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Baradwaj Rangan is a National Awardwinning film critic. He has authored Conversations with Mani Ratnam and Dispatches From the Wall Corner. His longform story on Vikram was featured in The Caravan Book of Profiles, as one of their “twelve definitive profiles.” He has written screenplays and works for theatre.Here you can find all of his interviews and conversations with leading actors and filmmakers of the South Indian Film Industry. In short, everything you need to enhance your cinematic experience.

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  • Aditi Rao Hydari Interview With Baradwaj Rangan | Part 2 | Face 2 Face
    36 min 51 sec

    AditiRoHydari https://www.youtube.com/resultssearchquery23AditiRoHydari talks to Baradwaj Rangan about working with SanjayLeelaBhasali https://www.youtube.com/resultssearchquery23SanjayLeelaBhasali , ManiRatnam https://www.youtube.com/resultssearchquery23ManiRatnam , Bejoy Nambiar, Sudhir Mishra and Naranipuzha Shanavas.

  • CV Kumar Interview With Baradwaj Rangan | Face 2 Face
    26 min 49 sec

    Director and producer CVKumar https://www.youtube.com/resultssearchquery23CVKumar talks to Baradwaj Rangan about RegalTalkies https://www.youtube.com/resultssearchquery23RegalTalkies his pay per view platform, about working with Pa Ranjith and Karthik Subbaraj, and why big films like Vijay https://www.youtube.com/resultssearchquery23Vijay s Master https://www.youtube.com/resultssearchquery23Master wont work on OTT.

  • Kavithalaya Krishnan Interview With Baradwaj Rangan | Face 2 Face
    59 min 9 sec

    For K Balachanders 90th birthday,  actor KavithalayaKrishnan https://www.youtube.com/resultssearchquery23KavithalayaKrishnan talks to Baradwaj Rangan about his legendary guru, about his love for KamalHaasan https://www.youtube.com/resultssearchquery23KamalHaasan and the first spotting of Rajinikanth https://www.youtube.com/resultssearchquery23Rajinikanth , and much more.

  • Lakshmy Ramakrishnan Interview With Baradwaj Rangan | Part 1 | Face 2 Face
    31 min 30 sec

    Director and actor LakshmyRamakrishnan https://www.youtube.com/resultssearchquery23LakshmyRamakrishnan talks to Baradwaj Rangan about why she wants to help out struggling women, why she thinks social media is not a correct medium for activism and the episode with the Bigg https://www.youtube.com/resultssearchquery23Bigg Boss contestant.

  • Lakshmy Ramakrishnan Interview With Baradwaj Rangan | Part 2 | Face 2 Face
    29 min 27 sec

    In the Second part of the Face 2 Face interview, director and actor LakshmyRamakrishnan https://www.youtube.com/resultssearchquery23LakshmyRamakrishnan talks to Baradwaj Rangan about her future priorities, how she might respond to any social issues in future and the importance of her family.

  • Nepoleon Interview With Baradwaj Rangan | Face 2 Face
    14 min 46 sec

    On the eve of his Hollywood role, Nepoleon https://www.youtube.com/resultssearchquery23Nepoleon talks about his return to acting, his favourite roles, and how moving to the US expanded the life of his son with Muscular Dystrophy.

  • Rakshit Shetty Interview With Baradwaj Rangan | Face 2 Face
    42 min 45 sec

    Director and actor RakshitShetty https://www.youtube.com/resultssearchquery23RakshitShetty talks to Baradwaj Rangan about stardom and his 10year journey. He speaks of his passion for writing and acting, the kind of films he wants to make, how his sensibility is more like UlidavaruKandanthe https://www.youtube.com/resultssearchquery23UlidavaruKandanthe . He  talks about his current project 777 Charlie and his pet project Punyakoti https://www.youtube.com/resultssearchquery23Punyakoti .

  • Sandeep Reddy Vanga Interview With Baradwaj Rangan | Face 2 Face
    56 min 44 sec

    Director SandeepReddyVanga https://www.youtube.com/resultssearchquery23SandeepReddyVanga talks to Baradwaj Rangan on his debut film ArjunReddy https://www.youtube.com/resultssearchquery23ArjunReddy , on its third anniversary. He also talks about VijayDeverakonda https://www.youtube.com/resultssearchquery23VijayDeverakonda and ShahidKapoor https://www.youtube.com/resultssearchquery23ShahidKapoor , why he finds the lead character a noxtoxic guy, the length of the first rough cut, and why he wants to produce his own films.

  • Satyadev Kancharana Interview With Baradwaj Rangan | Face 2 Face
    34 min 16 sec

    Actor SatyadevKancharana https://www.youtube.com/resultssearchquery23SatyadevKancharana talks to Baradwaj Rangan about his latest film UmaMaheswaraUgraRoopasya https://www.youtube.com/resultssearchquery23UmaMaheswaraUgraRoopasya , his passion for acting and much more.

  • Venkatesh Maha Interview With Baradwaj Rangan | Part 1 | Face 2 Face
    32 min 31 sec

    Kancharapalem https://www.youtube.com/resultssearchquery23Kancharapalem director VenkateshMaha https://www.youtube.com/resultssearchquery23VenkateshMaha talks to Baradwaj Rangan about his latest release UmaMaheswaraUgraRoopasya https://www.youtube.com/resultssearchquery23UmaMaheswaraUgraRoopasya , how he got into films , his troubled childhood, why he wanted to remake MaheshintePrathikaram https://www.youtube.com/resultssearchquery23MaheshintePrathikaram and what DileeshPothen https://www.youtube.com/resultssearchquery23DileeshPothen told him about the movie.

