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Along with ‘Minnale’, the prolific filmmaker-actor completes two eventful decades in the industry today, and looks back at his films, family and career with fascinating insights but what’s next?
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Along with ‘Minnale’, the prolific filmmaker-actor completes two eventful decades in the industry today, and looks back at his films, family and career with fascinating insights but what’s next?
Gautham Vasudev Menon is a pop-culture phenomenon. He grins when I suggest it, just like he grinned a few weeks ago when I told him his debut
Tamil cinema 2020: The year that was!
Tamil cinema 2020: The year that was!
Last Updated: Thu, Dec 31st, 2020, 11:40:10hrs
As the year 2020 comes to an end, here is a look at what happened in the world of cinema in Tamil Nadu.
2020 is undeniably a forgettable year for several businesses and Tamil cinema is no exception. This year has caused an unrecoverable loss to many producers. Most of the mid-level actors are struggling to survive and the daily wagers in the film industry are finding it difficult to make ends meet.
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Pattas hit the screens for the Pongal 2020, everyone thought that the year would begin with a bang. While father-in-law Rajinikanth s
In Netflix s Paava Kadhaigal, Tamil cinema s four exceptionally talented directors deftly tackle themes of honor and pride in a patriarchal society. The anthology may not be an easy watch, but it has breathtaking moments, strong writing, and outstanding performances. Dec 20, 2020 By Sreejith Mullappilly
Short stories usually do not have enough time to establish a deep connection with the audience and then stir our emotions. However, Netflix s new anthology entitled Paava Kadhaigal is an exception to that. Each short in this new anthology runs about 30 minutes, and it has many moments that take our breath away.
Paava Kadhaigal means Sin Stories, and each short tale here is about the sins that members of a patriarchal society commit. The honor and pride of people with different genders are questioned time and again here. In one short named Vaanmagal , a father wonders whether he has failed to protect his daughter s dignity. Whereas, another fathe
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Movies and the media have often gone to town with these kinds of stories, and Paava Kadhaigal offers nothing different not even a few add-ons!
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Directors: Sudha Kongara, Gautham Vasudev Menon, Vignesh Shivan, Vetrimaaran
Cast: Kalidas Jayaram, Shanthnu Bhagyaraj, Bhavani Sre, (Kongara s Thangam), Simran, Gautham Vasudev Menon (Menon s Vaanmagal), Kalki Koechlin, Anjali (Shivan s Love Panna Uttranum), Sai Pallavi, Prakash Raj (Vetrimaaran s Ooru Iravu)
Netflix s Paava Kadhaigal (Sinful Stories), an anthology of four episodes comes a couple of months after Amazon Prime had played Putham Pudhu Kaalai, with its five short stories. While the two series dealt with different aspects of life – Paava Kadhaigal is about sin and the sordid, Putham Pudhu Kaalai was about life and living. Sudha Kongara and Gautham Vasudev Menon feature in both anthologies.