If you have been in the know about Chennai’s music scene in the years since the COVID-19 pandemic, it is likely that you might have noticed a rise in the number of venues featuring jazz acts. While clubs and consulates have off-hand performances, two venues — Vinyl and Brew and Hyatt Regency — have supported…
During a rehearsal for the play Meenambakkam: Members of The Theatre Club at Agurchand Manmull Jain College in Meenambakkam are staging a play at the college auditorium on January 25 (from 5 p.m. onwards). The effort is daunting at two levels. One, “Maaveeran Karnan – The sun that was burnt”, as the play is called,…
Vijay Prakash | Photo Credit: VENKATACHALAPATHY C Singer Vijay Prakash is set for a double celebration in Hyderabad. Performing solo in the city after five years, he is also kickstarting his birthday festivities a month early, in what he calls one of his favourite cities. “I performed at Golconda Fort for the Golconda Festival in…
Shahid Kapoor and Triptii Dimri in ‘O’Romeo’ | Photo Credit: Nadiadwala Grandson/YouTube The trailer of Shahid Kapoor and Triptii Dimri’s upcoming actioner, O’Romeo was unveiled by the makers on Wednesday, January 21, 2026. Directed by Vishal Bhardwaj, who has written the screenplay with Rohan Narula, the film also stars Avinash Tiwary, Nana Patekar, Farida Jalal,…
A poster of ‘Silent Screams’ documentary | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The case of the 26-year-old veterinary doctor who was sexually assaulted and murdered in November 2019 is still fresh in the minds of people in Hyderabad and Telangana. The incident triggered nationwide outrage and in the days that followed, an alleged encounter killing of…
Bhumi Pednekkar in ‘Daldal’ | Photo Credit: Prime Video The trailer of Bhumi Pednekkar’s upcoming crime-thriller show, Daldal, was unveiled by the makers on Wednesday, January 21, 2026. The series is based on Vish Dhamija’s bestelling book, Bhendi Bazaar. Bhumi plays DCP Rita Ferreira in the show who is on the hunt of a cold-blooded…
Sundar C, Vishal and Hiphop Tamizha | Photo Credit: @AvniCinemax_/X Tamil actor Vishal, director Sundar C and music composer Hiphop Tamizha are all set to reunite for an upcoming film titled Purushan, the makers announced on Wednesday (January 21) with a title teaser. Featuring Tamannaah Bhatia as the female lead, the film is produced by…
The Gakku Ensemble | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The Lakshminarayana Global Music Festival (LGMF) begun by maestro L Subramaniam in memory of his father, violinist V Lakshminarayana Iyer, turns 35 this year. The ongoing five-city show concludes at Shri Sathya Sai Grama at Muddenahalli, near Chikkaballapura, 56 kms from Bengaluru, on January 25. “I cherish my…
The organisers say there is no clarity yet on the screening of Palestine movies at the 17th Bengaluru International Film Festival. | Photo Credit: THE HINDU With a week to go for the 17th Bengaluru International Film Festival (BIFFes), the organisers have released the list of movies to be screened under different sections (Contemporary World…
Popular Chennai-based singer, Saindhavi, has just seen two radically different musical stages: Carnatic music performances at Chennai’s sabhas during the Margazhi season, and performing at actor Vijay’s ‘Jana Nayagan’ musical event in Malaysia. In an interview with ‘The Hindu’ for the ‘This Changed My Life’ video podcast, this popular singer talks about adapting to the…
