To the beat of the loom | Rima Kallingal’s Neythe – Dance of the Weaves debuts

To the beat of the loom | Rima Kallingal’s Neythe – Dance of the Weaves debuts

Actor-dancer Rima Kallingal is in her element when we meet at the Fine Arts Hall in Kochi, Kerala. She is “happily tired” for she and seven members from her dance company, Mamangam, have been practising daily for the past two months for their maiden show, Neythe—Dance of the Weaves. The 35-minute Indian contemporary dance production, […]

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Malayalam actor Rima Kallingal says that Basheers Bhargavi of Neelavelicham inspired her

Malayalam actor Rima Kallingal says that Basheers Bhargavi of Neelavelicham inspired her

“Nervousness,” says Rima Kallingal. That was her first reaction when she was cast as Bhargavi in Aashiq Abu’s Neelavelicham, the remake of the classic Bhargavi Nilayam. The heroine of the first screenplay written by Vaikom Muhammad Basheer, Bhargavi had enchanted viewers in the 1964 original. Almost 50 years later, Rima Kallingal has reinterpreted the character […]

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Malayalam composer Bijibal on recreating the soundscape of ‘Bhargavi Nilayam’ in its remake ‘Neelavelicham’

Malayalam composer Bijibal on recreating the soundscape of ‘Bhargavi Nilayam’ in its remake ‘Neelavelicham’

Rima Kallingal in the song ‘Anuraga madhuchashakam’ from Neelavelicham | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT Opinion is divided over whether director Aashiq Abu has done justice to Malayalam cinema’s first ever horror-romantic-thriller, Bhargavi Nilayam (1964), with his interpretation, Neelavelicham. With screenplay written by Vaikom Muhammad Basheer, based on his own short story, ‘Neelavelicham’, the remake has […]

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Aashiq Abu directorial ‘Neelavelicham’: Official trailer gets launched

Aashiq Abu directorial ‘Neelavelicham’: Official trailer gets launched

First look of ‘Neelavelicham’ | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The official trailer of Neelavelicham helmed by Aashiq Abu based on the story written by Vaikom Muhammad Basheer has been released. The film stars Rima Kallingal, Roshan Mathew, and Shine Tom Chacko in lead roles, alongside Tovino Thomas as the protagonist is slated to get released […]

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