November 26, 2011
by vc
45 Comments
Rediff has an interview with Prithviraj in which he asks “What have I done to deserve this”. By that he means the nasty comments created by Malayalis on him and his family. It seems that has reached a peak on … Continue reading
May 11, 2011
by vc
9 Comments
(This post is written by Raj Menon, who is a journalist with Indian Express. ) THE first thing that struck me about Santosh Sivan’s Urumi is its simplicity. Okay, so it reportedly cost around Rs 20 crore to make. Sure,the … Continue reading
May 1, 2011
by vc
7 Comments
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 24, 2011
by vc
48 Comments
By Arun Mohan See, there are several historical pitfalls as deep as a bore, which any history knowing person will understand. The advantage Urumi has is that, 99% of Malayalees donot know our own history, atleast pre-1857, whereas most of … Continue reading
April 1, 2011
by vc
3 Comments
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
January 31, 2011
by vc
1 Comment
Making socially relevant movies, though needed, is commercially risk prone. This is because most writers and directors try the preaching path. Then within that preaching angle, they inflict too much melodrama that people stay away from it. Then some movies … Continue reading
November 9, 2010
by vc
34 Comments
To understand which star is high and which star is low, we have to understand how Malayalam cinema is financed. There are producers of course. But a lot of movies are produced by theater owners also. The producers then regain … Continue reading