{"id":1591,"date":"2022-11-02T13:32:23","date_gmt":"2022-11-02T13:32:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/104.248.193.224\/?page_id=1591"},"modified":"2022-11-02T13:52:38","modified_gmt":"2022-11-02T13:52:38","slug":"essays-and-columns","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/tharkuri.in\/index.php\/essays-and-columns\/","title":{"rendered":"Essays and columns"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Here are the infrequent essays and columns I talk about.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-primary-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-primary-background-color has-background is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\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\n<div class=\"taxonomy-category wp-block-post-terms has-text-color has-secondary-color\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tharkuri.in\/index.php\/category\/column\/\" rel=\"tag\">Columns<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/tharkuri.in\/index.php\/category\/news9\/\" rel=\"tag\">News9<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/tharkuri.in\/index.php\/category\/selected-works\/\" rel=\"tag\">Selected Works<\/a><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1465 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-column category-news9\">\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=\"2022-07-21T09:00:00+00:00\">July 21, 2022<\/time><\/div>\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.news9live.com\/entertainment\/sai-pallavis-gargi-tamil-cinema-kollywood-companion-piece-sets-the-records-straight-28-years-after-revathys-priyanka-184051\" target=\"_self\" >Sai Pallavi&#8217;s Gargi sets the records straight 28 years after Revathy&#8217;s Priyanka<\/a><\/h4>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Gargi is Priyanka\u2019s do-over. Gargi bears in mind all the mistakes that Priyanka made and resists them.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.news9live.com\/entertainment\/sai-pallavis-gargi-tamil-cinema-kollywood-companion-piece-sets-the-records-straight-28-years-after-revathys-priyanka-184051\">Continue reading &gt;<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"taxonomy-category wp-block-post-terms has-text-color has-secondary-color\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tharkuri.in\/index.php\/category\/column\/\" rel=\"tag\">Columns<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/tharkuri.in\/index.php\/category\/news9\/\" rel=\"tag\">News9<\/a><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1458 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-column category-news9\">\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=\"2022-07-06T09:00:00+00:00\">July 6, 2022<\/time><\/div>\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.news9live.com\/entertainment\/tamil\/like-r-madhavans-rocketry-the-nambi-effect-another-tamil-biopic-mani-ratnams-iruvar-stresses-on-personal-than-political-180926\" target=\"_self\" >Like Rocketry, another Tamil biopic Iruvar stresses too much on personal than political<\/a><\/h4>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Yet, as an interpretation of the life and times of two of Tamil cinema&#8217;s most significant political figures, Iruvar returns empty, despite being one of the very few films exploring the era.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.news9live.com\/entertainment\/tamil\/like-r-madhavans-rocketry-the-nambi-effect-another-tamil-biopic-mani-ratnams-iruvar-stresses-on-personal-than-political-180926\">Continue reading &gt;<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"taxonomy-category wp-block-post-terms has-text-color has-secondary-color\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tharkuri.in\/index.php\/category\/column\/\" rel=\"tag\">Columns<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/tharkuri.in\/index.php\/category\/news9\/\" rel=\"tag\">News9<\/a><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1454 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-column category-news9\">\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=\"2022-06-21T09:00:00+00:00\">June 21, 2022<\/time><\/div>\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.news9live.com\/entertainment\/tamil\/loved-urvashi-in-veetla-vishesham-watch-another-episode-of-elderly-love-in-pannaiyarum-padminiyum-177620\" target=\"_self\" >Loved Urvashi in Veetla Vishesham? Watch another episode of elderly love in Pannaiyarum Padminiyum<\/a><\/h4>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">What we see is really a couple who have grown old together, becoming almost the same person, as couples often do. There is a beautiful rhythm to their actions that is a delight to watch.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.news9live.com\/entertainment\/tamil\/loved-urvashi-in-veetla-vishesham-watch-another-episode-of-elderly-love-in-pannaiyarum-padminiyum-177620\">Continue reading &gt;<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"taxonomy-category wp-block-post-terms has-text-color has-secondary-color\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tharkuri.in\/index.php\/category\/column\/\" rel=\"tag\">Columns<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/tharkuri.in\/index.php\/category\/news9\/\" rel=\"tag\">News9<\/a><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1443 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-column category-news9\">\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=\"2022-06-06T09:00:00+00:00\">June 6, 2022<\/time><\/div>\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.news9live.com\/entertainment\/tamil\/want-to-watch-a-kamal-haasan-tribute-like-vikram-go-for-uttama-villain-instead-174613\" target=\"_self\" >Looking for a Vikram-like Kamal Haasan tribute? Watch his 2015 film Uttama Villain<\/a><\/h4>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Ranjani scours the history of South cinema to recommend a companion piece to this week&#8217;s release.