Once a symbol of celebration turned into a tool of oppression, parai has reclaimed its legacy, breaking caste barriers and inspiring change through dedicated schools and movements.
From seeking justice to battling zombies and befriending dogs, these movies on OTT illustrate the incredible variety of stories Indian filmmakers can tell.
A school dropout from Thalassery in Kerala, Njattyela Sreedharan spent 25 years writing a unique dictionary with four Dravidian languages — Malayalam, Tamil, Kannada, and Telugu.
On the night of 22 September 1914, after spectacularly maneuvering past the massive British Navy fleet in the Bay of Bengal, SMS Emden brought World War 1 to Chennai’s shores.
There is a reason why AR Rahman said that Yesudas stands as “one of my most favourite voices ever in the world”. There is a reason why Bappi Lahri refers to his voice as the one “touched by God”. If you ever listened to him sing, you would understand why.
From dawn to dusk, he is just a daily wage labourer from the neighbourhood. Returning home from a hard day’s toil, he would settle at his writing desk and translate essays, stories and even entire books!