May 11, 2011
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(This post is written by Raj Menon, who is a journalist with Indian Express. ) THE first thing that struck me about Santosh Sivan’s Urumi is its simplicity. Okay, so it reportedly cost around Rs 20 crore to make. Sure,the … Continue reading
May 1, 2011
by vc
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For those of us used to seeing so called “Entertainers” like Twenty-Twenty or various mindless comedy movies, Urumi is a welcome change. It is a bold move from the producers to think of a big canvas movie, get a pan-Indian … Continue reading
April 6, 2011
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When it comes to period films, you have to be careful about the music. You cannot transport heavily orchestrated music from the 21st century into the 15th. It is anachronistic. When you look at Santosh Sivan’s Asoka, it had absoutely … Continue reading
March 20, 2011
by NikhiMenon
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Joshiy and his team have reworked their ‘Twenty-20’ template to make a half baked thriller called ‘Christian Brothers’. There are foreign location songs, superstar Mohanlal in a larger than life role, father-son sentiments, Dileep’s comic acts, twists which come in … Continue reading
January 29, 2011
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Among the recent songs in Malayalam cinema, there are two songs to pay attention to. The first one is Nila Nila from Tournament sung by Karthik and Swetha, written by Vayalar Sharatchandra Varma and composed by Deepak Dev. First, the … Continue reading
January 12, 2007
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Update: We inadvertently left out some answers while publishing the second part. This error has been corrected. The updated answers are marked with an *. The Editors of varnachitram.com had a long conversation with Music Director Deepak Dev recently. We … Continue reading
January 11, 2007
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The Editors of varnachitram.com had a long conversation with Music Director Deepak Dev recently. We discussed his songs, sound design, orchestration, the equipment he uses and generally about how the music industry. We woke him at midnight and fired off … Continue reading