  • Venkatesh Maha Interview With Baradwaj Rangan | Part 2 | Face 2 Face
    29 min 51 sec

    Kancherapalem director VenkateshMaha https://www.youtube.com/resultssearchquery23VenkateshMaha talks to Baradwaj Rangan about working with stars, his vision of Prabhas playing the lead role in Uma Maheswara Ugra Roopasya, why a big moustache was important for the character, and his theory behind referring to JrNtR https://www.youtube.com/resultssearchquery23JrNtR and MaheshBabu https://www.youtube.com/resultssearchquery23MaheshBabu in his film.

  • Working with Mani Ratnam, Vetri Maaran, Sivakarthikeyan | Aishwarya Rajesh | Face 2 Face
    38 min 23 sec

    Aishwarya Rajesh talks about TV serials and her entry into cinema with films like Pa Ranjiths Attakathi. She talks about casting couch, about North Indian heroines and the opportunities they get. Despite performanceoriented roles like the ones in Dharma Durai with Vijay Sethupathi or Kaaka Muttai, she emphasises the need for glamorous roles opposite big stars like Ajith and Vijay and Vikram her Dhruva Natchatiram costar. She talks about being a Shah Rukh Khan fan, and about Simran, Roja, Khushbu, her favourite actresses. She discusses working with Seenu Ramasamy, Gautam Menon, Mani Ratnam, VetriMaaran, Manikandan, and talks about learning cricket for Sivakarthikeyans Kanaa.

  • Alphonse Putharen Interview With Baradwaj Rangan | Face 2 Face
    54 min 14 sec

    On the fifth anniversary of Premam, director AlphonsePutharen https://www.youtube.com/resultssearchquery23AlphonsePutharen talks to Baradwaj Rangan about making the blockbuster film. He talks about working with actor NivinPauly https://www.youtube.com/resultssearchquery23NivinPauly , about the Malar character, how much he likes actor KamalHaasan https://www.youtube.com/resultssearchquery23KamalHaasan and Ilaiyaraaja, and the magic that happens on set.

  • Vijay Deverakonda's Wildness Off and On-Screen made me Cast Him | Anand Shankar
    20 min 17 sec

    Anand Shankar, director of NOTA, talks about his learnings as an Assistant Director in Bollywood and in Tamil cinema. He assisted Siddharth Anand in Anjaana Anjaani, and AR Murugadoss in Thuppakki and 7aum Arivu. He talks about his sensibility and why his second film Iru Mugan was less Hollywoody than his first Arima Nambi. He talks about whether a big star means compromises and his learnings from his two films. He discusses why the action choreography in our films is so unimaginative. He speaks about NOTA and casting Vijay Deverakonda Arjun Reddy had something to do with it. And he discusses not having his star speak in the trailer.

  • Tamil Directors Roundtable | Baradwaj Rangan | Film Companion South
    1 hr 13 min 9 sec

    Join us for the Film Companion South Directors Round Table. Looking back at the decade and looking forward, with VetriMaaran https://www.youtube.com/resultssearchquery23VetriMaaran , GauthamMenon https://www.youtube.com/resultssearchquery23GauthamMenon , RParthiban https://www.youtube.com/resultssearchquery23RParthiban , LakshmyRamakrishnan https://www.youtube.com/resultssearchquery23LakshmyRamakrishnan , Chezhiyan https://www.youtube.com/resultssearchquery23Chezhiyan and RathnaKumar https://www.youtube.com/resultssearchquery23RathnaKumar .

  • Kamal Haasan Interview With Baradwaj Rangan | Face 2 Face
    38 min 38 sec

    Director and actor KamalHaasan https://www.youtube.com/resultssearchquery23KamalHaasan talks to Baradwaj Rangan about ArivumAnbum https://www.youtube.com/resultssearchquery23ArivumAnbum , the song he wrote and directed about Coronavirus.

  • Madhavan Interview With Baradwaj Rangan | Face 2 Face
    27 min 23 sec

    Actor Madhavan https://www.youtube.com/resultssearchquery23Madhavan talks to Baradwaj Rangan about his debut film Alaipayuthey https://www.youtube.com/resultssearchquery23Alaipayuthey on its 20th anniversary, the memories he had and also about working with ManiRatnam https://www.youtube.com/resultssearchquery23ManiRatnam . He also talks about visiting the theatre on the second day of release and recalls dupattas flying in the air.

  • Naveen Polishetty Interview With Baradwaj Rangan | Face 2 Face
    54 min 30 sec

    NaveenPolishetty https://www.youtube.com/resultssearchquery23NaveenPolishetty talks to Baradwaj Rangan about being a struggling actor in Mumbai,  cowriting AgentSaiSrinivasaAthreya https://www.youtube.com/resultssearchquery23AgentSaiSrinivasaAthreya , and says that the first quality to do comedy is... you must be depressed. He also talks about his upcoming film JathiRatnalu https://www.youtube.com/resultssearchquery23JathiRatnalu and much more.

  • "I knew about world cinema after seeing Kamal's films" - Nithilan Swaminathan and Lokesh Kanagaraj
    19 min 52 sec

    Nithilan Swaminathan Kurangu Bommai and Lokesh Kanagaraj Maanagaram talk about being newgen directors. The challenges. How they learnt their craft. About compromises and finding producers like SR Prabhu Potential Studios. About reading books to make good cinema. Watching world cinema, Kamal Haasan films, Martin Scorese films, Truffaut and De Sicas films. How they can make a new Thalapathy with Vijay/Ajith, because only if stars act in newgen films can this become a movement.

  • R. Parthiban Interview With Baradwaj Rangan | Face 2 Face
    37 min 50 sec

    Ahead of OththaSeruppu https://www.youtube.com/resultssearchquery23OththaSeruppu ’s release Director and actor RParthiban https://www.youtube.com/resultssearchquery23RParthiban talks to BaradwajRangan about his early films and also about his love for the technicians who work in abstracts. He also talks about his experiences from working with his Guru KBhagyaraj https://www.youtube.com/resultssearchquery23KBhagyaraj . He also talks about how he wants to technically improve with every film and how producers shut doors when you give a single flop.

