Nayattu: When Ruthless Practicality Becomes The Norm
Martin Prakkat and Shahi Kabir’s Nayattu is a road movie with an undertone of unsettling tension and grey morality
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Joju George
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Malik: About And Against Oppression, Both Systemic And Systematic
Even though the film is an understated version of the benevolent crime lord’s rise and fall, the overall treatment and an eclectic assortment of characters elevate it well beyond cliché
Malik: When Power, Politics And Relationships Intersect
Malik is more than just an epic crime film. It is a story of friendships turned sour, of greed and its impact on humanity, and most importantly, of morality and practicality.
Malik, On Amazon Prime Video, Is A Rewarding Gangster Saga
Even minor characters have a way of coming back later on to show us their impact and place. And that’s how a film with so much vastness in both scale and subject manages to affect us so emotionally.
Malik Examines The Tragic Interplay Of Religion And Violence
Fahadh Faasil combines delicate melancholy with majesty and becomes, in every way, a malik
I Want To Play A Boy Next Door Or Do A Film Like DDLJ: Fahadh Faasil
“After Trance, I wanted to unlearn and do something new, and that’s when Malik happened,’ says the actor.
Malik Trailer Talk: A Peek Into The Beginnings Of Fahadh's Sulaiman
Directed by Mahesh Narayanan, starring Fahadh Faasil, Nimisha Sajayan and Joju George, and produced by Anto Joseph Film Company, Malik is set to release on Amazon Prime Video on July 15.
Aanum Pennum Feels Like Snapshots That Aren’t About Anything
The anthology is made up of stories about strong women set in three different time periods.
Aanum Pennum Tells The Timeless Story Of Man And Woman
What holds each chapter and the anthology together is the focussed exploration of the most fundamental, timeless parts of what makes and shapes a man-woman relationship.
Karthik Subbaraj On The Ideas Behind Jagame Thandhiram
“Gangster films, somehow, become about immigration,” says the director.
Jagame Thandhiram: A Flamboyant But Generic Film On An Important Issue
This should have been Suruli’s coming-of-age story, about him wrapping his head around the refugee crisis.
Jagame Thandhiram Is An Ambitious And Messy Dark Comedy
The film’s righteous self-importance just does not fit into the world it tries to build for itself.
