When I ask my friends whether they liked a movie, I often get the answer “good comedy scenes”. Well, if it’s only for the comedy scenes, why not buy a tape with only those parts with the remaining story edited out? Let us have comedy albums like song albums. I’m tired and falling sick of [...]
Posts from ‘April, 2008’
Telugu Cinema in the 70s – 1
The 70′s played an important role in shaping Telugu cinema. For years ANR and NTR had been ruling the industry. ‘Domination’ isn’t altogether an inappropriate word. People perhaps weren’t yet tired of their favorite stars. After all, there were fewer movies released, fewer theaters, and no TV. But change, some say, is the only eternal [...]
Sri Ramadasu
Traditionally, we begin any new project with a prayer to God. Kids start their notebooks with a “SrE rAma”. I start with a movie about Him. Unfortunately, darSakendra K Raghavendra Rao’s Sri Ramadasu fills me with bitterness. Let us flash back to the 17th century. Kancherla Gopanna lived in a village near Bhadrachalam, located on [...]