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Behind And Off The Screen, Where Are The Women In Tamil Cinema?

  • Posted on March 8, 2022
  • by Nadika Nadja
So, this vacuous women’s day, I wish for more diverse film sets — more representative of the society the films are made in and addressed to.
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How and Why I Started My Own OTT Platform: Arunkanth
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How and Why I Started My Own OTT Platform: Arunkanth

  • Posted on August 3, 2020
  • by Team FC
Independent creator and producer Arunkanth on his new platform www.arunkanth.in and why his quirky model will help indie filmmakers.
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Films May Be On A Break, But Our Obsession With Film News Clearly Isn’t, Thanks To Kangana Ranaut And Vanitha Vijayakumar
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Our Obsession With Film News, Kangana Ranaut & Vanitha Vijayakumar

  • Posted on July 21, 2020July 21, 2020
  • by Baradwaj Rangan
If we do want to fight Systemic inequality, why waste that fight on something as insignificant as the film industry, which has so little bearing on our daily lives?
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It's Time To Confess To Your Most Controversial Movie Opinions

  • Posted on March 26, 2020May 20, 2020
  • by Team FC
Life, as we know it, is never going to be the same again. Could there be a better time to air out our most unpopular opinions?
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Time For Film Award Ceremonies To Undergo An Overhaul, Says Halitha Shameem

  • Posted on January 14, 2020May 13, 2020
  • by Team FC
In a guest column, writer-director Halitha, who made the lyrical Sillu Karupatti, questions the goings-on in award ceremonies, and asks that all films be treated equally on stage.
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Readers Write: Rajini Rant - Darbar And The Trap Of Being The Superstar
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Rajini Rant – Darbar And The Trap Of Being The Superstar

  • Posted on January 14, 2020May 13, 2020
  • by Team FC
Don’t capitalise on the Superstar and run him into the ground like a racehorse. Let him act, just a bit more, writes reader Adhithya K R
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V1 Murder Case Movie Review: Mind Games And A Murder Mystery
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‘V1 – Murder Case’, ‘Parasite’, ‘Knives Out’… Our message movies ve...

  • Posted on January 8, 2020May 13, 2020
  • by Baradwaj Rangan
All I’m saying is don’t make a movie in order to deliver a message. Make the message – even if it is explicit – an organic part of your movie.
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Karthi And Jyotika Twist Themselves Up In Knots In Jeethu Joseph’s Underwhelming ...

  • Posted on December 21, 2019May 13, 2020
  • by Baradwaj Rangan
Unlike in ‘Drishyam’, the convolutions in ‘Thambi’ aren’t organic. The narrative gears are lubricated with snake oil.
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Composer Harris Jayaraj
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A Harris Jayaraj Fan Analyses His Harris Jayaraj Fandom

  • Posted on September 18, 2019May 13, 2020
  • by Vishal Menon
The ‘Kaappaan’ album is disappointing, but if there’s one thing that separates a fan from an aficionado, it’s the idea of hope. Here’s hoping the new Gautham Menon movie will be the reinvention.
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Southern Lights: Why The Sivaji Ganesan Kind Of Stardom Isn’t Possible Anymore

  • Posted on January 24, 2019May 13, 2020
  • by Baradwaj Rangan
The ability to sustain a seriously long career with one’s performances alone seems to have become a lost art
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Southern Lights: Going By The Review, Is Ajith’s Film Better Than Rajinikanth’s?

  • Posted on January 17, 2019May 13, 2020
  • by Baradwaj Rangan
There are 5000 articles out there about how star ratings work, but given the commotion over Petta and Viswasam, clearly there’s the need for a 5001st.
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Gemini Ganesan: A Love Story

  • Posted on November 17, 2018May 13, 2020
  • by Sujatha Narayanan
On the Kadhal Mannan’s 98th birth anniversary, we take a look at the many facets of the legend’s on-screen and off-screen persona
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