Last year, at the London Indian Film Festival, director Mani Ratnam answered the interviewer about the use of songs in indian cinema : « In a flow of a film, it lets you reach an arc […]
Author: 1916tamilcinema
Frame #1 : Avargal, K.Balachander, 1977.
N.B : Small spoilers ahead…Another article with a detailed analysis of this movie will be written soon. Avargal (« They ») is a landmark and cult movie released in 1977, written and directed by K.Balachander. It takes us […]
1916 : the lost movie
Why did i choose “1916”, as the name of this blog ? 1916 is not an ordinary year for tamil cinema : it’s the date of birth, the first cry, the “pillayar suzhi” of this industry. […]
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