IN Indian films, the roles that mothers played, until recently, were mostly stereotyped. They were always shown as the caregivers who presented themselves at the drop of a hat to solve the problems of their children. It didn’t matter if the children themselves were in...
Super Deluxe (Tamil): Thiagarajan Kumararaja’s Super Deluxe is a film that speaks about a lot of things. The director gets the canvas to philosophize on relationships shared between mothers and sons, husbands and wives, and their interactions with the world outside their homes. When a...
I clearly remember his amazing comic timing in Shankar’s Jeans, and even though he considers his role in the film as nothing more than a cameo (which we strongly disagree with), SV Sekar is one of those faces from Tamil theatre and cinema that you...
Holiday Inn, Chennai OMR, IT Expressway, was gracious enough to host a few differently-abled footballers and Varalaxmi Sarathkumar as we shot the cover for this edition that celebrates freedom. This was also our 50th Edition and so we were happy that we could shift focus...
‘KARNAD STOPPED ME FROM GOING TO MUMBAI AND MADE ME HIS ASSISTANT ON MOVIES INSTEAD’ I remember the first time I saw Karnad. He had just moved into the neighbourhood in JP Nagar and came over to our house with bellulli tambuli (a traditional Kannadiga...
Being around someone as passionate as Gautami is an experience in itself. Absolutely devoid of star tantrums or the air of obnoxiousness we expect from film stars today, Gautami is down-to-earth, well-grounded and speaks with the wisdom of a lifetime full of experiences. “I have...
All I really want to do is create music. So why not spend my life in music?” asks Sam CS. A Tamil boy who grew up in Munnar and migrated to Chennai in search of work, Sam never dreamt that he would ever work in...
How long have you been in the industry? I entered just yesterday *bursts into laughter* But you’ve been around for quite a while, no? I remember you from ‘Ganda Hendathi’? You should never ask a woman such questions, okay? *laughs* I think you have a...
How amazing that an issue that is dedicated to breaking taboos also saw our cover-girl break a few in the process! It all began with photographer Vasanth Paul asking Pranitha Subhash if she would plunge into the pool for the first shot of the cover...
From puducherry to Bollywood, how has the journey been so far? Very endearing! It was during my stay in London when I became part of a theatre company called Theatre of Relativity and got an opportunity to hone my acting skills. Once I finished my...
