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Interview: Pasupathy, Director Ram Sangaiah, Ministry of Justice Mahesh Musswami (“Tandatti”)
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From the Web (FTW) #10: Box office is up, but…
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Reader writes #587: Asur: Victim of main text overwhelmed by less powerful subtext
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Interview: Sanjay Narayanan, who created “Maalai Nera Mallipoo” when he was 21-22
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S.J. Surya gives a great performance in Radhamohan’s ‘Bommai’, but the film never convinces us of its central relationship
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Om Raut’s “Adiploosh” is a Ramayana sci-fi/fantasy with lots of visual effects and less drama.
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Dileesh Phosan is great in Ranjan Pramod’s ‘O.Baby’ with rich textures that stand up to any kind of ownership
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Interview: SJ Suryah (Bommai)
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Suraj Varma’s “Kolla” (Rajisha Vijayan, Vinay Forrt, Priya Varrier) has an interesting premise, but it’s satisfying to watch vaguely
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Interview: Sean Roldan (on “Urab” and his music)
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Reader Post #586: Nampagaru Nostalgia
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Interview: Vignesh Raja (Storyboard Por Thozhil)
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Sanjay Narayanan’s exquisite and moving ‘Maalai Nera Mallipoo’ draws us into the psychology of the sex worker.
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Karthik G Krish’s ‘Takkar’ is full of good ideas, but none are convincingly executed
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Directed by Vignesh Raja, Pol Tozil (Sarathkumar, Ashok Servan) is a solid, well-crafted serial killer thriller with enough pluses to overcome its problems.
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Interview: Siddharth (Thakar)
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Reader Post #585: Book Review: Plassey – The Battle That Changed the Course of Indian History
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Interview: Hansal Mehta / Writer Murammai Raghu (Scoop, Netflix)
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Reader writes #584: Digging straight into micro-level dissection of why large-scale unnatural disasters occur
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Reader Writes #583: Objects in the Rearview Mirror: 2000s Kollywood
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A Few Notes – Episode 1: Does Age Matter?
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Happy 80th Birthday, Ilaiyaraaja
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Ajitpar Singh’s ‘Fire In the Mountains’ on SonyLIV strips away the beauty of the mountains and looks at the harsh reality.
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Akhil Sathyan’s ‘Pachuvum Athbutha Vilakkum’ on Prime Video proves templates never matter when storytelling is strong
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Interview: Som Shah (Maharani on SonyLIV, Dahad on Amazon Prime Video)
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Reader Writes #582: The Story of Allen Dulles and His CIA
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Reader Post #581: Virupaksha: The Succubus is in the Details
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From the Web (FTW) #9: Director Martin Scorsese on the Importance of Visual Literacy
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BR live season 2
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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 story and social commentary on jackfruit shortages.
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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 Kumararaja 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
- Karthik G Krish’s ‘Takkar’ is filled with good ideas, but none of them are fleshed out convincingly
- My interview with IIT Madras BS Film Society
- Readers Write In #574: PS-2 and why it is riddled with the same problems that plagued later seasons of GoT
- Readers Write In #575: PS-2 comes out with the soul intact