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Best Of Malayalam Cinema 2021: 7 Films That Took The Viewers By Surprise

BY Aswathy Gopalakrishnan On

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.

‘Dhamaka’, ‘Pon Manickavel’, ‘Churuli’ & More: 7 New OTT Releases This Week

BY Chandhini R On

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.

Kuruthi Review: Mamukkoya Delivers a Stunner in an Otherwise Rambling Thriller

BY Aswathy Gopalakrishnan On

When Ibrahim asks him, in the sombre tone that has come to be the film’s identity, to bury him by his daughter if he dies that night, Khader responds casually, “Once you’re dead, it doesn’t make a difference where you lie and rot! ” In a ship sinking into the depth of faux seriousness and wobbly urgency, Mamukkoya brings some self-styled mirth.

25th International Film Festival of Kerala: South African Film ‘This is not a Burial, It’s a Resurrection’ Wins Suvarna Chakoram for Best Film

BY Anindita Banerjee On

The International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK) wrapped up on Friday evening with the announcement of awards for the best films and filmmakers. According to a press release, the South African film This Is Not A Burial, It’s A Resurrection, by Lemohang Jeremiah Mosese, won the Suvarna Chakoram for the best film.

Oscars: A Look at India’s Official Entries Over the Past Decade

BY Shrija Ganguly On

Since 1957, Hindi films have dominated the entries with 32 entries so far, followed by eight in Tamil, three each in Malayalam and Marathi, two in Bengali and one each in Telugu, Gujarati, Urdu, and Assamese.  However, in the last 10 years, six regional films, barring ones in Hindi, have been sent as India’s official entries at the Academy Awards.

French Biriyani Review: A True Confluence Of Characters, But Needed More Fleshing Out

BY Aditya Shrikrishna On

Like Danish Sait’s Twitter videos through this lockdown, his new film French Biriyani, directed by Pannaga Bharana and written by Avinash Balekkala is, as its name suggests, a true confluence of characters.There is Urdu, a distinct Bangalore flavoured Hindi, Kannada and I think I heard some Tamil as well that forms the multicultural melting pot that is the city in a silly comedy that mixes both language and slapstick with a missing baggage and mistaken identity. It’s silly alright.

IFFI Celebrates Golden Jubilee This Year; International Jury To Be Headed By Ex-Oscar Academy President John Bailey

BY Silverscreen India Staff On

International Film Festival Of India (IFFI), the Central government-backed annual event held in Panaji, is gearing up to celebrate its golden jubilee this year. The festival, which will be held from November 20 till 28, will screen close to 250 films from different countries. This year, Russia is the festival’s partner country.

Indie Filmmakers To Approach Court Against International Film Festival Of Kerala

BY Silverscreen India Staff On

A group of indie filmmakers has launched a social media campaign against the International Film Festival Of Kerala (IFFK), alleging that the festival’s film selection committee has been flouting rules and rejecting films without viewing them. On Facebook page, Reform The IFFK, the filmmakers say that they were going to file e legal petition against the film festival to get the current selection lists of Indian and Malayalam films cancelled. They demand that the Academy to reconstitute the panels and make fresh and fair selections. The filmmakers also allege that the Chalachitra Academy was favouring commercial films over independent arthouse films. 

‘This Is The Bronze Age Of Malayalam Cinema. I Won’t Call It The Golden Age. We Are Not There Yet’: Geetu Mohandas

BY Aditya Shrikrishna On

Moothon stars Nivin Pauly, Roshan Mathew, Sobhita Dhulipala and Shashank Arora, and is a tale of a boy from the serene islands of Lakshadweep running away to Mumbai in search of his elder brother – moothon.We caught up with the director whose debut feature Liar’s Dice premiered at the Mumbai Film Festival in 2013 and screened at Sundance 2014.

Writer-Director Raghunath Paleri To Star In Antony Varghese’s ‘Aanaparambile World Cup’

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Veteran screenwriter and filmmaker Raghunath Paleri, who was  recently seen in a cameo in Shanavas K Bavakkutty’s Thottappan, is part of the cast of Aanaparambile World Cup, a comedy-drama directed by Nikhil Premraj. The film has Antony Varghese playing the lead role, as a football coach. The shooting of the film is going on in Malappuram.

Jallikattu Review: A Visceral, Disorienting, Man vs Animal Film, That’s About More Than It Lets On

BY Aditya Shrikrishna On

We get a day in the life of these people – Varkey (Chemban Vinod Jose) the butcher – his daytime job among flesh, and his night time secret forays into homes for flesh of another kind, his apprentice Anthony (Antony Varghese), Varkey’s sister Sophie (Santhy Balachandran), an abusive police inspector and his violently frustrated wife, a man whose daughter is getting engaged, a pacifist Catholic who likes to go by the book, Kuttachan, a local hero with personal grudges and a history of enmity with Anthony.

The Renganaath Ravee Interview: ‘Background Music Should Not Be Used To Eliminate Silence In Films’

BY Aswathy Gopalakrishnan On

In an exclusive interview to Silverscreen, the two-time Kerala State Film Award-winning audiographer talks about his career in films that spans over a decade – across the Hindi, Tamil and Malayalam film industries – on using sync sound, and returning to his hometown Kochi for an upcoming documentary directorial.