ENTERTAINMENT
53rd Kerala State Film Awards: Hits and misses
The 2023 Kerala State Film Awards were announced this week. This year, there were 154 admissions and nine debutants. Here's a round-up of the awards and our take on them, the rightful contenders, the surprise winners, and what the jury missed.
ENTERTAINMENT
Malayalam cinema’s half-yearly report 2023 and the films to look forward to
With some hits and more misses, Malayalam cinema has had a tepid show in the first half of 2023, will the tempo pick up post-interval? Here's a round-up till now and the forthcoming films
ENTERTAINMENT
Dhoomam actor Aparna Balamurali: ‘In Maheshinte Prathikaram, I was a Fahadh Faasil fangirl. I still am’
South actor Aparna Balamurali, whose Bommi act in 'Soorarai Pottru' won her the National Award, is reuniting with Fahadh Faasil in the forthcoming Malayalam film 'Dhoomam', directed by Kannada filmmaker Pawan Kumar.
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Malayalam director Akhil Sathyan: ‘Pachuvum Athbutha Vilakkum will have a recall value, like my father’s films’
Veteran Malayalam director Sathyan Anthikad’s son and director Anoop Sathyan’s twin brother on his directorial debut, working with Fahadh Faasil since Nivin Pauly didn’t have dates, and why he doesn't like the ‘feel-good’ tag.
ENTERTAINMENT
Best roles of Mamukkoya: The celluloid Everyman was Malayalam cinema’s comic relief
Mamukkoya, who died this week, and loved unconditionally by cinephiles, leaves behind a legacy of comedy and a range of roles which will remain an indelible presence in Malayalam cinema’s glorious history. Here are a handful of those
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How techie Hrishikesh Bhaskaran, a VM Basheer fan, turned screenplay writer for ‘Neelavelicham’
The additional screenplay writer of ‘Neelavelicham’, which released this week, on how director Aashiq Abu onboarded him for his remake of the five-decade-old Malayalam classic, a horror-romantic-investigative thriller, on staying true to the original and the many departures.
