Column | Bollywood is South obsessed
6 days, 2 hours 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 like Pushkar and Gayathri’s Vikram Vedha, an improvement on their already-polished eponymous Tamil film. To cite just two recent examples, Baby John has South star Keerthy Suresh as one of the film’s female leads, while the recent Rajinikanth action-thriller Vettaiyan had Amitabh Bachchan in a key role. In the most recent big-budget Bollywood release Singham Again, the villain ‘Danger Lanka’ is explicitly modelled on a composite of famous Tamil and Telugu-movie characters.

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Finding Bengaluru in Kannada cinema
6 days, 4 hours ago

Finding Bengaluru in Kannada cinema

The Hindu  

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2025 in film: Bollywood lost in the woods
1 week, 1 day ago

2025 in film: Bollywood lost in the woods

The Hindu  

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Hindustan Times  

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Anurag Kashyap plans move to south India, cites disillusionment with Bollywood
1 week, 2 days ago

Anurag Kashyap plans move to south India, cites disillusionment with Bollywood

The Hindu  

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India Today  

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2 weeks, 2 days ago

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Live Mint  

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Live Mint  

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Hindustan Times  

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Live Mint  

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1 month ago

From the India Today archives (2022) | South cinema: Rise and rule

India Today  

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Anupam Kher on the dismal box-office for Bollywood in 2024: Hindi cinema is still struggling to tell stories
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Hindustan Times  

The year 2024 has been a little disappointing at the box office for Hindi films, with barring a few successes, most films failed to do well. Actor Anupam Kher, who completed 40 years in the industry this year and gave an OTT film which received praise Vijay 69, asks the industry to self-reflect in this scenario. Anupam Kher on Bollywood's …

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Live Mint  

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Tollywood stars collaborate with non-Telugu directors to expand pan-India reach
1 month, 3 weeks ago

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

Deccan Chronicle  

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India Today  

The Baaghi franchise, known for its high-action plots and remakes of successful South Indian films, has always attracted a loyal audience. The Baaghi franchise has always been closely tied to remakes of successful South Indian films. Even Baaghi 3, though loosely inspired by the Tamil film Vettai, continued the tradition of remaking successful South Indian films for a wider Hindi-speaking …

Tamil cinema eyes Hindi heartland as Kanguva leads a new marketing wave
1 month, 4 weeks ago

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

Live Mint  

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2 months, 2 weeks ago

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Deccan Chronicle  

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Tamannaah Bhatia Says South Movies Are More ‘Rooted’ Than Bollywood Films: 'They Focus On Basic Human...'
4 months ago

Tamannaah Bhatia Says South Movies Are More ‘Rooted’ Than Bollywood Films: 'They Focus On Basic Human...'

News 18  

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Anurag Kashyap looks to be a fixture in Malayalam film industry
5 months, 1 week ago

Anurag Kashyap looks to be a fixture in Malayalam film industry

The Hindu  

Anurag Kashyap, one of the most sought-after filmmakers in Hindi cinema, also with a thriving second career as an actor, does not shy away from expressing his desire to become a permanent fixture in the Malayalam film industry. According to Anurag, the Malayalam film industry boasts a cadre of brilliant filmmakers who dare to explore new horizons and tackle subjects …

South actor Samyuktha to make her Bollywood debut with Kajol: You have to upgrade your skill set for this industry
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Hindustan Times  

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Bollywood's half-yearly report card for 2024 is here
6 months, 1 week ago

Bollywood's half-yearly report card for 2024 is here

India Today  

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Seasoned Directors in Tollywood Lost Their Midas Touch?
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Seasoned Directors in Tollywood Lost Their Midas Touch?

Deccan Chronicle  

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6 months, 3 weeks 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 …

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8 months, 1 week ago

All eyes on T’wood as Hindi films continue to flop

Deccan Chronicle  

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8 months, 2 weeks ago

South Vs North cinema: Who’s the winner?

Deccan Chronicle  

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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  

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Kannada cinema: How new-age filmmakers are reinventing an 100-year-old industry with culturally-rooted stories
11 months, 1 week 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 …

Most anticipated films of 2024; Manoj Bajpayee interview
1 year ago

Most anticipated films of 2024; Manoj Bajpayee interview

The Hindu  

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Sight and sound: The Bollywood narrative and its influencing power
1 year ago

Sight and sound: The Bollywood narrative and its influencing power

The Hindu  

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Role reversal in Indian cinema
1 year, 1 month ago

Role reversal in Indian cinema

Deccan Chronicle  

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Animal to make Rs 25 crores in Telugu states?
1 year, 1 month ago

Animal to make Rs 25 crores in Telugu states?

