Welcome to the Kumbh Mela of the cyber world. Twitter. For the past five years, we have tried to make sense of it and most of us are still like Cypher, one of the crew members onboard Nebuchadnezzar, who’s trying to figure out what Matrix truly means. For a newbie, it’s like walking into a [...]
In an age where box office numbers are considered as top priority, there’s a big question mark over the impact which films make on our minds. Is contemporary Telugu cinema grappling with the paradox of existence? I don’t know. Do you? Recently, a friend of mine brought up an important topic – Why is that [...]
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Tags: Classics, contemporary Telugu cinema, Mayabazar, Shankarabharanam, Telugu Cinema 
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Midhunam is a deeply moving tale about a couple who are happy in a world of their own and find solace in each others arms as they approach the twilight of their lives. Directed by Thanikella Bharani, the film stars SP Balasubramaniam and Lakshmi in lead roles. A must watch, if you get a chance. [...]
The first film I remember watching was State Rowdy back in 1989. I was three years old. I have absolutely no idea what I had felt after watching this film, but I do distinctly remember the first time I felt something deep down my heart after watching a film. The year was 1992 and I [...]
“60,000 tweets!” That was the expression on a friend’s face when she saw my Twitter profile. That took me more than 3.5 years, countless conversations with people from all over the globe, sharing every possible article, pic, trailer which I thought was interesting and Retweeting voices from others which deserved to be heard. Oh, yes, [...]
Respected Sir, It’s been three days since I saw your recent film Yeto Vellipoyindhi Manasu and I have thought so much about your film that I couldn’t help but write this letter to express my anguish. It beats my imagination that a film so simple can stir up a myriad of emotions, some of which [...]
Posted in Film Essays, Films, Movie Reviews, Telugu Tags: Ernest Hemmingway, Gautham Menon, Gil Pender, Love, memory, Midnight in Paris, Nithya, passion, Past, Varun, words, Yeto Vellipoyindhi Manasu 12 Comments »
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