Tag Archives: Rajinikanth
Review: ‘Vettaiyan’ (2024)
Watch it, but fast-forward through some parts. Vettaiyan steers clear of unconditionally qualifying “encounter killings” as the only way out — a line many Tamil films have been only too happy to tout of late. There’s in fact an instructive … Continue reading
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Tagged Annaatthe, encounter killing, Fahad Faasil, fridging, Maharaja, mass film, Rajinikanth, Rana Daggubati, Ritika Singh, Rohini Molleti, Tamil cinema, Velailla Pattadhaari, Vettaiyan, Vikram Vedha
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Bollywood, Kollywood, etc.
Tamil cinema has been able to touch upon societal ills more often and better than Bollywood has been able. Continue reading
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Tagged Bahubali, Bollywood, BR Ambedkar, caste, Dalits, Kabali, Kollywood, Rajinikanth, Tamil cinema, The Economist, Tollywood, Vaasanthi
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If Rajinikanth regrets some of the roles he played, and other questions
In most of Tamil cinema, “men act and women appear. Men look at women. Women watch themselves being looked at.” Continue reading
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Tagged astrology, circlejerk, fair skin, fat jokes, John Berger, Kalathur Kannamma, Kamal Haasan, Kollywood, love, misogyny, moral policing, motherhood, punch dialogues, Rajinikanth, Santhanam, stalking, Tamil cinema, Ways of Seeing
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