Sridevi and Boney Kapoor. File | Photo Credit: AFP Renowned film producer Boney Kapoor has approached the Madras High Court alleging that three individuals have been unlawfully claiming right over an immovable property purchased by his wife and veteran actor A. Sridevi (since dead) at East Coast Road (ECR) in Chennai in 1988. Justice N….
Poster of Metancherry – a graphic animation. A particularly oblique sense of humour marks Sunil Raj’s Metancherry – a graphic animation, one among the huge package of animation films at the 17th International Documentary and Short Film Festival of Kerala (IDSFFK). The protagonist of the 28-minute film, modelled on the animator himself, is on a…
With five episodes well under an hour’s length each, packed with jaw-dropping twists, Bridge of Spies’ Matt Charman has created a fun watch in Hostage. After a montage showing Abigail Dalton (Suranne Jones), power through MP to Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, we come to the present day with Dalton preparing for talks with…
This evening (August 29), the third segment of the Edict Project ‘Ashoka and Ecology’ will be held at the Ashoka University’s campus. Nayanjot Lahiri, professor of History at the University, has been deeply involved with the project as a consequence of the University’s partnership with Carnatic vocalist T.M. Krishna. Krishna, and artistes such as M.K….
Rajinikanth in ‘Coolie’ | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) on Monday (August 25, 2025) explained to the Madras High Court the processes followed for certifying movies, and why Rajinikanth-starrer Coolie was issued an ‘A’ certificate, thereby making it impermissible for those below 18 years of age to watch the…
At a rehearsal of We Will Rock You | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement It was Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat, the sung-through musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice, that inspired Leila Alvares to create musicals herself, more than three decades ago. “I was studying abroad at that time and told myself that…
Sivakarthikeyan in a still from ‘Madharaasi’ | Photo Credit: Junglee Music Tamil/YouTube The trailer of Tamil actor Sivakarthikeyan’s upcoming film, Madharaasi, directed by AR Murugadoss, was unveiled by the makers on Sunday (August 24) in a grand audio launch ceremony in Chennai. Starring Rukmini Vasanth, the film is set to release in theatres on September…
A still ‘Inspector Zende’ | Photo Credit: Netflix Netflix has released the official trailer for its upcoming crime drama Inspector Zende, featuring Manoj Bajpayee in the role of Mumbai police officer Madhukar Zende. The film will begin streaming on September 5. The trailer features Bajpayee in police uniform alongside his team. Netflix also shared a…
Documentary filmmaker Rakesh Sharma. | Photo Credit: S.R. Praveen Faced with communal violence in his neighbourhood in Mumbai in 1992, Rakesh Sharma’s first instinct was to organise a relief camp, which he and his friends ran at Jogeshwari for about a year, until new homes were built for the victims. They lent legal help too,…
Actor Anupama Parameswaran with the film director (right) Praveen Kandregula and producer Vijay Donkada, in Vijayawada on Tuesday, August 12, 2025. Photo: Special Arrangement “More than physical hard work, it was an emotionally challenging role,” said Anumpama Parameswaran, the protagonist in the Telugu film Paradha, scheduled to release in theatres on August 22, 2025. Directed…
