How to measure a film actor’s popularity? The parameters used for the purpose are how the following questions are answered: Does he dish out back-to-back hits? Does he act in diverse roles? Is he feted by fans, the media and colleagues alike? What image does he create for himself and how does...
When OTT (over the top) platforms such as Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Disney+ Hotstar brought films to homes when theatres were shut during Covid lockdowns, it was hailed as a good alternative to theatres. People still patronise OTTs, spared as they are the pain of going all the way to...
The illusory ‘dishyum’ dishyum’ sounds in Tamil film stunt sequences get viewers going into an adrenaline rush. The choreography of stunts has been gaining more and more heft in the film industry, which explains why most heroes are vying to be typecast as macho action heroes. How much space...
In every period of Tamil cinema, there has been a stunt master whose work is sought after for a time and earns him wealth and accolades, but would get replaced by someone else after he burns out. In such a scenario, working in a world-record 1,200 films spanning over three decades and leaving a...
Hindi film Pathaan was in the eye of a storm before it hit the screens. The saffron bikini heroine Deepika Padukone wore dancing with hero Shah Rukh Khan had got on the nerves of the saffron brigade, which tried its best to protest against the film’s screening. However, the film saw the light...
