Movie Herald Podcast

Hello Folks, I wanted to talk about this wonderful gem, Kaminey (2009) for a long time. Dhan Te Nan is the song that intrigued me to watch this movie. I saw this movie and oh boy, what a wonderful ride it was. This movie opened a lot of doors for me, it introduced me to the genius of Vishal Bhardwaj and the actor Shahid Kapoor. This movie made to search a lot about the works of Vishal Bhardwaj and...

Hello Folks !! By now the Money Heist Season 5 part 1 might have hit your screens and high chances that you might be enjoying or frustrated or will be waiting for season 5, part 2 the finale for the one final time. Before that I want you to watch this wonderful Bank heist film which I got reminded of when I first saw Money Heist. Today I will be talking about Inside Man starring Denzel Washington,...

Hello Folks, In this episode, I will be talking in detail about this wonderful 2004 sci-fi romance drama - Eternal sunshine of the spotless mind. The movie stars Jim Carrey, Kate Winslett, Kirsten Dunst, Mark Ruffalo, Elijah Wood & Tom Wilkinson. The movie is written by my all-time favourite Charlie Kaufman and directed by Michel Gondry. Watch this movie for the brilliant performance of Jim Carrey...

Hello Folks !! In this episode, I will be talking about this classic murder mystery movie released in 1986 called Oomai Vizhigal. This is one of the best movies of Tamil Cinema I have ever watched. Although the tholvi nilai ena song intrigued me to watch the movie, Ravichandran's eerie intro scene pulled me into the movie completely. Watch this movie for the wonderful writing and making of Aabavan...

Hello Folks !! And we are back with a Tamil Film for this week's recommendation. In this episode, I will be talking about the maiden venture of K Balachander as a producer or rather Kavithalaya's first production written by Visu, screenplay by KB himself and directed by SP Muthuraman and starring none other than Superstar Rajinikanth. The movie is Netrikkan which got released on Aug 15, 1941. I am...

Hello Folks !! Welcome to yet another episode of Movie Herald Recommends. In this episode, we will be seeing this wonderful 1948 movie called The Treasure of Sierra Madre by John Huston starring Humphrey Bogart, Walter Huston, Tim Holt and Bruce Bennet. This movie explores the human emotion of greed and how a human mind changes when it sees wealth. The movie has the career-best performances of Wal...

Hello Folks !! In this episode of Movie Herald Recommends, I would be talking about this wonderful courtroom comedy-drama named Find Me Guilty (2006) by Sidney Lumet. The movie stars Vin Diesel as Jackie DiNorscio who acts as his own lawyer for his trial along with many others. This movie is a nice charming movie based on a true story and shows the acting skills of Vin Diesel for the first-ever ti...

Hello Folks !! In today's episode of Movie Herald Recommends we will be listening to one of the best biographical dramas ever made. I will be talking about the 1984 movie Amadeus which stars Tom Hulce in the titular role of Amadeus Mozart and F Murray Abraham as the primary antagonist Salieri. The movie is directed by Milos Forman who also won the Oscar for the same. The movie got 11 nominations a...

Hello Folks !! On the occasion of Benedict Cumberbatch's birthday, I am sharing one of the personal favourites of Benedict Cumberbatch from his early days. "Third Star" which was released in 2011, is one of the best performances of Benedict Cumberbatch. This movie talks about the journey of a terminally ill Joseph along with his friends to his favourite beach for one last time. The journey shows t...

Hello Folks !! I am talking about my favourite movie of Tom Hanks "The Green Mile" on the occasion of Tom Hanks's birthday (July 9). The movie is based on Stephen King's novel of the same and directed by Frank Darabont of Shawshank Redemption fame. Being a fan of the classic Shawshank Redemption, I was naturally attracted to explore Frank's movie and oh man, it was a wonderful and emotional watch....

Hello Folks !! This is Movie Herald Recommends and in this series, I will recommend some of my favourite movies to you. This won't be the usual lengthy podcast where I talk in detail about many aspects of the movie, rather I give you a brief outline or the reason to watch the movie. This is purely to share the love of movies. In this first episode of Movie Herald Recommends, I am talking about thi...

Hello Folks !! In today's episode, I have shared my opinion about this gem of a movie named "Luca" from Pixar studios. In this sort of movie review, I share why Liked this movie, what are the things I enjoyed the most and why do I feel that one should watch this movie.  Also, I share my observations on the story, world of Pixar and much more in this episode. Do listen to this podcast and share you...

