Posts Tagged ‘Malayalam’

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    Sreenivasan – Aam Aadmi from Kerala
    ‘Aam Aadmi’ is the focus of the present UPA administration in India. At least that’s how they spin it. In the Malayalam film industry, you had a man who imbibed this spirit a long time ago. Sreenivasan, writer, director , actor and lately producer, is the person I am talking about. He has always portrayed a common man in his movies. He has always written and directed...
    by dhirajr at November 21st, 2009 at 10:11 am
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    Puthiya Mugham Movie Review
    This blog is taken down. As per PFC’s policy an author can only publish original posts not published anywhere online or in print. Please refer to PFC’s guidelines in the About Section. The author is requested to contact the editors in case he has any questions.
    by Suraj Nair at October 19th, 2009 at 06:10 pm
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    Pazhassi Raja – worthless lives, priceless freedom
    Pre-empting a scriptwriter like MT Vasudevan Nair is futile, as he wanders the creative landscape like an un-reined white horse. Committing that error, I walked into Audi 05 of PVR cinemas for the initial show, with ‘Oru Vadakkan Veeragatha’ and its memories still fresh as a blooming lotus petal in the mind. What showed in the screen was entirely opposed to...
    by Ram V at October 17th, 2009 at 08:10 am
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    Ore Kadal (2007) is not to be missed!
    Again, big thanks to in flight entertainment which helped me discover this movie. As I was surfing through the choices, a few things made me choose this one. One, a mention that this was an award winning movie. Second, the fact that it was a Malayalam movie and I had for some time wanted to explore their cinema. Third, Mammooty’s star presence guaranteed a certain level...
    by Anand Bharadwaj at September 7th, 2009 at 09:09 am
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    All from an old film song…(An idea remix)
    [A tale adapted from the evergreen Malayalam film song, ‘Vakappoomaram Choodum’, penned by Bichu Tirumala] Prologue: I have this particular MP3 collection in my car, a random assortment of old Malayalam songs from that golden period of Malayalam music, the 1960-1970 range, where legends like Devarajan, Baburaj, A.T.Ummer, Vayalar combined with the inimitable Yesudas...
    by Rahul Surendran at July 9th, 2009 at 06:07 pm
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    Live Your Dream
    Is it easy? You ever had a dream which you gave up for a living? Can you still make it? I remember a show which I watched with Anupam Kher as host.He was actually mingling with the common man on the street searching for their lost dreams and looking for ways to inspire them to relive it.I dont remember the name of the show,think it was Mr Gold or something. Somehow I used...
    by Ranjith Sankar at June 17th, 2009 at 11:06 am
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    Music Director Ravi : Beete hue lamhon ki mahak saath to hogi
    Met this legend for the first time exactly three years back and you can find an account of the meeting here.. Our local music group SurYatra had felicitated him earlier and Ravi ji always showers his blessings on us.. So every time we get the news of his coming to town, we always catch him for a discussion and he always oblige.. chehare pe khushi chhaa jaati hai aa.Nkho.n...
    by Pavan Jha at October 4th, 2008 at 05:10 pm
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    Bharath Gopi
    29th Jan 1:30 pm… I was out with my friends and Amma called me up to inform me about the demise of Bharath Gopi. The news gave me a shock and its strange that I feel this deep sadness nowadays when I hear such news …may be the closer i get to movies the more it hurts… I almost feel as if I have lost someone dear to me!!! I enquired immediately if it was his Paralysis...
    by Medium at February 19th, 2008 at 12:02 am
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    Finally – “THANMATRA”
    iView Author: GEORGE K ANTONEY (India) Email: Witheld Finally – “THANMATRA” I can see the light; the stream is faint but will get stronger. My hope is “blessy” !!! Malayalam film industry is being forced into a third world situation with their markets being invaded by other regional language movies (tamil, telugu & hindi). Known for its realistic...
