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Recent masala Tamil films
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Why Are So Many Recent Tamil Masala Films So Bland?

  • Posted on May 4, 2020May 13, 2020
  • by Team FC
Nothing beats the FDFS experience for FC Reader Hariharasudhen Nagarajan. Analysing the commonly used structures of the masala film, he tries to explain why there’s something missing in the films of this unique genre in recent years
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From Vedalam To Mersal, Antony Ruben On 5 Mass Movies He’s Edited

  • Posted on June 4, 2018May 10, 2020
  • by Rinku Gupta
The editor talks about working on a Siva film for 26 hours straight, watching Vijay walk into a fire and learning Morse code for Vivegam
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Tamizh Padam 2.0 Teaser Talk: Vivegam, Mersal, Vikram Vedha – The Spoof Comedy Sp...

  • Posted on June 1, 2018May 10, 2020
  • by L M Kaushik
Eight years after the first part, director C S Amudhan is back with more potshots at the Tamil film industry

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Why The Beard Is In Vogue In Tamil Cinema

  • Posted on March 26, 2018May 9, 2020
  • by L M Kaushik
From Vasanth Ravi in Taramani to Rajinikanth in Kaala, every Tamil film hero at the moment seems to be sporting the beard
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Thalapathy’s Dapper Avatar Down The Ages

  • Posted on March 6, 2018May 10, 2020
  • by L M Kaushik
Though Vijay has a ‘mass’ image, photos of Thalapathy 62 show him in a fancy suit and driving a Rolls Royce. We look back at the times he has played urban, suave roles
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Hema Rukmani Interview | One Film, One Facet | Mersal

  • Posted on November 22, 2017May 15, 2020
  • by Baradwaj Rangan
Hema Rukmani, the producer of Mersal, explains what a producer does. How Mersal, the Vijay blockbuster directed by Atlee came about. She speaks about her involvement in the various stages…
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Mersal Movie Review: A Gigantic, But Deflavoured Take On A 1989 Film

  • Posted on October 18, 2017May 4, 2020
  • by Baradwaj Rangan
Vijay lords over a movie that’s better than Bairavaa, but is that enough? The film also stars SJ Suryah and Samantha Ruth Prabhu
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