M Saravanan, the leading producer of Tamil cinema, whose gentle demeanour and industrious nature shaped many talents, passed away in Chennai on Thursday (December 4, 2025) due to age-related ailments. He died a day after his 86th birthday. Saravanan was the son of famous director-producer AV Meiyappan, considered one of the pioneers of Tamil cinema,…
Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another extended its early-season momentum on Wednesday, dominating the National Board of Review’s 2025 honours with a sweep that cements the film’s widening awards-season footprint. The revolutionary epic collected five major prizes — Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor for Leonardo DiCaprio, Best Supporting Actor for Benicio Del Toro…
Bengaluru is feeling the chills as temperatures dip every day, but this December is set to be hot for Sandalwood. Darshan’s TheDevil will hit the screens on December 11, and will be followed by the Christmas clash between Sudeep’s Mark and 45, starring Upendra, Shivarajkumar and Raj B Shetty. Theatres are being decked up with…
Raghavasimhan Sankaranarayanan | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Meet ‘Hathaani’, a robotic violinist created by Chennai-born engineer-musician Raghavasimhan Sankaranarayanan. The name Hathaani reflects Raghavasimhan’s childhood passion for Carnatic violin and robotics. ‘Taani’ is derived from the Tamil taaniyangi, which means automated machine or robot, and ‘Haath’ or hands is from Sanskrit/Hindi, he says. Raghavasimhan was initiated…
Honey Rose looks very different in real life, she is leaner and very girl next-door. As she sits down for the chat, her assistant enquires if her face needs a touch-up, which she refuses politely even as she says hello. She is visibly excited about Rachel, her first Malayalam film this year, scheduled for release…
On a November evening, at Nisarga Art Hub in Angamaly, Kerala, as a bunch of indigenous musicians from Wayanad and Coorg sang of the forest, of people’s struggles, in their native tongue, the audience joined in, clapping hands and tapping feet. That day, the newly formed Earthlore band made their stage debut. The band comprises…
Cillian Murphy in the poster | Photo Credit: Netflix/Instagram Cillian Murphy’s upcoming Peaky Blinders film has been titled The Immortal Man and is set to release in March, the streaming platform Netflix has announced. Netflix shared the news with a post on its Instagram handle on Friday and said the film will release in selected…
If ants signify intrusion, control, and imminent violence in Vivek Shanbhag’s novel Ghachar Ghochar (2015), in Shishir Jha’s Santhali documentary on uranium-mining in Jharkhand, Tortoise Under the Earth (2022), ants speak of the displacement of the tribal villagers. In his early 20th century eponymous Expressionistic painting, Salvador Dali draws oversized ants munching on dislocated ears…
Dia Mirza (left) and poster of the ‘Panha’ (right) | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Dia Mirza-backed Marathi short film, Panha has won the Best Indian Short Film award at the All Living Things Environmental Film Festival (ALT EFF). Directed by Sakshi Mishra, the film follows a family of mango farmers facing eviction from their ancestral…
Stills from ‘One Battle After Another’ and ‘Sinners’ | Photo Credit: Warner Bros The 31st Critics Choice Awards delivered a clear message about the shape of this year’s Oscar race: Warner Bros. remains firmly on the offensive. Ryan Coogler’s Sinners led all films with 17 nominations, a sweeping haul that includes Best Picture, Best Director,…
