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From ‘Varisu’ and ‘Vaathi’ to ‘Game Changer’: Why Tamil-Telugu bilinguals are on the rise

Anindita Das Oct 13, 2023

Tamil-Telugu bilingual films are here to stay. As two of the most interconnected film industries in the country, cross-collaborations have been happening even before the dawn of our independence. 1931 was when Indian cinema’s first sound…

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‘Connect’ movie review: Quite pedestrian by Ashwin Saravanan’s standards

Anindita Das Dec 21, 2022

Nayanthara and Sathyaraj in Tamil movie ‘Connect’ | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement In the midst of crashing sounds of the waves comes a breezy hum of a teenage girl. She sings ‘Naan Varaigira Vaanam’:Meen kannadi thottikul thedum oar…

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‘Dobaaraa’ review: Only works when it’s having fun

Anindita Das Aug 19, 2022

Express News Service When not playing bright, beleaguered sportswomen, Taapsee Pannu busies herself with films of a peculiar ilk. Game Over, Looop Lapeta and now Dobaaraa all turn on some notion of second chances.…

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‘Rhythm’ normalised mature relationships: Ashwin Saravanan

Anindita Das Jun 22, 2022

By Express News Service Se7en Director: David Fincher‘Watching films was not common in our house and as a result, I grew up with a love for reading. Torrents were proliferating during my college days and that’s when…