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www.newsindiatimes.com – that’s all you need to know Sivakarthikeyan Starrer ‘Amaran’ To Open Indian Panorama Section At IFFI 2025 T he 56th International Film Festival of India (IFFI) has selected Rajkumar Periyasamy’s Tamil-language war drama ‘Amaran,’ starring Sivakarthikeyan, as the opening feature film for this year’s Indian Panorama section, reported Variety. The 56th International Film Festival of India will take place in Goa from November 20-28. According to the outlet, the lineup of the film festival includes 25 feature films, 20 non-feature films, and five streaming series for the BestWeb-Series Award. ‘Amaran’ leads a diverse selection that includes five mainstream cinema titles chosen from 516 contempo- rary Indian feature film entries, as reported by Variety. The feature film jury, chaired by actor-filmmaker- producer Raja Bundela and comprising 12 members, selected films representing multiple Indian languages and regional cinema traditions. The complete lineup of 20 feature films in the main section includes: Thamar KV’s Malayalam-language ‘Sarkeet,’ ‘Amaran,’ Jitank Singh Gurjar’s Braj-language ‘Vimukt,’ Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri’s ‘The Bengal Files,’ Anupam Kher’s ‘Tanvi The Great,’ Badiger Devendra’s Kannada-language ‘Vanya,’ Praveen Morchhale’s Urdu- language ‘White Snow,’ Sasanka Samir’s Assamese-lan- guage ‘Bhaimon Da,’ Santosh Davakhar’s Marathi-lan- guage ‘Gondhal’ and J.P. Tuminad’s Kannada-language ‘Su From So.’ The selection also includes Soukarya Ghosal’s ‘Pokkhirajer Dim,’ Shivadhwaj Shetty’s Tulu-language ‘Imbu,’ Purushottam Lele’s Marathi-language ‘Drushya Asdrushya,’ Naorem Dinesh Singh’s Manipurilanguage ‘Oitharei,’ Reshmi Mitra’s Bengali-language ‘Barobabu,’ Raju Chandra’s Tamil-language ‘Piranthanaal Vazhthu- kal,’ Vishal Patnaik’s Oriya-language ‘Maliput Melodies,’ Paresh Mokashi’s Marathi-language ‘Mukkam Post Bombilwadi,’ Tejas Prabha Vijay Deoskar’s ‘Ground Zero,’ and Jigar Nagda’s Rajasthani-language ‘Whispers Of The Mountains,’ reported variety. The mainstream cinema section will feature Laxman Utekar’s Hindi-language ‘Chhaava,’ Shivraj Waichal’s Marathi-language ‘Aata Thambaycha Naay,’ Tharun Moorthy’s Malayalam-language ‘Thudarum,’ Debangkar Borgohain’s Assamese-language ‘Sikaar,’ and Anil Ravi- pudi’s ‘Sankranthiki Vastunnam.’ According to the outlet, the jury also nominated five films for the Best Debut Director of Indian Feature Film Award: Tribeny Rai’s Nepali-language ‘Shape Of Momo,’ Ram Kamal Mukherjee’s ‘Binodiini Ekti Natir Upakhyan,’ Karan Singh Tyagi’s ‘Kesari Chapter 2,’ Jithin Laal’s ‘A. R. M,’ and Yadhu Vamsee’s Telugu-language “Committee Kurrollu.” -ANI PHOTO: Instagram/@turmericmedia – courtesyANI Amaran poster News India Times (November 15, 2025 - November 21, 2025) November 21, 2025 16 Entertainment Promo Of Christmas Karma Lights Up Times Square Bharatnatyam Arangetram Of Meera Deshmukh PHOTO:Provided Poster of Meera Deshmukh who performed her Bharatanatyam Arangetram, or graduation from the initial training as a Bharatnatyam dancer into a performer on stage, at Stonybrook, NY, on October 25, 2025. She has been a student at the Mudra Dance Studio in Syosset, NY, which is part of the Mudra Foundation: Arts for a Cause. The Mudra Dance Studio was established in 2003, and is headed by Artistic Director Dr. Arti Datta. T he promo for Gurinder Chadha’s newest film CHRISTMAS KARMA lit up the video screen in Times Square ahead of its theatrical release. Made by famed British di- rector Gurinder Chadha (Bend It Like Beckham, Blinded By The Light), CHRISTMAS KAR- MA sees one of history’s great- est novels – Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol – transformed into a fresh, festive and feel- good Christmas musical. At Times Square, to cel- ebrate the occasion, dancers fromMasala Bhangra Group Fitness accompanied the premiere of the video in the heart of NewYork City with their special energetic moves and dhol player for a unique promotion. Now playing in cinemas, CHRISTMAS KARMA stars Ku- nal Nayyar, Eva Longoria, Billy Porter, and Boy George and has a hit soundtrack out now featuring music fromMalkit Singh, Jassi Sidhu, Panjabi MC, Nitin Sawh- ney and more. By a StaffWriter PHOTOS:Box Office Guru Bhangra group joins celebrations at Times Square which lit up with the promoi for Gurinder Chadha’s newest film, Christmas Karma.