Category: Release Dates

Padmavati Rao at Ranga Shankara. | Photo Credit: Bhagya Prakash K I’m starting with a disclaimer. It is impossible to map all the things that Padmavati Rao has done and continues to do. She has worked as an actor, writer, playwright, translator, puppeteer, story-teller, assistant director, dubbing director, dialogue writer, poet, artist, eco-activist, school teacher,...

Kids from Heiderveld Secondary School, South Africa portraying the three witches in Macbeth | Photo Credit: AKiba2x0 1/ wikimedia commons When you hear the line “he who shouldn’t be named”… what comes to mind? For most of us, this line refers to Voldemort, the heinous villain of J.K. Rowling’s “Harry Potter” series. Although Voldemort might have...

The cast, and director Aparna Gopinath(centre, in white) | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement When Aparna Gopinath and her team of actors started working on their play Stop, Look, But Proceed, she says they envisioned taking it to schools and colleges across the country. “Many of us who read the play, either knew of someone or...

Durga Venkatesan in Touchy Topic | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement In Touchy Topic, an artistically innovative and emotionally evocative performance, Durga Venkatesan explores the pervasive issue of sexual harassment through a non-verbal medium. This performance dissolves traditional theatrical boundaries by immersing spectators in an active role. In Touchy Topic, Durga stands motionless for a full...

Trident!ty directed by Venkatesan Vaidhyanathan and Vishal Nayer, premiers in Benglauru this weekend. Staged by MISF!T (My Interest Stays Firmly in Theatre), the play is a trilogy, says Venkatesan over a call from Koramangala amidst rehearsals.   Tridenti!ty is a multi-genre play, says Venkatesan. “It is set in three timelines — the 1940s, the 1980s, and 2010...

Artistes during rehearsals | Photo Credit: special arrangement This weekend, one of Jandhyala’s best writings is being staged in Telugu asMiddle Class Melodies, directed by Rohith Raj Akula of Dharmi Theatre Academy. Set against the backdrop of familial dynamics and financial aspirations, it is based on Jandhyala’s play Madhya Taragati Mandahaasam written in the 80s....

The play is being organised and performed by city-based Udalveli Arts Foundation  | Photo Credit: Special arrangement The street play Panchali Sabatham originally lasts an entire night. “It is usually performed from 10.30pm and goes on till 6am the next day,” says therukoothu veteran PK Sambandan. The 72-year-old, who runs the Purisai Duraisamy Kannappa Thambiran Therukoothu...

Chukki KR (second from left) with kids at Nali Mana | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Art has been a powerful tool for self-expression and emotional exploration for centuries. Studies show engaging in creative pursuits can trigger the release of dopamine, a neurotransmitter associated with pleasure and reward. This can elevate mood, boost self-esteem, and even...

A scene from the play Roudhiram Pazhagu. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Before Komal theatres’ play Roudhiram Pazhagu began, Dharini Komal (story and direction) announced that it was based on the Nirbhaya rape case, which shook the nation some years ago. But it turned out that it was not based on the crime, but was...

A still from the play | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Samasthi, an amateur theatre group in Bengaluru, will stage Chitrapata. Originally written in Kannada, HS Venkatesha Murthy’s Chitrapata Ramayana looks at the epic from the folk perspective. Manjunath L Badiger, a Ninasam graduate, says, “Chitrapata is not the story of Valmiki’s Ramayana.” There are traces...