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Selfie Has A Simple Premise But Struggles To Tell The Story

  • Posted on April 2, 2022April 2, 2022
  • by Hariharan Krishnan
The film is not a classy work but the fact that somebody sticks his neck out to say “let us talk about the toxic world outside” is itself quite creditable
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Selfie Is A Dense Thriller That Feels Longer Than It Should

  • Posted on April 1, 2022
  • by Ranjani Krishnakumar
Director Mathi Maran makes an interesting debut with Selfie, a film that is worthy of appreciation more for what it tries to do than what it achieves
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Actors Roundtable: Auditions, rejections, references and scripts…

  • Posted on February 1, 2022
  • by Baradwaj Rangan
Some of the finest actors in Tamil cinema talk about their journey in the industry and how there are no rules to survive
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Rudra Thandavam Mohan G Rishard Rishi Gautham Menon
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Rudra Thandavam Is An Ill-Intentioned Bore

  • Posted on October 1, 2021October 1, 2021
  • by Ranjani Krishnakumar
The film is a self-obsessed lament of the oppressor convincing himself that his violence is benevolent.
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Why Vaaranam Aayiram Is My Favourite Tamil Film

  • Posted on July 26, 2021
  • by Birithivy Yogaratnam
Life is a colourful mosaic, and this film is a colourful mosaic in itself
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15 Best Telugu Romances Of All Time
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15 Best Telugu Romances Of All Time

  • Posted on July 17, 2021July 17, 2021
  • by Karthik Keramalu
From Devadasu to Sammohanam, here’s a list of the greatest Telugu romances.
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GVM goes down memory lane to give us his best moments

  • Posted on March 16, 2021March 16, 2021
  • by Baradwaj Rangan
The director, who just completed 20 years in cinema, goes down memory lane to give us us his best moments from his films
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The Ten Times Tamil Directors Defied Image
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The Ten Times Tamil Directors Moved Away From Their Own Style

  • Posted on March 11, 2021March 11, 2021
  • by Ashutosh Mohan
From Mani Ratnam’s ‘Thiruda Thiruda’ to Selvaraghavan’s ‘Nenjam Marappathillai’, a look at ten films that departed from the director’s image.
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Navarasa
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Nine Directors (Including Arvind Swami) In Mani Ratnam’s ‘Navarasa'

  • Posted on October 28, 2020October 28, 2020
  • by Team FC
The proceeds will go towards the well-being of film workers in Tamil cinema impacted by the pandemic
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A New Era? Gautham Vasudev Menon, Sudha Kongara, Rajiv Menon, Suhasini Mani Ratnam And Karthik Subbaraj To Direct Amazon Prime Video’s Anthology Putham Pudhu Kaalai
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A New Era? Amazon Prime Video’s Tamil Anthology Putham Pudhu Kaalai

  • Posted on September 30, 2020September 30, 2020
  • by Team FC
The anthology with five short films will release on October 16 in over 200 countries.
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Gautham Vasudev Menon’s Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa
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Exploring Gautham Menon’s Genius Through Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa

  • Posted on August 9, 2020August 7, 2020
  • by Aditya Matolli
The film is a masterclass in sophisticated character writing and genre subversion while also being a beautiful love story
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QUIZ: How Well Do You Know The Career Of Actor Suriya?

  • Posted on July 22, 2020October 6, 2021
  • by Team FC
Leaderboard: How Well Do You Know The Career Of Actor Suriya?
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