Kareena Kapoor Khan (left), Meghna Gulzar (middle) and Prithviraj Sukumaran (right) | Photo Credit: jungleepictures/Instagram Kareena Kapoor Khan and Prithviraj Sukumaran have wrapped shooting for Meghna Gulzar’s upcoming crime-drama, Daayra, the makers announced on December 26, 2025. Jointly produced by Junglee Pictures and Pen Studios, the film is set to be released in 2026. Junglee…
A still from Sarvam Maya. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT One of the central characters in Sarvam Maya is a ghost. The ghost character could have been replaced by a human, as it is the kind of character we are used to seeing in the Anthikad cinematic universe. Even the purpose of the ghost follows…
‘Murugayil Tri-Yatri’, Narthaki Nataraj’s curation for Kartik Fine Arts’ Natya Darshan 2025, saw young dancers engaging with lesser-known facets of Tamil Literature. It featured themed segments of Sangam literature and bhakti poetry (Thiruvisaippa, Nondi Chindu and Tirupugazh) and the works of Bharati. It was a laudable initiative, even if a bit over-stretched. Karuna Sagari. |…
2025 was quite a polarising year for Tamil cinema. Audience thronged to theatres, not to watch the best of what the biggest stars of the industry had to offer, but to listen to good stories from medium-budget and small-budget titles. The likes of Madras Matinee and Tourist Family entertained and made people find more meaning…
Sanjay Subrahmanyan. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Sanjay Subramanyan’s Carnatic journey has travelled through many phases. However, the one constant aspect has been experimentation. His concert might have been familiar to his regular rasikas, but others needed to retune to his style. There were no ghana or important ragas except the ‘Viriboni’ varnam (Bhairavi). Even…
Nisha Rajagopalan. | Photo Credit: RAGHUNATHAN SR Parthasarathy Swami Sabha’s Hanumath Jayanthi concert featured Nisha Rajagopalan, who fittingly chose a Hanuman kriti and stuti to begin and conclude her concert. The programme moved from Gopalakrishna Bharati through Ponniah Pillai, to Mysore Vasudevachar and Papanasam Sivan, and further to Banudasa and Tulsidas, with the foundational presence…
Prabhash Chandra’s sophomore, Alaav (Hearth and Home), hits home. It is a sudden realisation that I am getting older, as is my mother. Will I be able to take care of her in her late years the way she has of her parents, the way this film’s protagonist does? The 60-something Bhaveen Gossain’s routine caretaking…
Shashank Subramanyam. | Photo Credit: R. Ravindran Carnatic flute concerts that combine technical brilliance with depth of expression are relatively rare. Flautist Shashank S achieved this with ease in his concert for Brahma Gana Sabha, supported ably by L. Ramakrishnan on the violin and Patri Satish Kumar on the mridangam. Shashank’s music blended strong Carnatic…
Methil Devika’s Mohiniyattam. | Photo Credit: SRINATH M At times, words are inadequate to convey the experience of ‘Anandam’. That is how one felt after Methil Devika’s Mohiniyattam for Krishna Gana Sabha’s Margazhi Fest. From the cholkettu to the Mangalam, the performance kept the audience spellbound, as the grace, beauty and lyricism of the dance…
Stills from Noaki Urasawa and Hirokazu Kore-eda’s ‘Monster’ | Photo Credit: Netflix, MUBI The curious poetry of two very different Japanese artists choosing the same word to crown their masterpieces (dare I say monsterpieces) was too tempting a combo to pass on. Monster, the anime (streaming on Netflix) looks outward, following a surgeon through the…
