August 30, 2011
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There has been a recent war of words between music director M Jayachandran and playback singer Gayathri. Gayathri recently asked why music directors are giving so much prominence to singers from outside the state. It seems she did not name … Continue reading
June 3, 2009
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Kerala State Film Awards for 2008 has been announced by a jury with Kannada Director Girish Kasaravally as the chairman. Category Winner Best Film Oru Pennum Randannum(Director – Adoor Gopalakrishnan) Best Director Adoor Gopalakrishnan(Movie – Oru Pennum Randannum) Best Actor … 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
January 9, 2008
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“Scripts must not be considered as the backseat element to star valueâ€, says the star of 2007, Sreenivasan. “A good script is a fundamental element contributing to the success of a film. Instead of giving importance to get better scripts, … Continue reading
December 3, 2007
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One of the best and memorable characters Lohithadas has created is Sethu in Kireedom. Sethu was a simple man with a simple dream and slowly circumstances turned his world around. This is exactly what happened to another Lohithadas character, Bala … Continue reading
September 6, 2007
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Nivedyam seems to be better than Lohitha Das’s previous movie Chakkaramuthu. But then that’s not exactly a compliment. The new hero and heroine have apparently given good performance, hopefully a good addition to the new generation of actors in Malayalam … Continue reading
August 20, 2007
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One of the problems in Malayalam cinema is that we don’t have any bankable second level actors. This lack of young actors restricts the number of stories that can be told and so we are forced to watch blockbuster superstar … Continue reading