Pope Francis has confirmed the election of the new head of the Syro-Malabar Church, which has been affected by tensions due to opposition to liturgical reform.
While its roots lie in the freedom struggle (specifically in the music conference and concerts organised in 1927 to coincide with the annual session of the Indian National Congress in Madras), the Chennai Music Festival has become as much a social as a cultural event for the city and the diaspora.
Helmed by Blessy, Aadujeevitham will tell the real-life story of an Indian migrant worker named Najeeb Muhammad who gets embroiled in a slave trade while visiting Saudi Arabia to seek work.