by Abhaya Simha | Jan 23, 2009 | Blog, screen
ImprovisationLike a painter or a musician, a filmmaker can also exhibit his creative instincts by select presentation, over- or under-emphasis of certain situations, varying the stress on words etc. Consider two famous examples: “The Inspector said the Teacher was a...
by Abhaya Simha | Jan 23, 2009 | Blog, screen
Concentrated attentionThe magic that makes an attractive painting out of individual colours is the concentrated attention the painter applies to it so that the different hues put together artistically produce the desired effect in the minds of the viewers. In a...
by Abhaya Simha | Jan 23, 2009 | Blog, screen
Kannada Films with Tulu backdrop I have seen several Kannada films effectively employing some of the dance forms of Tulu Nadu (yakshagana dance-drama). One example is that of the familiar huli vesha (men wearing tiger masks, painting their bare bodies with stripes etc...
by Abhaya Simha | Jan 21, 2009 | Blog, screen
Role of Culture“Culture plays a dominant role in grooming the artistic instincts of a person.” This well-known aphorism needs no explanation. Now a question arises: does an ‘imported’ or ‘thrust’ culture has any influence on the native one and if so is it for the...
by Abhaya Simha | Dec 29, 2008 | Blog, screen
[youtube=https://in.youtube.com/watch?v=nJXRnqiKVtg]ಇತ್ತೀಚೆಗೆ ಆದಿತ್ಯನ ಮೇಲಿನ ಪ್ರೀತಿಯಿಂದ ರಬ್ ದೇ ಬನಾದಿ ಜೋಡಿ ಸಿನೆಮಾವನ್ನು ನೋಡಿದೆ. ಅದೇನೋ ಅಂತಾರಲ್ಲ ವಿಲ್ಲಿಂಗ್ ಸಸ್ಪೆನ್ಷನ್ ಆಫ್ ಡಿಸ್ಬಿಲೀಫ್ ಅದರೊಂದಿಗೇ ನೋಡಿದೆ. ಆದರೂ ಅದು ಒಂದಿಷ್ಟೂ ಹಿಡಿಸಲಿಲ್ಲ. ಒಬ್ಬ ಗಂಡ ಮೀಸೆ ಬೋಳಿಸಿಕೊಂಡು ಬಂದಾಕ್ಷಣ ಅವನ...
by Abhaya Simha | Aug 4, 2008 | Blog, screen
After I saw this film, I am really worrying about market aspect of Indian film industry.Finally, as yet another film which I had missed out earlier, I saw Saawariya. I had heard a lot of bad things about this film. I had been informed that this is sheer waste of time,...
