Deep Focus

Writers, directors and producers take us through the process of writing, directing and making the film sharing some exclusive insights into various scenes and the reason behind making it in that way. Baradwaj Rangan is a National Award-winning film critic. He has authored Conversations with Mani Ratnam and Dispatches From the Wall Corner. His long-form story on Vikram was featured in The Caravan Book of Profiles, as one of their “twelve definitive profiles.” He has written screenplays and works for theatre.

Arun Matheswaran Interview With Baradwaj Rangan | Deep Focus | Rocky

In the deep focus, director #ArunMatheswaran talks to Baradwaj Rangan about his latest film #Rocky. The films stars #VasanthRavi, #BharathiRaja and #RaveenaRavi. The filmmaker deep dives into the dark world of Rocky, building the characters of the film, the much-talked-about violence in the film and much more.

03-17
01:26:08

Selvaraghavan Interview With Baradwaj Rangan | Mayakkam Enna | Deep Focus

Director #Selvaraghavan, in this episode of Deep Focus, details about his #Dhanush starrer #MayakkamEnna to #BaradwajRangan.

03-09
59:58

Karthik Subbaraj Interview With Baradwaj Rangan | Mahaan | Deep Focus

In this Deep Focus, Director #KarthikSubbaraj talks to #BaradwajRangan about making his latest hit #Mahaan.

02-17
01:23:17

Franklin Jacob Interview With Baradwaj Rangan | Writer | Deep Focus

In this Deep Focus, Director #FranklinJacob talks to #BaradwajRangan about making his latest hit #Writer.

02-17
01:09:19

Vineeth Sreenivasan Interview With Baradwaj Rangan | Hridayam | Deep Focus

In this Deep Focus, Director #VineethSreenivasan talks to #BaradwajRangan about making his latest hit #Hridayam.

02-03
01:23:38

Basil Joseph Interview With Baradwaj Rangan | Minnal Murali | Tovino Thomas| Deep Focus

#BasilJoseph in this interview with #BaradwajRangan talks about #MinnalMurali and his process of making a grounded superhero film.

01-21
01:10:23

Venkat Prabhu Interview With Baradwaj Rangan | Maanaadu | Silambarasan | S. J. Surya | Deep Focus

#VenkatPrabhu in this interview with Baradwaj Rangan talks about the success of #Maanaadu, and explains in detail about the writing process behind it.

12-04
01:02:24

Raj B. Shetty Interview With Baradwaj Rangan | Garuda Gamana Vrishabha Vahana | Deep Focus

#RajBShetty in this episode of Deep Focus with Baradwaj Rangan talks in detail about his recent release, the gangster drama #GarudaGamanaVrishabhaVahana. #RishabShetty

11-25
01:13:25

Nelson Dilipkumar Interview With Baradwaj Rangan | Doctor | Kolamavu Kokila | Beast | Deep Focus

#NelsonDilipkumar in this interview with Baradwaj Rangan breaks down several scenes from #Doctor, shares his process of writing #KolamavuKokila, about his upcoming film #Beast and many more!

11-02
56:17

Vijay Interview With Baradwaj Rangan | Thalaivii | Kangana Ranaut | Arvind Swami | Deep Focus

#Vijay in this interview with Baradwaj Rangan talks extensively about #Thalaivii. He goes in to detail about it's writing process, about how he Collaborated with #KVVijayendraPrasad and #MadhanKarky. He also shared some insights in to the research that happened for the film and also about what inspired him to do this film in the first place and many more!

09-13
42:44

Pa. Ranjith Interview With Baradwaj Rangan | Sarpatta Parambarai | Arya | Pasupathy | Deep Focus

#PaRanjith talks in detail about the craft of #SarpattaParambarai, takes us through his process of making the film. Sharing some exclusive insights into the characters, challenges while writing the film and more .

08-13
01:33:16

Mahesh Narayanan Interview | Malik | Deep Focus | Fahadh Faasil | Baradwaj Rangan | Joju | Nimisha

#MaheshNarayanan, the editor and director of the recent Amazon Prime movie #Malik, takes us through his process of making the film. Sharing some exclusive insights into various scenes, challenges while writing the film and more. #FahadhFaasil

07-31
01:15:09

Leena Manimekalai Interview With Baradwaj Rangan | Deep Focus | Maadathy

Director #LeenaManimekalai talks to Baradwaj Rangan about her recent OTT release #Maadathy, the research that went into the film about a community that is the "Dalits among the Dalits", how sexual violence is normalised, why she wanted to show male nudity and wanted to have raw and natural languages that were spoken among the community.

07-31
47:21

Karthik Subbaraj Interview With Subs | Deep Focus | Jagame Thandhiram | Baradwaj Rangan | Dhanush

#KarthikSubbaraj talks in detail about the world of #JagameThandhiram. He talks about the cuts he had to make, the criticism about the film, heroism, and how #Dhanush reacted to playing a largely negative character. #SanthoshNarayanan#AishwaryaLekshmi

07-31
01:17:06

Director Rohith VS Interview | Kala | Deep Focus | Tovino Thomas | Lal | Baradwaj Rangan

#Kala director#RohithVS takes us through his process of making the film and also sharing his insights into various scenes. He also explains his specific choices in the areas of cinematography, sound design and colour.

07-31
01:17:06

Arun Prabu Purushothaman Interview With Baradwaj Rangan | Vaazhl | Sivakarthikeyan | Deep Focus

Director #ArunPrabuPurushothaman talks to Baradwaj Rangan about his recent movie #Vaazhl, his experiences while making the film, why #Sivakarthikeyan was not able to understand his narration and more.

07-31
57:01

Selvaraghavan Interview | Deep Focus: The Philosophies Of Nenjam Marappathillai | SJ Suryah | Yuvan

In this episode of #DeepFocus​ Baradwaj Rangan talks to Director #Selvaraghavan​ on the philosophy behind the Horror Film #NenjamMarappathillai​ Starring #SJSuryah​ #Regina​ #Nanditha​ #yuvanshankarraja​

03-16
36:43

Jeethu Joseph Interview With Baradawaj Rangan | Deep Focus : The Writing Of Drishyam 2 | Mohanlal

Director #JeethuJoseph​ talks about how he wrote the year's most anticipated sequel #Drishyam2​, the character of #Mohanlal​ and others, and whether Georgekutty's movie will ever get made.

03-16
51:44

2: The Fascinating 4DSRL Sound of 2.0 | Resul Pookutty Interview | Baradwaj Rangan

Resul Pookutty explains the fascinating new technology he invented for 2.0, 4DSRL, and the effort that went in to creating a new dimension of sound.

07-23
34:49

2: In Enai Noki Payum Thota, I've really pushed the use of voice-overs | Gautham Vasudev Menon

Gautham Vasudev Menon discusses the writing of Yennai Arindhaal, starring Ajith, and talks about his love for cop stories (including Kaakha Kaakha, starring Suriya, and Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu, starring Kamal Haasan). He says the three films -- the three characters -- are a continuum. He talks about how Ajith never asked him to tweak the script to make it more heroic. He reveals that Anushka's role wasn't originally something he wanted. He talks about why he opted out of Dasavatharam. He talks about collaborating with Shridhar Raghavan and Thiagarajan Kumararaja, during the writing process. He talks about the Moondru Mugam influence. He talks about voiceovers. He talks about the dead wives/lovers in his films. He talks about his inability to write 'bad' fathers. He discusses his love for journeys (also in Vaaranam Aayiram). He talks about not going beyond the first draft. And he speaks about Harris Jayaraj, Thamarai, and the Unkannenna Venum Sollu song.

07-23
42:32

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