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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.

Great First Half Aayirathil-Oruvan Baddys

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Silly First Half, Great Second Half: Aayirathil Oruvan

Posted on March 16, 2020May 13, 2020
by Baradwaj Rangan

The 2010 Tamil film starring Reema Sen, Andrea Jeremiah and Karthi, starts off as an ultra- generic action-adventure ride with a splash of the supernatural. And then, we get the second half!

thambi movie review jeethu joseph karthi jyotika sathyaraj nikhila vimal

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Karthi And Jyotika Twist Themselves Up In Knots In Jeethu Joseph’s Underwhelming ...

Posted on December 21, 2019May 13, 2020
by Baradwaj Rangan

Unlike in ‘Drishyam’, the convolutions in ‘Thambi’ aren’t organic. The narrative gears are lubricated with snake oil.

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Thambi Movie Review: Karthi And Jyotika Star In Jeethu Joseph’s Messy Thriller You Ca...

Posted on December 20, 2019May 5, 2020
by Vishal Menon

Thambi is muddled with far too many ‘what-ifs’, sub-plots and characters.

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Lokesh Kanakaraj: How A Film Written For Mansoor Ali Khan Became Kaithi

Posted on October 30, 2019May 20, 2020
by Team FC

We’re at a time when one can make a commercial film without songs or heroines, says the director

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Kaithi Movie Review: Lokesh Kanagaraj Crafts A Sturdy (But Generic) Star Vehicle For Ka...

Posted on October 26, 2019May 5, 2020
by Baradwaj Rangan

There’s a fantastic “mass” scene, set around a swimming pool, where the protagonist stuffs himself with biriyani — it’s a stunning few minutes of a purely physical performance.

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“I’m The Last Person Who Should Have Ended Up In This Business’’: Narain On Kai...

Posted on October 21, 2019May 9, 2020
by Vishal Menon

Excerpts from an interview between Narain and Vishal Menon, a week before the release of Kaithi.

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From Catering To Cinema: How Madhampatty Rangaraj Stirred His Way Into Tinseltown

Posted on April 20, 2019May 10, 2020
by Subha J Rao

At one stage, the unspoken concerns of many got to Rangaraj. He had to think of the 2,000 families he was supporting, the 15 years of goodwill earned, and the long road from poverty to prosperity. But, something about cinema drew him

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