It all started with a film
The story line of MGR-Jayalalitha starrer, ‘Chandrodayam’, apart from the changes made in order to cater to the regional audience is strikingly similar to the original Hollywood film, ‘Roman Holiday’. And, the sweet and cute Jayalalitha, in her heydays, was nothing less than the effervescent Audrey Hepburn, the dream lady of English cinema
The Immortal Queen of South Cinema
Considered to be the Goddess of cinema in Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu, Savitri had managed to climb up the slippery stone when she was quite young, but let herself fall down and eventually succumbed to tragic death on December 26, 1981
Cliché Redefined
‘Saukyam’ is the case of filmmaking that cannot even deliver the most tested and tried formula well
Moments which make and break Bajirao Mastani
What is a Sanjay Leela Bhansali movie without huge sets, sweeping shots, high-intensity drama, dialogues and exquisite costumes? Let’s first talk of... Read More
Mana Bapu
The artist, painter, cartoonist and film director Bapu (Sathiraju Lakshminarayana) has intertwined himself with Telugu households and one is introduced to the great man’s art as a young kid, as naturally as he learns to talk
The Jewel in the Crown
When ‘Sankarabharanam’ first released, it opened to lukewarm response. And to repeat Viswanath – Anyone who came out of the theatres had one common thing to say, “The film is good, but commercial success is doubtful.
Half of a Yellow Sun wins the Baileys
Half of a Yellow Sun recreates a seminal moment in modern African history: Biafra’s impassioned struggle to establish an independent republic in Nigeria, and the chilling violence that followed
