, sweet charm of a simple rom-com is much missed. Aap Jaisa Koi, Dharma Productions’ latest streaming on Netflix begins with a nod to Kuch Kuch Hota Hai of course, the bubblegum rom-com of the…

Maulik Pancholy’s Murder at the Patel Motel, the comedy podcast from Audible, is a fun Agatha Christie style murder mystery. “I always thought it would be nice to write something centred around an Indian American family,” Maulik says over a video call on a hot day in New York. “While people know of Indian American…

(FILE PHOTO) Most concert venues have signs informing the audience that they could be filmed during the event. Look for them on the walls when you arrive and around the bar areas or toilets.  | Photo Credit: AP It started out as a routine bit of fun at a Coldplay concert: Lead singer Chris Martin…

A still from ‘I Know What You Did Last Summer’ | Photo Credit: Sony Pictures The best slasher films offer a particular gory comfort, with the chase, deaths and a kind of twisted logic. I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997) based on Lois Duncan’s 1973 young adult novel was immense fun and spawned…

Netflix stopped providing quarterly updates on its total subscribers at the beginning of this year [File] | Photo Credit: AP Netflix on Thursday announced another quarter of steady growth as the video streaming service’s more than 300 million subscribers have become increasingly attractive to advertisers. It’s a familiar script that Netflix has followed for the…

The Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) on Thursday (July 17, 2025) informed the Bombay High Court that it would take a decision within two working days on the certification applications filed by the makers of a film, inspired by the life of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. A Division Bench of Justices Revati…

First look poster at ‘Supergirl’ | Photo Credit: Warner Bros. Following the success of Superman, DC Studios is wasting no time expanding its rebooted cinematic universe. On Wednesday, director James Gunn and lead actress Milly Alcock revealed the first official look at Supergirl in a joint Instagram post, teasing the arrival of a darker, more…

(L to R) Finn Wolfhard as Mike Wheeler, Caleb McLaughlin as Lucas Sinclair, Natalia Dyer as Nancy Wheeler, Joe Keery as Steve Harrington, Charlie Heaton as Jonathan Byers, and Gaten Matarazzo as Dustin Henderson in ‘STRANGER THINGS’ Streaming giant Netflix on Wednesday (July 16) thrilled fans of its highly successful sci-fi horror series Stranger Things…

Kiara Advani and Sidharth Malhotra welcome baby girl | Photo Credit: Instagram/ @kiaraadvani Actors Kiara Advani and Sidharth Malhotra have welcomed their first child, a baby girl. The child was born on the evening of July 15 at Reliance Hospital in Mumbai through a normal delivery, according to reports. The couple, who tied the knot…

The Television Academy today announced the nominees for the 2025 Primetime Emmy Awards, with record-breaking recognition for The Studio and a surprising absence for Andor in major categories. Apple TV+’s freshman comedy The Studio emerged as a standout, earning 23 nominations — the most ever for a debut comedy. The series secured nods for Outstanding…

Dominic McLaughlin as Harry Potter in HBO’s upcoming TV adaptation | Photo Credit: Instagram/ @hbomax HBO has officially started production on the highly anticipated Harry Potter TV series adaption, the network announced Monday, also revealing a first look at the titular character. The photo released by HBO shows Dominic McLaughlin as Harry Potter, donning the…

B. Saroja Devi in the 1977 Kannada film ‘Bhagyavantharu’, B Saroja Devi, who passed away at 87 on Monday (July 14, 2025), is a great example of a self-made star. Debuting in Kannada with Mahakavi Kalidasa (1955), she broke the glass ceiling to become a pan-India phenomenon and came to be hailed as the first female superstar of Kannada cinema….

