Rajesh Thaithara from Kerala built the dummy train in the Shah Rukh Khan starrer ‘Jawan’

[ad_1] Shah Rukh Khan in Jawan | Photo Credit: cinema The Atlee-Shah Rukh Khan blockbuster film Jawan is Rajesh Thaithara’s biggest project yet. He ‘built’ the Metro train, first featured in the film’s hugely popular teaser, and the Bekarar kar ke humein… song. The civil engineer who fabricates vehicles for Malayalam,Tamil and Telugu films is […]

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These Kerala grandmothers are making a splash on social media by stepping out of their comfort zones

[ad_1] There is no stopping these plucky women who prove age is just a number. With an active presence on social media, these grandmothers are making a mark in different fields with their talent, expertise and grace. The term for for grandparent-influencers is ‘grandfluencers’. If 87-year-old Devi Varma won a Kerala State Film award with […]

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Singer Mridula Warrier on the Kerala State Film Award, reality shows and her band

[ad_1] “I had almost decided not to sing the track,” says Mridula Warrier while talking about the song that won her the award for the Best Female Singer at the 53rd Kerala State Film Awards. The song ‘Mayilppeeli ilakunnu’ from Pathonpatham Noottandu, has been composed by M Jayachandran, who also won the State award for […]

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Malayalam director Vijay Menon: ‘Njaan Ippo Entha Cheyya’ is about urban angst

[ad_1] Deepa Thomas and Abhimanyu Gautham in Njaan Ippo Entha Cheyya | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The pandemic and the subsequent lockdown have inspired filmmakers the world over. Joining the list of movies is Njaan Ippo Entha Cheyya (What Will I do Now?), a Malayalam film directed by debutant Vijay Menon that releases on Saina […]

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Riding high on the success of ‘Madhura Manohara Moham’, Malayalam actor Rajisha Vijayan stresses the importance of female friendships and creative collaborations in films

[ad_1] Rajisha Vijayan’s Meera Mohan, her character in her latest Malayalam release Madhura Manohara Moham, is the opposite of what Meera projects to her friends and family. Her character is a dark shade of grey. The actor confesses to leaning towards such characters. “Human beings are not all black and white; I want to explore […]

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Sumadevi waited 12 years, working as a stunt double in Malayalam films, for a role that won her recognition

[ad_1] Sumadevi | Photo Credit: THULASI KAKKAT How actor-body double Sumadevi landed her first award for best actor at the Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival for her role in G Prajesh Sen’s The Secret of Women is the stuff of movies. “Getting a break in cinema is a struggle, it is easier if you have […]

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These senior actors in Malayalam cinema have reinvented themselves

[ad_1] At 72, Vijayaraghavan is on a roll. In Pookkalam, he plays a 100-year-old protagonist who files for a divorce when he finds his wife had an extramarital affair. But in Neymar, which was released after that, he appears as a cool, colourful, loud dad to a teenager, even playing to the gallery with whistle-worthy […]

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Award-winning Malayalam costume designer Stephy Zaviour turns director with the movie ‘Madhura Manohara Moham’

[ad_1] When costume designer Stephy Zaviour told friends that she was set to direct a film she was warned that there would be frustration and a lot of tears. “There were no tears, if there was a problem I would just deal with it. What is the point of tears?” says the award-winning costume designer […]

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Malayalam director Aniesh Upaasana: Making ‘Janaki Jaane’ has been a satisfying experience as a filmmaker

[ad_1] Navya Nair in Janaki Jaane | Photo Credit: Rishilal Unnikrishnan Photographer-director Aniesh Upaasana is ready with his third film as director, Janaki Jaane. The film, starring Navya Nair and Saiju Kurup in the lead, reaches theatres on May 12. Aniesh, who made his mark as a still photographer and continues to be one, says […]

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Malayalam actor Lukman Avaran: Each film is an opportunity to understand what more I can do as an actor

[ad_1] Lukman Avaran | Photo Credit: Courtesy: Facebook When you ask Lukman Avaran about his new-found stardom, the actor plays it down with a laugh. “It is too early to say that. I am only getting ready as an actor,” he says. The actor has proved his mettle with his roles in Operation Java(2021), Saudi […]

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