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KollywoodThe film has elements of magic realism and is reportedly a psychological murder mystery. Tnm StaffAn intriguing teaser from the Kuthiraivaal team that released on Thursday has got Tamil cinema fans hooked. The film, presented by director Pa Ranjith’s Neelam Productions and Vignesh Sundaresan of Yaazhi Films, has been directed by debutants Manoj Leonel Jahson and Shyam Sunder. Kuthiraivaal will be a psychological murder mystery, according to its makers. This teaser clip that is less than two-minutes long opens to show a lone horse grazing at a pasture, under the share of a tree. It then shifts to show actor Kalaiyarasan’s character sleeping. Is he dreaming of the horse? It is only a little later that we notice that the horse has no tail. Here, we watch Kalaiyarasan’s character petting the horse even as he's also shown sleeping and waking up with a jolt. In the background,...

ReviewConsisting of seven short films, Rishab Shetty’s movie doesn’t give enough space for viewers to absorb characters as it moves quickly from one to the next.Aravind ShwethaYouTube screenshotImagine watching seven short films, each 20-odd minutes long, at a stretch – some good, some bad, and some average. That’s Rishab Shetty’s Katha Sangama for you. Sandalwood has had its fair share of anthology films in recent times – Dayavittu Gamanisi, Kahi and now Katha Sangama. The trailer had painted the picture of a warm story and the movie, to an extent, lives up to it. The cherry on the cake comes at the end through Lacchaava, which makes up for a few flaws in the first six stories. Katha Sangama is an ensemble film filled with several characters. This is not a preachy film that opens with a problem and hands out solution in the end; it is...

Interview'Bhinna' is the first Kannada film to release directly on an Ott platform.Ikyatha YerasalaFacebook/Adarsh EshwarappaHis debut film Shuddhi opened to rave reviews across the city and also garnered high praise from around the globe when it went digital. But his second film Bhinna has created a record of sorts, by being the first Kannada movie to go directly digital. Adarsh Eshwarappa’s psychological thriller Bhinna, which released on the Ott platform Zee 5 on October 8, is a first-of-its kind project in Sandalwood. In an industry that has begun lapping up the benefits of Ott only recently, Adarsh’s film, inspired by Puttana Kanagal’s cult classic Sharapanjara, not only brings about a change in how Kannada cinema is viewed, but also transforms storytelling with its intricate screenplay. In an exclusive chat with Tnm, Adarsh unravels the story behind the film, the power of digital platforms and more. How was the idea of Bhinna born?...