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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…

Face 2 Face


    • Mar 17, 2022 LATEST EPISODE
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    Halitha Shameem Interview With Baradwaj Rangan | Face 2 Face | Sillu Karupatti | Minmini

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2022 53:59


    Director #HalithaShameem in this interview with #BaradwajRangan talks about her films #PoovarasamPeepee, #Aelay, #SilluKarupatti, #Loners and Her learnings From Pushkar–Gayathri & Mysskin and lot more interesting about her upcoming directorial #Minmini.

    Sunitha Tati Interview With Baradwaj Rangan | Face 2 Face

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2022 33:24


    Producer #SunithaTati in this interview with #BaradwajRangan talks about making the film #OhBaby, remaking films from other languages and working with #GVM among many other things.

    Dhruv Vikram Interview With Baradwaj Rangan | Face 2 Face | Mahaan

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2022 31:03


    In this interview, actor #DhruvVikram talks about his debut film #AdityaVarma, working with his father and his latest release #Mahaan.

    Darbuka Siva Interview With Baradwaj Rangan | Face 2 Face | Mudhal Nee Mudivum Nee

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2022 18:29


    #DarbukaSiva in this conversation with Baradwaj Rangan talks about his directorial debut #MudhalNeeMudivumNee

    Shane Nigam Interview With Baradwaj Rangan | Bhoothakaalam | Face 2 Face

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2022 24:09


    Actor #ShaneNigam in this conversation with Baradwaj Rangan talks about his upcoming release #Bhoothakaalam, #Veyil and his journey as an actor.

    Revathi Interview With Baradwaj Rangan | Bhoothakaalam | Face 2 Face

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2022 44:22


    In this interview, actor #Revathi talks to #BaradwajRangan about being a director and her latest release #Bhoothakaalam.

    Vineeth Sreenivasan Interview With Baradwaj Rangan | Hridayam | Face 2 Face

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2022 46:29


    Ahead of #Hridayam, director #VineethSreenivasan talks about shooting the film in the midst of the pandemic, working with musician #HeshamAbdulWahab and growing up seeing his father #Sreenivasan making films.

    A. R. Rahman & Shekhar Kapur Interview With Baradwaj Rangan | Face 2 Face

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2022 32:26


    #Oscar-winning composer #ARRahman and acclaimed director #ShekharKapur talk to #BaradwajRangan about "why?", the musical that will soon debut at #Expo2020 in Dubai. They also talk about creativity and how it feeds off various forms of art.

    The Makers Of Putham Pudhu Kaalai Vidiyaadhaa | Interview With Baradwaj Rangan | Face 2 Face

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2022 34:04


    The makers of the anthology #PuthamPudhuKaalaiVidiyaadha, #HalithaShameem, #BalajiMohan, #RichardAnthony, #SuryaKrishna, #Madhumita & #Aparna talk to #BaradwajRangan about their latest release on #AmazonPrime video. #NadiaMoidu, #JojuGeorge, #Rithika, #ManikandanMathavan, #LijoMolJose, #AishwaryaLekshmi, #ArjunDas, #GouriKishan, #TejeenthanArunasalam

    M. Manikandan & Vijay Sethupathi Interview With Baradwaj Rangan | Face 2 Face | Kadaisi Vivasayi

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2022 51:32


    #MManikandan & #VijaySethupathi in this interview With Baradwaj Rangan talk about their upcoming film #KadaisiVivasayi, their experiences working with each other and their love and admiration towards each other's work.

    Atharvaa Murali Interview With Baradwaj Rangan | Face 2 Face | Thalli Pogathey

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2022 20:03


    In this interview, actor #AtharvaaMurali talks to Baradwaj Rangan about his latest release #ThalliPogathey, his dream project and much more.

    Ranveer Singh Interview With Baradwaj Rangan | Face 2 Face | 83

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2022 42:08


    In this interview with #BaradwajRangan, #RanveerSingh talks about growing up watching #Maniratnam films, his excitement about working with #Shankar and much more.

    Mohanlal Interview With Baradwaj Rangan | Face 2 Face | Marakkar: Lion of the Arabian Sea

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2021 23:26


    In this interview with #BaradwajRangan, evergreen superstar #Mohanlal talks about his journey in the movies, why acting is a habitual experience, his latest release #Marakkar #LionoftheArabianSea and much more!

    P.S. Vinothraj Interview With Baradwaj Rangan | Face 2 Face | Koozhangal | Vignesh Shivan

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2021 25:52


    Director #PSVinothraj of Koozhangal, India's entry to the Oscar's talks to Baradwaj Rangan about the journey of #Pebbles and more!

