Chennaikaaran Tamil Podcast

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...

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...

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 Capt...

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 d...

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...

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, an...

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 Captai...

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 lea...

In the last and final episode of Season 4, we discuss one of the iconic films from the 90's directed by Maniratnam. Many 80s or 90s kids must have watched this film at least once in their lives. In this episode, we had one such 90s kid, Rajesh Kumar, aka Ronin Raj, who talks about 90s nostalgia on his Podcast. Do check out his Podcast (https://open.spotify.com/show/4iYZYrPz1X6ADbXf5VmAct?si=7010d2...

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 epi...

In the 15th Episode of Season 4, We discussed the 2018 Kannada Movie directed by Sathya Prakash. In this episode, we had Subha J Rao a very known Film Critic. This episode is extra special because Subha J Rao mam interviewed the Director and also gave us the translation of the entire interview. In this episode, we discussed: A short Synopsis of the Movie What is a Children's movie according to...

In the 14th Episode of Season 4, We discussed a 2008 Japanese (Anime) Movie directed by Hayao Miyazaki. In this episode, we had Sriram Selvan, a Fellow Podcaster at Being Scenius Podcast . In this episode, we discussed: Sriram's experience watching first ever Anime A Synopsis About the Movie What is a Children's Movie according to him? About Ponyo Why Parents take Children's to Violent...

In the 13th Episode of Season 4, We discussed a 2022 Polish Movie directed by Kristoffer Karlsson Rus. In this episode, we had Aravinth Rajagopalan, a Fellow Podcaster at The Aravinth Rajagopalan Audio Experience Podcast. We discussed: What do Movies mean to Aravinth? How he used to watch Movies before Netflix? What is a Children's Movie according to him? About Too Old for Fairy Tales. Why thi...

In the 12th episode of Season 4, we discussed a 2009 Marathi movie directed by Raj Pendurkar. We had the Podcast regular Sudarshan Rajagopalan as our guest for this episode. We Discussed: What is Children's cinema according to Sudarshan? Book Adaptation into the Movies/ Visual Medium. Some intricacies of the Storytelling method used in the movie. Empathy in Children. Some Movie recommendations...

In the 11th episode of Season 4, we discussed a 2012 Kurdish Film Bekas directed by Karzan Kader. In this episode, we had Jayesh, the Host of the Butter Biscuit Podcast. In this episode, we discussed: The movie About Superman and other Superheroes The impact they had on the guests and the Movie Similarities this movie had with one of the Tamil Movies Favorite Children's Cinema. You can follow...

Hello Makkale, I hope all are doing fine. We actually recorded this episode the week after the movie was released, however, due to my personal engagements couldn't release it at that time. But, I'm glad that I'm releasing it this week especially when the movie has premiered on Amazon Prime. In this episode, I had two guests Sanjeev and Vignesh with me who shed so much light on so many...

In the 10th episode of Season 4, we discussed a 1958 Bengali Film Bari Theke Paliye directed by prolific Bengali Director Ritwik Ghatak. In this episode, we had Gopal , the biggest fan of the Director discuss so many things about the movie and the Director. Movie Herald Podcast - https://www.movieherald.com/ You can follow Gopal on his Instagram page and also his Podcast page. Hope you enjoy liste...

Hello Makkale, Hope you're doing well. In this week's episode, we talk about Mani Ratnam's directional Ponniyin Selvan 2 which is the second part of the epic Drama Ponniyin Selvan 1 (PS1) released last year. In this episode, we had two guests Bharathi Srinivasan and Cranberry with us who had mixed feeling about the movie as much as I did. In this episode, we discussed: How did they lik...

In the Ninth Episode of Season 4, we discussed Klaus, a (2019) Spanish-American adventure Christmas Movie written and Directed by Sergio Pablos. It is technically a Christmas movie but it can also be a Children's film because of the good vibes and message this film brings to the Kids. We had CK as our guest on this show and he was the one who recommended Klaus for this episode. In this episode...

Hello everyone, Hope you are doing well. In this 62nd Episode of the Podcast, we have Vignesh as our guest and we discuss Vetrimaaran's latest movie Viduthalai Part - 1. Although the movie is based on True incidents, Vetrimaaran took Jayamohan's "Thunaivan" short story. The movie talks about many things right from Police Brutality, How the system treats people differently based o...

June & Kopi (2021) Indonesian is one of the heartwarming films from Indonesia and in this episode, we discussed the movie, about pet animals, What constitutes a Children's movie, and much more. We had Sundar Jayanth, host of Bro on the flow! podcast and was an amazing guest who had so many things to discuss about this movie and many other things. Hope you enjoy listening to this episode. Y...

Hello everyone, I hope all are well. In this 60th Episode of the Podcast, I share my thoughts on the recently released Zee5 Tamil Web Series Ayali directed by Muthukumar. The show is set up in the early 1990s. The show focuses on a girl and how she tries to defy the patriarchal norms of her village.  If you like to support my work, You can buy me a Coffee using this link:https://www.buymeacof...

Capernaum, the highest Grossing Lebanese Film, also the most critically acclaimed movie talks about a Young boy's struggle in the Modern day Lebanon. The Movie is based on a True incident where he sued his parents for "Child Neglect" Although we assumed it to be a Children's movie but it really isn't. Having a Lead actor as a Child doesn't make it a Children's movie but going by the theme we thoug...

Iranian films are known to take a simple idea and get that out to be a beautiful movie. On that line, the White Baloon by Prolific Director Jafar Panahi (This is also his Debut film) takes a simple tale of a girl wanting to buy a fish where the Director explores the inherent nature of human kindness and the trivial (Or is it?) issue of a child wanting to buy a fish.  We had Senthil, who runs...

Hello hello, check out the latest Podcast episode where we discuss the 2017 Nepali movie Pahuna: The Little Visitors. We had Narayanan as our guest on this episode who share so many things about the movie. You can also check videos on my YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCL2CaCM4FNGg824uL1mOvcw/featured and follow my writing on www.chennaikaaran.com. If you'd like to support my wor...