  • Baaram Movie Director Priya Krishnaswamy Interview With Baradwaj Rangan | Face 2 Face
    30 min 33 sec

    Director PriyaKrishnaswamy https://www.youtube.com/resultssearchquery23PriyaKrishnaswamy talks to Baradwaj Rangan about her film Baaram https://www.youtube.com/resultssearchquery23Baaram , the real life incidents the film deals with and more.

  • Rajiv Menon Interview With Baradwaj Rangan | Face 2 Face
    52 min 19 sec

    On the 20th anniversary of KandukondainKandukondain https://www.youtube.com/resultssearchquery23KandukondainKandukondain , cinematographer and director RajivMenon https://www.youtube.com/resultssearchquery23RajivMenon talks about working with Mammootty https://www.youtube.com/resultssearchquery23Mammootty and AjithKumar https://www.youtube.com/resultssearchquery23AjithKumar , Ash https://www.youtube.com/resultssearchquery23Ash and Tabu https://www.youtube.com/resultssearchquery23Tabu , ARRahman https://www.youtube.com/resultssearchquery23ARRahman and more.

  • Rahman & I Worked Really Hard On The Scores | Rajiv Menon Interview
    27 min 54 sec

    In this twopart interview, Rajiv Menon talks about being a dominantcaste filmmaker tackling a Dalit narrative in Sarvam Thaala Mayam, his relationship with the musically modest AR Rahman, and why the cinematography in Mani Ratnams Bombay is a milestone in his career.

  • Tamil Audience is Great , They Clap For Shots | Rajiv Menon Interview
    34 min 5 sec

    In this twopart interview, Rajiv Menon talks about being a dominantcaste filmmaker tackling a Dalit narrative in Sarvam Thaala Mayam, his relationship with the musically modest AR Rahman, and why the cinematography in Mani Ratnams Bombay is a milestone in his career.

  • Into The World Of Trackers & Influencers | Kaushik LM & Ramesh Bala | Bardwaj Rangan | Face 2 Face
    28 min 31 sec

    Box office trackers and Influencers RameshBala https://www.youtube.com/resultssearchquery23RameshBala and KaushikLM https://www.youtube.com/resultssearchquery23KaushikLM talk to Baradwaj Rangan about how easy it is to track a movies collection in Chennai, the difference between production and distribution of films, why a producer will not know the original collection a movie has made, and how they work and when they work. They also talk about how disorganised the TamilNadu box office report is and how difficult it is for them to track the overall run of a movie.

  • VadaChennai Theme is a Tribute to MSV | Santosh Narayanan
    45 min 17 sec

    Santhosh Narayanan talks about his 25th album, Vada Chennai, directed by Vetri Maaran. He speaks of the song, Kaarkuzhal kadavaiye, and why he wanted it in this album. He talks about his sound and why it came about, and how he goes about composing a song. He speaks of how ideologically inclined directors like Pa Ranjith and Mari Selvaraj have shaped his work and his life. He speaks of the gaana songs resurgence and how his gaana songs are different from those by Deva. He talks about Karuppi, from Pariyerum Perumal, and his rural songs versus those by Ilayaraja and others. He speaks of his love for MS Viswanathan. He discusses how he composes background music, and his pet cause of substance abuse.He talks about how he chooses a genre, and why he works with a particular set of singers. He namedrops Attakathi, Pizza, Soodhu Kavvum, Jigarthanda, Iraivi... He concludes with thoughts on his new opendoor policy about interviews and whether it will last.

  • Sasi Interview With Baradwaj Rangan | Face 2 Face
    32 min 40 sec

    Director Sasi https://www.youtube.com/resultssearchquery23Sasi talks to Baradwaj Rangan about his latest hit film  SivappuManjalPachai https://www.youtube.com/resultssearchquery23SivappuManjalPachai starring Siddharth https://www.youtube.com/resultssearchquery23Siddharth and GVPrakashKumar https://www.youtube.com/resultssearchquery23GVPrakashKumar , how he casts, his working process and more.

  • It Was Not An Overnight Social-Media Vent | Sruthi Hariharan Interview | Face 2 Face
    44 min 47 sec

    Sruthi Hariharan talks to Baradwaj Rangan about how she started her career as a background dancer before falling in love with the process of filmmaking. She talks about how rare it is for an actress in the Kannada film industry to speak her mind and about using art to drive change.The acclaimed actress also talks about the MeToo movement, explaining her stand on the ongoing controversy and the difference between ‘bad touch’ and a harmless one. Calling her fight a need of the hour and something she needs to do for her future daughter, Sruthi also explains the emotional, physical and financial toll of the entire ordeal.

  • Shruti Haasan Interview With Baradwaj Rangan l Face 2 Face
    32 min 58 sec

    Actor ShrutiHaasan https://www.youtube.com/resultssearchquery23ShrutiHaasan talks to Baradwaj Rangan about creating independent music, how acting helped her make better music. She also talks about how her father KamalHaasan https://www.youtube.com/resultssearchquery23KamalHaasan wanted her to become an actor.

  • S U Arun Kumar Interview With Baradwaj Rangan | Face 2 Face
    31 min 20 sec

    Director S U Arun Kumar talks to Baradwaj Rangan about his transition from an engineer to a filmmaker. He also talks about his upcoming film Sindhubaadh https://www.youtube.com/resultssearchquery23Sindhubaadh , his rapport with actor VijaySethupathi https://www.youtube.com/resultssearchquery23VijaySethupathi and more.

