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When filmmaker Magizh Thirumeni sits with us for another chat, this time on video, he seems eager to address all that has been weighing him down over the last few weeks. A lot has happened since he last spoke to us, which was just a few hours before it was announced that Vidaamuyarchi, his long-awaited…
Seven of Mani Ratnam’s 28 masterpieces will be screen from January 24-26 Mumbai’s G5A is hosting a retrospective of iconic Indian film director Mani Ratnam. Curated by G5A’s Cinema House, the three-day retrospective, scheduled for January 24-26, 2025, will celebrate Ratnam’s rich oeuvre and extraordinary contributions to the cinematic form. The retrospective spans Ratnam’s remarkable…
Kani Kusruti in a scene from All We Imagine As Light. “Do you mind if I ask you a question,” I said to amma. Two weeks ago during our daily catch-up call at the onset of the holiday season, I decided to deviate from our routine of updating each other about the vagaries of our…
2024 in cinema was a melange of milestones and misplaced priorities. Hollywood celebrated a multiplicity of anniversaries as studios churned out reheated nostalgia. Franchise fatigue deepened as mid-budget originals gasped for air beneath the weight of bloated flops. Yet, the real revelations came from global auteurs and creativity flourished far from Tinseltown’s gilded grasp. Indian…
Methil Devika | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement On a warm Sunday night in the summer of 2016, the full house at the St. George Parish Hall in Kalady, near Kochi, was treated to a remarkable theatre production. The play Naga, directed by Suveeran, was an adaptation of Girish Karnad’s Nagamandala. The surprise package of the night…
