With Vijay exiting films for a political career, can Tamil cinema move beyond star power?
6 days, 2 hours ago

With Vijay exiting films for a political career, can Tamil cinema move beyond star power?

Live Mint  

Tamil star Vijay’s announcement of his final film before a full-fledged political entry has raised questions about the future of the state’s cinema industry, which has long been anchored by star power. “The nature of stardom and the connect with fans is changing for actors across industries but southern film stars have managed to stay rooted to their fan base in a very mass-market way," said Rahul Puri, managing director of Mukta Arts and Mukta A2 Cinemas. Film producer Girish Johar agreed that Tamil film fans are particular about mass-market movies and the new breed could take some time to fill the void left behind by older stars. Chauhan referred to the emerging action film universes in Tamil cinema inspired by the Hollywood franchise model, such as the one created by director Lokesh Kanagaraj, comprising action thrillers Kaithi, Vikram and Leo.

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Column | Bollywood is South obsessed
1 week, 5 days ago

Column | Bollywood is South obsessed

The Hindu  

Another day, another underwhelming Bollywood remake of a Tamil/Telugu/ Malayalam film — this was the abiding sentiment towards the end of the media show last month, for the Varun Dhawan-starrer Baby John, directed by Kalees. Every major star has remade movies from these industries, with the Hindi-language results ranging from middling to downright awful — with the odd notable exception …

Kannada cinema in 2024: Controversies and comebacks
2 weeks, 1 day ago

Kannada cinema in 2024: Controversies and comebacks

The Hindu  

Having endured a deathly silence in the first half of 2024, the Sandalwood box office came alive in the latter half of the year. Theatre owners had reason to cheer in the last week of December as the lure of watching big stars drew fans to Upendra’s UI and Sudeep’s Max.In an interesting year, the Kannada film industry saw the …

Mohanlal on Malayalam films being recognised nationwide: That habit should develop
2 weeks, 5 days ago

Mohanlal on Malayalam films being recognised nationwide: That habit should develop

India Today  

Actor Mohanlal, 64, opened up about Malayalam cinema’s global reach with films like Aavesham, Aadujeevitham, Manjummel Boys, etc., and shared his thoughts on the recent success of the industry. When asked about the growing appeal of Malayalam films, Mohanlal said, “This is a beautiful industry. It's a beautiful medium, and everyone can enjoy it.” Here's the trailer of Mohanlal's Barroz: …

Churning in Hindi cinema forcing filmmakers to think differently: Manoj Bajpayee
1 month ago

Churning in Hindi cinema forcing filmmakers to think differently: Manoj Bajpayee

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi, Hindi cinema is going through a lull phase but this churning will, hopefully, lead to something better as creative people always find a way, says actor Manoj Bajpayee. Churning in Hindi cinema forcing filmmakers to think differently: Manoj Bajpayee In a year where the box office once again appears to be dominated by blockbusters from the South like …

Strategic business moves give Bollywood a new lease of life
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Strategic business moves give Bollywood a new lease of life

Live Mint  

NEW DELHI : The tide may finally be turning for the Indian movie business with Dharma Productions' stake sale to Adar Poonawalla and the completion of the JioStar merger, according to experts. The latest film announcements—Farhan Akhtar's 120 Bahadur, Tiger Shroff’s Baaghi 4, Akshay Kumar’s Sky Force, and Shahid Kapoor’s Deva, among others—also indicate the clouds over Bollywood are indeed …

Southern films adopt ensemble casts to transcend language barriers, go pan-India
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Southern films adopt ensemble casts to transcend language barriers, go pan-India

Live Mint  

Not long ago, southern language films would invariably cast a star from that particular language and a popular Bollywood actor, bringing out multiple dubbed versions to boost their appeal and business. Southern filmmakers have now upped their game, throwing the net wider and embracing an ensemble cast to cater to pan-India audiences, as streaming platforms and compelling content tear down …

Tollywood stars collaborate with non-Telugu directors to expand pan-India reach
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Tollywood stars collaborate with non-Telugu directors to expand pan-India reach

Deccan Chronicle  

Top Telugu stars are increasingly teaming up with Tamil and Kannada directors to enhance their pan-India appeal. Meanwhile, Jr NTR has also announced a project with Prashanth Neel, which promises to be an action-packed adventure targeting mass audiences.“Tamil and Kannada directors are making waves in Telugu cinema,” noted Gopi Mohan, a prominent writer. “With Telugu films breaking regional and language …

