Mammootty begins filming for new movie ‘Bazooka’

Mammootty begins filming for new movie ‘Bazooka’

Malayalam actor Mammootty, on Wednesday, started shooting for his upcoming film Bazooka in Ernakulam, Kerala, the makers announced on Wednesday. The Malayalam-language crime drama is directed by debutant filmmaker Deeno Dennis, son of veteran scriptwriter Kaloor Dennis. Mammootty said he was instantly drawn to Bazooka, which has a taut script and well-rounded characters. “It is […]

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With top-grossing movies and experimental roles, Malayalam superstar Mammootty has managed to stay relevant

With top-grossing movies and experimental roles, Malayalam superstar Mammootty has managed to stay relevant

“There are two Mammoottys,” says veteran filmmaker Sathyan Anthikkad. “One corporeal, whom we see and assume to know, and the other, a spectre shadowing the former, closely observing him. The superstar is a carefully crafted project designed by a relentless self-critic.” Mammootty in filmmaker Venu’s ‘Munnariyippu’ (2014). You might sense traces of this quality scattered throughout his […]

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‘Christopher’ movie review: Mammootty’s film is a long, poorly-scripted celebration of encounter killings

‘Christopher’ movie review: Mammootty’s film is a long, poorly-scripted celebration of encounter killings

Mammootty in a still from ‘Christopher’ | Photo Credit: @mammukka/Twitter When a film proudly flashes ‘biography of a vigilante cop’ as its tagline, one certainly expects the narrative to have a few encounter killings. However, nothing prepares one for the sheer number of encounter killings in B. Unnikrishnan’s Christopher, which are often preceded by gruesome […]

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IFFK 2022: ‘Nanpakal Nerathu Mayakkam’ movie review: Lijo Jose Pellissery eschews chaos to pull off his best work yet

IFFK 2022: ‘Nanpakal Nerathu Mayakkam’ movie review: Lijo Jose Pellissery eschews chaos to pull off his best work yet

Mammootty in a still from Nanpakal Nerathu Mayakkam. Chaos is what one associates with filmmaker Lijo Jose Pellisserry, whether talking about the visual style or sound design or the narrative. In Nanpakal Nerathu Mayakkam, screened in the International Competition category at the ongoing 27th International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK) in Thiruvananthapuram, chaos is the […]

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