{"id":1520,"date":"2022-11-01T02:46:06","date_gmt":"2022-11-01T02:46:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/104.248.193.224\/?page_id=1520"},"modified":"2022-11-02T14:06:37","modified_gmt":"2022-11-02T14:06:37","slug":"selected-works","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/tharkuri.in\/index.php\/selected-works\/","title":{"rendered":"Selected works"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In this page, you&#8217;ll find the work I&#8217;ve loved doing and I&#8217;m proud of. This is really the work I want you to see. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignfull is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-6fd36bcc wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-foreground-color has-quaternary-background-color has-text-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-quaternary-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-container-core-group-is-layout-57ea2d49 wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px\">\n<h6 class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-heading\" id=\"my-story\" style=\"line-height:1\">Manikandan, Inconspicuous Yet Striking<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Inspired by the adulation his mother was getting for her effervescent performances in front of family, Manikandan took to mimicry. He has come a long way since.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-font-size has-tiny-font-size\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-foreground-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"\/\/www.filmcompanion.in\/features\/tamil-features\/tamil-movies-manikandan-inconspicuous-yet-striking-kaala-jai-bhim\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Read Manikandan&#8217;s profile<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-foreground-color has-quaternary-background-color has-text-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-quaternary-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-container-core-group-is-layout-57ea2d49 wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px\">\n<h6 class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-heading\" id=\"my-story\" style=\"line-height:1\">Remembering Crazy Mohan: A breath of fresh laughs<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">The cascade of witticisms that gushed out from Crazy Mohan\u2019s pen washed away any misconceptions about either life or death being a matter of life and death.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-font-size has-tiny-font-size\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-foreground-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/thread\/arts-culture-society\/remembering-mohan-a-man-to-whom-being-crazy-came-easy\/article27801765.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Read Crazy Mohan&#8217;s obit<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-foreground-color has-quaternary-background-color has-text-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-quaternary-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-container-core-group-is-layout-57ea2d49 wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px\">\n<h6 class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-heading\" id=\"my-story\" style=\"line-height:1\">The old woman and the city<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Seema Moses\u2019 Bangalore was very different from today\u2019s chaotic traffic nightmare. The matriarch of one of its last Jewish families is unimpressed by what she sees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-font-size has-tiny-font-size\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-foreground-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/fountainink.in\/reportage\/the-old-woman-and-the-city\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Read Seema Moses&#8217; story<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-query is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\"><ul class=\"wp-block-post-template is-layout-flow wp-block-post-template-is-layout-flow\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1477 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-column category-news9 category-selected-works\">\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2022-08-23T09:00:00+00:00\">August 23, 2022<\/time><\/div>\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.news9live.com\/entertainment\/like-thiruchitrambalam-dhanushs-velai-illa-pattadhaari-shows-familys-role-in-individuals-self-discovery-tamil-cinema-191275\" target=\"_self\" >Like Thiruchitrambalam, Dhanush&#8217;s Velai Illa Pattadhaari shows family&#8217;s role in individual&#8217;s self-discovery<\/a><\/h4>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">The ordinary, drama-free, supportive family is a rarity in Tamil cinema \u2014 one that Velai Illa Pattadhaari does remarkably well.