Tamil cinema
An Epic Return to the Cholas
Kalki’s novel has impacted Tamil culture over the past 70 years. It created ‘Tamil pride’ in the all-conquering Cholas who conquered the north by land and Southeast Asia by sea. It has become a point of reference for the perfect novel, illustrated and interspersed with history, yet fascinating as a romance
The Tamil Wave
Today Tamil Indie films can be recognised for their diversity both in content and treatment
Vijay Sethupathi: Bowled Out
The Tamil star is browbeaten into withdrawing from a biopic on cricketer Muralitharan
Game Over Movie Review
‘Game Over', which was shot in Tamil and Telugu, and is now dubbed in Hindi, has a few genuinely scary scenes, but it is too schematic in structure and theme to work as a reflective thriller
Farewell, Our Chandni of Moonlit Romance
She could change expressions as quickly as clouds pass over the sun. In moments, it could change from sad, happy, adoring or scared to surprise. Her huge eyes with long lashes seem too exaggerated to be real, and when she rolls them in silliness, winks in naughtiness or fills them with tears, they are unmissable. She wrinkles her nose and pouts, bites her lip and smiles
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