  • Sudheer Varma Interview With Baradwaj Rangan | Face 2 Face
    42 min 3 sec

    Ahead of Ranarangam https://www.youtube.com/resultssearchquery23Ranarangam ’s release  SudheerVarma https://www.youtube.com/resultssearchquery23SudheerVarma talks to Baradwaj Rangan about how he got into films, his favourite directors, the difference between copying and getting inspired, who Ram Gopal Varma is to him and his love for world cinema.

  • Suhasini Interview With Baradwaj Rangan | Face 2 Face
    39 min 15 sec

    Suhasini, in this interview with Baradwaj Rangan, talks about how Mahendran told her to absorb cinema as a maker, the legendary directors friendship with Ilaiyaraaja, how close he is to Rajinikanth, why Mahendran didnt work with Balu Mahendra after Mullum Malarum and how he had approached her dad to cast her in a movie.

  • Taapsee Pannu Interview With Baradwaj Rangan | Face 2 Face | Game Over
    29 min 12 sec

    Actor TaapseePannu https://www.youtube.com/resultssearchquery23TaapseePannu talks to Baradwaj Rangan about her upcoming film GameOver https://www.youtube.com/resultssearchquery23GameOver and what made her choose to accept the film, she talks about director Vetrimaaran https://www.youtube.com/resultssearchquery23Vetrimaaran and how he used her naivety in aadukalam to his advantage. She also talks about how she likes to be convinced to do a scene in a particular way.

  • In Vada Chennai The Women Swear Too | Vetrimaaran
    39 min 45 sec

    Vetri Maaran talks about Vada Chennai, and how it differs from other gangster movies set in North Madras. It was originally a 51/2 hour cut. How did he reduce it to a manageable size What is the reason for the long gestation periods between his films Polladhavan, Aadukalam, Visaranai, and Vada Chennai, and what are his learnings from each one of them He discusses the possibility that he is a changed man after Visaranai, having now acquired the rights to the book, Shoes of the Dead, which is about farmer suicides. He talks about his improvisatory methods, and why dubbing is such an important part of his films. When a film drags on for as long as Vada Chennai, is there a danger of doubting the material or getting bored with it Is there the temptation to keep tweaking or changing it And what about Dhanush When an actor and director who have a high level of comfort, who are also friends, is there a danger that you know someone too well and therefore might not be able to surprise each other anymore And two, given that Dhanush is also a very commercial hero, is there the pressure that you should not let him down at the box officeHe talks about projects like Soodhadi, and a film based on a poem by Na Muthukumar. Would he be interested in a femaleoriented film He discusses Vada Chennais A certificate and what it means in terms of the audience. Finally, he reveals why he isnt as much of a filmmaker in his estimation as Balu Mahendra and Mani Ratnam.

  • Vijay Antony Interview With Baradwaj Rangan | Face 2 Face
    42 min 37 sec

    Actor/Producer VijayAntony https://www.youtube.com/resultssearchquery23VijayAntony talks to Baradwaj Rangan about his upcoming film Kolaigaran https://www.youtube.com/resultssearchquery23Kolaigaran , he also talks about his journey in the film industry, why he started producing films,how he chooses his film scripts, his unique titles, his creative process as anactor/composer more.

  • I Still Have to Fight My Battle Nothing Has Become Easier | Vijay Deverakonda
    47 min 4 sec

    Vijay Deverakonda, the star of NOTA, talks about being called the biggest star in south Indian cinema. After Pelli Choopulu, Arjun Reddy and Geetha Govindam, he assesses his position, his female fan base, and the perceived change in his attitude and behaviour. He talks about the dynastic system of the Telugu film industry and the issue of releasing NOTA alongside NTR Jrs Aravinda Sametha Veera Raghava. He talks about his schooldays in Puttaparthi, the culture shock of Hyderabad, his theatre training and destiny. He talks about his favourite Tamil films starring Rajinikanth, Karthi, Surya and whether he will do mass movies.

  • Mani Sir Told Me Not To Look Down On My Character In Kaatru Veliyidai | RJ Balaji Interview
    31 min 4 sec

    RJ Balaji, fresh off the success of LKG, explains the original intention behind making such a film adding how the team managed to complete the political satire without deleting a single scene.

  • Dhanush opposite Al Pacino or Robert De Niro? Karthik Subbaraj clarifies.
    52 min 23 sec

    Karthik Subbaraj, who is directing the next Rajinikanth film, talks about being a “social media generation” director, making short films and learning from them. He talks about his writing process and how he writes complex screenplays like Jigarthanda and Iraivi. He discusses the the layering of characters, the staging of shots. He talks about how the climax of Pizza helped him form the rest of the narrative when people asked him to make it like Chandramukhi, and about his twists. He talks about the challenges of making a silent film like Mercury, with Prabhu Dheva. And about Kamal Haasan’s silent film, Pesum Padam/Pushpak. He talks about social responsibility and being an urban filmmaker. He talks about his Tarantino fandom, and his involvement in making music with Santhosh Narayanan. He talks about his Dhanush film, where he wants an antagonist of the stature of Al Pacino or Robert De Niro. He speaks of his love for Baba and Lingaa, and abut classic Thalaivar films like Mullum Malarum and Nallavanukku Nallavan. Finally, he answers rapidfire questions on Rajinikanth.

  • RJ Balaji Interview With Baradwaj Rangan | Face 2 Face
    36 min 9 sec

    Director and actorRJBalaji https://www.youtube.com/resultssearchquery23RJBalaji talks to Baradwaj Rangan about his upcoming OTT release MookuthiAmman https://www.youtube.com/resultssearchquery23MookuthiAmman , why OTT is a great platform for the upcoming talents, his reasons for becoming an IPL commentator and more.Nayanthara https://www.youtube.com/resultssearchquery23Nayanthara

  • Azhagam Perumal and Anand Ravichandran Interview | Face 2 Face | Sethum Aayiram Pon | BR
    36 min 17 sec

    Director and actor AzhagamPerumal​ and DirectorAnandRavichandran​ talk to Baradwaj Rangan about his debut movie SethumAayiramPon​, which released amid the pandemic on streaming platform. They talk about shooting the movie with a constrained budget, live sound and other important aspects that went behind the making of the film.

