It Was Always About Making A Film With Mammukka: Ratheena
“I think Mammukka is the easiest for directors to approach with a movie idea, and even subconsciously, it was always about making a film with him”, says the debut director
Malayalam Interview
I Research And Make Notes For Each Character: Parvathy Thiruvothu
“Method gives me all the ammo to fly because just depending on the little tricks helps me jump off to different directions with my imagination”, says the actress
Sharis Mohammad On The Politics Of Jana Gana Mana
“Student politics has now moved online. It needs to become offline again”, says Sharis Mohammad on the writing of Jana Gana Mana
Santosh Sivan On His Cinematography And Filmmaking Journey
“You never stop learning as a cinematographer, every shot you take is like a new beginning for you and that is what keeps it going”, says the director of Jack N’Jill
A Song Is Never Over. You Can Work On It Till Eternity: Jakes Bejoy
“When composing music, if you understand the cinema and what it demands, then it is all about the musician’s musicality and his exposure that drive things forward”, says the composer
Sudev Nair On Working With Mohanlal and Mammootty
“Mohanlal doesn’t really prepare, he is really in the moment, and that is where you have to get as an artist”, says the actor
Navya Nair On Her Acting Break And Comeback
“I have always been lucky enough to do good projects and my characters are still celebrated”, says the actor.
Selvaraghavan On Why Mayakkam Enna Is Close To His Heart
“When you like your profession, whether you are a filmmaker or working in a software company, some experience happens, and it makes you feel that every day is taking you closer to what you really like to do,” says the writer-director
Anoop Menon On Why He Doest Not Listen To Script Narrations Anymore
“All my bedtime goes in reading the new scripts I’m offered. Either way, a bad script guarantees you a good sleep. So it’s a win-win”, says the actor-screenwriter
Saiju Kurup on owning Malayali identity and the beauty of the mundu
A week before the release of Upacharapoorvam Gunda Jayan, Saiju Kurup settles down for a phone interview about the pressures of shouldering a film as its protagonist, the time he took to learn the ropes of the Malayalam film industry and more. Edited excerpts:
From pleading to buy just one cassette to Hridayam with his name on it
The moving coming-of-age story of Hesham Abdul Wahab, a music-obsessed boy from Saudi who made an entire state go ‘Darshanaaaaaa…
I had enough content for two films: Vineeth Sreenivasan
I had the content for two films and for me, Hridayam was much bigger than this, says the actor-director
