KAMAL HAASAN – THE ARTIST WHO WAS ALWAYS AHEAD OF HIS TIME An Actor, Auteur & Innovator of Cinema By CJ Rajkumar Indian cinema has witnessed several generations of actors. Some have mesmerised audiences with their performances, some have established themselves through commercial success, while a few have transformed the […]
SICA | A New Chapter in Cinematography Swearing-In Ceremony of the Newly Elected Office Bearers 2026–2029 The Southern India Cinematographers’ Association (SICA) held the swearing-in ceremony of its newly elected office bearers for the 2026–2029 term on Sunday, 1 November 2026, at the Prasad Lab Preview Theatre, Saligramam, Chennai. Organised […]
DOROTHY: When the Landscape Becomes an Emotion Cinema is at its most powerful when the image transcends its descriptive function and becomes an expression of human emotion. Karthik Subbaraj’s *Dorothy* is a compelling example of this possibility. Through its sensitive treatment of friendship, identity, masculinity and acceptance, the film creates […]
COOKE S4 FF/i: THE LEGACY RETURNS, REIMAGINED FOR FULL FRAME From the celebrated S4/i to a new generation of large-format cinematography The Cooke Look was never just about sharpness. It was about the way a lens interprets a face, renders a highlight, embraces a flare and gives an image its […]
Ashok Kumar Agarwal: A Master Who Made Light Tell Stories Most significant aspect of Ashok Kumar Agarwal’s career is the range of his visual language. He worked on more than 125 films across Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu and Hindi cinema, moving from intimate, naturalistic dramas to elaborate commercial productions and technically […]
Optogenetics: Controlling the Brain with Light When Optics Meets Neuroscience By CJ Rajkumar Light has transformed the way we capture images, explore the universe and understand the human body. Today, an exciting scientific technique called optogeneticsis enabling researchers to use light to control the activity of specific neurons in the […]
