Parthiban’s ‘Teenz’ is a set of interesting ideas that do not come together in a satisfying way
The film stars a bunch of teenagers and Yogi Babu. It starts off like a ghost story and undergoes a genre shift, but the writing needed to be […]
Shankar Shanmugam: Sequels are challenging because everyone knows everything
In Part 1 of this interaction with the director, he reflects on his beginnings, the challenges of making a sequel, and more… Edited excerpts: You’ve had this thirty-year
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I prefer following my own path and instinct: Akshay Kumar
In Part 2 of this conversation with the Sarfira actor, he shares his affinity towards interesting characters, dealing with harsh scrutiny, and his approach to scripts Edited excerpts:
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Sudha Kongara’s ‘Sarfira’ is a solid remake that has its own flavour, both in terms of moments and performances
The film stars Akshay Kumar, Radhika Madan, Paresh Rawal. Despite some turbulence in the writing, this is a feel-good story where the woman is as important as the
Shankar’s ‘Indian 2’ has a solid premise that’s undone by vague, unfocused, uninteresting execution
The film stars Kamal Haasan, Siddharth, Priya Bhavani Shankar, Bobby Simha. The screenplay is flat, and we are forced to endure generic lectures about corruption. In 1987, in Nayakan,
Comedy as a genre doesn’t get the respect it deserves: Akshay Kumar
In Part 1 of this conversation with Akshay Kumar ahead of the release of Sudha Kongara’s Sarfira, the actor gets candid about the fleeting nature of success, his
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Nikhil Nagesh Bhat: The action in Kill had to be backed up by an emotion and reason
The filmmaker talks about having a unique writing process for creating an action movie that has never been done before in India, references, and more… Edited excerpts: What
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Gaganachari review: An amusing dystopian mockumentary with enough pluses to outweigh the minuses
The film stars KB Ganesh Kumar, Gokul Suresh, Aju Varghese, Anarkali Marikar. It works because of the performances and because the filmmaking energy is so contagious. Let
Suriya and Akshay approached the same character differently: Sudha Kongara
Ahead of the release of Sarfira, the Hindi remake of Soorarai Pottru, the writer-director talks about her approach to directing Suriya and Akshay Kumar, their different acting processes,
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Siddharth: I don’t want people to reject me before I perform
Ahead of the release of Shankar’s Indian 2, the actor shares his experience working with Kamal Haasan, his admiration for Shankar’s movies, and why he stopped being vocal
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Single takes require good actors to hold them: Vetrimaaran
In the final segment of a three-part masterclass, the filmmaker discusses the reasoning behind repeating the same actors, single takes, the emotions behind the opening scenes of Asuran
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Visaranai was born out of an urge to set a film in a lockup: Vetrimaaran
In Part 2 of this three-part filmmaking masterclass, the Visaranai director talks about the importance of mid-points, thoughts that went into crafting the story structure of Visaranai and
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