When 'Bhagavante Maranam Veendum' impressed writer MV Narayanan
The play 'Bhagavante Maranam Veendum' – God dies again, is based on a short story by writer KR Meera and staged by...
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Greenstorm's 11th global nature photography contest begins
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Roshan Mathew's play mocks at family's bid to keep a divorce under wraps
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Art tour, dance, treasure hunt at Kerala Museum
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How the YouTuber behind UnErase Poetry made a mark
Simar Singh, a 17-year-old, is the creator of this channel.
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How biennale’s famed ‘art room’ came into being, why they must go on
The ‘art room’ as an exercise is set to continue for the benefit of generations to come in its host state.
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Sea change: Transformation of a fisherfolk girl into Nangiarkoothu artiste
It was poet ONV Kurup, the then chairman of Kalamandalam, who suggested Athira to take up Nangiarkoothu when she...
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Manisha Koirala reveals why she chose to write a book on beating cancer
Koirala, who returned to films with Dear Maya, said she did a lot of introspection while she was ill.
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How Kerala’s puppetry has emerged from shadow
Tholpavakkoothu, which has two dozen members of puppeteers, helpers and musicians when presented full-fledged, is an...
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How Kathakali is countering new-age challenges and reinventing itself
Kathakali, with its origin in the feudal era, is yet again going through a major churning amid fast changes in the...
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How Shobana prevented filming of Bharatanatyam performance via unique 'mudras' | Photo story
The actress in her will relish facing the camera, but the danseuse would want to experience her moments of devotion,...
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'Word' is silenced in Indian theatre, time to give it voice: Theatre scholars
Dramas are turning out to be extremely non-verbal in the name of multiculturalism, according to the speakers at the...
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Contemporary Malayalam films for 7 days at biennale from Sunday
The Kochi Biennale Foundation (KBF), which is organising the 'Artists' Cinema', notes that Malayalam cinema is...
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Oorali band on bus tour to thank rescuer fishermen
The team of singers, instrumentalists and drummers left southward for their first stop, Alappad.
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How goes life for Edmund Clint’s parents in Kochi Biennale times?
The subcontinent’s biggest art festival in Kerala city invokes the prodigy, hails the exemplary father and mother.
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Art museums need to be futuristic in their vision: Dercon
The Belgian said that the task of a museum was to make ownership for the public and not individuals.
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Shriya Saran applauds Kochi Biennale for its global reach
Tamil actress Shriya Saran, who attended, noted that the Biennale was a perfect platform to interact with the world.
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International Biennale Association public conference at Fort Kochi on Monday
IBA president Hoor Al Qasimi, who also heads the Sharjah Art Foundation, will be one of the speakers.
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Monograph on artist Jitish Kallat throws light on his inspirations
The exhaustive book explores the contemporary visual culture which inspired the prolific artwork of the...
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Malayali dancer's pilgrimage to Kuchipudi
Sreelakshmy Govardhanan seeks to sum up the struggles she continues to wage to shed almost all of what she had...
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Mohanlal's 'Vanaprastham' house is fading into oblivion
The Keezhpadam tharavad of Kathakali icon Kumaran Nair strains to trace any streak of its film-time festivity
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Kartarpur to Kerala: Koodiyattam changed this official’s profile
It was in early 2009 that Yash Paul arrived in Thiruvananthapuram as a pivotal officer with the nascent SNA...
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'Paka', tale of deception, comes alive through photographs
The 13-minute narrative photographic film, beautifully captures in frames the re-birth of Sankara Varma.
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Hindi short film by Malayalis makes it to two top festivals
17-minute Burning to screen at Kolkata today, in Goa on Nov 24.
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Malayali muralist’s strokes on Banaras walls laced with music
The visual artist from down-country Kerala is himself heavily into such blend of cultures: he keeps sketching images...
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Sabarimala to crucifixion, Mithun Shyam dances across themes
Young exponent Mithun Shyam gifts Bharatanatyam with off-beat plots.
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Kochi Biennale 2018 to focus on 'possibilities for a non-alienated life'
The exhibition will take place across multiple venues in Kochi, over a period of 108 days, beginning December 12,...
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Giving a midas touch by a 'project designer'
Kochi: Commerce has always been considered an extraneous concept when it comes to movie makers. Little is known about...
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Warrier: Innovative warrior in Kerala murals’ critical juncture
The scholarly artist touched up his art wit streaks of realism, thus blurring its reputation as outdated.
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Dramas set to take centre stage in Kerala again
The investment for a play is Rs 10-15 lakh and the figure goes up for technical improvements.
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A real body of work, artists ditch canvases for humans at art festival
Austrian model Corina gave her body as a canvas and patiently stood for six hours in order to be transformed into a...
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The death of fiction
A unique structure gives Hazim Amaravila's play based on K R Meera's 'Bhagawante Maranam' a palpable realism.
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Ingenious Kochi sculptor breathes life into scrap
Kunjumon uses springs, nails, bolts and machinery scrap to make incredible artworks with a strong message.
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Rare Kabul exhibition brings taste of Mughal art back home
An exhibition that reproduces the precious treasures of Mughal art in their original setting in Kabul's Babur Garden...
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Kochi Biennale Foundation raises Rs 2.75 crore at auction
KBF Secretary Riyas Komu said with the support of artists, Saffronart and the collectors, they have triggered a good...
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Global poetry fest with racism as theme begins at TVPM on Nov 9
The three-day event, whose theme is 'Poetry against Xenophobia and Racism', would have participation from various...
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Brief journey through the aesthetics of vintage crime thrillers in Nazir era
Even though such films followed a set pattern, they were meticulously planned, tautly scripted, seamlessly edited and...
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Anamika Majumdar is the new crorepati of KBC
Billed has been a trendsetter in India media, Bachchan's TV show had recently said they have decided to give a...
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A family that swears by hastas and mudras
Dancer couple P. Girish Chandra and Devi Girish have carved out their own niche in the field of Kuchipudi, tracing...
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Infy buds nostalgic Onam video 'Nirapunchiri,' crosses 1.5 lakh views
What is the best thing that accidental techies can make? Well, some great music is the answer this time.
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Riyas Komu's Uru Art Harbour to archive present Mattancherry in maiden show
His new show is an attempt to explore the native face of Mattancherry with a unique collection of paintings and...
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When Aswathy turns a feather on Kizomba floor, every cue from Alex is breeze
The sensual dance form, which traces its origin to Angola in Southern Africa, is certainly a sight for sore eyes.
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When actor Joy Mathew's verses became optic and audial
The fourth edition of ‘Poetry Installation’ by filmmaker-journalist Vinod Krishna features audio-visual...
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Greenscapes: a study of Kerala in water color
Titled 'Greenscapes', the show features 22 works by artist Roney Devassia.
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Where poetry is an audio-visual experience
Poetry installation, an innovative way of creative expression which is being explored by Kochi-based writer-filmmaker...
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Basquiat painting sells for record $110.5 million at Sotheby's auction
Jean-Michel Basquiat, who died in 1988 of an overdose at the age of 27, has been catapulted into the rostrum of 20th...
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We move forward if we are honest enough to acknowledge an issue: TM Krishna
The activist-singer says an issue should be understood in context and addressed. | This is the second part of a...
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We need political artistes: TM Krishna
T.M. Krishna is indeed a phenomenon. His music and his opinions - fearless as they are - spring from a conscience...
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Moonshine and Skytoffee: Bengaluru’s tryst with timeless Basheer
A Chennai-based theater group has fused two gems from Vaikom Muhammad Basheer’s oeuvre into a play titled ‘Moonshine...
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