The Many Mirrors Of Mani Ratnam
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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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.
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.
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
Five Years Of Mani Ratnam's OK Kanmani
The film, which explored a live-in relationship, was probably just an intelligent rehash of Mani’s earlier works. But, it provided a whiff of fresh air in the romance film genre, writes FC Reader Sundar Rajan
10 Memorable Moments From Mani Ratnam’s Alaipayuthey, Which Turns 20
That the same filmmaker has — over a 30-year period — made a defining love story for three generations is itself something special. What makes Alaipayuthey even more remarkable is… well, read on.
Train Of Thought In Mani Ratnam’s Alaipayuthey
The symbolism and metaphors in the movie, starring Madhavan and Shalini, render the film timeless and set its creator Mani Ratnam apart from the rest, writes FC Reader Hariharasudhen Nagarajan
The Debate Over Dhanush’s Voiceovers In Gautham Vasudev Menon’s ‘Enai Noki Paayu...
Every time someone tries something new, audiences are amused. Take Mani Ratnam’s dialogues. People used to laugh: “Mani Ratnam padam hero maadhiri pesaadhe.” (As in, don’t speak in those clipped tones.)
PC Sreeram Talks About His Collaborations With Mani Ratnam, Kamal Haasan And Balki
‘Ashok Kumar and Mahendran were rock stars’, says the National-Award winning cinematogrpaher
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