About this podcast
'Start, Action, Cut' is an Onmanorama podcast that decodes and analyses cinema. Movie experts from Onmanorama sit across a table and dissect movies and OTT shows, cult classics and latest releases.
Episodes
The newest 20 of 100 episodes
- Dominic and the Ladies' Purse: A Sherlockian theme dangling between comedy and suspense · 18 min · Season 4 Episode 5In this episode of Start Action Cut, Swathi, Princy and Padmakumar are decoding the Malayalam movie 'Dominic and the Ladies' Purse', directed by Gautham Vasudev Menon and…
- Praavinkoodu Shappu: A quirky mix of vengeance, deceit, crime and comedy · 23 min · Season 4 Episode 4In this episode of Start Action Cut, Swathi, Aswin and Padmakumar are decoding Malayalam film Praavinkoodu Shappu written and directed by Sreeraj Sreenivasan and starring Basil…
- Rekhachithram: An engaging narrative of fiction faking history · 14 min · Season 4 Episode 3In this episode of Start, Action Cut, Swathi, Meenu and Padmakumar are decoding the Malayalam investigation thriller movie Rekhachitram scripted by John Manthrickal and Ramu…
- All We Imagine As Light: A medley of art, life and music laced with magical realism · 24 min · Season 3 Episode 52In this episode of Start Action Cut, Princy, Sajesh and Padmakumar are decoding multi-lingual film 'All We Imagine as Light' directed by Payal Kapadia. The film stars Kani…
- Marco: Harrowing overdose of violence, gore treated with style · 21 min · Season 3 Episode 51In this episode of Start Action Cut, Swathi, Aakash and Padmakumar are decoding Malayalam movie 'Marco' directed by Haneef Adeni and starring in Unni Mukundan in the lead along…
- IFFK 2024 round-up: A feast of movies, diverse genres · 19 min · Season 3 Episode 50In this special episode of Start Action Cut, Vishnupriya, Swathi and Padmakumar are discussing in brief the general atmosphere and the nature of films screened at the…
- The Substance: An ageing star's obsession with beauty and the disaster · 25 min · Season 3 Episode 49In this episode, Aakash and Padmakumar are decoding the film 'The Substance' written and directed by Coralie Fargeat and starring Demi Moore, Margaret Qualley and Dennis Quaid in…
- Rudhiram: Unravelling a vicious cycle of sins and vengeance · 10 min · Season 3 Episode 48In this episode of Start Action Cut, Princy and Padmakumar are decoding Malayalam movie Rudhiram, directed by Jisho Lon Antony and starring Aparna Balamurali and Raj B Shetty in…
- Pushpa 2: An overdose of delirious heroism · 14 min · Season 3 Episode 47In this episode of Start Action Cut, Swathi and Padmakumar are decoding the Telugu language action thriller 'Pushpa 2' directed by Sukumar and starring Allu Arjun, Rashmika…
- A Quiet Place - Day one: Quest for life's precious moments in a city silenced by fearsome aliens · 18 min · Season 3 Episode 46In this episode of Start Action Cut, Swathi and Padmakumar are decoding the 2024 release 'A Quiet Place - Day one' written and directed by Michael Sarnoski. The story is by John…
- Sookshma Darshini: Curious peek at a suspicious neighbourhood, and what it reveals · 17 min · Season 3 Episode 45In this episode of Start Action Cut, Swathi, Princy and Padmakumar are decoding the the movie 'Sookshma Darshini' directed by Jithin MC and starring Nazriya Nazim and Basil…
- Gladiator II: A spectacular epic war feast, but no match for its prequel (100th Episode) · 16 min · Season 3 Episode 44In this episode of Start Action Cut, Aswin and Padmakumar are decoding the historical epic film Gladiator II directed by Ridley Scott. The movie stars Paul Mescal, Pedro Pascal…
- Amaran: Valiant battle, ultimate sacrifice of a soldier for his country's honour (2024) · 12 min · Season 3 Episode 42In this episode of Start Action Cut, Swathi and Padmakumar are decoding the biopic of Major Mukund Varadharajan. The action war film is directed by Rajkumar Periasamy…
- Start, Action, Cut - 1000 Babies: Novelty of theme outpaces mediocre treatment (2024) · 16 min · Season 3 Episode 42In this episode of Start Action Cut, Swathi and Padmakumar are decoding the Malayalam web series '1000 Babies' directed by Najeem Koya and starring Neena Gupta, Sanju Sivram…
- Pani: Immersive crime and revenge saga so dexterously crafted (2024) · 25 min · Season 3 Episode 41In this episode of Start Action Cut, Swathi, Aswin and Padmakumar are decoding the Malayalam film Pani written and directed by Joju George and starring Joju George, Abhinaya…
- Bougainvillea: A tale of tryst with terror while beckoning memories in vain (2024) · 16 min · Season 3 Episode 40In this episode of Start Action Cut, Swathi, Deepa and Padmakumar are decoding the Malayalam film Bougainvillea directed by Amal Neerad and starring Jyothirmayi, Kunchacko Boban…
- Vettaiyan: A mix of mass, masala, message and swag (2024) · 17 min · Season 3 Episode 39In this episode of Start Action Cut, Swathi and Padmakumar are decoding the Tamil film Vettaiyan directed by TJ Gnanavel and starring Rajinikanth and Amitabh Bachchan in lead…
- Kottukkaali: Artful excavation of rural life mired in insane primitive beliefs (2024) · 36 min · Season 3 Episode 38In this episode of Start Action Cut, Sajesh, Ayyappan and Padmakumar are decoding the Tamil film Kottukkaali directed by P S Vinothraj and starring Soori and Anna Ben in lead…
- Meiyazhagan: Fresh theme, nuanced treatment keep this emotional drama afloat (2024) · 19 min · Season 3 Episode 37In this episode of Start Action Cut, Swathi, Aswin and Padmakumar are decoding the Tamil film Meiyazhagan directed by C Prem Kumar and starring Karthi and Arvindswamy in lead…
- ARM: Spectacular weave of fiction, myth, romance spanning generations (2024) · 14 min · Season 3 Episode 36In this episode of Start Action Cut, Swathi and Padmakumar are decoding the Malayalam fiction-myth saga Ajayante Randam Moshanam (ARM) written by Sujith Nambiar, directed by…
