“In few seconds I would have been responsible for another death. For a change, I thought I would be responsible for a life” says the hero in Yennai Arindhaal as he first meets the heroine proving Gautham Menon still has new tricks up his sleeve when it comes to portraying romance .”98% of the policemen […]
During the opening ceremony of National Games , a friend asked me what is the significance of Mohanlal and M.G Sreekumar singing songs from old Mohanlal movies on a National games event. I replied back-” If A.R Rahman had been in this place conducting this program , won’t he also be using songs from his […]
There is one thing Mammootty tells constantly any year he gets on stage to receive best actor at ‘FilmFare Awards South’ .That Filmfare should stop having separate award functions – one for Bollywood and one for South- and rather treat the artists across the nation as one. Mammooty is 63 years old and does pretty […]
“The Fire that you have ignited in our minds and hearts – that’s not gonna phase out soon. And we will see that your dreams go to an end” In the closing sequences of Rang De Basanti, the protagonists are all dead. We are shown the faces of their beloved ones and parents for few […]
History has shown that if you leave your viewers with a tame ending ,chances are quite a lot that people tend to forget whatever great things you had shown them otherwise before in the movie. On the other hand , if you keep your best moments to the end ,let your audience leave on a […]
2014 has been another great year for Malayalam Cinema and started right where Drishyam ended in 2013. As 2014 came to a close, we have a handful of movies that have left a huge mark and those movies had immensely memorable moments that still stay with us. Here is a look at some of the […]
On Dec 18th 2013, Mohanlal has had four flops in that year .Drishyam’s trailer had nothing exciting in it and was not a movie that everyone really looked forward to. On Dec 19th 2013, Drishyam releases. At the end of the movie, when Mohanlal walks out of the police station , everyone stood up and […]
In a memorable scene from Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge , Simran’s mother who realizes that her daughter is in love with Raj ,asks them to run away saying no one will understand their love. Raj politely refuses and tells her – “I will surely carry my bride away but only when her dad gives me […]
I find it difficult to agree with people who say Cinema doesn’t influence us in any manner and rather is only a means of entertainment. Among many other wonderul things that movies can do to us , it amazes me when Cinema portrays people who care for each other without being tied up by blood […]
After Jigarthanda and now Kaaviya Thalaivan – the next time Siddharth sits in for a discussion with the film makers , his first question might be – ‘Does this movie too has an antagonist or second hero who could shine more?’ Siddharth does a great job in Kaaviya Thalaivan especially in the climax but not […]