Actor B. Saroja Devi. | Photo Credit: K. Bhagya Prakash Veteran actor B Saroja Devi, known for her extensive work in regional cinema, passed away at the age of 87 on Monday (July 14, 2025). The actor, who breathed her last in Bengaluru, was reported to have been suffering from age-related illness. Hailed as the…

CPI(M) general secretary M.A. Baby in conversation with Mridangam maestro Umayalpuram Sivaraman at The Hindu office on July 13, 2025. | Photo Credit: S. Shivaraj Watch | M.A. Baby calls for Bharat Ratna for Umayalpuram Sivaraman and Indian percussionists | Video Credit: The Hindu CPI(M) General Secretary M.A. Baby, a connoisseur of Carnatic music, made…

Director S Shankar. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Veteran director S Shankar has spoken about his dream film, the adaptation of the novel ‘Veera Yuga Nayagan Velpari’. At a recent public event, the filmmaker opened up on his ambitious plan for the project. “My previous dream project was Enthiran (2010). ‘Velpari’ is now my most…

A still from ‘Superman’. | Photo Credit: DC/YouTube James Gunn’s Superman is a fresh addition to the DC Universe. Released worldwide on July 11, 2025, the movie stars David Corenswet in the titular role. Fans of the popular superhero in India are upset to have watched an altered version on the big screen. Reports say…

Pooja Hegde in the song ‘Monica’ from ‘Coolie’. | Photo Credit: Sun TV/YouTube The makers of Cooliereleased the second song from the upcoming Rajinikanth starrer. Titled ‘Monica’, the song features Pooja Hegde and Malayalam actor Soubin Shahir. The highly-anticipated movie is directed by Lokesh Kanagaraj, and bankrolled by Sun Pictures. The pan-Indian film is set…

(From left to right) Varijashree Venugopal with Pratibha Singh Baghel, Prajakta Shukre, Himani Kapoor and Kalpana Gandharv | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Sufiscore and Namyoho Studios present ‘RaagRaanis’, an album by an all-woman music ensemble. It features Grammy-nominated vocalist Varijashree Venugopal, along with Bollywood singers Pratibha Singh Baghel, Kalpana Gandharv, Prajakta Shukre and Himani Kapoor….

Karthi with director Tamizh during the launch of ‘Marshal’. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Dream Warrior Pictures, in collaboration with IVY Entertainment, has announced a period action drama titled Marshal, set in 1960’s Rameshwaram. The film marks another ambitious venture for actor Karthi and director Tamizh (Taanakkaran fame) following well-known projects like Theeran Adhigaaram Ondru…

Varsha Bharath in ‘Bad Girl’. | Photo Credit: Sony Music South/YouTube After global festival run,Bad Girl, the coming-of-age drama, is all set to release in theatres across India. The film has been officially certified U/A by the censor board. Written and directed by debutante Varsha Bharath, and produced by acclaimed filmmaker Vetri Maaran, the film…

Emraan Hashmi and Himesh Reshammiya. Emraan Hashmi and Himesh Reshammiya, a pairing that ruled the 2000s with their iconic music and thrillers, are making a comeback. The two are teaming up once again for an action-packed film titled Gunmaaster G9, set to release in 2026. The makers dropped a gripping announcement teaser on Wednesday. The…

Guru Dutt, one of Indian cinema’s greatest artists, would have been 100 today (July 9). The famously troubled and sensitive maverick behind Pyaasa, Kaagaz Ke Phool and Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam, Dutt crafted sublime cinematic worlds steeped in longing and lyricism. While many of his films reflected a melancholic worldview, shaped in part by his…

Suchendra during the shoot at Shubham Karoti Maitreyee Gurukula, Bengaluru   | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement It’s not often that you get to talk to the director of a Sanskrit feature film. And when you do, you realise how difficult it is to make a film in Sanskrit, particularly for a contemporary audience. Padmagandhi, directed…

Jr NTR and Hrithik Roshan in stills from ‘War 2’ | Photo Credit: YRF/YouTube RRR star Jr NTR on Monday (July 7) announced that he has wrapped shooting for his much-awaited Hindi spy action thriller, War 2, co-starring Hrithik Roshan. The film, directed by Ayan Mukerji, is slated to release in theatres on August 14….

