Margazhi calendar for December 26

A series of lecture demonstrations and the inauguration of Tamil music festival and dance seminars are the highlights of December 26’s events in Chennai

‘Retro’: Suriya’s film with Karthik Subbaraj gets a title

With music scored by Santhosh Narayanan, the film features Pooja Hegde, Jayaram, Joju George and Karunakaran in pivotal roles

Bikinis, ‘Baby John’, and Atlee’s dialectics

A passing reference to the ‘Besharam Rang’ controversy in ‘Baby John’ prompts the question: how political is Atlee Kumar’s cinema?

Shijith Nambiar and Parvathy Menon took the route less travelled to explore ‘Chidananda Margam’

Music, movement, space and lights flowed in an orchestrated manner, and the core ideas of the composition were explored with finesse in the choreography

‘Baby John’ movie review: Varun Dhawan rings in Christmas with a cacophonic entertainer

The faithful adaptation of Vijay’s ‘Theri’ has its mass moments but the action drama suffers from an excess of manufactured sound and fury, signifying box office pressure

‘La Palma’ series review: Taut, touching, thrilling disaster drama

An angry volcano belching lava, the threat of a tsunami, a family caught in the ensuing mêlée, a traumatized diver, a researcher with survivor guilt, an official torn between family and duty, young love and superb visuals — it’s a…

Christmas tree, rich plum cakes, and a carnival signal festive celebrations in Coimbatore

The Christmas tree is ready. Plum cake is the flavour of the season, and the chime of Santa’s reindeer bells hangs in the air, signalling the arrivalof festive cheer 

‘Cobra Kai’ Season 6 Part 3 teaser: El Serpiente is back for the kill

Part 2 of the final season left viewers on edge with a shocking tournament death, setting the stage for Part 3’s climactic battles

Mohammed Rafi fans throng singer’s village in Amritsar on his birth centenary

Over 50 fans of music icon Mohammed Rafi, who came from different parts of the country, cut a cake in his memory and mingled with the locals in Amritsar.