What follows is essentially a long scene set in a single location, and you watch in amazement as the scene grows into one of Indian cinema's funniest and most spectacular pieces of sustained craftsmanship, accumulating emotional power and subtext, growing wings and claws, becoming its own beast, applauds Sreehari Nair.
A lowdown on what's happening in the Malayalam film industry.
'Thanks to OTT, our work is now seen by all.' 'Every movie is getting recognition from not just India, but from all over the world.'
A look at Malayalam movies releasing in January.
Exciting times ahead at the Malayalam box office.
Sukanya Verma's OTT recommendations this week.
Mammootty is towering as the unflinching enigma that prevents Bramayugam from being a middling genre exercise, observes Arjun Menon.
'I am a spontaneous actor. I follow what works for the character.'
Ahead of his film Selfiee, which releases on Friday, Akshay Kumar broke the Guinness World Record for the Most Selfies taken in three minutes at a promotional event in Mumbai.
A lowdown on what's going on in the Malayalam film industry.
'I was studying for my grade 10 examinations and shooting for Balika Vadhu at the same time. That's when I got the script of Uyyala Jampala. So I was carrying my Physics book in my hand and the script in the other!' Avika Gor takes on Telugu cinema.
Catch one of Mammootty's career best works, Oscar-winner Michelle Yeoh and more on OTT this week.
'What's beautiful now about India is that we are discovering so much more about each other, our stories and micro culture.'
Salute explores narratives of police brutality and unethical practices, power-hungry politicians who will stop at nothing and the helplessness of innocent victims of crime, observes Divya Nair.
South Indian cinema's biggest superstars rock the show on OTT. Sukanya Verma gives us some recommendations for the week.
'What The Kerala Story is trying to do is take the fake hate propaganda which we saw earlier only on WhatsApp to the big screen now.'
Nithya Menen talks about going from Malayalam to Telugu with Ala Modalaindi.
Last weekend seemed to be dedicated to awards for style and talent.
Get your lowdown of what's happening in Malayalam cinema right here!
The south actress is excited about her new film Krishnamma Kalipindi Iddarini.
'We lost the brightest shining star in our constellation. You made us laugh till we cried.'
Death of a princess, deadly Godzilla and detectives galore on OTT this week.
'Cinema or the sentiment of a people, disgusted by contemporary politics and wanting to feel whole by collectively recalling a moment of great difficulty that was also a cause for togetherness?', asks Shyam G Menon.
A look at the seven Malayalam films that scored in the first half of 2016!
'I only challenge myself in every way possible and feel that an actor's job is to be universal.'
Priyadarshan has made some of the best comedies in Hindi cinema, but the director says it none of it would have been possible without the cult success of Hera Pheri which completed 20 years on March 31.
Watching Aavesham is like sprinting through the whole history of our mass-masala movies and seeing it in a new light, notes Sreehari Nair. And this, incidentally, is the story of Fahadh Faasil's career too.
Akshay and Emraan's first movie outing together seems a good family entertainer with loads of action, drama and comedy.
Amitabh Bachchan, who is shooting for Project K with Prabhas and Deepika Padukone in Hyderabad, attended the inauguration of its Producer Vyjayanthi Movies' new office in the city.
Manjummel Boys is a largely conventional, commercial movie. But given the rather curvy observations that do stay intact in the film, Rohit Sathish is tempted to think what an even braver, more ambitious film would have done.
Which film are *YOU* looking forward to?
Get your lowdown on what's happening in Malayalam cinema!
Here's looking at the newest batch of hot guys who are quickly consolidating their positions as heartthrobs.
I do have a dream biopic. It has as its subject Renu Saluja, the cosmically gifted editor, with a special focus on the Vidhu Vinod Chopra-Saluja-Sudhir Mishra love story, says Sreehari Nair.
Catherine Tresa talks about herself, her forthcoming film Chamak Challo, and the whole experience of working in it.
Deepa Gahlot lists Hindi biopics about Indian political leaders: Some worked, some did not, but they managed to avoid controversy.
In 2020, Hindi cinema had a tough time staying on par with its southern counterparts.
Alia Bhatt won hearts when she wore her wedding sari at the 69th National Film Awards at the Vigyan Bhawan in Delhi. The ivory embroidered drape was designed by Sabyasachi Mukherjee.
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