10 Q: Prashant Neel
Question 10: Yasho
Reader writes in #457: Grammar, vocabulary, time, and all that
In Okish ‘Tanakaran’ by Tameez, Vikram Prabhu is combating the system as a heroic police trainee.
In Tushar Jalota’s impeccably penned ‘Daasvi’, Abhishek Bachchan is a politician who wants to read and Nimrat Kaur shines as his cartoonist wife
Interview: Prashant Neel (KGF / KGF: 2)
Interview: Yash (KGF / KGF: 2)
10 Question: Vidya Balan
Interview: Vidya Balan
Reader wrote in #456: On ‘The Power of the Dog’
Shishir Jha’s ‘Tortoise Under the Earth’ is a moving document of Santhal-speakers in Jharkhand whose lives are being displaced by uranium-mining companies.
Write in Reader #455: The K Files Part II
Raag 2 Rock
Nipun Dharmadhikari’s ‘Me Vasantrao’ is a brilliant biopic that captures the essence of the great classical singer Vasantrao Deshpande
Maathi Maran’s groundbreaking ‘selfie’ stars GV Prakash as a college student who stumbles upon a “seats for money” racket.
10 Question: Karan Johar
Interview: Karan Johar
Reader writes in #454: Thoughts on ‘The Batman’ and how it reflected my life
Suresh Triveni’s ‘Jalsa’ stars Vidya Balan and Shefali Shah in a solid thriller that is more existential than explosive
10 Q: NTR Jr and Ram Charan (‘RRR’)
Write reader in #453: I wholeheartedly welcome the success of The Kashmir Files, and I’ll tell you why.
SS Rajamouli’s ‘RRR’ is a gripping masala epic with great star turns, but deep emotions make it even better
10 Q: SS Rajamouli (‘RRR’)
Hello Galatta Plus! (promo 2)
Interview: NT Rama Rao Jr., Ram Charan (‘RRR’)
Natesh Hegde’s ‘Pedro’ is a beautifully set debut about a daily wager who becomes an outcast
Interview: SS Rajamouli (“RRR”)
Interview: Selvaraghavan (a spoiler deep dive into ‘Irandam Ulgam’)
Hello Galatta Plus! (promo 1)
Reader #452 Write in: The Kashmir Files
Interview: Arun Matheswaran (A Spoiler Deep Dive into ‘Rocky’)
Goodbye, movie mates!
Interview: Halita Shamim
Reader writes in #451: The magic of Manikandan’s “Kadaisi Vivahaya”
In Kartik Naren’s ‘Maaran’, Dhanush plays an investigative journalist who invents a script
Interview: Darbuka Shiva (about his musical journey)
Pandiraj-Suriya’s ‘Atharakkum Thunindhavan’ is a generic message-based star vehicle with some interesting parts
Interview: Sunita Tati (10 Years of Guru Productions)
Write in Reader #450: The Importance of the Bond
Reader #449 Write in: Team on ‘Jhund’ (spoiler alert)
Interview: Selvaraghavan (A Deep Dip in ‘Mayakkam Enna’)
Reader wrote in #448: Bhimla Nayak – Lost in translation?
In Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s ‘Gangubai Kathiawadi’, a great director and a great actress nailed and brought to life a brilliant screenplay
Reader wrote in #447: On ‘Unfair Game’
Interview: Guru Somasundaram
My Panel Discussion on Behindwoods (Did ‘Valimai’ live up to expectations)
H Vinoth’s ‘Valimai’ (Ajith Kumar) is a barely-there thriller where the characters are less interesting than the stuntman on the bike
Write in Reader #446: How to Name It-2
Reader wrote in #445: Tale of Two Sisters
Reader writes in #444: “The Power of the Dog”: some bad thoughts on the film and the book