Deccan Chronicle  

The much-hyped Hindi film ‘Animal’ starring Ranbir Kapoor and Rashmika Madanna has drawn sensational openings and it is going to make more than Rs 25 crores in two Telugu states, “ "The film was sold for Rs 15 crores in Telugu states and now riding on huge openings, the action film is going to garner more than Rs 25 crores …

In a first, Balayya to test waters in North India
1 year, 1 month ago

In a first, Balayya to test waters in North India

Deccan Chronicle  

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Film industry boundaries are vanishing in India: Rakshit Shetty
1 year, 2 months ago

Film industry boundaries are vanishing in India: Rakshit Shetty

Deccan Chronicle  

On winning the National Award for 777 Charlie, Kannada actor Rakshit Shetty felt nothing but gratitude. His recent film Sapthasagaradache Ello garnered good response from the Telugu audience. In an exclusive interview with Deccan Chronicle, Rakshit observes that the boundaries between multiple film industries within India are vanishing leading to emergence of Indian cinema. But in Telugu, I believe there …

Projecting Telugu films as pan-India a 'flawed idea'
1 year, 3 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 …

Book Review | Appreciating Melodrama: Challenging Western perceptions Piyush Roy offers a fresh view on Indian cinema
1 year, 4 months ago

Book Review | Appreciating Melodrama: Challenging Western perceptions Piyush Roy offers a fresh view on Indian cinema

Firstpost  

Melodrama, as an art form, has a rich history that continues to captivate audiences worldwide with its emotional intensity and dramatic storytelling. In the book Appreciating Melodrama: Theory and Practice in Indian Cinema and Television by Piyush Roy, the author explores and acknowledges the enduring impact of the ancient Sanskrit drama treatise, the Natyashastra, and its aesthetics theory, the ‘Rasa’ …

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  

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New-age viewers shun movies of 50-plus directors
1 year, 5 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, 6 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, …

Bollywood fails to take dubbing battle to south markets
1 year, 7 months ago

Bollywood fails to take dubbing battle to south markets

Live Mint  

Bollywood continues to trail the success of movies made in south Indian languages that are dubbed and offered in the Hindi-speaking heartland. For instance, the dubbed versions of southern films like RRR, Kantara and KGF: Chapter 2 were favourably received among Hindi audiences even as Bollywood hits such as Pathaan and Brahmastra: Part One-Shiva barely managed to attract people in …

Sanjay Leela Bhansali, the only director in today's times taking forward legacy of the Indian film heritage
1 year, 8 months ago

Sanjay Leela Bhansali, the only director in today's times taking forward legacy of the Indian film heritage

Firstpost  

Sanjay Leela Bhansali is the only Indian filmmaker who has expertise in all facets of filmmaking from the visuals, performances, storytelling, music, canvases, and backdrops among others. With his films and now web series, Bhansali is always known to create a new world of the protagonist for the audiences to dive into, giving the cinema goers an visual treat. Currently, …

The rash of remakes of south Indian movies by the Bombay industry
1 year, 8 months ago

The rash of remakes of south Indian movies by the Bombay industry

The Hindu  

For more than a year, the Hindi film industry is unspooling a popular concept of computer science on the screen: garbage in, garbage out. Bachchhan Paandey, Jersey, Cuttputli, Hit, Vikram Vedha, Mili, Drishyam-2, Cirkus, Selfiee, Shehzada, Bholaa, Gumraah, and Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan — there has been a glut of remakes of South Indian masala. Later, Priyadarshan showed …

Mani Ratnam says Hindi cinema should stop calling itself Bollywood; Vetri Maaran concurs
1 year, 8 months ago

Mani Ratnam says Hindi cinema should stop calling itself Bollywood; Vetri Maaran concurs

The Hindu  

Veteran director Mani Ratnam, who attended the second edition of CII Dakshin Media and Entertainment Summit in Chennai, spoke at a panel which was about the impact of south Indian films. Mani Ratnam said that if Hindi cinema can stop calling themselves ‘Bollywood,’ then people will stop identifying Indian cinema itself as ‘Bollywood.’ Vetri Maaran, who was also a panel …

Mani Ratnam on why Hindi cinema is still referred to as Bollywood in the west: ‘People will stop if…’
1 year, 8 months ago

Mani Ratnam on why Hindi cinema is still referred to as Bollywood in the west: ‘People will stop if…’

Hindustan Times  

On Wednesday, filmmaker Mani Ratnam, who is gearing up for the release of the second part in the Ponniyin Selvan franchise next week, spoke about south Indian films' seminal influence on world cinema at the second edition of CII Dakshin Media and Entertainment Summit in Chennai. As part of the panel discussion, Mani Ratnam said that if the Hindi film …

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.” …

Naseeruddin Shah feels South films 'may be crass in taste, but the execution is always flawless'
1 year, 10 months ago

Naseeruddin Shah feels South films 'may be crass in taste, but the execution is always flawless'

Hindustan Times  

Naseeruddin Shah believes the films coming out from the Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, Telugu industries are more imaginative and original than the ones being produced from the Hindi film industry. The veteran actor shared that even though South films 'may be crass in their taste', their execution was 'always flawless'. Many Hindi films featuring A-list stars like Akshay Kumar and Aamir …

‘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 …

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

The best and worst of Bollywood in 2022: How Hindi cinema fared post the pandemic
2 years ago

The best and worst of Bollywood in 2022: How Hindi cinema fared post the pandemic

The Hindu  

Towards the end of 2021, when one reached Delite Diamond — a single-screen theatre at the cusp of Old Delhi — to watch the press show of Ranveer Singh’s much-awaited 83, a flummoxed usher asked the critics to wait because the previous show was houseful. He says the producers felt reducing the ticket price of a film headlined by a …

Small town India is where Bollywood goes to die
2 years, 1 month ago

Small town India is where Bollywood goes to die

Live Mint  

On a balmy Friday afternoon, Nasir Hussain is waiting impatiently for his friends at a mall in Rajasthan’s dusty, industrial town of Bhiwadi. “Hollywood remains my favourite," he says, adding that he has more recently discovered fantasy dramas like Game of Thrones and The Witcher on streaming platforms that he prefers to watch, dubbed in Hindi of course. It’s fun …

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