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Interview: Hemanth Rao, Rakshit Shetty, Rukmini Vasanth, Chaithra (‘Sapta Sagaradaache Ello – Side B’)

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Nov 11, 20231 min read

My interview with Qissa (Aman Basha)

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Nov 11, 20231 min read

Readers Write In #642: 12 years of Rockstar-A fan’s look back at the odyssey of love

By Sahith Reddy Sometimes the big screen leaves us with joy. But it also will make us remember about a time that was or what it could be. Rockstar the Imtiaz Ali film which 12 years on lingers in the memory of the audiences, The narrative that rests on Ranbir Kapoor’s able shoulders is a […]

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Nov 11, 20234 min read

Readers Write In #641: The athai who became an ayah

By V Vijaysree In a 1977 black-and-white film set in Madras, a rich widow sets out to work as the ayah of her grandson – a bit likeAvvai Shanmugi, except there is no big disguise involved. The middle-aged woman trades her diamonds and silks for a maid’s garb and sets out to atone for the […]

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Nov 11, 20234 min read

Raju Murugan’s ‘Japan’ is a collection of interesting ideas that never come together interestingly

The film stars Karthi. He has picked unconventional territory, sure, but what good is it if the writing, the staging is not up to the mark! For his 25th film, Karthi gets himself a cool name: Japan. (The reason behind the name is a nice little motivational bit of a story.) He gets himself a […]

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Nov 11, 20231 min read

Kairam Vaashi’s review of Yogaraj Bhat’s ‘Garadi’: A lot muscle-flexing with very little exercise to the brain

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Nov 11, 20231 min read

Karthik Subbaraj’s ‘Jigarthanda DoubleX’ is a beautiful love letter to cinema and to Nature

The film stars Raghava Lawrence, SJ Suryah, Nimisha Sajayan. Karthik has rarely been so deeply emotional in his cinema, and this is his most political work to date. There are two kinds of “shooting” in Karthik Subbaraj’s new movie: the kind you do with the gun, and the kind you do with a movie camera. […]

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Nov 10, 20231 min read

Interview: ‘Neeya Naana’ Gobinath, on his 25 years in this field

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Nov 9, 20231 min read

My interview with Shortcast over Coffee

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Nov 8, 20231 min read

Readers Write In #640: ஒருவழிப்பாதை

By Soorya N டேய் ! சொன்னா கேளுடா ! போகாத . நாளைக்கு அண்ணனும் வந்துரட்டும், ஒண்ணா போலாம். டேய் பிடிவாதம் பிடிக்காத. எனக்கு அந்த மலைக்கு எப்படி போகணும்னே தெரியாது . நீ வந்தா வா, நா போறேன் . நீ வாடா என்று இன்னொருவனை அழைத்து சென்றான். மலையில் ஏறிக் கொண்டே பேசினான் “தரணி”. இந்த பார்.எப்பவும் நான் தான் உனக்கு தலைவன். நீ ஏதாவது என்னைய கேக்காம பண்ண, அப்புறம் நா […]

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Nov 8, 20233 min read

Negative externalities of consumption and how much sugar in a Coke?

Negative externalities of consumption is where the consumption of a good may have spillover costs or negative externalities for others e.g. passive smoking, drink driving, sugary drinks. If left to the free market goods that have negative externalities of consumption… Continue reading →

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Nov 6, 20231 min read

Interview: Karthik Subbaraj (‘Jigarthanda DoubleX’)

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Nov 6, 20231 min read

Yuvaraj Dhayalan’s ‘Irugapatru’, on Netflix, is a relationship(s) drama with good ideas that needed much better execution

The film stars Vikram Prabhu, Shraddha Srinath, Vidharth, Sri, Abarnathi, Saniya Iyyappan. With better writing, the not-bad actors might have sold the story better. Rangesh (Vidharth) is an IT employee who’s disgusted by the sight of his wife, Pavithra (Abarnathi). She has put on weight, and all that extra physical baggage is a subconscious reminder […]

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Nov 5, 20233 min read

Readers Write In #639: Discovering Miracles in ‘Laal Singh Chaddha’

By Jithendar Anandan “To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to change you is the greatest accomplishment.” This was one quote from Ralph Waldo Emerson that kept popping up in my head throughout the film. Laal is such an envious character who isn’t influenced by any external forces around him and continues […]

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Nov 5, 20231 min read

The Galatta Plus Mega OTT Round Table 2023

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Nov 4, 20231 min read

Announcement: The Galatta Plus Round Tables 2023

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Nov 4, 20231 min read

Pre-release Talk: Rajkumar Hirani’s ‘Dunki’

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Nov 4, 20231 min read

Pre-release Talk: Shankar’s ‘Indian 2’

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Nov 4, 20231 min read

Kairam Vaashi’s review of Tharun Bhascker Dhaassyam’s ‘Keedaa Cola’: A smart, stylish entertainer that could have breathed a little easy

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Nov 4, 20231 min read

A2 Economics – Indifference Curves – Mindmap

With the A2 multiple-choice paper not too far away here are some notes on indifference curves – there is usually a question on either the income effect or substitution effect. The video below is particularly useful. Income and Substitution Effects… Continue reading →

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Nov 3, 20232 min read

Blog: Blog2

Interview: Hemanth Rao, Rakshit Shetty, Rukmini Vasanth, Chaithra (‘Sapta Sagaradaache Ello – Side B’)

My interview with Qissa (Aman Basha)

Readers Write In #642: 12 years of Rockstar-A fan’s look back at the odyssey of love

Readers Write In #641: The athai who became an ayah

Raju Murugan’s ‘Japan’ is a collection of interesting ideas that never come together interestingly

Kairam Vaashi’s review of Yogaraj Bhat’s ‘Garadi’: A lot muscle-flexing with very little exercise to the brain

Karthik Subbaraj’s ‘Jigarthanda DoubleX’ is a beautiful love letter to cinema and to Nature

Interview: ‘Neeya Naana’ Gobinath, on his 25 years in this field

My interview with Shortcast over Coffee

Readers Write In #640: ஒருவழிப்பாதை

Negative externalities of consumption and how much sugar in a Coke?

Interview: Karthik Subbaraj (‘Jigarthanda DoubleX’)

Yuvaraj Dhayalan’s ‘Irugapatru’, on Netflix, is a relationship(s) drama with good ideas that needed much better execution

Readers Write In #639: Discovering Miracles in ‘Laal Singh Chaddha’

The Galatta Plus Mega OTT Round Table 2023

Announcement: The Galatta Plus Round Tables 2023

Pre-release Talk: Rajkumar Hirani’s ‘Dunki’

Pre-release Talk: Shankar’s ‘Indian 2’

Kairam Vaashi’s review of Tharun Bhascker Dhaassyam’s ‘Keedaa Cola’: A smart, stylish entertainer that could have breathed a little easy

A2 Economics – Indifference Curves – Mindmap

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