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![Mari Selvaraj on ‘Maamannan’ and the art of immersing the audience in his world](https://i0.wp.com/bhuvaneshchandar.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Mari-Maamannan.jpg?fit=1200%2C803&ssl=1)
Mari Selvaraj speaks about casting Vadivelu, Fahadh Faasil, and Udhayanidhi Stalin in ‘Maamannan’, the significance of Pa Ranjith’s entry to Tamil cinema, and what he strives to achieve next in filmmaking
![Actor Siddharth on ‘Takkar’ and how he ‘sticks to his guns’](https://i0.wp.com/bhuvaneshchandar.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/SKB_5750.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1)
Siddharth speaks about his upcoming Tamil release ‘Takkar’, being aware of the evolving film consumer and the one rule he always follows in film production
![Vijay Antony on ‘Pichaikkaran 2’ and listening to the audience ‘inside him’](https://i0.wp.com/bhuvaneshchandar.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Vijay-Antony-Pichaikkaran-2.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1)
The composer-actor-director gets candid on how he gets the ‘masala’ entertainer genre right, shaping ‘Pichaikkaran 2’ from the original’s success, and getting back in touch with the musician inside him
![Actor Shanthnu on ‘Raavana Kottam’ and turning over a new leaf in cinema](https://i0.wp.com/bhuvaneshchandar.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Shanthnu-interview-Raavana-Kottam.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1)
Ahead of the release of ‘Raavana Kottam,’ Shanthnu looks back at his career and speaks about what changed after his much-praised turn in the 2020 anthology ‘Paava Kadhaigal’
![Gautham Karthik on ‘Pathu Thala,’ ‘August 16, 1947,’ and what actors should hold onto](https://i0.wp.com/bhuvaneshchandar.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Gautham-Karthik-interview-Pathu-Thala-August-16-1947-The-Hindu.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1)
With back-to-back commitments since the pandemic, Gautham says he is looking forward to going on a long bike ride
![Ramya Pandian: One good commercial break will change things for me](https://i0.wp.com/bhuvaneshchandar.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Ramya-Pandian-nanpakal-nerathu-accidental-farmer.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1)
Ramya Pandian speaks about Mammootty-Lijo Jose Pellissery’s ‘Nanpakal Nerathu Mayakkam,’ her upcoming web series ‘Accidental Farmer & Co.’, why she prioritises quality over quantity, and why she needs to play it safe while choosing scripts
![Santhosh Narayanan interview: On his ‘Sounds of the South’ tour and the magic of live music](https://i0.wp.com/bhuvaneshchandar.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Santhosh-Narayanan.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1)
The music composer also talks about his experiments with folk music, on collaborating with Pa Ranjith again, and hints that he has been working on a film that is by far the biggest to come out of India
![Actor Kavin on ‘DaDa’ and the road to success](https://i0.wp.com/bhuvaneshchandar.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/726A6286.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1)
Kavin chats about his career so far, playing the odd comedy routine, his fandom, how he handles success, and more
![Showrunner Howard Gordon on adapting ‘Accused’ for the global audience](https://i0.wp.com/bhuvaneshchandar.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Howard-Gordon-Accused.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1)
Howard Gordon, known for legendary shows like ‘24’ and ‘Homeland,’ talks about what inspired him to do an American adaptation of the British series ‘Accused,’ and how it felt to navigate the many difficult topics the show touches upon