Tamil Cinema

Essays

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.

Jai Bhim is a Communist-Periyarist Farce Garbed as a Fight for Tribal Justice

Jai Bhim is a Communist-Periyarist Farce Garbed as a Fight for Tribal Justice

A detailed analysis of the recent Tamil film, Jai Bhim, exploring its underlying politics and ideological propaganda.

How the Nada Muni from Thiruvarur Anticipated the 21st Century Pollution from Paramakudi

How the Nada Muni from Thiruvarur Anticipated the 21st Century Pollution from Paramakudi

What Kamal Haasan's slur against Tyagaraja Swami reveals about his anti-Hindu mind set and how Tyagaraja characterised such people

Kamal Hassan Seeks Arvind Kejriwal’s Help to Wear a Crown of Thorns

Kamal Hassan Seeks Arvind Kejriwal’s Help to Wear a Crown of Thorns

Kamal Haasan and Arvind Kejriwal should get married. Both are accomplished practitioners of the same profession of playacting. The former has honed his onscreen acting skills over years while the latter is a natural. And now in a bizarre political reality show of sorts, the former is learning from the