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Rukmini Vasanth teams up with director Shree Karthick

Rukmini Vasanth is teaming up with director Shree Karthick for a fresh, untitled project. The director is known for the science fiction drama Oke Oka Jeevitham

24 Oct 2026 6:56 pm
Jailer 2: After 40 years, Rajinikanth watches his blockbuster film with fans

Superstar Rajinikanth watched his latest blockbuster, Jailer 2, with fans in an IMAX screens in Chennai

24 Oct 2026 5:20 pm
Fleetwood Mac: The Chain: Apple Original Films unveils title, release date of documentary on legendary Rock band

It is directed by five-time Academy Award nominee Frank Marshall and produced by The Kennedy/Marshall Company and White Horse Pictures

24 Oct 2026 4:27 pm
Tribute to Guruvayur Dorai: The master who took the mridangam to the global stage

A longtime student remembers his gurus musical mastery, generosity and lifelong commitment to carrying the Pudukkottai bani across generations and borders.

24 Oct 2026 2:50 pm
Jose Dominic of CGH Earth debuts as an artist at The Plav, his new gallery in Kochi

The former CEO of the CGH group collaborates with woodcutter PK Vasudevan and carpenter Sreedharan Achari to create artistic works out of cut trees, giving the wood and the roots a new life

24 Oct 2026 12:30 pm
Musician Omar Zakhariah celebrates Pongumoodu, his neighbourhood in Thiruvananthapuram, in a funky rap

Pongumoodu is the first song from Omars debut EP, brought out in collaboration with rapper Anohnymouss

24 Oct 2026 11:15 am
Star Wars Galactic Racers roguelike racing mechanics is not for all

Any racing game with a high-risk nitro booster called RamJet, is a game you need to play right now, and Star Wars Galactic Racer has plenty of it

24 Oct 2026 11:06 am
Dragons Dogma 2: Dark Arisen is a massive improvement over the original

Send your pawns that back-to-work notice because Dark Arisen, the new expansion of Dragon Dogma 2, has a new area to explore and a whole host of improvements in tow

24 Oct 2026 10:48 am
Gajab Raat movie review: Manoj Bajpayee lights up a night to remember

With an electric ensemble and a gripping plot, director Ritesh Shah turns a routine police investigation into a breathless arena of institutional warfare

24 Oct 2026 7:21 am
Kerala artist Tom Vattakuzhys shows in London and Paris reflect the frailty of the human condition

Artist Tom Vattakuzhy on showing his works in strife-torn Paris, the excitement of Frieze Week in London and how he views his practice post the controversy surrounding his work at the Kochi Muziris Biennale

24 Oct 2026 12:05 am
Society of Indian Screen Editors formed

Film editor Bina Paul is the chairperson

23 Oct 2026 11:14 pm
Quality of Indian content has improved drastically, appeals to other cultures as well: JioStar international business chief

JioStar recently tied up with international streaming platform Starz Play to expand into the Middle East and North Africa regions. Last month it expanded into Singapore, the UK, and Canada

23 Oct 2026 10:29 pm
Orijinal movie review: A time travel film in which the human story is more intriguing than the time travel

In Orijinal , the time travel trope becomes an excuse for the portrayal of a man introspecting his life choices and then using the accidental gift of time travel to make amends, not always in the right way

23 Oct 2026 8:53 pm
Masaba Gupta, Ashiesh Shah and the Vayeda brothers reimagine the art of offering at Mumbais Nilaya Anthology

Can an act of devotion become an expression of contemporary design without losing its meaning? Nilaya Anthologys latest showcase, The Art of Offering, explores the question through four distinct perspectives

23 Oct 2026 7:52 pm
Thread artist Kavitha Venkatesh to debut solo show

Bengaluru-based thread artist Kavita Venkatesh debuts a solo show of her work with Golden Threads

23 Oct 2026 7:30 pm
Chevittorma explores environmental and personal loss on stage

To be staged at Bengalurus Ranga Shankara Theatre Festival 2026, Chevittorma sheds light on overlooked environmental emergencies

23 Oct 2026 5:26 pm
BookMyShow confirms Diljit Dosanjhs Delhi concert on October 30 after police permission

BookMyShow said a cordial and constructive meeting with the police led to a detailed plan, after which permission was reconsidered and issued

23 Oct 2026 2:54 pm
Udta Teer movie review: Ayushmann Khurrana is on target in this spy misadventure

Writer-director Aakash Kaushik conjures a cross-border spy comedy that promises to punch above its weight but ultimately settles for low-hanging fruit.

23 Oct 2026 2:20 pm
418 movie review: Chaitra J Achar shines in a promising but half-hearted horror saga

Produced by Prashanth Neel and directed by Kirtan Nadagouda, this horror film has a terrific beginning and striking technical craft, but eventually loses steam

23 Oct 2026 2:13 pm
Ramya Sriram turns her lens on therukoothu for Oor Koodum Iravu

The Chennai-based photographer captures the charm and challenges of this ancient folk art form in her debut docum-film.

