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Pinneyum Movie Review: Not Quite the Classic Expected From the Return of the Legend

There was a time when one watched Malayalam films partly with a view of getting that reassuring feeling of how life continues to be a lot less chaotic back home in Kerala. Of course this is generally with reference to a non-resident Keralite like me. Times have of course changed, Kerala isn’t really all that tranquil overall as it used to be. There are signs of development and change all over and not really restricted to a Kochi, Thiruvananthapuram or Kozhikode, but even in the interiors as well. Of course once in a while we do get to see films like Maheshinte Prathikaaram which still enable one to soak in the ambience and the feel of the days gone by. While I am all for development and personally enjoy a lot of the so called new generation films, I do admit that I also do yearn from time to time for tales that are simple and rooted and giving me a glimpse of the state that usually serves as a place where I get to recharge myself once in a while.Continue reading “Pinneyum Movie Review: Not Quite the Classic Expected From the Return of the Legend”

Adoor Gopalakrishnan’s “Pinneyum”: Trailer

Pinneyum Poster 2Pinneyum ( Once Again) is a forthcoming Malayalam film that sees veteran writer-director Adoor Gopalakrishnan back after a long gap of 8 years. He has written, directed and co-produced Pinneyum (with Baby Mathew Somatheeram being the other producer). The film features an interesting star cast, with popular pair Dileep and Kavya Madhavan in the lead and the supporting cast sees Marathi actor Subodh Bhave making his Malayalam debut. The rest of the star cast includes Nedumudi Venu, Indrans, Vijayaraghavan, Srinda Ashab, KPAC Lalitha etc. The music is by Bijibal while M.J.Radhakrishnan is the DOP and B.Ajith Kumar is the editor.Continue reading “Adoor Gopalakrishnan’s “Pinneyum”: Trailer”

Two Countries Movie Review: A Breezy Festive Entertainer Which Serves its Purpose

I need to begin this post with an apology; this was to be originally written and published a few weeks ago but got delayed for unavoidable reasons. Nevertheless Two Countries is continuing to play in theatres in Kerala and a few cities outside and I see no reason to delay the review any more. Incidentally the film is still going strong and has now completed 50 days of release in Kerala. Its Telugu remake rights have just been bagged by Bandla Ganesh; perhaps we might see a few more similar announcements over the next few weeks as well. Two Countries was one of the 4 Christmas releases of 2015 and has easily gone on to be the winner, turning to be a positive outing at the box office for everyone concerned with the film. For director Shafi whose previous two films, Venicile Vyapari (2011) and 101 Weddings (2012) turned out to be disappointing, Two Countries has brought him back into the limelight.Continue reading “Two Countries Movie Review: A Breezy Festive Entertainer Which Serves its Purpose”

Life of Josutty Movie Review: Jeethu Joseph and Dileep get it Right Again, Well Almost

Ever wondered when you find yourself in a sticky situation as to how the person at the other hand would probably interpret the situation? It’s easy to think of how we are affected, after all that is what comes to us naturally right? Perhaps putting oneself in somebody else’s shoes could actually change one’s perspective on something at times? I’ve often thought on these lines, sometimes even wondering how we are so preoccupied with ourselves that we never bother for a moment to look at it from another’s point of view. And when someone happens to move out of your life, either by accident or by design, how do you take it, especially if he/she happened to mean a lot to you? Yes you are hurt, shattered, disappointed, angry etc but do you manage to move on gracefully? I’ve learnt it the hard way myself and realize that no matter what you can, some relationships come with an expiry life whether you like it or not. In case if you are wondering if I’ve gone crazy, oh!no relax, not at all, but I can’t but help think of all these after watching Jeethu Joseph’s latest Malayalam film, Life of Josutty featuring Dileep in the titular role.Continue reading “Life of Josutty Movie Review: Jeethu Joseph and Dileep get it Right Again, Well Almost”

Life of Josutty: Sneak Peek

Life of Josutty PosterJeethu Joseph is on a high with the back to back successes of Drishyam and its Tamil remake, Papanasam. Hence its obvious that his next offering, Life of Josutty is being keenly awaited. This is the first time that Eros International has ventured into Malayalam Cinema, quite a good project for them to start their Malayalam sojourn perhaps. Life of Josutty is produced by Jayalal Menon, Anil Biswas and Sunil Lulla and features Dileep in the lead. The star cast includes Rachana Narayanankutty,Jyothi Krishna, Aqsa Bhatt, Suraj Venjaramoodu, Hareesh Peradi, Sunil Sukhada etc. The music is by Anil Johnson while Ravichandran is the DOP and Ayoob Khan is the editor.Continue reading “Life of Josutty: Sneak Peek”

Chandrettan Evideya and Chirakodinja Kinavukal: Films with a good intent but with mixed results

When I landed in Kerala recently for a short vacation I was a little disappointed that there was not a single film playing in theatres which I hadn’t watched before. That was when I realized that extending my vacation by a few more days made sense as May 1st would see the release of Kamal Haasan’s Uttama Villain along with 3 Malayalam films, Chandrettan Evideya, Chirakodinja Kinavukal and She Taxi. All the 3 Malayalam films looked promising for various reasons. Sidharth Bharathan who had earlier remade one of his own father’s films Nidra (both the original and the remake carry the same title) was now attempting a family entertainer with Chandrettan Evideya featuring Dileep in the lead. Now Dileep hasn’t really been working on good films of late and the trailer and the songs from Chandrettan Evideya indicated that his search for a good film could end over here. Continue reading “Chandrettan Evideya and Chirakodinja Kinavukal: Films with a good intent but with mixed results”

Chandrettan Evideya: Trailer

Chandrettan Evideya Still 1Actor and filmmaker Sidharth Manoharan who last made Nidra (2012), a remake of his father Bharathan‘s 1981 hit by the same name, is back with his next film-Chandrettan Evideya. Produced by Sameer Thahir, Shyju Khalid and Ashiq Usman and written by Santhosh Aechikkanam, the film features Dileep in the lead along with Anusree, Namitha Pramod, Mukesh, Suraj Venjaramoodu etc. Chandrettan Evideya has music by Prashant Pillai while Shyju Khalid is the DOP and Bavan Sreekumar is the editor.Continue reading “Chandrettan Evideya: Trailer”

Avatharam: Sneak Peek

Avatharam PosterVeteran Malayalam director Joshiy has been a bad run of late with back to back flops,Lokpal (2013) and Salaam Kashmir (2014). He now returns with one of his favorite heroes,Dileep in Avatharam. Produced by Udayakrishna and Sibi K Thomas, the film is written by Vyasan Edavanakkad and sees Lakshmi Menon return back to Malayalam Cinema after a while. Avatharam also features Kalabhavan Shajon, Joy Mathew, Shammi Thilakan etc and has music by Deepak Dev. R.D.Rajasekhar is the DOP while Shyam Sasidharan is the editor.Continue reading “Avatharam: Sneak Peek”

Ezhu Sundara Rathrikal: Sneak Peek

Ezhu Sundara Rathrikal PosterProlific Malayalam filmmaker Lal Jose teams up with Dileep for the 7th time in his forthcoming film Ezhu Sundara Rathrikal (7 Beautiful Nights). The film also marks the collaboration for the 2nd time between Lal Jose and the writer James Albert (they had worked on the blockbuster Classmates previously).Continue reading “Ezhu Sundara Rathrikal: Sneak Peek”