MollywoodWe list some, sadly rather few in number, well-written women characters in grey in Malayalam cinema who stuck to their guns till the end.Neelima MenonBindu Panicker as Seetha in RorschachKanchana’s eyes darken with desire as she stares at her sister-in-law’s karimani (black beads) chain. She hungrily tugs at the chain, describing its artistry at length to her awkward sister-in-law. When she is gifted a sari by her sister-in-law, she is torn between greed and jealousy, eventually succumbing to the latter emotion. Kanchana is an ordinary homemaker with lofty ambitions for material things, which her husband isn’t able to fulfil. At a time when the leading women in cinema were always divided into binaries, i.e., good or bad, Kanchana in Sathyan Anthikad’s Thalayanamanthram (1990) is a startling revelation. At least to begin with, more so because of the sublime nuances actor Urvashi lends to Kanchana. What...
- 10/24/2022
- by LakshmiP
- The News Minute
MollywoodAfter 24 years, ‘Summer in Bethlehem’ is getting a sequel, and Manju Warrier from the original cast has been roped in for the new movie.Tnm StaffScreengrab/ Amazon Prime VideoBody 2:
Sibi Malayil’s Summer in Bethlehem is all set to get a sequel. The Malayalam film, released in 1998, is considered timeless, with its engaging story-line, picturesque hilltown sets and a big star cast. The movie, directed by Sibi Malayil, narrates the story of two friends Dennis (Suresh Gopi) and Ravishankar (Jayaram) and what happens when Ravishankar’s family and cousins, including Abirami (Manju Warrier) — who is the most fun of the cousins — visit him and Dennis for a short summer holiday in the hilltown of Chandragiri.
The movie ends with Dennis and Abhirami falling in love and getting married. But not without suspense. Unknown to Ravishankar, one of his cousin's falls in love with him. This secret lover sends him a cat,...
Sibi Malayil’s Summer in Bethlehem is all set to get a sequel. The Malayalam film, released in 1998, is considered timeless, with its engaging story-line, picturesque hilltown sets and a big star cast. The movie, directed by Sibi Malayil, narrates the story of two friends Dennis (Suresh Gopi) and Ravishankar (Jayaram) and what happens when Ravishankar’s family and cousins, including Abirami (Manju Warrier) — who is the most fun of the cousins — visit him and Dennis for a short summer holiday in the hilltown of Chandragiri.
The movie ends with Dennis and Abhirami falling in love and getting married. But not without suspense. Unknown to Ravishankar, one of his cousin's falls in love with him. This secret lover sends him a cat,...
- 4/26/2022
- by SaradhaU
- The News Minute
MollywoodFrom depicting Adivasis as foolish to viewing them only as objects to be exploited, Malayalam cinema has a long history of misrepresenting the community.Neelima MenonRecently journalist and anti-caste activist Divya Kandukuri, while breaking down how Brahmin-Dvija feminism is considered mainstream feminism, made a valid observation. When you type “Brahmin women” and “Adivasi women” on Google, the images that are shown are proof of how they are perceived in the public domain. Fair-skinned, bejeweled, or it can be popular mainstream actors, or married women doing rituals as opposed to the images and videos of Adivasi and Dalit women getting beaten up, paraded naked and raped. The possibility of such exploitative images of a Brahmin woman reaching Google is highly unlikely. This is also true of the representation of Adivasis/ethnic minorities in mainstream Malayalam cinema. The 2002 Ali Akbar directed Bamboo Boys, revolves around four “tribal men” who step into the...
- 3/13/2019
- by Sowmya
- The News Minute
Thiruvananthapuram, Sep 9 – Popular writer, actor and director of Malayalam films Venu Nagavally died of liver ailments at a hospital here. He was 61 and is survived by his wife and son.
Nagavally, son of popular writer and commentator Nagavally R.S. Kurup, passed away late Wednesday.
The funeral will take place Thursday evening here.
It was while working at All India Radio in 1978 that Nagavally decided to become an actor. His first acting project was ‘Ulkadal’.
Though he acted in 35 films, he never rose to stardom. But as a writer and director,.
Nagavally, son of popular writer and commentator Nagavally R.S. Kurup, passed away late Wednesday.
The funeral will take place Thursday evening here.
It was while working at All India Radio in 1978 that Nagavally decided to become an actor. His first acting project was ‘Ulkadal’.
Though he acted in 35 films, he never rose to stardom. But as a writer and director,.
- 9/9/2010
- by realbollywood
- RealBollywood.com
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