Recent Posts

• Readers Write In #476: Under the surface, how Crazy is Encanto?
• Readers Write In #475: This Rose is still as fresh as it was in 1992
• M Muthiah’s ‘Viruman’, starring Karthi and Aditi Shankar, is exactly what the trailer promised: a generic rural-template film
• Advait Chandan’s ‘Laal Singh Chaddha’, with Aamir Khan and Kareena Kapoor, has its issues but is an easy watch
• Aanand L Rai’s ‘Raksha Bandhan’, with Akshay Kumar and Bhumi Pednekar, is an anti-dowry drama that’s more fascinating in theory than on the big screen
• Interview: Karthi (Viruman)
• Interview: Kiruthiga Udhayanidhi (Paper Rocket)
• Readers Write In #474: The deceptive world of Gargi
• Interview: Aamir Khan (Laal Singh Chaddha)
• Hanu Raghavapudi’s Sita Ramam, with Dulquer Salmaan, is a gorgeous big-screen romance that could have used more edge, more depth
• Sri Ganesh’s ‘Kurudhi Aattam’, starring Atharvaa and Priya Bhavani Shankar, is a series of action set pieces with no emotional glue to bind them together
• Interview: Kamal Haasan (on the ’50th day of Vikram’ event organised by Galatta)
• Alia Bhatt scores another big win as a survivor of domestic abuse in Jasmeet K Reen’s ‘Darlings’, which also has a terrific Shefali Shah and Vijay Varma
• ‘Victim’, now on SonyLiv, is another mediocre anthology, with only Pa Ranjith’s short standing out
• Krishand’s ‘Aavasavyuham’, now on SonyLiv, is an eco-drama that’s  a brilliant subversion of both form and content
• Readers Write In #473: Great Movies: What are they? An essay focusing on ‘Sarpatta Parambarai’, ‘Iruvar’ and ‘Kadaisi Vivasayi’
• A small milestone at Galatta Plus
• Interview: Alia Bhatt (Darlings)
• Interview: Sri Ganesh (Kuruthi Aattam)
• Mohit Suri’s ‘Ek Villain Returns’ is a serial-killer sequel that’s about as scary as a teddy bear
• Rathna Kumar’s ‘Gulu Gulu’, starring Santhanam, is an ambitious effort, but it plays like separate parts of a jigsaw puzzle that never come together
• Anup Bhandari’s visually stunning ‘Vikrant Rona’, starring Kichcha Sudeepa, is underwhelming due to the unfocused writing
• Interview: Rathna Kumar (Gulu Gulu)
• Interview: Sudha Kongara (The National Awards, Soorarai Pottru)
• 10 Questions: Sudeep (Vikrant Rona)
• Islahuddin’s ‘Nodi Swamy Ivanu Irode Heege’, on Zee5 and starring Rishi, is a tedious try at non-stop quirkiness
• Fahadh Faasil aces another role in Sajimon Prabhakar’s ‘Malayankunju’, which transforms a survival drama into an intense tale of redemption
• Interview: Dhanush, with The Russo Brothers (The Gray Man)
• Does anyone watch films anymore?
• Despite some pacing issues, Abrid Shine’s ‘Mahaveeryar’, with Nivin Pauly and Asif Ali, is an utterly original creation that’s bizarre in the best way
• Interview: Adivi Sesh (Major)
• In Anthony and Joe Russo’s The Gray Man, now on Netflix, the characters matter less than the series of not-bad action set pieces
• Readers Write In #472: Vikram- Lucifer- Pettai: The curious case of The Fanboy Movies. And How Vettayadu Vilayadu is the OG one for me
• My interview by a USC student
• Srijit Mukherji’s ‘Shabaash Mithu’, starring Taapsee Pannu, is a not-bad biopic that has its moments
• Interview: Taapsee Pannu (Shabaash Mithu)
• Sai Pallavi and Kaali Venkat are in top form in Gautham Ramachandran’s ‘Gargi’, a beautifully made drama about a woman’s fight for justice
• Interview: Sai Pallavi (Gargi)
• In ‘Iravin Nizhal’, R Parthiban pulls off a technical feat that’s always fascinating, even if the film remains a bit distant
• Interview: Naga Chaitanya (Thank You)
• Interview: R Parthiban (Iravin Nizhal)
• Anucharan’s disappointing ‘Panni Kutty’ is a satire on superstition with just a few mild laughs
• Nithin Lukose’s ‘Paka’, on SonyLIV, is a powerful Romeo-Juliet story that puts aside the romance to focus on the endless cycle of revenge between the two families
• Tanglish Talks: Gratitude
• Interview: Kichcha Sudeep (Vikrant Rona)
• Readers Write In #471: Vikram 2X: My experience watching the movie in two continents
• R Madhavan’s ‘Rocketry: The Nambi Effect’ tries to do too much, resulting in very little insight into its protagonist
• Interview: Manoj Bajpayee
• The Galatta Plus conclave, Session 2: ‘The changing landscape of Indian cinema’
• Readers Write In #470: The OX- 20 years gone, but not forgotten