Episodes
In the last and final episode on Season 4, we discuss one of the iconic films from the 90's directed by Maniratnam. Many who are 80's or 90's kids must have watched this film at least once in their lives and in this episode, we had one such 90's kid, Rajesh Kumar aka Ronin Raj who talks about 90's nostalgia on his Podcast. Do check out his Podcast (https://open.spotify.com/show/4iYZYrPz1X6ADbXf5VmAct?si=7010d2b4cd2546c8) and I'm sure you'd like it. The Movie is available on Prime Video...
Published 03/09/24
Published 01/28/24
In the 16th Episode of Season 4, I talk about a 2003 Assamese Children's movie directed by Jahnu Barua. The movie starts with Kukoi and why he is sent to the Juvenile home, along with the Warden of the Juvenile home we also travel to unravel Kukoi's story and that forms the crux of this beautiful film. The Movie is available on YouTube with Subtitles. I hope you enjoy listening to this episode. Use my special link (https://zen.ai/SN-MB6m8cqGbIEeoE-xBHtw-_EmFpQr8owzsIz_Estg) to save...
Published 01/28/24
In the 15th Episode of Season 4, We discussed the 2018 Kannada Movie directed by Sathya Prakash. In this episode, we had Subha J Rao a very known Film Critic. This episode is extra special because Subha J Rao mam interviewed the Director and also gave us the translation of the entire interview. In this episode, we discussed: A short Synopsis of the Movie What is a Children's movie according to Subha J Rao Mam How the movie was shot through the eyes of the Lead kid The way the...
Published 12/31/23
In the 14th Episode of Season 4, We discussed a 2008 Japanese (Anime) Movie directed by Hayao Miyazaki. In this episode, we had Sriram Selvan, a Fellow Podcaster at Being Scenius Podcast. In this episode, we discussed: Sriram's experience watching first ever Anime A Synopsis About the Movie What is a Children's Movie according to him? About Ponyo Why Parents take Children's to Violent Movies? About his favorite movie of all time. I hope you enjoy listening to this episode. Use my...
Published 12/14/23
In the 13th Episode of Season 4, We discussed a 2022 Polish Movie directed by Kristoffer Karlsson Rus. In this episode, we had Aravinth Rajagopalan, a Fellow Podcaster at The Aravinth Rajagopalan Audio Experience Podcast. We discussed: What do Movies mean to Aravinth? How he used to watch Movies before Netflix? What is a Children's Movie according to him? About Too Old for Fairy Tales. Why this movie is a must-watch for everyone, especially the Kids of this Generation. About...
Published 11/05/23
In the 12th episode of Season 4, we discussed a 2009 Marathi movie directed by Raj Pendurkar. We had the Podcast regular Sudarshan Rajagopalan as our guest for this episode. We Discussed: What is Children's cinema according to Sudarshan? Book Adaptation into the Movies/ Visual Medium. Some intricacies of the Storytelling method used in the movie. Empathy in Children. Some Movie recommendations I hope you enjoy listening to this episode. Use my special link...
Published 11/05/23
In the 11th episode of Season 4, we discussed a 2012 Kurdish Film Bekas directed by Karzan Kader. In this episode, we had Jayesh, the Host of the Butter Biscuit Podcast. In this episode, we discussed: The movie About Superman and other Superheroes The impact they had on the guests and the Movie Similarities this movie had with one of the Tamil Movies Favorite Children's Cinema. You can follow Jayesh on his Podcast Instagram page. Hope you enjoy listening to this episode. You can...
Published 09/30/23
Hello Makkale, I hope all are doing fine. We actually recorded this episode the week after the movie was released, however, due to my personal engagements couldn't release it at that time. But, I'm glad that I'm releasing it this week especially when the movie has premiered on Amazon Prime. In this episode, I had two guests Sanjeev and Vignesh with me who shed so much light on so many things. In this episode, we discussed: What was the expectation when the movie was announced? About...
Published 09/09/23
In the 10th episode of Season 4, we discussed a 1958 Bengali Film Bari Theke Paliye directed by prolific Bengali Director Ritwik Ghatak. In this episode, we had Gopal, the biggest fan of the Director discuss so many things about the movie and the Director. Movie Herald Podcast - https://www.movieherald.com/ You can follow Gopal on his Instagram page and also his Podcast page. Hope you enjoy listening to this episode. You can also check videos on my YouTube...
Published 08/13/23
Hello Makkale, Hope you're doing well. In this week's episode, we talk about Mani Ratnam's directional Ponniyin Selvan 2 which is the second part of the epic Drama Ponniyin Selvan 1 (PS1) released last year. In this episode, we had two guests Bharathi Srinivasan and Cranberry with us who had mixed feeling about the movie as much as I did. In this episode, we discussed: How did they like the diversion from the Source material? Did they like that the Movie is focused primarily on...
Published 05/14/23
In the Ninth Episode of Season 4, we discussed Klaus, a (2019) Spanish-American adventure Christmas Movie written and Directed by Sergio Pablos. It is technically a Christmas movie but it can also be a Children's film because of the good vibes and message this film brings to the Kids. We had CK as our guest on this show and he was the one who recommended Klaus for this episode. In this episode, we discussed the following: How did we enjoy watching Klaus? Key Takeaways from the Movie? ...
