Sudarshan Ramabadran, policy expert, author, and international communications and public diplomacy professional. I recently watched Asuran, a Tamil movie based on warring families in rural Tamil Nadu.

It takes serious courage, commitment and passion to translate India’s caste and ethnic problems into the language of cinema. National Award-winning Tamil filmmaker Vetrimaaran pulls it off with a dash ...

Dussehra aka Ayudha Pooja is one of the most celebrated festivals by Indians, and the grand festival has been celebrated for nine days. Tamil filmmakers didn't miss occupying the theaters on the ...

Every film hero saves someone. That is the first and most reliable rule of mainstream cinema, irrespective of the demography. The hero arrives, the innocent suffer, justice is restored. It is a ...

Actor Dhanush’s stellar performance in director Vetrimaran’s Tamil film ‘Asuran’ fetched him the Best Actor Award at the BRICS Film Festival, which was held alongside the 52nd edition of the ...

Lights, Camera and Grandeur – these seem to be the new definition of cinema and the south movies are living up to this expectation not only in India but have audiences applauding for them overseas as ...

Asuran is an action film directed by Vetrimaaran, with the story taken from the novel Vekkai written by Poomani, a famous Tamil novelist. Dhanush plays two roles in this film. Famous Malayalam actress ...