THR India's 25 in 25: A Powerful, Unsparing Procedural In 'Visaranai'
The Hollywood Reporter India picks the 25 best Indian films of the 21st century. Vetrimaaran's 'Visaranai' is a raw, unflinching procedural exposing systemic brutality and power.
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The Hollywood Reporter India picks the 25 best Indian films of the 21st century. Vetrimaaran's 'Visaranai' is a raw, unflinching procedural exposing systemic brutality and power.

The actor-director combo is uniting for the first time for this film. It will be produced by Kalaippuli S Thanu

The coming-of-age film is headlined by actor Anjali Sivaraman, playing a teenage girl navigating love and lust in Chennai

'Bad Girl' is a terribly narcissistic film—and it might make sense, because it is about a narcissist; but should a film borrow its protagonists’ vices?
Director Varsha Bharath and actor Anjali Sivaraman speak about the response to 'Bad Girl' and the battle for representation

He took this call following the pressures he faced as producer of two films, 'Bad Girl' and 'Manushi'.

The filmmaker-producer talks about social media-enabled outrage, censorship troubles, and why balance in storytelling matters

The filmmaker opens up about his Simbu-led project set in the 'Vada Chennai' world, and his plans for 'Vada Chennai 2'.
Justice N. Anand Venkatesh will hold a private screening on August 24 to decide if the CBFC’s 37 mandated cuts for Gopi Nainar’s custodial torture drama are justified.

The film is directed by Varsha Bharath and stars Anjali Sivaraman.

Prominent Tamil filmmaker Vetri Maaran's next film will be with actor Silambarasan TR and producer Kalaipuli S Thanu, the director confirmed

The court said denying certification to 'Manushi' without specifying problematic scenes violates a filmmaker’s right to free expression.

Justice N. Anand Venkatesh will hear the case on Wednesday, June 4th.

The director is known for helming films such as ‘Raavana Kottam’ and ‘Madha Yaanai Koottam’

Directed by Mathimaran Pugazhenthi, the film will explore catamaran racing.

Tamil coming-of-age drama 'Bad Girl', backed by Vetrimaaran and Anurag Kashyap, has ignited much debate ahead of its premiere at the 2025 International Film Festival Rotterdam. But the makers insist it’s just an honest human story about growing up.

This will be Dhanush and Vetrimaaran's fifth collaboration after films like 'Polladhavan', 'Aadukalam', 'Vada Chennai' and 'Asuran'.

Zoya Akhtar asked fellow director and screenwriter Vetrimaaran how he works without a script. The answer left her feeling a little jealous.

Some love writing, others find it daunting, and a few love editing. Karan Johar, Zoya Akhtar, Mahesh Narayanan, Vetrimaaran and Pa. Ranjith talk about aspects of their love-hate relationship with filmmaking.

The Hollywood Reporter India asked some of the most influential filmmakers in India what reforms they wanted to see not just in the Malayalam film industry, but in Indian cinema at large.









