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From ‘Ponniyin Selvan’ to ‘Mogamul’: Tamil audiobooks opens new doors to listeners and voice actors

Srinivasa Ramanujam Dubbing artistes and actors get an unexpected break voicing Tamil audiobooks, which are drawing a surge of listeners seeking comfort amid the pandemic

‘Lagaan’ at 20: Team reunites for Netflix special

PTI The reunion has been titled ‘Chale Chalo Lagaan - Once Upon an Impossible Dream,’ and will soon start streaming on Netflix India’s YouTube channel

Zoe Kravitz to make directorial debut, Channing Tatum attached to star

PTI Titled ‘Pussy Island’, the film follows a young and clever Los Angeles cocktail waitress who has her eyes set on a philanthropist and tech mogul

‘Picture a Scientist’ review: More power to women in STEM

Shubashree Desikan The documentary on Netflix handles the volatile subject of sexual harassment faced by women in science, by following the paths of three scientists

A still from Panic, a game where teens compete in dangerous challenges for a grand cash prize

Movies

Lauren Oliver on ‘Panic’: Seeing different dimensions

Mini Anthikad Chhibber The YA author, who adapted her novel for the show, likens the process to origami. While in the novel there is just the shape, in the series, you get to pull apart the folds for a closer look

Priyadarshi in a scene from ‘In the Name of God’

Interview Movies

Priyadarshi: The collective trauma of the pandemic got to me

Sangeetha Devi Dundoo Actor Priyadarshi talks about treading a dark zone in Telugu web series ‘In the Name of God’, the success of ‘Mail’ and ‘Jathi Ratnalu’ and working during the pandemic

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‘I believe in being an entrepreneur of the self,’ says Ranveer Allahbadia

Divya Kala Bhavani Content creator Ranveer Allahbadia gets candid about social media faux pas, and his plans to feature more South Indian cinema figures like SS Rajamouli in his podcast 'The Ranveer Show'

Multimedia

A snap by film photographer and designer Ingrid Emaga (@tina_alabama), which has been shared by Covid Art Museum on Instagram

How the Covid Art Museum conveys the emotive consequences of the pandemic

Usiru team providing groceries to the needy

Usiru: A 24/7 COVID-19 helpline

Watch | Manoj Bajpayee on The Family Man, meeting Vijay Sethupathi, and more

Remembering Puttanna Kanagal

Movies

‘Luca’ movie review: A charming little Italian adventure, sans the quintessential Pixar magic

Gautam Sunder

Movies

IFFR Diaries How ‘Everything Is Cinema’ questions the voyeuristic gaze of cinema

Srivatsan S Filmmaker Don Palathara discusses the politics of ‘Everything Is Cinema’, which was screened under the Cinema Regained section of the recently-concluded International Film Festival Rotterdam 2021

Movies

Tamannaah Bhatia to make TV debut as ‘MasterChef Telugu’ host

PTI The actor said she has been passionate about cooking and coming on board as a host for the show was an exciting development

Movies

Farhan Akhtar’s ‘Toofaan’ to release July 16 on Amazon Prime Video

PTI The release of the movie, directed by Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra, was deferred amid the surge in the COVID-19 cases in the country

Chandrashekhar starred as Arya Sumant, King Dasharatha’s prime minister on the DD mythological show “Ramayan”. | File

Mumbai

'Ramayan' actor Chandrashekhar dies at 98

PTI The veteran actor’s last rites will be held at Juhu’s Pawan Hans crematorium.

Music

Different screenshots of iOS app NaadSadhana

NaadSadhana app: from a simple tuner to a complex AI Indian Classical music creator

Divya Kala Bhavani

Ardhra Sajan does beatboxing and flute beatboxing

Music

Kerala-based beatboxer Ardhra Sajan is upbeat as she hosts up-and-coming artistes on her Instagram page

Athira M Ardhra, who blends mimicry with beatboxing and also does fluteboxing, gives opportunity for rising stars to perform on her Instagram page

Music

Singer Jack Garratt on life as a musician and his struggles with mental health

Susan Joe Philip He recently released a new performance of his single called Time on YouTube

Music

Chinmayi, live on Twitter: How the singer’s Spaces concerts altered people’s perception of her

Srinivasa Ramanujam Singer Chinmayi talks about her recent, impromptu concerts on Twitter Spaces in which she takes on impromptu requests too

Music

Interview Martin Garrix feels honoured to have composed the official song for UEFA EURO 2020

S B Vijaya Mary The acclaimed songwriter, producer and top-ranking DJ speaks about the euphoria that surrounds the EURO 2020 anthem and his inspirations in life

Dance

Dancers turn filmmakers

Shrinkhla Sahai

Dance

Tribute to guru Kesava Prasad, the icon of Kuchipudi village

T. Appala Naidu Pasumarthy Kesava Prasad created a strong bond between the village and the classical dance fraternity

Kuchipudi dance guru Pasumarthy Keshav Prasad at Kuchpudi village in Krishna district. File

Andhra Pradesh

Kuchipudi doyen Pasumarthy Keshav Prasad passes away

T. Appala Naidu He was an authority and promoter of Kuchipudi history and dance

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

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’

Art

Photographer Amita Talwar’s virtual fundraiser exhibition for COVID-19

Sangeetha Devi Dundoo

Hariprasad CM’s portrait of ‘Friends: The Reunion’ at Thrissur

Making art with Rubik’s Cubes

Anasuya Menon

‘The Binge Eater’ from the sub-series, By the Window

Artist Bhavya Desai’s latest illustrations delve into the chaotic energy of the Indian Railways

Gowri S

Photo exhibition showcasing plastic pollution on in France

Anasuya Menon

Art

Designer Suket Dhir and others explore the plate as canvas for Art Basel Hong Kong 2021

Aparna Narrain Marriott Bonvoy, the travel programme of hotel chain Marriott International, is spearheading the project to spotlight the region as an arts and culture destination, in collaboration with charitable organisation, The Plated Project

Theatre

National

National School of Drama to hold interviews for Director post

Damini Nath Previous panel of names set aside

Munawar Faruqui has been entertaining audiences with his satire routines for over a year. Photo: Special Arrangement/THE HINDU

Theatre

Laughter challenger: Munawar Faruqui finds humour in life against all odds

Nahla Nainar Out on bail, the stand-up comedian is dusting himself off and moving on, strengthened by poetry and rap music

A theatre group from Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, is staging a play on Clubhouse

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Theatre group from Kerala to present a play on Clubhouse

Athira M The play, ‘Lakshadeepam’, will be staged on Clubhouse by Kanal Samskarika Vedhi on May 30

TV

Movies

New on Amazon Prime this week: ‘Sherni,’ ‘The Little Things’ and more

The Hindu Net Desk Vidya Balan’s forest-thriller and a new crime drama starring Denzel Washington and Rami Malek, are the highlights on the platform this week

Movies

Tamannaah Bhatia to make TV debut as ‘MasterChef Telugu’ host

PTI The actor said she has been passionate about cooking and coming on board as a host for the show was an exciting development

Movies

‘The Morning Show’ Season 2 teaser: Jennifer Aniston, Reese Witherspoon back in intense newsroom drama

The Hindu Net Desk The second season of the Apple TV+ show is set to make its return on September 17

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