Subha Rao

1 week ago | thenewsminute.com | Subha Rao

Agnyathavasi (Kannada)There’s an oft-repeated phrase people use after watching certain films — it is “slow.” I didn’t understand it then, I don’t understand it now. Labels help no one. Does life move in real time or at an accelerated pace? The issue of pacing strikes the audience only when they aren’t drawn into the world the director and storyteller have created. Agnyathavasi (translation: ‘a person in exile’) is a film that insists it will breathe — and wants you to breathe with it.

4 weeks ago | thehindu.com | Subha Rao

In a world of reels and shorts, where edgy, dramatic recipes stand out, Julius Fiedler aka Hermann — a German who now calls the U.K. home — is an outlier. He makes a sincere attempt to pronounce the names of dishes correctly (the Tamil paniyaaram, for one) and cracks open a coconut expertly, much to the admiration of an audience far removed from where he lives.

1 month ago | aboutamazon.in | Subha Rao

Suzhal—The Vortex season 2 plays a lot of mind games with the viewer. In a nice and intriguing way, though. As in Season 1, the cards keep flipping in every other episode (a total of eight), making you look at what happened and what might happen in a whole new light. Show creators, writers, and producers, Pushkar-Gayatri infuse the storyline with a certain mannvasanai (scent of the soil).

2 months ago | thehindu.com | Subha Rao

In his short lifetime of 38 years (1992-1921), Subramania Bharati left an indelible mark on Tamil society. His rousing poetry and prose introduced many to the concepts of patriotism and female emancipation, and enhanced them in those who already possessed it. His love for the country, and towards his Parasakthi, the divine feminine are well-known.

Jan 11, 2025 | thefederal.com | Subha Rao

If you ask Tamil film goers to choose one song and one actor who turned on the charm tap in 2024, most people’s choice would be ‘Nee Pottu Vecha’ and ‘Attakathi’ Dinesh aka Poomaalai aka Gethu of Lubber Pandhu. A song originally created in 1989 by Ilaiyaraaja for Vijayakanth-starrer Ponmana Selvan got a fresh lease of life 35 years later, trending even on reels and shorts, besides blaring out of loudspeakers and highway hotels.