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Across Tinsel Town
Late Legendary singer SP Balasubrahmanyam celebrates 80th birthday anniversary
> A sit down with SP Charan on why his late legendary father was special to music and cinema fans
> Despite being an untrained singer, SPB made every song his own and left behind a vast musical treasure
> How S.P. Balasubrahmanyam’s singing cut across linguistic and regional divides to create a new fan base
Bollywood
AR Rahman to collaborate with Shekhar Kapur for ‘Masoom: The New Generation’
Pahlaj Nihalani, producer and former CBFC chief, dies at 76
Amol Parashar’s comedy-drama ‘Gram Chikitsalay’ season 2 gets release date
Hollywood
Dua Lipa and Callum Turner get married in London
Oscar-winning ‘Star Wars’ editor Marcia Lucas dies at 80
Regional Cinema
Shivarajkumar and ‘Tourist Family’ director Abishan Jeevinth film gets rolling
Mari Selvaraj collaborates with Ilaiyaraaja for his next, ‘Manjanathi’
‘Killer’ movie stuntman dies as cylinder explodes during shoot in Otteri
Ravi Mohan joins Lokesh Cinematic Universe film ‘Benz’
World Cinema
‘Voice of Hind Rajab’ set to release in India after clearance from censor board
Trailers
‘Raakh’ trailer features Ali Fazal as a rookie cop investigating heinous murders
‘Silo’ Season 3 trailer glimpses at a split timeline mystery as Juliette battles memory loss and new threats
‘Cocktail 2’ trailer shows Shahid Kapoor, Rashmika Mandanna and Kriti Sanon in an unlikely triangle of love and friendship
‘Brown’ trailer shows Karisma Kapoor play a disturbed cop investigating a brutal murder in Kolkata
Essential reading
1) Karisma Kapoor on her makeover in ‘Brown’: ‘The role was stripped of everything possible’
>> Karisma opens up about why she didn’t want to be part of the show at first, her thoughts on working in films after taking a break and more
2) Triptii Dimri on exploring comedy in ‘Maa Behen’: It’s not easy to make people laugh
>> Triptii opens up on working on the heartland Hindi accent, her approach to comedy, how she chooses her scripts, and more
3) Welcome to vertical cinema: India begins to embrace micro-dramas
>> As platforms bet big on micro-dramas, creators and executives speak about the highs of storytelling in a vertical, bite-sized format
4) Who was Sathyendra? The Chennai cinephile who always had questions
>>The cinephile, whose viral ‘Leo’ review made headlines, passed away recently. Chennai’s film community rose up to the occasion
5) ‘Jack Ryan: Ghost War’ director Andrew Bernstein: ‘We live in times of conflict and moral ambiguity’
>> As Jack Ryan returns in ‘Ghost War’, the director unpacks conflict, shifting loyalties, and the uneasy truths of the modern world
6) ‘From Raaja With Love’: Maestro Ilaiyaraaja puts on a mesmerising show in Chennai, despite glitches
>> After playing his symphony ‘Valiant’ on Saturday, the ‘king of music’ greeted music lovers with a unique set of tracks, though the performance was marred by technical issues
7) RZA interview: On ‘Afro Samurai’ and building the bridge between hip-hop and anime
>> Long before streaming made anime cool, Wu-Tang Clan’s RZA was binge-watching ‘Akira’ and building a blueprint for hip-hop in anime alongside the late Nujabes
8) The voice of ‘ONE PIECE’: Hiroshi Kitadani on how ‘We Are!’ changed his life
>> The singer behind ‘ONE PIECE’s iconic first opening reflects on fame, expectations and the song he still calls “a precious treasure” 25 years later
9) Hamsalekha and V Ravichandran end long-standing rift: ‘Time passes, memories don’t’
>> In a memorable comeback that had the fans buzzing, the two put their long-standing feud behind them at the ‘Crazy Brahma’ concert
What to watch
1) Ram Charan and AR Rahman power the weakly-written sports drama, ‘Peddi’
Read the full review here
2) Jared Leto has the power in ‘Masters of the Universe’
Read the full review
3) Nicolas Cage spins noir gold in magnificent monochrome in ‘Spider-Noir’
Read the full review
4) Madhuri Dixit steers ‘Maa Behen,’ a frantic, polished ride that is entirely aware of its own punchline
Read the full review here
5) ‘Mollywood Times’ is a flawed, bloated exposé of the industry’s dark underbelly
Read the full review here
6) Jim Sarbh, Naseeruddin Shah bring to life the illuminating period-drama ‘Made in India – A Titan Story’
Read the full review here
7) Jayaram, Urvashi’s trite comedy drama ‘Parimala and Co’ is hard to sit through
Read the full review here
8) Sanchith Sanjeev makes a promising debut in ‘Mango Pachcha,’ a slick thriller thin on emotions
Read the full revfiew here
9) ‘Roommates’ is a relatable reflection of the hilarity of friendship and rivalry
Read the full review here
10) Zendaya and Sam Levinson sign off ‘Euphoria’ Season 3 with a grim, inevitable series finale
Read the full review here
11) The docu-series ‘Rafa’ shows the anatomy of endurance
Read the full review here
12) ‘The Four Seasons’ Season 2 celebrates the unbearable tightness of feeling
Read the full review here
13) Join Jacob Scipio and Lou Llobell on the highway to hell in ‘The Passengers’
Read the full review here
Published – June 05, 2026 01:40 pm IST
