Cinema, they say, is supposed to be a medium that is first and foremost visual with sound (dialogue in particular), …
P Susheela
P Susheela is undoubtedly the greatest female playback singer ever in the history of South Indian filmdom. Since 1952, she …
Splitting a film
I was watching Da Vinci Code in a multiplex in Bangalore. Langdon and Sophie are fleeing the French police who …
Uthamaputhiran
A remake of the Telugu film Ready, Uthamaputhiran has as cliched a start as it can get with Shriya, in a …
Daayen Ya Baayen
Watching Daayen Ya Baayen is like visiting a place with someone who belongs there, who takes you to their home, and introduces …
Rakht Charitra – 1
With Ram Gopal Varma (RGV), in spite of his last few films being unmitigated disasters, one still felt that he …
The Birth of Tamil Cinema
How old is Tamil cinema? When was it born? An automobile spare part dealer, Nataraja Mudaliar, was so fascinated by …
Anjaana Anjaani
When two people meet on a landmark New York bridge both intending to jump off and kill themselves (for however …
Enthiran
Enthiran proves two things – there is no filmmaker quite like Shankar and no actor like Rajinikanth! The film is as …
Dabangg
You’ve got to ask yourself this: when was the last time you knew the lead character’s name weeks before release? …