All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them – Walt Disney  For any movie maniac we call movies itself as a dream factory. From this dream factory we have many multifaceted products which have given us the right dose of inspiration, love, empathy and even patriotism at times. When it comes to Dreams, I started to dream of many movies filling up my mind. Here are a few songs and scenes that beautifully talks about dreams. Pasamalar It was an innocent brother’s dream to see his sister always happy. Little did he know that her happiness would cost him a pathetic life i ..read more

Cinema is an inevitable emotion of people's lives. We live through movies don’t we? From showing us what dreams are to building dreams for us, we evolved with it! It is undeniable. It gives us awareness, inspiration, understanding, perception and what not! We relate to everything that is shown to us. We have lived a million lives in dreams, just through cinema! Childhood dreams are the purest form of trueness. From Periya and Chinna Kaakka Muttai's dream to taste the pizza for at least once in a lifetime in Kaakka Muttai, Raasukutti's metaphor-ed dream of having a non-judgmental world in ..read more

Dreams are imagination created by our brains that we see when we sleep. Have we ever wondered of how creative our minds should be if they can create such marvelous images and stories when the brain is just sleeping in almost a minimal state of activeness? Dreams and stories are intertwined. Dreams become stories and for storytellers their stories inspire others to create new dreams. STORIES AND DREAMS  Ved always dreams of seeing stories, hearing stories, he lives with the stories , tries to live in a beautiful story of his own and ends up creating his own beautiful dream of telling st ..read more

When we put the words 'dream' and 'cinema' along with each in a readable sequence, images from inspirational movies with overt messaging on the lines of passion, commitment and hard work comes to mind almost instinctively. We see and imagine beads of sweat dripping down, a glorified struggle, an antagonist fueling fire to the passion behind the lead's goal and in the end, a celebrated achievement, leaving us motivated to chart out a plan of action. Cue the song 'Singapenney' and images of teamwork and diligence  from films like Bigil, Bhaag Milka Bhaag and the likes. When we speak of dre ..read more

We are all heading to a state where loneliness is capturing our minds and growing into a mental illness, especially during these times of social distancing. Today’s cinema is dominated with portrayal of mentally ill people as unpredictable, violent and the most dangerous of all. For most people, films are the only resource to know about mental illness and are accepted as absolute truth without a second thought. Though most of them exaggerate the psychological behavior of a person, some of them provide an exceptional explanation of a character descending into insanity. Just like two sides of a ..read more

"Madness as you know is a lot like gravity, all it takes is a little push to cross the line."  The Joker, as we know him, is a supremely famous villain, limited to being the arch-nemesis of Batman. Like most antagonists, we see him fulfil the role of opposition to the main lead, whilst also suggesting an intriguing past that motivated him to take to this path of self-destruction. Several films across languages have attempted to portray a charter tipping over the lines of sanity; examples include Sampath in Vanajagar Ulagam, the serial killer in Psycho and the likes. Few have attempted ..read more

Insanity is surely driven by some gravitation and all it takes is a little push, be it an emotional trauma or psychopathic illness or a proclivity or may be even the "Intimacy". The illustration of "Love" in cinema definitely holds a special place in all our hearts and I feel the definition of "Sanity" in love is no where near comparison.  What would you call the eternal love of Guna for his Abhirami? Divinity or Insanity?! In a perfectly normal world full of insane people, the extraordinary Guna believes that it is his determination and his blissful soul that made Abhirami to ..read more

Perks of heteronormativity in India and improper apprehension of homosexuality have started becoming the root cause for hate crimes against people from the LGBT community. Accepting people for who they are is not a common practice in India. Although a few people from the community have a better chance of being accepted, those in downtown are still under constant conflicts with their family and the public. Laughing at rape jokes and a trans/bi person in cinema is the sad reality of many of our audiences. Dumping a person into the heap of suicidal thoughts just because their hormones ..read more

"There's nothing wrong with you, there's a lot wrong with the world you live in." - Chris Colfer Don't worry, you're not going to hell for loving who you love. Everybody is free to love. It's been a big few years for LGBTQ films. The advocacy of LGBTQ in Cinemas leads an optimistic influence in the society. 1) Nora Hildegard and Mary Louis (The Vampire Diaries) Their romantic relationship showed us that they are very clear about their feelings from the very beginning. Being together for decades, they had to tackle many obstacles together, not just because they were Siphoners but for their rom ..read more

Cinema is an art through which an alternate world is depicted to our eyes or it may even be considered as an alternate reality. Silence conveys more meaning than words can. Cinema has the ability to instigate various shades of emotions hidden under our skin. So here's a list of films where I felt that silence had it's own voice and character. 1. In Mounam Pesiyadhe, even though Suriya falls for Trisha, in the end when Laila reveals herself that she was the one who never fell out of love with him, the way he silently realizes that she is the one is the ultimate love a guy like him deserves. 2 ..read more