Deep Focus
24 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 2 years ago -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.
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Arun Matheswaran Interview With Baradwaj Rangan | Deep Focus | Rocky
March 17, 2022 11:47 - 1 hour - 78.9 MBIn 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.
Selvaraghavan Interview With Baradwaj Rangan | Mayakkam Enna | Deep Focus
March 09, 2022 10:28 - 59 minutes - 54.9 MBDirector #Selvaraghavan, in this episode of Deep Focus, details about his #Dhanush starrer #MayakkamEnna to #BaradwajRangan.
Karthik Subbaraj Interview With Baradwaj Rangan | Mahaan | Deep Focus
February 17, 2022 12:47 - 1 hour - 76.3 MBIn this Deep Focus, Director #KarthikSubbaraj talks to #BaradwajRangan about making his latest hit #Mahaan.
Franklin Jacob Interview With Baradwaj Rangan | Writer | Deep Focus
February 17, 2022 12:35 - 1 hour - 63.5 MBIn this Deep Focus, Director #FranklinJacob talks to #BaradwajRangan about making his latest hit #Writer.
Vineeth Sreenivasan Interview With Baradwaj Rangan | Hridayam | Deep Focus
February 03, 2022 09:45 - 1 hour - 76.6 MBIn this Deep Focus, Director #VineethSreenivasan talks to #BaradwajRangan about making his latest hit #Hridayam.
Basil Joseph Interview With Baradwaj Rangan | Minnal Murali | Tovino Thomas| Deep Focus
January 21, 2022 08:51 - 1 hour - 64.5 MB#BasilJoseph in this interview with #BaradwajRangan talks about #MinnalMurali and his process of making a grounded superhero film.
Venkat Prabhu Interview With Baradwaj Rangan | Maanaadu | Silambarasan | S. J. Surya | Deep Focus
December 04, 2021 07:14 - 1 hour - 57.2 MB#VenkatPrabhu in this interview with Baradwaj Rangan talks about the success of #Maanaadu, and explains in detail about the writing process behind it.
Raj B. Shetty Interview With Baradwaj Rangan | Garuda Gamana Vrishabha Vahana | Deep Focus
November 25, 2021 08:39 - 1 hour - 67.2 MB#RajBShetty in this episode of Deep Focus with Baradwaj Rangan talks in detail about his recent release, the gangster drama #GarudaGamanaVrishabhaVahana. #RishabShetty
Nelson Dilipkumar Interview With Baradwaj Rangan | Doctor | Kolamavu Kokila | Beast | Deep Focus
November 02, 2021 10:09 - 56 minutes - 51.6 MB#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!
Vijay Interview With Baradwaj Rangan | Thalaivii | Kangana Ranaut | Arvind Swami | Deep Focus
September 13, 2021 13:43 - 42 minutes - 39.2 MB#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!
Pa. Ranjith Interview With Baradwaj Rangan | Sarpatta Parambarai | Arya | Pasupathy | Deep Focus
August 13, 2021 07:20 - 1 hour - 85.4 MB#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 .
Mahesh Narayanan Interview | Malik | Deep Focus | Fahadh Faasil | Baradwaj Rangan | Joju | Nimisha
July 31, 2021 06:10 - 1 hour - 68.8 MB#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
Leena Manimekalai Interview With Baradwaj Rangan | Deep Focus | Maadathy
July 31, 2021 05:59 - 47 minutes - 43.4 MBDirector #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.
Karthik Subbaraj Interview With Subs | Deep Focus | Jagame Thandhiram | Baradwaj Rangan | Dhanush
July 31, 2021 05:54 - 1 hour - 70.6 MB#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
Director Rohith VS Interview | Kala | Deep Focus | Tovino Thomas | Lal | Baradwaj Rangan
July 31, 2021 05:04 - 1 hour - 70.6 MB#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.
Arun Prabu Purushothaman Interview With Baradwaj Rangan | Vaazhl | Sivakarthikeyan | Deep Focus
July 31, 2021 04:56 - 57 minutes - 52.2 MBDirector #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.
Selvaraghavan Interview | Deep Focus: The Philosophies Of Nenjam Marappathillai | SJ Suryah | Yuvan
March 16, 2021 08:26 - 36 minutes - 33.6 MBIn this episode of #DeepFocus Baradwaj Rangan talks to Director #Selvaraghavan on the philosophy behind the Horror Film #NenjamMarappathillai Starring #SJSuryah #Regina #Nanditha #yuvanshankarraja
Jeethu Joseph Interview With Baradawaj Rangan | Deep Focus : The Writing Of Drishyam 2 | Mohanlal
March 16, 2021 08:20 - 51 minutes - 47.4 MBDirector #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.
2: The Fascinating 4DSRL Sound of 2.0 | Resul Pookutty Interview | Baradwaj Rangan
July 23, 2020 06:22 - 34 minutes - 31.9 MBResul 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.
2: In Enai Noki Payum Thota, I've really pushed the use of voice-overs | Gautham Vasudev Menon
July 23, 2020 06:18 - 42 minutes - 39 MBGautham 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 talk...
2: "Those who know me refer to me as Jessie." | One Film One Facet | Gautham Menon
July 23, 2020 06:18 - 35 minutes - 32.5 MBGautham Vasudev Menon, the director of Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa takes us through his process of writing the film. Sharing some exclusive insights into various scenes and why he choose to write/film it in that way. He additionally explains his specific choices in the areas of colour, sound design, background score, cinematography and editing.
2: "All departments came together in the exorcism scene" | Milind Rau | One Film One Facet | Gruham
July 23, 2020 06:08 - 29 minutes - 27.1 MBMilind Rau, the director of Aval, Gruham, The House Next Door talks about the craft involved in directing a horror film. How he alternated between letting the various departments do their own thing and micro-managing it all. He explains what he did in the areas of colour, sound design, background score, cinematography and editing -- and how these (and other departments) came together in the pre-interval exorcism sequence. (He talks about this scene in detail.) He tells how he tried to second-...
2: "I repeatedly told Atlee we need more of Vijay dancing." | One Film One Facet | Mersal
July 23, 2020 06:05 - 29 minutes - 26.7 MBHema Rukmani, the producer of Mersal, explains what a producer does. How the company (Thenandal Studios Limited) makes decisions about which films to produce. How Mersal, the Vijay blockbuster directed by Atlee (and with music by AR Rahman), came about. She speaks about her involvement in the various stages of making the film, and about the controversies that came about. About the pluses and minuses of making a mega-movie like Mersal versus making several smaller films for the same amount of ...
1: Live: SaNa Listens to a Situation, Makes The BGM | Santhosh Narayanan
July 04, 2020 08:55 - 22 minutes - 21 MBSanthosh Narayanan talks about his composing style, how he makes a basic tune that is then developed and handed out to the players. He plays a BGM piece from Pariyerum Perumal - first on the piano, and then the final output (as played by the whole orchestra). He discusses contributors like Pradeep and Sean Roldan. Finally, he listens to a situation given by Baradwaj Rangan ("imagine you are a robot and you are falling for a human girl") and live-composes a BGM score.