Shaji N Karun

'Scrap dual tax, cut star charges': Producers, distributors reiterate demands at film policy meeting

September 07, 2024

'Scrap dual tax, cut star charges': Producers, distributors reiterate demands at film policy meeting

The film policy being drafted covers at least 25 areas and addresses various aspects, including theatre construction and labour issues.

May 26, 2024
'All We Imagine As Light': How Payal Kapadia's film on Malayali nurses made history at Cannes

With just hours left for the film for the Cannes Film Festival to end, it is to be seen whether Payal's film will go home with the Palme d'Or. If it does, it will be the first film to win the prestigious award in 78 years.
September 13, 2022
Jean-Luc Godard: Remembering the man who lived cinema

He garnered admiration globally, both for his unconventional style of filmmaking and his views on world cinema.
May 21, 2022
Aravindan's Thamp: Shaji N Karun blames his youthful arrogance for taking extreme risks as a cinematographer

Shaji N Karun won his first National Award for the Best Cinematographer for his work in G Aravindan's Thamp.
February 08, 2021
Column | A look back at Shaji N Karun’s masterpiece Piravi

Shaji N Karun’s film Piravi, which won the 1989 Camera d’Or-Mention d’honneur, showcased the horrors of the 1975 Emergency to an entirely new generation.