    G. V. Prakash Kumar Interview With Baradwaj Rangan | Face 2 Face | Bachelor | Jail

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2021 40:33


    #GVPrakashKumar in this interview with Baradwaj Rangan talks about his upcoming films #Bachelor, #Jail, his most challenging scenes, his favourite films and more!

    R. Madhavan Interview With Baradwaj Rangan | Face 2 Face | Making Of A Modern Legend | IFP

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2021 36:50


    #RMadhavan in this interview With Baradwaj Rangan talks about the various films he did, on how it impacted his career, his criteria for choosing scripts, about his experience being a director, producer and more! Over the past ten years, IFP has carved a special place in the hearts of all these young creators attending the festival as they get to interact with maestros of their field and ask interesting questions and seek guidance to become better creators and make good art. IFP has also become special to maestros, and creators, from the industry as its the only place where they get to interact with not only fans but fellow creators, next-gen creators who are interested in their craft, their process, their opinions on all things concerning craft and creativity, and more. 

    Anil Ravipudi Interview With Baradwaj Rangan | Face 2 Face | Sarileru | F3 | Supreme

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2021 49:15


    #AnilRavipudi in this interview with Baradwaj Rangan talks about his love for commercial films, his writing process and his experiences working on #Pataas, #Supreme, #F2FunandFrustration, and #Sarileru.

    Ravi Varman Interview With Baradwaj Rangan | Face 2 Face | Anniyan | Barfi | Tamasha | Sanju

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2021 62:56


    #RaviVarman in this interview with Baradwaj Rangan talks about his 10 favourite scenes from a career spanning over 20 years! From #Jalamarmaram to #PonniyinSelvan. #Shantham #Anniyan #VettaiyaaduVilaiyaadu #Barfi #Tamasha #KaatruVeliyidai #Sanju #Ramleela #JaggaJasoos

    A. R. Rahman Interview With Baradwaj Rangan | BAFTA Breakthrough | Taare Ginn | Ponniyin Selvan

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2021 11:06


    #ARRahman in this interview with Baradwaj Rangan talks about being the Indian Ambassador for BAFTA Breakthrough, about discovering new singers and more! #PonniyinSelvan #BAFTA

    Akhil Akkineni Interview With Baradwaj Rangan | Face 2 Face | Most Eligible Bachelor | Bhaskar

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2021 54:43


    #AkhilAkkineni in this interview with Baradwaj Rangan talks about his upcoming film #MostEligibleBachelor, his acting process, the lessons he learnt from his father, about lockdown and the impact it had on his life and career. #PoojaHegde #Bhaskar

    Mohan G Interview With Baradwaj Rangan | Face 2 Face | Draupathi | Rudra Thandavam

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2021 65:29


    In his very first interview post the release of #RudraThandavam, director #MohanG talks about his films, his point of view, admiration for #AnuragKashyap and more #Draupathi

    Krish Jagarlamudi Interview With Baradwaj Rangan | Face 2 Face | Konda Polam | Panja Vaisshnav Tej

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2021 58:09


    #KrishJagarlamudi in this interview with Baradwaj Rangan talks about his upcoming film #KondaPolam, his journey from #Gamyam, his experience working with #PawanKalyan in #HariHaraVeeraMallu and much more!

    Panja Vaisshnav Tej Interview With Baradwaj Rangan | Face 2 Face | Konda Polam | Krish Jagarlamudi

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2021 33:19


    #PanjaVaisshnavTej in this interview with Baradwaj Rangan talks about his upcoming film #KondaPolam, his family and how they encouraged him to pursue acting, about the success of #Uppena and much more!

    Prithviraj Sukumaran & Mamta Mohandas Interview With Baradwaj Rangan | Bhramam | Ravi K. Chandran

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2021 25:29


    #PrithvirajSukumaran & #MamtaMohandas in this interview with Baradwaj Rangan talk about their upcoming film #Bhramam. They share their thoughts on doing a remake and their process on doing their characters.

    Sekhar Kammula Interview With Baradwaj Rangan | Face 2 Face | Love Story | Naga Chaitanya

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2021 60:46


    #SekharKammula in this Interview With Baradwaj Rangan talks about his upcoming film #Love Story starring #NagaChaitanya, #SaiPallavi, also about his journey from #DollarDreams to Love Story and much more! 

    Naga Chaitanya Interview With Baradwaj Rangan | Face 2 Face | Love Story | Sekhar Kammula

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2021 42:10


    #NagaChaitanya in this Interview with Baradwaj Rangan talks about his upcoming film #LoveStory, about how he changed his approach to doing films after #Majili and about doing Remakes, a Web Series and Many More!

    Vijay Antony Interview With Baradwaj Rangan | Face 2 Face | Kodiyil Oruvan

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2021 37:29


    #VijayAntony in this Interview with Baradwaj Rangan talks about his upcoming film #KodiyilOruvan, About his thought process behind choosing scripts, About his struggles as a Music Composer and also the reason he chose to do Acting and many more!

