Emraan Hashmi in the show | Photo Credit: Netflix India/YouTube The teaser of Emraan Hashmi’s upcoming series, Taskaree: The Smuggler’s Web was unveiled by the makers on Wednesday, December 17, 2025. Created by Neeraj Pandey and directed by Raghav Jairath, the series also stars Sharad Kelkar, Amruta Khanvilkar, Nandish Singh Sandhu, Anurag Sinha and Zoya…
Madhuri Dixit (left) and Nagesh Kukunoor (right) | Photo Credit: JioHotstar Madhuri Dixit’s pleasant, infectious smile turns sinister as she becomes a serial killer in Nagesh Kukunoor’s upcoming thriller series, Mrs. Deshpande. The actor sheds some of her vanity as she steps into the mysterious mind of the character. It is a new territory for…
Agastya Nanda in ‘Ikkis’ poster | Photo Credit: Maddock Films Sriram Raghavan’s war-drama Ikkis, which was earlier set to clash with Kartik Aaryan’s Tu Meri Main Tera Main Tera Tu Meri on December 25, will now release in theatres on January 1. The makers made the announcement of its new release date on Wednesday, December…
TM Krishna performs at the MS Subbulakshmi Arangam in 2024 | Photo Credit: SRINATH M At the MS Subbulakshmi Arangam at Asian College of Journalism, Chennai, one does not have to jostle for seats right up in front, in fear of not being able to hear the performers singing onstage. “The technology here goes into…
Eighteen months after Sadhu Kokila, president of the Karnataka Chalanachitra Academy, announced the launch of Karnataka’s own Over The Top (OTT) platform, the site is likely to become operational by the last week of January 2026, when the curtains go up for the Bengaluru International Film Festival (BIFFes). Namma Karnataka In June 2024, during the inauguration…
It is a truth universally acknowledged that a connoisseur of classical music, during Margazhi, must be in want of a sabha concert. Musical legends, the torch-bearers of the season, take over large auditoriums, drawing audiences in the thousands. But Chennai never stops there. Across the city, musicians, singers, dancers, and artistes spill into sabhas big…
A still from ‘A Useful Ghost’ A vacuum cleaner haunted by a ghost is the kind of one-liner which can draw in a festival audience looking for a little light-hearted fun to fill the time slots available between the “heavier” films which require much closer attention. A useful ghost, the debut feature of Thai filmmaker…
The Bengali band, Parash Pathar. | Photo Credit: Special arrangement It’s likely to be an emotional moment on Thursday (December 18, 2025) evening for many Kolkatans who were in college in the 1990s when they watch the Bengali band Parash Pathar — a rage at the time — reunite for a performance after 20 years….
Actor Upendra | Photo Credit: Bhagya Prakash K Despite the success of Andhra King Taluka in Telugu and the buzz around his upcoming film 45 starring Shivarajkumar and Raj B Shetty, actor Upendra is still basking in the glory of Coolie and his joy at sharing the screen with superstar Rajinikanth remain unabated. Coolie may have hit the screens in August,…
Thiruveezhimizhalai, an idyllic village near Kumbakonam, occupies a significant place in the Saivite tradition. Legend has it that, during a severe drought, Lord Shiva placed coins known as padi kaasu —on the pali peedam near the Veezhinathaswamy temple tank to help feed the poor, at the behest of Gnanasambandar and Thirunavukkarasar. ‘Vaasi theerava kaasi nalguveer’, the Thevaram hymn…