  • Aravind SA Interview | Face 2 Face | Baradwaj Rangan | I Was Not Ready Da
    37 min 28 sec

    Aravind​ SA​, one of Indias top stand up comedian talks to Baradwaj Rangan about his second stand up special for Amazon Prime Video iwasnotreadyda​ his process of writing his show. How he performs his live show. He gives us a sneak peek of how does he do what he does.

  • Bombay Jayashri Interview With Baradwaj Rangan | Face 2 Face
    34 min 21 sec

    Padma Shri awardee BombayJayashri​ talks about film music: growing up with Madan Mohan, SD Burman, Khayyam, singing for Ilayaraja​ during the PUNNAGAI MANNAN days, Rahman​s Narumugaiye, and how she handles her classical and film worlds.

  • Dhilip Kumar Interview With Baradwaj Rangan | Face 2 Face | Maara | Madhavan
    34 min 12 sec

    Director DhilipKumar​ in this conversation with Baradwaj Rangan talks about his upcoming OTT release Maara​, why it is different from the original Malayalam film Charlie, working with actor Madhavan​ and more.

  • Jayam Ravi Interview With Baradwaj Rangan | Face 2 Face | Bhoomi
    31 min 49 sec

    Actor JayamRavi​ talks about his 25th film Bhoomi​, why Peranmai is his favourite film, handling the stopping of PonniyinSelvan​ shoot and adding 6 kilos during the lockdown. He says work is happening on Thani Oruvan 2, which should start end of year.

  • Karthik Subbaraj and Charukesh Sekhar Interview With Baradwaj Rangan | Face 2 Face
    19 min 28 sec

    Directors KarthikSubbaraj​ and CharukeshSekhar​ talk to Baradwaj Rangan about their upcoming web series Triples​, about their favourite comedy films and about writing for formats like short film, web series and Theatres.

  • Lokesh Kanagaraj Interview With Baradwaj Rangan | Master | Face 2 Face
    38 min 35 sec

    Director LokeshKanagaraj​ talks about his long pretitles stretches, writing a Vijay​ movie, giving VijaySethupathi​ a strong role, his love for English songs, and the time KamalHaasan​ gave him a gun.

  • Lokesh Kanagaraj & RJ Balaji Diwali Special Interview | Master | Mookuthi Amman | Baradwaj Rangan
    24 min 57 sec

    LokeshKanagaraj​ RJBalaji​ on the eve of Deepavai 2020, talk to Baradwaj Rangan about their special Deepavali movie memories, about their upcoming films Master​ MookuthiAmman​ and about their take on OTT releases.

  • Madhavan Interview With Baradwaj Rangan | Face 2 Face | Maara | Rocketry
    51 min 11 sec

    Actor RMadhavan​ talks to Baradwaj Rangan about Maara​, why it is different from the original Malayalam film Charlie, and why he likes to be a part of ensemble cast movies like Anbe Sivam. He also talks about his directional debut Rocketry​ and about the future of Indian cinema.

  • Vetri Maaran & RDM Interview | Face 2 Face | Baradwaj Rangan | Kavalthurai Ungal Nanban
    24 min 9 sec

    Directors Vetrimaaran​ and RDM​ talk to Baradwaj Rangan about their upcoming film KavalthuraiUngalNanban​, the differences between the film and Visarani​. RDM talks about why he wanted to make this movie, the inspirations and real incidents that triggered to write such a story. Vetrimaaran talks about the aspects he looks for backing a film and his views on making such intense movies.

  • Sai Dharam Tej Interview With Baradwaj Rangan | Face 2 Face | Chiranjeevi | Solo Brathuke So Better
    29 min 48 sec

    Actor SaiDharamTej​ in this conversation with Baradwaj Rangan shares his struggles, success and failures in his career. He talks about his upcoming theatrical release SoloBrathukeSoBetter​ which was supposed to be released on OTT. He talks about what is stardom to him, about his passion and love for acting.

  • Sai Pallavi Interview With Baradwaj Rangan | Paava Kadhaigal | Vetri Maaran | Suriya | Dhanush
    46 min 14 sec

    Actress SaiPallavi​ talks to Baradwaj Rangan about her latest OTT anthology PaavaKadhaigal​, about her acting process and her journey so far. She also talks about working with Dhanush​, Suriya​, VetriMaaran​, Selvaraghavan​, AlphonsePutharen​, NivinPauly​, DulquerSalmaan​, VarunTej​ and SekharKammula​.

  • Simran Interview With Baradwaj Rangan | Face 2 Face | Paava kadhaigal | GVM
    26 min 53 sec

    Actress Simran​ talks to Baradwaj Rangan about her upcoming Netflix anthology PaavaKadhaigal​, working with stars like Vijay​, Ajith​, Vikram​ Suriya​, Kamal, Rajini and Madhavan. She also talks about the importance of narration and why acting is not easy.

  • Subhasree Thanikachalam Interview With Baradwaj Rangan | Face 2 Face
    38 min 59 sec

    Music Producer and Music Analyst SubhasreeThanikachalam​ talks to Baradwaj Rangan about her Youtube series QFR​ Quarantine From Reality, the importance of old music, the importance of the knowledge about the uncredited and old legends who were the starting points for music composers like MSV, Ilaiayaraja​ and ARRahman​.

  • Sudha Kongara Interview With Baradwaj Rangan | Face 2 Face | Paava Kadhaigal | Soorarai Pottru
    26 min 29 sec

    Director SudhaKongara​ in this conversation with Baradwaj Rangan talks about being a Female filmmaker, about the working style of her teachers Mani Ratnam and Bala. She also talks about how she extracts performances from actors, about her favourite star and about writing scripts for Ajith​ and Vijay​.

