Indian cinema

செழியனுடன் ஓர் உரையாடல்

உலக சினிமா, எதார்த்த சினிமா, சுயாதீன சினிமா, தமிழ் சினிமாவின் தற்போதைய நிலை, ஒளிப்பதிவு அணுகுமுறை என்று வெவ்வேறு தளங்களைத் தொட்டுச் செல்லும் உரையாடல்.

6 years ago

Along a trail of some of Delhi’s aged cinema halls

Mitsu visits some of Old Delhi's single screen cinemas and comes back with pictures.

6 years ago

The case is closed

Amit Agarwal takes a close look at Mrinal Sen's 1982 film Kharij.

6 years ago

Of feet, burqas, and boundaries

Ramchander's notes from Sg.SAIFF 2018.

6 years ago

In conversation with Girish Kasaravalli and Siddiq Barmak

Ramchander met the filmmakers when they were in Singapore, for Sg.SAIFF 2018.

6 years ago

A song across generations

A short essay by Sara Siddiqui Chansarkar, about the potent power of nostalgia, and a song from the Hindi film…

6 years ago

In conversation with B Prasanna

He composed our magazine's theme music! But we spoke to him about other things too.

6 years ago

Movie watching in the Gulf

Manishankar Prasad looks at how the Indian diaspora in the Middle East consumes films.

6 years ago

Missing dosa in Delaware

Naveena Vijayan watches a gourmet film that leaves her hungry.

6 years ago

An exploration of emotional infidelity

Gayathiri looks at how this issue is presented in The Red Thread (Spanish) and Sathi Leelavathi (Tamil).

6 years ago

Snapshots from CIQFF 2018

Pradheep reports from the Chennai International Queer Film Festival 2018.

6 years ago

2018 சென்னை சர்வதேச குயர் திரைப்பட விழா – ஒரு பார்வை

சென்னை சர்வதேச குயர் திரைப்பட விழாவில் இருந்து பிரதீப் பாலுவின் குறிப்புரை.

6 years ago

Kaala and Pa Ranjith the artist

Ramchander argues that Pa Ranjith's filmography is never lacking in form, even if such complaints abound.

6 years ago

Standing Solo

Ramakrishnan takes us on a tour of Art Deco theatres in South Mumbai.

6 years ago

In conversation with R. Abilash

Athiyan interviews Tamil writer and film enthusiast R. Abilash. This conversation touches on politics, caste, love, and more; rooted in…

6 years ago

The Chennai of Tamil Cinema

Ramchander wonders why we seem to be seeing the same few stories over and over, when there are several more…

6 years ago

Photostory: In and out of theatres

Vishwanathan shares with us memories and pictures of theatres in Nagercoil and Chennai. Allow him to take you places!

7 years ago

Pari: Rethinking Horror

Jiya writes about her fascination for Horror stories, and why the movie Pari brings some freshness to this genre.

7 years ago

Revelations – A new aesthetic in Tamil cinema

Nilavazhagan writes in great detail about the artistic choices that make the Tamil independent film Revelations stand out.

7 years ago

Adoor and Kasaravalli

Ramchander shares with us his notes from the Singapore South Asian International Film Festival 2017.

7 years ago

Reel, Real

Anusha Srinivasan writes about Anand Pandian's Reel World, which is an anthropologist's examination of Tamil cinema.

7 years ago

The Shadow People

Athiyan writes about Ashokamitran's novel Karaindha Nizhalgal, which looks at the lives of those on the peripheries of the Tamil…

7 years ago

Nargis on your Wall

A short story by Sithuraj Ponraj, featuring the beloved Nargis Dutt, one of the doyens of Hindi cinema.

7 years ago

The Goddess: Satyajit Ray and the myth of the Eternal Feminine

Rafaella Britto writes about Devi, the Satyajit Ray movie that explores the relationship between femininity and divinity in a patriarchal…

7 years ago

When is an Indian not an Indian?

Aashish Gadhvi examines how Hindi cinema portrays the Indian abroad, and how this has changed over the years.

7 years ago

Earth: An interpretation

Maanasa Visweswaran pays tribute to Deepa Mehta's Earth (1998), a film that continues to resonate with her.

7 years ago

Chiriyakhana: A Director’s Failure

Lopamudra wonders why the beloved fictitious Bengali detective Byomkesh Bakshi has never enjoyed a successful transition to cinema.

7 years ago

Chemmeen: The novel and the film

Athiyan writes about his experience of reading a Tamil translation of Chemmeen, the Malayalam novel, and watching Chemmeen, the classic…

7 years ago

Smouldering Rubber – The Politics of Kabali

Jeyannathann Karunanithi writes about the politics of the Tamil movie Kabali. He argues that we must familiarize ourselves with the…

7 years ago

A Bollywood Superstar in China

Anusha Srinivasan attempts to understand Indian actor Aamir Khan's popularity in China.

7 years ago