Dagaalty (2020)
Dagaalty aka Dackalti (2020) is supposed to be an action-comedy film. It turned out to be having neither of them. The film starts with a Chandamama era scene of a…
January 2020
I Lost My Body (2019)
How to take an ordinary love story of an orphan boy falling for a beautiful girl, and, turn it into an unforgettable work of art? Watch this one. We have…
Wonderful Nightmare (2015)
In recent years, South Korea has been making many wonderful films like The Host (2006), Okja (2017), Cart (2014), Miss Granny (2014) which was remade as Oh! Baby (2019) and…
Android TV is still not a good experience
As Steve Jobs is reported to have said in 2011 to Walter Isaacson, “no company has managed to create an integrated television set that is completely easy to use“. Recent…
Chennai Trade Fair 2020
Every January I make it a point to visit the annual Tourism and Trade Fair (இந்திய சுற்றுலா தொழிற் பொருட்காட்சி, சென்னை) that happens in Island Grounds, Chennai. Roaming through the shops…
Elephant Doctor – a short story by Jeyamohan
எழுத்தாளர் ஜெயமோகன் அவர்களின் “யானை டாக்டர்” என்ற ஒரு சிறுகதையை நேற்றுப் படித்தேன். 35 பக்கங்களுக்கு மேல் போகும் இந்தக் கதை, 2011இல் அவரது வலைப்பதிவில் எழுதப்பட்டது. முழுவதும் அங்கேயே கிடைக்கிறது. என் பையன் பல மாதங்களுக்கு முன் படித்துவிட்டு எனக்கு…
Klaus (2019)
The greatness of folktale or mythology is in the variety of its retelling, varying across the culture, language or region. Klaus (2019), an animation film from Spain is a reimagination…
Psycho (2020)
Directed by Mysskin Psycho (2020) was to be a gripping thriller for the new year. Instead, it was as an average serial-killer story managing to terrify us and keep us…