Note to indie man
An indie movie maker said this It’s easy to make a film (comparatively) when you have a posh office set up, Nescafe counter at every alley of it, assistants with iPhones, ‘whatever’ attitude and a man on a big roller chair telling you what to do next. It’s quite easy in my opinion because when […]
The Price You Gotta Pay
It was five in the morning. It was a balmy October day and the trees stood still. The town of Chittoor was pregnant with expectation. Chiranjeevi’s Raakshasudu was releasing that day. The Chiru fans’ association had arranged for a special show. Quite a few people I knew were going for the special show. I wished […]
99 Movie Review
A low-profile movie (by Bollywood standards) that has no real star power releases. It doesn’t get too much media attention (by Bollywood standards again). But slowly but surely it creates a buzz. A friend mentions it on the phone. Colleagues talk about it. No, they are not gushing about it or anything. It is a […]
Sudish Kamat breaks up with Chiyyaan Vikram
Sudish Kamath is pissed off with actor Vikram. Now, I don’t know either of them personally but the way his post panned out, accusing Vikram of being a self-congratulatory, hot-headed asshole, I am left to assume that Sudish is washing dirty underwear in public. Sudish tries hard to couch his raving but his eloquence (or […]
R.I.P Raghuvaran
It is not often that an actor like Raghuvaran comes by and captures the imagination of a generation of movie fans. He was a breath of fresh air: in a landscape that was dominated by stereotypes and in a time when exaggeration was the norm. He didn’t have the wannabe-flamboyance of Kamal Hassan or the […]
Screen Writing Commandments
Writing a script is relatively easy. The real work is in preparing, building and “arc-ing” out the story and defining the characters. Once the “blueprint” is in place, the writing itself is usually a welcome enterprise. Many writers have trouble being patient enough with this process and it can cost them dearly in the long […]
If you were to make a Tamil movie…
…something that’s based on the theme of vengeance, what would be your storyline? Leave a comment.
MMKR
For Tamil speaking readers only: “En peru Madan, aana friends surukkama Subramanya Raju nu koopduvaanga.” From the timeless Michael Madana Kamarajan Do you remember any other lines from this movie? If yes leave a comment.
Desperately Seeking KingKong
Oh no not that monkey. I am talking about this midget actor from Tamil and Telugu movies (late 80s through 90s). Apparently he is a super star now, thanks to the Internet, Kingsely tells us. Why? This is why! A million views! Wow!