In January this year, I work up to the pleasant news that announced the Padma Shri being bestowed on Satyanarayana …
Gantumoote
Harming oneself to end one’s own life could be either seen as an ultimate manifestation of hopelessness or a path …
Attihannu Mattu Kanaja
Attempts being made create a new genre called ‘slow cinema’ could well be unfair to very movies that are intended …
Nagarahavu
Though hot headed youth Ramachari (Vishnuvardhan) is considered as a rebel by society, one person he still listens to his …
Kittur Chennamma
The Natya Shastra, the ancient Indian treatise on theatre, refers to a prototype character that needs to be present in …
Girish Karnad: A Personal Reminiscence
I have this vivid childhood image etched in my memory of Girish Karnad riding a scooter (Bajaj I think), with …
Director’s Note: Bunnu K. Endo Maye
It is now more than two and a half decades since I graduated from the Film & Television Institute of …
Naandi
Murthy (Rajkumar), a young teacher committed to the idea of social service, takes charge of an unruly village school to …
Hamsageethe
After a great deal of hardships, a brilliant rookie singer Venkatasubbaiyya (Anant Nag) manages to convince a reluctant but enigmatic …
Ghatashraddha
Udupa (Ramaswamy Iyengar) runs a run down Vedic school, operating from his house in a village. Apart from his uncontrollable …