Percussionist A. Sivamani and Mandolin exponent U. Rajesh performing at the Aurodhan Art Gallery in Puducherry. | Photo Credit: S.S. Kumar In a flair-meets-finesse show of artistry, versatile percussionist A. Sivamani paired up with mandolin exponent U. Rajesh for a surprise concert in the city. The instrumental duet was totally unplanned and caught music-lovers, including…
(left) Ilaiyaraaja. Ajith Kumar from ‘Good Bad Ugly’. Tamil superstar Ajith Kumar’s blockbuster film, Good Bad Ugly, has been removed from the streaming platform Netflix in India. This comes just ten days after the Madras High Court restrained the film’s production house Mythri Movie Makers from using Ilaiyaraaja’s songs in the film. On September 17,…
Among the many who shaped the cultural and musical landscape of South India in the 20th century, M.B. Srinivasan (1925–1988) stands out as a unique blend of composer, ideologue, innovator and institution builder. This year marks his birth centenary. Fondly known as MBS, more than a music director he was a visionary who believed in…
“I am enjoying this phase of silence; I do not want to get into the headspace of thinking I have won,” says Karthik Ghattamneni, cinematographer-director of the Telugu film Mirai, which has crossed the ₹100-crore mark at the worldwide box office. On September 12, the day of the film’s release, Karthik was in Tirupati for…
The clouds played peek-a-boo as raindrops splashed against the window. When the aircraft began its descent at the Manohar International Airport (Mopa) in North Goa, a carpet of green stretched endlessly on either side, with hardly a hint of concrete in sight. Outside the terminal, Portuguese-inspired architecture and the iconic ‘Under the Coconut Tree’, a…
One of the less-discussed stereotypes of our films is that mental health is mainly presented as an urban problem. This week, a slice of life story from a village in Madhya Pradesh is making waves, as debutant Jitank Singh Gurjar’s Vimukt: In Search of the Sky has won the prestigious NETPAC Award for the Best Asian Film at…
When dancer-choreographer Divya Nayar speaks about her new work ‘Meenātchi-The Goddess Reigns’, it is less about reviving mythology than about recognising the goddess within us. To be staged under the aegis of her dance institution ‘Dakshina’, on September 21, 6.30 p.m., at Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, it will be streamed on September 22. Set against the…
Yohan Chacko and Aarabi Veeraraghavan in Enchantment. | Photo Credit: RAGHUNATHAN SR It was the story of an artiste who strode the world of music like a colossus. His creativity and musical acumen shaped the imagination of an entire generation and continues to inspire young musicians. Credited with placing the sitar on the global map,…
Actors Rajinikanth (right) and Kamal Haasan. | Photo Credit: PTI A week after Kamal Haasan confirmed his much-talked about collaboration with Rajinikanth, the superstar has opened up on the highly-anticipated project. Rajinikanth said that he will soon team up with Kamal Haasan’s Raaj Kamal Films International (RKFI) and Red Giant Movies. Recently, at the NEXA…
Karunakar of Wind Horse Records Studio, mridangam artiste R. Srikanth and DJ-producer Hamza Rahimtula | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Two celebrated musicians, Hamza Rahimtula and senior mridangamartiste R. Srikanth, join forces on their latest release, Mihai. The track fuses two distinct traditions: Hamza’s modern house music with Srikanth’s konnakkol (the vocal performance of percussion syllables) and…