Tamil cinema eyes Hindi heartland as Kanguva leads a new marketing wave
2 months ago

Tamil cinema eyes Hindi heartland as Kanguva leads a new marketing wave

Live Mint  

After years of focusing on core southern markets, Tamil cinema is making significant strides to capture Hindi-speaking audiences. With Kanguva, starring Suriya, set to release this week, the film’s team is embracing a full-scale promotional blitz across northern India, mirroring the blockbuster success strategies of Telugu hits like RRR and Pushpa: The Rise. While recent Tamil star-studded films such as …

Blending Global and Indian Influences: A Visionary's Journey
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Blending Global and Indian Influences: A Visionary's Journey

Deccan Chronicle  

Sharan Sharma, a visionary filmmaker, blends global and Indian influences into his storytelling. Born in Los Angeles and raised in India, he draws inspiration from both cultures. His films, such as Gunjan Saxena and Mr. and Mrs. Mahi, have received critical acclaim and have made a significant impact on the Indian film industry. Sharma is known for his sincerity and …

Nagarjuna's Tribute to Cinema: A Legacy of Entertainment and Inspiration
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Nagarjuna's Tribute to Cinema: A Legacy of Entertainment and Inspiration

The Hindu  

The ANR Awards 2024 will be held in Hyderabad, with Nagarjuna Akkineni and Chiranjeevi among the attendees. The awards ceremony recognizes contributions to Indian cinema, with Nagarjuna highlighting the importance of cinema as a means of entertainment and appreciation for the art form. He also speaks about the restoration of classic Telugu films and the contribution of the Annapurna College …

From the margins to the mainstream: how films are elevating marginalised voices
4 months ago

From the margins to the mainstream: how films are elevating marginalised voices

The Hindu  

The recently released three mainstream films Thangalaan, Vaazhai, and Veda are of historic significance. By introducing powerful Dalit protagonists, these films advance a nascent but impressive journey of Dalit cinema, registering a claim for greater democratisation in the Indian film industry. A visible domination of a peculiar brand of films — often called the ‘masala entertainments’ — and filmmakers, mainly …

Indian filmmaking close to superseding Hollywood: 'Thangalaan' actor Daniel Caltagirone
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Indian filmmaking close to superseding Hollywood: 'Thangalaan' actor Daniel Caltagirone

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi, Western cinema, as British actor Daniel Caltagirone sees it, is "dying", and Indians films are on the verge of supplanting Hollywood, which seems to have lost its way in the surge of streamers. Indian filmmaking close to superseding Hollywood: 'Thangalaan' actor Daniel Caltagirone The actor plays the antagonist Lord Clement in Pa Ranjith's Tamil period drama "Thangalaan", fronted …

What helped Malayalam cinema scale heights of commercial success and creativity during the last six months
7 months ago

What helped Malayalam cinema scale heights of commercial success and creativity during the last six months

The Hindu  

Going by the first six months of 2024, it could be the year of Malayalam cinema, which is on a never-before-high, in terms of commercial success and content. Wider acceptance Rakesh Bahuleyan, secretary of the Kerala Film Producers Association, agrees that the six months have been a golden period generating ₹1,000 crore revenue. Film critic Sowmya Rajendran says the niche …

I'm planning to do a Tamil film, says Vijay Devarakonda
9 months, 2 weeks ago

I'm planning to do a Tamil film, says Vijay Devarakonda

Deccan Chronicle  

Hotshot star Vijay Devarakonda says the Tamil audience gave him lots of love for his films like ‘Arjun Reddy’ and ‘Kushi’ and now he is back with his next film ‘Family Star’. “I have received a lot of love from Tamil audiences and this film being bankrolled by a big producer like Dil Raju who made ‘Varisu’ with Tamil superstar …

As India’s election nears, some Bollywood films promote Modi politics by embracing Hindu nationalism
9 months, 3 weeks ago

As India’s election nears, some Bollywood films promote Modi politics by embracing Hindu nationalism

Associated Press  

NEW DELHI — The movie trailer begins with an outline of the iconic glasses worn by Mohandas Gandhi, the leader who helped India win independence from the British colonialists in 1947. “The Kerala Story,” the ninth-highest grossing Hindi film of 2023, was widely panned for inaccuracies in depicting Christian and Hindu girls from India’s southern Kerala state who were lured …

Bollywood ‘takeover’: Pro-Modi films swamp Indian voters ahead of election
10 months ago

