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TopicMalayalam Cinema

Topic: Malayalam Cinema

Hijab, halal, football, food—Kerala has a new film industry. It’s Malabar Pride

Zakariya’s Sudani From Nigeria & Halal Love Story, Muhsin Parari’s KL 10 Patthu show everyday life in northern Kerala. Khalid Rahman’s Thallumaala was one of 2022's biggest hits.

‘You don’t look Malayali enough’. Once rejected, Tovino Thomas is Kerala cinema’s rising star

Jude Anthany Joseph's film '2018' on Kerala floods established Tovino Thomas as one of the leading actors in Kerala film industry who is unafraid to take chances. 'I make enough money to live comfortably.'

Basil Joseph perfected small-town Kerala stories with global appeal. Next, pan-India success

Basil Joseph shot to global fame with Minnal Murali, the superhero origin story set in a Kerala village. His shift from Infosys techie to director-actor is just as exciting.

Sukumaran went from an English professor to Malayalam cinema’s most outspoken movie star

Sukumaran was known for his oratory skills, on and off-screen. His role in Mammootty-starrer Oru CBI Diary Kurippu cemented his position as an irreplaceable legend.

Rajeev Ravi’s Thuramukham shows casual cruelty of upper class, Communist labour struggle is star

Those expecting Thuramukham to be a mass entertainer may be disappointed. But if you’re patient enough to withstand the slow burn, director Rajeev Ravi delivers sparks.

Christopher review: Mammootty’s cop thriller offers no fun, just a long list of body count

For a film infused with a running commentary on how women are denied justice, director Unnikrishnan's Christopher quickly gets rid of its women characters to focus only on Mammootty.

Nanpakal Nerathu Mayakkam another absurd gem from Lijo Pellissery. Mammootty makes it better

Lijo Jose Pellissery, one of Malayalam cinema’s most ingenious filmmakers, has attempted to stray away from his ‘master of chaos’ image with this film.

Mohanlal-starrer ‘Monster’ is a tasteless cocktail of cliches, stereotypes, and lazy writing

Monster should have been called off at the reading table.

How far will you go for revenge? Mammootty’s Rorschach shows the unthinkable

Director Nissam Basheer's Rorschach is a psychological genre-bending thriller that leaves you wondering what you would have done.

After Mammootty and Mohanlal, who? Fahadh Faasil is the new poster boy of Malayalam cinema

Fahadh Faasil won’t play your garden-variety hero. He’s bending the norms, creating his own multiverse and getting pan-Indian acclaim.

On Camera

Moon madness has taken over modern dating. A waning crescent is the best time to ghost

Alongside buying into the grift that is dating apps, the girlies are also installing astrology apps like Astrotalk to investigate the same tired mystery—will he ever text back?

In NCLAT’s WhatsApp ruling, reminder of India’s cautious view of competition disputes involving Big Tech

WhatsApp privacy policy case is among a string of matters involving practices like restrictive platform rules, pricing & billing policies, reflecting India’s tight scrutiny of market dominance.

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.