Malayalam cinema

Tovino Thomas in a still from ‘Adrishya Jalakangal’ | Photo Credit: @ttovino/X Dr Biju’s Adrishya Jalakangal (Invisible Windows) is more disturbing than it is dystopian. The film is mounted on the backdrop of an Orwellian world, where the…

By Online Desk Shane Nigam happens to be one of the most promising actors in Malayalam cinema right now. His latest release 'RDX' which is still running houseful across theatres appears to be his much-needed…

By Online Desk Onam is here, finally! And so are a handful of big-budget films that you can watch with your friends and family during the much-loved festival. This year, three major films — Dulquer Salmaan’s King of…

“I had almost decided not to sing the track,” says Mridula Warrier while talking about the song that won her the award for the Best Female Singer at the 53rd Kerala State Film Awards. The song ‘Mayilppeeli ilakunnu’ from Pathonpatham…

Lena in the film | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT Article 21-A of the Indian Constitution states ‘the State shall provide free and compulsory education to children of the age of six to fourteen years in such a manner as the State may,…

Manjusha Radhakrishnan | Photo Credit: THULASI KAKKAT Listening Manjusha Radhakrishnan describe the process of designing the costumes for Saudi Vellakka, one gets an idea of the scale of effort that went into it. Also that the State Award…

Deepa Thomas and Abhimanyu Gautham in Njaan Ippo Entha Cheyya | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT The pandemic and the subsequent lockdown have inspired filmmakers the world over. Joining the list of movies is Njaan Ippo Entha Cheyya (What…

Express News Service Female filmmakers with an inclination for crowd-pleasing entertainers are rare in Malayalam cinema. Seasoned costume designer Stephy Zaviour, who recently made her directorial debut with Madhura…

Animated digital art created by PS Soorya for the lines of ‘Alliyaambal kadavil…’, a melodious number sung by KJ Yesudas in the Malayalam film Rosie. | Photo Credit: Special arrangement Slender stalks of lotus blooms in a pond sway…

Rajisha Vijayan’s Meera Mohan, her character in her latest Malayalam release Madhura Manohara Moham, is the opposite of what Meera projects to her friends and family. Her character is a dark shade of grey. The actor confesses to leaning…