Malayalam cinema 2023: Of hits and misses The year of Mammootty

Malayalam cinema 2023: Of hits and misses The year of Mammootty

Malayalam cinema 2023 has seen a bitter-sweet year. Proving the doomsayers wrong, movie-goers were back in cinemas. So, the pandemic had not killed cinemas. Hallelujah! But, before the trumpets are blown, there is more to explore. All is not rosy as the last frames of the year fade into the sunset. Kunchacko Boban, Narain, Lal, […]

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Malayalam cinema in 2023: International acclaim, debutant directors and Mammooty’s magic on-screen

Malayalam cinema in 2023: International acclaim, debutant directors and Mammooty’s magic on-screen

Malayalam cinema 2023 has seen a bitter-sweet year. Proving the doomsayers wrong, movie-goers were back in cinemas. So, the pandemic had not killed cinemas. Hallelujah! But, before the trumpets are blown, there is more to explore. All is not rosy as the last frames of the year fade into the sunset. Kunchacko Boban, Narain, Lal, […]

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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

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

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 such […]

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

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

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 who […]

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‘Madhura Manohara Moham’: Trailer of Sharafudheen, Rajisha Vijayan’s family entertainer out

‘Madhura Manohara Moham’: Trailer of Sharafudheen, Rajisha Vijayan’s family entertainer out

(clockwise) Sharafudheen, Aarsha Chandini Baiju, Rajisha Vijayan, Saiju Kurupp, and Bindu Panicker in stills from ‘Madhura Manohara Moham’ | Photo Credit: Muzik247/YouTube The trailer of the upcoming Malayalam film Madhura Manohara Moham was released by the makers today. The film, which marks the directorial debut of costume designer Stephy Zaviour, is headlined by Sharaf U […]

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Trailer of Rajisha, Venkitesh, Sreenath Bhasi’s ‘Lovefully Yours Veda’ out

Trailer of Rajisha, Venkitesh, Sreenath Bhasi’s ‘Lovefully Yours Veda’ out

Poster of ‘Lovefully Yours Veda’ | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The trailer of the upcoming Malayalam film  Lovefully Yours Veda has been released by the makers. Directed by Praghesh Sukumaran, the film stars Rajisha Vijayan, Venkitesh, and Sreenath Bhasi in the lead roles.  The trailer introduces us to the titular character Veda, a soft-spoken student who […]

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‘Ramarao on Duty’ movie review: This Ravi Teja movie directed by Sarath Mandava has neither chutzpah nor content

‘Ramarao on Duty’ movie review: This Ravi Teja movie directed by Sarath Mandava has neither chutzpah nor content

The Ravi Teja starrer directed by Sarath Mandava has neither chutzpah nor interesting content The Ravi Teja starrer directed by Sarath Mandava has neither chutzpah nor interesting content A day before the release of the film, director Sarath Mandava had tweeted requesting the audiences to come to the theatres with no prior expectations. He stated […]

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‘Keedam’ movie review: A discourse on the ethical concerns around surveillance and cybersecurity

‘Keedam’ movie review: A discourse on the ethical concerns around surveillance and cybersecurity

Setting aside the ethical part, the movie can be viewed positively as one woman’s valiant fightback, using her own tools, against a group of thugs who intrude into her personal space Setting aside the ethical part, the movie can be viewed positively as one woman’s valiant fightback, using her own tools, against a group of […]

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