Members of Swarathma; Gotte Kanakavva | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The first edition of Roots, a student-led cultural initiative of Mahindra Group, will debut in Hyderabad on November 22 at Mahindra University. The one-day festival will feature performances by contemporary and folk artistes — The Raghu Dixit Project, Swarathma, Alif, Hamza Rahimtula and Rajasthan Folkstars,…
Actor Sonam Kapoor. | Photo Credit: DAVE BENETT Bollywood actor Sonam Kapoor announced on Thursday that she is expecting her second child with businessman husband Anand Ahuja. The 40-year-old actor shared the news with a post on her Instagram story. It featured the actor dressed in a magenta co-ord set, holding her baby bump. She…
Dancer, activist and performer Mallika Sarabhai has shaped a career that refuses to fit into a single frame; it is always expanding, always in motion. In Hyderabad for an Indo-Italian collaborative performance, she reflects on changing cities, changing memories and the nostalgia. Her troupe’s performance, backed by Telangana Tourism, will be staged at Shilpakala Vedika…
Badiger Devendra’s Vanya has been officially selected to premiere at the 56th International Film Festival of India in Goa, scheduled from November 20 to November 28. Vanya is one of the Kannada films to be showcased in the Indian Panorama segment, the other being the blockbuster Su from So, produced by actor-filmmaker Raj B Shetty….
Chandni Sasikumar had just two scenes as a civil police officer in Mohanlal’s Tharun Moorthy-directorial Thudarum. Yet, that meant the world for the up-and-coming actor whose journey to Thudarum started two years ago, at Pupa, Tharun’s acting workshop series. Not just her, 20-odd participants of various editions of Pupa got small roles in Thudarum. Pupa,…
A still from ‘The Chronology of Water’. | Photo Credit: JoBlo Movie Network/YouTube The makers of The Chronology of Water have dropped a trailer for the movie. The film is Kristen Stewart’s directorial debut. The movie is based on the memoir by Lidia Yuknavitch. According to the official logline of the movie, The Chronology of…
A still from ‘Magellan’. | Photo Credit: Janus Films The trailer of Gael Garcia Bernal starrer historical adventure film, Magellan, was unveiled by the makers on November 18, 2025. The film, written and directed by Filipino filmmaker Lav Diaz, is based on the life of Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan and had its premiere earlier this…
A still from ‘Witch Hat Atelier’. | Photo Credit: CRUNCHYROLL The trailer of the much-awaited anime series, Witch Hat Atelier,was unveiled by the makers on November 18, confirming that it will premiere in April 2026. The series is based on the Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kamome Shirahama. It follows a young girl…
Madras HC granted the interim injunction following a copyright infringement suit filed by RS Infotainment, the producer of the 2010 movie helmed by acclaimed director Gautham Vasudeva Menon, against Mini Studio LLP, the producer of Aaromaley. Photo: X/@ministudiosllp The Madras High Court on Wednesday (November 19, 2025) restrained the producers of the newly released Tamil…
First-look poster of ‘Single Papa’. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT Kunal Kemmu is set to star in the upcoming comedy-drama series, Single Papa, which will premiere on Netflix on December 12, the makers announced on Wednesday. Directed by Shashank Khaitan, Hitesh Kewalya and Neeraj Udhwani and created by Neeraj and Ishita Moitra, the show also…
