Masala Padam, directed by Laxman Kumar—who previously worked as a cinematographer on movies like Vennila Kabadi Kuzhu and its remake of Thillu Mullu—incorporates clips ranging from the Lumiere Brothers’ Arrival Of The Train to footage featuring Tamil cinema icons such as MK Thyagaraja Bhagavathar, MG Sivaji Ganesan, Rajinikanth, and Kamal Haasan. Through this compilation, the film attempts to convey a sense of cinema…