The Amateurishness of Super DeluxeAfter watching Super Deluxe, there were only two words I wanted to tell Thiagarajan Kumararaja, “Grow up.” Here’s why.Feb 6, 2021Feb 6, 2021
Home — short storyThis is an English translation of my Tamil short story வீடு (Veedu). This translation was published in Unwinding, an anthology of Tamil…Nov 30, 2019Nov 30, 2019
Thupparivaalan — A Journey of cold Logic into the warm world of EmotionsBefore going to watch Mysskin’s Thupparivaalan, I saw his interview with Sudhir Srinivasan, in which he said the following with a grin.Oct 21, 2017Oct 21, 2017
பதேர் பாஞ்சாலி — எஸ்.ராமகிருஷ்ணன்எஸ்.ராமகிருஷ்ணன் சத்யஜித் ரேயின் “பதேர் பாஞ்சாலி” திரைப்படத்தை மய்யமாகவைத்து “பதேர் பாஞ்சாலி — நிதர்சனத்தின் பதிவுகள்” என்றொரு புத்தகம்…Sep 1, 2017Sep 1, 2017
Francois Truffaut and the hallmark of a criticOne of the reasons I’m fascinated by Francois Truffaut is that he was a film critic for Cahiers du Cinema, before he turned into a…Aug 30, 2017Aug 30, 2017
Vikram Vedha — playing carrom without a boardSome filmmakers are happy performing superficial gimmicks and manage to fool a section of the audience that there’s some depth to their…Aug 27, 20172Aug 27, 20172
The Beauty of BlemishesHollywood has its own well-oiled, mechanised way of shooting a film. The Hollywood guidelines for writing a screenplay emphasise that every…Aug 27, 2017Aug 27, 2017
Chennai 28 II Innings — the post-Pa.Ranjith Venkat PrabhuThe trailer was foreboding to say the least. I still went to watch the film because I had a duty to fulfil. You cannot simply ignore the…Dec 10, 2016Dec 10, 2016
Black Friday — a tortuous quest through twisting bylanesThoughts on a recent interaction session with Anurag Kashyap and Black Friday.Dec 8, 2016Dec 8, 2016
தினமும் ஒரு சிறுகதைஎனது நண்பர் கணேஷ் தினம் ஒரு சிறுகதை பரிந்துரைக்க துவங்கியுள்ளார். அவற்றை தினம் படித்து, அவை எழுப்பும் எண்ணங்களை எழுதினால் என்ன?Nov 27, 2016Nov 27, 2016
