It is possible to build a temporary reality sans noise. | Photo Credit: Freepik Our reality is a yes, yippie one for noise. We are always swimming in it. Sound waves pervade our atmosphere and a certain portion of those sound waves are what we refer to as noise (Sounds change into its alter ego…
Director Jafar Panahi. | Photo Credit: REUTERS Iran has sentenced Palme d’Or-winning filmmaker Jafar Panahi in absentia to one year in prison and a travel ban over “propaganda activities” against the country, his lawyer told AFP on Monday. The sentence includes a two-year travel ban and prohibition of Panahi from membership in any political or…
‘Pan-India’ is now a real term, with audiences from across the world lapping up good cinema, irrespective of where it comes from. What else explains the sweeping appeal of films like Kantara: Chapter 1, Lokahand Coolie? As expectations rise for stories that are rooted and yet have global sensibilities, actors are sharpening their craft. With…
The winds of time are seldom as harsh and gentle at once on celluloid as they are in Vipin Radhakrishnan’s evocative work, Angammal. A generational wind called Uchimalai Kaathu — believed to carry the scent of the Uchchaani flower, along with a deathly wail and malevolence — bursts from the mountains and into the village…
Bollywood star Ranveer Singh has responded to the criticism for his imitation of Rishab Shetty’s performance in the movie Kantara: Chapter 1.The actor took to Instagram to apologise for his action. Ranveer, while enacting divine possession at the International Film Festival of Goa (IFFI), referred to a deity as female ghost. People took to social…
Siddhant Chaturvedi’s first look from V. Shantaram | Photo Credit: cameratakefilms/Instagram Actor Siddhant Chaturvedi is set to star in V. Shantaram, the biopic of legendary filmmaker, Shantaram Rajaram Vankudre. The makers made the announcement on Monday, December 1, 2025 by unveiling the first look of the actor from the film. It is written and directed…
Raj Nidimoru and Samantha Ruth Prabhu. | Photo Credit: samantharuthprabhuoffl/Instagram Actor Samantha Ruth Prabhu has tied the knot with filmmaker Raj Nidimoru after months of speculation about the relationship. The actor took to social media on Monday, December 1, 2025 to make the announcement. The wedding ceremony took place at the Linga Bhairavi Devi temple…
Sri Parthasarathy Swami Sabha (SPSS), celebrating its 125th anniversary, carries a legacy forged in music, dance and drama, and tempered by time. For a century-and-a-quarter, it has nourished generations of artistes. The Sabha’s longevity is the visible manifestation of an organisation built upon vision, adaptability, community spirit and resilience. Named after the presiding deity of…
On the eve of my departure from IFFI this year, the queue for Yi Yi started snaking toward its restoration screening at the festival. My vision had started to lose frames from the inertia of five straight days of festival scheduling. INOX Panjim and Maquinez Hall had blurred into one extended corridor of screenings, rushed…
Reuben De Melo | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Tucked away in a corner of Goa where he speaks to us from, Australian singer-songwriter Reuben De Melo is in the midst of recording a music video for a new song slated to release early next year. “I am here in my village after nearly six years,…