Bollywood ‘takeover’: Pro-Modi films swamp Indian voters ahead of election

Al Jazeera  

At least 10 releases before the election amplify Modi’s political agenda and vilify critics and opponents – sparing not even Mahatma Gandhi. At least 10 such films have either been released recently or are poised to hit theatres and television in this election season “This is part of a larger attempt to ‘take over’ the Hindi film industry, just as …

Beyond blockbusters: Leveraging international festivals for theatrical success
10 months, 1 week ago

Beyond blockbusters: Leveraging international festivals for theatrical success

Live Mint  

New Delhi: Amid shifting dynamics in the film industry post-covid, content-driven movies, lacking big budgets or star power, are strategically leveraging international film festivals to bolster their marketing initiatives for theatrical releases in India. In recent weeks, Zee Studios’ Joram, Karan Johar’s Kill, and Aamir Khan-backed Laapata Ladies, among others, have announced theatrical releases after touring the international film festival …

Tamil cinema and its tryst with multi-starrers
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Tamil cinema and its tryst with multi-starrers

The Hindu  

When I caught the first-day show of Captain Miller earlier this year, a fellow member of the audience was surprised to know that the Dhanush film also starred actors like Shiva Rajkumar, Sundeep Kishan and Aditi Balan. Even if we don’t consider the Ponniyin Selvan duology, Jailer, Leo or Vikram in recent times, just two months into 2024 we also …

Kannada cinema: How new-age filmmakers are reinventing an 100-year-old industry with culturally-rooted stories
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Kannada cinema: How new-age filmmakers are reinventing an 100-year-old industry with culturally-rooted stories

Hindustan Times  

2023 truly seemed to be the year of Kannada cinema. There has definitely been a seismic shift in the last five years in the Kannada film industry in terms of the kind of films being made. ‘Kannada film industry doing better now’ Director BS Pradeep Varma, 42, won awards for his 2017 debut Kannada film Urvi and went on to …

Tamil star Vijay, RRR producer to join hands?
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Tamil star Vijay, RRR producer to join hands?

Deccan Chronicle  

After making magnum opus ‘RRR’ with superstars Jr NTR and Ram Charan, ace Tollywood producer DVV Danayya has met Tamil superstar Vijay to make a big ticket entertainer, recently. “Vijay who is basking in the massive success of “Leo’, met Danayya and discussed plans to make a film together,” says a source and adds, “It will be one of the …

Zack Snyder interview, ‘Salaar’ and ‘Dunki’ reviews - The Hindu
1 year ago

Zack Snyder interview, ‘Salaar’ and ‘Dunki’ reviews - The Hindu

The Hindu  

Around Tinsel Town Oscars shortlists revealed; India’s official entry ‘2018’ fails to make it to final 15 The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced shortlists in 10 categories. Malayalam film2018: Everyone is a Hero, India’s official entry in the international feature film category, failed to make it to the shortlist of 15 films for the category. The Hindu …

'Saw a big shift': Jaane Jaan's Vijay Varma on how Amitabh Bachchan, SRK were turning points in cinema
1 year, 3 months ago

'Saw a big shift': Jaane Jaan's Vijay Varma on how Amitabh Bachchan, SRK were turning points in cinema

Firstpost  

Sujoy Ghosh’s film is an official adaptation of the 2005 Japanese novel ‘The Devotion of Suspect X’ by Keigo Higashino, set for release on 21 September. Actor Vijay Varma, who is all set to appear in Sujoy Ghosh’s Jaane Jaan next, recently opened up about how the concept of heroes and villains has evolved in Bollywood films. Taking examples from …

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 …

Watch | Nasser on ‘Oppenheimer’, Hollywood Strike, climate change and returning to direction
1 year, 5 months ago

Watch | Nasser on ‘Oppenheimer’, Hollywood Strike, climate change and returning to direction

The Hindu  

Villains, fathers, police commissioners. Helmed by Nila Madhab Panda and set in the director’s home state of Odisha, The Jengaburu Curse has been billed as India’s first cli-fi series. What did you think of ‘Oppenheimer’, Christopher Nolan’s film on the Gita-quoting theoretical physicist who built the world’s first atomic bomb? Your characters in your early Hindi films — ‘Angrakshak’, ‘Criminal’, …