23 Oct 2026 1:43 pm
Suriyas Scene: Naslen plays an inhuman predator in Jithu Madhavans film

Scene, Naslens debut Tamil film, is set to release in theatres on November 6

23 Oct 2026 1:25 pm
Goan food and history come together in this immersive theater performance by PaChaak Productions

Goa is a Bebinca will be staged in Bengaluru. It is an immersive theatre production by PaChaak and serves traditional Goan food along with the enactment of a family drama

23 Oct 2026 11:47 am
Theatre group Ank revisits the legacy of warrior queen Veera Rani Abbakka

To mark its golden jubilee, Ank presents Veera Rani Abbakka: The Queen of the Seas, The Flame of Ullala, a new play written, directed and headlined by Priita Mathur Thakur

23 Oct 2026 9:45 am
Lost rights, little credit, less pay: the painful reality behind tribal music in the mainstream

Inadequate credit and compensation, unfair contracts and lost royalties often leave tribal creators and communities shortchanged

23 Oct 2026 8:12 am
Titans movie review: Jayasurya-starrer fails to utilise a promising concept blending humour and fantasy

One of the films few positives is that some of the fantasy elements are seamlessly weaved into the story of a man aspiring to be a big-time gangster, that they almost seem believable

22 Oct 2026 9:02 pm
Sitar meets didgeridoo: A cultural confluence between India and Australia

Purana Qila became the stage for a musical dialogue between William Barton and Shubhendra Rao.

22 Oct 2026 6:35 pm
Clayface movie review: Tom Rhys Harries shines in body-horror thriller

Tom Rhys Harries and Naomi Ackie anchor this pulpy and predictable Batman villain origin tale

22 Oct 2026 6:20 pm
Jailer 2 box office: Rajinikanths film breaches 500-crore mark in a record-breaking first week

According to the films production banner, Sun Pictures, this is the highest grossing first week for a film in the history of Tamil cinema

22 Oct 2026 6:16 pm
Drishyam 3: Has Bollywood finally beaten Malayalam cinema in its own game?

The Hindi Drishyam 3, titled Drishyam 3: The Conclusion, received a positive response from critics and fans alike.

22 Oct 2026 5:10 pm
Akka trailer: Keerthy Suresh and Radhika Apte clash in a tale of power and revenge

Radhika Apte and Keerthy Suresh star in Akka, touted to be an ultimate power-play in a women-led gangster world built on loyalty, legacy, and revenge

22 Oct 2026 4:50 pm
The Strangers Project brings Korean and Indian artists together in Hyderabad

A group exhibition at Prangan brings together artists from South Korea and Hyderabad, connected by their responses to landscape and place

22 Oct 2026 3:24 pm
Obvious shift?

East-West vulnerable, South deals

22 Oct 2026 3:19 pm
Best of the Best movie review: Maitreyi Ramakrishnan, Priyanka Kedia Step Up to take the floor

Director Lena Khans Netflix film is a familiar dance drama that finds its groove in female friendship and the infectious energy of South Asian dance

22 Oct 2026 2:31 pm
Ramayana: AR Rahman, Ranbir Kapoor and Sai Pallavi on bringing the epic to life

With music by AR Rahman and Hans Zimmer, the two-part epic promises a grand retelling of the Ramayana

22 Oct 2026 2:03 pm
Singer Krishnaraj, known for his collaboration with Deva, passes away at 75

Krishnaraj is the voice behind several Deva hits in the 90s and 2000s, like Thanjavooru Mannu Eduthu, Vellarikka, Meesakkaara Nanbaa (the sad version), Kathadikkuthu Kathadikkuthu, and Gopala Gopala, among others.

22 Oct 2026 1:22 pm
Quiet Reckoning: Queer voices find expression in a new documentary

What does it mean to tell your story in your own voice? Catch the screening of Quiet Reckoning, a documentary that brings the lives and experiences of people from the LGBTQ+ community to the forefront

22 Oct 2026 12:40 pm
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Season 3 trailer: An epic battle against Sauron on cards

Jamie Campbell Bower and Simon Pegg have joined the cast for the third season of The Rings of Power

22 Oct 2026 11:55 am
Apple Music unveils new identity built around sound

Apple Music has redesigned the logo and branding to turn sound into visuals, using liquid, light and glass-inspired motion to make music feel physical

22 Oct 2026 11:26 am
Ranga Shankara Theatre Festival 2026: Six plays on identity and belonging

The upcoming festival brings six productions by theatre groups making their Bengaluru debut, exploring belonging through stories of migration, memory, caste, gender and climate change, shaped by diverse languages and lived experiences

22 Oct 2026 10:54 am
Actors from Malayalam cinema on working in Jailer 2

Kottayam Nazeer and Hakkim Shajahan are among the Malayali actors who got noticed in the Rajinikanth-starrer. Meanwhile, Shamna Kasim and Rajesh Madhavan stole the show in the song, Ale bolelo

21 Oct 2026 9:21 pm
On walls and at weddings, Bigg Boss contestant Qazi Touqeers fever grips Kashmirs youth

Bigg Boss stint revives singerspopularity, with portraits on Srinagar walls, viral performances online and his songs catching on at Kashmir weddings

21 Oct 2026 6:57 pm
Thota Tharrani retrospective in Chennai brings together six decades of art

Featuring around 280 paintings and drawings from 1969 onwards, the exhibition at Lalit Kala Akademi traces six decades of Thota Tharranis work across watercolours, oils and acrylics. He likes it best when the gallery is empty.

21 Oct 2026 4:43 pm
How Hyderabad artist Priti Samyukta turns fabric scraps into art

Hyderabad-based artist Priti Samyukta wins third prize at the XI Tashkent International Art Biennale for works that explore memory, identity and the possibilities of textile art

21 Oct 2026 3:32 pm
How Parwati Duttas Mahagami turned Aurangabad into a cultural centre

Set in a lush landscape, the Mahagami gurukul, which recently celebrated its three-decade journey, has been nurturing the next generation into the classical arts.

21 Oct 2026 3:26 pm