Game Awards 2025 nominations announced: ‘Clair Obscur–Expedition 33’ stuns industry with record number of nods

A still from ‘Clair Obscur: Expedition 33’ | Photo Credit: Sandfall Interactive Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 has emerged as the expected juggernaut of this year’s Game Awards, leading the 2025 nominations with a record-breaking 12 nods. The full slate was unveiled Monday during a livestream hosted on YouTube, setting the stage for what organisers are…

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Rukmini Vasanth interview: On playing the antagonist in ‘Kantara: Chapter 1’ and why she admires Mani Ratnam

Actor Rukmini Vasanth. | Photo Credit: RAVICHANDRAN N Rukmini Vasanth, an articulate speaker, carefully brushes off my question about Toxic, starring KGF star, Yash. The pan-Indian actioner is set to be one of the biggest releases of 2026, and Rukmini describes the experience of working in the movie as a “continuous process of learning ”….

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IFP Season 15: Abhishek Bachchan, Shahid Kapoor, Parvathy Thiruvothu join speaker line-up

Actor Abhishek Bachchan. | Photo Credit: PTI The speaker line-up for the fifteenth edition of the multi-disciplinary arts festival IFP was unveiled on November 18 by the organisers. The festival returns this year to host conversations, masterclasses, performances, and cultural experiences. The sessions will include speakers from the Indian film industry in a diverse range…

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Anushka Sen teams up with American producer Ken Lewis for her debut single ‘Chameleon’

Actor Anushka Sen. | Photo Credit: anushkasen0408/Instagram Actor Anushka Sen has teamed up with American producer Ken Lewis for her debut single, ‘Chameleon’, whose audio version was released on YouTube on Tuesday, November 18. Ken is a two-time Grammy Award winner and has worked with global artists including Taylor Swift, Kendrick Lamar and Kanye West….

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Taking Thirukkural verses to the world

Lydian Nadhaswaram and Amirthavarshini Nadhaswaram have set to music all the 1330 Thirukkural verses. ‘The Thirukkural 1330: Musical Ethos’, by siblings Lydian Nadhaswaram and Amirthavarshini Nadhaswaram, featuring more than a thousand singers from across the world, was released in September. The seeds of the project were sown a decade ago, when Amirthavarshini was 12 and…

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‘Dhurandhar’ trailer: Ranveer Singh battles ultimate baddies in Aditya Dhar’s violent actioner

A still from ‘Dhurandhar’ | Photo Credit: Jio Studios The trailer of Ranveer Singh headliner Dhurandhar was unveiled by the makers on Tuesday, November 18. Written, helmed and produced by URI: The Surgical Strike (2019) director Aditya Dhar, the film also stars R Madhavan, Sanjay Dutt, Akshaye Khanna, Arjun Rampal and Sara Arjun in pivotal roles. The trailer introduces…

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‘Mango Pachcha’: Sanchith Sanjeev’s debut film locks release date

Sanchith Sanjeev in ‘Mango Pachcha’. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT KRG Studios & Supriyanvi Picture Studio have announced the release date of their anticipated crime drama Mango Pachcha, featuring Sanchith Sanjeev. The Kannada movie is directed by debutant Viveka. According to the makers Mango Pachcha is based on many real stories, intertwined with fictional characters…

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