August 25, 2011
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[coauthored with Nikhi Menon] In the finale of Munch Star Singer Junior Mr. Jagathi Sreekumar made a speech in which he came out against the anchor Ranjini Haridas. Mimicking her style of speaking, which is Malayalam with an English accent, … Continue reading
May 3, 2011
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Christian Brothers is the most awesomest movie we have ever seen this year. The primary goal of the script writers was not to tax the brain of Malayali viewer and provide VFM (Value for Money). It is filmed in exactly … Continue reading
May 1, 2011
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For those of us used to seeing so called “Entertainers” like Twenty-Twenty or various mindless comedy movies, Urumi is a welcome change. It is a bold move from the producers to think of a big canvas movie, get a pan-Indian … Continue reading
April 1, 2011
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In Malayalam, Urumi’s release preceeded with two trashy superstar movies, August 15 and Christian Brothers. In a sense, time was ripe for Urumi. For the lead actor Prithvi Raj, facing a huge road block in his career, with back to … Continue reading
March 27, 2009
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Idea 1: There is a scarcity for screenplay writers and good stories in Malayalam. Some of our screen writers fee is more than what the Director would charge. So there is a school of thought which promotes this idea of … Continue reading
February 8, 2008
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Recently Bharadwaj Rangan wrote I wouldn’t be surprised if, in the near future, multiplexes everywhere take to installing braincheck rooms outside the cinema halls. As we hold out our tickets to the usher, I can see us being asked to … Continue reading
January 17, 2008
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The year is 2008 not 1980. Malayalees have lost the appetite for slow, sentimental, autobiographical movies, but East Coast Vijayan known for his stage shows where his name is repeated every 15 minutes has not realized it. His first film, … Continue reading