http://varnachitram.com A Blog on Malayalam Movies, Music and Arts Mon, 01 Sep 2008 04:26:06 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en One of the biggest hits in Malayalam, Katha Parayumbol, got remade in Tamil as Kuselan. With Rajni acting in the movie, the complexion of the movie changed, so did it's fate at the box office. The movie tanked, a rare occurance for a Rajni Film. The movie's performance at box ... http://varnachitram.com/2008/08/31/one-tragedy-two-view-points/ As Malayalam movie makers turn out crass movies in the assembly line, there are some lessons we can re-learn for box-office success. The secret is embedded in the following two news items. From a review of Jaane Tu Yaa Jaane Naa A slick, youthful entertainer(produced by Aamir Khan) that once again proves ... http://varnachitram.com/2008/08/13/the-secret-to-success/ Just when we thought Jayaram's acting career is about to end, the movie Veruthe Oru Bharya has taken everyone by surprise. Most of the reviewers have given glowing reviews, usually reserved for a Superstar movie. IndiaGlitz comments: Veruthe Oru Bharya’ is the unassuming title for a movie, narrated with intensity and integrity, ... http://varnachitram.com/2008/08/11/review-roundup-veruthe-oru-bharya/ Now that MACTA is relegated to Malayalam cinema history books, attention has turned to AMMA's venture T:20. This is a classic tale of hunter becoming the prey a la Drohkaal. Thanks to the antics of the stars, for the cine loving public there is more fun outside the theaters than ... http://varnachitram.com/2008/08/04/one-small-stone-2-big-birds/ "Today, serious cinema is far ahead of serious film criticism.” This remark, taken from an essay written in 1982 by the Indian film critic Chidananda Das Gupta, seems even more true today than it must have been then. Most film reviews in the Indian press offer little more than plot ... http://varnachitram.com/2008/07/25/the-art-of-reviewing/ Kerala, as you know is God's own country. Our model of development is the envy of various other states. We are literate than any other state in the union. So it is only natural that we do classy jobs in Kerala, like going to movie theaters and hooting. Director ... http://varnachitram.com/2008/07/22/foxs-own-country/ Panathinu meethe Parinthu parukkumo illayo ennu enikku ariyathilla. Athellam Parinthinte sowkariyam pole. Pakshe ente ee thalaikku meethe oru Parinthum parakkila. Paranaal.. chiraku arinju kalayum njaan.-[Madambi attacks Parinthu! ] That was a line from Madambi and so we were all eager to see which movie had a worse story. Considering that Madambi ... http://varnachitram.com/2008/07/21/review-roundup-parunthu/