February 23, 2025

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Ravi Varman gets inducted into American Society of Cinematographers

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Ravi Varman | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Cinematographer Ravi Varman, known for his films like Anniyan, Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu, Barfi!, Sanju and the Ponniyin Selvan films, has been inducted as a member of the world’s leading cinematographers’ organisation, the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC). The veteran is the second Indian to be inducted into the organisation,…

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Dibakar Banerjee on shelved Netflix film ‘Tees’: A society gets the culture it deserves

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The way production houses and streaming platforms are vetting content with political undertones, soon we could have a separate column in annual appraisals listing films that could not reach audiences due to self-censorship. One film that could not make it to year-enders in 2024 is Dibakar Banerjee’s Tees because of what he calls “casual suppression of freedom…

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