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Theatre Marina’s Anniyal staged at Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Mylapore. | Photo Credit: SRINATH M Theatre Marina’s Anniyal, staged in Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, is a Tamil adaptation (direction Giridharan) of Girish Karnad’s play Odakalu Bimba (Broken Images). Anniyal shows how the images of ourselves, which we present for public consumption, are carefully crafted, and not a...

Scenes from the play Amma Mathu Suhail | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement In an effort to address a topic often overlooked by Kannada media, playwright and director Karthik Hebbar has crafted the thought-provoking play, Amma Mathu Suhail (My Mother and Suhail). Produced by the Dheemahi Center of Arts, the play aims to spread the message...

A still from the play | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement We may have healed physically from the devastations of the pandemic, but the emotional scars may run deep for many. While some have learned to move on, for others, it may have rocked the boat of their relationships and their souls. That is what the...

Kalamandalam Krishnakumar | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement When Kalamandalam Krishnakumar joined Kalakshetra in Chennai as a teacher, the young Kathakali artiste had to unlearn a few things to meet the institution’s requirement as a part-time Bharatanatyam dancer. This exposure came in handy when Krishnakumar next got posted at his alma mater in Cheruthuruthy, not far...

The festival will be a collage of plays, says the festival director, Sayandeb Bhattacharya | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Four plays will be staged on July 20 as part of SmaranniK Theatre Festival 2024. “The plays will be presented as Show 1 and Show 2 with breaks in between,” says the festival director, Sayandeb Bhattacharya,...

Veteran Kannada theatre and film personality Sadananda Suvarna, 92, passed away at a private hospital in Mangaluru on July 16, 2024. He was best-known for his 13-part television series Guddada Bhoota that he produced and directed for Doordarshan in 1991, and an eight-part documentary on Kannada writer Dr. K. Shivarama Karanth. His collaboration with noted...

Prakash Raj at the annivarsary celebration of Nirdigantha, an incubation centre for theatre, at Srirangapatna | Photo Credit: K Bhagya Prakash Nirdigantha, a theatre incubation center in K Shettihalli, Srirangapatana, founded by actor and filmmaker, Prakash Raj, recently celebrated a year since its inception. Established with the aim of empowering artistes and creating opportunities for...

Scenes from the Marathi play Madhurav – Boru te Blog | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement A Marathi play Madhurav – Boru te Blog was recently performed at the Indiranagar Sangeetha Sabha. Hosted by Mitramandal Bengaluru, the play performed by just three actors, spanned 2000 years of Marathi history. Employing an innovative use of audio-visual elements...

JC Creations’ Tamil play Meendum Thani Kudithanam. | Photo Credit: SRINATH M The play Thanikudithanam was a runaway success in the 1970s. Inspired by the original, JC Creations’ Meendum Thanikudithanam, which was presented by Sri Krishna Gana Sabha recently as a part of their theatre festival, dealt with the theme of a newlywed couple’s desire...

Still from Relentless | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Relentless’s creator V Balakrishnan traces its genesis to his 2010 play, Red Queens of the Black Knight. While exploring the lives of sex workers throughout history, he encountered the myth of Rishyasringa, a recurring figure in Mahabharata and Ramayana, often associated with drought and salvation. Rishyasringa, a...