vc on January 30th, 2008

We all know that Manichithathazhu is a classic, and this belief is reinforced after seeing the remakes by P. Vasu and Priyadarshan. To enjoy the original, you have to see it multiple times as there are subtleties, nuances and various clues left all around. Kishore Kumar wrote an article explaining some of the nuances and [...]

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vc on January 29th, 2008

Actor ‘Bharath’ Gopi passed away on Tuesday afternoon in a private hospital in Thiruvananthapuram.

Eminent Malayalam film actor, Bharat Gopi, who mesmerised the audience with his versatile talent, died in a private hospital here Tuesday following cardiac problems, family sources said. Gopi, 71, is survived by wife, son and a daughter.Gopi suffered a heart attack [...]

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vc on January 28th, 2008

[Srinivasan says the truth ]
While analyzing Mohanlal’s flops of the year we identified scripting or the lack of it as the major reason for the flop and it is heartening to see one of the best script writers in Malayalam agreeing with us. In fact the whole article is worth reading. There is a limit [...]

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vc on January 25th, 2008

(Crossposted at Movie Mazaa)
Blessy’s Calcutta News is a slickly designed film that unfortunately has very little to say. Well intentioned, but astoundingly unexciting, the film is a major disappointment in terms of content, concerns and convictions.
Ajith Thomas (Dileep) is a Senior Correspondent with Calcutta News who inadvertently runs into a Malayali couple, Hari (Indrajith) [...]

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vc on January 25th, 2008

Very often we see comments ridiculing Tamil films as if they are nothing compared to the glorious and thoughtful Malayalam movies. People who leave such comments should read the top ten list of Tamil movies.
2. Chennai 600028This fun, youthful and stylish film finally gave Tamil cinema a noteworthy film about cricket, our national obsession. Aiming [...]

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vc on January 24th, 2008

Recently Kavya Madhavan made some remarks on politics and the folks at thatsmalayalam.in have not liked it a bit. Kavya said that she does not like politics and the violence that goes with it. She said that if politicians who organize strikes get beaten up they should not cry and complain.
In support of their argument, [...]

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vc on January 23rd, 2008

Once upon a time, Nayantara, who had become a big star in Tamil agreed to do an item number in a Malayalam movie, Janmam. The director was the man with the name blessed by astrologers, Joshiey and the hero, the man with two left legs, Suresh Gopi. Nayantara reached the sets in Pollachi and [...]

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