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Vijay Sethupathi to host ‘MasterChef Tamil’

The Hindu Net Desk The ‘Master’ star appeared in a promo on Sun TV’s official social media handle, confirming his presence on the cooking reality series

Writer, actor Madampu Kunjukuttan passes away

Mini Muringatheri The 81-year-old tested positive for COVID-19 after he was admitted to a private hospital in Thrissur

Lady Gaga, Glenn Close join Prince Harry and Oprah for mental health TV series

Reuters ‘The Me You Can’t See’ series will feature stories from high-profile guests and others across the world about mental health and emotional well-being issues

Lockdown impact: No new episodes for popular Malayalam TV serials

P.K. Ajith Kumar Serials like Swanthanam forced to take a break after second wave of COVID-19 forced Kerala to lock down

Interview Movies

‘Cinema Bandi’: A camera and a village

Sangeetha Devi Dundoo Debut director Praveen Kandregula’s talks about the Telugu film ‘Cinema Bandi’, in which village folks chance upon a camera and try to make a feature film

Authors

‘Elephant In The Womb’: Kalki Koechlin turns author with book on motherhood

PTI The graphic book, illustrated by Valeriya Polyanychko, will be a combination of personal essays and think-pieces.

Music

Meet Ashwin Bhaskar, the musician behind ‘Perfect OK’, the ‘dialogue-with-beat’ video

Athira M The musician mixed beats with dialogues from a WhatsApp video by KP Naisal

Multimedia

In conversation with Ivan Ayr, director of 'Milestone'

Academy Awards 2021 red carpet: Thank God, no hoodies

Watch | In conversation with Ma Sheela

Watch | Alfonso Cuarón and Chaitanya Tamhane on 'The Disciple'

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Golden Globes controversy: Tom Cruise returns trophies; NBC drops broadcast

Reuters

Movies

‘Jupiter’s Legacy’ review: Netflix’s comic book series is a superhero snooze-fest

Sayan Ghosh Beneath its glossy facade of a sleek superhero offering, the series is an empty shell of unexplored potential and half-baked plot points

Movies

Tamannaah on 'November Story', fighting COVID-19, and staying relevant in the industry

Srinivasa Ramanujam The actor talks about exploring the Tamil web space with a whodunit, and looks back at her fast-paced Kollywood career

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.

Movies

interview Matthew Heineman on ‘The Boy From Medellín’

Mini Anthikad Chhibber The director says if you end up with the story you started with, you weren't listening along the way

Music

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

P.K. Ajith Kumar

Music

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

Music

What’s unique about the Sankat Mochan festival

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

Music

Papanasam Sivan’s songs in Sanskrit

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

Music

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

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Kuchipudi doyen Pasumarthy Keshav Prasad passes away

T. Appala Naidu

Dance

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

Dance

Sharmila Biswas makes three powerful short films

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

Dance

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’

Dance

Savitha Sastry releases a short film titled ‘Colors: White’

Shilpa Anandraj The film, a part of a trilogy based on the colours of the Indian National Flag, is written and directed by her husband AK Srikanth

Art

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Daydreamer by design: How Anushka Kalro gives shape to memories

Ruth Dhanaraj

Spirited works of art and light: Table lamps created out of used liquor bottles

Neeraja Murthy

An installation on the boundaries of womanhood

PRIYADERSHINI S

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

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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

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Movies

‘Jupiter’s Legacy’ review: Netflix’s comic book series is a superhero snooze-fest

Sayan Ghosh Beneath its glossy facade of a sleek superhero offering, the series is an empty shell of unexplored potential and half-baked plot points

Movies

Lady Gaga, Glenn Close join Prince Harry and Oprah for mental health TV series

Reuters ‘The Me You Can’t See’ series will feature stories from high-profile guests and others across the world about mental health and emotional well-being issues

Movies

Tamannaah on 'November Story', fighting COVID-19, and staying relevant in the industry

Srinivasa Ramanujam The actor talks about exploring the Tamil web space with a whodunit, and looks back at her fast-paced Kollywood career

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