Filmy Illusions

  Picture Courtesy: OTTplay Mani Ratnam & Ponniyin Selvan Part-1 Despite growing up watching Mani Ratnam movies for over a decade this is the first time I am writing about one of his movies, so this piece will be a review of the movie Ponniyin Selvan Part-1 along with an opinion piece of a blindfolded fangirl turned critique of Mani Ratnam film universe.  (10 minutes Read) Ponniyin Selvan Picture Courtesy:  book.ponniyinselvan.in Kalki’s literary magnum opus ‘Ponniyin Selvan’ has been an elusive passion project of many filmmakers for decades. Divided in 5 parts, Kalki created a historic novel that spoke of power, betrayal, love, revenge, all set in the period of Chola reign. Through an amalgamation of history and imagination, Ponniyin Selvan, garnered a cult following ever since the 1950s, when a series by the same name was written by ‘Kalki’ Krishnamurthy and published in the Tamil magazine ‘Kalki’. For over half a century people especially in Tamil Nadu have grown...

  Picture Courtesy: Filmyzilla It’s been a long while since I got goosebumps watching a movie and Kantara ensured that and how. This is a movie that I want to humbly request you to watch, as it’s an experience anyone who love the magic of films, shouldn’t miss. I must admit that I haven’t explored Kannada films as much as I would love to, mostly because the few I have been introduced to initially, have been in genres that isn’t of my interest like KGF and others alike. Then I saw Nathicharami which spoke of such a unique theme, with so much sincerity that I became intrigued and started my search with smaller movies. Watch the official trailer of Kantara When Kantara trailer was released from the famous Shetty trio (Rishab Shetty, Rakshit Shetty and Raj B Shetty) from Kannada film industry, I was beyond invested, since I am a sucker for movies that explores folklores. I was pleasantly surprised at the theatre, as what I witnessed was a masterclass in acting and choreography and de...