Baradwaj Rangan
Editor-in-Chief at Galatta Media
National Award-winning film critic. Author (Conversations with Mani Ratnam, Dispatches from the Wall Corner). Editor-in-Chief, Galatta Plus.
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3 days ago |
galattaplus.com | Baradwaj Rangan
The concept is solid: a man keeps trying to avoid death, and death keeps coming at him in every direction. But despite strong filmmaking, the narrative remains emotionally aloof. The rest of this review may contain spoilers. Mani Ratnam and Kamal Haasan have repeatedly stressed that their reunion after Nayakan has nothing to do with that earlier film. They are right. There are a few images, a few touches that reminded me of Nayakan.
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1 week ago |
thehindu.com | Baradwaj Rangan
At The Hindu Huddle 2025, acclaimed filmmaker Anurag Kashyap opens up about the shifting landscape of Indian cinema. In a candid conversation under the theme India in Dialogue, he contrasts the creative freedom of regional industries like Kollywood and Malayalam cinema with the commercial constraints of Bollywood. Reflecting on his personal journey, Kashyap shares why he feels more at home in the South, where storytelling still holds primacy over star-driven formulas.
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3 weeks ago |
baradwajrangan.wordpress.com | Baradwaj Rangan
By BalaI must say, I am slightly relieved. As a die-hard Tendulkar fan, you always knew his greatness was sealed, but one of the defining aspects of his career was numbers. He didn’t have enough wins or trophies to show, and hence his fans had to obsess over the volume of runs and centuries.
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1 month ago |
galattaplus.com | Baradwaj Rangan
The ‘Drishyam’-like story involves a murder. And once again, Mohanlal becomes an ordinary family man put in extraordinary circumstances. But the intrigue factor is drowned out by the loud ‘mass’ treatment. The rest of this review may contain spoilers. I think this is what Tharun Moorthy has tried to do with Thudarum. He has tried to make a meta movie by taking one of Mohanlal’s most beloved films – Drishyam – and filtering it through the lens of star worship.
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2 months ago |
galattaplus.com | Baradwaj Rangan
Harshad Nalawade’s ‘Follower’ is a superbly crafted drama about the Kannadiga-Marathi conflict in BelgaumNow in theatres, this Marathi (with Kannada and Hindi) feature world-premiered at the 2023 Rotterdam Film Festival. It shows how an ordinary man transforms into a “hater”. The rest of this review may contain spoilers. Harshad Nalawade’s story is set in Belgaum, a largely Marathi-speaking district that was pushed into the border region of Karnataka in the 1950s, when maps were being redrawn.
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