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Thank you Bits Of Info Tamil.
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From the Web (FTW) #8: Nenendu Vethugudura (Translation)
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Reader Post #580: Scammer – The ramblings of a fundamentally uninteresting man
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Reader Post #579: Daredevil Mustafa (DDM) – An Outsider’s Perspective
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Achut Vignak’s Trishank, co-starring Anna Benn and Arjun Ashokan, has a super premise, but instead of potentially rioting, it’s content to remain a fun sight to see.
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Shashank Sogar’s Daredevil Mustafa has a laid-back charm full of newcomers and makes up for its shortcomings with a ton of can-do mentality
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Interview: Sarathkumar (Pau Tozil and others)
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Interview: Anna Ben / ‘Andadun’ Producer Sarita Patil (Srishank)
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Reader Post #578: Inheritance – The Story of Kendall and Logan
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Saaf Ek Bandaa Kafi Hai, directed by Apoorhu Singh Kalki, is a serious, well-acted courtroom drama that needed more tension.
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Yashowardhan Mishra’s ‘Katar’ on Netflix is a gentle and entertaining detective novel and social commentary on the missing jackfruit.
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Reader Post #577: NTR’s National Legacy
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From the Web (FTW) #7: The Magic of K Vishwanath Songs
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Shamal Sulaiman’s hilarious ‘Jackson’s Bazaar Youth’ makes you think it’s a drama about the underprivileged before pulling out the rug under your feet.
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Lights, cameras and analysis: Ravi Varman (Ponniyin Selvan 1 & 2)
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Vijay Antony’s ‘Pichaikkaran 2’ is a sentimental, speech-centric take on how the rich should help the poor
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Directed by Creative Producer Thiagarajan Kumara Raja and his team, ‘Modern Love Chennai’ is a strong case for what Tamil creators can do in the OTT space.
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Interview: Thiagarajan Kumararaja (“Modern Love Chennai, And This Man’s Heart”)
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Interview: Bharatiraja (Modern Love Chennai, Any Kind of Love)
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Interview: Shiva Anans (Ponniyin Selvan 1 & 2)
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Vinayak Chandrasekaran’s ‘Good Night’ has some fun laughs and is easy to watch, but struggles to maintain a single tonality
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Nelson Venkatesan’s Farhana gives Aishwarya Rajesh the perfect chance to shine in the midst of a half-baked thriller
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Jude Anthony Joseph’s ‘2018: Everyone is a Hero’ draws in very broad strokes, but in the end it’s a solid portrayal of a tragic era.
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Interview: Vijay Anthony (Pichaikkaran 2)
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Reader Post #576: Book Review: The Last Mughal Empire by William Dalrymple
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Interview with IIT Madras BS Film Institute
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My interview on Mindscape Matters
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Interview: Mr. Shriram and Mr. Shridhar Raghavan
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Anup Singh’s “Song of the Scorpion” (Irrfan Khan, Golshifteh Farahani) is a minimalist, brilliantly twisted and obsessive love story
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A Little Rumination 95 – Naturalism vs. Realism
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Reader Post #575: PS-2 Comes with the Soul Untouched
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Reader Post #574: PS-2 and why it’s riddled with the same problems that plagued the later seasons of GoT
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Interview: Vetri Maaran, Gautham Vasudev Menon, Rajiv Menon (Extended Director’s Cut of Vidutalai – Part 1, ZEE5)
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My interview on The Shin Pad podcast
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Mani Ratnam’s ‘Ponniyin Selvan 2’ is more dramatic, sadder and more serious in tone, a fulfilling conclusion to a two-part epic.
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Lights, camera and analysis: Dharani Rasendran (Yaathisai)
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Bitty Ruminations 94 – Mani Ratnam, ARR and “mainstream”
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Reader Writes #573: Objects in the Rearview Mirror: 90’s Kollywood
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Interview: Mani Ratnam / AR Rahman (PS-1, PS-2, working together for over 30 years…)
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Reader Post #572: Thoughts on Katuvakura Rendu Kadar
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Reader Post #571: Web Series Review – Jubilee – On Mice and Humans, Stars and Black Holes
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Farhad Samji’s ‘Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan’ (Salman Khan, Pooja Hegde) is now publicly viewable as common star vehicles go
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Spotify: Cinema with BR Episode 16: 40 Years of Mani Ratnam
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Arsheek Abu’s “Neeravelicham” (Tovino Thomas, Rima Kalingal) successfully recreates the retro look and feel, but lacks the emotional connection
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Readers Write In #570: The Golden Age and All About Jazz
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Dharani Rasendran’s striking ‘Yathisai’ is an imaginative historical novel about brutal warfare and the male psyche
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Interview: Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Richard Madden (Citadel…)
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Reader Post #569: Dil Chafta Hai: Narrator and Memories
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Reader Writes #568: Objects in the Rearview Mirror: 80’s Kollywood
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Interview: Rima Kalingal, Tobino Thomas, Aashik Abu (About Neelavericham, Vaikom Muhammad Bashir, Bhargavi Nilayam…)
- Nelson Venkatesan’s ‘Farhana’ gives Aishwarya Rajesh a fine chance to shine in the midst of a middling thriller
- Interview: Abbas (on suicidal thoughts, the ‘Pooveli’ walk of shame, and ‘Musthafa…’)
- My interview with IIT Madras BS Film Society
- Notes on this, that, and everything in between – Episode 1: Does age matter?