Muraleedharan CKSep 29, 20212 minJohnny GaddaaREDWhen the story of Johny Gaddaar was narrated to me, I was of the opinion that the film should be set in the ’60s. Everyone had the same...
Muraleedharan CKAug 2, 20211 minPanipat - Abdali IntroductionAhmad Shah Abdali's introduction was a crucial point in PANIPAT. He was introduced with an action scene in his palace. I wanted the...
Muraleedharan CKMay 15, 20211 minAaina Mahal - PANIPATA tough location. Full of mirrors, no place to hide lights. Parvati Bai (Kriti Sanon) walks into this room with a lamp in her hand. I...
Muraleedharan CKApr 9, 20207 minPortrait of an artist as a DoP When I joined the film industry around three decades back, my title was “Cameraman”. A decade later it became ‘Cinematographer’. Then a...
Muraleedharan CKJul 30, 20183 minJohn SirA cold morning of 1984 winter. I was sweating standing outside the FTII interview room. I was not worried about the questions; I was...
Muraleedharan CKApr 30, 20147 minRaabta – The One shot songAfter I started the blog I got many requests to write about this song. The song had captured attention of many viewers, because the...
Muraleedharan CKMar 14, 20143 minForgotten Images – RamchandraSummer of 1996 Four of us were in Pune National Film Archives- Monica, Jeebesh, Shuddha, and I, searching through old issues of ‘Film...
Muraleedharan CKFeb 2, 20146 minSamjho Ho Hi Gaya...The song ‘Samjho ho hi gaya’ grabbed lot of attention when ‘Lage Raho Munnabhai’ was released. This song was shot towards the end of the...
Muraleedharan CKJan 3, 20145 minJohnny Gaddaar train sequenceIn the age of ‘Gravity’ and ‘Life of Pi’ what I am about to write may sound very simple and old fashioned. More than the technology, what...