The film stars Ashok Selvan, Shanthnu Bhagyaraj, Keerthi Pandian. The intent is solid, but the generic nature of the writing and the characters hamper the narrative. S Jayakumar makes his writing-directing debut with Blue Star, presented by Pa Ranjith. The film is about how an underdog team from Arakkonam beats an elite, white-uniformed, English-speaking side […]
The film stars Hrithik Roshan, Deepika Padukone, Anil Kapoor. The actors are in fine form, and the narrative is slick enough (and emotional enough) to tide you through its run time. After War and Pathaan and now Fighter, I think it’s safe to say Siddharth Anand has found his groove. He takes simple, generic action […]
By Vikas Yadav During the interviews, actors like Prithviraj Sukumaran and Shruti Haasan described the Salaar set as “real” and “humungous.” Sukumaran even said the structures were so enormous that they dwarfed the cast and crew members. Basically, what became clear is that director Prashant Neel spent a lot of energy on constructing an actual […]
By Vishnu Mahesh Sharma हिय में इनके दरसन राजे, मति में पोथे मोटे भगति बिसराय नीति बखाने कलि के शंकर खोटे। अवध बुलावे भूरि भाव से, ये अहं में लोटे-पोटे इतिहासन में दर्ज़ भयेंगें चतुर नाम कलकोटे। तिमिर जलधि में ज्योत जराई, आदि प्रभु थे छोटे बड़कन बना रहे पीठन को भरम भरे परकोटे। राम-राम […]
The ruling Communist Party says the measures are part of an adjustment program needed to get the island’s economy back on the path of growth. The plan seeks to reduce government spending by raising prices capped by the state and…
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By Vikas Yadav Sriram Raghavan’s Merry Christmas is based on Frédéric Dard’s novel Le Monte-charge titled Bird in a Cage in English. So, who’s this bird in this film? Is it Maria (Katrina Kaif) who is trapped with an abusive husband in a loveless marriage? Or is it Albert (Vijay Sethupathi) who gets entangled in […]
China has been in a deflation environment for a third consecutive month since December – see graph from FT – China’s consumer prices fall for third month as economic recovery lags. The CPI fell 0.3% on year in December with…
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By Bharath Vijayakumar The 21st Chennai Internation Film Festival was held last month (14th December to 21st December 2023). This annual ritual is a definite and wonderful opportunity for those in Chennai to get a taste of cinema from around the globe. Film festivals are like multicuisine buffets. The menu is varied, and you get […]
By G Waugh The first book that had completely left me baffled was The Nausea by Sartre. I didn’t know why I had chosen that book. In those years, the first few months when I was trying to make baby steps into the world of literature, whatever I had done was solely with an intent […]
