Fans dance inside a theatre during Rajinikanth’s new film, ‘Coolie’ | Photo Credit: INDRANIL MUKHERJEE Less than a month ago, Thalaivan Thalaivi clashed at the Tamil cinema box office with Maareesan. Later this week, the same two films – one featuring Vijay Sethupathi and Nithya Menen, and the other featuring Fahadh Faasil and Vadivelu – are clashing yet…
Listening to music in a candlelit space | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Last November, Candlelight Concerts made its debut during Margazhi festival in Chennai, known for its inclusion in UNESCO’s Creative Cities Network for Music. Candlelight Concerts, helmed by Live Your City, has till date hosted over 20 shows in Chennai. And now, it is…
Hitting the screens again this Friday, Vijayakant’s iconic hit Captain Prabhakaran was originally released in 1991. The movie became a blockbuster and the moniker ‘Captain’ stuck with him forever Source link
Archana and Samanvi performing at the 14th Sri Jayanthi Music Festival, at Vani Mahal. | Photo Credit: VELANKANNI RAJ B The Thyaga Brahma Gana Sabha’s Sri Jayanthi festival featured Archana and Samanvi where the vocalists demonstrated how Krishna has inspired a wide body of compositions. Their choice of repertoire, spanning Muthuswamy Dikshitar’s kritis, Purandaradasa’s devarnamas,…
When the 71st National Film Awards were announced, Sachin Sudhakaran and Hariharan Muralidharan were at work, as usual. “My dad called to inform me, which made it all the more special,” recalls Sachin. He and Hariharan jointly bagged the National Award for Best Sound Design for the Hindi film Animal. “We are grateful; we weren’t…
A still from ‘Sekiro: No Defeat’ | Photo Credit: Crunchyroll The award-winning video game Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice is set for a new life on screen, with an anime adaptation titled Sekiro: No Defeat officially announced at Gamescom 2025. Produced by Kadokawa, Qzil.la, and ARCH, the series will stream globally on Crunchyroll in 2026. First…
Poster of the upcoming Malayalam film ‘Balan’. | Photo Credit: @KvnProductions/X The upcoming Malayalam film from KVN Productions and Thespian Films, helmed by Manjummel Boys director Chidambaram, has been titled Balan. Written by Jithu Madhavan, the writer of Aavesham, the film’s production commenced on Sunday (August 17, 2025) Manjummel Boys and Aavesham, which was written…
Rachita Ram is a huge fan of Rajinikanth’s 1999 blockbuster Padayappa. The film instilled in her the dream of working with the superstar and sparked her love for complex characters, such as Neelambari, essayed with aplomb by Ramya Krishnan. For the past decade, Rachita has reigned as one of Kannada cinema’s leading ladies, featuring alongside…
Achyut Potdar in ‘3 Idiots’. | Photo Credit: CinemaRareIN/X Actor Achyut Potdar, best known for his roles in TV shows and films like Bharat Ki Khoj, Pradhan Mantri, 3 Idiots, has died at a hospital in Mumbai. He was in his 90s. Potdar was admitted to Jupiter Hospital around 4 pm. He was declared dead…
A poster of the recently released Tamil movie ‘Coolie’ starring Rajinikanth | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Sun TV Network Limited has approached the Madras High Court against the grant of ‘A’ certificate by the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) to Rajinikanth-starrer Coolie, thereby making it impermissible for those below 18 years of age to watch…
