Honey Trehan (left) and Nawazuddin Siddiqui in Raat Akeli Hai: The Bansal Murders (right) | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Five years after his nearly obsessive quest to solve a murder mystery in the visually enticing Raat Akeli Hai, Nawazuddin Siddiqui’s Jatil Yadav returns for another complex case in the sequel, Raat Akeli Hai: The Bansal…
Nithyashree Mahadevan is practising a rare kriti that her legendary grandmother (Carnatic vocalist DK Pattamal) once used to sing. Sudha Ragunathan is keeping herself physically and mentally fit for a busy month ahead. And, Aruna Sairam is looking forward to attending multiple concerts as a listener. Nithyashree, Sudha and Aruna — three leading lights of the Carnatic…
Rahul Humayun, Phanindra Sama, Rishikesh, Rohit Chennamaneni, Rana Daggubati, Anurag Reddy, Sharth Chandra, Ravi Shankar, and Krishna Mohan. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Chai Bisket, a well known player in Telugu digital entertainment for over a decade, formally launched Chai Shots, positioned as India’s first regional short-series OTT platform, in Hyderabad. The short series platform…
Singers who once chose Telugu or Sanskrit compositions of the Carnatic Trinity and keerthanas in other languages to showcase their vidwat at the Music Academy now frequently opt for Tamil songs as the main item, or even for the ragam-tanam-pallavi. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu As Chennai prepares to immerse itself in yet another…
Saiyaara poster (left) and The Ba***ds of Bollywood poster (right) | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Mohit Suri’s Saiyaara and Aryan Khan’s The Ba***ds of Bollywood have topped the charts for the most popular Indian movies and shows as per internet movie database IMDb’s recently unveiled list. IMDb announced the 10 Indian movies and shows that…
Pankaj Tripathi (left) and a still from Perfect Family (right) | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Pankaj Tripathi’s debut production, Perfect Family will be returning for season 2, the makers announced on Wednesday, December 10, 2025. The first season was released on YouTube on November 27 with Gulshan Devaiah, Manoj Pahwa, Seema Pahwa, Girija Oak Godbole…
Venkatesh Daggubati in the film. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Two of Venkatesh Daggubati’s celebrated Telugu family dramas — Nuvvu Naaku Nachav (2001) and Malliswari (2004) — had dialogues by Trivikram Srinivas. Years later, the duo are teaming for the first time for the latter’s directorial project. The new film, titled Aadarsha Kutumbam House No:…
JioHotstar, a streaming platform that has tasted tremendous success in southern India, recently announced its upcoming line-up of South Indian titles and investment plans in the region. The streamer made the announcement at South Unbound, a star-studded event in Chennai. The event was graced by high-profile dignitaries such as Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin, actor…
Osiyath – The Feast poster | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT “It is inspired by many lives in a quintessential Malayali family,” says Evlyn Giju, a third-year mass-communication and journalism student at St Xavier’s College, Mumbai, and the co-director of Osiyath-The Feast, the first Malayalam play to premiere at the college on December 11. The play…
Director Sandeep Raj speaks with disarming honesty that is rare to find among filmmakers who are conscious about their every statement in the age of social media scrutiny. Days before the release of his Telugu action romance drama Mowgli, scheduled for December 13, he says, “Completing all the formalities and handing over the film to…
