Actor Silambarasan offers financial aid to late stuntman Mohan Raj's family
As condolences continue to pour in, legal proceedings have also begun. A case has been filed under sections 289, 125, and 106(1) of the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita (BNS) against director Pa. Ranjith, stunt coordinator Vinoth, Rajkamal from Neelam Productions, and vehicle owner Prabhakaran.Here's the trailer: Meanwhile, Silambarasan was last seen in 'Thug Life', directed by Mani Ratnam and starring Kamal Haasan. He is currently collaborating with Vetri Maaran on a highly anticipated project set in the 'Vada Chennai' universe. While it's not a direct sequel, the film, tentatively titled 'STR49', has already generated significant excitement among fans.- Ends
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- The Hindu
9th edition of Bengaluru Poetry Festival to be held in the city
Subodh Sankar still remembers the first time he heard the Odia poet Bishnu Mohapatra read his work at Atta Galatta, a decade or so ago. 'He read in Odia, and it gave me goosebumps…without understanding a word of what he read,' says the co-founder of Atta Galatta. 'That is the power of poetry,' believes Subodh, who, with a core team of poets and poetry lovers, conceptualised the Bengaluru Poetry Festival as a celebration of all things poetry, back in 2016. Bishnu, 'a very, very senior poet,' will be one of the many speakers who will be part of the 9th Edition of the Bengaluru Poetry Festival, which will be held in the city on August 2 and 3. Some of the others include Ramya Nambessan, Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra, Sandhya Mridul, Justh, Jeet Thayil, Madhan Karky, Danish Husain and Bilal Moin. 'There are plenty of big names that we are looking forward to at the festival,' says Subodh, adding that the festival ends with a performance by Parvathy Baul. Also, as always, the festival will showcase poets in multiple languages, including Kannada, Tamil, Malayalam, Hindi, Urdu, Bangla, and Mizo. 'We are very proud of the fact that we have been able to bring poetry in so many different languages to the city.' This year, for the first time, the festival will be held at the Indiranagar Sangeetha Sabha, 'a standard performance venue with a beautiful outdoor area', instead of a hotel. 'In that sense, the festival has significantly reduced its footprint and gone back to nature, something we are proud of,' says Subodh. Another major change in this edition, he adds, is the inclusion of many more poets from outside the country.' These include Sri Lankan poet Shirani Rajapakse, American writer and poet Claudia Keelan, Singaporean poet and translator Daryl Lim Wie Jie and Emirati poets Ali AlMaazmi and Amal Al Sahlawi, 'both of whom will be reading in Arabic.' The festival is instituting a fellowship for young, unpublished poets aged 18-24, to be announced on August 3, titled the Utkarsh Poetry Fellowship, in association with Dr Neena Verma, a medical doctor from Delhi. The fellowship, another first for the festival, is named after Neena's son, a poet himself who passed away at a young age, got kick-started about a month and a half ago, when an announcement for the fellowship was made, explains Subodh. 'We've had an overwhelming response, with a couple of hundred people responding, and now it is going through the jury process.' This edition will feature approximately 86 speakers, including the facilitators of the children's festival, which will take place in parallel with the main festival, a crucial aspect of the programming. 'For the last four years, we have had a children's festival happening alongside the poetry festival,' says Subodh, who believes that it is a great way to introduce children to the world of books. 'Children who read, turn into adults who read and adults who read turn into writers,' he says. 'So we take any opportunity we can to bring children to a literary atmosphere.' The 9th edition of the Bengaluru Poetry Festival will be held on August 2 and 3 at the Indiranagar Sangeetha Sabha. Entry is free and all are welcome.
India Today
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- India Today
Who is Heisenberg, Tamil cinema's anonymous lyricist? Here's an interesting clue
Imagine a mystery lyricist in the Tamil film industry, who is known only by his name. Apart from a handful of people, no one has really seen him. The lyricist in question goes by the pen name Heisenberg, who has contributed lyrics to Thalapathy Vijay's 'Leo', Jr NTR's 'Devara: Part 1' and Rajinikanth's 'Vettaiyan'. Director Lokesh Kanagaraj and composer Anirudh Ravichander have worked with Heisenberg on their films. Apart from them, no one from the outside world knows who Heisenberg is or has seen a recent interview, director Lokesh Kanagaraj dropped a big clue about who Heisenberg could be. He rubbished rumours that this was not a robot but an actual person who had written lyrics (mostly in English) in 'Leo' and 'Devara'.So, who is Heisenberg?'Bloody Sweet' number from Vijay's 'Leo', composed by Anirudh Ravichander, became a chartbuster. During the song's release, Anirudh was asked how was it working with the lyricist. He said, "I spoke to him over the phone. Lokesh Kanagaraj is the only one who has seen him in person." During a conversation with Galatta Plus, Lokesh Kanagaraj opened up about the mystery lyricist. "Actually, I saw him [Heisenberg] first and I made Ani [Anirudh] meet him as well. He knows him as well. But, we don't want to blow his cover. And let it continue," he explained. When asked if Heisenberg was a real person, Lokesh agreed and said, "It is not a robot, there is a real person." He further clarified that it wasn't him or Anirudh going by the name 'Coolie' director further added, "Heisenberg is an actual person. It's a name we gave to him. I'll give you a clue. If you have seen 'Varumaiyin Niram Sivappu', you will know the answer."This clue has left Tamil cinema fans curious. The particular clip from the interview is now going viral, and Internet users have started to decode who Heisenberg could be. The guesses range from Kamal Haasan, Nelson Dilipkumar and S Ve Shekhar among a look at some of the reactions: But, this isn't the first time that the identity of an artist has been kept hidden in Tamil 2017, director Gauthem Menon kept the music composer of his film, 'Enai Noki Paayum Thota', a secret. The first single, 'Maruvaarthai', which topped the charts, referred to the composer as Mr X. While the makers kept the secret for many months, it was later revealed that it was Darbuka Siva who composed the an interview with The Indian Express, Siva said, "I'm not at all sure how to react when the spotlight is trained on me. In fact, we came up with the idea of Mr X only to take the focus away from me. I even wondered if Gautham was taking a big gamble by choosing me as the lyricist."He also spoke about how he would have felt 'cool' if his name wasn't credited at all. "I wish we'd never gone ahead and announced my name. Imagine if people, about 50 years later, still didn't know who composed the music for this film. That would have been quite cool, no?," he the identity of Mr X couldn't be kept a secret, will Heisenberg remain a mystery lyricist for long? Only time will tell.- Ends
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3 hours ago
- Time of India
Karan Johar opens up on 'OK Jaanu' failure; Values his failures as his successes
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