New-age viewers shun movies of 50-plus directors
1 year, 6 months ago

New-age viewers shun movies of 50-plus directors

Deccan Chronicle  

With the recent release ‘Circle’ also failing to draw openings, it looks like new-age Telugu audiences are unwilling to bet their money on 50-plus directors and their movies are falling like nine pins. Films like ‘Shakuntalam’ ‘Rangamarthanda’, ‘Ahimsa’ and ‘Malli Pelli’, crashed at the box office, raising doubts about seasoned directors’ Midas touch. “It is a fact that young audiences …

Watch | Directors’ Take | Venkatesh Maha: I began seeing the real world from the age of 16; it shaped my personality
1 year, 7 months ago

Watch | Directors’ Take | Venkatesh Maha: I began seeing the real world from the age of 16; it shaped my personality

The Hindu  

The 2018 Telugu indie film Care of Kancharapalem was a heartwarming and moving human relationships drama enveloped in humour. Maha then went on to direct Uma Maheswara Ugra Roopasya, an adaptation of the Malayalam film Maheshinte Prathikaram, and a short story for the Modern Love Hyderabad anthology. Maha’s is an underdog story; he left home at the age of 16, …

Kabzaa actor Shriya Saran says co-star 'Upendra's a huge star and yet so humble, hardworking' I Exclusive
1 year, 10 months ago

Kabzaa actor Shriya Saran says co-star 'Upendra's a huge star and yet so humble, hardworking' I Exclusive

India Today  

Shriya Saran is an actor who has carved a niche for herself in Indian cinema and continues to deliver stellar performances, whatever the role may be. KABZAA’S MADHUMITA Shriya Saran will be seen playing Madhumita, a beautiful woman who hails from royalty, in the film. This is a very interesting part and a well written story by director R Chandru.” …

Why Indian cinema needs a pivot and how creative producers can help balance commerce with the art of filmmaking
1 year, 10 months ago

Why Indian cinema needs a pivot and how creative producers can help balance commerce with the art of filmmaking

The Hindu  

Over the last few years, Korean content has permeated the world. The work towards putting Korean culture on the world stage began more than two decades ago, championed by creative producers such as Miky Lee, vice chairperson of entertainment company CJ ENM and Chan-wook, who produces through the company Moho Films In the context of Indian filmed entertainment, however, this …

‘Cinema of aspiration’: The romance filmmakers who redefined Bollywood’s quintessential genre
1 year, 10 months ago

‘Cinema of aspiration’: The romance filmmakers who redefined Bollywood’s quintessential genre

CNN  

CNN — A woman in a billowy white dress runs through a bright green and yellow field, her long hair streaming behind her as she reunites with the man she loves in “Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge,” one of the most successful Indian movies of all time. “DDLJ” was produced by the late Yash Chopra, a man often referred to as …

Why Pathaan's success is good news for the South film industry | OPINION
1 year, 11 months ago

Why Pathaan's success is good news for the South film industry | OPINION

India Today  

Shah Rukh Khan’s Pathaan collected Rs 634 crore gross worldwide in its first week of release. The South film industry, too, is celebrating the success of Pathaan and many may be wondering why, given that it’s a Hindi film. The Hindi heartland has been consuming such content in single screens for many years now and the South film industry banks …

Lokesh Kanagaraj reveals if next film with Vijay will be part of his cinematic universe
2 years, 1 month ago

Lokesh Kanagaraj reveals if next film with Vijay will be part of his cinematic universe

Hindustan Times  

Filmmaker Lokesh Kanagaraj is gearing up to commence work on his next yet-untitled Tamil film which is currently dubbed Thalapathy 67. The film, which marks his reunion with actor Vijay, will be a gangster film but Lokesh clarified whether it’ll be part of the cinematic universe he’s building. Lokesh Kanagaraj's next yet-untitled Tamil film will star Vijay. Popularly called LCU, …

Varun Dhawan says Hindi films are 'getting their a** kicked', wants people to seek inspiration from Kantara
2 years, 2 months ago

Varun Dhawan says Hindi films are 'getting their a** kicked', wants people to seek inspiration from Kantara

Hindustan Times  

Actor Varun Dhawan has said that people should take inspiration from films, such as Kantara, KGF Chapter 2 and Vikram, that are 'doing really well'. In a new interview, Varun also said that it's 'the best thing for Indian films to grow'. He also added that 'it sounds really easy because the Hindi films are getting their a**** kicked right …

70 Years of ‘Parasakthi’: A groundbreaking moment in Tamil cinema
2 years, 2 months ago

70 Years of ‘Parasakthi’: A groundbreaking moment in Tamil cinema

The Hindu  

Published : Oct 17, 2022 16:20 IST At the very outset, it was a typical, conservative Tamil movie plot: three brothers coming home to attend their dear sister’s wedding. Pandian wrote in his Economic and Political Weekly article ‘Parasakthi: Life and times of a DMK film’, the movie was a “signboard” of the coming days of the “consensual politics” the …

Is Telugu cinema replacing Hindi as India’s favourite film industry?
2 years, 3 months ago

Is Telugu cinema replacing Hindi as India’s favourite film industry?