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.news9live.com\/entertainment\/like-thiruchitrambalam-dhanushs-velai-illa-pattadhaari-shows-familys-role-in-individuals-self-discovery-tamil-cinema-191275\">Continue reading &gt;<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1467 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-news9 category-reviews category-selected-works\">\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2022-07-29T09:00:00+00:00\">July 29, 2022<\/time><\/div>\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.news9live.com\/entertainment\/movie-review\/gulu-gulu-movie-review-rathna-kumar-films-ode-to-cruelty-of-life-with-kindness-185911\" target=\"_self\" >Gulu Gulu movie review: Rathna Kumar films ode to cruelty of life with kindness<\/a><\/h4>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">&#8216;Gulu Gulu&#8217; is the journey of Google (Santhanam), an orphan\/refugee who can not resist helping people at even grave personal costs.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.news9live.com\/entertainment\/movie-review\/gulu-gulu-movie-review-rathna-kumar-films-ode-to-cruelty-of-life-with-kindness-185911\">Continue reading &gt;<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1393 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-film-companion category-selected-works\">\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2021-12-29T09:00:00+00:00\">December 29, 2021<\/time><\/div>\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.filmcompanion.in\/fc-lists\/best-tamil-movies-2021-amazon-prime-video-jai-bhim-doctor-sarpatta-parambarai-suriya-dhanush\/\" target=\"_self\" >Best Tamil Films Of 2021<\/a><\/h4>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">If the worst of 2021 are defined by their disregard for the audience\u2019s intelligence, the best brought with them one thing: Surprise.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.filmcompanion.in\/fc-lists\/best-tamil-movies-2021-amazon-prime-video-jai-bhim-doctor-sarpatta-parambarai-suriya-dhanush\/\">Continue reading &gt;<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1383 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-film-companion category-selected-works\">\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2021-12-02T09:00:00+00:00\">December 2, 2021<\/time><\/div>\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.filmcompanion.in\/interviews\/telugu-interview\/skylab-telugu-movie-2021-nithya-menen-on-co-producing-skylab-packaged-cinema-and-the-future-she-wants-to-create\/\" target=\"_self\" >Nithya Menen On Co-Producing Skylab, \u2018Packaged Cinema\u2019 And The Future She Wants To Create<\/a><\/h4>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">\u201cJust hearing the narration of Skylab gave me hope. I felt that in a world where there are stories like this, I will be fine,\u201d says the actor.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.filmcompanion.in\/interviews\/telugu-interview\/skylab-telugu-movie-2021-nithya-menen-on-co-producing-skylab-packaged-cinema-and-the-future-she-wants-to-create\/\">Continue reading &gt;<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1373 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-film-companion category-selected-works\">\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2021-11-15T09:00:00+00:00\">November 15, 2021<\/time><\/div>\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.filmcompanion.in\/features\/tamil-features\/tamil-movies-manikandan-inconspicuous-yet-striking-kaala-jai-bhim\/\" target=\"_self\" >Manikandan, Inconspicuous Yet Striking<\/a><\/h4>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Inspired by the adulation his mother was getting for her effervescent performances in front of family, Manikandan took to mimicry. He has come a long way since.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.filmcompanion.in\/features\/tamil-features\/tamil-movies-manikandan-inconspicuous-yet-striking-kaala-jai-bhim\/\">Continue reading &gt;<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1347 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-features category-film-companion category-selected-works\">\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2021-09-25T09:00:00+00:00\">September 25, 2021<\/time><\/div>\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.filmcompanion.in\/features\/tamil-features\/tamil-movies-susi-ganeshan-leena-manimekalai-case-history-explained\/\" target=\"_self\" >Susi Ganeshan \u2013 Leena Manimekalai Case History, Explained<\/a><\/h4>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">For over three years, Leena Manimekalai has been running pillar to post defending herself in a criminal defamation case that the director filed against her for speaking up.