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Ravi K Chandran interview: The cinematography of Pawan Kalyan’s ‘They Call Him OG’, and the distinct visual language while collaborating with masters like Mani Ratnam and Sanjay Leela Bhansali

They Call Him OG, director Sujeeth’s Telugu action drama led by Pawan Kalyan, is holding fort in theatres in its second week, and its director of photography Ravi K Chandran is pleased with the reception to the film and his work. His cinematography, along with AS Prakash’s production design, Darshan Jalan and Neelanchal Kumar Ghosh’s…

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Carnatic vocalist Amritha Murali added a distinct style to her renditions

Amritha Murali with R.K. Shriramkumar (violin) and K. Arun Prakash (mridangam). | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Soon after presenting a lec-dem on ‘Raga’s changing nature across compositional forms’ at The Music Academy, Amritha Murali offered a soulful performance in memory of Smt and Shri V .Ananthanarayanan for Naada Inbam. Three stirring niravals at ‘Padayugamu madilo…

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How Indian dancers lent a distinct touch to ‘Cartes Blanches’, an international dance production

From ‘Cartes Blanches’ staged at Prestige Srihari Khoday Centre for Performing Arts in Bengaluru | Photo Credit: Arun Nag Cartes Blanches means ‘complete freedom’ or ‘a blank card.” While blankness gives reign to choice, factors like the card’s size and texture, inevitably shape it. This play of freedom with restriction seemed to define ‘Cartes Blanches’,…

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How artiste couple Indira and Ramprasad lent a distinct touch to Natyarangam’s Parampara series

Indira Kadambi’s perfromance was marked by high energy and clarity of movements during theermanams. | Photo Credit: SRINATH M The relationship between the two main facets of Bharatanatyam — sangeetham and natyam — and the possibilities that can emerge from it form the core idea behind the series ‘Parampara’, an initiative by the Nrithyopasana Trust…

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