GenderFrom young brides, women who are fighting for their choices to certain kinds of mothers rarely seen on celluloid, Tnm takes stock of some of the most intriguing female characters who visited Malayalam cinema in the past five years.Neelima MenonMalayalam cinema is consistently breaking boundaries, engaging audiences across India with its solid content and performances, while simultaneously offering up some of the most fascinating women of our times, and their riveting stories. From young brides, women who are fighting for their choices to mothers who are rarely seen on celluloid, we take stock of some of the most intriguing female characters who visited Malayalam cinema in the last five years. Here are our picks. The woman in The Great Indian Kitchen It is a bleak irony that one of the most realistic female characters on celluloid in the past 10 years had to be created by a man. And it...
- 8/30/2022
- by LakshmiP
- The News Minute
Mollywood Marking the directorial debut of cinematographer Sanu John Varghese, the movie stars actors Biju Menon, Parvathy Thiruvothu and Sharaf U Dheen in the lead roles.Tnm StaffCritically acclaimed Malayalam film Aarkkariyam is all set for its Ott release. Marking the directorial debut of cinematographer Sanu John Varghese, the film stars Biju Menon, Parvathy Thiruvothu and Sharaf U Dheen in the lead roles. Aarkkariyam, which released in theatres on April 1 this year, will stream on multiple Malayalam Ott platforms – including Roots Video, Neestream and Cave – from May 19. A slow-burn thriller, Aarkkariyam, is bankrolled by Aashiq Abu and Santhosh T Kuruvilla under the banners of Opm Cinemas and Moonshot Entertainments. Sanu John Varughese, Rajesh Ravi and Arun Janardhanan have teamed up to craft the screenplay for the film. The movie has music by composers Neha Nair and Yakzan Gary Pereira, with background score by Sanjay Divecha and lyrics penned by Anwar Ali.
- 5/18/2021
- by SaradhaU
- The News Minute
InterviewAfter working as a cinematographer for multiple industries with the likes of Kamal Haasan, Sanu made his directorial debut with ‘Aarkariyam’. CrisA little after the lockdown was announced in March last year, Sanu John Varughese drove down from Mumbai to his home in Puthuppally, Kerala. He was ready with all the permits and passes for crossing borders during Covid-19 restrictions, and only a breakdown at Kozhikode posed a challenge. But that trip brought back the memory of an old one-liner he wrote somewhere, to make a movie someday. His tracks had deviated long before he knew where he was going, and he somehow ended up as a Malayali cinematographer in Mumbai, working in multiple industries. While he ran between Kamal Haasans films, Bollywood and an occasional Malayalam film, Sanu daydreamed of writing a script of his own and directing it. When his friend Santhosh T Kuruvilla came forward as a...
- 4/7/2021
- by Cris
- The News Minute
Mollywood ‘Aanum Pennum’ features Parvathy, Darshana Rajendran and Samyuktha Menon in the lead, with Asif Ali, Roshan Mathew and Joju George starring opposite them.Tnm StaffScreengrab/ YouTubeThe makers of the Malayalam anthology film Aanum Pennum released the trailer of the movie on Sunday. The movie has three segments directed by filmmakers Aashiq Abu, Jay K, and Venu. With the plot of each segment focusing on the relationship between a man and a woman, the movie features Parvathy Thiruvothu, Darshana Rajendran and Samyuktha Menon in the lead with Asif Ali, Roshan Mathew and Joju George starring opposite them, respectively. The film is scheduled to hit the big screens on March 26. The movie revolves around three stories about three women set in the backdrop of three different eras. In the trailer, we see an elderly woman narrating these stories. The plot of all three segments covers broader themes such as romance, love,...
- 3/22/2021
- by SaradhaU
- The News Minute
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