The lights come on at Delhi’s LTG Auditorium, revealing only a white mattress on the stage. Two women, each dressed in white salwar kameez, are seated on it. A number of children in the audience wait excitedly to watch an hour-long show of Dastan Alice Ki on a sultry Sunday evening. As the women take turns retelling…
Vishnudev Namboodri’s concert for Patri School of Percussion. | Photo Credit: SRINATH M K.S. Vishnudev exhibits stage dynamics along with a fine display of vidwat and aesthetics — by aesthetics I mean his excellent judgement of how and to what extent to present a raga or a kriti. This applies to his RTPs too. He…
Kelley Mack at the premiere of ‘Delicate Arch’ | Photo Credit: @itskelleymack/Instagram Actor Kelley Mack, best known for her roles in television series such as 9-1-1 and The Walking Dead, passed away. She was 33. As per Variety, Mack breathed her last on August 2. In a statement, her family informed that the actor died…
As theatres continue to welcome crowds with fresh releases, a parallel wave of cinematic success is unfolding online. OTT platforms are becoming powerhouses of diverse storytelling, with audiences embracing films across languages, including Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada and Hindi. In today’s content-driven era, gripping narratives matter more than language, and even dubbed films are drawing…
A man creates a myth. It spirals into a monstrous illusion, far beyond his control. Can reason untangle such a delusion and help others see the truth? Debut director Praveena Paruchuri’s Telugu dramedy Kothapallilo Okappudu (Once Upon a Time in Kothapalli), presented by Rana Daggubati, opens with a quote by French-American writer Anaïs Nin: “We…
Ozzy Osbourne | Photo Credit: AP Ozzy Osbourne died of a heart attack on July 22 at the age of 76, according to his death certificate, which was obtained by The New York Times this week. The document lists out-of-hospital cardiac arrest as the immediate cause, along with acute myocardial infarction and underlying conditions including…
A still from ‘Rental Family’ | Photo Credit: Searchlight Pictures Searchlight Pictures has released the first trailer for Rental Family, a dramatic comedy starring Brendan Fraser as an American actor navigating life in Tokyo’s unusual surrogate family industry. The film is set for theatrical release on November 21 following its world premiere at the Toronto…
Last Updated:May 22, 2025, 18:05 IST Mannara and Abhishek recently unfollowed each other on Instagram, which caught the fans’ attention. Mannara and Abhishek met on the Bigg Boss 17 show. (Photo Credits: Instagram) Once good friends, Bigg Boss 17 fame Mannara Chopra and Abhishek Kumar appeared to have gone their separate ways. Fans recently noticed…
Science fiction can be action-filled, thought provoking and fun as Murderbot proves conclusively. Alexander Skarsgård is hilarious as the titular character, whether he is watching endless reruns of his favourite space opera, The Rise and Fall of Sanctuary Moon, trying to avoid eye contact with his human clients or ruefully admitting to having been “infected…
The music scene at OMR hit a high note with OMR 360, a grand event last year by Federation of OMR Residents Associations (FOMRRA). For the uninformed, OMR 360 spotlighted talent across disciplines including music. With the latest development — https://radio.fomrra.org — it is close to achieving a crescendo. Recognising the rich vein of music…