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.filmcompanion.in\/features\/tamil-features\/tamil-movies-susi-ganeshan-leena-manimekalai-case-history-explained\/\">Continue reading &gt;<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1313 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-firstpost category-reviews category-selected-works\">\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2021-07-22T09:00:00+00:00\">July 22, 2021<\/time><\/div>\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firstpost.com\/entertainment\/sarpatta-parambarai-movie-review-arya-pa-ranjith-create-a-layered-drama-that-captures-rhythms-of-the-sports-genre-9824951.html\" target=\"_self\" >Sarpatta Parambarai movie review: Arya, Pa Ranjith create a layered drama that captures rhythms of the sports genre<\/a><\/h4>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Pa Ranjith straddles his roles as a storyteller and an anthropologist with precision. This film certainly packs a punch.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.firstpost.com\/entertainment\/sarpatta-parambarai-movie-review-arya-pa-ranjith-create-a-layered-drama-that-captures-rhythms-of-the-sports-genre-9824951.html\">Continue reading &gt;<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1298 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-firstpost category-for-the-love-of-cinema category-selected-works\">\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2021-04-30T09:00:00+00:00\">April 30, 2021<\/time><\/div>\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firstpost.com\/entertainment\/with-unapologetic-entertainers-kv-anand-rescued-audience-from-drudgery-of-everyday-life-9580151.html\" target=\"_self\" >With unapologetic entertainers, KV Anand rescued audience from drudgery of everyday life<\/a><\/h4>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">There are only two ways to read KV Anand\u2019s work \u2014 you either suspend the last shred of disbelief and let yourself have a ball or be the pedant who stays dissatisfied. There is nothing in between.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.firstpost.com\/entertainment\/with-unapologetic-entertainers-kv-anand-rescued-audience-from-drudgery-of-everyday-life-9580151.html\">Continue reading &gt;<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1294 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-arre category-for-the-love-of-cinema category-selected-works\">\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2021-04-12T09:00:41+00:00\">April 12, 2021<\/time><\/div>\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arre.co.in\/pop-culture\/yogi-babu-tamil-comedian-actor-mandela-karnan\/\" target=\"_self\" >We\u2019ve All Laughed At Yogi Babu, the Tamil Comedian. It\u2019s Time to Applaud for Yogi Babu, the Actor<\/a><\/h4>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Since his debut in 2009, Tamil comedian Yogi Babu has built for himself a filmography most of which relied disproportionately on jibes about his appearance. This is why 2021 is an important year for him. In Mandela and Karnan, he explores roles he\u2019s never done before and seals his place as an actor who can&hellip;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.arre.co.in\/pop-culture\/yogi-babu-tamil-comedian-actor-mandela-karnan\/\">Continue reading &gt;<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1223 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-firstpost category-reviews category-selected-works\">\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2020-12-26T09:00:35+00:00\">December 26, 2020<\/time><\/div>\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firstpost.com\/entertainment\/oru-pakka-kadhai-movie-review-balaji-tharaneetharan-offers-one-of-the-sharpest-critiques-of-modern-tamil-society-9147691.html\" target=\"_self\" >Oru Pakka Kadhai movie review: Balaji Tharaneetharan offers one of the sharpest critiques of modern Tamil society<\/a><\/h4>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">The biggest success of Oru Pakka Kathai is the adamant normalcy with which it treats everything.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.firstpost.com\/entertainment\/oru-pakka-kadhai-movie-review-balaji-tharaneetharan-offers-one-of-the-sharpest-critiques-of-modern-tamil-society-9147691.html\">Continue reading &gt;<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1184 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-essays category-selected-works category-silverscreen\">\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2020-06-04T22:46:51+00:00\">June 4, 2020<\/time><\/div>\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/silverscreenindia.com\/movies\/features\/meera-chopra-vs-jr-ntr-fans-why-does-love-for-a-male-film-star-often-manifest-itself-as-hatred-for-women\/\" target=\"_self\" >Meera Chopra vs Jr NTR Fans: Why Does Love For A Male Film Star Often Manifest Itself As Hatred For Women?<\/a><\/h4>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">\u201cTelugu films r best agree or die (sic)\u201d, someone told me early last month, promptly ending that tweet with a skull emoji.