Sreenivasan could so willingly be 'our little man' because in his heart of hearts he never felt trivial or inconsequential. And to the very end he stayed that way, the shrimp who knew he was a giant. Sreehari Nair doffs his hat to the late legend.
Rajeev Ravi, who filmed The Gangs of Wasseypur, is the director of this love story.
A lowdown on what's happening in the Malayalam film industry.
The film launches Fahadh Faasil's younger brother, Farhan Faasil.
'The audience's ability to connect with the character is what truly matters. For example, in my previous film Kanakam Kamini Kalaham, I played a husband with deep-seated feelings of inferiority. I would take up any role that offers me the scope to perform.'
'...without looking into yourself.' 'What matters most is human relationships and the human mind.'
'Suddenly the audience pool feels bigger, like everyone is watching everything now.' 'It's no longer limited in terms of boundaries, like a state or a language.' 'Whether it's a series, a movie or even a Korean film, the audience has access to all of it.' 'Slowly, the boundaries are blurring, so that's great for actors.'
Anweshipin Kandettum is a fascinating genre exercise let down by its incessant attention to details, observes Arjun Menon.
It's an action packed schedule on OTT this week.
Mamta records a radio show... Amala visits Assam... Sobhita ready with Major...
Like all the great love stories, Annayum Rasoolam has a tragic end. But not before we are transported into a world of furtive glances and hurried touches.
Grim police procedurals, dark superheroes, ghostly encounters, things get pretty intense on OTT this week. Sukanya Verma offers some suggestions.
Hina chills in Budapest... Mahesh Babu celebrates... Samantha's with her best buddy...
The film is a chain of interesting moments woven into the thread of a love story.
Four films are releasing today, which one are you looking froward to?
The latest updates from the Malayalam film industry.
The latest updates from the Malayalam film industry.
The latest updates from the Malayalam film industry.
Which Malayalam film are *YOU* are looking forward to?
'What I have learnt over time is that when it comes to doing any movie, your experiences helps a lot.'
The two National award-winning film is directed by Geetu Mohandas.
The film was recently awarded as the second best film at the Kerala State film awards.
The film has a problem with pacing and lags a few times but the director uses these moments to add meat to the characters.
The latest updates from the Malayalam film industry.
Kammatipaadam is a gangster movie with a difference and a must watch, for sure.
What links The Alchemist and Kochavva Paulo Ayyappa Coelho?
Every film that Sriram Raghavan makes is a compendium of ideas and sensations that tickle him. Trying to remake a Sriram Raghavan film is like getting excited by somebody else's goosebumps, observes Sreehari Nair.
A lowdown on what's happening in the Malayalam film industry.
Latest updates from the Malayalam film industry.
The latest updates from the Malayalam film industry.
A quick look at winners in the major categories.
The latest updates from the Malayalam film industry.
The latest updates from the Malayalam film industry.
In a year where we can find positives in wins for the great Gulabi Gang documentary and ace cinematographer Rajeev Ravi, the silver lining doesn't seem as wide if our priorities remain as skewed.
'Kaala's sin is not that it is presented as a mouthpiece for its director Pa Ranjith's political viewpoints, but that it makes a travesty of them.' 'Ranjith turns Marx into merchandise, all the while functioning as a hired hand for Brand Rajinikanth,' points out Sreehari Nair.
A look at the seven Malayalam films that scored in the first half of 2016!
Aseem Chhabra picks Indian and other South Asian gems at the Toronto International Film Festival.
On Kareena Kapoor's 40th birthday on September 21, Sukanya Verma handpicks 25 of her most stunning frames from various movies to highlight how she draws our attention in big and small ways.
'I might in the future step out of a Dileesh Pothan movie not completely satisfied, but content I'll be in the knowledge that our greatest living film-maker had failed striving to be something more than just an auteur,' notes Sreehari Nair.
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