Thiraikkadhaippoma

By Team Thiraikkadhaippoma & Santhosh MathevanTV & Film Arts

Thiraikkadhaippoma episodes

January 27, 2024 The Second Half Issue | Writing a Good Final Act | Ft. Akshy Kumar
In this episode, Screenwriter & Film Buff Akshy Kumar explains why the Second Half of recent Tamil films isn't as good as the first one. He also tells, how to overcome that.
11 min
January 16, 2024 Captain Miller & Ayalaan | Third Act Resolved - Ft. Santhosh Mathevan
In this episode of Thiraikkadhaippoma hosted by Akshy Kumar, the first major release weekend of Tamil cinema in 2024 has been discussed, focusing on the films Captain Miller and Ayalaan. Screenwriter Santhosh Mathevan explains his thoughts on the films.
58 min
January 03, 2024 Looking Forward 2024 - Ft. Akshy Kumar
The Thiraikkadhaippoma podcast show has been revived with a new hosting and discussion pattern and from now on will be a public space for any film buff to be part of it. We start the revival with this episode of looking forward to the movies of 2024 in the Tamil film industry and what are expected out of them.
1 hr 31 min
August 20, 2022 Predictability and Unpredictability | Thiruchitrambalam | Laal Singh Chaddha | Forrest Gump | Dhanush | Aamir Khan | Tom Hanks
In this episode, I discuss writing life in a screenplay and making it unpredictable as life itself. I refer to Laal Singh Chaddha and Thiruchitrambalam.
11 min
March 12, 2022 Why Vengeance? | Batman Theme Explained | Robert Pattinson | Matt Reeves | Christopher Nolan
In this episode, I've explained how the same character and story is being told again and again with various flavours and perspectives multiple times for decades, centuries and even millennia. I've taken The Batman by Matt Reeves as a reference.
11 min
March 04, 2022 Film Theory | Eye Will Only See What It Wants To See | Hridayam |
In this episode, I've discussed how to come up with your own hypothesis when watching a film and also I've explained why a film need not be the same for everyone who watches it.
11 min
January 23, 2022 WHAT IS A SCREENPLAY ?
In this episode, I speak about the basics of Screenplay and how it is different from a story. Also, this episode solves the long-time criticism kept on the famous Tamil film Ghilli.
Special thanks to Filmmakers Naga, Barath Neelakandan, Kulandai Velappan and Camy AJ, members of Thiraikkathaippoma Podcast Club, Bharath Muthuraj, Akshay Kumar, Arunkumar Navaneethan, Rajalakshmi Kalaidasan, Vandana Vasudev and Gilbert a.k.a. Ram.
11 min
January 23, 2022 METHAGU - A FAMILY MAN
Here, I review Methagu, the bio-pic of LTTE leader Velupillai Prabhakaran. The long-awaited film that finally had an OTT release. The film is analyzed on its writing aspects and technical aspects. Also, I've discussed the freedom of expression persisting in the film industry right now &how it is partial in nature.Special thanks to BS Value OTT, U2 Brutus Iniyavan,Team Thiraikkathaippoma Podcast Club & my dear friends Arunkumar Navaneethan Rajalakshmi Kalaidasan Vandana Motwani Tanesha & Bharathy
11 min
January 23, 2022 STRUCTURE - MERSAL AND APOORVA SAGOTHARARGAL
In this episode, I have spoken about the same story being repeated again and again over years across various films. Mersal and Apoorva Sagotharargal are taken as case studies. With them, I have also brought in other films with a similar story line including Moondru Mugam, Thirisoolam, Neerum Neruppum and Uthamaputhiran. From there the episode discusses Syd Field's Three-Act Paradigm in writing screenplays. Special thanks to filmmaker Kulandai Velappan and Team Thiraikkathaippoma Podcast Club
11 min
January 23, 2022 CINEMATOGRAPH AMENDMENT BILL 2021 - CONFUSIONS
In this episode, I speak about how the Union Government of India and the CBFC are being dominant and fascist in letting filmmakers have the basic freedom of expression in their craft. Special thanks to Cartoonist, Filmmaker and Writer Suriyaraj and the members of Thiraikkathaippoma Podcast Club
10 min

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This show intends to celebrate and talk about cinema, the universal art form that translates stories and emotions from a larger-than-life perspective to its spectators. Here you can listen to screenwriter Santhosh Mathevan presenting about or having conversations with like-minded movie freaks on the crafts and nuances of cinema. Be it screenplay, music, cinematography, editing acting, or anything about films, we talk about that here.