Commemorations were held across the North-East on 28 April to mark the 21st anniversary of the assassination of prominent Tamil journalist and political analyst Dharmeratnam Sivaram, widely known by his byline Taraki.

Despite being attached to five projects in the last two years – as well as directing two – actor Dhanush certainly has been busy. However, he has not managed to land an outright critical and commercial success with any of these ventures. For his latest feature, he has collaborated with director Vignesh Raja. ‘Kara’ is Raja’s sophomore film, following his 2023 hit film ‘Por Thozhil’. Also starring Mamitha Baiju, Karunas, Suraj Venjaramoodu, Jayaram and KS Ravikumar, and composed by GV Prakash Kumar, ‘Kara’ is a step in the right direction.

In an era where genre boundaries are constantly being blurred, a new collaboration is proving just how powerful cultural fusion can be. Eelam Tamil Producer Jony Beats and violinist LaaViolin have come together to create “Red Line” with Nafe Smallz — a track that seamlessly blends Carnatic influences with UK rap.

Jony Beats, whose production credits include well-known names such as Pop Smoke, AJ Tracey and Potter Payper, describes the collaboration as something that came together organically.