In Test, now streaming on Netflix, debutant filmmaker S Sashikanth attempts a bold fusion of sports and crime drama centered around …
Kottukkaali
PS Vinothraj’s second offering in Tamil, Kottukkaali (2024, The Adamant Girl), is now streaming on Prime Video. This, after its world …
Cinema Memories: The Collage On The Wall
Vasantha Talkies was the cultural hub of that little town of Dharapuram in Tamil Nadu, where I grew up. This …
The Elephant Whisperers
The Elephant Whisperers (2022), directed by Kartiki Gonsalves and streaming on Netflix, depicts the touching tale of two elderly people, Bomman …
Ellis R Dungan
An American cinematographer, born in Ohio on May 11, 1909, an alumnus of University of Southern California’s first batch of …
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 …
Meera
Meera is undoubtedly famed Carnatic vocalist, MS Subbulakshmi’s most famous foray onto the silver screen. And such was her impact …
A Requiem For An Intent Inquiry
Dilip Paanwala used to run a small cigarette shop next to the canteen at the Film and TV Institute of …
Nasir
Nasir, a Tamil film directed by Arun Karthick, is one of the finest Indian films seen in recent years. A …