The Hindu  

Published : Sep 22, 2022 10:40 IST On the face of it, these are the best of times for Telugu cinema. In the words of Ram Gopal Varma: “Telugu is the new Hindi.” Telugu films, in their Hindi dubbed versions, have been circulating in increasing numbers for well over a decade now. The unfolding story in which Telugu cinema finds …

Actor Kamal Haasan and writer Jeyamohan discuss world literature, filmmaking and the power of narrative
2 years, 5 months ago

Actor Kamal Haasan and writer Jeyamohan discuss world literature, filmmaking and the power of narrative

The Hindu  

Of all the facets of Kamal Haasan — actor, director, screenwriter, dancer, singer, politician and more — perhaps the least discussed is his engagement with Tamil literature. Last week, Haasan caught up with prolific Tamil writer Jeyamohan, whose new book, Stories of the True, the English translation of his bestselling short story collection, Aram, releases on July 27. Edited and …

DC Edit | South films’ moment of glory
2 years, 8 months ago

DC Edit | South films’ moment of glory

Deccan Chronicle  

Money no more holds a monopoly of association with the word “afford” than Bollywood, or the Hindi film industry, has over the notion of being India’s entertainer. Beyond box office collections, a crucial but simultaneously irrelevant aspect to most people, the South Indian film industry has grabbed the attention of the country. The Tamil film industry has created superstars for …

Amid The On-Going Language Debate, Telugu Star Chiranjeevi Recalls South Indian Cinema Being Sidelined At An Awards Function
2 years, 8 months ago

Amid The On-Going Language Debate, Telugu Star Chiranjeevi Recalls South Indian Cinema Being Sidelined At An Awards Function

ABP News  

New Delhi: The on-going debate over Hindi being the national language, has led to an array of artistes from different states, voicing their opinions and bringing to fore the importance of regional languages and their acceptance. In a video on twitter, the 'Acharya' actor can be seen sharing an incident, where he goes on to describe how South Indian cinema …

Vijay's First TV Interview After 10 Years: Is He The Most Elusive Tamil Star?
2 years, 9 months ago

Vijay's First TV Interview After 10 Years: Is He The Most Elusive Tamil Star?

The Quint  

Take for instance actor Ajith. Similarly, actors such as Rajinikanth, Dhanush, Nayanthara have limited to no social media presence, and they rarely participate in any of their film’s promotions. However, the craze around the actors across the globe, especially Tamil Nadu, is unfathomable. On one hand there are actors like Surya and Vikram, who try to stick to the current …

Yash's KGF Chapter 2 to Vijay Deverakonda's Liger: Pan-India action films to outshine Bollywood in 2022
2 years, 9 months ago

Yash's KGF Chapter 2 to Vijay Deverakonda's Liger: Pan-India action films to outshine Bollywood in 2022

India TV News  

SS Rajamouli's latest directorial RRR: Rise, Roar, Revolt has set cash registers ringing all over India. South Indian films delivered what Hindi cinema lacked- action, emotion and entertainment and the audience lapped it up. Seeing the success of pan-India films, Hindi film stars are slowly getting back to the mass audience, who like their action heroes more than anything. Yash's …

Inside the mind of SS Rajamouli: Decoding how the RRR director lends scale to his storytelling
2 years, 9 months ago

Inside the mind of SS Rajamouli: Decoding how the RRR director lends scale to his storytelling

Firstpost  

It is the toughest, trickiest thing to go make a blockbuster engineered to please everyone. Rajamouli stands tall among all Indian filmmakers for his vision, innovation, and expansion of the regional language market at a global level.” Content is king The evolution of Rajamouli’s career can perhaps be seen as three major phases: The early years where he proved himself …

The 'pan-Indian' strategy of Telugu cinema
3 years ago

The 'pan-Indian' strategy of Telugu cinema

The Hindu  

When you think of ‘pan-India’ as a phenomenon, it is invariably the Baahubali films that come to mind. Industry experts and trade pundits often attribute S.S. Rajamouli’s spectacle to having changed the landscape of Indian cinema and having broken the language barriers to emerge as, perhaps, the first true-blue product of pan-Indian cinema. THE GIST Industry experts often attribute S.S. …