Avril Stormy Unger, drag alter Chutney Mary, the co-founder of QRave, says that it is a space that is not just queer-friendly, but queer-affirming | Photo Credit: Special arrangement “This is a space that we have been craving for…a utopic space where we can be ourselves,” says multi-disciplinary artist Avril Stormy Unger, drag alter Chutney…

Ranveer Singh in a still from ‘Dhurandhar’ The first look of Bollywood star Ranveer Singh’s upcoming action-thriller, Dhurandhar, was unveiled on Sunday (July 6) on the occasion of the actor’s 40th birthday. Directed by Aditya Dhar of Uri: The Surgical Strike fame, the film is set to release in theatres on December 5. The promo…

Scarlett Johansson in a scene from ‘Jurassic World: Rebirth’ | Photo Credit: Jasin Boland Jurassic World: Rebirth, the seventh film in the long-running dinosaur franchise, has earned ₹22 crore in India in the first two days of its release. The film, directed by Gareth Edwards and written by Jurassic Park screenwriter David Koepp, opened with a…

Nicole Kidman’s statuesque wellness guru, Masha Dmitrichenko, is back with a striking angular bob for another psychedelically-enhanced retreat. After the horrors of Tranquillum House last season, Masha has resettled at the gracious Zauberwald, a family-run wellness retreat in the Austrian Alps. As in Season 1, Masha gathers disparate individuals from different walks of life with…

The first-glimpse teaser of Nitesh Tiwari’s Ramayana has inspired awe and wonder among fans, with some hailing it as a new dawn in Indian storytelling. A grand adaptation of the timeless Indian epic, the film, featuring a stellar cast of Ranbir Kapoor, Yash and Sai Pallavi and others, brings together some of the best technicians…

A R Rahman and Hans Zimmer. | Photo Credit: arrrahman/Instagram Legendary music composers Hans Zimmer and A R Rahman have joined hands for Nitesh Tiwari’s Ramayana. The two-par epic will star Ranbir Kapoor, Yash and Sai Pallavi. The maiden collaboration of the two Oscar-winning composers has amped up the hype for the project, produced by…

From the coastal villages of Karnataka to international borders, the traditional dance-drama art form Yakshagana, has traversed and evolved over the decades, with changes in its elaborate costumes, headgear, stage structure and even the themes of its performances. Mainly practiced in Udupi, Shivamogga and Chikkamagalurur in Karnataka, and Kasargod in Kerala, Yakshagana combines dance, music, and…

It is a scenario straight out of the wildest dreams, or nightmares. An entire village, dressed in festive finery, gathers around a specially constructed stage. There is anticipation in the air, a celebratory mood. But the master of ceremonies (Vishnu Oi), a man summoned from a neighbouring town, is left stunned when he learns the…

The social media accounts of several Pakistani celebrities were geo-blocked again on Thursday (July 3, 2025), hours after they became briefly accessible to users in India — a development that had triggered sharp reactions across social media platforms. Some of the previously restricted profiles became visible on Wednesday (July 2, 2025), reportedly due to a…

Deepika Padukone | Photo Credit: WireImage Actor Deepika Padukone has become the first Indian to be awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce announced her inclusion in the Motion Pictures category for the Class of 2026, placing her alongside prominent international names from this year such as Emily…

A still from ‘Sirens’ The complexities of human beings are portrayed in Sirens, where Julianne Moore, Meghann Fahy, and Milly Alcock entrap us in Netflix’s limited series. It starts off as a dark comedy, but immerses the viewer by making us believe it could be a mystery, but ends up as a psychological group portrait…

It was a quiet November afternoon in 1986 when a postman knocked on the door of music composer Ganesh, of the celebrated Shankar-Ganesh duo, well known for crafting some of Tamil cinema’s most memorable tunes. He delivered a parcel, sent by registered post to his T. Nagar home. The parcel appeared to be a gift….

Siddharth, Sarath Kumar, Devayani and Meetha Raghunath in a still from ‘3BHK’ | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Small is the new big in Tamil cinema this year. A few biggies of 2025 might have disappointed fans, but the relatively-smaller ones keep giving. Tourist Family, a film about a Sri Lankan family finding a new home…

Ryan Gosling in a still from ‘Project Hail Mary’ | Photo Credit: Amazon MGM Amazon MGM Studios has released the first trailer for Project Hail Mary, a sci-fi comedy starring Ryan Gosling as an ordinary science teacher turned unlikely astronaut tasked with saving Earth from cosmic disaster. The film is directed by Oscar-winning duo Phil…

