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Tag: Tamil cinema

Why covering ISRO is a pain

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The following is a bulleted list of reasons why covering developments on the Indian spaceflight programme can be […]

July 16, 2019 Scicomm

The Oedipal intrigues of Indian cinema and if they undermine hope

What possibilities offered by Indian cinema have been undermined by its own “Oedipal intrigues”?

May 24, 2017 Life notes, Op-eds

Bollywood, Kollywood, etc.

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

May 22, 2017 Life notes, Op-eds

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

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

November 27, 2016 Culture, Op-eds, Uncategorized

‘Don’t Move Away’

AR Rahman is masterful at combining lyrical traditions with those forms of music in which they’ve seldom existed, and achieves that seamless weave with subtle, well-crafted interventions.

February 8, 2016 Life notes, Op-eds
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