‘I used to teach directors; now I learn from them’

... says director Bharathiraja, who acted in his own directorial for the first time in last week's release, Meendum Oru Mariyaadhai
 

Bharathiraja's Meendum Oru Mariyadhai Review: A needless addition to a celebrated filmography 

A shockingly under-written, amateurishly-made film by an auteur filmmaker 

Silambarasan's Maanadu goes on floors, finally

The Venkat Prabhu-directorial faced multiple delays that almost forced the makers to consider changing the hero

SJ Suryah joins Simbu-Venkat Prabhu’s Maanadu 

The political film will feature SJ Suryah in an important role

The Bharathiraja Interview about Meendum Oru Mariyaadhai, Ilaiyaraaja, Kamal Haasan, Rajinikanth, and more

SAC, Bharathiraja, Karnakaran join Simbu's Maanadu

The political thriller, which stars Kalyani Priyadarshan as the female lead, will have music by Yuvan Shankar Raja and cinematography by Richard M Nathan

Direction Dreams: Tamil cinema is in a great state right now

.says Bharathi Selvam, who has assisted Shankar Dayal, Caarthick Raju, and Kalees. The assistant director also shares his amibitions, struggles, and insipirations in a candid chat

Parthiban to make Asia’s first single-shot feature film

The title and poster were launched on social media by director Bharathiraja

CE Year In Review: The biggest Kollywood controversies of 2019

A list of issues that plagued the Tamil film industry in 2019

To Let to Bakrid: 10 Tamil films of 2019 that deserved more love

We look back at the year that was and give you films which, according to us, deserved much more love

Bharathiraja's long-delayed dream project Kuttra Parambarai to be launched as a web series

The series, set in the 19th century during the British era, will reportedly tell the story of the ‘denotified’ tribal community of the same name

Champion Movie Review:  Predictable moves hold this Champion back

This Suseenthiran directorial has all the bearings of the run-of-the-mill underdog sports film, but the lack of surprises weigh it down 

Sense of a scene: Cooking up a comedy - Manobala talks about the idly comedy scene in Oorkavalan

In this week's column, Manobala, who directed Rajinikanth and Radikaa in Oorkavalan, talks about the iconic idli comedy' 

Bharathiraja’s Old Man is Meendum Oru Mariyathai

While the makers announced the title change, they haven’t revealed the reason behind the shift

Direction Dreams: Inexperienced directors are ruining the lives of producers

...says Dwaraka Nathan, who has worked with directors Seeman, Siva, and Raghava Lawrence, in this weekly column, which brings to you a promising assistant director, and their aspirations