Kapila Venu lighting the lamp and breaking barriers. From Mrcchakatikam | Photo Credit: Thulasi Kakkat As I held the burning wicks of the nilavilakku (brass stage lamp) to perform my first Koothu Mudikkal/Mudiyakkitha ritual, my hands trembled, and I was emotionally overwhelmed. I felt the palpable presence of my fellow actresses, my predecessors and all…
“I don’t know if I will win this war, but my victory is in trying,” declares Nagarjuna Akkineni in the 1989 Telugu action film Shiva. Beyond the film’s narrative, the line captures what Nagarjuna — then a rising actor — and debut director Ram Gopal Varma (RGV) might well have felt as they created a…
The team during a rehearsal of the play | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Inspired by the universal appeal and teachings of Krishna, Chennai-based SB Creations will stage its Tamil play Krishna on November 23, 6.30 p.m. at Narada Gana Sabha. The play is jointly presented by Narada Gana Sabha and Brahma Gana Sabha. Directed by SBS Raman, the…
Sabrina Carpenter | Photo Credit: REUTERS Fresh off six Grammy nominations for her hit album Man’s Best Friend, 25-year-old singer-actor, Sabrina Carpenter will headline and co-produce the untitled film, which promises a bold, contemporary spin on Lewis Carroll’s timeless fantasy. The project marks Carpenter’s first time leading a major studio film. Hustlers filmmaker Lorene Scafaria…
Two-and-a-half centuries after his birth, Muthuswami Dikshitar continues to occupy a unique place in Carnatic music. His compositions, noted for their perfect alignment of raga, sahitya, and spirituality, are not merely musical creations but philosophical treatises. Each kriti, steeped in Sanskrit poetry and infused with aesthetic precision, reflects his deep understanding of Advaita Vedanta. That…
Musical symbols wave on white background illustration Lyrics over Lectures | Photo Credit: Freepik Perfect pitch, or absolute pitch (AP), describes a person’s ability to identify a music note without any reference tone. It needn’t be just identifying the note from a musical instrument, one can just hear an Android alarm and say, “That’s an…
Homayoun Ershadi | Photo Credit: AFP Iran’s state news agency IRNA confirmed that Ershadi passed away on November 11 following a battle with cancer. Tributes have poured in from the global film community, remembering him as one of Iran’s most quietly powerful screen presences. Born in Isfahan in 1947, Ershadi’s path to cinema was anything…
Karab Surya, Bengaluru-based Tamil rapper | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Think teenage angst. Think anger commingled with an urge to lash out at caste. Think primal drum beats heralding a lyricist’s spit on a dry-boned mic. Seventeen-year-old Karab Surya’s Tamil rap track, ‘Kelra,’ meaning both ‘listen up’ and ‘question them’, does just that: it questions…
Last Updated:November 12, 2025, 06:54 IST Several other celebrities including Rana Daggubati, Prakash Raj, and Manchu Lakshmi are also under investigation in online betting app case. Actor Vijay Deverakonda. (File photo) Actor Vijay Deverakonda appeared before the Special Investigation Team (SIT) of the Telangana government on Tuesday in connection with cases related to promoting online…
“In Ritwik Ghatak, there was a voice in cinema that wanted to address the political mayhem of the Bengal partition,” said actor-director Parambrata Chakraborty at a tribute for Bengali auteur Ritwik Ghatak at a centenary memorial talk hosted by the 31st Kolkata International Film Festival (KIFF) on Tuesday (November 11, 2025). With a seminar, an…
