How Mani Ratnam Establishes Divya’s Character In Mouna Ragam
From the scenes and the dialogues to the opening song, everything packs in information about who Divya is, drawing us into her world, writes Hariharasudhen Nagarajan.
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30 Years Of Anjali: Child Actor Anand Krishnamoorthi Looks Back
Shopping for clothes with Suhasini. Auditioning for Sundaram Master and a young dancer named Prabhu Deva. And, subsequently, grappling with fame.
If I Want To Do Something, Then Nothing Can Stop Me: Aditi Rao Hydari
The actress speaks about Sufiyum Sujathayum, being a Mani Ratnam heroine, and more.
My Movie Milestone: Abhishek Bachchan On Mani Ratnam’s Guru
The actor talks about the many inspirations for Guru, the famous climactic speech, and what it’s like being directed by Mani Ratnam
Images That Prove Mani Ratnam’s Raavanan May Have Been ‘Too Beautiful'
The Vikram-Aishwarya Rai-Prithviraj starrer, which turns 10 today, was a modern-day take on the Ramayana. But it’s the film’s imagery that worked overtime to make it an epic.
5 Bollywood Films In Which The Monsoon Is A Character
From the dread-inducing rains in Ram Gopal Varma’s Kaun to the fierce downpour that mirrors the protagonist of Mani Ratnam’s Raavan – here are our favourites
My Movie Milestone: Aishwarya Rajesh Speaks About Kaaka Muttai
The much-loved Manikandan film, about two boys and their yearning to taste pizza, was a festival favourite and a commercial success. But it didn’t open the doors of stardom like Aishwarya Rajesh imagined it would.
Ilaiyaraaja & Mani Ratnam: On Their Birthday, 10 Songs From 10 Films
Here are the top numbers from each film, where they both leave their respective marks: in other words, song sequences that stand out because of the music as well as the staging.
Santosh Sivan’s Masterclass, Journey Of Light: On Thuppakki, Iruvar, D
Ten takeaways from Canon India Digital’s webinar, where the cinematographer and filmmaker took questions and explained his art, his philosophy.
25 Hindi Movies For Your Bollywood-Illiterate Foreigner Friend
This is not a list that will shatter the stereotype of what a “Bollywood” film is. It is a list of films from the past 20 years, meant to breathe life into it- long films, class conflicts, colour and rage, dance-offs on stage.
Alaipayuthey Created A World That Is Believable: Madhavan
In a free-wheeling conversation with Baradwaj Rangan, Madhavan speaks about 20 years of Alaipayuthey, the audience reaction at Devi theatre, the gooseflesh he gets even now while narrating that reaction, how it ensured he made the move from Bombay to Chennai, and more.
