Nayakan

Mani Ratnam: 'Even before I thought to be a filmmaker, Ponniyin Selvan felt like a big feature film to me'

As Ratnam readies the nation for his latest epic Ponniyin Selvan, the maverick movie-maker makes time for an exclusive interview with Firstpost.

Ponniyin Selvan shows us the way forward for Indian cinema

Ponniyin Selvan is cinema designed as an epic. You may argue that an epic is not designed. But you would be wasting your energy. That was true in the days of Pakeezah and Mughal-E-Azam. Nowadays, the visual spectacle is encrypted into the narrative.

Kamal Haasan turns 66: From Sadma to Nayakan, a guide on where to watch actor's popular films online

Haasan, who debuted in the industry as a child actor, has donned multiple hats including actor, dancer, singer, lyricist, screenwriter and even director.

Revisiting Nayakan: What Mani Ratnam's 1987 tour de force reveals of justice, vengeance and sacrifice

Classics are called classics because they age better than most films, and reconstitute themselves according to the eras they must sieve through.

As Jallikattu hits theatres, tracing Lijo Jose Pellissery's unconventional journey, from Nayakan to Angamaly Diaries

As his Jallikattu makes waves across the globe, we take a deep dive into the career of maverick director, Lijo Jose Pellissery

Noted playback singer MS Rajeswari, of 'Mahan Gandhiye Mahan' fame, passes away aged 86

MS Rajeswari had a playback singing career that spanned over seven decades, starting with the Tamil film Vijayadasami in 1941.

Kamal Haasan's Indian set benchmark for special effects, art direction — How will the sequel fare?

In the last scene of Indian, Kamal Haasan's character Senapathy says, "I will be back whenever evil returns". Will that be the take off point for the sequel?

As Rajinikanth set to play Kaala, fans wonder if it will be more Baasha than Nayakan

Rajinikanth's next film Kaala seems to be a marriage between Baasha, one of Thalaiva's biggest hits, and Kabali, his last film.