Day #4 Of Lockdown: Raai Laxmi-Starrer Neeya 2
Neeya 2 invents its own genre. It’s not so-bad-it’s-good. It is so-awful-you’re-glad-the-world-is-ending.
Tamil Cinema
Train Of Thought In Mani Ratnam’s Alaipayuthey
The symbolism and metaphors in the movie, starring Madhavan and Shalini, render the film timeless and set its creator Mani Ratnam apart from the rest, writes FC Reader Hariharasudhen Nagarajan
20 Roles That Prove Prakash Raj Can Make Anything Work
As Prakash Raj turns 55 today, we list out a few of his notable roles, from ‘uber nice’ to ‘unremittingly evil’, with several ambiguous ones in between.
RRR: First Look First Impression
Baradwaj Rangan, Vishal Menon and Ashutosh Mohan discuss their first thoughts of the first motion poster of SS Rajamouli’s most-awaited multi-starrer with Jr NTR and Ram Charan
Top 10 Tamil Films Where Senthil Got The Better Of Goundamani
Senthil’s face has been mocked and he’s been kicked countless times by Goundamani. Is it even possible to make a list of films in which both their characters had a more or less equal footing, and where the comedy was not derived from just Senthil’s appearance?
A Tribute To Visu, Known For Middle-Class Melodramas
The Visu Character™ was a fixture in The Visu Film™. He is to families what a skilled mechanic is to a car: however bad the damage, he fixes it.
Harish Kalyan On Dharala Prabhu And His Career Choices
The actor speaks about dealing with the unexpected disruption of Dharala Prabhu’s theatrical run due to the Covid 19 lockdown, his initial apprehension about playing a sperm donor, and his conviction that he will have to do rural or family films at regular intervals as a mainstream hero.
When South Indian actors turn producers
They are not looking to produce big-budget films like studios do. They’re happy to experiment.
Vijay's 80-Crore Salary For Master And The Kollywood Impact
What we have in Kollywood is the complete ascendance of the hero, at the cost of every other stakeholder, from the distributors to even the producer.
Vikram Vedha, Theri... 7 places to shoot a Madras film.
Anirudh AR on places that go far beyond Central Station to establish a film as being unmistakably Chennai.
Even Stars Like Rajinikanth And Vijay Can’t Escape Stereotyping
From North Indian villains and elaborate hero introduction scenes to dying mothers and wives and heroes who farm just because it’s in fashion… Tamil cinema is a gift that keeps giving.
Are Draupathi’s Makers Using Controversy To Fuel The Film’s Dream Run?
The film’s director Mohan G has kickstarted a Twitter campaign to persuade director Pa Ranjith to watch Draupathi.
