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 […]
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,
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
Comedy as a genre doesn’t get the respect it deserves: Akshay Kumar Read More
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
Nikhil Nagesh Bhat: The action in Kill had to be backed up by an emotion and reason Read More
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
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,
Suriya and Akshay approached the same character differently: Sudha Kongara Read More
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
Siddharth: I don’t want people to reject me before I perform Read More
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
Single takes require good actors to hold them: Vetrimaaran Read More
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
Visaranai was born out of an urge to set a film in a lockup: Vetrimaaran Read More
The maverick filmmaker talks about his early experiences, the origin of his style, and more in Part 1 of a three-part masterclass Edited excerpts: The first
Godard and Balu Mahendra sir taught me a lot: Vetrimaaran Read More
The Ullozhukku actress talks about playing strong characters and their complexities, acting with her dream filmmakers, and why some uncomfortable questions should be asked to the right people.
Parvathy Thiruvothu: Doing strong characters wasn’t really part of a plan Read More
The actor talks about his approach to acting, stardom, evolution, learning from veteran actors and more in a candid conversation. Edited excerpts: In a recent interview,
Fahadh Faasil: People should forget me once they leave the theatre Read More
