Where stars are born
The fourth in a series about distribution. How theatres from the North of Tamil Nadu have traditionally decided the fate of a star.
View ArticleOru Thai Makkal (1971) TAMIL
M.G. Ramachandran, Jayalalithaa, R. Muthuraman, S.A. Ashokan, M.N. Nambiar, V.K. Ramasami, Cho Ramaswamy, Pandari Bai, Udaya Chandrika, Lakshmi Prabha, Tiruchi Selandhar Rajan
View ArticleKollywood in wonderland
Zombies in Coimbatore. Selfies with Gandhiji. Young filmmakers are backing ambition with technology to show us never-before sights and sounds, says vishal menon.
View Article'You have to leave the embers on'
Rishi Kapoor tells archana subramanian that Chennai has a special place in his heart.
View ArticleMapla Singam: A flat comedy with serious ambitions
It’s easily the most exciting new love angle in Tamil cinema, and one you least expect to see in a film tiled Mapla Singam. I’m talking about the kind of romantic relationship where it’s the girl who...
View ArticleNatpadhigaram 79: Interesting premise, disappointing film
There’s a crushing disappointment when a film with an interesting premise fails to capitalise on it, especially at a time when finding a theatrical release is an achievement by itself. On the face...
View ArticleAviyal: A lip-smacking mix of shorts
Bench Talkies – The First Bench, the first anthology of Tamil shorts to receive a theatrical release, was something you sat through with caveats. Okay, it’s not great, but these are amateur filmmaker...
View ArticleRobin is already dead in ‘Batman v Superman’
Ben Affleck reveals that his trusted sidekick is being mourned by the caped crusador at the beginning of the movie.
View ArticleRace: Guts and glory
Most sports dramas have an athlete overcoming obstacles on the field. However, Race’s protagonist Jesse Owens (Stephan James) faces them outside. Owens’s conflict is not the struggle with his own phy...
View ArticleVidya Balan to portray writer Kamala Surayya in biopic
Bollywood actor Vidya Balan will portray Indian-English writer Kamala Surayya in a bilingual biopic. The Malayalam-English movie, revolving around the eventful personal and literary life of Surayya,...
View ArticleA stroke for humanity
Art Reflect 2016 brought together diverse forms of arts on one platform to raise awareness about autism and cerebral palsy
View ArticleMoving image
For Aradhana Seth her mobile photo studio is a combination of art installation, design and conversations
View ArticleHope Salman and SRK do a film together: Karan Johar
Filmmaker Karan Johar today expressed hope that superstars Salman Khan and Shah Rukh Khan will do a film together in future. “I think everybody should hope that Salman Khan and Shah Rukh Khan do a ...
View ArticleChennai and all that jazz
As more students study this musical genre, its strident notes are being heard beyond the closed doors of the city’s pubs and coffee shops.
View Article‘Not here to be babydoll’ - Alia Bhatt
Alia Bhatt is remarkably cool. She can tell an Alia joke with a straight face and laugh at herself.
View Article‘Dangal’ not releasing on August 15: Aamir Khan
The "PK" actor, who had put on weight for his role in the film, said he has now lost 13 kgs and aims to get the "Ghajini" look.
View ArticleCan convince Salman to get hitched, says Aamir
While Salman has often expressed his "love" for his singledom, his friend Aamir has many a times said he wants the "Bajrangi Bhaijaan" star to get married.
View ArticleIt’s fine that Jennifer spoke about our split: Ben Affleck
In an interview, Garner, 43, had called Affleck the love of her life, and tagged the nanny incident as "bad judgment" on the part of her husband.
View ArticleSony buys Michael Jackson's stake in music catalogue for $750M
The sale does not include rights to Jackson’s master recordings or songs that he wrote.
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