Sanam Re: Two hours seem longer
This Valentine weekend Bollywood has unleashed two romantic films that are quite undeserving of any love from the audience. There are striking similarities between the two: mountains, snow, love that...
View ArticleAnjala: A lukewarm tribute to the neighbourhood tea kadai
What is the local tea shop but a synonym for communion? It’s a place where little disputes are resolved, where India beats Pakistan in cricket, and where personal worries get shared — all over a cup ...
View Article‘Deadpool’: fun, edgy yet feels mainstream
The movie does not push the envelope enough, thanks to the censors
View ArticleTrumbo: Breaking blacklist
Powered by a solid performance by Bryan Cranston, Trumbo is an entertaining character study
View ArticleThe ties that bind
A middling contender for the festival’s top prize makes you wonder if quality is the only criterion.
View ArticleFilm awards: a balance between main and independent film-making streams
The selection committee that chose film awards for 2014, announced on Friday, seems to have tried to strike a balance between mainstream and independent film makers.Mainstream films like Gaj...
View ArticleChris Hemsworth rocks India trip
Hollywood star Chris Hemsworth is on an adventure trip in Goa and Ladakh with his actor wife, Elsa Pataky.
View ArticleShivalinga: When a ghost turns sleuth
Shivarajkumar is fighting fit at fifty, but a poor script lets him down in this ludicrous crime thriller
View ArticleKJo gets candid on Aditya's onscreen love journey
Filmmaker Karan Johar is in awe of the progress of actor Aditya Roy Kapur’s onscreen journey from being an alcoholic lover in Aashiqui 2 to a shirtless lover in Fitoor.Karan, whose celebrity chat sho...
View ArticleVil Ambu: Good concept, average execution
For a film that’s a little over two hours, and which has two concurrent stories, Vil Ambu is surprisingly slow, and predictable.
View ArticleEtcetera
34 years laterIn Manal Kayiru (1982), S. Ve. Shekher played a character who listed eight conditions that he expected his wife to follow, and Visu, the broker, tricks him into marrying Shanthi...
View ArticleThe YouTube effect
Even though the revenue earned from YouTube is negligible, Tamil film producers find it to be an invaluable tool.
View ArticleA mountain to climb
Though the Maoist movement in the 1990s saw the decline of local productions, cinema has risen again in Nepal.
View ArticleNaadodi (1966)tamil
Star cast: M. G. Ramachandran, B. Saroja Devi, M. N. Nambiar, Bharathi (debut), C. K. Nagesh, V. K. Ramasami, K. R. Ramasami, B. R. Panthulu, P. K. Saraswathi, V. Gopalakrishnan
View ArticleAn instant artist
In this weekly column, the photographer talks about how this photograph came to be. This week, we feature cartoonist Madhan
View ArticleReel ROMANCE
Actors talk to sudhir srinivasan and vishal menon about their favourite romantic moments in cinema and what Valentine’s Day means to them
View ArticleBerlinale Film Festival: Myths and genre mash-ups
Art cinema with arty touches. Plus, art cinema with blockbuster touches.
View ArticleSalman, Anushka celebrate love of equals in ‘Sultan’ new look
First picture of Salman Khan and Anushka Sharma, celebrating the “love of equals” on the sets of “Sultan,” was shared on Valentine’s day. Official Twitter page of the movie posted the picture feat...
View ArticleThe king of love
Shaan, the multi-talented artist, tells us how romantic numbers are to be sung
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