5 Filmmaking Tropes of Mahendran
The first thing that strikes you about Mahendran's films is his precision with words and images.
Stray Dog, 8 Thottakkal and a problem
There’s a whole bunch of young filmmakers who’re making their entry into films, but lacking a certain maturity and perspective of life. I felt comparing 8 Thottakkal (8 Bullets) to Stray Dog, the film it was inspired from, would be a good case study of this problem.
Bala’s Netherworld – 5 Filmmaking Tropes of Bala
"He eats one person every other day, collects a small piece of bone from each carcass, shaves it patiently into the shape of a skull and keeps it with him. Once he collected 108 such pieces, each from a different person, he strung it into a chain and gifted it to me.”
Chennai 28 II Innings — the post-Pa.Ranjith Venkat Prabhu
You cannot simply ignore the sequel of a film that was so close to you that you knew each dialogue by heart. You do not simply shun the sequel of a film that depicted an essential part of your childhood on-screen.
Ammani — a genuine voice in Tamil Cinema
“The film is really good” he said to me later, as we walked out after the show, “It opened yesterday and we had three shows. They were all empty. So I thought I’ll check it out today. But, it’s really good film.”
Kabali – Second Innings
I liked Kabali better the second time. Several scenes which felt odd and choppy the first time, felt a lot more coherent the second time around.
Watching Kabali at Golden Mile Singapore
As I sat in the 1000-seats capacity Golden Mile theatre in Singapore on the midnight of 21st July, there were mixed feelings.
Johnny – Mahendran
This film made me wonder about the death of idealistic characters in today’s cinema and the death of a certain kind of drama.
