Spoilers ahead… None of the actors find their footing, and that’s fatal for the comic parts. As for the drama, it is right out of a bad old movie from the time scripts were written on the sets. In the good old days, Hindu legend had it that after you died, your good deeds and […]

By ​S Vijaysagar I waited for the buzz to settle down on PS1 and chose the evening show on Diwali eve to catch up on the movie. Hope people would still be interested in reading about the movie. PS1 fell flat on many counts for me. I think the prime account was in lack of […]

I keep writing scenes and other random stuff. Thought they’d make for fun blog posts, titled ‘Tanglish Talks’. Do read, share, mock, comment, ring the bell icon, whatever 🙂 ! தெற்கில் கேட்டால்கிருஷ்ணன்-நரகாசுரன் என்றுகதை சொல்கிறார்கள்.வடக்கில் ராமன்-வனவாசம்என்று நம்புகிறார்கள்.இதில் எது உண்மை?ஒரே பண்டிகைக்குஎப்படி இரண்டு மரபுகள்?ஒன்று த்ரேதா யுகத்திலிருந்துஒன்று துவாபர யுகத்திலிருந்து.At least, கிருத்துவர்களைChristmas பற்றி கேட்டால்ஒரே பதில் வரும்.‘எங்கள் தேவன் பிறந்த நாள்’எ

By ​Vijay Ramanathan Note: YouTube’s vast repository includes a multitude of wonderful movies in many languages – some hidden gems, and some that are hard to find elsewhere. In this series of articles, I will share some of my favorite classic movies freely available on YouTube, along with a brief analysis. The videos are not […]

Spoilers ahead… Nivin Pauly, with his bulky frame, gives an excellent performance that comes in two flavours: one wholly internal and one wholly external. Even if we want to stay away from politics, politics has a way of entering our lives. This is, loosely, the core of Liju Krishna’s Padavettu. When we first meet the […]

By ​G Waugh Whenever someone asks me whether there is any ‘holy’ distinction between a mainstream work of art and a ‘serious’ one, I used to be either tongue-tied or I would plunge into a long-winding sermon lasting for hours and hours. I had never been able to define pithily and precisely what distinguishes a […]

With the A2 Economics essay exam paper next week examiners will be marking scripts to the assessment objectives. As an examiner too often essay-style answers fail to maintain relevance to the precise question set and students revert to the safety… Continue reading →

After a pause of no less than six months, I felt like blogging again, and I’m back! And what would be a more perfect occasion than my blogging anniversary?! Since yesterday, October 21st, 2022, The Wonderful World of Cinema is eight years old! How impressive is that?! In two years only, we’ll celebrate its tenth anniversary. Hard […]

Spoilers ahead… I laughed at the outrageous plot turns, but I must admit I was also gripped. ‘Monster’ is utterly unpredictable for the most part. I’ll begin by saying that Vysakh’s Monster is not a “tasteful” film. It’s a film for those with an appetite for trashy pulp fiction, where you keep turning the pages […]

Following on from my previous post about the labour market here is an activity. When covering Labour Markets with my A2 level classes I put together an exercise which tests them on calculating MCL, MRPL etc and also showing why… Continue reading →

A topic in the A2 syllabus is Market Failure with special emphasis on Monopoly and Deadweight Loss. In Perfect Competition we stated that the force of supply and demand establish an equilibrium situation in which resources are used most efficiently… Continue reading →

By ​Aman Basha Thoughts on the discussion about the Impossibility of Indo-Islamic Reform A few days earlier, I had written about what I perceived as the Impossibility of Indo Islamic Reform and tried to draw ideas for the ideal medium of reform taking the life and work of Hamid Dalwai as a counter example. The […]

By ​Aravindan Rajaram As per official data in 2015, India had 31 lakh registered Non-Government Organizations (NGOs). That’s roughly one NGO per 420 people! What are the roles of NGOs? The work done by NGOs should ideally be done by the government or greatly minimized. If the government does its duty, it will make the job of […]

Spoilers ahead… The star is in his zone, but the film is a chain link of missed opportunity after missed opportunity. Even the slapstick fight is not as slapsticky as it should be. Anudeep KV’s USP is silliness. In Jathi Ratnalu, he roped in three actors: Naveen Polishetty, Priyadarshi and Rahul Ramakrishna. And he used […]

Spoilers ahead… The film doesn’t bring you to the edge of your seat. Still, it is a solid addition to Hollywood-derived actioners like ‘Maanadu’ and ‘Vikram’.. PS Mithran may have developed a new genre: ShankarWood. Like the director Shankar, he takes an issue and makes it the basis for a Hollywood-style, hero-centric action movie. In […]

Spoilers ahead… The first half takes a long time to underline Ammu’s situation – the scenes, though effective, are fairly predictable. The real subversion occurs in the second half. Charukesh Sekar’s Ammu opens with an arranged marriage scenario. Ammu (Aishwarya Lekshmi) is brought in front of Ravi (Naveen Chandra) and his family. There are no […]

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By ​Jeeva The flair with which William Dalrymple had re-imagined a sordid love story of the 18th century(The White Mughals) between an English official and an Indian princess using written testimonies and official records, led me to pick another book of the same author to add to my reading list. The book was titled The […]

By ​Srinivasan Sundar It is easy to get overwhelmed by Mani Ratnam’s Ponniyin Selvan -1 juggernaut. After all, the film provides a magnificent culmination to the collective efforts of the Tamil film industry, including the attempt by the all-time biggest star of Kollywood and the ex-Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, MGR, to capture Kalki’s magnum […]

By ​Aman Basha Stray thoughts on Hindi cinema’s biggest disaster year and case for its biggest star at the moment Recently, the trade website Koimoi published a tentative version of its annual box office verdict, and it was shocking to say the least. It has become a habit to hear of a new Bollywood flop […]