When Baasha was re-released in 2001, little did anyone think of the impact it would have on how Americans perceived Indian cinema. Once Hollywood realized how remarkable ‘ishstylish” thalaivar was, the proverbial floodgates were flung open as Paramount Pictures teamed up with AVM Productions to work on a couple of cross-over movies. Despite failed ventures [...]
Posts Tagged ‘rajnikanth’
Bhaskar Awards feature: Rajnikanth and Chuck Norris
Posted in bhaskar awards, film, tagged best film, best picture, bhaskar awards, Bhaskar Awards 2003, chuck norris, Oscar Awards 2001, Oscar Awards 2009, Oscar spoof, rajnikanth on March 10, 2009 | 1 Comment »
To Ilaiyaraaja…with love, from Sri Lanka
Posted in sound, tagged bamboo banga, dapan koothu, IDM, Ilaiyaraaja, M.I.A, music, rajnikanth on December 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I have heard a few accuse MIA of being a bit repetitive. Maybe there is a certain truth to this. She always brings in a distinctly IDM flavour to all of her songs; the south Indian dapan koothu style is also omnipresent in her music. It’s only been a year since I started tripping on [...]
Movie review: Hillside zombies, twisted daughters and thillu mullu
Posted in film, tagged carter burwell, dark knight, general's daughter, hills have eyes, james cromwell, k balachander, mutants, rajnikanth, thillu mullu, travalto on November 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Hills Have Eyes II
As a rule, most sequels suck. Rare are cases in which the quality of the sequel surpasses the original. In fact I can only think of two instances…Hellboy II and The Dark Knight. The first edition of Hills Have Eyes was a tribute to the great gore films of the past three [...]
Idhu eppidi irruke
Posted in film, tagged baba, chandramukhi, rajnikanth, shivaji on July 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
What has become of Mr Shivaji Rao Gaekwad? Many of his rabid fans and film critics still say that he has ‘got it’. These are the same people who think Chandramukhi was one of the finest movies of 2005.
These people should be dealt with severely, preferably with a sickle or a pickaxe, in my opinion. [...]
