This is the 50th year of the iconic Ayyappan song ‘Harivarasanam’, which is played every night in Sabarimala temple, as the final ritual of the day, at closing time. Sung by K.J. Yesudas, the song was tuned by G. Devarajan, respectfully adressed as Devarajan master. Devarajan gravitated to music naturally. His father Paravur N. Kochu…
Two weeks after the controversy over the 71st National Film Awards, where The Kerala Story won Best Director and Best Cinematography despite significant backlash, a similar debate has arisen around the trailer of Param Sundari starring Janhvi Kapoor and Siddharth Malhotra. The criticism focuses on cultural representation and perceived stereotypes, echoing the earlier outrage. Adah…
Two weeks after the controversy over the 71st National Film Awards, where The Kerala Story won Best Director and Best Cinematography despite significant backlash, a similar debate has arisen around the trailer of Param Sundari starring Janhvi Kapoor and Siddharth Malhotra. The criticism focuses on cultural representation and perceived stereotypes, echoing the earlier outrage. Adah…
A scene from Bedabrata Pain’s Deja Vu The historic protest of Indian farmers in 2020-21 against the three farm laws enacted by the Union government had inspired some remarkable documentaries, which have been showcased in the past editions of the International Documentary and Short Film Festival of Kerala (IDSFFK). This year’s edition features a documentary…
Praveen Kumar chose to portray Madhvacharya at the Natyarangam’s Acharya Bharatam festival. | Photo Credit: SRINATH M At Natyarangam’s 27th annual thematic Bharatanatyam festival Acharya Bharatham, held at Sathguru Gnanananda Hall, Praveen Kumar, who performed on August 16, paid a rich, meditative homage to Madhvacharya. With a performance that was both intellectually charged and viscerally…
Chiranjeevi in ‘Vishwambhara’. | Photo Credit: UV Creations/YouTube The makers of Megastar Chiranjeevi’s Vishwambhara have shared a glimpse of the movie on the occasion of the actor’s 70th birthday. The movie is touted to be a socio-fantasy drama. Directed by Vassishta and produced by UV Creations, the glimpse introduces a mystical world of Vishwambhara, opening…
Concept poster of ‘Mega 158’. | Photo Credit: KVN Productions/X Telugu superstar Chiranjeevi has collaborated with director Bobby Kolli. The project was announced the occasion of the veteran star’s 70th birthday. Tentatively titled Mega 158, the movie will be bankrolled by Venkata Narayana and Lohith N K of KVN Productions. This is the production house’s…
Millie Bobby Brown and Jake Bongiovi. | Photo Credit: milliebobbybrown/Instagram Stranger Things star Millie Bobby Brown and Jake Bongiovi have announced that they have adopted a daughter, their first child since tying the knot. Brown, 21, and Bongiovi shared the news in a brief statement posted on their respective Instagram pages. “This summer, we welcomed…
Darshana Rajendran in Paradha | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT Actor Darshana Rajendran speaks of the things she was worried about as she prepared to work in the Telugu film, Praveen Kandregula’s Paradha. It was a “very new world” as an actor because it was her first time in a Telugu film, the metre (as an…
Kochi-based VFX designers Lavan and Kushan Prakashan are on cloud nine. They are part of the VFX team of the Telugu mythical, superhero film Hanu-Man, which won the National Award for Best Film in AVGC (Animation, Visual Effects, Gaming and Comic) and best stunt choreography. That is not all, three other films that they have…
