From Jallikattu to Churuli, let’s take a look at some of Malayalam director Lijo Jose Pellissery’s notable movies and where ...

Jallikattu is a bull-taming sport that has traditionally been part of the festival of Pongal. However, the practice has long been contested, with animal rights groups and the courts concerned over ...

The Jallikattu sport, which is believed to be more than 2,000 years old, is extremely popular in Tamil Nadu during the three-day Pongal harvest festival in January in which hundreds of bull ...

‘Jallikattu’: Film Review. A rampaging buffalo transforms men into beasts in India’s Oscar submission from Lijo Jose Pellissery.

Jallikattu is conducted in narrow by-lanes in small neighborhoods instead of open grounds, as required by the rules. The bulls are not provided a 20-minute rest period, are squeezed sideways and are ...

Jallikattu coincides with the harvest festival and the second day of Pongal is dedicated to bulls and cows because it is meant to be a thanksgiving of sorts.

Madurai (Tamil Nadu), Jan 14 (PTI) The popular Avaniyapuram 'Jallikattu,' bull taming sport, was held here on Tuesday on the day of harvest festival 'Pongal,' and the owner of the bull, declared ...

Busan Film Review: ‘Jallikattu’ A rogue buffalo lays waste to more than just property in this deranged horror-tinged allegory from Indian director Lijo Jose Pellissery.

Jallikattu. Friday Film House. Few Indian filmmakers have created as big a splash in recent years as Lijo Jose Pellissery.His fifth and sixth Malayalam-language features, gangster saga Angamaly ...

Bull tamers tried to control a bull during the sporting event of the Tamils called Jallikattu, in Palamedu, about 359 miles south of Chennai, India, in 2013. Photo: Arun Sankar K./Associated Press.

The day breaks and the rhythm of a community sparks with music, breathing, and rote action that keeps everyone in a familiar balance. They visit Varney the butcher (Chemban Vinod Jose), accept their ...