Wednesday, March 18, 2020

A modern-day blessing: My thoughts on the delightful “Oh My KadavuLe”

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Exquisite expressions.   Precise casting.   Thoughtful writing.   Splendid staging.   As I was barely getting out of the heady feeling that...
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Saturday, March 7, 2020

Si-Lens: A few quiet moments captured on Tamil screen

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In an interview with Bosskey, the late Mahendran had recounted his formative years in Ilayangudi.   He was a fan of the Tamil cinema of th...
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Wednesday, February 12, 2020

Earthy but Worthy – A piece on Balakumaran’s writing in Tamil Cinema

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Disclaimer – this is not meant to be an exhaustive, analytical piece on Balakumaran.   It is an attempt to capture a few facets of his wri...
Friday, January 24, 2020

Angel in the detail: My review of Halitha Shameem’s “Sillu Karupatti”

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Halitha Shameem’s Sillu Karupatti features a tape recorder, a shampoo bottle, a ring, a box of Pringles chips, a Johnson’s baby ad, a C...
Saturday, January 18, 2020

The King's Beats

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En route to work on a bone-crunchingly cold morning, I wanted a jolt on top of what my chai would give me.   So, I turned the volume up to...
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Wednesday, January 1, 2020

Marriage Story: A door closes, a window opens

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When reading a bit about Noah Baumbach’s Marriage Story , I happened upon this headline from The Telegraph – “ Marriage Story should be ...
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Monday, December 16, 2019

Different Folks, Same Strokes

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Let us start with three completely unconnected conversations that span fictional and real spaces. The first happens in a rather touchi...
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