Ajith is an even bigger star off-screen, says ‘Vivegam’ cinematographer Vetri Palanisamy

‘Vivegam’ has ‘an international look on the lines of the James Bond and Mission: Impossible films’.

Archana Nathan

· Yesterday · 08:15 am

Vijay Sethupathi interview: ‘I am a free bird, roaming freely, enjoying my own journey’

The ‘Vikram Vedha’ star on stumbling into Tamil movies and the wisdom of not planning his career.

Archana Nathan

· Jul 20, 2017 · 08:15 am

Picture the song: In ‘Ninaithen Vandaai’, MGR and Jayalalithaa are Antony and Cleopatra

In ‘Kavalkaaran’, Jayalalithaa’s character revisits the stories of star-crossed lovers and decides her own love story deserves a happy ending.

Archana Nathan

· Jul 18, 2017 · 01:30 pm

‘All that matters to them is the world around their mother’: documentary on children born in prison

Malati Rao’s ‘Born Behind Bars’ brings out the stories of children whose mothers are inmates of Chanchalguda prison in Hyderabad.

Archana Nathan

· Jul 17, 2017 · 12:00 pm

In ‘Ayaal Sassi’, a man takes his hunger for attention all the way to his grave

Malayalam director Sajin Baabu’s movie stars veteran actor Sreenivasan and is about a character who is constantly in search of instant fame.

Archana Nathan

· Jul 14, 2017 · 10:15 am

Classics for our times: Water is in short supply but the satire flows in ‘Thaneer Thaneer’

Tamil director K Balachander’s 1981 classic explores a drought-stricken village’s desperate attempts to stay afloat.

Archana Nathan

· Jul 12, 2017 · 01:30 pm

‘Beautiful and romantic even in the weirdest of situations’: The look of ‘Jagga Jasoos’

Production designer Rajat Poddar speaks about the sets and props that were created for the July 14 release, starring Ranbir Kapoor and Katrina Kaif.

Archana Nathan

· Jul 09, 2017 · 01:30 pm

The bizarre afterlife of unlikely movie stars Gaddappa and Century Gowda

The farmers who shot to fame with Raam Reddy’s Kannada hit ‘Thithi’ are having a hard time saying no to unending offers.

Archana Nathan

· Jul 05, 2017 · 01:30 pm

GST effect: The agitation over high tax rates for Tamil films is a sign of things to come

Now that the Goods and Services Tax has been introduced, is the price cap on movie tickets in the South an obsolete idea?

Archana Nathan

· Jul 05, 2017 · 12:00 pm

Ratna Pathak Shah on ‘Lipstick Under My Burkha’: ‘My hope is that men take lots away from the film’

The veteran actor, a favourite of the new indie strain in Hindi, says the Censor Board only proved the point that Lipstick Under My Burkha was trying to make.

Archana Nathan

· Jul 01, 2017 · 12:00 pm

Before Bollywood, Sridevi showed off her acting chops in Tamil cinema

Sridevi’s 300th appearance in ‘Mom’ caps a career that began in the films of K Balachander and Bharathiraja.

Archana Nathan

· Jun 28, 2017 · 12:00 pm

Marina beach protests were like Occupy Wall Street, says director of jallikattu documentary

Santhosh Gopal followed five protesters among the lakhs who descended on the Chennai beach in January to agitate against the ban on the bull-taming sport.

Archana Nathan

· Jun 25, 2017 · 01:30 pm