December 30, 2005
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The painting on the left is Raja Ravi Varma’s Damayanti and the Swan. The image on the right is from a song in the movie Ananthabhadram. The song, Pinakkamano was based on the paintings of Ravi Varma. This year Ravi … Continue reading
December 29, 2005
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Few years back there was great hope in malayalam film industry with quite a number of young actors debuting. Many of us thought that era of Mammootty and Mohanlal (super stars) are over and a new dawn for malayalam cinema … Continue reading
December 28, 2005
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Actor CI Paul, died on Dec 15, due to heart failure. His silver screen break came with ‘Maadatharuvi’ in which he played the role of Fr Benedict. He acted in around 300 films and several TV serials since then. Paul, … Continue reading
December 27, 2005
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Baradwaj Rangan gives his awards to people and movies from 2005. Here are some excerpts from the Malayalam section. Producer’s Darling of the Year: Awarded to Mammooty. The man just can’t stop giving hits — Rajamanickam, Thommanum Makkalum, Nerariyan CBI, … Continue reading
December 25, 2005
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Director Blessy made his debut with the film Kaazcha starring Mammotty. Though the film had some excellent songs, we could not bear the film and had to quit midway. Now his second film Tanmatra starring Mohanlal is out and the … Continue reading
December 23, 2005
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When Amitabh Bachchan was young, he used to be a one man act in his movies, even though the movie had other actors. He could do action, comedy, dance and drama all in the same movie. In his movies heroines … Continue reading
December 20, 2005
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For a director who had lifted copying into an art form, this interview reeks arrogance. It was first used for the film Boeing Boeing, made in the 60s. It’s a 45-year old film and, after 25 years, there is no … Continue reading