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Cinema

Distorted vision

The farcical Hindi comedy Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola is a terrible attempt to Indianise Bertolt Brecht.
Partha Chatterjee
Cinema

Breaking free

Osians Cinefan 2012 was an ode to excellence, with the narratives paying homage to the perennial outsider.
Cinema

Silent origins

The foundation of Tamil cinema, which is 96 years old, was laid by the pioneers of the silent era.
S. THEODORE BASKARAN
Cinema

Breathing life into characters'

Interview with Sankagiri Rajkumar.
S. DORAIRAJ

More stories from Cinema

Some of the cast of Vengayam. Out of a total of 105 actors in the movie, 96 are the director's relatives from his native village.-COURTESY: ANANDA VIKATAN/PHOTOGRAPHER: M.VIJAYA KUMAR

A family & a film

Sankagiri Rajkumar's debut film Vengayam', made with the help of people from his village, strikes a blow against superstitions.
S. DORAIRAJ
Inspectors Thompson and Thomson (Simon Pegg and Nick Frost) and Tintin (Jamie Bell) in The Adentures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn.-

A different Tintin

Steven Spielberg's The Adventures of Tintin has failed to cheer the vast legions of Tintin fans the world over.
VIKHAR AHMED SAYEED
IN 'SAB LILA Hai' by Nirmal Chander, Ramlila is used as a prop to show how a plural society is compromised in two villages in Uttar Pradesh with the change of regime.-PICTURES: BY SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT

Politics of the visual

The PSBT is emerging as an important forum for film-makers with uncommon ideas to make films on contemporary issues.
AJOY ASHIRWAD MAHAPRASHASTA
A SCENE FROM the documentary.-BY SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT

A plea for education

The Tamil documentary Enakku Illaya Kalvi?' powerfully portrays the state of school education in Tamil Nadu.
S. DORAIRAJ
M. K. Raghavendra: The target audience for Kannada cinema is the people of the former princely state of Mysore.-K. BHAGYA PRAKASH

Mysore all the way

Interview with M.K. Raghavendra, film critic, researcher and author.
VIKHAR AHMED SAYEED
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