Velu on February 13th, 2007

We have new guest contributor for Varnachitram - Velu Nair.  Velu has always enthralled us with his reviews, they are a treat to read. Now, we are privileged to have Velu commenting on 2006 Kerala Film awards in Varnachitram.
The announcement of the Kerala State Film Awards 2006 has left an entire state and scores of Malayalis across the world, literally [...]

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vc on February 12th, 2007

This time when we heard that [tag]Prithviraj[/tag] won the award for the best actor for his performance in Vasthavam, we were shocked. He did quite well in Vasthavam, but was it better than the performance of [tag]Mammotty[/tag] in Palunku, Karutha Pakshikal and Kaiyoppu or [tag]Murali[/tag]’s performance in Puli Janmam? In our opinion No. So why [...]

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vc on February 9th, 2007

Kerala State Film Awards for 2006 has been announced by a jury with Director T.K.Rajeev Kumar as the chairman

Category
Winner

Best Film
Drishtantham(Director - M.P.Sukumaran Nair)

Best Director
Lenin Rajendran(Movie - Rathri Mazha)

Best Actor
Prithviraj (Vasthavam)

Best Actress
Urvasi (Madhuchandralekha)

Acting - Special Mention by Jury
Khusboo(Kaiyoppu)

Best Actor(Runner Up)
Sai Kumar (Ananda Bhairavi)

Best Actress(Runner Up)
Padmapriya (Karutha Pakshigal, Yes Your Honour)

Best Film (Runner Up)
Notebook (Roshan Andrews)

Popular Movie
Classmates

Best Screenplay
Major Ravi(Keerthichakra)

Best Story
James Albert (Classmates)

Best [...]

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vc on February 7th, 2007

With the releases of Karutha Pakshigal, Palunku and Kayoppu the film publications were writing about the return of prodigal son,[tag]Mammootty[/tag]. With Mayavi, the talk about the prodigal son’s return seems to be premature. Reviewers verdict vary from dismal failure to racy entertainer.
Paresh Palicha of rediff.com
After doing a few offbeat roles in last four months, Mammootty [...]

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vc on February 5th, 2007

One of the most elaborate scenes in [tag]Meesha Madhavan[/tag] is when the local money lender Bhageerathan Pilla ([tag]Jagathi Sreekumar[/tag]) and his daughter Rugmini ([tag]Kavya Madhavan[/tag]) set a trap to catch the Chekku village thief Madhavan ([tag]Dileep[/tag]). Folklore says that if Madhavan twirls his moustache at someone, he will steal from that person’s house. Knowing this [...]

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vc on February 2nd, 2007

The Sundance Film Festival got over this week in Park City, Utah. This film festival which ranks along with Cannes, Moscow, Berlin, Italy and Toronto in prestige is the largest independent cinema festivals in the United States. Many film makers such as Robert Rodriguez, Quentin Tarantino, and Steven Soderbergh got their break here and movies [...]

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