A play for the Kannada-speaking Shakespeare fan

A play for the Kannada-speaking Shakespeare fan

From the Kannada play Prameelarjuneeyam uses music and movements from Yakshagana, the popular folk dance form of Karnataka.   | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Puck, Oberon, Titania, Nick Bottom are names that an ardent William Shakespeare fan will recall instantly. But can one imagine these characters from his celebrated work, A Midsummer Night’s Dream becoming Ashuga, Manmatha, Rati, Prameela and Arjuna. This is precisely what happened in the Kannada play Prameelarjuneeyam, which was presented recently at the Multi-Lingual Theatre festival at Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan in Chennai.  With a desire to bring excellent theatrical productions from across the country for the Chennai audience,...

Ratan Tata Is No More, Passes Away At The Age Of 86, Leaving Behind Rs. 3,800 Crores Business Empire

Ratan Tata Is No More, Passes Away At The Age Of 86, Leaving Behind Rs. 3,800 Crores Business Empire

Ratan Tata was the man of ethics and morals. He might be the biggest tycoon in the world, but he never stopped working for the betterment of society and its animals. A man with the heart of a child kept telling me the importance of companionship in a person’s life. Out of choice, he didn’t married, but there are countless people crying right at the moment on hearing the news of Mr. Tata’s passing away. Ratan Tata took his last breath on October 10, 2024 At the start of this week, murmurs of Ratan Tata’s health being critical made rounds...

Kartik Aaryan Earns Triple His Fee In Part 2 For ‘Bhool Bhulaiyya 3’, Debuted With Only Rs. 70,000

Kartik Aaryan Earns Triple His Fee In Part 2 For ‘Bhool Bhulaiyya 3’, Debuted With Only Rs. 70,000

The Bhool Bhulaiyya franchise is all set for its next instalment to hit the theatres on November 1, 2024. So, excited fans are naturally curious about not only the film, but also the cast. One burning question fans have is regarding how much the Bhool Bhulaiyya 3 stars will be taking home in terms of pay. Well, the reveal of their fees, especially that of Kartik Aryan’s, is certainly going to leave your jaws dropped.  Kartik Aaryan received a 3x hike in his fee from from Bhool Bhulaiyya 2 According to News 18, Kartik Aaryan is reportedly taking home a...

Arundhati Raja Reimagines Girish Karnad’s Bali: The Sacrifice at Jagriti Theatre, Bengaluru

Arundhati Raja Reimagines Girish Karnad’s Bali: The Sacrifice at Jagriti Theatre, Bengaluru

A still from ‘Bali: The Sacrifice’ | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement In Girish Karnad’s Bali: The Sacrifice (the English adaptation of his 1980 Kannada play Hittina Hunja), a king is torn between his love for his Jain queen, who refuses to harm life, and his duty to his mother, who demands sacrificial rites. This gripping drama explores the complexities of faith, morality, and the power of love. The 90-minute English play’s exploration of violence and conflicting ideologies resonated with Arundhati Raja, the director. As a tribute to the legendary Karnad, she reimagined the play for her theatre company, Jagriti Theatre,...

Deepika Padukone Resumes Work Post Her Baby’s Birth, Her Postpartum Glow Leaves Netizens Stunned

Deepika Padukone Resumes Work Post Her Baby’s Birth, Her Postpartum Glow Leaves Netizens Stunned

Deepika Padukone is enjoying the best phase of her life, i.e., motherhood. The actress got married to Ranveer Singh in 2018, and in 2024, they became parents to their little princess. Deepika gave birth to her baby girl on the second day of Ganesh Chaturthi. Deepika is now taking care of her baby, and her world revolves around the little one. Well, the newbie mommie had resumed her work as she recently joined Arianna Huffington for The Live Laugh Love lecture series, and her momma glow has been winning us all over. Deepika Padukone resumes work after giving birth to...

Movie Review: ‘Saturday Night’ | Moviefone

Movie Review: ‘Saturday Night’ | Moviefone

(L to R) Gilda Radner (Ella Hunt), Jane Curtain (Kim Matula), Dick Ebersol (Cooper Hoffman), Rosie Shuster (Rachel Sennott), Garrett Morris (Lamorne Morris), Alan Zweibel (Josh Brener) and Lorne Michaels (Gabriel LaBelle) in ‘Saturday Night’. Photo: Sony Pictures. Opening in theaters everywhere on October 11th is the biographical comedy ‘Saturday Night’, which chronicles the 90-minutes leading up to the premiere of ‘Saturday Night Live’. Directed by Jason Reitman (‘Juno’, ‘Ghostbusters: Afterlife’), the film stars Gabriel LaBelle (‘The Fabelmans’) as Lorne Michaels, Cooper Hoffman (‘Licorice Pizza’) as NBC executive Dick Ebersol, Rachel Sennott (‘Bottoms’) as writer Rosie Shuster, Cory Michael Smith...

SL Naanu’s Sikkal Sivaraman takes a light-hearted look at life

SL Naanu’s Sikkal Sivaraman takes a light-hearted look at life

Veteran actor Kathadi Ramamurthu in Stage Creations’ Tamil play Sikkal Sivaraman. | Photo Credit: RAGU R In Stage Creations’ play Sikkal Sivaraman (story, dialogues, and direction are by S.L. Naanu), Chellappa (Naanu) decides to get his son married in a Pillayar temple to the daughter of Parameswaran (Ganapathy Shankar). Unbeknownst to Chellappa, his son secretly plans to get married in the same temple, to Nandini’s (Anu Suresh) sister Hema. Chellappa disapproves of Hema, but does not know that she is the daughter of Parameswaran. Lalitha’s daughter Janu is about to get married to Suresh in the same Pillayar temple, without...

Kajol Faces Wardrobe Malfunction During Durga Puja 2024, She Maintains Her Calm, Video Inside

Kajol Faces Wardrobe Malfunction During Durga Puja 2024, She Maintains Her Calm, Video Inside

Kajol is back with her sisters, celebrating Durga Puja. The gorgeousness is going to host the yearly North Bombay Sarbojanin Durga Puja with a lot of pomp. On the auspicious Shashti, Kajol and her cousin, Rani Mukerji, were papped in the Durga puja pandal as they were spotted checking the last-minute preps. However, Kajol had a little wardrobe malfunction, but she quickly hid it. Kajol quickly covered her small wardrobe malfunction Recently, we stumbled upon a video of Kajol from the Durga puja pandal. The gorgeous diva was dressed up in a beautiful orange-toned saree with a contrasting red-hued sleeveless blouse. She kept her...