    by PROJEKT iVIEW at December 20th, 2007 at 02:12 pm
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    Prroshant Narayannan speaks
    Prroshant Narayannan – hey you, this new spelling of your name really confuses me about where to put the extra ‘r’ and ‘n’ everytime I start punching it in – the ‘Badmash Banna’ on PFC, is up to a lot of things. He wrote about it sometime back, but since then has been silent. Wake up man. Here’s a provocation -the full...
    by Runumi G at December 19th, 2007 at 01:12 pm
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    Murali Nair’s ‘Unni’: A delectable experience
    This Unni could have been named Murali. And why not, as Murali Nair – the one who had debuted with a Cannes Camera d’Or-winning Marana Simhasanam (The Death’s Throne) in 1999 – draws from his own childhood to come up with this delectable mix of innocent storytelling and subtle comments on the societal prejudices as seen through a child’s eyes. Yes, Nair makes...
    by Runumi G at November 29th, 2007 at 05:11 am
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    38th IFFI-Goa : Indian Panorama announced
    The Indian Panorama for the 38th IFFI (Goa, Nov 23-Dec 3) has been just announced. Lenin Rajendran’s “Ratri Mazha” (Night Rain) in Malayalam and Samir Chanda’s “Ek Nadir Galpo” (Story of a River) will represent India in the Asian-African-Latin American Competition section. The Panorama section will open with another Malayalam film, Shyamaprasad’s “Ore...
    by Runumi G at October 16th, 2007 at 06:10 am
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    Manichithrathazhu (1993)
    An old man walks into a palatial mansion/palace calling someone’s name. From the look of things, the building is undergoing renovation. He is shouting the name of the painter shouting instructions to complete the work. There is no answer from the painter and the man walks to the first floor. Suddenly he stops on the first floor lobby when he realizes that the person...
    by Full2Faltu at October 11th, 2007 at 11:10 pm
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    Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles 2008 Call for Entries
    IFFLA 2008 Announces Call for Entries The Sixth Annual Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles (IFFLA) seeks narrative, documentary, music videos, experimental, children’s and animated films of any length and format. IFFLA will run April 22-27, 2008 at ArcLight Hollywood, a state-of-the-art facility located in the heart of Los Angeles. Jury and Audience Choice Prizes...
    by Vijay at September 17th, 2007 at 11:09 pm
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    What should be Indian entry to Oscars this time?
    Pickle, an online journal on the entertainment industry, believed to be backed by one industry body, has reported that the Film Federation of India (FFI) has started the process to select the Indian entry for the Best Foreign Film Oscar in the 80th Academy Award. It says that a cross section of industry experts and critics contacted by it “squared in on” Feroz...
    by Runumi G at September 4th, 2007 at 05:09 am
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    RAINS–Slushy For Mumbai, Sexy For Bollywood
    Mumbai rains played truant almost throughout July..Then suddendly today it started raining again..Not raining..But pouring..It hardly drizzles in Mumbai. Whether it becomes Shanghai or not one thing is for sure, Mumbai scores over it in terms of rainfall. It receives almost the double the amount in Shanghai.For your gyan the average annual rainfall of 2120mm is almost...
    by krysh at July 27th, 2007 at 01:07 pm
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    God of Small Things
    I read santosh Sivan’s post on PFC and read comments from PFCers on how his frames invoked nostalgia. In my memory if there is one movie maker and cinematographer who could evoke such strong nostalgia, it would be , without a doubt Balu Mahendra. The camera movements and the frame composition in the movies he cranked would speak volumes of the mood and setting than...
    by V.P. Jaiganesh at July 15th, 2007 at 11:07 pm
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    For cinephiles in Mumbai: National Film Circle
    Received from Worldwide Film Distribution yahoogroup… Please spread the word! Let me take this opportunity to introduce you about me and social activities of our organization. … I am working with a government organization, one of the most important & entertainment department called “NATIONAL FILM CIRCLE” is given to me and I am looking for...
