A Good Actor With An Ideology Becomes A Star: SJ Suryah
“An actor’s job is to fulfil the director’s vision. That’s what gives me a high,” says the actor.
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SJ Suryah On How Being A Director Helps Him As An Actor
SJ Suryah talks about his acting career after ‘Isai’, his preparation for ‘Spyder’, and the reason he tries not to rehearse too much.
Nenjam... is far from perfect, but it’s a portal into Selva’s mind
In a “straight” movie like ‘NGK’, the outrageous flourishes stick out. But in a genre piece like this, they crack open a window and make the clichés breathe again
Selvaraghavan On ‘Nenjam Marappathillai’ And His Writer's Instinct
“Instead of having multiplexes everywhere why don’t you build theatres to screen independent films?,” asks the director.
Ten All-Purpose Tamil Comedies From The Last Ten Years, On OTT
As one gets tired of watching and rewatching the same old comedy clips on YouTube, here’s a gentle nudge towards movies you may have already watched, but might want to revisit.
First Person: SJ Suryah's Favourite Actors
Spontaneity, dialogue-delivery, expressiveness… the ace actor-director on why he likes performers such as Amitabh Bachchan, Julia Roberts and Sir Anthony Hopkins.
20 Years Of Kushi And How The SJ Suryah Film Changed Vijay’s Image
The transition from lover boy to mass hero is one very few stars manage to do successfully. For Vijay, it was Kushi that contributed to his likeable goofiness and made him a favourite with kids and families.
Top 15 Tamil Films Of 2019
In order of release date, here are the year’s most interesting and memorable films, from ‘Peranbu’ to ‘Irandam Ulagaporin Kadaisi Gundu’ (and excluding films releasing in the last weekend of December).
I Want To Become Bigger Than Shah Rukh Khan: SJ Suryah
The director/music director/producer/distributor talks about how acting was all that ever mattered to him, acting with a rodent for ‘Monster’ and the unforgettable years he spent with his father that made him fall in love with cinema
