Mark Wahlberg opens up about playing mentor to Tom Holland’s character in Uncharted; filming around the world, and what he feels about video games When the Uncharted franchise took the gaming world by storm a decade ago, it was because perhaps for the first time, a video game felt like a film, not for a moment compromising on…
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Venkat Prabhu: I wish our stars would encourage fresh ideas
The filmmaker, who has hit gold with Maanaadu, speaks of foreign film inspirations and unrealised dreams Filmmaker Venkat Prabhu has been shaped by his love for films—international films specifically. “I may not read much, but I watch a lot of films,” he says, and admits what everyone has always known about his work: “I’m influenced a…
Siva: I seek happiness over appreciation
The filmmaker, for whom directing actor Rajinikanth in Annaatthe is a dream realised, talks about the experience and the film Little Siva was 10 years old when he got the enviable chance to meet his idol, Rajinikanth. His family was already into the business of filmmaking, and hence came this opportunity. Thirty-odd years later, Siva…
Rathindran Prasad: Save yourself, not the planet
A striking image in Boomika, one that Pavel Navageethan’s character seems entranced by, is of plants growing through concrete. “Give the planet a bit of time and you will see what it can do. The lockdown, for instance, saw a massive proliferation of animal and plant life. The planet can protect itself. Boomika, the character, does pretty much the same in the film.
Director Vasanth: I don’t chase the limelight anymore
“I’m deeply influenced by Bergman and his films like Through a Glass Darkly and Scenes from a Marriage. I have spent a long time thinking about human relationships, about how no matter how close we are to someone, we are closer to ourselves—about how this causes conflict sometimes. I find this to be an important issue worth making films about.”
Sudhir Srinivasan 