Actor Sudeep. | Photo Credit: Ravichandran N Kannada star Kichcha Sudeep, who quit as Bigg Boss Kannada host in 2024, has taken a U Turn on his decision. The Sandalwood star is set to return as the host of the 12th season of the popular reality show on Colors Kannada. The organisers announced the development…

Suniel Shetty and Paresh Rawal in ‘Phir Hera Pheri’. After weeks of drama and controversy, veteran actor Paresh Rawal has confirmed his return to the Hera Pheri franchise. The actor had shocked fans and industry people alike by quitting the third part of the series. To be directed by Priyadarshan, Hera Pheri 3 also stars…

Vijay Sethupathi and Nithya Menen in stills from ‘Thalaivan Thalaivii’ | Photo Credit: Think Music India/YouTube We had previously reported that actors Vijay Sethupathi and Nithya Menen are starring in director Pandiraaj’s next, titled Thalaivan Thalaivii. On Sunday (June 29), the makers announced that the film will be released in theatres on July 25. The…

Shefali Jariwala. | Photo Credit: Shefali Jariwala Instagram Actor Shefali Jariwala, best known for her iconic single “Kaanta Laga”, passed away Friday night, a hospital source said. She was 42. Jariwala was rushed to Bellevue Multispeciality Hospital in suburban Mumbai by her husband, actor Parag Tyagi. “She was brought to the hospital around 11:15 p.m….

The gaming industry seems stuck in an unending loop of repeating the formula of past successes, with few studios willing to try something new, for fear of upsetting shareholders. Which is why Death Stranding’s open world was so different, strange and appealing — a walking simulator where one had to deliver packages across a pandemic-stricken…

The revising committee of the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) has also demanded the makers of the film JSK – Janaki vs State of Kerala, starring Union Minister Suresh Gopi, to change the title of the film as well as the name of the protagonist. Pravin Narayanan, director of the film, announced the revising…

Sunil Koshy and the troupe of From Mug to Mike | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement By Vaishnav G Edappattu From Mug to Mike, a platform for bathroom singers in Bengaluru, was started by techie-turned-singer, music director and vocal coach Sunil Koshy with his wife, Archana Hallikeri. From Mug to Mike released an original music video,…

The Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) this month made a key change to a portal it uses to publish ‘cut lists’ of films, making it harder to routinely review the censorship it imposes on films. The e-Cinepramaan portal, used by studios to submit paperwork for films, and make fee payments for getting their films…

I have visited Italian painter Caravaggio in many cities — London, Florence, Rome, Venice, Paris. Now here he is, returning the visits, a guest in my hometown Bengaluru, where Mary Magdalene in Ecstasy is on display at the National Gallery of Modern Art. Caravaggio had carried the painting with him while escaping to Naples after…

Actor Meenakshi Jayan says she often dreamt about winning an international award for acting — the excitement when her name is announced, embracing the people sitting next to her, and slowly walking up the stairs. Suddenly, the dream turns into a nightmare — the stage comes crashing down, stairs break, and the actor falls. “My…

Director Ram interview with The Hindu on his latest film, ‘Paranthu Po’ | Video Credit: The Hindu Ahead of the release of his upcoming film, #ParanthuPo, starring Mirchi Shiva, Grace Antony, Anjali, and Aju Varghese, #DirectorRam opens up on the joy of shooting in the mountains, why #YuvanShankarRaja didn’t compose the songs in the film,…

The police searched actor Srikanth’s residence in Chennai’s Nungambakkam Lake Area, where cocaine in small quantities was allegedly seized. | Photo Credit: B. Velankanni Raj Tamil film actor Srikanth, also known as Sriram Krishnamachari, 46, was arrested on Monday by the Nungambakkam police of the Greater Chennai Police for allegedly buying cocaine from a drug cartel. The cartel includes a Nigerian national…

JSK- Janaki Vs State of Kerala The Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) has demanded the makers of the film JSK – Janaki Vs State of Kerala, starring Union Minister Suresh Gopi, to change the title of the film. Filmmaker Pravin Narayanan told The Hindu on Sunday that the board’s stand had effectively stalled the…

