At its best, Vaazhai is a flamboyant showcase for these two young actors. Ponvel is revelatory, thrillingly switching between a lively ball of energy and pained withdrawal. His performance has the ...

Burdened beyond his years, a tender-hearted boy from a world far removed from contemporary cinema discourse sits at his bench in school. With the naivities of the age tussling inexplicable feelings he ...

The biggest artwork adorning Mari Selvaraj’s office — there are a lot of them, all in monochrome — is the imagery of a young Mari sitting on a table with books penned by him, surrounded by visionaries ...