Ashwath Narayanan accompanied by mridangam vidwan Umayalapuram Sivaraman, B.U. Ganesh Prasad on the violin and B.S. Purushottam on the kanjira. | Photo Credit: K. Pichumani The contemporary concert hall is a space of mixed interests and multiple distractions. To hold an audience in thrall today, a musician needs not merely talent, but intelligence as well….
Presentation: Srinivasa Ramanujam, Poorvaja Sundar, Bhuvanesh Chandar, Shreyas Pande, Vivek MV Editing: Thamodharan B., Ravichandran N Camera: Thamodharan B. Ravichandran N, Gautam Doshi Production: Shikha Kumari Published – December 30, 2025 04:12 pm IST Source link
Last Updated:December 30, 2025, 14:24 IST While Indian media outlets promoted the film as showing Indian soldiers bravely defending their territory, Chinese users pushed back against this narrative. Battle of Galwan is set for release in April 2026. China’s state-run newspaper Global Times has strongly criticised the Salman Khan-starrer Battle of Galwan, just days after…
Rhea Raj’s day in Chennai begins at 5am. “I think I am still a bit jet-lagged,” she laughs. “I get to have a nice long morning. I sit with my grandfather, have two cups of chai back-to-back and pick up a book to read. I went to the beach yesterday, and it was so rejuvenating,”…
Darbuka Siva | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Darbuka Siva is no stranger to the stage. A part of independent music bands before plunging into films full-time, Siva has seen several Chennai stages as a percussionist and musician; his last appearance was is 2012. More than a decade later, Siva — now armed with multiple film…
Last Updated:December 30, 2025, 16:31 IST Malavika was seen in a pair of denim with a short white graphic tee and a leather jacket. She carried a black handbag and wore a pair of tinted glasses. The Raja Saab to release on January 9 (Photo Credit : Instagram) Malavika Mohanan has gradually established a significant…
Poised raga clarity and sensitive percussion defined the concert by Gokul Namagiripettai and team. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Madhuradhwani presented three young, talented and spirited musicians — vocalist Gokul Namagiripettai, violinist Shreya Ananth and mridangist Pranav Tirumalai — for a Sunday morning concert. Gokul, great grandson of the Nagaswaram maestro Namagiripettai Krishnan, is endowed…
Bharat Sundar’s unhurried rendition stood out. | Photo Credit: K. Pichumani The most essential tool necessary for a vocalist is a flexible voice, sharp musical mind and a diligent sense of proportion. Bharat Sundar’s concert for The Music Academy had all these, topped with fine raga bhava. Purvikalyani, Abheri and Kalyani were his main ragas….
In 1983, at a theatre workshop conducted by NGO Alarippu in Vanvasi Seva Ashram, Mirzapur, a male participant from Rajasthan proudly revealed his wife was revered in his village because she had vowed to commit Sati after his death. Horrified, the women participants decided to stage a play condemning the glorification of Sati. Intezaar, a…
Amrutha Venkatesh supported by Bombay R. Madhavan (violin), S.J. Arjun Ganesh (mridangam) and Payyanur T. Govindaprasad (morsing). | Photo Credit: K. Pichumani Amrutha Venkatesh’s concert for The Music Academy showcased her academic and technical expertise. She was supported by Bombay R. Madhavan (violin), S.J. Arjun Ganesh (mridangam) and Payyanur T. Govindaprasad (morsing). Amrutha Venkatesh, who…
