Galatta Cinema - November 2016

In this issue

An inside look at Vijay Vasanth's upcoming Achamindri, which touches on an important social subject; read about the silent stars - the underestimated screenwriters and celebrate the men we love in Cinema, for this International Men's Day! All this and more in Galatta Cinema's November '16 issue...

Truth Or Dare

Cinema is a powerful medium to tell a message to the masses. But the way you tell it, makes a big difference. Producer VINOTH KUMAR, director RAJAPANDI and actor VIJAY VASANTH have put together a tale that combines entertainment and social awareness, taking care not to sound too preachy.

9 mins

True All-rounder!

Sahaya sheelan shadrach is not too common a name in kannada cinema and even most of the ardent of sandalwood fans would find it hard to recognise the multi-talented artiste who goes by a different screen name. When sahaya sheelan decided to enter movies, he was given a screen name by upendra; a name that has become synonymous with comedy and music in kannada cinema. The name is sadhu kokila and he is one of the best comedians as well as music directors that sandalwood has seen till date; but these two aren’t the only avatars he has aced in cinema... He is also a highly successful director, producer, lyricist and screenplay writer.

3 mins

Ramp to Reel! The Big Step Forward...

With a burning passion for acting, Mohnish Raheja started off on the right track by taking to modelling and gradually moving into TV commercials before taking the big leap into cinema! Arming himself with an acting course at the Anupam Kher acting school in Mumbai and then moving on to alchemy in Chennai and following that up with two years of stage plays alongside the masquerade group, only strengthened his repertoire. Mohnish has begun working on his maiden movie, a Telugu-Tamil bilingual which is expected to hit screens in 2017. Read on to see what keeps Mohnish ticking, from some excerpts of a tete-a-tete with him...

4 mins

First Draft… Scene One

The door creaks open… A man slowly creeps into the dark room… He is looking for something… A street light streams mildly through the window.

6 mins

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