It is often said that the first shot or the first sequence of a film normally betrays its intent. The …
Naandi
Murthy (Rajkumar), a young teacher committed to the idea of social service, takes charge of an unruly village school to …
The Urgent Cinema Of Santiago Alvarez
“Give me two photographs, a music and a moviola. And I’ll give you a movie.” is a quote that is …
Kantara: That Sublime Submission To The Disappearing Spirits…
The phenomenon of the worship of ‘Bootha’ (The Benevolent Spirits) is imbibed deeply in the social fabric of coastal Karnataka …
Yaadein
When an adulterous husband, Anil Mehra (Sunil Dutt) finds out that his wife, Priya, and children have left him for …
Ondanondu Kaaladalli
Despite the misgivings of his commander, Vejjada, medieval chieftain Maranayaka hires the services of an unemployed mercenary, Gandugali (Shankar Nag) …
Director’s Note: R For Roshan’s Childhood
We are today far removed from the days when documentaries were seen as works that projected or reflected the ‘objective …
A Requiem For An Intent Inquiry
Dilip Paanwala used to run a small cigarette shop next to the canteen at the Film and TV Institute of …
Revisiting Samskara…
The very mention of Samskara (Funeral Rites) invariably invokes the name of its late writer, the firebrand UR Ananthamurthy. So …
Kasturi Nivasa
In 1971, when the highly successful Kannada language movie starring Dr Rajkumar and directed by the team of B Dorai …