Angamaly Diaries Movie Review: A Colourful and Lively Tale of a Town and its People

It’s been a few weeks since Lijo Jose Pellissery’s Angamaly Diaries released, but people continue to be watching it and talking about it.  There definitely seems to be something that has indeed gone right for the filmmaker who is definitely known for his fantastic sense of humour. Ask anyone who has seen one of his previous films, Amen (2013) and I am sure they would probably vouch for this. In his latest film Angamaly Diaries this point is even more emphasized.  While the film does feature food as a vital element in the film, visible in the opening credits itself where we we see various popular food joints in the town of Angamaly and their signature dishes getting prepared, there is a lot more to this in the film. Have you ever thought of or described a romantic relationship in terms of a food combination, well if you haven’t then you need to check out Angamaly Diaries for sure.Continue reading “Angamaly Diaries Movie Review: A Colourful and Lively Tale of a Town and its People”

Kali Movie Review: Keep Your Rage in Check

While I generally do not lose my cool all that easily and claim to have a relatively high level of patience, there are rare occasions when on hitting the threshold level I have gone on to really get upset and vent out my anger. Looking back in time I wouldn’t say I am proud of those instances, especially those where unpleasantness set in. In fact a few years ago I actually ended up getting into a tight situation, something that could have easily been avoided. After that I have tried to be a lot more careful especially when I am outdoors. I’m sure if you look around it is always easy to spot people with a clear short fuse, you can find such people arguing with other motorists on a busy road, or screaming and abusing someone over his/her mobile or even appearing to fight or quarrel with their own family or friends. Stress is certainly one major reason for people to get provoked easily these days, thanks to the busy lifestyle that we are leading and the kind of pressure that we face, both in our professional and personal lives.Continue reading “Kali Movie Review: Keep Your Rage in Check”

Mariyam Mukku: Trailer

Mariyam Mukku Poster 2

James Albert the writer of popular Malayalam films like Classmates (2006) turns director with Mariyam Mukku. Produced by A.K.Sabeer and distributed by LJ Films, Mariyam Mukku features Fahadh Faasil in the lead. The film also features Sana Altaf, Manoj K.Jayan, Aju Varghese, Joy Mathew, Nandu, Prathap Pothan, Thyagarajan etc. The film revolves around a fishing community where all the characters live and it has music composed by Vidyasagar. Gireesh Gangadharan is the DOP while Ranjan Abraham is the editor.Continue reading “Mariyam Mukku: Trailer”

Neelakasham Pachakadal Chuvanna Bhoomi: A triumph for a confident generation and a welcoming ecosystem

NPCB-Dulquer & Sunny
NPCB-Dulquer & Sunny

It is human nature for a movie lover to knowingly or unknowingly compare any movie he watches with something else in the same language or genre or the actor’s film list. But once in a blue moon comes a movie which seems to be on a zone of its own.Continue reading “Neelakasham Pachakadal Chuvanna Bhoomi: A triumph for a confident generation and a welcoming ecosystem”

Neelakasham Pachakadal Chuvanna Bhoomi: Trailer

NPCBNeelakasham Pachakadal Chuvanna Bhoomi (NPCB from here on) is a forthcoming Malayalam movie directed and produced by Sameer Thahir. Sameer who has handled the cinematography for various films like Big B, Daddy Cool, Diamond Necklace and Nidra turned director with Chaappa Kurishu and also directed one of the short segments in the just released Anchu Sundarikal. NPCB is supposedly the first road movie from Malayalam Cinema and revolves around two college students (Dulquer Salman and Sunny Wayne) who go on a road trip to Nagaland . Incidentally both Dulquer and Sunny made their debut together in Second Show. NPCB also features Joy Mathew, Manipuri actress Surja Bala, Bengali actress Ena Saha etc.  Written by Hashir Mohamed, the music is by Rex Vijayan while Gireesh Gangadharan is the DOP, Tapas Nayak the sound designer and A.Sreekar Prasad the editor.

NPCB is due for release in August this year. For now check out the first look teaser of the film.