Maniratnam

Essays

A.R. Rahman Removes his Facade: The Real Picture is Hideous

A.R. Rahman Removes his Facade: The Real Picture is Hideous

Commentary on the recent interview of A.R. Rahman in which he revealed himself as an ingrate and a toxic communalist

Kamal Haasan's Pathetic Slide into Irrelevance

Kamal Haasan's Pathetic Slide into Irrelevance

Commentary on the ugly descent of Kamal Haasan into irrelevance

”Naa Adicha Nee Sethuruva!” - Dissecting Nayagan

”Naa Adicha Nee Sethuruva!” - Dissecting Nayagan

A critical analysis of the 1987 Tamil film, "Nayagan," which is widely regarded as one of the best movies of Maniratnam and Kamal Hassan.

From Independence to the Emergency: The Sordid Journey of the Downfall of Indian Cinema

From Independence to the Emergency: The Sordid Journey of the Downfall of Indian Cinema

The downfall of Indian cinema can be traced with a cutoff point: the Emergency of 1975 and its aftermath.

49 Resumes of Unemployable Leftist Relics

49 Resumes of Unemployable Leftist Relics

I actually debated within myself for the last five days whether I should actually write this piece…it was more than a debate…it was a kind of soul-searching with a spiritual dimension to it. I’m just being dramatic okay? Because it’s completely in tune with the