Online gambling has created much trouble in society. Recently, a few committed suicide because they had gambled away their savings online. Many have asked that online gambling be banned seeing it as a social vice. If offline gambling is banned because it is a form of vice, why can't online...
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....
The film, Writer, released towards the end of 2021 seemed to capture the year well. Directed by Franklin Jacob, yet another talent to emerge from Pa Ranjith’s stable, the film’s core was its story. Writer has shown that films with a highly original story, well researched plot, and believable...
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...
We enter into the last week of 2021. After 2020 was lost to the first wave of the pandemic, 2021 was welcomed as turning a new leaf. But 2021 exasperated us even more. The best way to get over it is to poke fun on the year that shouldn't have been. Covid19 turned more deadly this year. It left...
Everyone in the film, 83 has his moments. Even Kirti Azad and Ravi Shastri have their small share of glory. Sunil Gavaskar, who had a terrible time, was apparently the man behind the most famous ball bowled by an Indian. India’s equivalent of Shane Warne’s ball of the century was bowled by...
Thirtyfour years on since his death, MG Ramachandran (MGR), the matinee-idol-turned-politician, founder of the AIADMK and former Chief Minister, is obviously still a force to reckon with in the Tamil Nadu political landscape. There have been several scholarly attempts to decode the MGR...
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...
With Naisekar Returns, ace comedian Vadivelu will return to films after four years. The director of the movie, Suraj, had directed Thalainagaram and Marudhamalai in which Vadivelu’s comedy acts were some of the most memorable the comedian has done. Vadivelu fans believe Suraj’s direction will...
Most IAS officers allow their job to become their identity. Some, however, keep alive their interest in and talent for other pursuits. Gnana Rajasekaran, an IAS officer, has made a mark as a film director. His movies strike a bold path, delve into uncharted areas. His first film was based on...
