‘Mayan’, an award-winning short film on the Todas is also an experiment in sync sound

‘Mayan’, an award-winning short film on the Todas is also an experiment in sync sound

A Harikrishnan, sound engineer of the film at a Toda mund in Udhagamandalam | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement A rush of icy cold wind hits the face of a Toda man as he sprints inside a forest, catching his breath only to be interrupted by a tree-tapping-rat-tat-tat of a woodpecker that sounds like loud hammering. […]

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Why did Butterfingers character created by Khyrunissa A go to Texas in a new comic book

Why did Butterfingers character created by Khyrunissa A go to Texas in a new comic book

Khyrunnisa A and P Vijaya Kumar  | Photo Credit: Christropher Francis Life has come full circle for Butterfingers, aka Amar Kishen, who began life as a character in a comic strip in Tinkle. Created by Thiruvananthapuram-based author Khyrunnisa A, Butterfingers went on to star in three novels and three collections of short stories before returning […]

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Anand Neelakantan Nala Damayanti: An Eternal Tale From Mahabharata revisits the story as a rom-com

Anand Neelakantan Nala Damayanti: An Eternal Tale From Mahabharata revisits the story as a rom-com

Author Anand Neelakantan  | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT Nala-Damayanthi, narrated as a rom-com, is the latest from best-selling author Anand Neelakantan. Author of the prequel series to the Bahubali films, Anand has always turned to Indian mythology for inspiration. This time around, he wanted to write a love story from Indian mythology, one that would […]

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