A song on my mind
Writing prompt: Jot down the first thing that comes to your mind. I’ve got an earworm this morning and it’s been unbudged. It’s the song ‘Neeye unakku endrum’ from the 1962 Tamil film Bale Pandiya. T…
Tamil cinema
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The pleasures of rewatching
Daily writing promptWhat movies or TV series have you watched more than 5 times? View all responses I'm afraid the answer is F.R.I.E.N.D.S. My sister and I watched it growing up, then rewatched…
Review: ‘Vettaiyan’ (2024)
Watch it, but fast-forward through some parts. Vettaiyan steers clear of unconditionally qualifying “encounter killings” as the only way out — a line many Tamil films have been only too happy to tout…
Why covering ISRO is a pain
The following is a bulleted list of reasons why covering developments on the Indian spaceflight programme can be nerve-wracking. * ISRO does not have a media engagement policy that lays out when it…
The Oedipal intrigues of Indian cinema and if they undermine hope
What possibilities offered by Indian cinema have been undermined by its own "Oedipal intrigues"?…
Bollywood, Kollywood, etc.
Tamil cinema has been able to touch upon societal ills more often and better than Bollywood has been able.…
If Rajinikanth regrets some of the roles he played, and other questions
In most of Tamil cinema, "men act and women appear. Men look at women. Women watch themselves being looked at."…
'Don't Move Away'
AR Rahman is masterful at combining lyrical traditions with those forms of music in which they've seldom existed, and achieves that seamless weave with subtle, well-crafted interventions.…