Nayakan (1987) is a Tamil film directed by Mani Ratna. With Kamal Haasan as the protagonist, this film is loosely based on the Mumbai gangster Varadarajan Mudaliar and is considered one of the finest films of Indian Cinema.
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by Puru | Jul 16, 2019 | Mrinal Sen, Hindi
Genesis is a 1986 Hindi film directed by Mrinal Sen that tells a minimalistic tale of the rise and fall of civilizations, miniaturized within the confines of a ruined village and inside the minds of the four protagonists.
READ MORESadgati (1981)
by Puru | Dec 16, 2018 | Hindi, Satyajit Ray
Based on a short story by the same name written by Munshi Premchand, Sadgati is a 1981 Hindi film directed by Satyajit Ray, a deeply angry fim by his own admission…
READ MORETya Ratri Paus Hota (2009)
by Deepika | Feb 18, 2018 | Marathi, Gajendra Ahire
Tya Ratri Paus Hota (That Night It Rained) is one of the most audacious thriller-dramas of Marathi Cinema written and directed...
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by Puru | Jan 11, 2018 | Experimental Cinema, Aneek Chaudhuri
White, a silent film by Aneek Chaudhury, is a combination of three tales about a crime, its horrors and motherhood…
READ MOREManthan (1976)
by Puru | May 24, 2017 | Shyam Benegal, Hindi
Manthan is a 1976 Hindi Film directed by Shyam Benegal. Set in the backdrop of rural Gujarat, the film tells the story of the White revolution..
READ MORETrikal (1985)
by Puru | Jan 28, 2017 | Hindi, Shyam Benegal
Trikal is a 1985 Hindi film directed by Shyam Benegal. The film is predominantly set in the pre-liberation Goa of the early 1960s and gives a great insight into the society of those days.
READ MOREThe Wife’s Letter (2016)
by Puru | Aug 5, 2016 | Aneek Chaudhuri, Avant-Garde, Bengali
Streer Potro, or the Wife’s Letter turned out to be another avant-garde piece of Cinema from Aneek Chaudhuri’s closet.
READ MOREMaya Miriga (1984)
by Ashok Palit | Jul 17, 2016 | Nirad N. Mohapatra, Odia
Maya Miriga (The Mirage) is a 1984 Odia film directed by Nirad N. Mohapatra.
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by Ashok Palit | Jun 22, 2016 | Manmohan Mahapatra, Odia
The idea of the subjugation of women and the subordination of people of either sex to the traditional values of the majority is central to Andha Diganta (‘Blind Horizon’, 1989), an Odia Film by Manmohan Mahapatra
READ MOREMarathi Cinema – From Phalke to Manjule
by Puru | May 28, 2016 | Marathi
It all began when a man with a hint of insanity foresaw the possibility that one day the people in this country will fall in love with moving pictures projected on a big blank screen.
READ MOREBanned film Unfreedom completes 100 grass root screenings in India
by Anurag | May 18, 2016 | English, Raj Amit Kumar, Spotlight
Almost a year ago the feature film Unfreedom was banned by authorities with reasons that the film would cause “Communal Violence” and arouse “Unnatural Passion” among audience.
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