Vijay Deverakonda | Photo Credit: NAGARA GOPAL Telugu actor Vijay Deverakonda has been booked under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act by the Raidurgam police for allegedly making derogatory remarks against tribal communities during a public event. The case was booked following a complaint filed by Nenavath Ashok Kumar Naik, State…

 Vijay in ‘Jana Nayagan’. | Photo Credit: KVN Productions/YouTube The makers of Tamil star Vijay’s upcoming movie, Jana Nayagan, released the film’s first glimpse on the occasion of the actor’s 51st birthday on Sunday (June 22). The film will be released in theatres on January 9, 2026, during the festival of Pongal. Directed by H Vinoth,…

Mohanlal in ‘Drishyam 2’. | Photo Credit: Prime Video India/YouTube In a big update about Drishyam 3, the makers of the blockbuster Malayalam film franchise have announced that the third part is set to go on floors. Starring Mohanlal in the popular character Georgekutty, the movie will be directed by Jeethu Joseph, the filmmaker behind…

Taylor Holmes’s 1915 rendition of Rudyard Kipling’s 1903 poem, ‘Boots’, with its repeated words pounding in one’s brain sets the tone for the film’s delirious beauty. That Kipling wrote it imagining the thoughts of an infantry soldier during the second Boer war and it has been used since for its psychological effects through the World…

A still from Kerala Crime Files 2. As far as series openings go, Kerala Crime Files 2 takes off from quite a peculiar situation. All the police officers at a particular station have received transfer orders over suspected links with criminals and goons. A new set of police officers, clueless about the place or the…

In Khalid Rahman’s Unda (2019), a police officer from Kerala, played by Mammootty, who is given the responsibility of leading a team of officers to ensure that elections are conducted smoothly in Maoist-hit areas of Chhattisgarh, says to a tribal boy, “This is your land, do not die”. Kerala has a strong, eventful, and often…

Do you hear a faint cheer in the distance? That is the sound of modders (a person who makes modifications especially to computer hardware or software) across the world rejoicing as Stellar Blade, and its glamorous protagonist Eve, finally arrive on PC. While you, the player, get to save the world at a buttery 144Hz, the modding…

A molecular biologist from Madurai, our quizmaster enjoys trivia and music, and is working on a rock ballad called ‘Coffee is a Drink, Kaapi is an Emotion’. @bertyashley Easy like Sunday morning quiz When a piece of fried dough was pierced to fix its raw centre, a now-iconic confectionery was born. START THE QUIZ 1…

Akhshay and Ashiqa playing Hansel and Gretel. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT Jagriti Theatre’s upcoming play, Gretel, reimagines the classic German fairy tale Hansel and Gretel, made famous by the Brothers Grimm. The original story follows two siblings, Hansel and Gretel, who try to make their way back home, after being abandoned in a forest….

In a world of images infused with AI, it is hard to pick up the camera and snap a picture that doesn’t have a tech enhancement. From autofocus to removing unwanted objects in an image, automated features are turning photographs into a sort of plastic reality. However, there is an elegance to film photographs that…

BENGALURU KARNATAKA 02/06/2025: A preliminary meeting on the celebration of the 516th birth anniversary of Nadaprabhu Kempegowda held at the conference hall of Vidhana Soudha under the chairmanship of Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar, in Bengaluru. | Photo Credit: TH Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Tuesday appealed to Kannada activists to abide…

“There are plenty of books that celebrate Girish Karnad’s contributions as a playwright and theatre director, but his celluloid journey has been vastly ignored. There is no documentation of it,” says Muralidhara Khajane, senior journalist and the author of the book, Karnad Kaleidoscope (published by Karnataka Chalanachitra Academy and edited by another senior journalist M.K….

