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Kamal Haasan moves Karnataka High Court for ‘Thug Life’ release after boycott calls

File picture of Kamal Haasan during a promotion for ‘Thug Life’ | Photo Credit: B. Thamodharan A co-producer of Tamil movie Thug Life has on Monday (June 2) filed a petition in the High Court of Karnataka seeking directions to restrain the State authorities and the Karnataka Film Chamber of Commerce (KFCC) from taking any step directly […]

Karnataka Chitrakala Parishat inaugurates first edition of Namma Art Bengaluru

Renowned speed painter Vilas Nayak painted an image of a Yakshagana performer and UNESCO heritage site Hampi during the inauguration of Namma Art Bengaluru, at the Karnataka Chitrakala Parishat campus. : The first edition of ‘Namma Art Bengaluru,’ a national level art fair organised by Karnataka Chitrakala Parishat (CKP) in association with the Department of […]

Tamannaah Bhatia as face of Mysore Sandal: Kannada activists stage protest

Members of the Yuva Karnataka Vedike staging a protest condemning the appointment of actor Tamannaah Bhatia as the brand ambassador of KSDL, at the company’s Yeshwantpur factory in Bengaluru on May 23, 2025. | Photo Credit: Sudhakara Jain The appointment of actor Tamannaah Bhatia as the brand ambassador of products manufactured by the State-owned Karnataka […]

The big cost of watching a film on the large screen in Bengaluru

Harish Mallya, an ardent film buff from Bengaluru, concedes that his theatre visits have come down post the COVID-19 pandemic period. An engineer and a curator of world cinema for the Bengaluru International Film Festival (BIFFes), Harish had the habit of watching a film every Friday without fail for decades. In the current situation, he […]

Minister assures funds to Ninasam for renovations at Heggodu

Minister for Kannada and Culture Shivaraj Tangadagi with artists of Ninasam, who staged Bertolt Brecht’s play Mother Courage and Her Children at Heggodu, in Shivamogga district in Karnataka, on May 11, 2025. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Heggodu (Shivamogga) Minister for Kannada and Culture Shivaraj Tangadagi has promised funds to renovate Shivarama Karantha Rangamandira and […]

Musician Varijashree Venugopal on her latest single ‘Jaathre’

For Varijashree Venugopal, the stage has been a second home since the age of four. “Music runs in my blood,” says the Grammy-nominated musician. With the release of her first single ‘Jaathre (Live)‘ from the album Vari (The Live Sessions), Varijashree reflects on her musical journey so far. “This album is a spin-off to my […]

I know what you are going to do next summer

Tom Cruise, who acted in ‘Minority Report’, and (inset) Steven Speilberg who directed it. The year is 2054. In Washington, there’s a police department, ‘Precrime’ which catches criminals before they have committed a crime, thanks to help from three ‘precogs’. This is the premise of the movie Minority Report, based on Philip K Dick’s novella. […]

Kumar Gandharva centenary celebrations: Music concert in Belagavi on March 30

A file photo of Pandit Kumar Gandharva, the famous vocalist of India. | Photo Credit: Universal Images Group via Getty Images Classical musicians from across the country will perform in a concert as part of Kumar Gandharva’s centenary in Belagavi on March 30. The Kumar Gandharva Foundation in collaboration with KLE society, will organise the […]