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.news9live.com\/entertainment\/tamil\/want-to-watch-a-kamal-haasan-tribute-like-vikram-go-for-uttama-villain-instead-174613\">Continue reading &gt;<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"taxonomy-category wp-block-post-terms has-text-color has-secondary-color\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tharkuri.in\/index.php\/category\/column\/\" rel=\"tag\">Columns<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/tharkuri.in\/index.php\/category\/news9\/\" rel=\"tag\">News9<\/a><\/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\n<div class=\"taxonomy-category wp-block-post-terms has-text-color has-secondary-color\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tharkuri.in\/index.php\/category\/essays\/\" rel=\"tag\">Essays<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/tharkuri.in\/index.php\/category\/selected-works\/\" rel=\"tag\">Selected Works<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/tharkuri.in\/index.php\/category\/silverscreen\/\" rel=\"tag\">Silverscreen<\/a><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1180 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-column category-killing-time\">\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=\"2020-05-24T13:36:00+00:00\">May 24, 2020<\/time><\/div>\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firstpost.com\/entertainment\/a-murder-mystery-a-society-on-the-brink-death-in-buenos-aires-is-natalia-metas-commentary-on-80s-argentina-8386761.html\" target=\"_self\" >Killing time: A murder mystery, a society on the brink \u2014 Death in Buenos Aires is Natalia Meta&#8217;s commentary on &#8217;80s Argentina<\/a><\/h4>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">What I love about Natalia Meta\u2019s Death In Buenos Aires is how clever the writing and filmmaking is, even if the mystery itself is pretty straightforward.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.firstpost.com\/entertainment\/a-murder-mystery-a-society-on-the-brink-death-in-buenos-aires-is-natalia-metas-commentary-on-80s-argentina-8386761.html\">Continue reading &gt;<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"taxonomy-category wp-block-post-terms has-text-color has-secondary-color\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tharkuri.in\/index.php\/category\/column\/\" rel=\"tag\">Columns<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/tharkuri.in\/index.php\/category\/column\/killing-time\/\" rel=\"tag\">Killing time<\/a><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1177 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-column 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=\"2020-05-20T13:34:00+00:00\">May 20, 2020<\/time><\/div>\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firstpost.com\/entertainment\/mr-family-man-praveen-kumars-comedy-show-is-uncompelling-except-for-a-short-burst-of-multilingual-wordplay-8360701.html\" target=\"_self\" >Serial chiller: Mr Family Man \u2014 Praveen Kumar&#8217;s comedy show is uncompelling, except for a short burst of multilingual wordplay<\/a><\/h4>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Praveen Kumar, whose Tamil stand-up comedy show titled Mr Family Man dropped on Amazon Prime last Friday, begins with his central argument: That a family man is an unsung superhero. He promises to demonstrate, through personal experience, why a he thinks so. Except, he doesn\u2019t.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.firstpost.com\/entertainment\/mr-family-man-praveen-kumars-comedy-show-is-uncompelling-except-for-a-short-burst-of-multilingual-wordplay-8360701.html\">Continue reading &gt;<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"taxonomy-category wp-block-post-terms has-text-color has-secondary-color\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tharkuri.in\/index.php\/category\/column\/\" rel=\"tag\">Columns<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/tharkuri.in\/index.php\/category\/column\/serial-chiller\/\" rel=\"tag\">Serial chiller<\/a><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1168 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-column category-killing-time\">\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=\"2020-05-11T14:02:00+00:00\">May 11, 2020<\/time><\/div>\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tharkuri.in\/index.php\/2020\/05\/11\/baishe-srabon\/\" target=\"_self\" >Killing time: In 2011&#8217;s Baishe Srabon, literal proof that a satisfying detective story is always about the poetry of pursuit<\/a><\/h4>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Of all its pleasures, the one thing that makes the film linger in my mind is its almost naive-idealist approach to police procedure.