The three MT screenplays that stand out for their rebellious treatment of human life and its myriad concerns.
Browsing: Malayalam Cinema
In this part of the series, MT: Malayalam’s Talisman, we dissect three films that formed MT’s political trilogy.
A series that highlights what is commonly considered to be one of the lesser achievements of legendary writer and filmmaker MT Vasudevan Nair – his screenplays.
A distinct feature of Nedumudi was that he was always a performer at heart, who in turn, also enjoyed performing and playing the performer on screen.
The leader of the 1921 Malabar Rebellion, Variyan Kunnathu Kunjahammed Haji established a short-lived sovereign state independent of the British Empire and fought the Raj for six months through guerrilla warfare
Tailor-made for Keerthy Suresh, the psychological horror film from debutant director Eashvar Karthic has good cinematography and an intriguing plot. But a work-in-progress screenplay spoils the show
An honest manifesto of compassion and human bonding, Peranbu is a bliss to watch, and it is inarguably one of the best performances from Mammootty in recent times
The Antarrashtriya Hindu Parishad demolishing a faux church, erected for a movie shoot near a temple, signals that rightwing forces want to disrupt social harmony in Kerala
A young team transcribes a vintage Swathi Thirunal padam into a short film which dispels the notion that classical music is elitist
The vintage Malayalam movie song, penned by Vayalar and tuned by G Devarajan, gets colourful Kathakali version by Kalamandalam Ganesan.