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Kaatru Veliyidai, An Unconventional And Underrated Mani Ratnam Love Story

Posted on April 13, 2021
by Anmol Mahato

What is love? Is it respect? Should love account for respect? Is it possible to love someone and not respect them? Is it possible to love someone and be okay if they disrespect you?

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Sulthan: A Generic ‘Mass Movie’ That Could Have Been So Much More

Posted on April 2, 2021April 2, 2021
by Baradwaj Rangan

The writer-director doesn’t trust his premise. He wants to keep throwing in more, more, more.

Sulthan Trailer Talk: Karthi’s Sulthan Is A One-Man Army In An Action-Packed Trailer

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Sulthan Trailer Talk: Karthi’s Sulthan Is A One-Man Army

Posted on March 24, 2021March 24, 2021
by Team FC

Directed by Bakkiyaraj Kannan and starring Karthi, Rashmika Mandanna, Lal, Napoleon, and Yogi Babu, Sulthan is set to release on April 2, 2021.

How Did Lokesh Kanagaraj Write A Script For A Superstar Like Vijay?

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Master: How Lokesh Kanagaraj Wrote A Script For A Superstar Like Vijay

Posted on January 27, 2021January 27, 2021
by Baradwaj Rangan

The director, who has hit a purple patch, speaks about matching his sensitivities to those of a star vehicle and finding a middle ground, song placement, introduction shots, and more.

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Vijay Asked Me To Add ‘Makkal Selvan’ Before Vijay Sethupathi On The Master Poster:...

Posted on January 11, 2021January 11, 2021
by Baradwaj Rangan

“Everyone thinks that there’s a lot of pressure on me. Truth is, it’s impossible to make a film under that kind of pressure,” says the director just days before the release of Master

The Many Mirrors Of Mani Ratnam: The Audience Views His Characters Framed Inside Them Through Another Prism

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The Many Mirrors Of Mani Ratnam

Posted on October 27, 2020October 27, 2020
by Sagar Tetali

Working with trusted cinematographers such as PC Sreeram, Santosh Sivan, Rajiv Menon and Ravi Varman, the veteran filmmaker uses mirrors to lend dimension, to allow the audience to view a scene indirectly…

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FC Disruptors 2020: 25 Indian Artists Who Shook Things Up In Entertainment

Posted on October 17, 2020
by Team FC

From actors, musicians and social media creators, these are the names that created new ways of seeing or found the beating pulse of an audience

Avengers Assemble: What Would The Tamil Version Of Malayalam All-Starrer Twenty:20 Look Like?

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Imagining The Tamil Version Of Malayalam All-Starrer Twenty:20

Posted on August 11, 2020
by Team FC

Back in 2008, the Joshiy film was a miracle in the way it involved every major Malayalam actor to create the industry’s biggest-ever hit. What would a similar reunion look like, especially in the Tamil film industry, wonders Meera Venugopal.

Five Hindi Blockbusters And Their Tamil Remakes Nobody Asked For

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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.

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.

From Vikram Vedha To Vijay’s Theri: Seven Places You Need To Make A 'Madras Film'

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Vikram Vedha, Theri... 7 places to shoot a Madras film.

Posted on March 17, 2020May 13, 2020
by Team FC

Anirudh AR on places that go far beyond Central Station to establish a film as being unmistakably Chennai.

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.

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