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Samara Weaving smartly surfs a tide of blood and combusting bodies alongside Kathryn Newton in an explosive sequel

Shot in locations around the globe, Patriot, directed by Mahesh Narayanan and starring Mohanlal and Mammootty, promises a gripping ride through cybercrime and national security

In its third season, XO, Kitty leans into its predictable beats and is elevated by an immensely likable cast including Anna Cathcart and Sang Heon Lee, making it a breezy binge-watch

Art historian Ashvin E. Rajagopalan examines a Ravi Varma painting and Baroda palace stained glass, reopening questions of authorship, workshop practice, and a 167-crore attribution

Directed by Vivek Das Chaudhary, the film also stars Sanya Malhotra, Archana Puran Singh, Abhishek Banerjee, Farah Khan, Upendra Limaye, Vinod Rawat, Jitendra Joshi and Seema Pahwa

Anime Award winners will be presented by Asuka Saito, DANNA, RZA, Nyvi Estephan, Rashmika Mandanna, Winston Duke, and more May 23

The 26-year-old musician from Kochi has worked on the web series Ba**ds of Bollywood and performed as a keyboardist with several bands

Frenetic action, bright colours and competent voice work manage to rescue the animated adventure from plumbing the depths of tedium

The Patparganj gang returns with sharper satire and deeper heart to uphold the spirit of law.

Debutante Manasa Sharmas Telugu film sidesteps fantasy and rallies around the strengths of its lead trio Sangeeth Shobhan, Vennela Kishore and Getup Srinu

How the Straw Hat went from Eiichiro Odas best-selling One Piece manga to the Netflixs hit series to fuelling a new language of rebellion worldwide

The actor, who loves to constantly reinvent himself, now travels around the country with Kahanibaaz, intimate storytelling sessions that draw from everyday experiences.

Did you know, the Amritsar-based property belongs to the owner of Crown Basmati Rice and took two years and one month to be designed?

Written by Bong Joon-Hoo along with Jason Yu, the film revolves around Ally, a curious piglet squid living in South Pacific Ocean, who dreams of seeing the sun and starring in a wildlife documentary

Franchises can be valuable for entertainment companies, because they are lower-risk investments that can bring in ancillary revenue through merchandise sales and in-person experiences

Producer Supriya Yarlagadda on Dacoit, putting Adivi Sesh and Mrunal Thakur on equal footing, and a three-decade journey in cinema

The 1994 hit film was directed by Manivannan

Neither vulnerable, West deals

Aadyam Theatre opens its new season with a gripping 90minute Hindi stage adaptation of Susan Hills The Woman in Black by Rohit Chaudhary

As monsters close in and memories linger, Frierens slow journey north excavates how home survives through those who refuse to abandon it

Inheritance: Memory and Matter, an exhibition at the InKo Centre, brings together women printmakers who carve, etch, and emboss memory, tracing legacies across time and material

Word lovers in Chennai are stepping up their game as the city prepares for its first scrabble tournament. Training sessions are turning beginners into competitive players

The screenings are part of an initiative supported by the Film Heritage Foundation, a globally recognised initiative working towards restoring Indian cinema classics

Supergirl is based on Tom Kings 2022 comic series Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow, illustrated by Bilquis Evely, and adapted for the screen by Ana Nogueira

S. Subhalakshmi and S. Sornalatha presented time-tested kritis, with Sornalatha adding a note of excitement through her konnakol rendition, more commonly associated with male percussionists. Subhalakshmi and S. Sornalatha rendered time-tested kritis, with Sornalathas konnakol adding an unexpected rhythmic spark.

Nagaswaram artiste-couple Tirupananthal Viswanathan and Vijayalakshmi, along with thavil artistes Achalpuram A.V. Selvam and Tiruvenkadu T.M. Guhan, traversed with ease the raga-rhythm repertoire.

Pazhayaseevaram G. Kalidass and Koleri G. Vinoth Kumar went from varnam to thillana at The Music Academys Nadotsavam 2026 festival.

The film, which is set to go on floors in April, is bankrolled by Dil Raju under the Sri Venkateswara Creations banner

Directed by Paul Feig, the film is a sequel to the hit thriller The Housemaid

Created by Sam Levinson, the show also stars Alexa Demie, Chloe Cherry, Maude Apatow, Sharon Stone, Rosala, Natasha Lyonne, Danielle Deadwyler and Marshawn Lynch in pivotal roles

Twisty, thrilling, dark and uncomfortably violent, this adaptation of Jo Nesbs fifth Harry Hole book is coolly gripping, thanks to its otherworldly framing and an excellent ensemble cast led by Tobias Santelmann and Joel Kinnaman

Once upon a time, under the fervent influence of a 19th Century artistic current loudly known as Impressionism, painters couldnt get enough of violet so much that critics accused them of insanity and violettomania!

An exhibition celebrating major Indian modernist Tyeb Mehta at the Kiran Nadar Museum of Art in New Delhi showcases over 120 impactful works

Deepak Parambol on his role in the Malayalam web series Kasaragod Embassy, acting in a Shaji Kailas film and his 16 years in the industry

Satish Gujrals hearing loss didnt stop him; instead it made the world erupt outward into form, surface, a voracious insistence on making. The artists centenary retrospective in New Delhi showcases this output

The series traces the fictional journey of an enterprising cotton trader who creates a new gambling system, dubbed Matka

Malavika Sarukkais powerful new choreographic production, Beeja - Earth Seed, transforms the stage into a mirror reflecting our worlds unrestconflict, climate crisis, and human fragility. Through intricate mudras, evocative narratives, and profound abhinaya, she plants seeds of hope amid chaos.

Not all plays and stories of loss are the outcome of a personal experience, says the actor

The interactive theatre production requires audiences to take a stance whether they wish to or not

Ryan Gosling breeds extinction-level microbes, liveblogs his own terrible decisions and fists his bump with an alien science partner in Phil Lord & Christopher Millers cosy, summer sci-fi

The film is based on the book Operation Sindoor: The Untold Story of Indias Deep Strikes Inside Pakistan by Lt Gen K.J.S. Tiny Dhillon

As World Theatre Day falls on March 27, MetroPlus catches up with a few artistes who transition between cinema and theatre

KD: The Devil, set to release on April 30, was recently faced backlash for one if its song, which was criticised for being vulgar and disrespectful to women by fans and people from film fraternity

It marks the first film backed by Rajkummar Rao and Patralekhaa under their banner Kampa Films

Filmmaker Jeejivisha Kale and producer Suhrud Godbole speak about Tighee, what inspired Jeejivisha to tell the story of siblings, her process of shooting emotional scenes, why Suhrud feels the need for more women filmmakers telling their stories and more

While Wikipedia no longer refers to the controversial movie as a propaganda film, the page itself is still locked to prevent edits by non-vetted members

Located in Vaduvur on the banks of river Vennar, the temple with its tranquil setting and layered history is said to have a link to the composers Kokilaravam kriti.

Echo is an exhibition of contemporary art open until April 15, 2026 put together by T. Sanathanan, Professor of Art History, Department of Fine Arts, University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka.