Ashameera Aiyappan
Ms Representation: No place for a woman
This weekly column is a rumination on how women are portrayed in cinema, and this week the author discusses Maadathy
28 Jul 2021
Ms. Representation: The lone tigress
This weekly column is a rumination on how women are portrayed in cinema, and this week the author discusses The Token Female TM trope in our films
22 Jun 2021
Ms. Representation: Our mothers need to be saved
This weekly column is a rumination on how women are portrayed in cinema, and this week the author discusses why the glorification of motherhood needs to stop
08 Jun 2021
Ms Representation: Why it’s important to fight numbness
This weekly column is a rumination on how women are portrayed in cinema, and this week the author discusses Sajin Baabu’s Biriyaani and the importance of nurturing anger
25 May 2021
Ms Representation: The stressful matter of tresses
This weekly column is a rumination on how women are portrayed in cinema, and this week the author discusses how hair in Tamil cinema has remained a culturally entwined symbol of femininity
11 May 2021
Ms Representation: Complex love
This weekly column is a rumination on how women are portrayed in cinema, and this week the author discusses Neeraj Ghaywan’s short Geeli Puchhi in Netflix's anthology Ajeeb Dastaans
27 Apr 2021
Ms Representation: Vakeel Saab, why ruin Pink?
This weekly column is a rumination on how women are portrayed in cinema, and this week the author discusses Venu Sriram's Vakeel Saab
13 Apr 2021
Ms Representation: Rebel Girl
This weekly column is a rumination on how women are portrayed in cinema, and this week the author discusses Amy Poehler's Moxie
16 Mar 2021
Ms. Representation: Love-Trouble in paradise
This weekly column is a rumination on how women are portrayed in cinema, and this week the author discusses Khalid Rahman's Love
07 Mar 2021
Ms Representation: The grey shades of love
This weekly column is a rumination on how women are portrayed in cinema, and this week the author discusses Kutty Story
16 Feb 2021
Ms Representation: Food for thought
This weekly column is a rumination on how women are portrayed in cinema, and this week the author discusses the latest Malayalam movie, The Great Indian Kitchen
02 Feb 2021
Jiiva: I don't want to do something different all the time
Ahead of the release of his film, Kalathil Sandhippom, Jiiva discusses his career, the business of cinema, and its evolution
01 Feb 2021
Kabadadaari Movie Review: A middling remake of a middling film
This lackluster remake lacks even the little joys of the original
28 Jan 2021
Tanya Hope, Vimal team up for suspense thriller
Vijay Sethupathi has written the story, screenplay and dialogues for the film
25 Jan 2021
'Seeing Vijay dance to Vaathi Coming was a treat'
...says cinematographer Sathyan Sooryan as he speaks about filming Vijay-Vijay Sethupathi's Master, his ten-year cinematic journey, and more...
20 Jan 2021
Poll
What Tamil film are you most excited to see in 2023?
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| Result | |
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| Jailer | |
| Ponniyin Selvan 2 | |
| Indian 2 | |
| Varisu | |
| Thunivu | |