How Dileep uses his films to gather support, power
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
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
Keshu Ee Veedinte Nadhan: As Fun As A Day At The Passport Office
Inside the glorious mess that the film is, there is a half-decent idea that could have made for a watchable comedy.
5 Malayalam Films Before Malik Inspired From The Godfather
Satvik Kumar lists a few good to downright embarrassing remakes of The Godfather in Malayalam
8 Problematic Blockbusters In Malayalam That Haven’t Aged Well
From The King to Pulimurugan, here are 8 much-loved Malayalam blockbusters that haven’t aged as well as we hoped.
A ‘Role’ Call Of 15 Malayalam Movie CMs
From the righteous to the corrupt, a list of 15 Chief Ministers from Malayalam cinema played by a slew of veteran actors.
How Malayalam Cinema Uses Facial Hair In Character Design
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?
Calcutta News Delivers Its Social Message As A Romantic Thriller
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.
Like Vijay's Master, 7 Malayalam Films Where The Leads Were Alcoholics
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.
25 Malayalam Comedies For Every Mood, Available On YouTube
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.
A Brief History Of Malayalam Cinema’s Big Onam Box Office Clashes
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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