Lal in ‘Kerala Crime Files’ Season 2. | Photo Credit: JioHotstar Malayalam/YouTube Following the tremendous success of its debut season, the critically acclaimed Malayalam crime thriller Kerala Crime Files is back with a gripping new instalment. Titled Kerala Crime Files Season 2 – The Search for CPO Ambili Raju, the much-anticipated series will premiere on…

This image released by Lionsgate shows Ana de Armas in a scene from “Ballerina.” | Photo Credit: AP Following her stints in action films like No Time to Die and The Gray Man, Ana de Armas gets to bring bullet-spewing, flame-throwing, grenade-exploding mayhem upon a gazillion men in Ballerina. Still, it seems her most formidable…

A still from Vyasana Sametham Bandhu Mithradhikal | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT Can death be funny? While there is a predisposition to say no, events transpiring at a funeral are known to shed light on the hysterical subtleties among people. Vyasana Sametham Bandhu Mithradhikal (VSBM) by S Vipin is a humorous exploration of this take,…

Sunjay Kapur, Vice Chairman and MD, Sona Comstar | Photo Credit: The Hindu Sunjay Kapur, an Indian industrialist and former husband of Bollywood actress Karisma Kapoor, passed away on Thursday (June 112, 2025) following a heart attack in the United Kingdom. Kapur was the chairman and non-executive director of Sona Comstar. In a statement, the company…

 As I drove towards the hills to get rid of the scorching Delhi heat this past week, Salil Chowdhury was my trusted companion. Of course, the conversation began with the ultimate travel song, ‘Suhana safar aur ye mausam haseen’ (Madhumati), but, as rain clouds gathered, the subtle undertone of longing and wistfulness in Mukesh’s voice gave way…

Bob Dylan recorded a song on June 15, 1965, that transformed him from a folk musician to a rock star. | Photo Credit: Getty images Q: On this date in 763 BC, the Assyrians recorded an event in their history books, which allowed researchers to fix the chronology of Mesopotamian history. They record it as…

This June 2023 United States Coast Guard still frame from video provided by Pelagic Research Services, shows remains of the Titan submersible, center, on the floor of the Atlantic Ocean | Photo Credit: U.S. Coast Guard Video courtesy Pelagic Research Services via AP June 18 this year will mark the second anniversary of the Titan…

Martial artist and actor Sunny Pang, who recently featured alongside Tom Hardy in action-thriller movie Havoc, is set to make his Indian film debut with Lakadbaggha 2 – The Monkey Business. The upcoming film is a sequel to actor Anshuman Jha’s 2023 film Lakadbaggha. Jha is returning for the second part, which will also feature…

Partho Ghosh, director of ‘Agni Sakshi, passes away Partho Ghosh, director of landmark, spine-chilling 90s thrillers like 100 Days and Agni Sakshi, passed away due to a cardiac arrest on Monday (June 9). He was 76. Paying tribute on social media, Bengali actress Rituparna Sengupta wrote, “Heartbroken beyond words. We have lost an exceptional talent,…

Warner Bros. Discovery will split into two public companies by next year, carving off its cable operations from its streaming service. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Warner Bros. Discovery will split into two public companies by next year, carving off its cable operations from its streaming service. Warner Bros. Discovery said Monday (June 9, 2025)…

First look of ‘Lokah – Chapter 1: Chandra’ | Photo Credit: @dqswayfarerfilms/Instagram Actor-producer Dulquer Salmaan’s Wayfarer Films banner is all set to create a superhero film universe, ‘Lokah,’ in Malayalam, the first of which stars Kalyani Priyadarshan and Naslen in the lead. Titled Lokah – Chapter 1: Chandra, the first look of the film was…

For Vinod AK, his directorial debut, Moonwalk, is a trip down memory lane to an era when a generation was addicted to breakdance, Michael Jackson and, of course, the moonwalk. Vinod has packed it all in this slice-of-life narrative about a bunch of young men in the late ‘80s, who fell in love with the…

A still from ‘Housefull 5’ Housefull 5 starring Akshay Kumar, Riteish Deshmukh, Abhishek Bachchan among others, has collected Rs 24.35 crore nett at the domestic box office on its opening day, the makers announced on Saturday. The ensemble comedy with multiple endings released in theatres on Friday (June 6). Produced by Sajid Nadiadwala’s production banner…

A still from ‘The Accountant 2’ | Photo Credit: IMDb An assassin, Anaïs (Daniella Pineda), walks into a bar to meet Raymond King (J.K. Simmons), a former Treasury agent. He tells her he needs help finding a missing Salvadoran family and is then killed in the ensuing shootout. Treasury agent and King’s protégée, Marybeth Medina…

