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‘The White Tiger’ movie review: A darkly satirical, thrilling ride

Mini Anthikad Chhibber Based on Aravind Adiga’s 2008 Man Booker Prize-winning eponymous novel, this is a gripping, funny and heart-breaking film

Aari Arujunan interview: ‘Bigg Boss taught me self-discipline’

Srinivasa Ramanujam The winner of the reality show talks about the highlights of his stay in the House and the need to celebrate everyday heroes

Dave Chappelle tests positive for COVID-19

PTI The comedian has cancelled his upcoming shows in Austin, Texas.

Naveen Chandra, Chandini Chowdary and Rakendu Mouli

‘Super Over’ movie review: It happened one night

Sangeetha Devi Dundoo Late Praveen Varma’s 83-minute thriller shows glimpses of his potential

Mumbai

Writer, director, producer of 'Tandav' get transit anticipatory bail

Sonam Saigal A criminal case has been registered against them in Uttar Pradesh

(from left) Subedar Sanjay Kumar, Colonel (rtd) Vembu Shankar, Subedar Major Yogendra Singh Yadav with KBC host Amitabh Bachchan

Entertainment

Finale of 'Kaun Banega Crorepati' 12 to honour Kargil War heroes, in the run-up to Republic Day

Harikumar J S We speak to the gameshow’s ‘lifeline’ expert for the day, Colonel (retired) Vembu Shankar

Environment

BBC’s Elizabeth White talks about Emmy Award-winning series 'Frozen Planet'

Praveen Sudevan The filmmaker talks about filming in frigid zones, climate change and more

Multimedia

The Hindu Margazhi Classical Music Competition: Akshara Balaji, third prize in Violin, 0 to 12 years

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The Hindu Margazhi Classical Music Competition: Sumedha V, second prize in Violin, 0 to 12 years

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The Hindu Margazhi Classical Music Competition: Mahashri Gopalakrishnan, first prize in Violin, 0 to 12 years

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The Hindu Margazhi Classical Music Competition: Sree Swetha Sudarshan, special prize in Keyboard, 20-40 years

Movies

The evolution of spycraft

Aditya Mani Jha

Movies

Ramin Bahrani: Speaking for the underdog

Shubhodeep Pal Focusing yet again on minority struggles, the Iranian-American director talks about filming a friend’s story and why ‘The White Tiger’ resonates today

Reviews

‘Pulikkuthi Pandi’ movie review: A regular Muthaiah affair with an interesting surprise

Srivatsan S A mishmash of scenes that keep coming and coming until Muthaiah tries, only tries, to redeem the film with a surprise ending

Shoppers walk past an advertisement for the upcoming James Bond film ‘ No Time to Die’ whose release has been delayed to October, at the Christiana Mall in Newark, Delaware U.S.

Movies

James Bond movie 'No Time to Die' delayed again amid pandemic

Reuters The movie’s new debut date is October 8, according to an announcement.

Movies

Pratik Gandhi teams up with Pen Studios for rom-com ‘Atithi Bhooto Bhava’

PTI The film also features actors Sharmin Segal and Jackie Shroff.

Music

Music stars slam U.K.'s 'shameful' failure on EU touring rules

Joe Biden and Kamala Harris during an event in Detroit, Michigan, U.S. File photo

Music

A musical tribute with Indian links at the Biden-Harris Inauguration

Sriram Lakshman In the ensemble is the recently formed South Asian Symphony Orchestra, which was co-founded by former Foreign Secretary and Indian Ambassador to the U.S. Nirupama Rao.

Mumbai

Legendary classical musician Ustad Ghulam Mustafa Khan dies at 89

PTI His family said the demise was unexpected as the Padma Bhushan awardee had been keeping well.

Sujatha and Shwetha Mohan in the musical tribute to K.J. Yesudas on his 81st birthday. SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT

Kerala

Yesudas gets a birthday melody from fellow singers

P.K. Ajith Kumar 28 singers feature in a song composed by Shwetha Mohan

Street Academics at ‘Para’, the digital hip-hop festival

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

Dance

Chhau is her life and identity, says 23 -year- old Mousumi Chowdhury, who set up the first all women Chhau troupe in Purulia, West Bengal, in 2010

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

Art

Motifs inspired by Dravidian temple architecture feature in this series of artworks

Gowri S

Remembering Yasala Balaiah’s world through his batik paintings

Neeraja Murthy The octogenarian artist’s depiction of rural Telangana through batik art is unmatched

Theatre

Jayashree Murthy (left) and Minakshi Vyas

Coimbatore

Girish Karnad’s play ‘Broken Images’ to be staged in Coimbatore

Susan Joe Philip The play is directed by Jayashree Murthy, founder director of Sthaayi School Of Theatre Arts and performed by Minakshi Vyas

festival Theatre

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

TV

Movies

New on Netflix this week: ‘Snowpiercer’ Season 2, ‘Penguin Bloom’ and more

The Hindu Net Desk A new season of the dystopian thriller, Naomi Watts in a family drama, and a sporting docu-series are the highlights on the platform

New on Amazon Prime: ‘James May: Oh Cook’

Movies

New on Amazon Prime this week: ‘James May: Oh Cook’, ‘Al Mallu’ and more

The Hindu Net Desk A new cooking show, a comedy drama Malayalam film and a new season of a popular fantasy series are among the highlights of the week

Netflix: 200 million subscribers and counting

Movies

Netflix surpasses 200 million subscribers for the first time

AP The streaming platform gained another 37 million subscribers last year, a 22% increase from 2019

Cut me no cuts

The voyage of discovery

A European dominance

A beginner’s guide to the fantastic beasts and the films that embraced them

Thumbnails from Thiruvananthapuram

The Mission of Silence