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Balagam - a Telugu Film on Kula Rituals that Belies Marxist Sociology

Balagam - a Telugu Film on Kula Rituals that Belies Marxist Sociology

This movie demands a dispelling of the niceties though. It compels us to sit up and shake things a bit. It does so not with any explicit agenda but just by being itself, by ignoring us. In fact, it is the precise absence of any agenda, that easy self-awareness that lends authenticity. It is like our Civilization - Organic, Flowing and Continuous.

Raghava Krishna 6 min read
Cinema And Books
The True Price of Freedom

The True Price of Freedom

Freedom is not beseeched, it is seized. In his book Revolutionaries, Sanjeev Sanyal describes the true import of this statement, through the lives, wills and actions of our lesser-known freedom fighters.

Anshuman Panda 7 min read
Cinema And Books
Kāntāra and Universe of the Bhūtas

Kāntāra and Universe of the Bhūtas

A review of the massively successful Kāntāra, appreciating the film’s foray into Karnataka’s lesser known Bhūta universe, along with an account of the tradition itself.

Sai Priya Chodavarapu 13 min read
Cinema And Books
Swarnakamalam and the Value of the Performing Arts

Swarnakamalam and the Value of the Performing Arts

A glimpse into the timelessness of the traditional arts, conveyed through superior cinema: Swarnakamalam; and the discussion of modernity threatening the value of traditional systems in its lyrical expositions.

Sai Priya Chodavarapu 6 min read
Cinema And Books
Our Deities are Waking Us Up – What Kantara Means to Hindus

Our Deities are Waking Us Up – What Kantara Means to Hindus

Have no doubt; the deities are waking us up to their presence like never before. They are willing to travel from their forests, kśetras onto the screen and talk to us, to tell us: Oh children, don't remain blind anymore to our presence. Take refuge in us. We are here with you every moment.

Ramachandra Roddam 11 min read
Cinema And Books
A Review of Ante Sundaraniki

A Review of Ante Sundaraniki

A Review of Ante Sundaraniki, the second piece in our cultural reviews of Indian cinema, puts the Telugu film 'Ante Sundaraniki' under lens.

Anshuman Panda, Kavita Krishna Meegama 21 min read
Cinema And Books
As Seen on TV – Cultural Review of Cinema

As Seen on TV – Cultural Review of Cinema

As Seen on TV introduces Bṛhat's cultural review of cinema lens, where we examine the impact movies have played in shaping India.

Sai Priya Chodavarapu 5 min read
Cinema And Books
The Subtle Hindu Imagery of Sittarala Sirapadu

The Subtle Hindu Imagery of Sittarala Sirapadu

The movie Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo and its climactic song as an example of cinema that furthers cultural belonging.

Amritanshu Pandey, Sai Priya Chodavarapu 6 min read
Cinema And Books
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