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‘Bad Girl’ movie review: Finally, a Tamil urban coming-of-age drama told through the lens of a woman

A still from ‘Bad Girl’ | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement If movie reviews were instruction manuals, I’d command you to take a pause and give the film Bad Girl by debutant director Varsha Bharath some hours of your time. This refreshing coming-of-age Tamil film centred around Ramya (played by Anjali Sivaraman) sets out to achieve exactly what…

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‘Angammal’, ‘Bad Girl’ and other Tamil titles to shine at Indian Film Festival of Melbourne 2025

Stills from ‘Angammal’ and ‘Bad Girl’ | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The upcoming edition of the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne is all set to feature a stellar line-up of Tamil titles, including feature films, documentaries and shorts. The line-up is led by Vipin Radhakrishnan’s film Angammal, starring Geetha Kailasam, Saran, and Thendral Raghunathan. The…

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Varsha Bharath interview: On ‘Bad Girl’, the talk surrounding the teaser, and working with Vetri Maaran and Anurag Kashyap

In an interview to The Hindu, Varsha Bharath talks about working on ‘Bad Girl’, developing the characters, the talk surrounding its teaser and working with Vetri Maaran and Anurag Kashyap. | Photo Credit: Thamodharan B Varsha Bharath interview: On ‘Bad Girl’, teaser feedback, being Vetri Maaran’s assistant director Director Varsha Bharath makes two declarations as…

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Tamil film ‘Bad Girl’ wins NETPAC Award at International Film Festival of Rotterdam

A still from ‘Bad Girl’ | Photo Credit: @IFFR/X Bad Girl, the debut feature film by director Varsha Bharath, has won the NETPAC Award at the International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) 2025. The Tamil coming-of-age drama is presented by ace filmmakers Anurag Kashyap and Vetri Maaran. The NETPAC Award (Network for the Promotion of Asian Cinema) is given…

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Vetri Maaran, Anurag Kashyap’s ‘Bad Girl’ teaser sparks debate; Mohan G slams portrayal of Brahmin protagonist

Poster of ‘Bad Girl’ | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The teaser of the Tamil coming-of-age drama, Bad Girl, presented by ace filmmakers Anurag Kashyap and Vetri Maaran, has received polarising opinions from netizens. The teaser, released on Sunday, shows a young woman’s (played by Anjali Sivaraman) coming-of-age story, from her early days in high school…

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