No Space For A Cigarette Trick

Short accounts of the four cinemas of the South discuss threadbare the caste and political realities...

Rajnikanth, Actor

With those famous tosses of head, shoulders, cigarettes, he rules the silver screen. Off-screen, his humility...

Singam On Song

Surya rises, balancing two audience streams

Wonder Of Madras Talkies

The masterly Mani Ratnam is both artful and guileless in this brilliant addition to Indian film literature

Before All The Galata

Quick Guns In Quietude

It’s difficult being a superstar in the South. Some manage it well.

The Ice Dagger Was Sharp, And It Cut Deep

As a silent film gets its moment at the Oscars, how does our own take from the ’80s, Pushpak, hold up? As...

Up To All Coquetry

Bollywood isn't shy when it comes to exploring taboo love

Star-In-Law: A Study In Contrast

The once-next-to-god icon Rajesh Khanna and his rising son-in-law Akshay Kumar personify the quirks of...