Hindi dominates the web series scene on OTT platforms such as Prime, NetFlix, Zee 5 and Hot Star. Besides Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada are visible on OTT. Tamil film industry does have pan-India artists and technicians but their OTT presence is at a nascent stage....
There is no dearth of police films in Tamil cinema. The films have stereotyped the police department in many ways. The protagonists in Tamil police films are either upright, keen on protecting the law by all means or they are evil manifestations ready to beat the innocents to pulp. In some...
In the cine world, remake or dubbing is nothing new. Tamil cinema has been seeing such a trend even before the days of producers SS Vasan, AVM, Nagi Reddy and L V Prasad. The trend of pan-India films is now catching up in the country in which movies are made in multiple languages and released...
YouTuber Blue Sattai Maran made a name for himself by skewering Tamil movies. When Elamaran's movie, Anti Indian, was released, it was expected trolls would take delight in skewering it. But Maran has come out relatively unscathed with his dignity intact. Given his record of rubbishing...
Simbu is one of the imponderables of Tamil cinema. His movies are rare and they are not always hits. Yet, every movie release of his comes with a buzz and gets talked about. Simbu has had many comebacks in his career. He changes tack in the characters he portrays to stay relevant. Simbu has...
There seems to be a paradigm shift with which the current generation approaches life. The present generation is keenly aware that youthful years will be few. Time is short and they have so much to achieve. The previous generation approached life assuming eternal youth. This change in...
In Tamil Nadu, where various seasons are just shades of summer, rain is a respite. The chilly weather after copious rainfall is sensual and romantic. No, we are not talking of the terrifying cyclones that are upon us now, but a normal rainy day accompanied by melodious Ilayaraja songs and spicy...
