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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Arike, So Close – Yet So Far (An Underrated Film)
Arike shows that love is not a destination, but a journey on which we unlearn and relearn things about ourselves and others, for better or for worse
30 Best Looking Malayalam Films Of All Time
Framing a broken man through a broken home in Chemmeen. Holding hands with ten Kathakali dancers while skipping along the fields in Chandranudikkunna Dikkil. Kumbalangi Nights and how it became our Google Image Search for ‘bioluminescence’ and Mary’s beehive in Premam. Here’s a wedding photo album of a marriage between Malayalam cinema and its beloved cinematographers, costume designers and art directors
15 Movie Endings That Left Us Unsatisfied
An ending can elevate an average film and make it great… or it can go awry in a way that even a genuinely good premise can’t save its aftertaste
Ten Malayalam films based on politics for the present mood
From political thrillers to satires, Satvik Kumar makes a list of ten Malayalam films based on politics for the present mood
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.
The Painful Inevitability Of Repetition: Thaniyavarthanam, My Favourite Malayalam Film
As we watch helplessly, we are taken through the devastating heights to which situations escalate when superstition arrives in the midst of an otherwise ordinary life
Lucifer, An Unconventional Favourite From An Unconventional Industry
Lucifer is a self-aware movie. The writer Murali Gopy knows that the character arc of the protagonist has been recycled umpteen times on screen.
Kaiyoppu, The Film That Inspires Me And Gives Me Hope
Balachandran is the character who has been my solace during my lonely weekends in Mumbai. Balachandran is me, or anyone around me: any introverted, lonely person who finds solace in words and stories.
Why Ottaal Is My Favourite Malayalam Film Of The Last Decade
Through the portrayal of warm and generous relationships amidst an abundance of natural beauty, the director wants us to reflect on and question our idea of a wholesome life
Looking At Padmarajan’s Innale, And His Remarkable Oeuvre
Padmarajan’s aim seemed to have been to capture the ambiguous nature love and life take sometimes
Ee.Ma.Yau., On Prime Video: A King’s Burial, Undermined
It is about a great promise that a son gives his father and fails to fulfil – a grand, royal funeral
