Sreehari Nair

Sreehari Nair wishes to write about that which is in the cultural air but absent from trending lists. You can e-mail the author at sreeharin@rediff-inc.com

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10 Reasons Why This Is 2025's Most Unfairly Treated Film
Rediff.com20 Nov 2025

As someone who could not predict a single beat in advance, who was exhilarated by its...

Diane Keaton And A Private Tragedy
Rediff.com7 Nov 2025

Diane Keaton's wit and honesty taught us that ageing and uncertainty aren't weaknesses,...

Pather Panchali@70: Beautiful, Broken People
Rediff.com4 Sep 2025

Seventy years after Pather Panchali released on August 26, 1955, we finally get it....

Why The National Awards Feel Different Now
Rediff.com8 Aug 2025

When you declare 12th Fail as the Best Film and Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani as the...

The Kannada Film That Trumps Adolescence
Rediff.com9 Jun 2025

The unspoken subject of Mithya is violence, and the big zinger here is our recognition...

The Difference Between Drishyam And Thudarum
Rediff.com8 May 2025

The similarities between the two movies may be striking but where they differ is in the...

Empuraan Has The Soul Of A Right Wing Movie
Rediff.com1 Apr 2025

Empuraan, with its gimmicky violence and vigilante posturing, is not out to widen your...

My Favourite Oscar Moment
Rediff.com4 Mar 2025

The balance was so perfect in that moment, the irony so rich. Those who cheered on Elia...

Why Satya Continues To Sting And Sing
Rediff.com19 Feb 2025

While Satya's pleasures are palpable -- among them the poetry of the coarse language,...

Hathiram Chaudhary: A Hero For Our Times
Rediff.com31 Jan 2025

We do not whistle for Hathiram Chaudhary. And yet the bond we feel towards him is...

All We Imagine As Poetry
Rediff.com28 Jan 2025

'Did anyone else get the feeling that AWIAL -- despite being ostensibly based in the...

A Maharashtrian Haunts Bollywood
Rediff.com20 Dec 2024

Munjya is the most wildly entertaining ghost I have encountered at the movies recently....

The Most Memorable Goodbye Turns 50
Rediff.com27 Aug 2024

'Garm Hava understands that the scorching, hate-filled, doubt-filled affair between...

Ulajh Review: Diplomatic Doldrums
Rediff.com2 Aug 2024

Ulajh strikes you as an attempt at statement-making gone horribly wrong, a punchline...

Jasprit Bumrah Beyond Numbers
Rediff.com12 Jul 2024

159 dismissals in 36 Tests, 149 dismissals in 89 ODIs, and 89 dismissals in 70 T20s are...

The Problem With Ullozhukku
Rediff.com2 Jul 2024

People turn a corner and overhear secrets, men change stripes so as to acquire shades...

Aavesham: The Psycho As Self-Designated Guardian
Rediff.com24 Apr 2024

Watching Aavesham is like sprinting through the whole history of our mass-masala movies...

What Makes Malayalam Cinema So Distinctive?
Rediff.com11 Apr 2024

The reasons are too private to be discussed at a round table, listed out during a...

Why Aattam Is A Masterpiece
Rediff.com21 Mar 2024

What follows is essentially a long scene set in a single location, and you watch in...

Bramayugam: Movie Love or Masochism?
Rediff.com13 Mar 2024

You will appreciate the Mammootty of this movie better if you do not take the servile...