Kalki 2898 AD Director Nag Ashwin Calls Kamal Haasan's Pushpak the Original Pan-India Film
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Kalki 2898 AD Director Nag Ashwin Calls Kamal Haasan's Pushpak the Original Pan-India Film

Deccan Chronicle  

At the Apoorva Singeetham retrospective film festival, Kalki 2898 AD director Nag Ashwin praised Kamal Haasan's dialogue less classic Pushpak, directed by the legendary Singeetam Srinivasa Rao, calling it the original "pan-India" film. Speaking about Pushpak, Nag Ashwin expressed his deep admiration for the film and the iconic collaboration between Kamal Haasan and Singeetam Srinivasa Rao. Released in 1987, Pushpak remains a landmark dialogue less film, celebrated for its universal storytelling, powerful visuals, and ability to connect with audiences across cultures and languages. Nag Ashwin's tribute not only honored Singeetam Srinivasa Rao's visionary genius but also underscored Kamal Haasan's enduring legacy as a performer who brought dialogue less cinema to life, leaving an indelible mark on global audiences.

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Projecting Telugu films as pan-India a 'flawed idea'
1 year, 2 months ago

Projecting Telugu films as pan-India a 'flawed idea'

Deccan Chronicle  

After the massive success of ‘RRR’, “Pushpa’ and ‘Karthikeya 2, many Telugu filmmakers jumped into the bandwagon of ‘pan-India’ and felt that the North Indian audience would lap up their big ticket action films. However, Telugu films like ‘Dasara’ and ‘Virupaksha’ which rocked box office in Telugu states and average grosser 'Das Ki Damki' couldn't taste similar response among North …

Kamal Haasan's Iconic Silent film Pushpa to hit theatres again
1 year, 3 months ago

Kamal Haasan's Iconic Silent film Pushpa to hit theatres again

Deccan Chronicle  

Legendary actor Kamal Haasan has joined the bandwagon of re-releases in T-town. He is planning to re-release his evergreen black comedy drama ‘Pushpak’ in theatres very soon. The production house Raaj Kamal Films International, fondly referred to as RKFI, took to social media to make this announcement about India’s rarest silent black comedy film, also starring an ensemble cast with …

Kamal Haasan’s ‘Pesum Padam’ (‘Pushpak’) to re-release in theatres soon
1 year, 3 months ago

Kamal Haasan’s ‘Pesum Padam’ (‘Pushpak’) to re-release in theatres soon

The Hindu  

Kamal Haasan’s 1987 classic silent black comedy film Pesum Padam is set to be re-released in theatres soon. Pesum Padam, the first Indian film to have come out without any dialogues after the silent era, was written and directed by Singeetam Srinivasa Rao. Starring Amala Akkineni as the female lead, the film featured Samir Khakhar, Tinu Anand, and K. S. …

Tamil actor Vishal Krishna on why KGF and Baahubali worked, other 'pan India films' didn't
1 year, 4 months ago

Tamil actor Vishal Krishna on why KGF and Baahubali worked, other 'pan India films' didn't

Hindustan Times  

Tamil film actor Vishal Krishna, all geared up for the release of his pan India film, Mark Antony, feels not all projects can thrive in this format. Vishal Krishna says focus on rooted stories “Pan-India films are a phase. Why pan India films worked The actor, who has been a part of several pan India projects including Laththi and The …

S S Rajamouli heaps praise on futuristic vision of Kalki
1 year, 5 months ago

S S Rajamouli heaps praise on futuristic vision of Kalki

Deccan Chronicle  

Star director S S Rajamouli has praised hero Prabhas and director Nag Ashwin for creating an authentic futuristic movie ‘Kalki 2898 AD. Apart from the likes of Rajamouli, the glimpse received a thumping response from a legion of Prabhas fans, while others said that the film looks similar to Denis Villeneuve’s directorial venture, ‘Dune’. Earlier, Prabhas’ pan-world film Project K, …

EXPLAINED | Pushpa reigns in Russia: Why Raj Kapoor and dubbed versions of RRR, Bahubali are so famous abroad
1 year, 11 months ago

EXPLAINED | Pushpa reigns in Russia: Why Raj Kapoor and dubbed versions of RRR, Bahubali are so famous abroad

Firstpost  

Allu Arjun starrer Pushpa: The Rise has been in the news again recently. According to the makers, the film has collected over 10 million Rubles at the box office in Russia in 25 days after being released on 774 screens on December 8. Another SS Rajamouli’s magnum opus, RRR had last year become world’s most popular non-English film. #PushpaTheRise is …

‘Pushpak’ at 35: A sit down with legendary filmmaker Singeetam Srinivasa Rao
2 years ago

‘Pushpak’ at 35: A sit down with legendary filmmaker Singeetam Srinivasa Rao

The Hindu  

An unemployed man gets ready for a potential job interview. From then on, the culture of stage plays being photographed has been continuing for a long time,” laughs Singeetam, adding, “Only in Indian cinema is there a title called dialogue writer. I wanted my actors to own it, only then there will be life force,” he says, “It was a …

Kamal Haasan says 'pan-India films' like KGF and RRR are nothing new
2 years, 6 months ago

Kamal Haasan says 'pan-India films' like KGF and RRR are nothing new

Hindustan Times  

Veteran actor Kamal Haasan on Thursday said the term 'pan-India' film was nothing but a "new coinage". The actor said that K Asif's 1960 classic Mughal-e-Azam and the 1965 Malayalam hit Chemmeen were examples of the earliest pan-India films. They didn't even dub it, there were no subtitles and people enjoyed it.” The veteran actor also spoke about the recent …

The pan-India triumph of Pushpa: The Rise – United we stand in our patriarchy and misogyny
2 years, 10 months ago

The pan-India triumph of Pushpa: The Rise – United we stand in our patriarchy and misogyny

Firstpost  

The pan-India success of Pushpa: The Rise only indicates that a country divided by sectarian considerations, languages and deep cultural chasms is united in its embrace of patriarchy and misogyny in mass entertainment. Writer-director Sukumar’s story of smugglers in Andhra Pradesh revolves around Srivalli’s “saami”, Pushpa Raj, a titular role tailormade for the Telugu star Allu Arjun. Indian producers and …

Ghajini to Wanted, Hindi Remakes of South Films That Were Superhit At Box Office
2 years, 11 months ago

Ghajini to Wanted, Hindi Remakes of South Films That Were Superhit At Box Office

News 18  

The South Indian film industry has become a dominant force in North India, especially in the last few years. Reports claim that Allu Arjun starrer film Pushpa’s Hindi version recorded earnings of about Rs 90 crores at the box office. Talking about other Hindi remakes, Aamir Khan and Asin-starrer Ghajini in 2008 became the first-ever film to collect Rs 100 …

Singeetam Srinivasa Rao joins Prabhas, Deepika Padukone in Nag Ashwin's next yet-untitled film
4 years, 3 months ago

Singeetam Srinivasa Rao joins Prabhas, Deepika Padukone in Nag Ashwin's next yet-untitled film

Firstpost  

Billed as a science-fiction drama, the film is touted as a pan-Indian multilingual project and is bankrolled by Vyjayanthi Movies. Legendary filmmaker Singeetam Srinivasa Rao, best known for directing Apoorva Sagodharargal, Michael Madana Kama Rajan, Aditya 369 is all set to play the role of a mentor in the yet-untitled film starring Prabhas and Deepika Padukone. His creative superpowers will …

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