First Person: Sid Sriram’s Five Favourite Songs
A listicle of songs the singer-composer loves, and why they are special to him
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Venkat Prabhu: 5 Instances When The Director Celebrated Inside Humour
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
Memories Of The Movie Theatre: Nayakan, Mother India, Karma...
The lockdown has only meant that we are craving for something we can’t have right now: Going to the movies
Two Scenes In Nayakan That Showcase How Effectively Ilaiyaraaja Uses Music To Tell A Story
Ilaiyaraaja’s music does not call out attention to itself; it is woven into the fabric of the movie itself, writes FC Reader Adhithya KR
When A Big Hero Changes, Everyone Else’s Thinking Starts To Change: AR Murugadoss
When I’m directing a big star, I feel an extra happiness… more than what I would feel when making a regular film.
When You Hit Rock Bottom, A Line Or Idea Almost Feels Like Hope: Shashaa Tirupati
The singer-composer on how playback singing makes you a better actor, the time AR Rahman made her run before a recording, how trauma contributes to her compositions and why she sings for free, sometimes.
‘Ungal Naan’: In Search Of The “Greatest” Kamal Haasan-Ilaiyaraaja Album
Given the number of fabulous scores the maestro has crafted for the actor, here’s an attempt to settle on one being above all others.
Happy 76th, Ilayaraja, And Yes, Just Be Yourself
We should really, really stop expecting celebrities to conform to our notions of “good behaviour”.
Director’s Diaries: On The Sets Of Thamizh Padam 2 With CS Amudhan
The first of a series of fortnightly instalments that takes us through the panic-stricken, testing but ultimately rewarding experience of a film shoot
