Previews

vc on April 24th, 2008

Above is the story synopsis of an upcoming Mohanlal movie, Mizhigal Sakshi. After reading it we were left wondering how it is different from another Mohanlal movie Vadakkumnathan. Priyadarshan  used to steal from other languages, here we seem to be ‘adopting’ from our own without giving credit.

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vc on February 8th, 2008

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 deposit our cranial matter for safekeeping through the duration of the movie, so that not [...]

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vc on December 12th, 2007

Very few batsmen score a century on their debut and similarly very few directors get to make classy and memorable first movies. One of Sibi Malayil’s earlier movies was Thaniyavarthanam with the script of a debutant writer Lohithadas. There is one particular scene in the movie where Mammotty is teaching a class and one of [...]

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vc on December 10th, 2007

After 28 movies, the trade circles think that Prithviraj can be a solo hero. When Classmates was a super hit, it was said that it was not a single hero movie. When his roles in Vargam and Vasthavam were said to be good, it was suggested that he cannot do comedy. Now that Chocolate is [...]

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vc on November 14th, 2007

Who is more desperate for a hit? Mohanlal or Renjith? That is a matter of debate. With the help of movies like Chandrolsavam, Prajapathi,Nasrani, Alibhai and Paradesi, this duo have made crores of rupees disappear. After involving in three movies with Mammootty (Prajapathy, Kaiyoppu, Nasrani), Renjith tries his luck with Mohanlal in this movie. Ranjit’s [...]

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vc on October 10th, 2007

It’s not very often that Pritviraj gets signed up by A-list directors of Malayalam cinema, like Shafi. Shafi’s movies like Thommanum Makkalum and Mayavi, though they had stale themes, have earned the producer a lot of money. His movies may not win awards at the Berlin Film Festival, but he is one of those directors [...]

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vc on October 7th, 2007

The reigning stars of Malayalam cinema believe in matching each other step by step. For Onam we had a movie aimed at gallery from Mohanlal and an art house production from Mammootty. This Ramzan it’s Mohanlal’s turn to get one his art house productions released where as Mammooty is playing to the gallery with Nasrani. [...]

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