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How Dileep uses his films to gather support, power

  • Posted on January 11, 2022January 12, 2022
  • by Vishal Menon
An ex-fan of the ex-star calls out the actor’s bluff in his attempts to use his art as a means to gather support
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Arike: An Ode To The Mystery Of Love

  • Posted on January 7, 2022
  • by Krishna Menon
The film presents a cocktail of paradoxes – of lovers who don’t love, friends who don’t understand each other, and superstitious parents who blatantly ignore all the glaring bad omens
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Keshu Ee Veedinte Nadhan: As Fun As A Day At The Passport Office

  • Posted on December 31, 2021
  • by Vishal Menon
Inside the glorious mess that the film is, there is a half-decent idea that could have made for a watchable comedy.
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5 Malayalam Films Before Malik Inspired From The Godfather

  • Posted on July 24, 2021July 24, 2021
  • by Team FC
Satvik Kumar lists a few good to downright embarrassing remakes of The Godfather in Malayalam
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8 Problematic Blockbusters In Malayalam That Haven’t Aged Well
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8 Problematic Blockbusters In Malayalam That Haven’t Aged Well

  • Posted on June 10, 2021June 10, 2021
  • by Team FC
From The King to Pulimurugan, here are 8 much-loved Malayalam blockbusters that haven’t aged as well as we hoped.
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Kadakkal Chandran, KGR, Kammaran Nambiar: A ‘Role’ Call Of 15 Malayalam Movie CMs
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A ‘Role’ Call Of 15 Malayalam Movie CMs

  • Posted on May 13, 2021May 13, 2021
  • by Team FC
From the righteous to the corrupt, a list of 15 Chief Ministers from Malayalam cinema played by a slew of veteran actors.
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How Malayalam Cinema Uses Facial Hair In Character Design

  • Posted on May 8, 2021May 10, 2021
  • by Vishal Menon
The moustache has always been a scruffy symbol for the Malayali superstar’s macho image. With changing storylines introspecting themes of patriarchy and heroism, has facial hair of characters acquired new meanings?
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Calcutta News Delivers Its Social Message As A Romantic Thriller

  • Posted on February 9, 2021February 9, 2021
  • by Gokul Nair
In Calcutta News, there are no big speeches. Neither is there a hard-hitting, memorable climax serving as the pivot for the whole screenplay. No, this is purely an unconventional love story.
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Like Master’s Vijay, Seven Films in Malayalam Where The Leads Had A Drinking Problem
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Like Vijay's Master, 7 Malayalam Films Where The Leads Were Alcoholics

  • Posted on January 28, 2021January 28, 2021
  • by Team FC
From Mammootty to Mohanlal and Prithviraj, every top star in Malayalam cinema has played a version of an alcohol-loving person. Satvik Kumar lists films that dealt with alcoholism with empathy, and even humour.
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25 Malayalam Comedies For Every Mood, Available On YouTube
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25 Malayalam Comedies For Every Mood, Available On YouTube

  • Posted on September 15, 2020September 19, 2020
  • by Team FC
From polite nostalgic laughter to crazy giggling, these films provide all kinds of laughs. Slapstick or situational, dark or fantasy, there’s something for everyone.
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A Not So Happy Coronam: A Brief History Of Malayalam Cinema’s Big Onam Clashes
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A Brief History Of Malayalam Cinema’s Big Onam Box Office Clashes

  • Posted on August 29, 2020August 30, 2020
  • by Vishal Menon
As the age-old Onam film-viewing tradition moves to the small screen this year with the release of Kilometres and Kilometres, C U Soon, and Maniyarayile Ashokan, we go back 30 years to trace the hits, the misses and the disasters that made up big festival release season.
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QUIZ: How Well Do You Know The Double Roles Of Malayalam Cinema?

  • Posted on July 14, 2020October 6, 2021
  • by Team FC
Leaderboard: How Well Do You Know The Double Roles Of Malayalam Cinema?
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