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Tamil Directors Who Appeared In Their Own Films
Here’s a look at the memorable instances when directors appeared as actors in their own films, from cameos to lead roles.
15 Weakest Films Of Tamil Cinema’s Most Prominent Directors Today
Spielberg has 1941, Cameron has Piranha 2 and the Coens have The Ladykillers…Tamil cinema has Darbar, da!
KV Anand Leaves Behind Grand Entertainers And Unforgettable Images
With the news of his passing away at just 54, all the unforgettable visuals from his films come to mind: the giant moon from Josh, the dreamy sepia-like visions in Khakee’s ‘Dil Dooba’.
The Anniyan Remake Controversy, Explained
What’s the controversy between producer ‘Aascar’ Ravichandran and director Shankar over the Hindi remake of Shankar’s Anniyan with Ranveer Singh? And who really owns the story of Anniyan?
The Ten Times Tamil Directors Moved Away From Their Own Style
From Mani Ratnam’s ‘Thiruda Thiruda’ to Selvaraghavan’s ‘Nenjam Marappathillai’, a look at ten films that departed from the director’s image.
The Ten Best: Workout Scenes That Agonized, Aroused, And Amused
From Prem Aggan to Jodha Akbar, workout scenes that refused to run out of the mind long after the scene ended
Poornima Bhagyaraj On 40 Years Of Manjil Virinja Pookal And Mohanlal
Poornima Bhagyaraj was trying to get a foothold in Hindi films when she was chosen to play Prabha in Fazil’s Manjil Virinja Pookal, which co-starred Mohanlal and Shankar. She speaks about learning Malayalam through Hindi, and how the film created so many stars.
Kamal Haasan On Streaming: Where to Find Some Of The Star’s Best Films
Here’s a beginner’s guide to a weekend binge of Kamal Haasan’s film on Amazon Prime Video, YouTube and Disney+Hotstar.
QUIZ: How Well Do You Know Shankar-Rajinikanth’s Enthiran and 2.0?
Leaderboard: How Well Do You Know Shankar-Rajinikanth’s Enthiran and 2.0?
Black Eyed Peas’ (Odd) Ode To 'Bollywood' Action
A fun, frollicky Bollyw-ode that lumps Tamil, Telugu, Hindi (and Swedish) as ‘Bollywood’, with Rajamouli, Shankar, and Rohit Shetty’s films featured
15 Years of Shankar’s Anniyan: A Nine-Year-Old’s Thoughts Then And Now
It is hard to watch a film today that you distinctly remember watching 15 years ago. The same thoughts come back, some have evolved, and some new ones have come too. Why is Shankar so fatalistic? Why are his action sequences so engrossing? Why that open-ending?