  • Urvashi Interview With Baradwaj Rangan | Face 2 Face
    27 min 41 sec

    MookuthiAmman​ and SooraraiPottru​ actor Urvashi​ speaks to Baradwaj Rangan about her journey, and why she considers Bhagyaraj and Kamal Haasan her gurus.

  • Vignarajan Interview | Face 2 Face | Andhaghaaram | Baradwaj Rangan
    42 min 11 sec

    SUBSCRIBEDVignarajan​ the director of Andhaghaaram​ talks to Baradwaj Rangan about specific scenes from the film. He talks about the techniques, how a location can enhance the performance of an actor, the reason behind the slowness of the film and also about his favourite scenes.

  • The Film Companion South Roundtable With Baradwaj Rangan | Face 2 Face
    1 hr 10 min 54 sec

    The New Standard For Critical Listening Audeze Headphones: https://www.audeze.com/​ Join us for The Film Companion South Roundtable with PrakashRaj​, GauthamMenon​, ManjuWarrier​, RakshitShetty​, AishwaryaRajesh​ and TharunBhascker​.

  • Gautham Menon Interview With Baradwaj Rangan | 20 Years : I Still Go With Instinct | Face 2 Face
    23 min 16 sec

    Director GauthamMenon​ talks about his 20year journey from Minnale​, his learnings, about the changes in the industry and audience, about younger filmmakers establishing a brand, and why the future is in collaboration.

  • 20 Movies 20 Moments | Gautham Menon Interview With Baradwaj Rangan | Face 2 Face
    48 min 20 sec

    In Part 2 of the 20years flashback with GauthamVasudevMenon, the director remembers one or more aspects about 20 of his films including the ones that were at just an idea stage, like Trishas ChennaiyilOruMazhaikalam, Vijays Yohan and Ajiths Surangani.

  • Aishwarya Lekshmi Interview | Jagame Thandhiram | Karthik Subbaraj | Dhanush | Face 2 Face | BR
    2 hr 5 min 48 sec

    AishwaryaLekshmi talks about JagameThandhiram, working with KarthikSubbaraj, ManiRatnam, AashiqAbu, AmalNeerad. She talks of her favourite heroine roles in Malayalam, and her entry into Telugu cinema with Godse.

  • A R Rahman Interview With Baradwaj Rangan | Face 2 Face | 99 Songs
    35 min 2 sec

    The New Standard For Critical Listening Audeze Headphones: https://www.audeze.com/ARRahman talks about 99SONGS, his writing process as opposed to composing music, his reading habits, his long reign at the top, why he decided to write a movie, and hanging out with some really glamorous people.

  • Arun Prabu Purushothaman Interview With Baradwaj Rangan | Vaazhl | Sivakarthikeyan | Pradeep | Bhanu
    38 min 14 sec

    Director ArunPrabuPurushothaman talks to Baradwaj Rangan about his upcoming film Vaazhl, and what makes him such a different thinker. He talks about making Aruvi and how others contribute to his film and more.

  • Arya Interview With Baradwaj Rangan | Face 2 Face | Sarpatta Parambarai | Pa. Ranjith | Kalai | SaNa
    26 min 50 sec

    Actor Arya talks to Baradwaj Rangan about his upcoming film Sarpatta, how PaRanjith extracts performances, how he takes up success and failures. He also talks about why he thinks Madarasapatinam and NaanKaduvul are his best performances.

  • Govind Vasantha Interview With Baradwaj Rangan | Part 1 | Face 2 Face | MSV | Baburaj | IlayaRaja
    29 min 42 sec

    GovindVasantha speaks about 60s/70s music. From MSViswanathans melodies and rhythms to Johnson to one of his most favourite Malayalam composers, MSBaburaj, the Chemmeen songs, and Ilayarajas genius.

  • Govind Vasantha Interview With Baradwaj Rangan | Part 2 | Face 2 Face | ARR | Anirudh | SaNa
    25 min 3 sec

    GovindVasantha on the glassbreaking experience of ARRahman, Oru dheivam thandha poove, about ARR songs being slow poison, autotune, Anirudhs hits, and SanthoshNarayanan being the best musician of the new era.

  • Kalaippuli S Thanu Interview With Baradwaj Rangan | Face 2 Face | Karnan | Mari Selvaraj | Dhanush
    40 min 20 sec

    Karnan producer Kalaipuli Thanu talks about the Pandarathi issue, Asurans screenplay, his conviction of Karnans success, and highlights of his 35year journey like KizhakkuCheemayile, KaakhaKaakha and Aalavandhan.

  • Karthick Naren Interview With Baradwaj Rangan | Face 2 Face | D43 | Navarasa | Dhanush
    29 min 41 sec

    KarthickNaren talks about his state of mind, his love for PS5 games and D43 being a bigscreen movie. He also speaks of NAVARASA, NARAGASOORAN, NAADAGA MEDAI, MAFIA, and the changes he would like in Kollywood. DhanushD43

  • Manju Warrier Interview With Baradwaj Rangan | Face 2 Face
    38 min 15 sec

    Chathurmukham star and coproducer ManjuWarrier talks about social media and the difficulty of talking about the process of acting. She also speaks of Sanal Kumar Sasidharans offbeat Ahr, her first Hindi film with Madhavan, and why VetriMaaran/Dhanush are rock stars.

  • Nagarjuna Akkineni Interview With Baradwaj Rangan | Face 2 Face | Wild Dog | Ahishor Solomon
    29 min 26 sec

    WildDog star Nagarjuna talks about swearing on screen, training for Wild Dog, handling fans, dealing with the failure of Manmathudu 2, Brahmastra, and why he always likes movies to be larger than life.

