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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

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

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

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’

With back-to-back commitments since the pandemic, Gautham says he is looking forward to going on a long bike ride

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

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

Kavin chats about his career so far, playing the odd comedy routine, his fandom, how he handles success, and more

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