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The poster for ‘The Greatest Of All Time’ Actor Vijay’s upcoming film with Venkat Prabhu has been titled The Greatest Of All Time. A first-look poster for the much-awaited venture was relea

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Shanmuga Pandian pens a heartfelt note following the funeral of his later father and DMDK chief Vijayakanth People paid their last respects to DMDK chief Vijayakanth at the Koyambedu DMDK office in

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K. Gayathri performing at R.R. Sabha’s Demcember music festival in December 2023. | Photo Credit: SRINATH M K. Gayatri’s concert was an evening of leisurely pace — portraying the mellowness o

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Daily Quiz | On words of 2023 1 / 5 | This word which is internet slang for romantic appeal or charisma, was named Oxford’s 2023 Word of the Year. Popularised in 2022 by YouTuber Kai Cenat, the w

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In 2023, audiences across the country flocked back to the theatres like never before, resulting in massive box-office hauls for several superstars It was a fascinating year for Indian cinema, as au

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Malladi Brothers (Sreeramprasad and Ravikumar) performing at the 72nd year art festival of Mylapore Fine Arts Club in Chennai in December 2023. | Photo Credit: JOTHI RAMALINGAM B Some senior musici

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Comedians and brothers, Tom (left) and Dick Smothers. | Photo Credit: REUTERS Tom Smothers, half of the Smothers Brothers and the co-host of one of the most socially conscious and groundbreaking te

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Stunt master Jolly Bastian Stunt master Jolly Bastian, known for the memorable vehicle drifting sequences that he choreographed across hundreds of movies in south Indian languages, passed away on T

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Latha Rajinikanth | Photo Credit: R. RAGU Latha Rajinikanth, wife of actor Rajinikanth, called the cheating case filed against her by a Chennai-based advertisement firm in 2015, in regards to the T

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Richard Franklin. | Photo Credit: Twitter Veteran actor Richard Franklin, best known for his roles in Doctor Who and Emmerdale, has passed away. He was 87. The news of his demise was shared by his

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A still from ‘Rebel Moon – Part Two: The Scargiver’ | Photo Credit: Netflix The teaser of Rebel Moon – Part Two: The Scargiver, filmmaker Zack Snyder’s sequel to his recently rele

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There was a point in 2022 when every K-drama that dropped seemed to be on a mission to outdo its predecessor. To say that we were spoiled for choice was an understatement. After a year that had Ext

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First look of Ameer’s ‘Iraivan Miga Periyavan’ | Photo Credit: @jsmpicture/X The first-look poster of actor-filmmaker Ameer’s much-anticipated film Iraivan Miga Periyavan was unveiled by th

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First look of ‘Nilavukku Enmel Ennadi Kobam’ | Photo Credit: @wunderbarfilms/X After making his directorial debut with Pa Paandi in 2017 and following it up with D50, which is currently in post

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A person removes a piece of art work by Banksy, which shows what looks like three drones on a traffic stop sign, which was unveiled at the intersection of Southampton Way and Commercial Way in Peck

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A still from ‘Percy Jackson and the Olympians’ Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief came out in 2010, and despite being a successful film, was met with mixed feelings. Directe

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Jude Anthany Joseph on the sets of his film 2018. Malayalam film 2018: Everyone is a Hero, India’s official entry in the international feature film category at the 2024 Academy Awards, is out of

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Rama Vaidyanathan | Photo Credit: RAVINDRAN R For the past four decades, Sri Krishna Gana Sabha’s Natya Kala Conference has been offering a space to dancers belonging to different styles to talk,

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Director Tudor Giurgiu receiving Best World Cinema Feature Film award for Freedom (Libertate), a Romanian film, at the 21st Chennai International Film Festival held at PVR Sathyam Cinemas, on Thurs

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Krithika Subramaniam and team presenting ‘Sushupti – Universe Evolves Bliss’ for Kartik Fine Arts’s Margazhi festival in December 2023. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement With ‘Sushu

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A sari can either be the most conservative or revealing of garments and the Red Lilies, Water Birds — The Saree in Nine Stories is a revelation on this piece of clothing. The picturesque title of

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Maryam Moghadam and Behtash Sanaeeha Filmmakers and movie festival organizers from around the world have called on Iranian authorities to drop all charges against two Iranian film directors and lif

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Three young men bathe and swim ashore in the mighty Brahmaputra, put on clothes and walk away, one of them picking up a discarded shirt from the river bank. This drone capture of an everyday routin

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Teja Sajja in director Prasanth Varma’s Telugu film ‘HanuMan’ “We began making HanuMan as a small film and it grew bigger and bigger,” writer and director Prasanth Varma had stated in an

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Ashwath Narayanan performing at Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan’s Margazhi 2023 festival | Photo Credit: Courtesy: BVB By modulating certain trademarks of his school in ways that would suit one’s voice,

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 #posters and prints #sponsor December 14, 2023 Sebastian Foster Amy Dury. All images courtesy of Sebastian Foster, shared with permission Austin-based gallery Sebastian Foster continues its 202

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 Art #oil painting #painting #plants #portraits #Rafael Silveira #surreal December 17, 2023 Jackie Andres “Extravaso.” All images © Rafael Silveira, shared with permission Brazilian artist

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 Photography #animals #Ashraful Arefin #portraits #street photography December 14, 2023 Grace Ebert All images © Ashraful Arefin, shared with permission In Animals from the streets, photographe

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 Art History Photography #art history #black and white #books #Frida Kahlo December 16, 2023 Grace Ebert Adolfo Best Maugard, María Luisa Cabrera de Block, and Frida Kahlo, (1945). All images �

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 Art #art history #painting #portraits December 15, 2023 Grace Ebert Rembrandt portraits Jan and Jaapgen. All images courtesy of Rijksmuseum/Olivier Middendorp Standing just under eight inches t

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 Art Craft #Cécile Davidovici #embroidery #portraits #still life December 15, 2023 Jackie Andres All images © Cécile Davidovici, shared with permission Through densely embroidered still lifes

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 Art Photography #Jason Chen #portraits #weaving December 14, 2023 Grace Ebert “Coming to an End.” All images © Jason Chen, shared with permission Rather than capture a single moment, Jason

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“Sanguines.” All images © Jon Ching, shared with permission We’re thrilled to announce our next limited-edition print release with Jon Ching (previously). Longtime Colossal readers will reco

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