Sanjay Narayanan, the director of ‘Maalai Nera Mallipoo’ (reviewed here), spoke to me about how to do the festival rounds. Finally, he figured it out, and when I asked him how it was going, he sent this message. It was so filled with excitement and passion that I asked if I could share it, and […]

One way to view G.O.A.T. is as a celebration of the star. That part works. But those of us who want more are left wanting. The very first scene of G.O.A.T (The Greatest of All Time) has a train speeding across the Kenyan landscape, and Venkat Prabhu instantly lets us know that we are in […]

Central Banks have often used the term ‘the neutral rate’ which refers to a rate of interest that neither stimulates the economy nor restrains economic growth. This rate is often defined as the rate which is consistent with full employment,… Continue reading →

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By Aman Basha The star whose shine rubs off on good Telugu cinema. Making a top 100 list of Telugu Cinema can be a task that is both daunting and depressing. Very quickly, one realizes how well Telugu filmmakers thrived in the art of repetition. Breakthrough films became replicated formulas, actors were too constricted to […]

By Aadesh Ramaswamy This is not exactly how I thought my Romance series would start, but holy fuck, this was brilliant… So, a bit of a prelude…. I don’t know if this is the place for closely opening up my heart, but the base line is that I’m single, and this series was an attempt […]

For many years after the Second World War most countries operated a system of fixed exchange rates. The external value of a currency was fixed in terms of the US$ and the value of the US$ itself was fixed in… Continue reading →

By Srivatsan S What PS Vinothraj achieves in the final quarter of Kottukkaali is truly remarkable. By making the camera’s gaze as audiences’, Vinothraj forces us to be both the violator and the violated. That, to me, is the signature of an auteur. PS Vinothraj’s excellent second filmbegins with a mid-shot of a figure in […]

One thing we could have used is some more energy in the staging. Still, the film proves that Vivek Athreya is one of the most unique voices out there. The big question about Saripodhaa Sanivaaram was whether director Vivek Athreya, who has so far made films that are soft and romantic in nature, could handle the Big […]

The impressive thing is that a number of messages about assimilation and discrimination are put across without making it seem like a Message Movie. There are hardly any films that talk about people from the Northeast. Nicholas Kharkongor’s 2019 dramedy Axone was one. It centred on a group of migrants from Northeast India in Delhi, […]

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By Aadesh Ramaswamy I would like to start this piece, by stating the pressure that Vaazhai exerted on me and hence the pressure I exerted on it… When BR’s review came, the line “The buildup to the climax is simply extraordinary. This is one of the best passages of cinema I have seen in recent […]

By Dr. Venkatesh Kumar G Raja Raja Cholan is considered to be the greatest and efficient of the kings that have ruled India in the past! He is known for his generosity, diplomacy and artistic skills. The best example of his vision is the greatest living architecture and an UNESCO world heritage site The Brahadeeswara […]

Invariably I get the question in class “Does this economic theory actually happen in the real world?” We then proceed to discuss upward sloping demand curves, trickle down theory, the GFC and the fact that few economists saw it coming… Continue reading →

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By Aadesh Ramaswamy Kottukkaali made me realise that it is the film that I would like to make…. For long, I have thought about how the reviews for the von Trier and Godard films on the Roger Ebert website are critiqued (not reviewed) about what they do, and not about whether they are good or […]

A boy is waiting…. For what? Directed by Aadesh Ramaswamy

Informative video from CNBC which looks at the economics of war. A lot of economic concepts used and some of the main points below: