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Aug 17, 2024 · Manichitrathazhu review: 31 years on, Fazil’s psychological thriller starring Mohanlal, Shobana remains a masterpiece in Malayalam cinema Manichithrathazhu movie review: Fazil's Mohanlal, Shobana and Suresh Gopi-starrer remains the gold standard due to its impeccable writing, performances, technical craftsmanship, music and the sheer conviction with which each scene has been directed.
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- Mohanlal, Shobana, Suresh Gopi
- Manjadikuru (2008) ‘Manjadikkuru’, directed by Anjali Menon, also the debut film by her was massively refreshing, yet in a way revolutionary in its ideas and an ode to a forgotten period.
- Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum (2017) The greatest thing happened in Malayalam cinema this year, more accurately Indian cinema; ‘Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum’ is a complete film that Malayalam has been in search for long.
- Njan Steve Lopez (2013) A criminally underrated piece of work, ‘Njan Stev Lopez’ essentially is a character study of the lead character Steve (Farhaan Faasil), but it fascinatedly travels to great depths and is an incredibly moving piece of work.
- Nizhalkuthu (2002) ‘Nizhalkuthu’ is another legendary film from the greatest living director in India, Adoor Gopalakrishnan, which tells the story of a poor old hangman called Kaliappan and his dilemma.
- Maheshinte Prathikaaram
- Dasharatham
- Aattam
- Thampu
- Amma Ariyan
- Drishyam
- Ayyappanum Koshiyum
- Pokkuveyil
- Nadodikkattu
- Kumbalangi Nights
This directorial debut of Dileesh Pothan is a “serious comedy” in Fahadh Faasil‘s own words, who plays Mahesh in the film. A group of youngsters knocks him down while he attempts to defuse a conflict between his friend and them. Unable to fight back, an embarrassed Mahesh publicly vows that he will not wear his slippers again until he has avenged h...
Released in the same year as another Sibi Malayil-A.K. Lothidas collaborative masterpiece, “Kireedam,” “Dasharatham” wasn’t a major box office success, although, in the later years, it joined the list of under-appreciated 1980s Malayalam movies. Unlike many working-class protagonists Mohanlal played in the 1980s, Rajiv Menon in “Dhasaratham” is a s...
Anand Ekarshi’s riveting feature-film directorial debut, “Aattam” (“The Play”), is a brilliant study of the male psyche and male entitlement. A group of men from a theatre troupe come together to speak about a sexual harassment incident that has befallen their sole female colleague. While trying to reach a consensus on what to do about the suspecte...
Govindan Aravindan is one of India’s most original filmmakers, whose works don’t neatly fit into a particular filmmaking style. Though his movies have an observational style akin to a documentarian’s gaze, his unique visual sensibilities conjure intimate portraits of landscapes and people that have a spiritual quality. Film scholar M.K. Raghavendra...
Critics consider John Abraham one of the finest Malayalam filmmakers despite his untimely death in 1987 after directing only four feature films. And “Amma Ariyan” is unarguably his finest and most complex work. Featured in BFI’s Top 10 Indian Films list, the story revolves around the incidents following the death of a young Naxalite, upon whose dea...
Jeethu Joseph is definitely not the best among the new-wave Malayalam filmmakers. In fact, the filmmaker’s overreliance on melodrama and convenient twists in his recent films leaves us with a weary viewing experience. But there’s something undeniably enthralling in the way he sets the ordinary characters and their extraordinary conflicts in the blo...
South Indian cinema has had its share of ‘feudal rowdy’ hero/anti-hero characters. Mohanlal’s Mangalasserry Neelakandan in I.V. Sasi’s “Devasuram” (1993) is one of the best examples, in which the bad boy patriarch undergoes a change and repents for his toxicity. The movie’s familiar melodrama and gender stereotypes haven’t aged well, although Mohan...
Govindan Aravindan is one of the finest filmmakers produced in India. Arguably the country’s most poetic director, Aravindan’s films are revered for their visual lyricism and minimalism. His cinematographer, Shaji N. Karun, is credited with creating a transcendental world through his beautiful images. In “Pokkuveyil,” both artists are at their peak...
Sathyan Anthikad is one of the most commercially successful Malayalam filmmakers who mastered the art of satirizing social issues and packaging them in entertaining capsules. The director-writer combination of Anthikad and Sreenivasan is responsible for some of the wittiest popular movies in Malayalam cinema. “Nadodikkatu” stars Mohanlal and Sreeni...
One of the finest mainstream films of the previous decade, Madhu Narayanan’s directorial debut “Kumbalangi Nights” takes on social taboos along with challenging several stereotypes but never lets loose its grip on the entertainment quotient. So-called alpha males crying their heart out, bringing home the widow and baby of a deceased best friend, an...
Masterpiece is a 2017 Indian Malayalam -language action crime thriller film directed by Ajai Vasudev and written by Udayakrishna. [2] It stars Mammootty in the lead role, alongside Unni Mukundan, Varalaxmi Sarathkumar, Mukesh, Gokul Suresh, Maqbool Salmaan and John Kaippallil. Principal photography began on 17 April 2017 at the Fatima Mata ...
Nov 14, 2018 · Quiet and contemplative in its narrative style, it is deeply moving in effect. Yavanika (1982, crime thriller): It's considered one of the finest crime thrillers to have been made in Malayalam cinema. Directed by K.G. George, said to have made a strong presence in the new wave movement, Yavanika explores the backstage drama of a travelling ...
Feb 15, 2024 · Bramayugam Movie Review: Director Rahul Sadasivan's Bramayugam, featuring actor Mammootty in the lead, is nothing short of a masterpiece. The film is a riveting horror tale that keeps you hooked to the screen from start to finish.
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