Akshay Kumar, Abhishek Bachchan, Riteish Deshmukh In a bid to cash in on the goodwill around the frat-boy comedy, writer-producer Sajid Nadiadwala, this time, lines his boisterous drollery with a layer of mystery in the vacation season. Set on a luxury cruise ship, where a billionaire (Ranjeet) dies and a doctor is silenced, it literally spirals…

By all means, Predator: Killer of Killers had no business being as exhilarating as it is. On paper, the premise read like the (very real) sandbox fantasies of a twelve-year-old freshly chancing upon a dusty DVD with the cool, gun-toting muscle-man on the cover: What if the Predator fought a Viking? Or a samurai? Or…

Rejected and reviled — a deadly combination in a woman scorned and an encapsulation of how Shoorpanakha from The Ramayana has been viewed down the ages. Well, every villain has an origin story and Shoorpanakha: A Search is hers. Presented by Parshathy J Nath, this piece not only looks at the woman within the demon…

Film set. Representational image (File) The draft of the much delayed policy for the Malayalam film industry will be presented for further discussions and amendments at the State government’s film conclave likely to be organised in the first week of August. According to sources who are part of the committee, a total of 75 meetings…

From the play The Meaning of Malar. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement A small, cozy space with minimal lighting, floor-level performance area and props thoughtfully arranged was the unpretentious yet evocative setting of Karpanai Kudirai’s Tamil play, The Meaning of Malar, written and directed by Vedarun, staged at IDAM, Kodambakkam, Chennai. There were no backdrops…

On May 29, 2025, while some Kannada activists had just stepped up attacks on versatile actor Kamal Haasan for his controversial remark that “Tamil gave birth to Kannada”, the Thug Life star faced a mild salvo in his home State, Tamil Nadu. Puthiya Tamilagam party founder K. Krishnasamy objected to the film’s title. The politician…

From the thematic production ‘Rama Katha Vismaya’ presented by Nirupama and Rajendra in Bengaluru, recently. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The Ramayana, an ancient epic, has been retold through various art forms over the centuries, especially through classical dance styles such as Bharatanatyam, Kathak, and Odissi. In recent times, many dancers have continued this tradition…

Ananya Pandey will play the female lead opposite Kartik Aaryan in ‘Tu Meri Main Tera, Main Tera Tu Meri’. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Actor Ananya Panday is the female lead of the upcoming Kartik Aaryan-starrer Tu Meri Main Tera, Main Tera Tu Meri“, the makers announced on Monday. Directed by Sameer Vidwans, the film…

Vidya Kalyanaraman and Brindha Manickavasakam presenting a thematic concert featuring exclusive Syama Sastri kritis. | Photo Credit: VELANKANNI RAJ B With collaborations and thematic presentations increasingly shaping the Carnatic concert scene, musicians are steadily moving beyond convention in pursuit of novelty and artistic synergy. Vocalists Vidya Kalyanaraman and Brindha Manickavasakan are among those who exemplify…

A still from ‘Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery’ | Photo Credit: Netflix Netflix has released the first teaser trailer for Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery, the third installment in Rian Johnson’s acclaimed whodunit series. The film is set to premiere on December 12, 2025. Daniel Craig returns as detective…

The judges unanimously selected Devayani’s elder daughter Iniya Rajakumaran based on her performance. Photo: Special Arrangement After a captivating and talent-packed season of Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Lil Champs, Zee Tamil is back with the fifth season of its flagship music reality show, Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Seniors. The grand finale of the popular…

There is a scene in the 2015 movie Taxi Tehran where a seller of counterfeited foreign movie CDs use a taxi, driven by the director of the movie playing himself, to make a sale. While mainstream directors rue counterfeits, Jafar Panahi observes the transaction with an expression of sorrow and understanding. The Iranian director, who…

Cinematographer Pratik Shah. | Photo Credit: IMDB A day after sexual misconduct allegations surfaced against Homebound cinematographer Pratik Shah, production banner Dharma Productions issued a statement, distancing itself from the controversy and reasserting its stance against sexual harassment at the workplace. Shah, who recently attended the Cannes premiere of Homebound, has been accused of predatory and…

