He was extremely prolific, with a substantial body of work in television and appearing in popular advertisements as well.

Prakash Bhatia and his cast make “Jis Lahore Nai Dekhya O Jamiya Hi Nahi” an intense experience.

Important episodes from the Ramayana were presented at a three-day Kathakali festival in Ambalappuzha.

The unique appeal of Pouranic verse drama came alive in the staging of ‘Bhaktha Prahlada’.

‘Crazy Thieves in Palavakkam’ was the first play to be made into audio tape format.

Over three decades and approaching its 600th show, the Kannada play Mukhyamantri has made its mark as a classic. The play, with its meaning contemporary and dynamic, is a fine example of top notch acting, direction and content

The four plays staged at “Hriday Manch-2016” were comic expositions exuding local flavour and style, writes Diwan Singh Bajeli

Four years, and 100 shows, Mandya Ramesh’s Chama Chaluve continues to play to a full house. The highly skilled performance in the folk idiom borrows dynamically from several other genres

The rarely staged first part of ‘Subhadraharanam’ was performed in Edappally by a group of competent artistes.

Yuki Ellias gave the story a human and humorous touch

‘Maniyosai’ recounted Palghat Mani Iyer’s musical journey. Suganthy Krishnamachari writes

Shraddha’s ‘Aurangazeb’, for the lovers of history

Hanu Yadav’s “Karmanasha Ki Haar” is a severe indictment of superstition and feudal values, says Diwan Singh Bajeli

As Saif Hyder Hasan brings "Mr. and Mrs. Murarilal" to the city, SWATI DAFTUAR takes stock of commercial theatre in the Capital

Anupam Kher speaks about the emotional core of Mera Woh Matlab Nahi Tha, to be staged this weekend in the city

Ninasam Tirugata staged two plays -- Kalandugeya Kathe and Atta Dari Itta Puli. One reads the contemporary into classical, and the other bares the present itself

Fifty years of Stage Creations’ existence will be marked with the play ‘Dowri Kalyana Vaibogamey’. Malathi Rangarajan attends a rehearsal.

Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream staged by E.M.G.Yadava Women’s College students brought to fore Elizabethan society, sense and sensibilities

Y Gee Mahendran’s ‘Soppana Vazhvil’ is a witty commentary on the unruly ways of society, writes Srivathsan Nadadhur.

Theatre aspirants in Visakhapatnam were exposed to technical and histrionic trends from across the country.

Nimmy Raphel and Sharanya Ramprakash discuss the challenges theatre faces after the pandemic

At the interbank foreign exchange market, the local unit opened at 83.86 but soon pared the gains to trade at 83.92, unchanged from its previous close

Rupee weighed down by a firm dollar, geopolitical tensions in West Asia

Meanwhile, the dollar index was trading 0.03 per cent lower at 103.17

Meanwhile, the dollar index was trading 0.06 per cent higher at 103.19

Forex traders say a mixed-to-positive tone in the domestic market also supported rupee

Forex traders said the weakening of the American currency in the overseas market and retreating crude oil prices also supported investor sentiments

At the interbank foreign exchange, the rupee opened at 83.86 against the greenback and traded in the range of 83.76 to 83.88

Meanwhile, the dollar index was down 0.15 per cent to 101.35 point

Rupee edges up, taking a cue from other Asian currencies

At the interbank foreign exchange market, the local unit opened at 83.83 and then gained ground and touched 83.80, registering a rise of 10 paise from its previous close

Meanwhile, the dollar index was trading 0.07 per cent higher at 100.78

Meanwhile, the dollar index was up 0.03 per cent to 101.37 points

Rupee settles at 83.9175 to the dollar, compared to its previous close of 83.8625

At the interbank foreign exchange market, the rupee opened at 83.96, higher by 2 paise from its previous close and stayed put

Meanwhile, the dollar index was down 0.03 per cent to 101.32 points

Rupee gains capped by negative domestic markets, higher crude oil prices, and foreign capital outflows

Rupee continues to hold steady within a well-defined range on active intervention by RBI, say forex traders

Forex traders said market participants are eagerly awaiting cues from the US Fed policy on Wednesday, with a rate cut all but certain

Rupee gains following Fed Reserve rate cut and strong demand for domestic equities

A firm domestic equity market, lower crude oil prices supported the Indian currency, say forex traders

Meanwhile, the dollar index was up by 0.07 per cent to 100.49

Meanwhile, the dollar index was up 0.07 per cent to 100.92 points.

The dollar index rose marginally by 0.05 per cent to 100.52

Meanwhile the dollar index was up 0.15 per cent to 100.39

The reserves perked up in the reporting week as foreign currency assets (FCA) and gold holdings were up by $2.057 billion and $726 million, respectively.

Dollar weakness overseas supports rupee

Rupee weighed down by strong dollar, outflow of foreign funds

Meanwhile, the dollar index fell 0.05 per cent to 101.69

RBI action supports rupee amid surging crude oil prices, volatile geopolitics