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 …
Girish Karnad
Should one feel sad or happy about Girish Karnad being remembered mainly for his work in films and less as …
Remembering Girish…
It was 1971. Vikas Desai, my ex-husband, and I were completing a film at the Film & Television Institute of …
Memories Of Tirthahalli…
It was 1991. I was still a student of Film Direction at the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), …
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 …
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In an industry (Tamil) where the big star film is highly formulaic right from its inception to execution, director Vikram …
8 x 10 Tasveer
8 x 10 Tasveer is a shockingly inept film where hardly anything works. The main problem with the film is its …
Preview: Agni Varsha
“Film has always been part of my life right from my college days in the United States even though I …