‘Live’: Trailer of Mamta Mohandas-Soubin Shahir’s thriller out

‘Live’: Trailer of Mamta Mohandas-Soubin Shahir’s thriller out

Mamta Mohandas from the trailer of ‘LIVE’ | Photo Credit: @MAGIC FRAMES/YOUTUBE The trailer of V K Prakash’s Malayalam film Live, starring Mamta Mohandas, Soubin Shahir, Shine Tom Chacko, and Priya Prakash Varrier is out. The 112-minute is touted to be a thriller that takes a dig at media sensationalism. Mamta plays a doctor in […]

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‘Ayalvaashi’ movie review: Soubin Shahir and Nikhila Vimal’s comedy-drama is marred with thin plot and listless execution

‘Ayalvaashi’ movie review: Soubin Shahir and Nikhila Vimal’s comedy-drama is marred with thin plot and listless execution

A still from ‘Ayalvaashi’ | Photo Credit: Muzik247/YouTube One of the memories for many from creative writing classes would be the time they were required to weave together long pieces around an idea that is not worth even a paragraph. The screenplay of ‘Ayalvaashi’ seems to be the result of one such creative writing exercise […]

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‘Ayalvaashi’ movie review: Soubin Shahir and Nikhila Vimal’s comedy-drama is marred with thin plot and listless execution

‘Ayalvaashi’ movie review: Soubin Shahir and Nikhila Vimal’s comedy-drama is marred by a thin plot and listless execution

A still from ‘Ayalvaashi’ | Photo Credit: Muzik247/YouTube One of the memories for many from creative writing classes would be the time they were required to weave together long pieces around an idea that is not worth even a paragraph. The screenplay of ‘Ayalvaashi’ seems to be the result of one such creative writing exercise […]

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Trailer of Soubin Shahir’s ‘Ayalvaashi’ out

Trailer of Soubin Shahir’s ‘Ayalvaashi’ out

A poster of ‘Ayalvaashi’ | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The makers of Soubin Shahir’s Ayalvaashi released the trailer of the film on the occasion of Vishu. Also starring Binu Pappu, the film seems to be a light-hearted comedy drama. Written and directed by Irshad Parari, Ayalvaashi also stars Nikhila Vimal, Naslen, Lijomol Jose, Parvathy Babu, […]

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‘Vellaripattanam’ movie review: Manju Warrier, Soubin Shahir in a stale political satire

‘Vellaripattanam’ movie review: Manju Warrier, Soubin Shahir in a stale political satire

Manju Warrier and Soubin Shahir in stills from ‘Vellaripattanam’ | Photo Credit: Manorama Music Songs/YouTube Early on in Vellaripattanam, K.P Suresh (Soubin Shahir), a local politician who is yet to find any success in his calling, tells his sidekick (Krishna Shankar) about the experiences he has gone through in the past. “Should we go in […]

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Malayalam actor Siju Sunny is excited about his break in ‘Romancham’, and the opportunities it has thrown open

Malayalam actor Siju Sunny is excited about his break in ‘Romancham’, and the opportunities it has thrown open

Siju Sunny in a still from the horror-comedy film | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT Siju Sunny, better known as Mukesh of the blockbuster film Romancham, is savouring the moment with the recognition and requests for selfies. He welcomes the requests for selfies — a payoff of being an actor — a dream he has chased […]

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‘Romancham’ is based on a real-life incident that I experienced: Malayalam director Jithu Madhavan says

‘Romancham’ is based on a real-life incident that I experienced: Malayalam director Jithu Madhavan says

Seven friends and their tryst with the ‘supernatural’ in the Malayalam film Romancham has had audiences in splits since its release. Billed as a horror-comedy, the movie elicits more laughs than shivers. That the film is inspired by real-life incidents comes as a surprise as the end credits roll when we see a photograph of […]

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Sanjeev Sivan’s son Sidhanshu makes his film debut with ‘Ozhuki ozhuki ozhuki’

Sanjeev Sivan’s son Sidhanshu makes his film debut with ‘Ozhuki ozhuki ozhuki’

Sidhanshu Sivan in ‘Sanjeev Sivan’s ‘Ozhuki ozhuki, ozhuki’ | Photo Credit: Special arrangement On January 4, 2023, the Kuttanad-based Malayalam lyricist and poet Beeyar Prasad aka B Rajendraprasad passed away owing to complications from a brain haemorrhage. Had he been around, he would have been proud of how a short story that he had shared […]

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‘Djinn’ movie review: Despite few bright spots, fails in trying to do too many things

‘Djinn’ movie review: Despite few bright spots, fails in trying to do too many things

Soubin Shahir in a still from ‘Djinn’ | Photo Credit: Straightline Cinemas Djinn, for the most part, is concerned with Lalappan’s (Soubin Shahir) mind, or to be precise, its imbalances. However, even in the end, even after an explanation from a psychologist, one does not really know what troubles him or what could be the […]

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Writer Shahi Kabir on turning director with ‘Elaveezhapoonchira’

Writer Shahi Kabir on turning director with ‘Elaveezhapoonchira’

Shahi Kabir, a police officer with the Kerala Police, made his debut in Malayalam cinema as a writer with the critically-acclaimed Joseph (2018). His second work as writer, Nayattu (2021), was an even bigger success. Shahi turned director with Elaveezhapoonchira, which is reaching theatres today. Shahi’s experience behind the camera has been as an assistant […]

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