This piece was originally written for the news portal "The News Minute" and was carried on the 15th of May, 2022. The link to the piece is here: https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/revisiting-kamal-haasan-s-1986-vikram-film-was-ahead-its-time-163986 There may not be frenzied requests for daily “updates” on social media like the kind we saw for Valimai but, in terms of audience expectations, Kamal... Continue Reading →
The rise and rise of the Censor Senas!!!
(This post was first published on my personal blog http://anandkumarrs.com on 19th Nov, 2017) Acclaimed film maker Sanjay Leela Bhansali has again been engulfed in a controversy. This time around his soon to be released magnum opus Padmavati, which has enraged a section of people in North India - Rajputs in particular, who have threatened to... Continue Reading →
The dwarfing of Vishwaroopam!
(This post was first published on my personal blog http://anandkumarrs.com on 3rd Feb, 2013) Events in the last 2 weeks proved beyond doubt that in this Kalyug, even a Vishwaroopam can be dwarfed and how! Kamal Haasan, the man who dwarfed himself 2 decades ago and played the role of a midget so well in... Continue Reading →