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
'Jana Gana Mana' has its intentions right, but the execution is not flawless. In trying to project a strong Aravind (Prithviraj), the filmmakers have dumbed down the other characters a little too much.
"The Great Indian Kitchen": The critically-acclaimed Malayalam original portrays the travails of a newly-wed woman, played by Nimisha Sajayan, stuck in the confines of a kitchen.