    Arvind Swami On Thalaivii | MGR | Jayalalithaa

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2021 11:02


    #ArvindSwami in this interview with Baradwaj Rangan talks about how he prepared for his role in #Thalaivii, and about his experience working with #KanganaRanaut.

    Vijay Sethupathi Interview With Baradwaj Rangan | Face 2 Face | Laabam | S. P. Jananathan

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2021 60:35


    #VijaySethupathi in this Interview with Baradwaj Rangan talks about his upcoming films #Laabam, #AnnabelleSethupathi, about the people he adores and would love to work with and about his journey from doing short films to being #MakkalSelvan.

    Kangana Ranaut Interview With Baradwaj Rangan | Face 2 Face | Thalaivii | A. L. Vijay | Arvind Swami

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2021 28:32


    #KanganaRanaut in this interview with Baradwaj Rangan talks about her upcoming film #Thalaivii, she goes in to detail about her process on how she prepared for the role of #Jayalalithaa.

    Arvind Swami Interview With Baradwaj Rangan | Face 2 Face | Project Agni | Roudhram | Kadal

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2021 53:51


    #ArvindSwami in this interview with Baradwaj Rangan shares his experience, working in films like #Kadal, #ThaniOruvan, #ProjectAgni and about why he loves directing more than acting, and talks extensively about the making of #Roudhram and much more!

    Pawan Kumar Interview With Baradwaj Rangan | Face 2 Face | U Turn | Lucia | Kudi Yedamaithe

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2021 29:01


    Vishnuvardhan Interview With Baradwaj Rangan | Face 2 Face | Shershaah | Sidharth Malhotra

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2021 22:06


    #Shershaah is an upcoming Hindi film directed by #Vishnuvardhan and co-produced by #KaranJohar. Tracing the life journey of Param Vir Chakra awardee and army captain #VikramBatra, it stars #SidharthMalhotra in a double role, as Batra and his identical twin brother Vishal; #KiaraAdvani plays the role of Dimple Cheema.

    Milind Rau Interview With Baradwaj Rangan | Face 2 Face | Netrikann | Nayanthara | Vignesh Shivan

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2021 25:12


    Director #Milind Rau in this conversation with #BaradwajRangan talks about how he started working on #Netrikann, his experiences with directing #Nayanthara, his love for genre films, why Korean content is so in sync with Indian tastes and about how working with #ManiRatnam shaped the way he make films.

    Prasanna Interview With Baradwaj Rangan | Face 2 Face | Navarasa | Mani Ratnam

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2021 43:20


    Actor #Prasanna in this conversation with Baradwaj Rangan talks about how he stepped into acting at the age of 19, his love–hate relationship with #mysskin and about how he finds motivation through God.

    Tovino Thomas Interview | Kala | Minnal Murali | Face 2 Face | Baradwaj Rangan

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2021 60:08


    Super Hero actor #TovinoThomas talks to Baradwaj Rangan about his latest OTT release#Kala, his philosophies as an actor and the reason behind his retro look in his marriage.  He speaks about Mayanadhi, Theevandi, Lucifer, Guppy, #MinnalMurali & doing a Tamil film with #Dhanush.  #Mayanadhi#Theevandi#Lucifer#Gupppy#Uyare#Maari2#Mohanlal#Mammootty

    TM Krishna Interview With Baradwaj Rangan | Face 2 Face

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2021 70:28


    #TMKrishna talks about his journey from being a Carnatic singer on stage to someone who is attempting to engage with the larger world. He puts forth his definition of 'Carnatic music', wonders if #KVMahadevan or #Ilaiyaraaja songs can be called 'Carnatic music', whether art is inherently political, and talks about the boundary-stretching collaborations with writer Perumal Murugan.

    The Tamil Indie Directors Round Table | Baradwaj Rangan

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2021 68:47


    Is a new indie movement happening in Tamil cinema? #LeenaManimekalai (Maadathy), #BalajiVembuChelli (Nilanadukam), #JayaprakashRadhakrishnan (The Mosquito Philosophy), #ShyamSunder (Kuthiraivaal), #ManojLeonelJahson (Kuthiraivaal) and #ArunKarthick (NASIR) discuss their work and their space in this round table.

    Tamannaah Bhatia Interview with Baradwaj Rangan | Face 2 Face | November Story

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2021 24:44


    #Tamannaah -- star of #NOVEMBERSTORY, #DisneyplusHSVIP -- talks about numerology, being a workaholic, being an occasional poet, and reverse-aging like Benjamin Button. She also speaks about standing up to director #Suraaj's misogynitsic comments, and #KVAnand, who gave her #AYAN.

