We return to our Mysskin series with his 2013 film – Onaayum Aattukkuttiyum or The Wolf and the Lamb starring Sri, Mysskin, Shaji Chen, Adithya,…
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In this episode we dive into one of the first true fusions of Carnatic and western classical music to come out of India – Ilaiyaraaja’s…
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At The Other Banana Podcast, we begin another series on Director Mysskin. Unlike the earlier director series we’ll be delving into a handful of what…
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Back in January Aditya and Deepauk discussed The Family Man with series writer Suman and actress extraordinaire Devadarshini about season 1 and the impending release…
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In this episode we dive into the various forms of western classical music explored by Ilaiyaraaja, especially in his independent non-film albums. We focus specifically…
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In this second episode of the Balaji Tharaneetharan series we discuss the recent direct to OTT release Oru Pakka Kathai. Aditya & Anantha are joined…
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Episode 92: Director Series – Balaji Tharaneetharan’s Naduvula Konjam Pakkatha Kaanom & Seethakaathi
For the first series of episodes we take a look at Balaji Tharaneetharan’s first 2 films (in release order) – the iconic Naduvula Konjam Pakkatha…
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Episode Trigger Warning: Suicide After a long break, we are back with our Director Series on Malayalam auteur Padmarajan. This one is on his 1986…
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This episode continues to explore how Raaja uses frameworks from western classical music – particularly harmony. We discuss the form and function of harmony and…
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