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 […]
Jeethu Joseph’s Memories is one of my favorite movies in recent years. Its a regular whodunit movie but it keeps you to the edge of the seat throughout. What I really liked about the movie is the subtle and restrained manner in which Jeethu has characterized Sam Alex. When Prithviraj does a great discovery or […]
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 […]
“Daivathinte Malakhamar ennokke vilippere ullu Sir. Vilikkunnavar aarum malakhamarude veettile avastha chodikkarilla”. There is this scene in Take Off where Parvathy explains to Fahadh Faazil the reason why she didn’t leave from Iraq despite the situation in the country . She breaks down when she tells him how the wages a nurse gets in her […]
“ഞാൻ വരും ആമിയുടെ കൂടെ ആ ചടങ്ങിന് സാക്ഷിയാവാൻ … പക്ഷെ നിരഞ്ജനെ കാണുന്ന വരെ ആമി ഒരു സുയിസൈഡിനെ പറ്റി ചിന്തിക്കുക കൂടി അരുത്… അത് എനിക്ക് ആമി ഉറപ്പു തരണം ” “എല്ലാവരെയും വഞ്ചിക്കുന്ന ഈ നാടകം തീർന്നാൽ ആമി എനിക്കൊരു കാര്യം പറഞ്ഞു തരണം , എന്തായിരുന്നു ഇതിലെ എന്റെ വേഷമെന്നു… വിദൂഷകൻ , കോമാളി , അതുമല്ലെങ്കിൽ വെറുമൊരു ഡമ്മി …” Ranjith has penned several larger than life […]
There is this scene I love in Summer in Bethlehem. Manju Warrier goes in front of a mirror , looks at herself for a while and then wipes her tears .She tries to smile slowly and then switches her mood just like that as her grandparents wanted her to. Manju Warrier is such a […]
Let us look at the conversation between two cinema lovers to understand our attitude towards National and State Awards. “Baahubali 2‘s Trailer is brilliant. Looking forward to April 28th for its release” “Hey, Bahubali itself was an overrated movie. That movie winning the National award for best film in 2016 was the biggest joke that […]
Happened to watch Singham 3 today. The movie is beneficial in many ways in that it helps increase your mental endurance and is also highly educational. Director Hari makes sure each and every viewer has some tip or information to take away. Let’s start with a 10 minute sequence in Singham 3 where a character […]
Oru Mexican Aparatha tells the story of feud between two parties – KSQ and SFY in Maharaja Campus. Former is the ruling and dominant party for many years . Whereas the latter is trying to gain a foothold by winning a seat for the first time. Keep aside the college political backdrop, Oru Mexican Aparatha […]
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 […]