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The Quiet Brilliance Of Suresh Gopi’s Nakulan In Manichitrathazhu

  • Posted on May 4, 2021May 4, 2021
  • by Parvati Mohan
If you haven’t yet paid a lot of attention to his character, please do the next time you watch the movie (because we all know there will be a next time, and possibly several next times after)
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QUIZ: How Well Do You The Malayalam Classic Manichitrathazhu, Starring Shobana And Mohanlal?
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QUIZ: How Well Do You Know The Malayalam Classic Manichitrathazhu?

  • Posted on December 5, 2020October 14, 2021
  • by Team FC
The classic turns 28 later this month. It’s a film you’ve watched dozens of times. But do you really know the film?
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Looking At Padmarajan’s Innale, And His Remarkable Oeuvre

  • Posted on November 29, 2020November 28, 2020
  • by Praveen Palakkazhi
Padmarajan’s aim seemed to have been to capture the ambiguous nature love and life take sometimes
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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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How The Heroine Introduction Scene Has Evolved In Malayalam Cinema
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How The Heroine Introduction Scene Has Evolved In Malayalam Cinema

  • Posted on August 21, 2020August 21, 2020
  • by Meera Venugopal
From the 1980s and 1990s when the introduction shot told you who the heroine was, their roles are doing the talking now.
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Unconventional Love Stories in Malayalam Cinema
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Unconventional Love Stories in Malayalam Cinema

  • Posted on June 28, 2020December 4, 2020
  • by Meera Venugopal
There are perfect love stories and then there are those that travel an unusual route in search of love. Meera Venugopal writes about characters who gave a whole new dimension to falling in love and happily-ever-afters.
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Mohanlal As Michael And Mammootty As Vito Corleone, Or 10 Impossible Malayalam-To-Hollywood Crossovers No One Asked For
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Malayalam-To-Hollywood Crossovers No One Asked For

  • Posted on May 26, 2020May 29, 2020
  • by Vishal Menon
A school bus conversation to finalise the most ideal Hollywood film/franchise for some of the biggest stars in Malayalam. Warning: Not to be taken seriously
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Varane Avasyamund
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Varane Avashyamund Is On Netflix: A Rewind

  • Posted on April 21, 2020January 18, 2021
  • by Baradwaj Rangan
It’s hardest to play heavy scenes in a light manner, and these actors do it marvellously. The director chooses to discard microscopic detail in favour of broad arcs and happy-making vignettes.
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Varane Avasyamund
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Varane Avashyamund Movie Review: Anoop Sathyan Mixes Nuance With Nostalgia To Give Us A...

  • Posted on February 14, 2020January 18, 2021
  • by Vishal Menon
We get love stories of two age groups, yet it’s the older couple that appears far more modern.
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Ten well-written women leads in Malayalam cinema
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10 Women Protagonists In Malayalam Cinema To Cheer For

  • Posted on October 14, 2019March 15, 2022
  • by Neelima Menon
A listicle of profound women characters that have appeared over the years on the silver screen.
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“It Will Be A Huge Flop”. 20 Fascinating Facts About The Making Of Manichit...

  • Posted on December 24, 2018May 15, 2020
  • by Neelima Menon
A disappointed Illaiyaraaja, Shobana the editor and an angry KPAC Lalitha…25 years after the release of the classic, here are facets about the film you probably didn’t know
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