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Vanraj Bhatia, master of background scores and composer of less-heard melodies

P.K. Ajith Kumar The gifted musician, who faced financial difficulties in the evening of his life, never got his due

‘Yenna Sonna’ is a song by a CSK fan, made for a legion of CSK fans

Pradeep Kumar Bjorn Surrao and Arivu combine to give a Chennai Super Kings anthem titled ‘Yenna Sonna’

A still from ‘And Tomorrow the Entire World’

‘And Tomorrow the Entire World’ movie review: A riveting insight into the antifa movement

Srinjoy Dey Writer-director Julia von Heinz’s German political thriller presents an authentic account of contemporary antifa groups, by suitably portraying the non-violent aspects of their resistance

Movies

Screenwriter Dennis Joseph passes away

U. Hiran

Dennis Joseph penned several blockbusters and played a significant role in the careers of two of the biggest stars of Malayalam cinema.

Kerala

TRIBUTE | Adieu to Dennis Joseph, Malayalam cinema’s master writer

P.K. Ajith Kumar If his Rajavinte Makan marked the beginning of the superstardom for Mohanlal, New Delhi helped Mammootty script a spectacular comeback after a series of disappointing films.

Satyajit Ray on the sets of Pratidwandi (1970).

Ray Centenary How would Satyajit Ray have responded to the pandemic?

Aditya Shrikrishna There may be clues in his cinema, which reveals a politically and socially conscious, and often prescient, vision of Bengal, India and humanity

Life & Style

Opinion | Will our celebrities please show up?

Santu Misra One expects involvement from celebrities and influencers with relief efforts because their fandom is the people

‘Monster’ movie review: Kelvin Harrison Jr. shines in predictable Netflix courtroom drama

Sayan Ghosh Based on the award-winning novel by Walter Dean Myers, the drama is a biting, if myopic, commentary on the flawed nature of the criminal justice system

Music

Vanraj Bhatia, master of background scores and composer of lesser-heard melodies

P.K. Ajith Kumar

Tribute A link to the Senia tradition is broken

Manjari Sinha Pt. Debu Chaudhury, who passed away recently, made it his life’s aim to popularise the gharana

The legendary late Girija Devi at an earlier edition of the festival

What’s unique about the Sankat Mochan festival

Shailaja Khanna The popular Sankat Mochan festival in Benaras celebrates inclusivity as much as music

Papanasam Sivan’s songs in Sanskrit

G. Swaminathan Carnatic vocalist Gayathri Girish’s recent workshop showed the composer’s flair for the language

Mridangam vidwan Umayalpuram K. Sivaraman

Interview Umayalpuram Sivaraman: ‘I have not even touched the tip of the iceberg’

Vaishna Roy With 75 years of performance behind him, mridangam maestro Umayalpuram Sivaraman’s zest is still as high as it was when he started playing at the age of five

Dance

Kuchipudi doyen Pasumarthy Keshav Prasad passes away

T. Appala Naidu

Bijayini’s new solo explores the mind of a woman

Parshathy J Nath The Odissi exponent’s new work ‘Call of Dawn’ combines three musical pieces in raag Ahirbhairav

Sharmila Biswas makes three powerful short films

Rupa Srikanth Odissi exponent’s films combine dance and music with a strong narrative

Medicos Naveen and Janaki turn Instagram favourites with their rocking dance number

Saraswathy Nagarajan Medical students Naveen K Razak and Janaki Omkumar hit the limelight with their 30-second Instagram video of them burning the dance floor to ‘Rasputin’

When life imitates art during pandemic

P.K. Ajith Kumar Dancer Methil Devika was down with COVID-19 while working on production on ‘solitude’

Art

Lakshmi Madhavan’s installation ‘Hanging by a Thread’ at Alappuzha blends art with life

Saraswathy Nagarajan

Art

Meet Pubarun Basu who won the Youth Photographer of the Year 2021 at the Sony World Photography Awards

Susan Joe Philip The 20-year-old photographer from Kolkata won the award for his photograph, No Escape from Reality

Theatre

Mallika Prasad’s solo piece explores what lies beyond the frame of a ‘picture-perfect’ post

Ruth Dhanaraj ‘Hidden in Plain Sight,’ a solo digital performance addresses issues of loneliness, isolation and mental well-being

Theatre

This iconic Hyderabad family theatre group is taking an online streaming route

Neeraja Murthy Theatre group, Sri Venkateswara Surabhi Theatre, Hyderabad, is moving online with a month-long programme

Theatre

Sthaayi theatre brings out its latest Tamil play 'Hayavadana' in Coimbatore

Susan Joe Philip The play is directed by Thirunavakkarasu and is a tribute to Girish Karnad and BV Karanth

TV

My heart goes out to India, says Drew Barrymore

The Hindu Net Desk The current COVID-19 crisis in India has garnered global attention, with the latest international celebrity to take note being Drew Barrymore

Entertainment

interview Meet Lori Arnold, America’s queenpin and ‘the original Walter White’

Divya Kala Bhavani Ahead of the release of Discovery+ docu-miniseries ‘The Queen of Meth’, Lori Arnold talks about lessons learned from addiction and introducing dangerous drugs to a quiet part of the American Midwest. Her brother, actor Tom Arnold, also reflects on the project