‘The whole village was a set’: The making of Raam Reddy’s comedy ‘Thithi’

Death and the comedy of life are the big themes in the Kannada arthouse festival movie, which features a non-professional cast.

Nandini Ramnath

· Dec 08, 2015 · 12:00 pm

French film ‘Taj Mahal’ is about the 2008 attacks on Mumbai – but about Paris and Mali too

Nicholas Saada’s movie focuses on a French girl trapped on the hotel as a terror strike unfolds.

Nandini Ramnath

· Nov 23, 2015 · 08:30 am

In Tamil film ‘Visaranai’, police corruption begins in the lock-up

Vetrimaaran’s powerful movie looks at human rights violations and shady deals through the eyes of three men jailed for no fault of theirs.

Nandini Ramnath

· Nov 09, 2015 · 01:30 pm

Blood and water thicken in Malayalam movie ‘Munroe Island’

Manu’s debut feature is among the titles in the Competition section of the Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival.

Charmy Harikrishnan

· Oct 31, 2015 · 12:30 pm

In 'G A Wanton Heart’, love, sex and deception run rampant in Haryana

Rahul Dahiya’s first feature tackles the brutal quashing of sexual expression in the countryside.

Nandini Ramnath

· Oct 28, 2015 · 01:30 pm

‘Gaali Beeja’ is a movie about a road and road movies

Artist Babu Eshwar Prasad’s debut feature captures various lives along the highway between Bengaluru and Mumbai.

Nandini Ramnath

· Oct 20, 2015 · 01:30 pm

A new movie gives voice to Maharashtra’s nomadic herding community

Bhaurao Karhade’s first feature ‘Khwada’ highlights the threats to the way of life of the Dhangars.

Nandini Ramnath

· Oct 19, 2015 · 01:45 pm

Nobody deserves a life of loneliness for consensual sexual choices: 'Aligarh' director Hansal Mehta

The filmmaker's new project explores the persecution of a gay professor.

Udita Jhunjhunwala

· Oct 15, 2015 · 01:30 pm

Difficult fathers, brutal sons, conniving wives: meet Titli and his family

Kanu Behl’s debut feature ‘Titli’ is a fierce account of a family on the margins of society and decency.

Nandini Ramnath

· Oct 14, 2015 · 01:30 pm

Trailer talk: Yet another Bollywood spoof, and yet another vigilante movie from Hollywood

'Happy Ending', 'Dumb and Dumber To' and 'The Equalizer' open this week.

Scroll Staff

· Nov 19, 2014 · 03:30 am

Trailer talk: 'Boyhood', 'Kill Dill' and 'John Wick' open this week

Richard Linklater's coming-of-age drama competes with a Hindi action comedy and a Hollywood fisticuffs fest.

Scroll Staff

· Nov 12, 2014 · 02:30 am

Trailer talk: 'Interstellar', 'Nightcrawler' and 'The Shaukeens' open this Friday

This week’s fare includes lechers on the prowl and astronauts in search of a new planet.

Scroll Staff

· Nov 05, 2014 · 12:30 am