Mouse Trap or Elipathayam is a 1981 Malayalam film directed by one of the most acclaimed film directors of Indian cinema – Adoor Gopalakrishnan. This film is considered as a bench mark for art and probably excruciatingly realistic cinema. Films of this genre though, suffered from poor box office response since they could only cater... Continue Reading →
Kabali and the teaser da!
(This post was first published on the satire website theunrealtimes.com on 22nd June, 2016 as a satirical piece when the Kabali teaser became a smashing hit!) http://www.theunrealtimes.com/2016/06/22/kabali-producers-decide-to-cancel-the-release-of-the-film-and-release-the-same-as-many-teasers/ Kabali producers decide to cancel the release of the film and release the same as many “teasers” In a first for the entire film industry, V. Creations, the producers of... Continue Reading →
Can Rajini???
(This post was first published on my personal blog http://anandkumarrs.com on 14th Dec, 2014) The feeling is almost the same. That feeling when India fails to win inspite of Sachin (or for that matter Kohli now) scoring a masterly century under trying circumstances in a second inning of a test match. Because others fail to... Continue Reading →
The “punching” of Bollywood!
(This post was first published on my personal blog http://anandkumarrs.com on 15th July, 2012) The original “Khiladi” of Bollywood, Akshay Kumar plays the role of an honest cop and of a lookalike - a petty thief in his latest Hindi venture “Rowdy Rathore”. This movie I hear, is among the Rs 100 Cr (US$20mn) grosser... Continue Reading →
Sridevi – when we lost her to Bollywood!
It’s finally sinking in that Sridevi is no more. After initial couple of days of insanity, sobriety eventually prevailed over her unfortunate and untimely death. The whole of India grieved, more so, Bollywood. It shunned the usual raucous Holi revelry this time in respect of the departed soul. It would appear from the many touching... Continue Reading →