Screen Share | Of prison films and the fear of confinement
From prison dramas like Visaranai to survival films like 127 Hours and horror titles like From, cinema has artfully drawn upon the primal fear of being restrained to a claustrophobic setting
Features and Articles
Queer artistes on the stories they want to see on-screen
Queer artistes from across the country pitch their thoughts on the kind of stories they want to see on-screen, and how they can help in alleviating detrimental stereotypes, while also recommending titles to watch
Moment in the sun: Kerala’s Thattekkad Bird Sanctuary prepares for a high-flying summer
Despite the scorching heat, Thattekkad Bird Sanctuary prepares for a high-flying summer with an impressive show of over 200 species of regional birds
Tamil literary pioneers recommend novels that would make for great movie adaptations
Tamil cinema has been witnessing a spree of book-to-screen offerings like Vetri Maaran’s ‘Viduthalai’ and Mani Ratnam’s ‘Ponniyin Selvan’ series; now, writers Imayam, Su Venugopal, Bava Chelladurai and Na Murugesa Pandian pick their favourite literary works that are now ripe for adaptations
A Winter Odyssey
With the season of migratory birds at its peak, birding experts share a tell-all guide to find these guests in the underrated pockets of the city for an epic spectacle
Freedom Writers of Chintadripet
If one takes a walk in the Iyya Mudali street in Chintadripet, it is highly unlikely that the slowly fading noises of school children praying in unison, will be any indication to the world of stories that one will be transported to on stepping inside the old, raw structure – a world of negligence, drugs, alcohol, violence and death
Voices from a lost homeland
Amidst the chaos created by the CAA and NRC, it remains critical to talk about this huge population of refugees that the CAA has left out – the Sri Lankan Tamils
WATER WATER EVERYWHERE
As Chennai suffers from an acute water scarcity, faulty architecture and futile urban myths invalidate its rain water harvesting systems.
Threat of Cauvery Delta Hydrocarbon project bigger than political differences, says DMK
The DMK calls upon the state government to protect the ‘granary of the South’ and support the farmers through actions rather than words and reassurances.
Ammankulam South: An Epitome of Brotherhood & Change
A slum in Coimbatore sets up as an example on the importance of community building and the power of brotherhood in elevating the lives of the people