Thiruvananthapuram sees a spike in cases as 522 test positive
Staff Reporter
2,286 cases in district since January 19
Food
Why Malayali households went back to ration shops during the pandemic
Athira M The pandemic is when many of Kerala’s urban millennials, Gen Z and even celebrities rediscovered the good old Public Distribution System, with its free, quality grocery kits
Life & Style
Lamborghini’s promotional campaign showcases a slice of Kerala and its culture
Athira M The campaign, ‘The Meeting Place’, is made by Vimal Chandran and Sharan Velayudhan for the Italian car major’s global photography and art project, ‘With Italy, For Italy’
Art
When walls speak a thousand words at the Centre for Performing Arts in Varkala
Saraswathy Nagarajan The new Centre for Performing Arts at Varkala, Kerala, sports large murals depicting various performing arts specific to the State, done by muralist Suresh Muthukulam under the guidance of auteur Adoor Gopalakrishnan
‘Sumesh & Ramesh’ is a comedy on sibling rivalry, says director Sanoop Thykoodam
Harikumar J SThe Mollywood director talks about his forthcoming release Sumesh & Ramesh featuring Sreenath Bhasi and Balu Varghese, and why it is a film that every Malayali would relate to
Debutant director Kavya Prakash on helming the woman-centric Malayalam film ‘Vaanku’
Saraswathy Nagarajan‘Vaanku’, which releases on January 29, is based on a short story by Unni R
Composer Bijibal and lyricist BK Harinarayanan sing for the farmers
Athira MThey rap for the rights of peasants in the music video ‘Vithu’
Movies
Sreenath Bhasi: I try to have fun with both music and movies
Harikumar J S The Mollywood actor talks about polishing his musical skills during the lockdown and composing for ‘KozhiPunk’ with Sekhar Menon
Movies
‘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
Art
Saraswathy Nagarajan The actor-dancer turned Pirouette House in Thiruvananthapuram into a performance space
Life & Style
Check out the ‘Maradona museum’ at this Kerala hotel
Harikumar J S How Hotel Blue Nile in Kerala has converted its room 309 into a “museum” ever since Argentine football legend Diego Maradona’s stay in 2012
Life & Style
Why football icon Ronaldinho ‘follows’ this Kerala teenager on Instagram
Harikumar J S Nineteen-year-old Malappuram artist Vivek P T’s pencil portraits of the Brazilian star elicited a response from the soccer legend himself who liked and commented on the artwork
Life & Style
Why the coastal belt of Kerala capital is in love with football
Harikumar J S The 75-odd km stretch of Thiruvananthapuram’s coastal belt scores high when it comes to its passion for football. MetroPlus casts the net wide to find out what binds the beach and the beautiful game
Food
Why Malayali households went back to ration shops during the pandemic
Athira M The pandemic is when many of Kerala’s urban millennials, Gen Z and even celebrities rediscovered the good old Public Distribution System, with its free, quality grocery kits
Art
When walls speak a thousand words at the Centre for Performing Arts in Varkala
Saraswathy Nagarajan The new Centre for Performing Arts at Varkala, Kerala, sports large murals depicting various performing arts specific to the State, done by muralist Suresh Muthukulam under the guidance of auteur Adoor Gopalakrishnan
Life & Style
A year that made you stay put at home
Harikumar J S For those not accustomed to staying indoors, 2020 posed several challenges. We find out how the passing year has been for some of them who did WFH