Jai Bhim

Critics’ Choice Awards 2022 nominations include Suriya's Jai Bhim, Chaitanya Tamhane's The Disciple

Sardar Udham, Jai Bhim, Sarpatta Parambarai and The Disciple led the pack with multiple nominations at 2022 Critics’ Choice Awards

Best Indian Films 2021: Of fairytales and mythology, unfairy tales and bitter realities

I’ve confined this collection to those that were either released in theatres in the past 12 months or on OTT platforms or both, not just at festivals, to keep it accessible to the public.

Most memorable Tamil films of 2021, from Karnan, Sarpatta Parambarai to Mandela, Jai Bhim

In a year when we needed solace, reassurance, hope, and an escape the most, cinema did not fail us. So in no particular order, here are some of my most memorable Tamil cinematic experiences in 2021.

Trends in Tamil cinema of 2021: While male star vehicles brought back audience to theatres, women dominated streaming

The question of the year has been, ‘Will people come back to the theatres?.' They did and how. 2021, even with a hiatus in between, saw some major star vehicles that set the cash registers ringing.

Vanniyar Sangam issues legal notice against Jai Bhim producers for 'tarnishing community's reputation'

The notice accuses the film and its makers of spreading "false, malicious and defamatory" sentiments against the Vanniyar community.

With Jai Bhim, Tamil cinema yet again depicts caste realities more vigorously than any other contemporary film industry

There is a perception that Malayalam film industry is ahead of Tamil cinema in depicting caste realities but the former never does so as explicitly, and with leading stars that ensures wide dissemination.

Jai Bhim movie review: Suriya leads a decisively realistic courtroom drama that reflects contradictions Ambedkar spoke of

Suriya's film beautifully shoulders the responsibility of being a decisively realistic, social, issue-based drama without being preachy

Suriya on bringing Justice K Chandru's life to reel with Jai Bhim: 'He is a change-maker, a beautiful disruptor'

Suriya on Jai Bhim: “You can pit what I’ve done my entire life versus what Justice Chandru has done for just one person, and he’ll still be the bigger person"

Inside 2D Entertainment's four-film deal with Amazon Prime Video India: Why Suriya's productions are going digital

The clutter-breaking success of Suriya's Soorarai Pottru on Amazon Prime Video India led to a four-film deal between his production house 2D Entertainment and the streaming platform in what could be a common distribution model in the future.

One year on, riot-hit Bhima Koregaon remains peaceful, but undertone of caste tensions prevail in the village

Every year, on 1 January, lakhs of Dalits across Maharashtra gather at the war memorial of Bhima Koregaon, 40 kilometres from Pune. It commemorates the historic victory of the British Army, which had a significant Dalit contingent, over the Peshwas.