    by striker at April 26th, 2007 at 04:04 pm
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    IFFLA 2007 – Updates & Filmmaker Interviews
    In our tribute to Deepti Naval, the screening of Mirch Masala on Saturday, April 21 @ 8:00 pm has been REPLACED by the stunning Main Zinda Hoon directed by Sudhir Mishra. This is a rare film that is not available on DVD, VHS, or VCD, and NFDC has been kind enough to strike a brand new subtitled print for us, specially for the tribute. Don’t miss one of Sudhir Mishra’s...
    by Vijay at April 11th, 2007 at 03:04 pm
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    SO_COed into writing my first post
    I never thought I will be writing my first post in an inebriated state, thanks to BACARDI black and SoCo (southern Comfort for the uninitiated). There are a multitude of reasons for this. Even as I would like to believe SoCo kinda rekindled my cinematic bearings, the main reason i guess is the UTSAV post. It took me to a time and place when I first saw this movie. The...
    by DPac at April 11th, 2007 at 05:04 am
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    Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles – Program Announcement
    In celebration of its fifth anniversary, IFFLA has added a day making it a 6-day long event that runs April 17-22, 2007 at ArcLight Hollywood, a state-of-the-art facility located in the heart of Hollywood. Tickets are now on sale online at www.arclightcinemas.com or at the ArcLight Hollywood box office. For more information on how to attend the festival, please visit www.indianfilmfestival.org. Check...
    by Vijay at March 27th, 2007 at 11:03 am
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    Mohanlal can act with his back to the camera
    A man enters hurriedly into a dimly lit but huge room. Mohanlal enters with a coffee �tumbler� in hand. He smiles and greets the guy warmly with his infectious smile. The man does not respond. He already seems restless and unnerved has come with a definite purpose. Mohanlal senses it and eases him. The man manages to utter �they have removed you from the...
    by Vasan Bala at January 9th, 2007 at 10:01 pm
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    Bhagam Bhag – Not so bad
    All the talk about BB being not a good film makes me wonder. I went into it with the least of expectations, having heard of all the noise about it being unfair to Govinda, showing signs of a tired cast, a not funny Paresh Rawal, and this and that… Let me say this, I haven’t seen a better handled comedy flick this year, save Khosla Ka Ghosla, a you-blink-you-miss screenplay,...
    by Tushar at January 1st, 2007 at 08:01 pm
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    A tribute to Prem Naseer- Evergreen Hero of yesteryears.
    You wanted low budget, commercial movies?-Prem Naseer doled out 100’s of them, over 700 to give a ballpark figure. Cine Goers loved him, especially women who loved the tear jerker family dramas he acted in with Sheela, Sharada and Jayabharati. If Sathyan was the upper-crust elitist’s accomplished actor, Prem Naseer was everybody’s hero, a true blue collar...
    by Cliff at December 27th, 2006 at 08:12 am
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    Nandanam (2002)
    I don’t understand Malayalam. It is to me as any other foreign language as Japanese, Spanish or any African language for that matter. But I have heard a lot of things about Malayalam cinema. Mathew is a malu. Sometimes when I went to his house, I would find the whole family watching Malayalam movies on Malayalam channels. Everybody would be so engrossed in the movie...
    by Full2Faltu at October 29th, 2006 at 06:10 am
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    Master of the Arts II – Singeetham’s Films – An Analysis
    What makes a master, Master? “In Raj Kapoor’s Jis Des Mein Ganga Behti Hai, one guy plays an instrument and challenges Raj Kapoor. Raj Kapoor concedes to that guy and says you are really great, I don’t want to challenge you. I believe in that concept. As long as one thinks great of themselves, they do not achieve any thing. Which is the reason I am...
    by wb at October 17th, 2006 at 10:10 pm
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    Kaazhcha – The Edge of Love
    Kazhcha – The Edge of Love What did Malayalam film industry gain through the film “Kazhcha” in 2004?? The answer would be the dawn of a promising film maker – “Blessy”, who would definitely become one of the best directors in Malayalam cinema in a few years from now. This statement is made since just two films (his only 2 films) made him...
    by PROJEKT iVIEW at September 3rd, 2006 at 12:09 pm
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