Ask any Malayalam movie lover to pick out their top five actors in Malayalam , very rare are the chances that you find a list without Thilakan in it. That itself speaks a lot about the actor’s greatness than anything else. Thilakan was an integral part of Malayalam Cinema ever since his debut in 1972 […]
I watched Left Right Left yesterday. Indrajith’s portrayal as Vattu Jayan is just awesome and one of the most talked about performances this year. Presenting us with one memorable performance after other in recent years, this dedicated young actor never ceases to amaze you. It was then this question popped up my mind – Indrajith […]
– In ‘Thoovanathumbikal‘ , when it rains as Jayakrishnan writes the letter to Clara.– In ‘Namukku Parkaan Munthiri Thoppukal‘ , when Solomon proposes to Sofia– In ‘Dasharatham‘ , when Rajiv Menon asks Maggie if she can love him like Annie loves his son– In ‘Aparan‘ , when Jayaram walks around the cremation site smiling leaving […]
All great actors attained their heights because they were able to portray some great characters written for them. For someone whom histrionics is his biggest strength, Mammootty’s most memorable characters include Amaram’s Achootty, Thaniyavarthanam’s Balan Mash and Valsyalyam’s Raghavan Nair. The rest of India came to know about Mohanlal when he first got […]
A friend’s comment on my post –Top Malayalam Movies of 2012 prompted me to write this article. Choosing the worst from a pile of bad movies is no easy task but movies below might find place in anybody’s list for the worst films of 2012. 1) Casanova – The bigger the expectations, the bigger the debacle […]
2012 has been a good year for Malayalam Cinema. With the exception of perhaps Mayamohini, all other major boxoffice hits were critically acclaimed ones too and that is a good sign. The most pleasing aspect this year has been the rise of a number of promising young leading actors to look out for future.Fahad Fazil( […]
I watched Mammootty’s Thappana last week. I had liked the couple of one-liners that appeared in the teasers that came out when the movie released but turns out those are the only good things in the entire movie. There is no story at all in the first half and Mammootty just wanders from place to place […]
From his first movie – Nandanam in 2002 to his debut in bollywood yesterday, over the 10 years, Prithviraj’s career graph is unmatchable to any other young contemporary actor in Malayalam industry. Prithviraj has delivered many super hits, been part of many prestigious projects, have done a lot of memorable roles but there is still […]
Malayalam Cinema had produced a number of great talented directors. There are highly successful directors like Fazil, Priyadarshan and Sathyan Anthikad but they have had a lot of average to below average movies in their career and did movies mostly belonging to a particular genre. Then there are directors like Adoor Gopalakrishnan and T.V Chandran […]