Saranyan BV pens a poem around the emotions experienced by a couple and the sadness that lingers after a separation that follows a departure at midnight.
THE LOUNGE | STORYBOARD After a rather lackluster phase that lasted nearly a decade from the late 90s, Malayalam cinema is now back with a bang, signaling the arrival of new generation cinema. Many interesting themes have been explored and urban Kerala is now a prominent feature in these movies. Annie Philip analyses interesting trends in Malayalam cinema and describes what it has to showcase today.
THE LOUNGE | THE INNER JOURNEY Over the last few months, Viswanathan Subramanian has been exploring various questions with respect to the theme, ‘Ego’, based on Ramana Maharishi’s “Ulladhu Narpadhu” or Forty Verses on Reality. In this piece, he summarises the discussion.
THE LOUNGE | STORYBOARD | FILM FREAK The sequels of Die Hard, Rocky, Rambo, and other American movies work but ours don’t, opines Yayaati Joshi in his monthly column on movies, Film Freak.
THE LOUNGE | TURN OF THE PAGE The Siege of Warwan, written by war veteran, G.D. Bakshi, is a work that combines war action in Kashmir, a social message and a gentle love story, says Vinita Agrawal. Here’s a book review.