Singeetham Srinivasa Rao’s ‘Michael Madana Kama Rajan’, a timeless classic from a master filmmaker

A middle-aged man rises from coils of celluloid, while Ilaiyaraaja sings ‘Kadha Kelu’ and urges the audience to listen to “a delightful, entertaining story.” The man, the forever-young Singeetham Srinivasa…

Singeetham Srinivasa Rao’s ‘Michael Madana Kama Rajan’, a timeless classic from a master filmmaker

A middle-aged man rises from coils of celluloid, while Ilaiyaraaja sings ‘Kadha Kelu’ and urges the audience to listen to “a delightful, entertaining story.” The man, the forever-young Singeetham Srinivasa…

Singeetham Srinivasa Rao’s ‘Michael Madana Kama Rajan’, a timeless classic from a master filmmaker

A middle-aged man rises from coils of celluloid, while Ilaiyaraaja sings ‘Kadha Kelu’ and urges the audience to listen to “a delightful, entertaining story.” The man, the forever-young Singeetham Srinivasa…

Singeetham Srinivasa Rao’s ‘Michael Madana Kama Rajan’, a timeless classic from a master filmmaker

A middle-aged man rises from coils of celluloid, while Ilaiyaraaja sings ‘Kadha Kelu’ and urges the audience to listen to “a delightful, entertaining story.” The man, the forever-young Singeetham Srinivasa…

Remembering Singeetham Srinivasa Rao: Cinema’s eternal experimenter at 94

‘A fruit cuts the knife’, the title of my new film. Director-producer Nag Ashwin shared a screenshot of this single-line message he had received from veteran filmmaker Singeetham Srinivasa Rao…

Singeetham Srinivasa Rao passes away: Remembering the legend’s legacy

Singeetam Srinivasa Rao. File | Photo Credit: M.Vedhan A sharp mind, a quirky sense of humour, a young heart and a perennial desire to experiment with his movies defined Singeetham…

Legendary movie director, writer Singeetham Srinivasa Rao passes away

Singeetham Srinivasa Rao. File. | Photo Credit: Johan Sathyadas Legendary cinema director and writer Singeetham Srinivasa Rao passed away on Saturday evening in Chennai in Kauvery Hospital, according to family…

Why Singeetham Srinivasa Rao’s films endure. Directors Vivek Athreya, Mohana Krishna Indraganti and Venkatesh Maha weigh in

In one of the conversations hosted by Kamal Haasan’s production house, Raaj Kamal Films International, more than a year ago to celebrate the genius of filmmaker Singeetham Srinivasa Rao, when…