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Joju George Madhuram
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Madhuram Trailer Talk: Strangers In A Hospital, Finding Hope

  • Posted on December 10, 2021
  • by Team FC
The film is about holding on with love and hope as a bunch of strangers find that comfort in each other.
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Jan E Man Chidambaram Basil Joseph
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Jan.E.Man: An Original Dark Comedy With An Excellent Ensemble

  • Posted on November 19, 2021
  • by Vishal Menon
Jan.E.Man is the film you would have got if Lijo Jose Pellissery had co-directed Ee Ma Yau with Rafi Mecartin
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13 Malayalam Actors Who Got Great Character Roles In Tamil Films

  • Posted on June 26, 2021
  • by Team FC
Satvik Kumar takes us through a list of performances by predominantly Malayalam-language actors who rocked a character role or two in Tamil films
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Kala, On Amazon Prime Video, Will Batter And Dazzle You

  • Posted on May 24, 2021
  • by Anupama Chopra
The film puts you through the wringer, gives you a peek into the darkness within and leaves you with much to ponder
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Kala, On Amazon Prime Video, Is A Superbly Stylized Film About The Animal In Us Beneath Layers Of Civilization
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Kala Is About The Animal In Us Beneath Layers Of Civilization

  • Posted on May 20, 2021May 21, 2021
  • by Baradwaj Rangan
This is a carefully designed film filled with echoes and mirror images.
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From Watch Mechanic In ‘24’ to Billionaire Florist in ‘Casanovva’... Twenty Unusual Professions From South Films
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Twenty Unusual Professions Of Characters From South Films

  • Posted on May 6, 2021May 6, 2021
  • by Team FC
Here’s a list of twenty unusual professions of characters, from Vijay Sethupathi as a professional kidnapper in Soodhu Kavvum to Lal as the keeper of archives in Salt N’ Pepper.
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Karnan Movie Review: Mari Selvaraj’s Second Film Is A Chilling Wail Against Inaction
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Karnan Is A Chilling Wail Against Inaction

  • Posted on April 9, 2021April 10, 2021
  • by Vishal Menon
With Santhosh Narayanan’s rousing score, great performances all around and the earthy, burnt tones of Theni Eswar, Karnan intentionally disturbs the viewer from their slumber.
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Review Of Tsunami, Out Now On Neestream: An Unfunny SMS Forward Stretched Into A Full-Length Absurd Comedy
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Tsunami Is An Unfunny Forward Stretched To A Full-Length Absurd Comedy

  • Posted on March 30, 2021
  • by Vishal Menon
Even typical comedy scenes of this team that usually work in isolation come across as loud and crass.
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Kala Tovino Thomas
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Kala Is A Brutal, Visceral Duel Where Violence Becomes Poetry

  • Posted on March 27, 2021March 27, 2021
  • by Vishal Menon
Kala subverts every rule of the home invasion thriller by demanding that we ask ourselves, “whose home is being invaded by whom?”
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Karnan Music Review: Santhosh Narayanan’s Minimalist Music Wraps Itself Around The Lyrics
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Karnan’s Album Rewards Close, Repetitive Listening

  • Posted on March 23, 2021April 2, 2021
  • by Ashutosh Mohan
The songs in Karnan are not just a musical escape. Lyrics are melded to the music and they steep the listener in Karnan’s world. It’s an album that rewards close, repetitive listening
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Salt N’ Pepper, My Favourite Malayalam Movie: A Delicious Blend Of Good Food and Love

  • Posted on January 20, 2021
  • by Darsana B
By the time Maya and Kalidasan finally come together, you will be convinced that one is never too old for love (and good food)
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Lal, Gautham Vasudev Menon, Bharathiraja: Successful Directors Who Also Became Successful Actors
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Lal, Gautham Vasudev Menon, Bharathiraja: Directors Who Turned Actors

  • Posted on December 15, 2020December 15, 2020
  • by Karthik Keramalu
Call them director’s actors, director-actors or director-turned-actors, here’s a list of filmmakers who have proved beyond doubt that they are just as good in front of the camera as they are behind it.
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