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Aaranya Kandam and noir lineage in New Tamil Cinema - In the Mint Lounge Delhi.

My inaugural piece on First Post is on Aaranya Kaandam. Do read and those of you haven't watched the film do watch.

Absolutely recommended. The voice may not be unique (though it certainly is unique to our cinema) but the song is, without a shred of doubt, entertaining. Thagiriyamaa ticket edunga.

Source Code - Not bad actually, but not as good as Duncan Jones' first.

And the final piece on Iyal, Isai, Nadagam and Thamizh Cinema appears in today's Chennai Times.

Plum- Yes. This piece was more run of the mill. The only somewhat salient thing I enjoyed was the comment on the progression of Women characters - from Sridhar's Seetha to Mani's Divya. Of course...

Plum,
Avasara editing-in abaayangal. Let me know where and I'll correct them.

The third in the series is out today in the papers. It is on marital conflict as handled by marquee directors in Thamizh Cinema. Read at the blog. Would appreciate it if someone pointed out if there...

Dum Maaro Dum Review for the Indian Express - http://expressbuzz.com/entertainment/reviews/dum-maaro-dum/268320.html

app, Yes! 2 errata there. One actually made it to the papers!

Bala - Thanks. Yes, I recently found the video for Alli Thantha Bhoomi on youtube. Enna solrathunnE therla.

K_G, App, Querida- Thanks.

Venkkiram - I'm not really of the opinion the KJY's sad singing was particularly more evocative than other two - Possibly why I didn't make the point. I had to try and...

Plum - It needed to be concise and I doubt very many people would have wanted to read specific scene similarities. Thematically they are quite different as I've pointed out. The idea was that it is...

Groucho- One of the reasons the piece ended the way it did is because of how little anguish there seemed to be in public discourse over MV's passing. I was quite sad when I heard and it seemed like,...

Thanks for the wishes everyone! NOV, Special thanks for moving the articles to a specific place. The links I am posting are to the blog so the links should not expire. Will post the remaining two...

Thoughts on Anees Bazmee's Thank You. Not as EKSI as I expected!

Rio. Out in theaters last Friday. Lovely little film. Definitely recommend a watch. Thoughts on the film here.

A look at the similarities and differences in two landmark films in the careers of our 2 superstars - Moondru Mugam and Aboorva Sagotharargal. This appears in today's Chennai Times. Do read and...

Nerd, Usha Maam, App, RaajaRasigan, Softsword, Querida, V_S - Many thanks folks glad you enjoyed it.

Softsword - Surprisingly, Senorita was the first song I had chosen to elaborate on! But I...

Today's Chennai Times carries a piece I wrote on how the voices SPB, KJY and Malaysia Vasudevan are a part of our lives. Do read.

Groucho/Feddy - The Outlaw Josey Wales. (googled)

Review of Clint Eastwood's Hereafter for the paper: http://bit.ly/dHWu2u

Twitter now has a @GOUNDERBOT !!

Thanks Plum. I will be reviewing more Hindi Films. My comments section will be available for outrage.

Ajay- Ithukellam poi :( paNNikittu.

Yes yes. Stars Abhishek Pachchan (His surname is Menon in the film!!).