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Very late review of Sarpatta Parambarai

Late, late review of Jagame Thandhiram
Podcast is in Tamil

We talk about directors who aced this not so explored genre in Tamil cinema - GVM, an obvious choice, and two lesser remembered directors, Kathir and Jeeva. How they made stories that characterised city life, and relationships, and the marvellous music that lifted the storytelling.

Use headphones for best experience. Audio is in English.

We talk about the biopic of the inspirational Mallesham, based on Chintakindi Mallesham - who mechanized the Aasu weaving machine.

Underrated, and deserves to be known a lot more.

Currently streaming on Netflix.

We talk about what was awesome in Minnale, the debut for GVM, Harris Jeyaraj and many others and the cult rom com. From Vivek's comedy to Reema Sen salary to GVM themes and Harris debut, Minnale has much to discuss and laugh about.

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What works for Suriya in his films? Him being a star or him being an actor, playing the role that the story demands? An interesting question to ponder upon as we look at his chequered filmography.