US statesman James William Fulbright once said, “In a democracy, dissent is an act of faith. ” Pada, the 2022 Malayalam film, by portraying one of the most unique forms of protest in Kerala’s history, served as a reminder of the power of dissent.The film is based on the protest of four men from Ayyankali Pada, an organisation within the fold of CPI (ML), in the 90s.
From Ranjith’s own Tamil films to the Hindi film Article 15, based on 2014 Badaun gang-rape allegations and 2016 Una flogging, several movies have highlighted caste oppression and portrayed the lives of people from marginalised communities.The film follows the life of a young girl Yosana (Ajmina Kassim) from the Puthirai Vannaar caste, and tells the tale of how she becomes immortalised as the local deity Maadathy after a traumatic incident.
Halfway into the film, after the narrative has assumed the shape of a procedural, Kamal inserts a slice of tender drama – an elderly couple narrate their misery – bringing the procedural to a pause, like an answer to the collector’s repeated questions.The film doesn’t go for a thrilling finish that glamourises the men but proceeds in the other direction, where the pleasures of a hostage drama fizzle out into a mourn that invites the viewer’s pity and outrage.
The teaser of Buffoon, the upcoming Tamil film led by actor Vaibhav Reddy, was released via social media on Monday. Presented by Karthik Subbaraj under the Stone Bench Films banner, Buffoon is an action-drama about theatre artists, says director Ashok Veerappan.
March is set to see the release of some notable Malayalam films in theatres, including the much-anticipated Mammooty-starrer Bheeshma Parvam.
Produced by the makers of The Great Indian Kitchen, the anthology consists of five short films by directors Jeo Baby, Kunjila Mascillamani, Akhil Anilkumar, Jithin Issac Thomas, and Francies Louis.Akhil says, “I actually reached out to Baby to get someone else’s contact for producing my short film.
Ullaasapoothirikal, the upcoming Malayalam film featuring Hareesh Kanaran in the lead role, will be a feel-good family drama, director Bijoy Joseph tells Silverscreen India. The film’s title poster was released last week by actors Mammootty and Mohanlal, via their social media accounts.
With the number of Covid-19 cases dwindling, several states have eased the restrictions imposed on the functioning of cinema halls.
The writ petition which sought to take down Churuli, director Lijo Jose Pellissery’s film, from the SonyLIV OTT platform was dismissed by the Kerala High Court on Thursday.
Freedom Fight, the upcoming Malayalam anthology presented by filmmaker Jeo Baby, is set to release on SonyLIV on Friday. The director reveals that the anthology’s theme was a happy coincidence.
With the rising third wave of the Covid-19 pandemic, it has resulted in the shutdown of cinemas across the country. Makers of highly anticipated, big-budget films like RRR, Radhe Shyam, and Valimai have announced that their releases will be indefinitely postponed. This has served as an opportunity to smaller, regional films, who seem to have gone ahead with theatrical releases.
With the number of Covid-19 cases surging across the country, the restrictions imposed on cinema halls have returned and theatre owners are bracing themselves for uncertain times ahead.
With 2021 being the year India’s local cinema embraced digital platforms and learnt to thrive away from the theatrical landscape, Malayalam cinema grew manifold in terms of reach. It wasn’t just the films of major OTT powerhouses such as Fahadh Faasil or Prithviraj Sukumaran that were widely watched but also smaller films like #Home, headlined by Indrans, and The Great Indian Kitchen. The latter, interestingly, was initially rejected by several mainstream OTT platforms for its low profile. After it premiered on a new platform NeeStream, it quickly took the social media platforms by storm.
An uncensored version of Churuli, director Lijo Jose Pellissery’s Malayalam film, premiered on the SonyLIV OTT platform, the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) told the Kerala High Court on Wednesday.
The Kerala High Court, on Thursday, remarked that the dialogues used in the Malayalam film Churuli are “atrocious in nature,” as per Live Law.
Churuli, director Lijo Jose Pellissery’s Malayalam film which released on SonyLIV on Friday, stirred up some controversy over its usage of cuss words. And now, the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) has put out a statement noting that the version of Churuli that premiered on the OTT platform is not the certified copy of the film.
Last week saw a couple of big wins for theatres in Kerala. Dulquer Salmaan-starrer Kurup, one of the biggest Malayalam films to release in cinemas in the state post their reopening, collected Rs 7 crore at the Kerala box office in its first two days. And in a major turn of events, the makers of Mohanlal-starrer Marakkar: Arabikadalinte Simham decided to first release the film in theatres on December 2.
Joseph, the 2018 Malayalam crime thriller film will be remade in Hindi, the film’s director M Padmakumar told Silverscreen India.
The Kerala government on Saturday decided to permit the reopening of theatres in the state from October 25. The announcement came after a high-level meeting conducted by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, The New Indian Express reported.
Ramesh Valiyasala, the Malayalam television and film actor who has been in the television serial business for the last 22 years, was found dead at his Thiruvananthapuram home, on Saturday morning. He was 54.
King of Kotha, the upcoming Malayalam film starring Dulquer Salmaan, was announced by the actor on the occasion of his 35th birthday on Wednesday.
Malik Official Trailer Written, Edited & Directed by : Mahesh Narayanan Produced by : Anto Joseph Starring Fahadh Faasil, Nimisha Sajayan, Vinay Fort, Jalaja, Joju George, Dileesh Pothan, Indrans, Salim Kumar, Sanal Aman,Dinesh Prabhakar, Parvathy Krishna, Devaki Rajendran, Divya Prabha, Rajesh Sharma, Appani Sarath, Sudhi Koppa, Asif Yogi World Premiere – July 15, 2021 Cinematography […]
Malik, the Fahadh Faasil-starring Malayalam crime drama film, will premiere on Amazon Prime Video on July 15, the streaming platform announced on Thursday.
One, the Malayalam film starring Mammootty, will be remade in other Indian languages, producer Boney Kapoor told Silverscreen India on Tuesday.
In Jigarthanda, Karthik’s journalist uncle says he deals only with politics and Eelam, to which Karthik replies, “They are the same. ” In Iraivi, it is suggested that Arul’s unreleased film that forms the MacGuffin is likely to be one with an Eelam backdrop by the poster on the wall at the producer’s office.