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Veteran actor-director K Bhagyaraj, who completes 50 years in Tamil cinema, goes down memory lane about his film journey

Vanavaasini was presented at Kalavaahinis Dance for Dance festival.

Sound engineer Sai Shravanam shares how enhanced acoustics has redefined performance and listening at the nearly century-old auditorium.

Looking Southwards, an exhibition at DakshinaChitra Museum, brings modern and contemporary art into dialogue with South Indias living craft traditions, rethinking the boundaries between art and craft

The coincidences that many of the releases this Pongal share make this festive season truly one of a kind

The Hungarian filmmaker whose rigorously minimalist style reshaped global arthouse cinema, leaves behind a compact but deeply influential body of work that redefined how time, movement, and attention function on screen

Charulatha Chandrasekars artistry reflects her renowned vainika-grandmothers guidance.

The sisters engaged the audience with their artistry and diverse performance line-up.

With his upcoming release Jana Nayagan, Vijay bids goodbye to cinema, triggering heartbreak and nostalgia among fans and the Tamil cinema fraternity

Abish Mathews new special is about his journey as the youngest child in his family and the story behind his name

The film, currently streaming on Bhavana Studios YouTube channel, has garnered over two lakh views

The Udaipur Tales International Storytelling Festival is set to celebrate the art of oral storytelling with multiple performers and immersive experiences

Inspired by the Edinburgh Fringe festival, the event anchored by UnboxingBLR, supported by the Government of Karnataka and will be held across Bengaluru between January 16 and 25.

The show also stars Prajakta Koli, Manoj Pahwa, Ayesha Raza, Neha Dhupia, Suhail Nayyar, Dayanand Shetty, Aisha Ahmed, Dhruv Rathee and Isha Talwar

The series secured the Best Drama Series award, while Noah Wyle and Katherine LaNasa won the Best Actor and Best Supporting Actress awards, respectively

The Nepalese film had premiered at the Busan International Film Festival in South Korea in November 2025 where it won the Taipei Film Commission Award and the Songwon Vision Award

The star spoke about the much-awaited Pongal box-office clash at the audio launch ceremony of his film

The film also stars Pooja Hegde, Bobby Deol, Prakash Raj, Priyamani, Narain, Gautham Vasudev Menon, and Mamitha Baiju in pivotal roles

Directed by Kishore Belekar, the film also stars Aditi Rao Hydari and Arvind Swamy in pivotal roles

100 Meters is a rigorously structured inquiry into obsession and masculine self-worth staged inside the most brutally minimalist athletic event imaginable: ten seconds of running in a straight line

Earlier, filmmaker Sundar C was attached to direct the film produced by Kamal Haasans Raaj Kamal Films International

The Simu Liu-led techno-espionage thriller (in the words of executive producer James Wan) is slow and smart in equal measure, despite nary a mention of quantum mechanics

Last month, thieves stole at least eight works by Henri Matisse from theMrio de Andrade Libraryin Brazil; here is a quiz on some of the biggest thefts of artworks from around the world

The artworks embody fluid movements of waterbodies, the shifting gradient of the sky, and the silent, swirling energy of distant galaxies

From The Raja Saab to Dacoit, Peddi to The Paradise, Telugu cinema will look to regain some of its lost ground with stories that spark interest among the audiences

Her concert at The Indian Fine Arts Society was bhava-rich and engaging with some sprightlyswarapassages.

At his concert for Sri Parthasarathy Swami Sabha, the vocalist explored the raga at a leisurely pace.

J.A.Jayantsartistry unfolded throughalapana,swarapatterns and rhythmic structures

Music is an unfathomable ocean; continuous practice opens doors for students, says violinist Rajam on the occasion of the Sadas of the Music Academy in Chennai

Director Varun Reddys comic book style presentation of a relationship drama hits the right notes when it doesnt try too hard to be quirky

The film also stars Vivek Oberoi, Prakash Raj and Kanchana in pivotal roles

Stories that reflect the plight of the common man, tackle societal issues, or evoke manvasanai have always been integral to Tamil cinema. In a dull year like 2025, it becomes even more pronounced that these evergreen themes and settings make for some really interesting cinema

Even as big star films failed to meet the expectations, some fresh talent stepped up, delivering innovative narratives that resonated with younger audiences

The writer-director reflects on the genesis of his upcoming Marathi film, why he emphasizes on viewing filmmaking as a business and more

Toxic, directed by Geetu Mohandas, also stars Kiara Advani and Huma Qureshi as the female leads

In 2026, here are a few networking groups that can help you find a friend in the city

The vocalist scored with his short phrases, impactful sustains and karvais in an unhurried tempo

Written by Deepti Priya Mehrotra (Zubaan, 795), the book talks about theatre that was used as a powerful tool for creating awareness.

As Ikkis hits theatres this week, filmmaker Sriram Raghavan talks about the boy who dismantled Pakistans pride in the Battle of Basantar, the challenges of swimming against the current, and upholding peace when the world is itching for a war

Veterans and new singers who enthralled music buffs with their voice in 2025

A mistrial, a matriarch, a memory. An exhibition at the Kochi Muziris Biennale, tells the story of Eliamma Matthen, whose inter-generational fight against one familial injustice, changed the very trajectory of her life and her family. In Lilies in the Garden, explore the role of women as witnesses to injustice, keepers of history, and agents of creative survival

Festive fairs, sacred temples and desert adventures define a day in Pushkar that draws travellers year after year.

In Episode 13 of Frequently Made Mistakes, we tackle one of the biggest traps in modern action filmmaking: confusing scale for stakes. Explosions get bigger. The threat goes global. But the emotional cost never changes. Using examples from Tiger 3, Casino Royale, Mission Impossible: Fallout, and Bajrangi Bhaijaan, this episode breaks down why raising scale does not automatically raise stakes and how it often dilutes drama instead. We look at: The difference between scale and stakes, why protect

From the best TV shows to year-end analysis of the Hindi film industry to a list of best anime of 2025, here is a package of everything that transpired in the world of movies and entertainment

Romance and rage found a new voice in Hindi cinema in a year when the industry recalibrated its strategy to stand up to the surge of pan-Indian content from the South

In the first-look poster ofHuma Qureshi from Toxic, her character is seen looming in a graveyard, blending glamour with an edge of danger. The film stars Yash and is directed by Geetu Mohandas

Gibin Gopinath is pleased how 2025 gave him meaty roles in Dis Ira and Kalamkaval

The filmmaker distinguishes himself through his commitment to authentic, intersectional storytelling that centres around marginalised experiences particularly those shaped by caste, class, gender, and religious identity. Now, his second feature film, based on Basharat Peers moving op-ed Taking Amrit Home in The New York Times, has begun its Oscar journey

Film producer Kumar Mangat Pathak issued a legal notice to Akshaye Khanna for breach of agreement