Despite good performances and some good laughs, Vignesh Shivan’s ‘Kaathuvaakula Rendu Kaadhal’ doesn’t come together satisfyingly
10 Questions: Koratala Siva
Interview: Koratala Siva (Acharya)
Readers Write In #460: The Isolating Soundscape of Better Call Saul.
Gowtam Tinnanuri’s ‘Jersey’, with Shahid Kapoor and Mrunal Thakur, is generic and simplistic, but an easy and pleasant watch
In ‘Antakshari’, a fairly engaging thriller directed by Vipin Das, Saiju Kurup plays a music-loving cop who gets involved in a mystery
#QnA: KGF: Chapter 2
#QnA: Beast
Readers Write In #459: Self reflective movies and their charm
Readers Write In #458: Telugu cinema is having a dream run, and Indian cinema needs it now more than ever
In ‘KGF: Chapter Two’, director Prashant Neel and his star Yash deliver a superior, epic sequel
In ‘Beast’, Nelson and Vijay join hands to deliver an underwhelming hostage drama
10 Questions: Prashanth Neel
10 Questions: Yash
Readers Write In #457: Grammar, Vocabulary, Kaadhal, and all that
The okayish ‘Taanakkaran’, by Tamizh, has Vikram Prabhu as a heroic police trainee taking on the System.
In Tushar Jalota’s inconsistently written ‘Dasvi’, Abhishek Bachchan is a politician who wants to study and Nimrat Kaur shines as his cartoonish wife
Interview: Prashanth Neel (KGF / KGF: 2)
Interview: Yash (KGF / KGF: 2)
10 Questions: Vidya Balan
Interview: Vidya Balan
Readers Write In #456: On ‘The Power of the Dog’
Shishir Jha’s ‘Tortoise Under the Earth’ is a moving document of the Santhal-speakers in Jharkhand, whose lives are being displaced by uranium-mining companies.
Readers Write In #455: Kashmir Files Part II
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Nipun Dharmadhikari’s ‘Mee Vasantrao’ is a superb biopic that captures the essence of the great classical singer Vasantrao Deshpande
Mathi Maran’s underwhelming ‘Selfie’, has GV Prakash as a college student who stumbles on a “seats for money” racket.
10 Questions: Karan Johar
Interview: Karan Johar
Readers Write In #454: Thoughts on ‘The Batman’ and how it mirrors my life
Suresh Triveni’s ‘Jalsa’ has Vidya Balan and Shefali Shah in a solid thriller that’s more existential than explosive
10 Questions: NTR Jr. and Ram Charan (‘RRR’)
Readers Write In #453: I whole-heartedly welcome the success of ‘The Kashmir files’, and let me tell you why.
SS Rajamouli’s ‘RRR’ is an entertaining masala epic with great star turns, but deeper emotions might have made this even better
