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Five Hindi Blockbusters And Their Tamil Remakes Nobody Asked For

Posted on May 13, 2020May 13, 2020
by Vishal Menon

Sivaji Ganesan as the Big B, Suriya as SRK and GVM replacing Farhan Akhtar for the Dil Chahta Hai remake. As blasphemous as this may sound, here’s a back-of-the-school bus conversation we’ve all indulged in at some point in time.

Moments Of The Struggle That Ajith’s Character Manohar Experiences Are What I’d Faced As A Youngster: Rajiv Menon On 20 Years Of Kandukondein Kandukondein

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Rajiv Menon On 20 Years Of Kandukondain Kandukondain

Posted on May 5, 2020May 13, 2020
by Team FC

In a conversation with Baradwaj Rangan, Rajiv Menon speaks about moving closer to reality as a filmmaker, the 18-year-gap before he made Sarvam Thaala Mayam, and making a film with an ensemble cast

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Why Are So Many Recent Tamil Masala Films So Bland?

Posted on May 4, 2020May 13, 2020
by Team FC

Nothing beats the FDFS experience for FC Reader Hariharasudhen Nagarajan. Analysing the commonly used structures of the masala film, he tries to explain why there’s something missing in the films of this unique genre in recent years

New-Age Tamil Cinema: 25 Recent Films With Subtitles And Where To Find Them

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New-Age Tamil Cinema: 25 Recent Films With Subtitles On OTT

Posted on May 2, 2020May 13, 2020
by Ashutosh Mohan

You’ve all heard about the big Vijay and Ajith entertainers. What about small films with big hearts, like Sillu Karupatti or Aruvi? Or exciting director-star collaborations like Vikram Vedha or Super Deluxe? Tamil cinema has something for every film lover, and now is a great time to sample some of the best films in recent years.

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Quiz: How Well Do you Know Thala Ajith And His Films?

Posted on May 1, 2020
by Team FC

On the superstar’s 49th birthday, here’s a challenging quiz to see if you’re a diehard fan of Thala. Therikavidalaama?

The 5 Ajith Films With The Best Climaxes

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Ajith Birthday Special: 5 Ajith Films With The Best Climaxes

Posted on May 1, 2020May 13, 2020
by Ashutosh Mohan

On Ajith’s 49th birthday, we list five of his films with memorable climaxes. They reveal an actor who is sometimes jaded by the ‘mass’ hero formula, yet strives to do something interesting, within the scope of his stardom.

Gained In Translation: Remakes That Worked Well in Tamil Cinema

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Gained In Translation: Remakes That Worked Well in Tamil Cinema

Posted on April 24, 2020May 13, 2020
by Team FC

From Kamal Haasan and Rajinikanth to Vijay and Ajith, every top star has been part of successful remakes, writes Sundar Rajan

Venkat Prabhu: 5 Instances When The Director And His Team Celebrated Inside Humour In Tamil Cinema

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Venkat Prabhu: 5 Instances When The Director Celebrated Inside Humour

Posted on April 23, 2020May 15, 2020
by Vivek Shivakumar

A comedy sequence in a Venkat Prabhu film always leaves the audience in splits, but also tempts them to travel back to find the origin, and then laugh some more

Sachein: The Forgotten Link Between Vijay-Starrer Kushi and Master

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Sachein: The Forgotten Link Between Vijay-Starrer Kushi and Master

Posted on April 3, 2020May 15, 2020
by Ashutosh Mohan

Vijay is all set to enter university as a professor in Lokesh Kanagaraj’s Master. Fifteen years ago, he was a student in Sachein. It was an entertaining experiment, but the film’s lukewarm response ensured that it was Vijay’s last purely romantic role.

Vijay’s Master Will Fetch Him Rs 80 Crore, And He Deserves It, So What’s The Problem?

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Vijay's 80-Crore Salary For Master And The Kollywood Impact

Posted on March 18, 2020May 13, 2020
by Baradwaj Rangan

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.

Even Stars Like Rajinikanth, Vijay And Ajith Can’t Escape Stereotyping. Here Are 10 Tamil Cinema Tropes We Can Live Without

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Even Stars Like Rajinikanth And Vijay Can’t Escape Stereotyping

Posted on March 16, 2020May 13, 2020
by Ashutosh Mohan

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.

Valentine’s Day 14 Ways Tamil Cinema Taught Us To Love

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Valentine’s Day: 14 Ways Tamil Cinema Taught Us To Love

Posted on February 8, 2020May 13, 2020
by Ashutosh Mohan

14 scenes from Tamil movies that nudged us to invest in the love stories on screen, and gave us ideas too

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