Pa Ranjith

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.

Sarpatta Parambarai movie review: Arya, Pa Ranjith create a layered drama that captures rhythms of the sports genre

Pa Ranjith straddles his roles as a storyteller and an anthropologist with precision. This film certainly packs a punch.

Arya on Sarpatta Parambarai, bringing North Madras boxing culture to screen with Pa Ranjith

"Instead of having boxing as just an element in the story, we have tried to narrate a life in the film," says Arya on Sarpatta Parambarai.

Pa Ranjith's next film Sarpatta to release on Amazon Prime Video on 22 July, announces filmmaker

Sarpatta, a Tamil-language period sports drama, revolves around a clash between two clans namely Idiyappa Parambarai and Sarpatta Parambarai in North Chennai

Explained: Why film industry is rallying against proposed amendments to Cinematograph Act

The I&B Ministry had sought suggestions for Cinematograph (Amendment) Bill, 2021 by 2 July. A letter with 3,000 signatories from the Indian film industry has opposed the proposed amendments.

Watch: The true stories from Dharavi that inspired Rajinikanth's Kaala

The most awaited film this summer, Pa Ranjith's Kaala starring Superstar Rajinikanth is slotted for release on 7 June. In this video, Venilla, who has been a part of the production team of Kaala, takes us through stories of people from Tamil Nadu who moved to Dharavi and have lived here for three generations now.

Indian cinema and the Dalit identity: Kaala represents resurrection of masses in world of cinematic stories

It is not the case that Indian movies have never dealt with political subjects or politics in their stories, but they lacked aesthetics from the lives of the masses. Kaala breaks this monotony.

'How can you be an artiste and not reflect the times?' The inside story of Arivu's fight against oppression

From ‘Sandai Seivom’ (Let's Fight, a protest song against the CAA) or 'Snowlin' (about the teenage girl shot dead during the Sterlite protest), Arivu's music — like his existence — is political.

Pa Ranjith's next to star Arya; actor shared video of his physical transformation for boxing film

Arya's untitled film with Pa Ranjith will be his 30th project.

Filmmakers who transformed Tamil cinema in this decade, from Karthik Subbaraj to Pa Ranjith, Vetrimaaran

In Tamil cinema, 2019 has become a solid proof that if big stars opt for an experimental film, audiences embrace it with open arms.