After dozens of films that milked nostalgia for comedy and romance, here’s a film that does it with a genre (and a star) we had forgotten to return to.
Before the release of his second film Kaaval, director-writer Nithin Renji Panicker opens up about recreating ‘vintage Suresh Gopi’, memories of watching the first show of ‘The King’ and why the infamous ‘Kasaba’ controversy hasn’t affected him.
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)
When did the sequel tradition start in Malayalam cinema? And which are the films that have proved worthy successors? Saumya Varier and Satvik Kumar dig deep to come up with a list of 10 films, and some special mentions.
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.