Published 05/01/23
Hello everyone, Hope you are doing well. In this 62nd Episode of the Podcast, we have Vignesh as our guest and we discuss Vetrimaaran's latest movie Viduthalai Part - 1. Although the movie is based on True incidents, Vetrimaaran took Jayamohan's "Thunaivan" short story. The movie talks about many things right from Police Brutality, How the system treats people differently based on their Caste/Class place, Anti-establishment, and much more. Vignesh and I have discussed what we think about...
Published 04/16/23
June & Kopi (2021) Indonesian is one of the heartwarming films from Indonesia and in this episode, we discussed the movie, about pet animals, What constitutes a Children's movie, and much more. We had Sundar Jayanth, host of Bro on the flow! podcast and was an amazing guest who had so many things to discuss about this movie and many other things. Hope you enjoy listening to this episode. You can also check videos on my YouTube channel: @ChennaikaaranYT and follow my writing on...
Published 03/26/23
Hello everyone, I hope all are well. In this 60th Episode of the Podcast, I share my thoughts on the recently released Zee5 Tamil Web Series Ayali directed by Muthukumar. The show is set up in the early 1990s. The show focuses on a girl and how she tries to defy the patriarchal norms of her village.  If you like to support my work, You can buy me a Coffee using this link:https://www.buymeacoffee.com/Chennaikaaran See you soon in the next episode. Ciao :) --- Send in a voice message:...
Published 03/06/23
Capernaum, the highest Grossing Lebanese Film, also the most critically acclaimed movie talks about a Young boy's struggle in the Modern day Lebanon. The Movie is based on a True incident where he sued his parents for "Child Neglect" Although we assumed it to be a Children's movie but it really isn't. Having a Lead actor as a Child doesn't make it a Children's movie but going by the theme we thought this movie has something for adults more than a Child and we consider this to be an important...
Published 01/15/23
Iranian films are known to take a simple idea and get that out to be a beautiful movie. On that line, the White Baloon by Prolific Director Jafar Panahi (This is also his Debut film) takes a simple tale of a girl wanting to buy a fish where the Director explores the inherent nature of human kindness and the trivial (Or is it?) issue of a child wanting to buy a fish.  We had Senthil, who runs the Madras Film Screen Club along with his friends as a guest, where he talks about Iranian cinema in...
Published 12/24/22
Hello hello, check out the latest Podcast episode where we discuss the 2017 Nepali movie Pahuna: The Little Visitors. We had Narayanan as our guest on this episode who share so many things about the movie. You can also check videos on my YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCL2CaCM4FNGg824uL1mOvcw/featured and follow my writing on www.chennaikaaran.com. If you'd like to support my work, you can buy me Coffee from this website. Until next time, Ciao. --- Send in a voice...
Published 12/03/22
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Published 11/15/22
Hello hello, check out the latest Podcast episode where we discuss the 2011 Hindi movie Stanley Ka Dabba. We had Sri and Vineeth as our guests on this episode who share so many things about the movie and some nostalgic things that happened during their School and College days. You can also check videos on my YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCL2CaCM4FNGg824uL1mOvcw/featured and follow my writing on www.chennaikaaran.com. If you'd like to support my work, you can buy me...
Published 11/15/22
Hello hello, check out the latest Podcast episode where we discuss the 2011 Hindi movie Stanley Ka Dabba. We had Sri and Vineeth as our guests on this episode who share so many things about the movie and some nostalgic things that happened during their School and College days. You can also check videos on my YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCL2CaCM4FNGg824uL1mOvcw/featured and follow my writing on www.chennaikaaran.com. If you'd like to support my work, you can buy me a...
Published 11/12/22
Hello Hello makkale,I I hope all are doing good.In this Podcast episode, I talk about the recently released Tamil Movie Ponniyin Selvan which has mixed opinions but mostly it is a 50 Years of Tamil Cinema dream that Mr. Mani Ratnam got a chance to fulfill it. If you like to support my work, You can buy me a Coffee using this link:https://www.buymeacoffee.com/Chennaikaaran See you soon in the next episode. Ciao :)
Published 10/08/22
Hello hello, check out the third episode of Season 4 In this episode, we talk about 1996 Telugu Movie Little Soldiers directed by Gangaraju Gunnam. . We had Kumudha and Ram Venkat as our guests this time and we discussed many nuances in the movie. Do check this episode out. If you'd like to support my work, you can buy me a Coffee from this website. Until next time, Ciao.
Published 09/10/22
Hello hello makkale, Hope you are all doing good. Going forward you might see such non-season episodes on the show. This will be more of me ranting on some, or the other topics around Films, TV Shows, Comics, or anything related to Pop culture. In this episode, I talk about DC Comics, especially their new Parent company, and the future of Animated & Live Action Movies and TV shows. I hope, you enjoy this episode. If you like to support my work, You can buy me a Coffee using this...
Published 08/20/22
Hello hello makkale, Hope you are all doing good. Going forward you might see such non-season episodes on the show. This will be more of me ranting on some or the other topics around Films, TV Shows, Comics, or anything related to Pop culture. In this episode, I talked about Tamil Movie Writer, a Sony Liv Exclusive Web Series, Meme Boys, MX Original Hindi Web Series Aashram, and many others. I hope, you enjoy this episode. If you would like to support my work, You can buy me a Coffee using...
Published 08/06/22