During an interview for the recent Telugu film Paradha, actor Anupama Parameswaran brightened up when asked about the presence of women in director Praveen Kandregula’s unit. “Generally, apart from me and my hairdresser, most of the crew would be men. That isn’t wrong. But, for a film that discusses female friendships, the presence of women…
The game starts, and we are back in Borderland! Three years after Netflix’s Alice in Borderland concluded a highly successful two-season run, the show has returned to continue the numbingly violent story. It brings back key characters, throws them into yet another set of mind-bending games, while also layering on thick some emotional drama. However,…
Diljit Dosanjh and Parineeti Chopra in ‘Amar Singh Chamkila’. Filmmaker Imtiaz Ali and actor-musician Diljit Dosanjh have expressed joy over the two International Emmy nominations for their film Amar Singh Chamkila, calling it a recognition of Punjab and its artists. The Netflix film, based on the life and times of slain Punjabi musician Amar Singh…
There are rom-coms where the lovers meet in the rain. And then there’s Chainsaw Man, where the lovers meet in the rain, share a kiss under fireworks, and then promptly attempt to slice, maim and obliterate each other into pieces. This is Tatsuki Fujimoto’s summer romance. For an anime about a boy with chainsaws sprouting…
As the curtain rose at Narada Gana Sabha’s Main Hall, the audience was greeted by a breathtaking sight — over a 100 veena artistes, ranging from sprightly 10-year-olds to seasoned septuagenarians, were seated in perfect symmetry. The soft shimmer of tuning plucks hung in the air like a delicate prelude to the event — 108…
Dummies’ Tamil play Filter Coffee. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement A dream begins where another ends. In Dummies’ play Filter Coffee (story, script and direction by Sreevathson), the first dream of Sahasra, Satvik and Priya ends abruptly, when they are laid off by the IT company they work for. Satvik is a tenant in Ramaswamy…
Balticomes accompanied with the tag of a ‘sports action film’, with Kabaddi being the sport in the spotlight. For a while in the beginning, debutant filmmaker Unni Sivalingam appears to be keen on living up to this tag, serving us some intensely fought and tastefully shot Kabaddi matches. But by the halfway point, Kabaddi gets…
For nearly three decades, Paul Thomas Anderson has been the great American nearly-man at the Oscars. The beloved auteur has been lionised by critics, revered by peers, consistently nominated, and yet stubbornly unrewarded on Hollywood’s grandest night. Since Boogie Nights, each new work has been met with the familiar chorus — “PTA has done it…
Ilaiyaraaja. File | Photo Credit: S.R. Raghunathan The Madras High Court on Friday (September 26, 2025) directed Sony Music Entertainment India Private Limited to furnish, by October 22, the statement of accounts listing the revenue earned by it through the “commercial exploitation” of the songs composed by acclaimed musician R. Ilaiyaraaja. Justice N. Senthilkumar issued…
Popular Mumbai-based death metal band Demonic Resurrection is set to headline the 13th edition of Brutal Carnage on September 27 as part of the band’s 25th anniversary celebrations. They are back to play in Chennai after 10 years. The band forms part of Metal Chennai’s festival “Brutal Carnage”. This year’s edition is the 13th installment…
