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Teachers or instructors?

Is biometric attendance for professions such as academics a good idea?




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Blood Garments!




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The Kindness of Strangers

It was a new low in Indian politics when in times of natural calamity, some leaders first thought of saving people from their own State




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Cycle of despair




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Uncle Sam’s misplaced anger




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Sticking out like a thorn




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Of corporates and newsrooms​




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Education vs HRD

​The nomenclature ​has changed but has it made a difference big enough to change things?




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Hitman: Songs you must listen to this week




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Etcetera: Kollywood snippets




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A gold mine around the globe

Ninth in the series about film distribution. How the overseas market for Tamil films continues to grow.




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Etcetera




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Yes, we Cannes

There’s a lot to look forward to at the film festival this year, especially in the Un Certain Regard section




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The battle over Chengalpet

Vijay starrer Theri not releasing in the theatres of Chengalpet has spurred a war or words that threatens to divide the industry




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Petraalthan Pillaiya (1966)

Star Cast: M.G. Ramachandran, B. Saroja Devi, Sowcar Janaki, M.R. Radha, S.A. Asokan, Baby Shakila, M.N. Nambiar, K.A. Thangavelu, Mohana




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Spotlight on the media

Satirical films about the media have always been entertaining




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ETCETERA




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Hitman: Songs you must listen to this week




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High Five

Readers write in with their top five list




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New York, New York

The Big Apple forms an important part of one’s cinematic memory




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The ballot and the box office

Higher ticket prices... tax exemptions... Kollywood expects a lot from the next government.




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Hitman: Songs you must listen to this week




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Athlete to actress

In this column, the photographer tells us how this picture came to be. This week, we feature actress Lakshmi Priyaa




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High five

Readers write in with their top five list movies




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High five

Readers write in thier top five favorite films




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Thaai Sollai Thattathe(1961)




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The trailer trap

The barrage of first looks, teasers and trailers takes the mystery away from watching a film.




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Spice boy

In this weekly column, the photographer tells us how this photo came to be. This week, we feature singer Haricharan




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Etcetera




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High Five

Readers write in with their top five list




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A tale of two tattoos

The tough choice of choosing a book or its cinematic adaptation




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The bigger, the better

A look at Kollywood’s love for larger-than-life hoardings and cut-outs




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Kalasi Vunte Kaladu Sukham (1961)

Always open to challenges, NTR proved his worth as an actor and also brought certain glamour to the otherwise deglamourised role.




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Innovations... and collections

Only a professional approach can extend the careers of new-age directors and producers




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Pushing comic boundaries

British comedies have come a long way since the days of shows like Fawlty Towers and Yes, Minister




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The sense of an ending

Directors like Woody Allen and Clint Eastwood are showing that age is no restriction for filmmakers




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Hitman: Songs you must listen to this week




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No takers for Tamil remakes?

Last week, we looked at imports into Tamil cinema. This week, we look at exports




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The Brexit conundrum

Now that the U.K. has voted to leave the EU, how will British cinema be affected?




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En Thambi (1968)




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Etcetera




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Hitman: Songs you must listen to this week




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Highfive

Readers write in with their top-five list




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Winds of change

Will the new diversity in the Academy’s membership reflect in its nominations?




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Hollywood’s Tamil conquest

The dubbed film market, once dominated by Telugu cinema, is now ruled by English films




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"This is the best time for new-age cinema in Kannada"

Debutant film director Raghu Shastry on his maiden venture Run Antony




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Dial M for murder




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Where are the hits?

A half-yearly report on Kollywood’s run at the box office




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Kabali fever grips the nation

Press, TV, theatre owners, distributors and audiences prepare for the arrival of the biggest film of the year




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Cross-border cinema

A rich crop of films from Pakistan, Nepal and Bangladesh was showcased at the London Indian Film Festival