Zakir Hussain’s tabla on display at Bengaluru’s Indian Music Experience Museum

It is an honour to house Zakir Hussain’s tabla at the Indian Music Experience Museum (IME) in Bengaluru, says director Preema John, ahead of the tribute to the maestro planned on December 26

Goren Bridge: Great lead?

Both vulnerable, North deals

M.T. Vasudevan Nair, a colossus of screenwriting

MT’s characters would fit right into the current new wave in Malayalam cinema

Chennai Photo Biennale is back: a complete guide to a three-month-long celebration of photography

Chennai Photo Biennale opens with Indian photography’s young, Tamil voices and a global retrospective of women in photography. Here’s a quick guide to planning your visit biennale over the next three months

Shivarajkumar stable after surgery

Kannada superstar Shivarajkumar is recovering well after a successful surgery in the US, and the actor is expected to return to normalcy soon, said doctor Murugesh Manoharan

‘Barroz’ movie review: Mohanlal’s passion project ends up as a lost opportunity

As the passion project of one of Malayalam cinema’s biggest stars, ‘Barroz’ had a lot going for it, but the drive appears to have been trumped by the practical difficulties of mounting such an ambitious film

‘Max’ movie review: A fiery Sudeep drives this high-octane action thriller with minor flaws

Directed by Vijay Kartikeyaa, ‘Max’ has Sudeep in the avatar of a daring cop and the Kannada star pulls off a stylish act to overshadow the film’s writing blips

‘Housefull 5’ wraps filming, movie to release in June 2025

Akshay Kumar leads an ensemble cast that also features Riteish Deshmukh, Abhishek Bachchan, Sanjay Dutt and others