With Jai Bhim, Tamil cinema yet again depicts caste realities more vigorously than any other contemporary film industry
3 years, 2 months ago

With Jai Bhim, Tamil cinema yet again depicts caste realities more vigorously than any other contemporary film industry

Firstpost  

There is a perception that Malayalam film industry is ahead of Tamil cinema in depicting caste realities but the former never does so as explicitly, and with leading stars that ensures wide dissemination. In the last couple of years itself, Tamil cinema has given us films like Asuran, Karnan, Sarpatta Parambarai and the most recent addition, Jai Bhim which has …

Mumbai Saga director Sanjay Gupta says he is 'happy' to be known as a genre filmmaker
3 years, 9 months ago

Mumbai Saga director Sanjay Gupta says he is 'happy' to be known as a genre filmmaker

Firstpost  

“This is the kind of cinema I enjoy and watch. Mumbai Saga director Sanjay Gupta says he is more than happy to be known as a genre filmmaker as he is not in the Hindi film industry to impress people with a wide range. To make Kaante a reality, Gupta and his leading man Sanjay Dutt formed the production company, …

Rajinikanth & The Twilight of Superstardom: Where Goes Cinematic Superstardom From Here?
4 years ago

Rajinikanth & The Twilight of Superstardom: Where Goes Cinematic Superstardom From Here?

ABP News  

A week ago, Tamil cinema superstar Rajinikanth announced he was not going to join politics. The most basic difference between that time and this one is the social, political, economic change Indian society, particularly south Indian society, has undergone since. Brush aside the pandemic for the moment and put yourselves in Rajinikanth’s shoes: The fact that the electorally redoubtable Modi-Shah …

A superstar, a murder and 4 CMs: Movies and the Dravidian Movement
4 years, 1 month ago

A superstar, a murder and 4 CMs: Movies and the Dravidian Movement

Op India  

A feature of Dravidian politics since the 50s is the extraordinary influence that movies and film stars wield. Leni had a full reign of affairs and made a movie ‘Der Sieg des Glaubens’ – The Victory of Faith – which showed the party conference and took great pains in highlighting the leaders of the movement as heroic figures. Dravidian movies …

Hindi Cinema is Capable of Healing and Strengthening Itself, Writes Prasoon Joshi
4 years, 3 months ago

Hindi Cinema is Capable of Healing and Strengthening Itself, Writes Prasoon Joshi

News 18  

Cinema, over the last century, has welded itself into the cultural narrative, achieving an impact that no other singular medium could. Let’s understand more intricately why Cinema related issues have become increasingly polemical. What was forgotten was that cinema and many professional industries that emanate from art could not be judged like other businesses, or balance sheet made chief spokesperson. …

While Hollywood aces disaster films, why Indian cinema continues to lack budget and appetite for the genre
4 years, 8 months ago

While Hollywood aces disaster films, why Indian cinema continues to lack budget and appetite for the genre

Firstpost  

While Hollywood’s rich repertoire of disaster and apocalypse films continues to mirror unfurling sociopolitical realities, Indian cinema is yet venture into this territory over myriad reasons, according to industry insiders. Raj Nidimoru, one half of Raj and DK, the writing-directing duo that made Go Goa Gone, says, “As a film industry we have always leaned towards escapist cinema and don’t …

Most awaited Tamil films of 2020, from Rajinikanth's untitled film to Vijay's Master and Soorarai Pottru
4 years, 11 months ago

Most awaited Tamil films of 2020, from Rajinikanth's untitled film to Vijay's Master and Soorarai Pottru

Firstpost  

This year in Tamil cinema seems to offer an intriguing film in the pipeline from almost every actor out there. The year 2019 was an interesting one for Tamil cinema, with big films having the better success rate as opposed to the usual Kollywood trend of smaller features bearing better fruit. Rajinikanth and Siva’s untitled film Another enticing combination that …

Director Lokesh Kanagaraj spills the beans on Vijay's Master
5 years ago

Director Lokesh Kanagaraj spills the beans on Vijay's Master

India Today  

Director Lokesh Kanagaraj surprised everyone when he went on to sign his third film with none other than actor Vijay. On New Year's Eve, the makers revealed the film's title as Master and the first-look poster, which went viral on social media. At the award function, Lokesh shared some interesting updates about the film's shooting. Produced by Xavier Britto under …

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