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A tablet full of movies is handy when subjected to sub-par in-flight entertainment
View ArticleOne film, many release dates
When bigger industries like Hollywood and Bollywood stick to release dates, why can’t Kollywood?
View ArticleEverest: Good story, not a good movie
Do all great stories deserve to be turned into movies? This is the question that Everest raises. The film, directed by Baltasar Kormákur, is based on the true story of the 1996 Mount Evere...
View ArticleRani Samyuktha (1962)
M.G. Ramachandran, Padmini, S.V. Sahasranamam, M.G. Chakrapani, K.A. Thangavelu, M.N.Rajam M. Saroja and Mohana
View ArticleKatti Batti: A confused, mercurial romance
If last week’s release Hero was director Nikhil Advani’s offering to the single screens of India, Katti Batti is the director flexing some multiplex muscle with a romantic film that puts the heroi...
View ArticleBlack Mass: Poor man’s Godfather
The key to good cinematic storytelling is empathy. It’s the reason why The Godfather’s twisted sense of private justice earned our acclamation; it’s also why we were conflicted by Kamal Hassan’s o...
View ArticleBattle for Kollywood
Sarathkumar and Nasser vie for the most coveted position in the Tamil film industry. The writer tracks the Nadigar Sangam elections .
View ArticleArya to team up with K. V. Anand
Actor Arya, whose last outing as hero was in the Tamil comedy, Vasuvum Saravananum Onna Padichavanga, will next team up with filmmaker K.V. Anand for a yet-untitled project, which is slated...
View ArticleEtcetra
Gangster Fail Vaibhav will play the lead in director S. K. Vetri Selvan’s Jindhaa, which is being promoted as a dark, gangster comedy. “I play a character who is s...
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Neerja Bhanot’s story will inspire young women: Sonam Kapoor
Sonam Kapoor will be seen in the biopic of Neerja Bhanot, a Pan Am cabin crew member who died saving passengers on a hijacked flight, and the actress says the flight attendant’s story will inspire...
View ArticleDavid Beckham laughs at James Bond rumours
It was fans’ effort that pushed Beckham’s name to be considered as the next James Bond as Daniel Craig’s contract approached its expiration date.
View ArticleNithya Menon, Mani Ratnam collaborate again
The untitled film already features an ensemble cast of Karthi, Dulquer Salmaan and Keerthy Suresh.
View Article‘Subramanyam for Sale’ is for families
Wiser from the flaws of his earlier films, Harish Shankar strives to make a success out of his latest
View ArticleGanesh Venkatraman is in an ideal space
Ganesh Venkatraman gets candid on how fulfilling his journey in multiple film industries is turning out to be.
View ArticleDancer-actor Shobana on a firm footing
As she gears up for a record 100th performance of her production Krishna, dancer-actor Shobana talks to CHITRA SWAMINATHAN about her journey in cinema and the classical arts.
View ArticleTheatre in times of terror
Noted Pakistani playwright Shahid Nadeem says he wants to make theatre a vehicle to establish a secular, democratic and egalitarian society
View ArticleSome celebration, some tension
Eid ul Azha commemorates the sacrifice of Abraham, regarded as the father of faith by three Semitic faiths
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