Natesh Hegde’s Kannada film, Vaghachipani (Tiger’s Pond, 2025), is a fine follow-up to his debut venture, Pedro (Kannada, 2021), and effectively …
Mikka Bannada Hakki
Manohara K’s directorial debut made in Kannada, Mikka Bannada Hakki (Bird Of A Different Feather, 2024), is adapted from Sonia …
Naandi
Murthy (Rajkumar), a young teacher committed to the idea of social service, takes charge of an unruly village school to …
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 …
Ondanondu Kaaladalli
Despite the misgivings of his commander, Vejjada, medieval chieftain Maranayaka hires the services of an unemployed mercenary, Gandugali (Shankar Nag) …
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 …
Chitegu Chinte
In the general elections of a fictitious country called Gajadweepa, a master political manipulator called TK successfully sets up film …
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 …