    Sriram Venu Interview With Baradwaj Rangan | Face 2 Face | Vakeel Saab | Pawan Kalyan

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2021 17:06


    #SriramVenu talks about Power Star #PawanKalyan in #VakeelSaab, the remake of Pink and he followed the Tamil remake closely. He also talks about making a Motorcycle Diaries type film with #AlluArjun.

    Selvaraghavan Interview With Baradwaj Rangan | Face 2 Face | Nenjam Marapathillai | Suryah | Regina

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2021 39:53


    In this interview recorded in 2017, director #Selvaraghavan talks to Baradwaj Rangan about his upcoming release #NenjamMarapathillai, about him wanting to direct #Dhanush's directional debut Power Pandi after reading its script and  about the sequels for #AayirathilOruvan and #Pudhupettai.

    Santhosh Narayanan Interview With BR | Jagame Thanthiram | Karthik Subbaraj | Dhanush | Face 2 Face

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2021 59:57


    #SanthoshNarayanan talks to Baradwaj Rangan about his upcoming #Dhanush starrer #JagameThanthiram. He talks about the comfort of working with directors like #KarthikSubbaraj and #MariSelvaraj, why he loves the composing under extreme pressure, and the influence of #Ilaiyaraaja's 'Shenbagame'.

    RJ Balaji Interview With Baradwaj Rangan | Spotify | Naalana Murukku | Face 2 Face

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2021 23:13


    #RJBalaji talks about his move to the podcast by #Spotify (their first in Tamil, called '#NaalanaMurukku'), his exclusive interview with Amma, about how the internet is no longer innocent, and why we no longer need celebrities to get content.

    Raunaq Mangottil Interview With Baradwaj Rangan | Face 2 Face

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2021 36:23


    #RaunaqMangottil, founder of pop-culture store fullyfilmy.in and the owner of his own youtube channel, talks about creating content for new generation, why it is important to focus on the process rather than the result and more. #FullyFilmy#ContentCreation

    Rajisha Vijayan Interview With Baradwaj Rangan | Karnan | Kho Kho

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2021 47:17


    #RajishaVijayan in conversation with Baradwaj Rangan on #Karnan & #KhoKho and how she gets into the character and why having breaks are important, and how she lets us into her very personal process of cinema acting.

    Rahul Riji Nair Interview With Baradwaj Rangan | Face 2 Face | Kho Kho | Rajisha Vijayan

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2021 31:57


    #RahulRijiNair talks about his transition from indie films like Ottamuri Velicham and Kalla Nottam to the mainstream underdog sports drama, #Khokho. He talks about always following the story and screenplay, and how to get into making films from a job in a more professional background. #RajishaVijayan

    Puneeth Rajkumar Interview With Baradwaj Rangan | Face 2 Face | Yuvarathnaa | Santhosh Ananddram

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2021 30:28


    #Yuvarathnaa star #PuneethRajkumar talks about his father and fandom, emoting in other languages, #Prithvi, and #Yuvarathnaa being about youth and hope.

    Prithviraj Sukumaran Interview | Cold Case | Mammootty | Mohanlal | Sachy | Face 2 Face | BR

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2021 53:07


    #PrithvirajSukumaran, star of #ColdCase on #AmazonPrime, talks about playing a cop again, the gay role in #MumbaiPolice, his 100 films+ journey, new-gen Malayalam cinema, and watching DoubleBarrel with #LijoJosePellissery. He also speaks about #Aadujeevitham, #Lucifer, #Barroz, #BroDaddy and his heartfelt note to #Sachy. #Mammootty#DulquerSalmaan#FahadhFaasil#Mohanlal#DileeshPothan#ShyamPushkaran

    Pa. Ranjith Interview With Baradwaj Rangan | Sarpatta Parambarai | With Subtitles

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2021 31:52


    Baradwaj Rangan, in the Face 2 Face episode, sits with Filmmaker Pa #Ranjith to discuss his upcoming film #sarapattaparambarai, his philosophies, his writing process and how this films was the toughest to shoot!

    Nagarjuna Akkineni Interview With Baradwaj Rangan | Face 2 Face | Wild Dog | Ahishor Solomon

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2021 29:26


    #WildDog star #Nagarjuna talks about swearing on screen, training for Wild Dog, handling fans, dealing with the failure of Manmathudu 2, #Brahmastra, and why he always likes movies to be larger than life.

    Manju Warrier Interview With Baradwaj Rangan | Face 2 Face

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2021 38:15


    #Chathurmukham star and co-producer #ManjuWarrier talks about social media and the difficulty of talking about the process of acting. She also speaks of Sanal Kumar Sasidharan's offbeat A'hr, her first Hindi film with Madhavan, and why #VetriMaaran/#Dhanush 'are "rock stars".

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