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Director Phanindra Narsetti’s 8 Vasantalu possesses attributes rare for most Telugu films lately — ambition, conviction, and a distinct sense of originality. It seeks to be a meditative tale that charts the evolution of a girl through love. Mounted on a dreamy canvas, set in a mist-laden Ooty, narrated across seasons, Nature remains witness to…
The film begins by acknowledging its writer-director’s 25-year career, and the title card — Sekhar Kammula’s Kuberaa —says it all. Kuberaa is driven by its director and his ambitious tale that does not pander to the starry aura of Dhanush, Nagarjuna Akkineni, and Rashmika Mandanna. Sekhar makes them play characters — men and women inhabiting…
Theatre director Nadir Khan describes Mumbai Star as a “dance musical. It is all about dance and dancers, but is set in a theatrical format as it uses narrators to tell a story. Our idea is to blend movement, music and lyrics with the theatrical element.” Mumbai Star was originally written by Devika Shahani, directed…
New Delhi: In the world of pageantry, symbols often carry deep personal meaning and pride. But when one aspirant recently shared hers online, it unexpectedly became the centre of a social media storm. A social media user sparked controversy after publicly mocking a Miss World aspirant who shared her dream of competing in the Miss…
Suriya with RJ Balaji and the producers of the film, SR Prabu and SR Prakash Babu; title look poster of ‘Karuppu’ | Photo Credit: Dream Warrior Pictures Karuppu is the title of Tamil superstar Suriya’s upcoming film with director RJ Balaji, the makers announced on Friday (June 20) with a title-look poster. The news was…
U.S. singer Chris Brown walks outside Southwark Crown Court in London, Britain, June 20, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters Grammy-winning singer Chris Brown pleaded not guilty Friday to a charge that he beat and seriously injured a music producer with a bottle in a London nightclub in 2023. Brown, 36, pleaded not guilty to one…
A still from ‘The Life of Chuck’. | Photo Credit: NEON/YouTube With a movie featuring Mike Flanagan — the man behind horror hits like The Haunting of Hill House, Midnight Mass, and The Fall of the House of Usher — and Stephen King, the master of the macabre, you would be forgiven for expecting a…
A scene from ‘Mann Mutabiq’ | Photo Credit: ‘Special Arrangement Playwright and storyteller Bande Nawaz is set to enthrall audiences with a musical play, Mann Mutabiq – a Qissa Goi. The interactive play blends storytelling and Sufi songs to evoke a gamut of emotions and highlight social issues. Portraying multiple characters in this 90-minute production,…
Chennai: The makers of director RJ Balaji’s eagerly awaited action thriller, featuring actor Suriya in the lead, on Friday announced the title of the film as ‘Karuppu’. Taking to its X timeline, Dream Warrior Pictures, the production house producing the film, wrote, “With pride and excitement, we present the title of #Suriya45: ‘KARUPPU’. A name…
There is this gripping crescendo that Season 1 of the dystopian Korean thriller show Squid Game builds up to, as we ready ourselves to find out who exactly The Front Man is. A shadowy figure who is seemingly shown to oversee a series of brutal, bloody games that has 456 debt-ridden contestants battle it out…
Rahul Deshpande | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement This weekend, the music festival Vasantotsav arrives in Hyderabad with a performance by noted classical vocalist Rahul Deshpande. The two-and-a-half-hour concert, titled Abhangwari, features abhangs, bhajans, and devotional compositions dedicated to Lord Vittala of Pandharpur. “I’m excited to perform for a discerning audience in Hyderabad, one that truly…
Akshay Kumar, Abhishek Bachchan, Riteish Deshmukh In a bid to cash in on the goodwill around the frat-boy comedy, writer-producer Sajid Nadiadwala, this time, lines his boisterous drollery with a layer of mystery in the vacation season. Set on a luxury cruise ship, where a billionaire (Ranjeet) dies and a doctor is silenced, it literally spirals…
A scene from Garam Roti | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Founded by Durga Venkatesan and Sukrit Mahajan in 2024, Playhouse Productions from Mumbai, will present Garam Roti in the city for a second time. According to Durga, Sukrit is producing Garam Roti. “We are supporting each other in different departments with our productions,” says Durga,…
Washington : ‘Bridgerton’ fame actress Simone Ashley has been cast in the high-octane racing drama ‘F1’ alongside Brad Pitt and Damson. However, despite shooting some scenes in the movie, her role was cut in the final cut, reported People Magazine. When asked about the change to Ashley’s part, director Joseph Kosinski tells People, “It happens…
Aamir Khan in ‘Sitaare Zameen Par’ | Photo Credit: YouTube/Aamir Khan Talkies There is a self-aware moment in Sitaare Zameen Par that nicely parodies the moral science cinema of Aamir Khan. A team of neurodivergent basketball players has won a precious free throw in a losing game. Their coach, Gulshan, can’t stop pep-talking the player…
Pratibha Singh Baghel | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement A musical treat awaits ghazal lovers in Hyderabad, as singer Pratibha Singh Baghel brings her concert Dastaan-E-Ghazal to the city. She will be joined by her ensemble of accomplished musicians: Deepak Pandit on violin and music arrangement, Prashant Sonagra on tabla, Atul Raninga on keyboard, Swaranjay Dhumal…
