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Readers Write In #656: What makes Deepika Padukone’s 20 min role in ‘Jawan’ Special?
By Kakoli Bhattacharya When was the most recent instance when a cameo in a movie completely captivated the audience’s interest? According to my recall,it happens to be Suriya as Rolex in Lokesh Kanagaraj’s gangster drama, Vikram.Aishwarya Rathore, played by Deepika Padukone in the popular movie Jawan, is the newest name to be added to this […]

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Jan 2, 20243 min read


Readers Write In #655: ’12th Fail’ and the Law of Conservation of Love
By VS Shyam *Spoilers Ahead* Unlike other underdog movies usually filled with adrenaline-pumping motivation and rage, 12th Fail can be interpreted as a love story, though it may not be classified under the romantic genre. Love is explored in several forms, towards fellow human beings, one’s duty, passion, or towards the nation. Interestingly there are […]

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Jan 1, 20243 min read
The Galatta Plus Mega Pan-India Round Table 2023
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Jan 1, 20241 min read


Briefly Reviewed – Avinash Arun’s ‘Three of Us’
Avinash Arun is a gifted filmmaker, but stories — sometimes — have a mind of their own. Three of Us is about a woman (Shailaja, beautifully played by Shefali Shah) who has been diagnosed with dementia. With her husband tagging along, she goes on a trip to the place she grew up, on the Konkan […]

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Dec 31, 20232 min read
Happy 2024!
One of the best things I did in 2023 is get off the Internet. These days, I post my stuff/video links and get out of there. I did it to see if I would really “gain” more time, as many people said — and I did. I have been writing an oddball, pulpy, non-socially responsible […]

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Dec 30, 20233 min read
The Galatta Plus Mega Telugu Round Table 2023
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Dec 30, 20231 min read
Critics Round Table 2023 – on PT Prime
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Dec 30, 20231 min read
Interview: ‘Nakkheeran’ Gopal and the team of ‘Koose Munisamy Veerappan’
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Dec 30, 20231 min read
2023 – The year on the blog
WordPress used to publish these stats. They stopped. They seemed to have started again. https://wordpress.com/annual-report/baradwajrangan.wordpress.com/2023/

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Dec 29, 20231 min read


Kairam Vaashi’s review of Abhishek Nama’s ‘Devil – The British Secret Agent’: A cinematic idea gets a very bland film
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Dec 29, 20231 min read


Kairam Vaashi’s review of ‘Kaatera’: Tharun Sudhir delivers a good commercial entertainer again…
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Dec 29, 20231 min read
Readers Write In #654: “சோல், கவனி , பேசு”
By Soorya N குரோம்பேட்டை ரயில் நிலையத்தில் அரை மணி நேரமாக பிரமோத் காத்துக்கொண்டிருக்கிறான். (to be continued)

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Dec 28, 20231 min read
Remembering Vijayakanth
His first megahit, and this song was a megahit, too. Millennials may not realise how big he was in the 1980s.

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Dec 28, 20231 min read


Readers Write In #653: जिगरथंडा डबल X – जंगल बनाम जंगली, राइफल बनाम रील
By Vishnu Mahesh Sharma कार्तिक सुब्बराज की फिल्म ‘जिगरथंडा डबल X’ कुछ अपना सा ही वक्त लेती है मुख्य मुद्दे तक पहुंचने के लिए। फिल्म कुछ लड़खड़ाती, कुछ संभलती हुई मध्यांतर तक पहुंचती है। पर इसके साथ ही वो पहुंचती है जंगल में। इस जंगल में कहानी को मिलती है भावनाओं और विचारों की वो […]

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Dec 27, 20234 min read
My interview with SS Music
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Dec 26, 20231 min read
Interview: Sivakarthikeyan (‘Ayalaan’), Parts 1 & 2
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Dec 26, 20231 min read
Critics Round Table 2023 – on Rednool
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Dec 25, 20231 min read
The Galatta Plus Mega Hindi Round Table 2023
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Dec 25, 20231 min read


Readers Write In #652: Drowned in relational conflict, ‘Maestro’ doesn’t quite soar masterfully to a crescendo
By Madan Mohan With Maestro, the Netflix movie on the late, great Leonard Bernstein, out now, Youtube was lately bombarding me with videos of the man in action. Watching him make renowned tenor Jose Carreras sweat reminded me of a music maestro closer home. That and the sheer difficulty of keeping time on Something’s Coming (seriously, check it […]

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Dec 24, 20234 min read
Mega Critics Round Table 2023 – moderated by Nona Prince
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Dec 24, 20231 min read
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