Hello Folks !! And Jagame Thanthiram is now out on Netflix, I personally had mixed feelings regarding the movie. In this episode, I am discussing this movie with Sylvian Patrick. He is a UK Resident now and has some insights regarding the UK shown in the movie. Apart from that, we also discuss the things that worked for us, things that didn't work for us, Representation of Tamils and a lot more. A...

Hello Folks, On the occasion of Actor R Madhavan's birthday, in this podcast, I spoke about 3 underrated or rather less spoken performances of R Madhavan which I personally felt deserved much more love than it was given.  Listen to this podcast and let me know your thoughts on the same. Also, share your favourite performance of Maddy.  #RMadhavan #HBDMAdhavan #HappyBirthdayMaddy

Hello Folks !! I will be sharing my views and opinions on the newly released Tamil Web series - November Story. "November story" is written and directed by Indra Subramanian and stars Tamannah, Pasupathi, GM Kumar, Aruldoss and Vivek Prasanna.  I will be sharing what worked for me and what didn't work for me in this series. Listen to my opinions and do let me know your thoughts on the same. T...

Hello Folks !! On the occasion of May the 4th, I am sharing a quick podcast on Star Wars Day and its legacy. In this episode, I also share my favourite Yoda Quotes and a brief introduction to the Star Wars Universe. Listen to this episode and let me know your thoughts.  And if you are a star wars fan, which is your most favourite Star Wars Moment. And if you are a person who never watched Sta...

Hello Folks, In this election season before the results on May 2, from Movie Herald we would like to talk about the politics in Tamil Nadu and Tamil Cinema. Both are tied together and we can't leave one and discuss the other topic. In this third and final episode, we will be discussing in detail the growth of social media, meme culture and how the next-gen is making the most out of it. Also, we di...

Hello Folks, In the second episode of Tamil Cinema and Politics, we will be discussing how movies contributed post the MGR Era. Who made the most out of that period and how it defined politics and cinema further. In this podcast, Karthik Sambanthan from Kadhaippoma With Karthik is joining us to discuss in detail the various phases and how movies became a part of Politics and how it unfolded. Also,...

Hello Folks, In this election season before the results on May 2, from Movie Herald we would like to talk about the politics in Tamil Nadu and Tamil Cinema. Both are tied together and we can't leave one and discuss the other topic.  In this podcast, Karthik Sambanthan from Kadhaippoma With Karthik is joining us to discuss in detail the various phases and how movies became a part of Politics a...

Hello Folks !! Welcome to another episode of Sutta Pazham. In this episode along with Sylvian Patrick, we are going to see the journey of a Masked Vigilante across languages, across decades officially and unofficially.  The journey covers the movies Velayudham which stars Thalapathy Vijay, Azaad which stars Nagarjuna, Main hoon Azad which stars Amitabh Bachchan and a lot more. Listen to this...

Hello Folks !! We all know the huge success of Director Prabhu Deva across the industries. His first directorial venture is Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana in Telugu starring Siddharth and Trisha. That became a huge hit and was remade in 9 Languages in India and become the movie remade in most languages. But is that all there in the movie? Did we miss anything? The wiki page says it is loosely based on...

Hello Folks !! This short episode is a homage to the person who changed the way I watch movies. On the occasion of Birthday of Quentin Tarantino I am sharing the influence, memories and how Quentin Tarantino and his movies made an impact in my film viewing experience.  Listen to this episode and please do share your memories associated with Quentin Tarantino.

Hello Folks !! At last, the much-awaited Zack Snyder's Justice League is out there to watch. Snyder Cut started a revolution and does it satisfies the hype it created? Was the movie any good? Come let's discuss in detail the movie along with two great people. In this episode our guests are Kishor Lakshminarayanan and Pratip Vijaykumar. Kishor runs the well-known youtube channel Moving Images ( htt...

Hello Folks, In this episode of Sutta Pazham, we are not going to see a plagiarised movie but rather we are going to discuss an official remake. We will be discussing the movie Kadhalum Kadanthu Pogum by Nalan Kumarasamy of Soodhu Kavvum fame. The movie stars Vijay Sethupathy, Madonna Sebastian. This movie is an official remake of the Korean movie My dear desperado. Let's get into it.  Sylvia...

Hello Folks !!! This episode is an interesting episode. In today's episode of the Movie Herald Podcast, we are going to talk with the admin of the meme page "Be Like Sagala". He will be talking in detail about how he comes up with memes, and his principles in the process of meme creation. Apart from this, we are also getting to know about his journey, and how the meme culture is now along with a l...