What ensues being a good influencer in a city like Chennai? Chennai is a city of art, culture and tradition. And being an artist — I paint, I sing, I play the piano and practice Reiki and write — I have experienced this love for...
When you take a stroll down to your local library, you’ll find books of strong character, with out-of-the-world protagonists who one can only fantasize about being. It’s always the hero, the heroine, and sometimes even the villain; it’s always a story of someone distinct from...
She was recently named The Most Desirable Woman on Television (for 2019) by Bangalore Times and the title couldn’t have come at a more opportune moment. Anushree completed a decade in the television world this year and she’s at her career’s peak, being one of...
What’s a well-qualified research scientist like you doing in the film industry? Well, it’s a passion that I had nursed since childhood and had quietly buried within me to pursue a more conventional and accepted profession in microbiology. Back home in Udupi, parents have somehow...
We’ve seen him on the ramp, we’ve seen him at parties and some of us even remember seeing him on screen —in movies, on YouTube, and styling Chennai’s most popular faces… Karun Raman is not a new name for anyone who takes fashion seriously. While...
They say change is inevitable and the last decade is definitive of change especially when it comes to women in India. This is something that popped into my head; I mean there are definitely other ways to prove it; but the fact became a reality...
Films have, over the years, become more about inclusivity, but when you think of the cavity that exists in the matter of roles written for women in South Indian cinema, it’s still a big one. Writers and directors are, even today, making movies where leading...
It’s a new day; the weekend is about to end and my social media feed is already filled with shiny new travel pictures. People are sharing pictures edited in such a way that it makes you yearn to travel, even if you aren’t someone who...
Malayalis are a very difficult lot to please; especially when it comes to covers and remixes of hit songs. Most singers don’t even make an attempt, fearing ridicule and criticism. But Mumbai based Malayali Sana Moidutty went ahead and made her own covers anyway, dancing...
Raised by a single mother who was widowed rather early in life, Ragini Muralidharan didn’t have to look too far for inspiration. “My mother was my biggest role model who raised my two sisters and me single handedly and put us through schools and college...