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/tharkuri.in\/index.php\/2020\/05\/11\/baishe-srabon\/\">Continue reading &gt;<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"taxonomy-category wp-block-post-terms has-text-color has-secondary-color\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tharkuri.in\/index.php\/category\/column\/\" rel=\"tag\">Columns<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/tharkuri.in\/index.php\/category\/column\/killing-time\/\" rel=\"tag\">Killing time<\/a><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1163 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-column category-firstpost 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=\"2020-03-20T13:15:00+00:00\">March 20, 2020<\/time><\/div>\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firstpost.com\/entertainment\/kannamoochi-an-indifferent-web-series-where-the-horror-isnt-scary-and-the-thriller-has-no-mystery-8160521.html\" target=\"_self\" >Serial Chiller: Kannamoochi Review \u2014 An indifferent web series where the horror isn\u2019t scary and the thriller has no mystery<\/a><\/h4>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">In five episodes of about 25 minutes each, Kannamoochi is harried. The game of hide-and-seek as a thematic undercurrent is flimsy. Overall, it ends up being an indifferent effort devoted neither to the craft or the cause.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.firstpost.com\/entertainment\/kannamoochi-an-indifferent-web-series-where-the-horror-isnt-scary-and-the-thriller-has-no-mystery-8160521.html\">Continue reading &gt;<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"taxonomy-category wp-block-post-terms has-text-color has-secondary-color\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tharkuri.in\/index.php\/category\/column\/\" rel=\"tag\">Columns<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/tharkuri.in\/index.php\/category\/firstpost\/\" rel=\"tag\">Firstpost<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/tharkuri.in\/index.php\/category\/column\/serial-chiller\/\" rel=\"tag\">Serial chiller<\/a><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1159 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-column category-firstpost 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=\"2020-02-20T13:11:00+00:00\">February 20, 2020<\/time><\/div>\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firstpost.com\/entertainment\/tamil-web-series-topless-takes-a-story-about-women-honour-and-makes-it-about-the-absurdities-of-men-8056811.html\" target=\"_self\" >Serial chiller: Topless Review \u2014 This absurdist action-drama is certainly not for everyone.<\/a><\/h4>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">At a run-time of over 140 minutes, Topless is not an easy watch if you\u2019re not a fan of the absurdist action genre.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.firstpost.com\/entertainment\/tamil-web-series-topless-takes-a-story-about-women-honour-and-makes-it-about-the-absurdities-of-men-8056811.html\">Continue reading &gt;<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"taxonomy-category wp-block-post-terms has-text-color has-secondary-color\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tharkuri.in\/index.php\/category\/column\/\" rel=\"tag\">Columns<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/tharkuri.in\/index.php\/category\/firstpost\/\" rel=\"tag\">Firstpost<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/tharkuri.in\/index.php\/category\/column\/serial-chiller\/\" rel=\"tag\">Serial chiller<\/a><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1150 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-column 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=\"2019-12-17T11:11:00+00:00\">December 17, 2019<\/time><\/div>\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firstpost.com\/entertainment\/queen-review-slow-and-brooding-ramya-krishnan-stars-in-a-craftily-made-j-jayalalithaa-inspired-hagiography-7791821.html\" target=\"_self\" >Serial Chiller: Queen review \u2014 Slow and brooding, Ramya Krishnan stars in a craftily made, J Jayalalithaa-inspired hagiography<\/a><\/h4>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">With over ten hours of content, Queen is certainly not for binge-watching. In that, it\u2019s slow and brooding, making you invest more of yourself in it. It invites you to sit down and feel for the Shakti. \u201cOh, poor girl,\u201d the show wants us to think, and condemn the injustices of her past.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.firstpost.com\/entertainment\/queen-review-slow-and-brooding-ramya-krishnan-stars-in-a-craftily-made-j-jayalalithaa-inspired-hagiography-7791821.html\">Continue reading &gt;<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"taxonomy-category wp-block-post-terms has-text-color has-secondary-color\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tharkuri.in\/index.php\/category\/column\/\" rel=\"tag\">Columns<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/tharkuri.in\/index.php\/category\/column\/serial-chiller\/\" rel=\"tag\">Serial chiller<\/a><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1148 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-column 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=\"2019-12-10T11:10:00+00:00\">December 10, 2019<\/time><\/div>\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firstpost.com\/entertainment\/karoline-kamakshi-review-meena-and-tamil-audiences-deserve-better-than-this-hotchpotch-of-ineptitude-7759831.html\" target=\"_self\" >Serial Chiller: Karoline Kamakshi review \u2014 Meena, and Tamil audiences, deserve better than this hotchpotch of ineptitude<\/a><\/h4>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">A reckless French intelligence agent in Pondicherry. A lazy disrespected CBI agent in Chennai. A missing treasure named Virgin Mary. Gruesome smugglers. International incidents. A looming war. What could possibly go wrong in this time-tested premise? Everything apparently.