Oppenheimer (2023), a master class on biography
Biographies on screen are difficult. If the filmmaker is obsessed with accuracy, it becomes documentary and boring. Instead, if you make it engaging you move away from the facts and…
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Punjabi Parmesan by Pallavi Aiyar
Pallavi Aiyar is an award-winning foreign correspondent. Earlier this century she had lived in China for nearly a decade and wrote a wonderful book about the rise of China titled…
தெய்வத்துள் தெய்வம், தமிழ் நாடகம்
Today, I had the opportunity to attend a staging (tickets had to be booked for free in advance) of the Tamil play Deivathul Deivam (loosely translated as “A God within…
The Kashmir Files (2022)
For the last few days, the recently released film, The Kashmir Files (2022) by Director Vivek Agnihotri has been making waves across India. The movie is running houseful. These are…
டாக்டர் ஏ.பி.ஜே.அப்துல் கலாம் காமிக்ஸ்
எல்லோரும் படிக்க வேண்டிய ஒரு புத்தகம் முன்னாள் இந்தியக் குடியரசுத் தலைவர் டாக்டர் ஏ.பி.ஜே.அப்துல் கலாமின் “அக்னிச்சிறகுகள்” (Dr A P J Abdul Kalam’s Wings of Fire). சிறுவர்கள் இந்தப் புத்தகத்தை எளிதாகப் படிக்கும் வகையில் “அமர் சித்ர…
King Richard (2021)
King Richard (2021) is a familiar story of a young sportsperson succeeding against odds. The film, a biography of tennis star Venus Williams stands out for being told from the…
Listening to Chef Damu
Listening in person to Chef Damu (Chef Dr K Damodaran) about his life journey was fascinating. Apart from the arduous work and his aspiration, I learned from his autobiography it…
The Bit Player (2019)
The Bit Player (2019) is a documentary film by IEEE that was engaging to watch and shouldn’t be missed. It was a biography of Mr Claude Shannon, called as the…