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Masterclass deals with theme-based interviews and conversations with leading actors and filmmakers of the South Indian Film Industry, hosted by Baradwaj Rangan & Vishal Menon.
Know About the Hosts:
Baradwaj Rangan is a National Award-winning film critic. He has authored Conversations with Mani Ratnam and Dispatches From the Wall Corner. His long-form story on Vikram was featured in The Caravan Book of Profiles, as one of their “twelve definitive profiles.” He has written screenplays and works for theatre.
Vishal Menon dropped out of law school to focus on his fondness for film, particularly mainstream Indian cinema. He is a film critic, previously with The Hindu after a stint at Deccan Chronicle and Reuters News.
Actor #GuruSomasundaram in this conversation with Baradwaj Rangan talks about how he stepped into acting, how working with #ThiagarajanKumararaja in #AaranyaKaandam made him a better actor, and why he does not believe in single takes and more!
Cinematographer #RaviKChandran in this interview with Baradwaj Rangan shares his experiences on working in films like #Black, #Saawariya, #Marudhanayagam, about the Directors he likes to work with and the experiences he had while on sets with #SanjayLeelaBhansali.
Cinematographer #RaviKChandran in this interview with Baradwaj Rangan shares his experiences on working in films like #DilChahtaHai, #KannathilMuthamittal, #AaythaEzhuthu and explains in detail about his working style, and about the various challenges he faced while on sets.
Actor #Pasupathy in this conversation with Baradwaj Rangan talks about how he stepped into acting, how working with Kamal Haasan's collaborative process in Marundhanayagam helped him learn stuff, why an actor should be able to perform any emotion and not to be type casted. #SarpattaParambarai#Marudhanayagam#KamalHaasan#PaRanjith#Arya
A recharged #SJSuryah talks about Bruce Lee, acting, directing, God, second chances, Karthik Subbaraj, climbing mountains, #Selvaraghavan, wanting to be tamed by other directors, #Rajinikanth, philosophy, and Radha Mohan's BOMMAI, where he plays a mannequin painter.
Musician#GovindVasantha (https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=%23GovindVasantha) talks to Baradwaj Rangan about his love for background scores, how he likes to use silence in scenes and he also shows the creation of scores for certain scenes from #96, #Seethakathi (https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=%23Seethakathi) and more.
Executive producer and actor #SivaAnanth (https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=%23SivaAnanth) talks to Baradwaj Rangan about the work of an EP on set, difference between Hollywood and Indian system, how sometimes nature favours the filmmaking process and much more.
We begin the new year with a new series: #Masterclass (https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=%23Masterclass) . In the first episode, #Mysskin (https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=%23Mysskin) talks about film appreciation and developing a love for cinema.
This excerpt has been culled out from the three-part Mani Ratnam interview conducted by FC South editor Baradwaj Rangan before the release of Kaatru Veliyidai. Now, on the eve of Chekka Chivantha Vaanam, recall the filmmaker's thoughts on various aspects of making movies.
This excerpt has been culled out from the three-part Mani Ratnam interview conducted by FC South editor Baradwaj Rangan before the release of Kaatru Veliyidai. Now, on the eve of Chekka Chivantha Vaanam, recall the filmmaker's thoughts on various aspects of making movies.
This excerpt has been culled out from the three-part Mani Ratnam interview conducted by FC South editor Baradwaj Rangan before the release of Kaatru Veliyidai. Now, on the eve of Chekka Chivantha Vaanam, recall the filmmaker's thoughts on various aspects of making movies.
This excerpt has been culled out from the three-part Mani Ratnam interview conducted by FC South editor Baradwaj Rangan before the release of Kaatru Veliyidai. Now, on the eve of Chekka Chivantha Vaanam, recall the filmmaker's thoughts on various aspects of making movies.
This excerpt has been culled out from the three-part Mani Ratnam interview conducted by FC South editor Baradwaj Rangan before the release of Kaatru Veliyidai. Now, on the eve of Chekka Chivantha Vaanam, recall the filmmaker's thoughts on various aspects of making movies.