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Keerthiswaran’s ‘Dude’ is a smart, funny, progressive comedy that shatters many Tamil cinema tropes
Pradeep Ranganathan and Mamitha Baiju are in top form in a relationship story that is chaotic in a good way. I can’t reveal much, but the film is sweet and silly and entertaining enough to make you overlook its flaws. That is the short take. A longer review follows and it may contain spoilers. The […]

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Oct 17, 20251 min read


Senna Hegde’s ‘Avihitham’ is a real charmer about small-minded men in a small village
When a couple is caught kissing in the shadows, a bunch of gossipy men set out to “expose” the woman. What follows is a funny, smartly written comment on the things men do to women. That was the short take. A longer review follows, and it may contain spoilers. Senna Hegde’s Avihitham opens with a quote. “They […]

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Oct 17, 20251 min read


Shanmugam Muthusamy’s ‘Diesel’ is a massy saviour story that runs out of fuel pretty quickly
Harish Kalyan plays a young man from a fishing community who has to battle many enemies, from an uncaring government to uncaring private enterprises. The film also wants to be a larger story of a community. But nothing really works. That was the short take. A longer review follows, and it may contain spoilers. There […]

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Oct 17, 20251 min read


Mari Selvaraj’s ‘Bison’ is a beautifully told story of a sportsman and the violence around him
Dhruv plays a kabaddi player who faces hurdles not just due to caste but also due to the violence in the areas around his home. His long journey from local champion to representing India at the Asian Games is told with furious filmmaking energy. That was the short take. A longer review follows, and it […]

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Oct 17, 20251 min read
Interview: Sameer Nair (Applause Entertainment)
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Oct 16, 20251 min read
Readers Write In #871: Seeing
By mvky What we want to see outside our windows. Trees, sea or mountains. In the living room, I see the big tv in front of me, a big window behind me. One is a window for entertainment, playing films and other things. When the birds start flocking to the windows making loud noises or chirping […]

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Oct 15, 20252 min read


AI boom or bubble?
Artificial intelligence is driving a wave of corporate investment unlike any in decades, with forecasts calling for $500 billion in global AI spending by 2026. Experts describe this as a “capex supercycle,” but warn it may be propping up an…
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Oct 15, 20252 min read
Interview: Anshuman Jha, Arjun Mathur (‘Lord Curzon Ki Haveli’)
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Oct 15, 20251 min read
Interview: Ayushmann Khurrana, Rashmika Mandanna, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Dinesh Vijan (‘Thamma’)
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Oct 15, 20251 min read
Top 5 takeaways from the IMDb Report on Indian Cinema, 2000-2025
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Oct 15, 20251 min read
Interview: Mari Selvaraj (‘Bison’)
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Oct 13, 20251 min read


A2 and NCEA Economics Revision- Monetary Policy
With the A2 essay paper this week and the NCEA Level 3 exam next month, below are a couple of mindmaps looking at monetary policy. Monetary policy is the process by which the monetary authority of a country controls the…
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Interview: Dhruv Vikram (‘Bison’)
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Oct 11, 20251 min read
Readers Write In #870: Books and Reading and Why we do it
By Rahini David There is only one reason I have not been writing a bunch of RWI. It is because I have only one topic in mind and it seemed super-extensive. It is books, my only obsession. If there is a huge regret that gnaws me, it is that I still do not feel immersed […]

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Oct 11, 20253 min read


Readers Write In #869: “Dance-u, Song-u, Fight-u”
By Jalabulajugs “That song that has fight and dance!” he said eagerly. Prahlad, my four year-old son, and I were in the midst of our usual playlist toggling during the ride to his classes. I had asked him which song he wanted next, to which he replied as above. I couldn’t place the song immediately […]

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Oct 11, 20252 min read
Interview: Fighting for Screenwriting
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Oct 10, 20251 min read
Interview: Siddhu Jonnalagadda (‘Telusu Kada’)
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Oct 10, 20251 min read
Interview: Kiran Abbavaram (‘K-Ramp’)
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Oct 8, 20251 min read
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