Madhumitha Sundararaman’s camera is always curious. It gets into the nooks and crannies of stuffed households, makeshift green rooms and the overarching mood of a…
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Swaroop RSJ and Naveen Polishetty get together to make a truly rollicking detective/suspense caper that is equal parts film noir and comedy, a mix that’s…
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We hit a half century! In The Other Banana’s 50th episode, Anantha and Aditya talk to Hemanth Rao, director of Kavaludaari, the 2019 Kannada film.…
Leave a CommentHello, Every year, the Deepavali day is unambiguously related to Tamil cinema. So, the members of The Other Banana got together to discuss their Deepavali…
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The Hunt Kaadu. Forest. When I first encountered the interchangeable use of the term “Kaadu” for cultivable land in rural Tamil Nadu, I was surprised.…
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Two of us take a walk down memory lane with author, filmmaker, and film studies professor Dr. Swarnavel Easwaran to discuss AVM Productions’ cult hit Antha…
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This episode is more or less an ode to one of the finest films to come out the Malayalam industry this year (an industry that…
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The gang gets together to talk about the Manikandan favorite, Aandavan Kattalai. A lovely film that helps you see the lighter side of the completely…
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The gang got together to discuss another instant classic from the Malayalam film world this year – Virus. Huge ensemble cast, complicated issue, and a…
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