Malayalam Movies
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Kerala
Being Beardless in Malluland
Beards were once considered unsavory in Kerala. Today they define the Malayalee male image. How did this come about?
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Stories
What Really Happened to Sukumara Kurup
A fictional take on what happened to the infamous fugitive Sukumara Kurup, imagined as a crossover between two, movies and…
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L I F E
Ladies, Support your Man’s Dreams! The Nivin Pauly Story
If you haven’t yet heard, Nivin Pauly is Malayalam cinema’s latest reigning youth sensation, with a slew of new age…
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Movie Reviews
‘Laila O Laila’ – A Pathetic Parade of Passé Clichés
Laila O Laila was bad. It was horrible. There was absolutely nothing in the movie to watch. It shows an…
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Movie Reviews
Neram – The Simplicity of the Complexity.
Neram is another one of those “new-gen” light-hearted movies which are pure fun to watch. Seemingly an “Indie movement” with lesser…
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Pop Culture
Goodbye Sukumari Amme… A Tearful Tribute
Malayalam cinema today lost one of its pillars. One of the “shilpis” and evergreen actresses of Malayalam cinema, S. Sukumari…
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Movie Reviews
Kamath & Kamath – Stale Dosa for Mass Consumption
After watching all these light and breezy “new-generation” Malayalam movies featuring simple star casts, stories and scripts telling real-life stories…
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Movie Reviews
SPIRIT – Classy & Powerful – Don’t Let the Drink Drink You!
Ranjith does it again! The ace Malayalam movie director known for his prowess of dealing with the life and times…
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Movie Reviews
22 Female Kottayam – The Truth, No Bullshit!!
22 Female, Kottayam is a movie with a spine. Among the bold new movies of Malayalam cinema, it shows things that…
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Movie Reviews
Indian Rupee – Roll baby Roll! (Review)
Indian Rupee is Ranjith‘s latest Malayalam offering, coming across as another one in the genre of “new age” films like Traffic,…
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Malluism
“This is a Caaaaar!” – The Nissan Sunny, the Mallu and Mr. Manoharan.
“This is a Caaaar!” Golden words never die, they just get cunningly reused in the right places. And the Nissan…
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Malluism
Salim Kumar Wins National Award for Best Actor.
(The earlier title for this post was “Salim Kumar, we are proud of you!” But after the Mullaperiyar comment episode,…
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