As you can imagine, singing and writing ‘Neruppu Da’ has completely transformed Arunraja’s career. He won’t blame you for not knowing that he’s written and sung for films like Pizza, Jigarthanda, and Theri previously. After all, “a Rajini sir film elevates everybody associated with it.” It all came about when his long-time friend Santosh Narayanan…
Category: Conversations
I don’t believe I’m eccentric: Jeff Goldblum
Jeff Goldblum, who reprises his role as David Levinson in Independence Day: Resurgence, tells me that the film is so much more than just rampant destruction Jeff Goldblum, top hat and all, towers over me in the conference room at the Park Hyatt, Sydney. Before taking his seat, he wants to know where I come from….
‘I have the best job in the world’: Roland Emmerich
With Independence Day: Resurgence set for release in India, Roland Emmerich tells me that he is finally free to visit the country again
For the love of horror
Days ahead of the release of The Conjuring 2 , the master of horror, James Wan, talks about his rediscovered love for the genre Do you know that The Conjuring was so well-received in India that the audiences were unusually quiet during the screening? (Laughs) Really? I did have the impression that the movie did…
Snip decision
I talk to industry stalwarts about their views on 24 getting trimmed by 8 minutes after release Like a king who disguises himself as a commoner to find out if his subjects are happy, Rakesh Gowthaman, managing director of Vettri Theatres in Chromepet, watches new releases as one among the fans. He watches the first two…
Sudhir Srinivasan 