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‘Master’ movie review: An in-form Vijay takes a backseat to have fun. But is that enough?

Srivatsan S With ‘Master’, Lokesh Kanagaraj yet again pays a hat-tip to his vaathi (Kamal Haasan), in a film that, unlike his ‘Maanagaram’ or ‘Kaithi’, is a bit drag and flab

Bong Joon-Ho to head Venice Film Festival’s jury

PTI This is the first time in the festival’s history that a South Korean filmmaker will be heading the competition jury

‘The Great Indian Kitchen’ movie review: Makes practitioners of patriarchy squirm in their seats

S.R. Praveen Actors Nimisha Sajayan and Suraj Venjaramoodu are excellent in this hard-hitting take on the sheer drudgery of everyday life, that many women go through

Priyadarshi: ‘Mail’ was an ego-busting experience

Sangeetha Devi Dundoo Actor Priyadarshi Pulikonda on how he played the computer know-it-all Hybath in the new Telugu film

Movies

‘Lupin’ review: Netflix heist series is all style, wit and warmth

Mini Anthikad Chhibber A story about thrilling heists, fathers and sons, class and colonialization, the French series has left us gasping for more

Movies

Cardi B to make acting debut as lead with Paramount’s ‘Assisted Living’

PTI The movie is based on an original spec script by ‘This Is Us’ scribe Kay Oyegun

Movies

‘Tandav’ review: A lackadaisical attempt at portraying India’s diverse polity

Sayan Ghosh This Saif Ali Khan drama series is riddled with cliched troupes and larger-than-life figures, that only provides a glimpse at the project’s lost potential

Multimedia

‘Tribhanga’: Mother knows best?

Watch: The people of 'Paava Kadhaigal'

Watch | Paris' rooftop cellist

Watch | Pakistan to restore Raj Kapoor, Dilip Kumar's dilapidated houses

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‘One Night in Miami’ movie review: Regina King makes a thrilling directorial debut

Mini Anthikad Chhibber

Movies

KIFF: ‘Bandar Band’ of Iran adjudged best film

PTI The road movie follows the journey of three musicians across a flooded landscape to attend a music competition in Tehran

Movies

‘Tribhanga’ movie review: Of mothers, daughters and then some

Debasree Purkayastha Renuka Shahane’s family drama on Netflix has its intentions in the right place, but falls short of expectations

Movies

Vijay Sethupathi apologises for using a sword to cut his birthday cake

The Hindu Net Desk The ‘Master’ star had celebrated his birthday on the sets of his upcoming film with director Ponram

Movies

‘Eeswaran’ movie review: A predictable rural subject that goes nowhere

Srinivasa Ramanujam The Simbu-starrer is yet another village-based tale that has more uncles and relatives than ideas

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Yesudas gets a birthday melody from fellow singers

P.K. Ajith Kumar

Music

Kochi Music Foundation organises ‘Para’, a digital hip-hop festival

Athira M Leading rap artistes from Kerala are featured at the fete streamed on the Foundation’s YouTube channel

Music

Meet EDM-pop duo HelloDuck

Aparna Narrain The Kolkata-based band’s first track, ‘Jeene De’ off their debut EP, Yaadein, is out

Music

Need help translating songs in regional languages? Ask Lyrically Obscure

Sweta Akundi Wonder what the Malayalam portion in ‘Jiya Jale’ means? Lyrically Obscure on Instagram provides English translations of everything from film songs to garbas and aartis

Music

Grammy Awards shift to March due to pandemic conditions

AP Comedian Trevor Noah is set to host the 2021 Grammys, where Beyonce is leading contender with nine nominations.

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The women behind the Chhau mask

Satyasundar Barik & Anusua Mukherjee

Dance

Why it’s time to stop labelling

Bhanu Kumar In an online discussion, four dancers emphasised the need to bridge the gap between traditional and contemporary

Dance

‘Kalyanasougandhikam’ highlights the fine classicism of Kathakali

Sreevalsan Thiyyadi ‘Kalyanasougandhikam’ brought alive the blend of elements unique to a Kathakali play

Dance

Folk arts of South India in focus at Margazhi Village Festival

Gowri S DakshinaChitra’s Margazhi Village Festival will present the folk arts of South India

Entertainment

‘Just Dance 2021’ review: Groove those WFH blues away with this fun family experience

Julian Almeida We played Just Dance 2021 on the Nintendo Switch and found the video game provides wholesome entertainment to make being house-bound a bit more fun

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When walls speak a thousand words at the Centre for Performing Arts in Varkala

Saraswathy Nagarajan

Artist George Fernandez opens gallery at his institute in Thiruvananthapuram

Harikumar J S

Remembering Yasala Balaiah’s world through his batik paintings

Neeraja Murthy

2020 will be remembered as year of artistic resilience

Nivedita Ganguly

Life & Style

Check out these calendars featuring rescue animals for the year 2021

Susan Joe Philip To welcome 2021, animal welfare organisations release calendars that feature photographs and illustrations of their furry superheroes

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Swatantra Theatre’s ongoing four-day online live children’s theatre festival till January 10

Neeraja Murthy Swatantra Theatre’s ongoing four-day online live children’s theatre festival tells stories of the famous funnyman in Urdu literature

Digital platform Theatre

Shreyas Talpade set to unveil Nine Rāsā in January 2021

Neeraja Murthy Shreyas Talpade hopes his new digital theatre initiative will create new opportunities for artistes and technicians

Movies

Mike Muthu on adapting ‘The Burglar’s Christmas’

Srivatsan S Theatre director Mike Muthu on adapting the short story for a film format, and why he feels virtual plays defeat the purpose of theatre

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‘One Night in Miami’ movie review: Regina King makes a thrilling directorial debut

Mini Anthikad Chhibber This fictional account of a meeting between four powerful Black icons in February 1964 makes for a poignant, thoughtful and fascinating watch

Movies

‘Lupin’ review: Netflix heist series is all style, wit and warmth

Mini Anthikad Chhibber A story about thrilling heists, fathers and sons, class and colonialization, the French series has left us gasping for more

Movies

New on Amazon Prime this week: ‘One Night in Miami’, ‘Tandav’ and more

The Hindu Net Desk Regina King’s directorial debut and Saif Ali Khan’s political thriller are among the highlights of the week

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