  • Pa. Ranjith Interview With Baradwaj Rangan | Sarpatta Parambarai | With Subtitles
    31 min 52 sec

    Baradwaj Rangan, in the Face 2 Face episode, sits with Filmmaker Pa Ranjith to discuss his upcoming film sarapattaparambarai, his philosophies, his writing process and how this films was the toughest to shoot

  • Prithviraj Sukumaran Interview | Cold Case | Mammootty | Mohanlal | Sachy | Face 2 Face | BR
    53 min 7 sec

    PrithvirajSukumaran, star of ColdCase on AmazonPrime, talks about playing a cop again, the gay role in MumbaiPolice, his 100 films journey, newgen Malayalam cinema, and watching DoubleBarrel with LijoJosePellissery. He also speaks about Aadujeevitham, Lucifer, Barroz, BroDaddy and his heartfelt note to Sachy. MammoottyDulquerSalmaanFahadhFaasilMohanlalDileeshPothanShyamPushkaran

  • Puneeth Rajkumar Interview With Baradwaj Rangan | Face 2 Face | Yuvarathnaa | Santhosh Ananddram
    30 min 28 sec

    Yuvarathnaa star PuneethRajkumar talks about his father and fandom, emoting in other languages, Prithvi, and Yuvarathnaa being about youth and hope.

  • Rahul Riji Nair Interview With Baradwaj Rangan | Face 2 Face | Kho Kho | Rajisha Vijayan
    31 min 57 sec

    RahulRijiNair talks about his transition from indie films like Ottamuri Velicham and Kalla Nottam to the mainstream underdog sports drama, Khokho. He talks about always following the story and screenplay, and how to get into making films from a job in a more professional background. RajishaVijayan

  • Rajisha Vijayan Interview With Baradwaj Rangan | Karnan | Kho Kho
    47 min 17 sec

    RajishaVijayan in conversation with Baradwaj Rangan on Karnan KhoKho and how she gets into the character and why having breaks are important, and how she lets us into her very personal process of cinema acting.

  • Raunaq Mangottil Interview With Baradwaj Rangan | Face 2 Face
    36 min 23 sec

    RaunaqMangottil, founder of popculture store fullyfilmy.in and the owner of his own youtube channel, talks about creating content for new generation, why it is important to focus on the process rather than the result and more. FullyFilmyContentCreation

  • RJ Balaji Interview With Baradwaj Rangan | Spotify | Naalana Murukku | Face 2 Face
    23 min 13 sec

    RJBalaji talks about his move to the podcast by Spotify their first in Tamil, called NaalanaMurukku, his exclusive interview with Amma, about how the internet is no longer innocent, and why we no longer need celebrities to get content.

  • Santhosh Narayanan Interview With BR | Jagame Thanthiram | Karthik Subbaraj | Dhanush | Face 2 Face
    59 min 57 sec

    SanthoshNarayanan talks to Baradwaj Rangan about his upcoming Dhanush starrer JagameThanthiram. He talks about the comfort of working with directors like KarthikSubbaraj and MariSelvaraj, why he loves the composing under extreme pressure, and the influence of Ilaiyaraajas Shenbagame.

  • Selvaraghavan Interview With Baradwaj Rangan | Face 2 Face | Nenjam Marapathillai | Suryah | Regina
    39 min 53 sec

    In this interview recorded in 2017, director Selvaraghavan talks to Baradwaj Rangan about his upcoming release NenjamMarapathillai, about him wanting to direct Dhanushs directional debut Power Pandi after reading its script and  about the sequels for AayirathilOruvan and Pudhupettai.

  • Sriram Venu Interview With Baradwaj Rangan | Face 2 Face | Vakeel Saab | Pawan Kalyan
    17 min 6 sec

    SriramVenu talks about Power Star PawanKalyan in VakeelSaab, the remake of Pink and he followed the Tamil remake closely. He also talks about making a Motorcycle Diaries type film with AlluArjun.

  • Tamannaah Bhatia Interview with Baradwaj Rangan | Face 2 Face | November Story
    24 min 44 sec

    Tamannaah star of NOVEMBERSTORY, DisneyplusHSVIP talks about numerology, being a workaholic, being an occasional poet, and reverseaging like Benjamin Button. She also speaks about standing up to director Suraajs misogynitsic comments, and KVAnand, who gave her AYAN.

  • The Tamil Indie Directors Round Table | Baradwaj Rangan
    1 hr 8 min 47 sec

    Is a new indie movement happening in Tamil cinema LeenaManimekalai Maadathy, BalajiVembuChelli Nilanadukam, JayaprakashRadhakrishnan The Mosquito Philosophy, ShyamSunder Kuthiraivaal, ManojLeonelJahson Kuthiraivaal and ArunKarthick NASIR discuss their work and their space in this round table.

  • TM Krishna Interview With Baradwaj Rangan | Face 2 Face
    1 hr 10 min 28 sec

    TMKrishna talks about his journey from being a Carnatic singer on stage to someone who is attempting to engage with the larger world. He puts forth his definition of Carnatic music, wonders if KVMahadevan or Ilaiyaraaja songs can be called Carnatic music, whether art is inherently political, and talks about the boundarystretching collaborations with writer Perumal Murugan.

  • Tovino Thomas Interview | Kala | Minnal Murali | Face 2 Face | Baradwaj Rangan
    1 hr 0 min 8 sec

    Super Hero actor TovinoThomas talks to Baradwaj Rangan about his latest OTT releaseKala, his philosophies as an actor and the reason behind his retro look in his marriage.  He speaks about Mayanadhi, Theevandi, Lucifer, Guppy, MinnalMurali doing a Tamil film with Dhanush.  MayanadhiTheevandiLuciferGupppyUyareMaari2MohanlalMammootty

  • Prasanna Interview With Baradwaj Rangan | Face 2 Face | Navarasa | Mani Ratnam
    43 min 20 sec

    Actor Prasanna in this conversation with Baradwaj Rangan talks about how he stepped into acting at the age of 19, his love–hate relationship with mysskin and about how he finds motivation through God.