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/silverscreenindia.com\/movies\/features\/meera-chopra-vs-jr-ntr-fans-why-does-love-for-a-male-film-star-often-manifest-itself-as-hatred-for-women\/\">Continue reading &gt;<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1165 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-selected-works category-silverscreen\">\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2020-03-08T13:16:00+00:00\">March 8, 2020<\/time><\/div>\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/silverscreen.in\/movies\/news\/susi-ganesans-cross-examination-in-his-metoo-defamation-case-against-leena-manimekalai-notes-from-the-court-room\/\" target=\"_self\" >Susi Ganesan\u2019s Cross-Examination In His \u2018MeToo\u2019 Defamation Case Against Leena Manimekalai; Notes From The Court Room<\/a><\/h4>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\"><\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/silverscreen.in\/movies\/news\/susi-ganesans-cross-examination-in-his-metoo-defamation-case-against-leena-manimekalai-notes-from-the-court-room\/\">Continue reading &gt;<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1054 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-essays category-indian-express category-selected-works\">\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2019-08-04T10:05:20+00:00\">August 4, 2019<\/time><\/div>\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/express-sunday-eye\/how-the-tamil-people-found-a-language-of-mockery-satire-and-memes-in-vadivelus-comedy-5874711\/\" target=\"_self\" >How Vadivelu\u2019s comedy gave Tamil people a language of mockery and memes<\/a><\/h4>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\"><\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/express-sunday-eye\/how-the-tamil-people-found-a-language-of-mockery-satire-and-memes-in-vadivelus-comedy-5874711\/\">Continue reading &gt;<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1052 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-column category-selected-works category-serial-chiller\">\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2019-08-01T10:03:21+00:00\">August 1, 2019<\/time><\/div>\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firstpost.com\/entertainment\/marmadesam-tamils-truly-captivating-nostalgia-tv-is-coming-episode-by-episode-to-youtube-7086151.html\" target=\"_self\" >Serial Chiller: Marmadesam\u2014Tamil\u2019s truly captivating nostalgia TV is coming episode-by-episode to YouTube<\/a><\/h4>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\"><\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.firstpost.com\/entertainment\/marmadesam-tamils-truly-captivating-nostalgia-tv-is-coming-episode-by-episode-to-youtube-7086151.html\">Continue reading &gt;<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-982 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-huffpost category-reviews category-selected-works\">\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2019-06-14T22:51:22+00:00\">June 14, 2019<\/time><\/div>\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tharkuri.in\/index.php\/2019\/06\/14\/game-over-review-taapsee-pannus-genre-bending-tamil-film-is-on-point\/\" target=\"_self\" >\u2018Game Over\u2019 Review: Taapsee Pannu\u2019s Genre-Bending Tamil Film Is On Point<\/a><\/h4>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Pannu turns in a spectacular performance as Swapna, a gamer suffering from PTSD after what seems to be a sexual assault.\u00a0 Standing up as the end credits for Game Over rolled, I recognised that I had a rather visceral reaction to the genre-bending film featuring Taapsee Pannu and Vinodhini \u2014 even as my heart was&hellip;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/tharkuri.in\/index.php\/2019\/06\/14\/game-over-review-taapsee-pannus-genre-bending-tamil-film-is-on-point\/\">Continue reading &gt;<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-984 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-essays category-selected-works category-the-hindu-thread\">\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2019-06-11T22:52:32+00:00\">June 11, 2019<\/time><\/div>\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/thread\/arts-culture-society\/remembering-mohan-a-man-to-whom-being-crazy-came-easy\/article27801765.ece\" target=\"_self\" >Remembering Crazy Mohan: A breath of fresh laughs<\/a><\/h4>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\"><\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/thread\/arts-culture-society\/remembering-mohan-a-man-to-whom-being-crazy-came-easy\/article27801765.ece\">Continue reading &gt;<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-754 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-everything-else-i-do category-for-the-love-of-cinema category-selected-works\">\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2017-02-28T13:01:43+00:00\">February 28, 2017<\/time><\/div>\n\n<h4 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Published on February 28, 2017, The Ladies Finger This line of thought \u2014 an actor\u2019s credentials depending on his ability to play a woman \u2014 is a Tamil film staple, a residue of Tamil cinema\u2019s history in stage-drama. 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