A file image of Taylor Swift | Photo Credit: AP Taylor Swift has regained control over her entire body of work. In a lengthy note posted to her official website on Friday (May 30, 2025), Swift announced: “All of the music I’ve ever made now belongs to me.” The pop star said she purchased her…

A still from ‘Saiyaara’. | Photo Credit: YRF/YouTube Yash Raj Films (YRF) on Friday unveiled the teaser of their upcoming home production film, Saiyaara, which marks the acting debut of Ananya Panday’s cousin, Ahaan Panday. The romantic drama is directed by Mohit Suri of Aashiqui 2 and Ek Villain fame. It also stars Aneet Padda,…

Actor Kamal Haasan and director Mani Ratnam during a press conference for their upcoming film ‘Thug Life’, in Chennai. | Photo Credit: ANI I met Kamal Haasan for an interview last Friday in Chennai for his much-awaited movie, Thug Life. The next day, he was at Sri Sai Ram College along with the entire team…

Members of Kannada Raksha Vedike stage a protest against actor Kamal Haasan for his remarks on the Kannada language, in Bengaluru, on Thursday, May 29, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI The Karnataka Film Chamber of Commerce (KFCC) has demanded an apology from veteran actor Kamal Haasan for his controversial remarks on the Kannada language. The…

Ali Fazal, Fatima Sana Shaikh in ‘Metro In Dino’ ‘Zamaana Lage’, the vibey first song from Anurag Basu’s Metro In Dino, was launched in Mumbai on the appropriately cloudy evening of Wednesday (May 28). Composed by Pritam, who also created the iconic soundtrack of the first Metro film, ‘Zamaana Lage’ is described as a ‘modern ghazal’,…

Bangalore Death Fest May 30, 6:30pm onwards Ignite Super Club, HSR Layout Entry: ₹1,900 onwards via Skillboxes.com If there is anything this city loves about its death metal, it is that it has got to be fast and relentless, with a nod to the old school. The third edition of Bangalore Death Fest is bringing…

Actor Unni Mukundan | Photo Credit: THULASI KAKKAT Noted Malayalam actor Unni Mukundan has been booked for allegedly assaulting a man who claims to be his professional manager, police said in Kochi on May 27, 2025 (Tuesday). In his complaint, Vipin Kumar alleged that the actor slapped him in the face for recording a review…

The Madras High Court has restrained the media, both print as well as online, from posting, hosting, or debating any information concerning the matrimonial dispute between a popular film actor and his wife, as it would have deleterious effect not only on them but also their minor children. Justice G.R. Swaminathan ordered that all online…

Watch: Anu Menon calls stand-up comedy ‘difficult’ as people are ‘easily offended’ Indian comedy, especially political comedy, faces an existential challenge in the current socio-political climate, observed Anuradha Menon, a pioneering standup comedian and VJ of India, in a session at The Huddle by The Hindu. Best known for her Malayali-coded ‘Lola Kutty’ alter ego…

In October 2024, during the promotional activities of Sivakarthikeyan-Sai Pallavi-starrer Amaran at Chennai’s Raajkamal Films International (RKFI) office, the person missing from the thick of things was none other than the film’s producer: Kamal Haasan. “AvarUS ku padikka poitaar (He has gone to the U.S. to study),” said someone at his office, referring to the…

Power outages may have shrouded the French Riviera in literal darkness on the final day of the 78th Cannes Film Festival, but the Palais still managed to deliver an electric finale. Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi took home the Palme d’Or for his absurdist drama, It Was Just an Accident, marking both a personal and political…

Sri Lankan film actor and former member of Sri Lankan Parliament, Malini Snehelatha Fonseka. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu Renowned Sri Lankan actor Malini Fonseka — who played the female lead in the Tamil film ‘Pilot Premnath’ [1978] starring Sivaji Ganesan — passed away in Colombo on Saturday (May 24, 2025). She was 78….

Scenes featuring caste-based discrimination like slurs and violence in the film Dhadak 2 were removed or modified by the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC), clearing the way for the film’s release months after its original release date. The title, starring Triptii Dimri and Siddhant Chaturvedi is a remake of the Tamil anti-caste film Pariyerum…