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Meiyazhagan movie review: In this Tamil film, now on Netflix, Arvind Swamy & Karthi breathe life to director C Prem Kumar's wholesome & deep characters, making us love men, who are vulnerable & kind, the ones this world and our films have forgotten all about.
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Ponniyin Selvan returns: Kalki's Ponniyin Selvan first appeared in serialized form in a Tamil magazine between 1950 and 1954. Part 1 of Mani Ratnam's film adaptation of the story won the National Film Awards for Best Tamil Feature and Best Cinematography in 2024. Now, a new translation of the historical novel is paying special attention to the poetry in Kalki's writing.
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From films where the story was the hero to all-star juggernauts, is the ensemble movie now key to box office success?
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Singer-songwriter Pavithra Chari, one half of the band Shadow and Light, whose song was part of this year's Grammy-nominated album, on learning from Rahman and a variety of composers and singing in Mari Selvaraj's new film 'Maamannan'.
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April had a good start with films making almost Rs 620 crore at the Indian box office, Nuvama said, citing Ormax.
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Over the years, Jayam Ravi has built himself a steady reputation for doing script-driven films in a star-driven industry.
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Mani Ratnam and a star-studded ensemble cast shine once again in a film that fully amps up the action, intrigue, romance and heartbreak that made Ponniyin Selvan - 1 such a crowd favourite.
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Originally in Tamil, Ponniyin Selvan 2 will be released in dubbed versions of Hindi, Kannada, Telugu and Malayalam as well today.
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There are shortcuts and cheat ways if it's hard to finish Kalki Krishnamurthy's massive five-part Chola empire-based magnum opus, 'Ponniyin Selvan'. Here's how:
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Kalki Krishnamurthy’s historical fiction is much more than just a lavish action-adventure epic, and Mani Ratnam doesn’t spoon-feed Chola history. So, here's a refresher on Ponniyin Selvan-1 to prepare you for Ponniyin Selvan-2, which releases on April 28.
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With help from writers Jeyamohan and Elango Kumaravel, art director Thota Tharani (Bombay), cinematographer Ravi Varman, A.R. Rahman and actors Vikram, Karthi, Jayam Ravi, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, and Trisha, among others.
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From Hindustani classical music training at age four to becoming an internet sensation with over a million followers and making a breakthrough career start playback singing for AR Rahman on a Mani Ratnam magnum opus, here’s the Antara Nandy interview.
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India was a newly independent country in the early ’50s when Tamil writer Kalki Krishnamurthy was writing ‘Ponniyin Selvan’, and there was great interest in telling stories to evoke a sense of cultural pride and contribute to nation-building.
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A film franchise can be great for the business side of movie-making - with subsidiaries, spin-offs and multiple releases. But Indian film-makers must stay vigilant to avoid trampling the lithe, nifty stories.
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The 2022 Tamil film 'Ponniyin Selvan I' triggered an interest in the Chola empire and the UNESCO Great Living Chola Temples. Here's a list of the Chola temples in Tamil Nadu that you should pay a visit to ahead of the release of 'Ponniyin Selvan 2' in April
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Without the river and lakes working as a system, the Chola’s wealth would have not existed.
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From Miss Chennai to Ponniyin Selvan’s Kundavai: Trisha’s journey in Kollywood.
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'Vikram Vedha' has more to offer multiplex audiences, and 'Ponniyin Selvan - 1' found many more takers for the Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam versions than for the Hindi.
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'Ponniyin Selvan-1' has a stellar cast and aspires to greatness, but does not quite achieve it. Look out for performances by Vikram, Karthi, Trisha and Jayaram.
