From Bombay (1995) to Nayakan (1987), here are the best Mani Ratnam movies, ranked. Indian director Mani Ratnam is popularly referred to as a ‘popcorn auteur’. His framing techniques (especially his love for chiaroscuro lighting), robust screenplays, and depiction of emotions are a wonder to behold. Yet, his core subjects linger within the commercial domain. ...
From Bombay (1995) to Nayakan (1987), here are the best Mani Ratnam movies, ranked. Indian ...
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From Kuthiraivaal (2022) to Merku Thodarchi Malai (2018), these are the best Tamil movies on Netflix as of June 21, 2022. Netflix India’s regional library of content is rather thin but if the recent spate of OTT releases and their reception is anything to go by, these are good times for both filmmakers and moviegoers to ...
From Kuthiraivaal (2022) to Merku Thodarchi Malai (2018), these are the best Tamil movies on Netflix ...
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From Madras (2014) to Vikram Vedha (2017), these are the best Tamil movies on Hotstar worth your time. The reach of Tamil and Malayalam cinema in the last two decades has been phenomenal. From Virumandi (2003), Veyil (2006), Subramaniapuram (2008) to Sarpatta Parambarai (2021) and Tanakkaran (2022), the 21st century Tamil cinema has dealt with various socio-political issues. ...
From Madras (2014) to Vikram Vedha (2017), these are the best Tamil movies on Hotstar worth your time. ...
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Amazon houses a wide range of regional content in India, as compared to Netflix. With so many options out there, we’ve taken the time out to sift through it all to bring you the best Tamil movies on Amazon Prime. The Tamil film industry, fondly called Kollywood, has grown exponentially from its humble origins in ...
Amazon houses a wide range of regional content in India, as compared to Netflix. With ...
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In the era of OTT, Marathi cinema, too, has made its space across all streaming platforms. While the modern idea of Marathi cinema is synonymous to films like Sairat and Court, we believe there are a host of lesser known and under-appreciated gems available on platforms other than Amazon Prime and Netflix. Here’s a look at ...
In the era of OTT, Marathi cinema, too, has made its space across all streaming ...
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Amazon Prime is steadily ramping up its regional content library in India, led mostly by Tamil films. (Check out the best Tamil movies on Amazon Prime here). But there are a very few Marathi titles, worth exploring. We’ve pulled out some of the best Marathi movies on Amazon Prime available for streaming. These films were playing ...
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No conversation surrounding Indian cinema is quite complete without the mention of the eminent and influential Mrinal Sen. A filmmaker who changed the conventions of cinema and made a mark of his own to create a distinct style of storytelling, Mrinal da has given us some of the most political films till date. Politics from ...
No conversation surrounding Indian cinema is quite complete without the mention of the eminent and ...
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(This article was updated on January 24, 2024) From The Disciple to Killa, here are some of the finest gems from Marathi cinema streaming on Netflix, Apple TV and Zee5. Marathi cinema, distinguished for its realistic storytelling and exceptional performances, has long been a treasure trove of cultural narratives. The beauty of their films lies ...
(This article was updated on January 24, 2024) From The Disciple to Killa, here are ...
KEEP READINGOn his 100th birth anniversary, here’s revisiting the films of Satyajit Ray that stand relevant and, more so special, three decades after his death. 2021 is a momentous year for us cinephiles as it marks the birth centenary of the great Satyajit Ray. The son of great Bengali poet Sukumar Ray, Satyajit Ray was one of the pioneers of the Indian Parallel ...
On his 100th birth anniversary, here’s revisiting the films of Satyajit Ray that stand relevant ...
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It’s the staccato, droning, frenzied, draining crushing, grinding, peeling, chopping, washing, mopping, dusting, and at night, the abuse that gets to you. As a man, one slowly, almost seditiously, feels repulsed by what one sees. But one only needs to look into the mirror! In a society grossly steeped in patriarchy and misogyny, this is ...
It’s the staccato, droning, frenzied, draining crushing, grinding, peeling, chopping, washing, mopping, dusting, and at ...
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‘Satire is traditionally the weapon of the powerless against the powerful’, says Molly Ivins. It wouldn’t be wrong to say, that cinema, besides being a reflection of society is also a tool for satire. It is a tool for revealing the inherent hypocrisies of the world we live in, and an avenue for exploring the ...
‘Satire is traditionally the weapon of the powerless against the powerful’, says Molly Ivins. It ...
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From Nayakan (1987) to Gangs of Wasseypur (2012), here are the best Indian gangster movies that should be on your watchlist. It is upon entering the cinema’s criminal underworlds that one realises the kind of impact the gangster genre has on an average moviegoer. Gritty, punctuated with tough talk and as straight-to-life depictions of the bloodlust inherent in ...
From Nayakan (1987) to Gangs of Wasseypur (2012), here are the best Indian gangster movies that should be ...
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Film is a medium that penetrates our day-to-day life with extreme ease. Drawing from all other artforms, it is a concoction of our realities, served to us faithfully with some degree of exactitude. When you look at ‘The Art of Painting’ by Dutch painter Johannes Vermeer, you’ll be forced to think of the self-reflexive quality ...
Film is a medium that penetrates our day-to-day life with extreme ease. Drawing from all ...
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As a generation that grew up hearing the iconic ‘Tareekh pe tareekh’ dialogue on the TV screens, it is safe to say that courtroom dramas form a major part of our film appetite. The more mainstream ones such as Damini (1993) have shaped our movie-watching experience, and come to constitute a major chunk of our celluloid ...
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Looking beyond what hits the big screens in India, there exists cinema that is at the periphery of the popular. This is cinema that is profound and deeply seeded in reality. It might often get overlooked or neglected for lack of discourse around it. So I took it upon myself to curate this list of ...
Looking beyond what hits the big screens in India, there exists cinema that is at ...
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