Shatrughan praises movie ‘Manjhi — The Mountain Man’, says shows DNA of Bihar
Actor-politician Shatrughan Sinha on Saturday praised the movie “Manjhi — The Mountain M...
View ArticleJK Rowling likes fan theory about Dumbledore as death
Fans long argued that the Three Brothers from ‘Deathly Hallows’ is an allegory to actual ‘Harry Potter’ characters, with Dumbledore representing Death and JK Rowling has given her approval to it.
View ArticleMadras miscellany: An archival commemoration
An archival commemoration My Madras Week began with Burra Hazri, a Madras Week starter that was being offered to kick off its 125th year by the Connemara, even if the hotel now pre...
View ArticleCatamaran chronicles
Thread nets, sturdy rowboats, tug-of-war with gigantic fish…as Madras Week comes to a close, senior fisherman Chandrababu recalls his younger days by the coast
View ArticleThe Gift: What you see is not what you get
It doesn’t take much these days to scare the bejeebers out of moviegoers. A creeping camera angle, some dim lighting, a haunting soundtrack, and a startling gotcha moment: that’s all it takes to h...
View ArticleMeet the parents
Amma and Appa, a documentary about a Bavarian girl meeting her lover’s parents in Cuddalore, premieres in Tamil Nadu
View ArticleFantastic Four: Not fantastic at all
As some Twitter reviews have already confirmed, the new Fantastic Four reboot, apparently made at a budget of 120 million dollars, is an absolute mess that provides not even a brief moment...
View ArticleKeladi Kanmani turns 25
A portly singer as hero, a mature love story and a young girl holding on to her mother’s memories… Director Vasanth Sai opens up about his debut film that still moves audiences
View ArticleThe lure of collectibles
For a lover of cinema, film collectibles are priceless treasures
View ArticleSanyasi-Samsari (1942)
Samsari: Star cast: Gavai Sathasivam, P.T. Ram, Puthukottai S. Rukmani, ‘Vikatakavi’ Mariyappa, T. K. Ranjitham, K. Varalakshmi, K. Rajalakshmi, T.A. Rajeswari, M. Natanam, T. S. Lokanathan...
View ArticleThe man without ambition
Editor Anthony talks to sudhir srinivasan about how he was coaxed into making his directorial debut with Night Show
View Article‘I can’t relate to lily-white heroes’
Ahead of Phantom’s release, Saif Ali Khan talks to archita kashyap about why he no longer wants to play the confused urban lover
View ArticleHow to become the next Karthik Subbaraj
Aishwarya Dhanush talks to sudhir srinivasan about her YouTube channel to showcase short films
View ArticleFilms without borders
Baahubali, Premam and Srimanthudu have hit box-office gold in Chennai. Vishal Menon analyses what their success means for films from other states.
View ArticleWhen his eyes bobbed
In this weekly column, the photographer writes about how this picture came to be.
View ArticleShh...Eccharike: A horror film that will make you laugh out loud
Director: Nagaraj Khandagal Cast: Maruti Surya, Jai Ganesh, Stephen Arun Raj, Akshathaa Shh…Eccharike aspires to be a horror film and tries quite har...
View ArticleBeyond magic
Noted magician Drummond William Thomas Money-Coutts used his skills in making children laugh and helping a social cause
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