Flix FlashbackOne of the funniest Tamil movies ever made, K Balachander’s ‘Thillu Mullu’ is famous for showcasing the comedic skills of Rajinikanth, who has to contend with a screen-stealing turn from actor Thengai Srinivasan.Nandhu SundaramYouTube: Super South TamilThis is as much a Visu (dialogue writer) movie as a K Balachander (director) one. The short-lived genius of Ananthu (assistant director) is also at work. However, the star of Thillu Mullu is Rajinikanth, who has to contend with a screen-stealing turn from actor Thengai Srinivasan. The repartee between the two actors gets most of the laughs in a movie whose stated ambition is to make you laugh. As the film begins, Rajinikanth, making faces with his face pressed against a sheet of glass, says he is going to pretend he has a twin brother. The elder twin will sport a moustache while the younger will be clean-shaven. Rajini also raises...
- 5/1/2022
- by Vidya
- The News Minute
Flix FlashbackThe scene where Sarada tries to measure Arr’s waist but can’t stop giggling has so much affection in it that it’s hard to think of another from Tamil cinema that is comparable. Sowmya RajendranThe ‘90s were a period of college romances in Tamil cinema. The big stars of the current generation – Vijay, Ajith, Suriya and Vikram – all debuted in various years of this decade. The stories revolved around misunderstandings between the hero and the heroine, familial opposition to their love and other circumstances that separated them. The films were youth-centric, made with peppy songs and dances that would bring the college-going, urban crowd to theatres. But right at the beginning of this decade, in 1990, there came a film that’s still considered to be one of the greatest romances in Tamil cinema and yet was markedly different from the films that would follow. In an unusual directorial debut,...
- 9/30/2020
- by Sowmya
- The News Minute
MollywoodThe popular film that released in 1988 is reportedly getting a sequel directed by actor-singer-filmmaker Vineeth Sreenivasan.Digital NativeOne of the most popular Malayalam movies of all time, Chithram, released in 1988, will soon be getting a sequel, suggest some reports. While Chithram was helmed by Priyadarshan, the sequel will reportedly be directed by actor-singer-filmmaker Vineeth Sreenivsan. Incidentally, Chithram had Mohanlal playing the lead role and the sequel will apparently have his son Pranav Mohanlal playing the lead role. Kalyani Priyadarshan will reportedly play the female lead in this entertainer. Chithram, released in 1988, was written and directed by Priyadarshan and produced by Pkr Pillai under his banner Shirdi Sai Creations. It had Mohanlal, Ranjini, Nedumudi Venu, Poornam Vishwanathan, Sreenivasan, Mg Soman, Sukumari, Lissy, Maniyanpilla Raju, and Shanavas in the cast and Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair made a cameo appearance. The songs were composed by Kannur Rajan and music was composed by Johnson. Mohanlal...
- 10/6/2019
- by Cris
- The News Minute
MollywoodDid you know that films like 'Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum', 'Vaishali' etc had dubbing artistes lending their voices for the critically acclaimed performances?Anindita MenonWhat you see is most likely not what you get. Raise your hands if you grew up wondering why Shobana, Revathi and Divya Unni sounded the same, and were yet so different. Raise your hands if you won the bet about Anupam Kher sounding like Rizabawa in Pranayam. Now check out our list of the top ten acts helmed by the most excellent dubbing artists. Don’t forget to add your own to the list! 1) Babu Antony in Vaishali (Narendra Prasad):True, Babu Antony did succeed in lending a royal bearing to Lomapada Rajavu but the rest was all veteran actor Narendra Prasad’s hard work. It’s his deep baritone that lent credibility and depth to the charisma of the king. 2) Nimisha Sajayan in Eeda (Sneha):...
- 2/27/2019
- by Sowmya
- The News Minute
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