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.firstpost.com\/entertainment\/karoline-kamakshi-review-meena-and-tamil-audiences-deserve-better-than-this-hotchpotch-of-ineptitude-7759831.html\">Continue reading &gt;<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"taxonomy-category wp-block-post-terms has-text-color has-secondary-color\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tharkuri.in\/index.php\/category\/column\/\" rel=\"tag\">Columns<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/tharkuri.in\/index.php\/category\/column\/serial-chiller\/\" rel=\"tag\">Serial chiller<\/a><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1145 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-column 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=\"2019-11-08T09:24:00+00:00\">November 8, 2019<\/time><\/div>\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firstpost.com\/entertainment\/police-diary-2-0-without-skill-or-sense-the-show-is-a-mishmash-of-unnecessary-sex-institutional-violence-and-machoism-7616021.html\" target=\"_self\" >Serial Chiller: Police Diary 2.0 \u2014 Without skill or sense, the show is a mishmash of unnecessary sex, institutional violence and machoism<\/a><\/h4>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">As institutional violence and police brutality rise at alarming rates in this country, I place Police Diary 2.0 within the context of Tamilnadu&#8217;s law enforcement history. And lament how creative folks repeatedly align themselves with the casteist, patriarchal, oppressing establishment.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.firstpost.com\/entertainment\/police-diary-2-0-without-skill-or-sense-the-show-is-a-mishmash-of-unnecessary-sex-institutional-violence-and-machoism-7616021.html\">Continue reading &gt;<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"taxonomy-category wp-block-post-terms has-text-color has-secondary-color\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tharkuri.in\/index.php\/category\/column\/\" rel=\"tag\">Columns<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/tharkuri.in\/index.php\/category\/column\/serial-chiller\/\" rel=\"tag\">Serial chiller<\/a><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1098 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-column category-firstpost 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=\"2019-10-02T19:31:34+00:00\">October 2, 2019<\/time><\/div>\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firstpost.com\/entertainment\/dubbing-subtitles-and-clever-casting-is-the-web-really-creating-pan-india-content-7435301.html\" target=\"_self\" >Dubbing, subtitles and clever casting: Is the web really creating pan-India content?<\/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\/dubbing-subtitles-and-clever-casting-is-the-web-really-creating-pan-india-content-7435301.html\">Continue reading &gt;<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"taxonomy-category wp-block-post-terms has-text-color has-secondary-color\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tharkuri.in\/index.php\/category\/column\/\" rel=\"tag\">Columns<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/tharkuri.in\/index.php\/category\/firstpost\/\" rel=\"tag\">Firstpost<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/tharkuri.in\/index.php\/category\/column\/serial-chiller\/\" rel=\"tag\">Serial chiller<\/a><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1059 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-column category-reviews 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=\"2019-09-03T10:09:31+00:00\">September 3, 2019<\/time><\/div>\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firstpost.com\/entertainment\/serial-chiller-zee5s-fingertip-is-a-highly-relatable-acutely-watchable-series-about-modern-tamil-lives-7268831.html\" target=\"_self\" >Serial Chiller: Zee5&#8217;s Fingertip is a highly relatable, acutely watchable series about modern Tamil lives<\/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\/serial-chiller-zee5s-fingertip-is-a-highly-relatable-acutely-watchable-series-about-modern-tamil-lives-7268831.html\">Continue reading &gt;<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"taxonomy-category wp-block-post-terms has-text-color has-secondary-color\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tharkuri.in\/index.php\/category\/column\/\" rel=\"tag\">Columns<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/tharkuri.in\/index.php\/category\/reviews\/\" rel=\"tag\">Reviews<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/tharkuri.in\/index.php\/category\/column\/serial-chiller\/\" rel=\"tag\">Serial chiller<\/a><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1096 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-column category-ms-en-scene 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=\"2019-08-12T19:28:41+00:00\">August 12, 2019<\/time><\/div>\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/silverscreen.in\/features\/ms-en-scene-call-me-a-hypocrite-but-jyotika-should-do-mass-and-ajith-should-stop\/\" target=\"_self\" >Ms. En Scene: Call Me A Hypocrite, But Jyotika Should Do \u2018Mass\u2019 And Ajith Should Stop<\/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\/features\/ms-en-scene-call-me-a-hypocrite-but-jyotika-should-do-mass-and-ajith-should-stop\/\">Continue reading &gt;<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"taxonomy-category wp-block-post-terms has-text-color has-secondary-color\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tharkuri.in\/index.php\/category\/column\/\" rel=\"tag\">Columns<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/tharkuri.in\/index.php\/category\/column\/ms-en-scene\/\" rel=\"tag\">Ms. en Scene<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/tharkuri.in\/index.php\/category\/silverscreen\/\" rel=\"tag\">Silverscreen<\/a><\/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 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