  • Milind Rau Interview With Baradwaj Rangan | Face 2 Face | Netrikann | Nayanthara | Vignesh Shivan
    25 min 12 sec

    Director Milind Rau in this conversation with BaradwajRangan talks about how he started working on Netrikann, his experiences with directing Nayanthara, his love for genre films, why Korean content is so in sync with Indian tastes and about how working with ManiRatnam shaped the way he make films.

  • Vishnuvardhan Interview With Baradwaj Rangan | Face 2 Face | Shershaah | Sidharth Malhotra
    22 min 6 sec

    Shershaah is an upcoming Hindi film directed by Vishnuvardhan and coproduced by KaranJohar. Tracing the life journey of Param Vir Chakra awardee and army captain VikramBatra, it stars SidharthMalhotra in a double role, as Batra and his identical twin brother Vishal KiaraAdvani plays the role of Dimple Cheema.

  • Pawan Kumar Interview With Baradwaj Rangan | Face 2 Face | U Turn | Lucia | Kudi Yedamaithe
    29 min 1 sec

  • Arvind Swami Interview With Baradwaj Rangan | Face 2 Face | Project Agni | Roudhram | Kadal
    53 min 51 sec

    ArvindSwami in this interview with Baradwaj Rangan shares his experience, working in films like Kadal, ThaniOruvan, ProjectAgni and about why he loves directing more than acting, and talks extensively about the making of Roudhram and much more

  • Kangana Ranaut Interview With Baradwaj Rangan | Face 2 Face | Thalaivii | A. L. Vijay | Arvind Swami
    28 min 32 sec

    KanganaRanaut in this interview with Baradwaj Rangan talks about her upcoming film Thalaivii, she goes in to detail about her process on how she prepared for the role of Jayalalithaa.

  • Vijay Sethupathi Interview With Baradwaj Rangan | Face 2 Face | Laabam | S. P. Jananathan
    1 hr 0 min 35 sec

    VijaySethupathi in this Interview with Baradwaj Rangan talks about his upcoming films Laabam, AnnabelleSethupathi, about the people he adores and would love to work with and about his journey from doing short films to being MakkalSelvan.

  • Arvind Swami On Thalaivii | MGR | Jayalalithaa
    11 min 2 sec

    ArvindSwami in this interview with Baradwaj Rangan talks about how he prepared for his role in Thalaivii, and about his experience working with KanganaRanaut.

  • Vijay Antony Interview With Baradwaj Rangan | Face 2 Face | Kodiyil Oruvan
    37 min 29 sec

    VijayAntony in this Interview with Baradwaj Rangan talks about his upcoming film KodiyilOruvan, About his thought process behind choosing scripts, About his struggles as a Music Composer and also the reason he chose to do Acting and many more

  • Naga Chaitanya Interview With Baradwaj Rangan | Face 2 Face | Love Story | Sekhar Kammula
    42 min 10 sec

    NagaChaitanya in this Interview with Baradwaj Rangan talks about his upcoming film LoveStory, about how he changed his approach to doing films after Majili and about doing Remakes, a Web Series and Many More

  • Sekhar Kammula Interview With Baradwaj Rangan | Face 2 Face | Love Story | Naga Chaitanya
    1 hr 0 min 46 sec

    SekharKammula in this Interview With Baradwaj Rangan talks about his upcoming film Love Story starring NagaChaitanya, SaiPallavi, also about his journey from DollarDreams to Love Story and much more 

  • Akhil Akkineni Interview With Baradwaj Rangan | Face 2 Face | Most Eligible Bachelor | Bhaskar
    54 min 43 sec

    AkhilAkkineni in this interview with Baradwaj Rangan talks about his upcoming film MostEligibleBachelor, his acting process, the lessons he learnt from his father, about lockdown and the impact it had on his life and career. PoojaHegde Bhaskar

  • Prithviraj Sukumaran & Mamta Mohandas Interview With Baradwaj Rangan | Bhramam | Ravi K. Chandran
    25 min 29 sec

    PrithvirajSukumaran MamtaMohandas in this interview with Baradwaj Rangan talk about their upcoming film Bhramam. They share their thoughts on doing a remake and their process on doing their characters.

  • Panja Vaisshnav Tej Interview With Baradwaj Rangan | Face 2 Face | Konda Polam | Krish Jagarlamudi
    33 min 19 sec

    PanjaVaisshnavTej in this interview with Baradwaj Rangan talks about his upcoming film KondaPolam, his family and how they encouraged him to pursue acting, about the success of Uppena and much more

  • Mohan G Interview With Baradwaj Rangan | Face 2 Face | Draupathi | Rudra Thandavam
    1 hr 5 min 29 sec

    In his very first interview post the release of RudraThandavam, director MohanG talks about his films, his point of view, admiration for AnuragKashyap and more Draupathi

  • Krish Jagarlamudi Interview With Baradwaj Rangan | Face 2 Face | Konda Polam | Panja Vaisshnav Tej
    58 min 9 sec

    KrishJagarlamudi in this interview with Baradwaj Rangan talks about his upcoming film KondaPolam, his journey from Gamyam, his experience working with PawanKalyan in HariHaraVeeraMallu and much more

  • A. R. Rahman Interview With Baradwaj Rangan | BAFTA Breakthrough | Taare Ginn | Ponniyin Selvan
    11 min 6 sec

    ARRahman in this interview with Baradwaj Rangan talks about being the Indian Ambassador for BAFTA Breakthrough, about discovering new singers and more PonniyinSelvan BAFTA

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