‘Neela Nira Sooriyan’ movie review: Samyuktha Vijayan’s poignant drama is a ray of hope for Tamil queer cinema

With neat performances and deft writing choices, Samyuktha Vijayan’s imperfect yet poignant ‘Neela Nira Sooriyan’ is a leap forward in the right direction for Tamil queer cinema

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All that jazz: how the genre gains popularity among a new generation of music enthusiasts

While the genre might be gaining popularity among a new generation of music enthusiasts, it remains to be seen whether it will influence how bars and restaurants measure their success

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Kiran Nadar Museum of Art forays into performing arts with a theatre festival

Curated by Kirtana Kumar, the festival focuses on contemporary theatre’s role in addressing class, religion, gender and sexuality issues.

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‘Thekku Vadakku’ movie review: This Vinayakan, Suraj Venjaramoodu comedy-drama tests the viewer’s patience

Based on a story from S. Hareesh’s collection ‘Adam’, the makers adopt a loud, satirical treatment for the subject, but the humour does not work and not even a light chuckle escapes you

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‘Swag’ movie review: Hasith Goli and a brilliant Sree Vishnu strike again with a deceptive, layered satire

Director Hasith Goli’s Telugu film ‘Swag’ is a lot more than a satire on the battle of the sexes and he is helped immensely by the performances of Sree Vishnu, Ritu Varma and Meera Jasmine 

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French cinema’s beloved ‘worried clown’ Michel Blanc dies

Blanc branched out into serious film roles, theatre, screen-writing and directing, and became one of only a few people to win both an acting award and a screenplay award at the Cannes Film Festival

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Sean Baker’s Palme d’Or-winning ‘Anora’ to close MAMI Mumbai Film Festival

Baker’s latest stars Mikey Madison as Ani, a Brooklyn sex worker who gets mixed up with the Russian mafia

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This October gigs are aplenty in Bengaluru

October brings with it a fair share of melody to add to the festivities of the month

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‘Princess Diaries 3’ in works, Anne Hathaway confirms return

The popular franchise starred Hathaway as Mia Thermopolis, the teen-turned-queen of the fictional kingdom of Genovia, and Julie Andrews as her regal grandmother

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‘JR 34’: Jayam Ravi’s next to be helmed by ‘Dada’ director Ganesh K Babu

Harris Jayaraj, who happens to be the music director of Brother and several of Ravi’s previous films like ‘Dhaam Dhoom’, ‘Engeyum Kadhal’ and ‘Vanamagan’, is handling music for ‘JR 34’

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