There was a time when Malayalam music had simple lyrics and simple music. Those were the days of Devarajan + Vayalar Ramavarma + P. Bhaskaran etc. Although I am not upto the idea of ‘only’ old is gold, I do agree with the factor that it is the simplicity of the lyrics and music that [...]
That is producer-director Lal talking to Deepika about how Malayalees are not putting in hard work in the field of cinema compared to people in other states. This Malayali attitude is what writer-director Sathyan Anthikkad tackles in his latest movie Vinodayatra. Sathyan’s films follow a template, with a hilarious first half and an emotionally loaded [...]
In Chotta Mumbai there were two questions for which we were seeking answers. Is Anwar Rasheed a one act pony? Does Mohanlal look like Bhavana’s Daddy? According to the reviews the answer to (1) and (2) is No. Anwar Rasheed seems to have created an excellent “entertainer”, a word much abused by Johnny Antony and [...]
Who is up and who is down. The score card keeps track of it for you. Nayantara: When the CM of Karnataka calls the CM of TN they talk about Cauvery. When the CM of Andhra calls the CM of TN, they talk about Nayantara . Priyadarshan: Earlier the economy of Kerala was driven by [...]
(The music for the Lenin Rajendran’s Rathri Mazha starring Vineeth and Meera Jasmine won the best music director award for Ramesh Narayanan and the best male and female singer awards for Srinivas and Sujatha.) A renowned food critic once commented on Food Network® about trying to judge something. He was judging a dish prepared by [...]
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Recently Mohanlal was criticized by the Mahatma Gandhi Foundation for appearing in a liquor advertisment. We felt outraged by that protest as we feel people should own responsibility for their drinking problems and not blame it on actors. Our editorial on that issue has now been published by sify.com.
An underworld bodyguard who returns to his home, a youngster who goes to Tamil Nadu to sell a house, a man who wants to take life easy, a bunch of conmen based in Kochi, and a kid who is a mathematical wizard. These are the people coming to entertain us this Vishu season which is [...]
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