Malayalam cinema: Marketing teams go for innovative ideas,   rope in influencers to promote films

Malayalam cinema: Marketing teams go for innovative ideas, rope in influencers to promote films

Shane Nigam wonders if he could have Rashmika Mandanna as his co-star. While film directors Aby Treesa Paul and Anto Jose Periera, and producer Sandra Thomas hem and haw, Anagha LK walks in and, without batting an eyelid, Shane says he feels she would be the best. The same goes for another role in which […]

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Malayalam cinema: Marketing teams go for innovative ideas,   rope in influencers to promote films

Malayalam cinema: Marketing teams go for innovative ideas, rope in influencers to promote films

Shane Nigam wonders if he could have Rashmika Mandanna as his co-star. While film directors Aby Treesa Paul and Anto Jose Periera, and producer Sandra Thomas hem and haw, Anagha LK walks in and, without batting an eyelid, Shane says he feels she would be the best. The same goes for another role in which […]

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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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‘Corona Papers’ movie review: Priyadarshan’s latest tryst with the thriller genre is an average affair

‘Corona Papers’ movie review: Priyadarshan’s latest tryst with the thriller genre is an average affair

First look of ‘Corona Papers’ A service revolver, which goes missing, is the beginning of everything in Priyadarshan’s Corona Papers. Initially, it would seem to be a minor hiccup in the early days of service for rookie cop Rahul (Shane Nigam). But, soon we realise that this revolver is the centrepiece of the script, being […]

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Priyadarshan-Shane Nigam’s ‘Corona Papers’ trailer out; promises an interesting procedural drama

Priyadarshan-Shane Nigam’s ‘Corona Papers’ trailer out; promises an interesting procedural drama

Shane Nigam in a still from ‘Corona Papers’ | Photo Credit: @AashirvadCinemasOfficial/YouTube The trailer of director Priyadarshan’s Corona Papers, starring Shane Nigam in the lead, has been released. The film is the official Malayalam remake of the hit Tamil film, 8 Thottakkal, directed by Sri Ganesh. The trailer introduces us to all the major characters […]

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Shane Nigam on ‘Bermuda’, releasing on July 29, and ‘Evideyo’, a short film he directed

Shane Nigam on ‘Bermuda’, releasing on July 29, and ‘Evideyo’, a short film he directed

Shane Nigam’s strength is his ability to keep it real. Within a short time, the 26-year-old actor has proven himself as a gifted actor, regardless of the genre of the film or when pitted against thespians and Young Turks of the Malayalam film industry. His next appearance in theatres is as Indugopan in TK Rajeev […]

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