Going by the current social media trend, listing down one favorite performance each of lead actors in Malayalam Cinema and the reason why I went for this one choice. Follow me on Twitter:Follow @fahir_me
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Mammootty through Years
I have to admit I have become a bigger fan of Mammootty in recent years than I used to be before. What amazes me is his phenomenal consistency as a performer across all these 38+ years and an undying determination to remain relevant, keep improvising. How Mammootty has found ways to remain consistent over years- […]
10 years of the beautiful Vaaranam Aayiram
Just read that Vaaranam Aayiram completed 10 years today. I remember 10 years back how I was stunned during its interval sequence on its first day. If Meghana(Sameera Reddy)’s death was a shocker, the most beautiful scene from the movie and one of my most favorite movie scenes ever is a phone conversation that follows when Suriya […]
Name – Vijay Sethupathi, Job – Breaking all conventions of a Tamil Leading Actor since 2012
Most popular Tamil leading actors have a familiar pattern to their careers. They start with normal earthy roles. They get to do experimental roles and just play a character in the screenplay in the initial part of their careers. But once they get the fame, popularity and fan following, things change. Now they get a […]
A.R Rahman – A Career of 26 Glorifying Years !
Any genius who is around in a field for 25+ years is bound to have a couple or more bad years. That is why you even have the term -“Law of averages out there”. It just piqued my curiosity to try and find a bad year in the career of music director, A.R Rahman. Let’s […]
Bangalore Days – How Anjali Menon crafted a lovely entertainer
In a scene from Bangalore Days, Aju (Dulquer Salmaan) and Kuttan (Nivin Pauly) are still sitting in the car without talking to each other for hours after the rift they had the previous night. Aju listens to a program in radio, turns to Kuttan and says, “Sorry”. Kuttan turns, smiles and says, “You are welcome”. This […]
Randamoozham – Apprehensions on the 1000 Crore Project
A while back Mohanlal made an announcement through Facebook Live on Randamoozham. Among other important updates, what has caught everyone’s attention is that an Abu Dhabi based Billionaire, B.R Shetty has agreed to invest 1000 crore rupees for Randamoozham project. This, if everything falls in place, would make it the most costliest movie ever in […]
National Awards 2017 – Quick Review
64th National awards was announced by the jury headed by director Priyadarshan a while back. Among those here are the awards that brought a smile to most of us. 1) Zaira Wasim (Best supporting actress) – I still remember how stunned I was with this young kid’s act. She was the main reason Dangal’s first half […]
Why is Jayaram hesitant to transition to character roles ?
Happened to watch Jayaram’s new movie – Sathya’s teaser and song . Jayaram is an immensely gifted actor. We have admired him for major of part of his career and he used to be a household name among the families in Kerala. There used to be a time where families did not have to look […]
Tovino Thomas’s Meteoric Rise
Last August I had to sit in a theater with only 8-10 ppl while watching Guppy. I remember how I was particularly impressed with a scene towards the end . Tovino Thomas sits on a bench with Sreenivasan, has a very calm conversation and says – “Ithonnum ee paalam paniyaan vanna enikku ariyillallo ikka”. There […]