Kalachuvadu Magazine - July 2018

In this issue

Tamil Cinema - In digital era is the theme of the special section in the current issue of Kalachuvadu. Well known film writers like have contributed their pieces on various aspects of Tamil Cinema. History of film making, new creative encounters, wins and loses of cinema in he digitization, new roll of the directors, subaltern life in cinema are the topics discussed in these articles. Theodore Baskharan, Amshankumar, Aravindan, Uma Varadarajan, Isai, Santhosh Narayanan, Unny R., Bogan Sankar, Gireesh, Tamilarasan and Thigahparidi are the contributors for this section.

Pavannan pays tribute to M L Thankappa the poet and tranlator in his soulful article. An interesting essay on his first salary at 80 plus age by A Muttulingam is undoubtedly remarkable. Rendering Kabir in Tamil by Sengathir is brilliant. Two short stories by Kalaichelvi and Kalamohan are there in this issue for fiction lovers.

The editorial speaks about the aftermath of Neet entrance tests and suggests some notable changes to be taken. The film Kala being reviewed from a new angle. The regular item of EPW editorials are there for open debate.
Wow, this issue is bulky by more pages as more interesting features have been carried in.