Hello makkaley,

I hope you all are doing well and wish you all a very Happy New Year and a Happy Pongal.

Pluribus by Vince Gilligan was a sensational TV Show and there were numerous theories, comments, and criticisms on the show. I tried to bring some of the Pluribus lovers on to the show to dig a little deeper on the show and some of the wild theories that they had in their minds.

Our guests for the show are:

Sandhya - @kovaisandhya
Luna - @ithoLuna

Dharma - @DharmaBoring

and Tamizh - @tamizh_tamizh

You can find them on Twitter, and I have attached their Twitter handles.

If you like this episode, do give a Star rartings which will help reach many people.

Until next time, Ciao :)

Hello Makkaley,

Meeting you all after a long time, I'm pleased to share an episode featuring a friend, Ram Murali, who Interviewed Actor/director Rahul Ravindran about his new film, The Girlfriend, which is his Third film as a Director.

Recently, Rahul Ravindran posted the screenplay draft of his brilliant film, “The Girlfriend.” This led to Ram structuring an interview with him around the choices he made to transform his vision from script to screen.

Chapters:

Start

Introduction: The director-actor collaborative process

13:30

Flee or Freeze: the choices around the kiss scene

19:42

Dolly zoom and heart pounding bgm: The staging of the “I love you” moment

23:06

Prison bars, walls and dhupattas: The placement of symbols

38:31

The perfect ally: Durga’s presence and absence in the film

49:25

The ‘heavy’ foam pit: the locations of key scenes

66:00

A happy accident: two crucial intercut scenes

75:32

Professor Sudheer: the role of exposition

86:55

Bhooma’s transformation: the grand finale (with a priceless anecdote around a water bottle)

You can follow Ram on his Twitter under @rmurali2012Meet you soon, Ciao :)

Hello Makkaley,

In the fourth episode of this season, we have Ram Murali as our guest, and this is his maiden episode. Ram and I discuss one of Vijayakanth's lesser-known movies, directed by Bharathiraja, Thamizhchelvan.

Vijayakanth plays an Honest IAS officer, and this movie is different because we won't see the usual Captain's antics, stunts, or the Punch dialogues, but a subtle Captain, which is different from most of his on-screen and off-screen personas.

Link to the Movie: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5cM5ctTvywQ

Do listen to this episode and share your feedback.

Until next time, ciao :)

Hello Makkaley,

In the Third episode of the season, Praveen and I discussed Vijayakanth movies where he was part of the system, be it a Police Officer, IPS, IFS, or even Marine Officer for that matter, and how he created a name for himself and rose to become Tamil Cinema-win Captain.

We also discussed many other things in this episode, apart from Captain. I hope you enjoy listening as much as we did recording it.

Until next time, Ciao :)

Hello, makkaley,

In the second episode of the series, we came up with a list of movies where Vijayakanth played an Angry Young Man and many aspects that cemented Vijayakanth in movies and real life. The four movies that we discussed in this Podcast were Dhoorathu Idi Muzhakkam and Sivappu Malli.

In this episode, we had Praveen and Gopal (Our Podcast regular), who shared a lot of insights. Do check it out when you find time.

Until the next episode, Ciao :)

Hello, makkale,

Finally, the first episode of Season 5 is out, and I hope you enjoy listening to the episode as much as we loved talking.

In this episode, we talked about so many things about Vijayakanth and his contemporaries, like Superstar Rajnikanth and Kamal, and the choices of movies all did. Rejections faced by Captain, the number of directors he introduced, his reach in the rural areas, and whatnot. I hope it was interesting for you and not overwhelming!

Until the next episode, Ciao :)

Vijayakanth, one of the iconic Tamil stars from yesteryear, rose to fame and became known for his rivalry with the likes of Superstar Rajnikanth. He garnered a loyal fanbase, particularly in the rural parts of the state. I’ve been working on bringing this Season out for a long time, but for various reasons, I couldn't publish it while he was alive. This series serves as a tribute to the Captain and shows our love for him and the great person he was.

Until then, Ciao :)

Hello hello,

Wish you all a very happy and prosperous New Year 2025. We thought of having a Music roundtable to kick off the New Year in style on the Pod.

I hope you enjoy listening to the Podcast as much as we had fun recording and editing it.

Guests for the Pod were:

Kaushik: https://x.com/filterkaappiyum

Ajai: https://x.com/ajaidoesnttweet

Sathya: https://x.com/0sathya0

and last but not the least, the one and only

Wolfie: https://x.com/TheyWolfie

Please do follow these folks if you like their interaction on the Pod.

Until the next episode, Ciao :)

In the last and final episode of Season 4, we discuss one of the iconic films from the 90's directed by Maniratnam.

In the 16th Episode of Season 4, I talk about a 2003 Assamese Children's movie directed by Jahnu Barua.

The movie starts with Kukoi and why he is sent to the Juvenile home, along with the Warden of the Juvenile home we also travel to unravel Kukoi's story and that forms the crux of this beautiful film.

The Movie is available on YouTube with Subtitles.

I hope you enjoy listening to this episode.

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