Ashameera Aiyappan

Ms Representation: A new year, still some old issues

This weekly column is a rumination on how women are portrayed in cinema, and this week the author discusses women characters in Pongal releases

19 Jan 2021

Eeswaran Movie review: A resurgent Simbu, but little else

It is great that Simbu looks like he has turned back time. But it isn’t great that the film also seems to have travelled back with him.

14 Jan 2021

Shraddha Srinath: Maara is the romance our swipe-right generation needs

Shraddha talks about her latest release Maara that is currently streaming on Amazon Prime Video, and how it is relevant and useful in these times

10 Jan 2021

Bharath’s next titled Yakkai Thiri

Apart from Bharath, the film will also star Sonakshi Singh Rawat, Janani, Baghavathy Perumal,
Niranjani, Pratap Pothen, Pandiarajan and Sudha Chandran in key roles

03 Jan 2021

The 2020 jukebox: Strains of a pandemic

We take stock of the music scene in Tamil cinema, this year: the trends, highs, lows, and how the industry survived a pandemic

27 Dec 2020

'I wanted actors without a set image for my short in Paava Kadhaigal'

...says director Sudha Kongara, as she joins actors Kalidas, Shanthnu, Bhavani, in a conversation about their short, Thangam, which is a part of Netflix anthology, Paava Kadhaigal

23 Dec 2020

Ms Representation: The honour that kills

This weekly column is a rumination on how women are portrayed in cinema, and this week the author discusses Netflix's Paava Kadhaigal

22 Dec 2020

Ms Representation: In search of the normal woman

This weekly column is a rumination on how women are portrayed in cinema, and this week the author discusses Netflix's The Call and Disney Hotstar's Mulan

08 Dec 2020

Vinoth Kishan: I am not in cinema for the applause

The actor, who has come in for praise for his performance as a blind man in Andhagaaram, talks about his role and what went into the making of this visually stunning film

07 Dec 2020

Cinema comes home: With the increase in digital releases, producers divided over pay-per-view model

How effective is the pay-per-view model for Indian cinema? Filmmakers like CV Kumar and Mukesh Mehta weigh in

06 Dec 2020

Kanni Rasi movie review: The stars don’t align for this one

For each half hour, a new character is introduced in an attempt to push the static story forward. But the quality of jokes never improve.

06 Dec 2020

Krishnakumar: Theatre is often mistaken for being a stepping stone to films

The actor talks about about working with Suriya and Sudha Kongara in Soorarai Pottru, his theatre career and hospital clowning

30 Nov 2020

B Selvi and Daughters Short Film Review: A well-intentioned, sweet mother-daughter tale

Both Kalaivani and Gayathrie come up with effortless, effective performances to tell a much-needed story that writer-director Drishya handles with admirable delicacy

26 Nov 2020