Tag Archives: Kollywood

Bollywood, Kollywood, etc.

Posted on May 22, 2017 by VM

Tamil cinema has been able to touch upon societal ills more often and better than Bollywood has been able. Continue reading →

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If Rajinikanth regrets some of the roles he played, and other questions

Posted on November 27, 2016 by VM

In most of Tamil cinema, “men act and women appear. Men look at women. Women watch themselves being looked at.” Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged astrology, circlejerk, fair skin, fat jokes, John Berger, Kalathur Kannamma, Kamal Haasan, Kollywood, love, misogyny, moral policing, motherhood, punch dialogues, Rajinikanth, Santhanam, stalking, Tamil cinema, Ways of Seeing | Leave a comment