Reality TV star Prince Narula was at the centre of speculation on Thursday, January 8, when claims of his ‘arrest’ started trending on social media. A video on social media showed the 35-year-old, best known for Bigg Boss 9 and Roadies, being arrested by the police and taken away. This left many of his fans…
Ramakrishnan Murthy offered a well-curated concert. | Photo Credit: B. JOTHI RAMALINGAM Ramakrishnan Murthy’s concert featured a palette of ragas, talas, composers, tempos and, most importantly, a fine balance between Kalpita and Kalpana Sangitha. ‘Amba kamakshi’ (Yadukula Kamboji, Syama Sastri, Misra Chapu) provided a good anchor to the mood Ramakrishnan may have sought to create….
At a time when regional and local forms of art are being spotlighted, Al Mubarak Koyilandi from Kozhikode, comes into focus for the work the group has done to revive muttippattu, a traditional musical art form. The blend of modernity and tradition ensures the resonance of their music with youngsters and seniors alike. Al Mubarak…
Manuela Runge, a Zurich-based theatre and dance artist, conducting a workshop for amateur actors in Tiruchi. | Photo Credit: M MOORTHY On a Saturday morning, with the cows lowing in the background, and the wind whistling through the trees at a farm in a suburb of Tiruchi, a small group of amateur artistes practices the…
Sivakarthikeyan in ‘Parasakthi’. | Photo Credit: Saregama Tamil/YouTube The makers of Parasakthi heaved a sigh of relief as the Censor Board of Film Certification (CBFC) cleared the movie for its release on the scheduled date of January 10, 2026. Directed by Sudha Kongara, the Tamil movie stars Sivakarthikeyan, Ravi Mohan, Atharva Murali and Sreeleela in…
Last Updated:January 09, 2026, 12:42 IST Style meets stardom as the YouTuber-turned-actor turns heads ahead of his acting debut. Elvish Yadav stuns in classic navy at Solitario X Warner Bros. (Photo Credits: Instagram) Elvish Yadav made a stylish entry at the Solitario X Warner Bros event in Mumbai, grabbing attention for his dapper fashion choice…
Grief is an intensely personal emotion, and people have different ways of coping. The Thing With Feathers, adapted from Max Porter’s 2015 debut novella, Grief Is the Thing with Feathers, looks at a widower (Benedict Cumberbatch) dealing with the loss of his wife, while trying to be present for his two young sons (Richard Boxall,…
A still from the trailer of Karthi-starrer Vaa Vaathiyar. Photo Credit: X@StudioGreen2 Popular film production house Studio Green Films has rushed to the Madras High Court to get its movie Vaa Vaathiyar, starring Karthi, released as soon as possible by modifying a prohibitory order passed by the court last month preventing the release of the…
Actor-politician Vijay’s fans have been left deeply disappointed by the last-minute postponement of his highly anticipated final film, Jana Nayagan, after the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) refused to issue it a censor certificate. This, despite the filmmakers agreeing to make 27 cuts in the film. The film has not been referred to a…
Talking about the postponement of Vijay’s ‘Jana Nayagan’, director Karthik Subbaraj said there should be a change in the strict timeline rules of censors. Addressing a series of issues faced by the Tamil film industry, including the postponement of superstar Vijay’sJana Nayagan, director Karthik Subbaraj called for “unity” from people in the film fraternity to…
