Mur Xekh Gaan

Mur Xekh Gaan (The Last Song, 2022) is an Assamese film directed by Prabal Baruah that narrates the tale of a young …

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 …

Ponniyin Selvan: I

After several unsuccessful attempts to film Kalki’s historical epic, Ponniyin Selvan, including one by the great MG Ramachandran (MGR) in …

The Jinx Broken: Ponniyin Selvan

Come Friday, September 30th, and the first part of Mani Ratnam’s magnum opus, Ponniyin Selvan: Part I or PS- I, …

Two To Tango: MG Ramachandran & B Saroja Devi

It was the release of  Nadodi Mannan on August 22nd, 1958 that first brought MG Ramachandran (MGR) and B Saroja Devi …

Jogi

Ali Abbas Zafar’s Jogi (2022), currently streaming on Netflix, is set in 1984 against the backdrop of the horrific Sikh genocide that …

Take 5: Noor Jehan Across The Border

I’ve always maintained that one of the biggest losses to Indian cinema at the time of the partition in 1947 …

Ondanondu Kaaladalli

Despite the misgivings of his commander, Vejjada, medieval chieftain Maranayaka hires the services of an unemployed mercenary, Gandugali (Shankar Nag) …

Incomplete Films: Rano

In LV Prasad’s Raj Kapoor-Meena Kumari starrer Sharada (1957), lovers Raj Kapoor and Meena Kumari struggle with their relationship after …

Run Kalyani

Run Kalyani is one-time print media film journalist and documentary filmmaker Geetha J’s directorial debut in feature filmmaking. The film …