The Written WordOru Thekkan Thallu Case offers a splendid slice of southern KeralaGrassroots storytelling is a challenge, and Kerala’s filmmakers are excelling in the art, taking audiences through interesting pathways…Oct 5, 2022Oct 5, 2022
The Written WordPonniyin Selvan 1: An Astonishing Masterclass in FilmmakingIn his concluding note, Kalki R Krishnamurthy (1899–1954), the author of Ponniyin Selvan, observes: “There are no set rules for writing…Oct 1, 2022Oct 1, 2022
The Written WordWith no closures, ‘Dear Friend’ stays longer than its runtimeSomeone enters your life, makes deep connections, and then just like that, disappears. There is intrigue when that someone is projected as…Jul 23, 2022Jul 23, 2022
The Written WordKamal Haasan: The ‘Meta’ ActorIndian actor, Kamal Haasan, a legend in his own right, speaks about his 2022 film Vikram, his take on the metaverse and moreJun 2, 2022Jun 2, 2022
The Written WordMurali Gopy on ‘writing’When Murali Gopy, actor and scenarist of the superhit films Left Right Left, Ee Adutha Kaalathu and Lucifer, wrote his first short story in…Sep 8, 2021Sep 8, 2021
The Written WordDilip Kumar: The ‘Saudagar’ of dignityDry fruits have a tinge of melancholy to them: After all, they are past their prime, and their utility come from induced longevity. It…Jul 7, 2021Jul 7, 2021
The Written Word‘Fahadh Faasil’ and the frightening darkness of the Malayali mindThe rise of Fahadh Faasil as an actor is directly proportional to the descent of the heroic virtues that once ruled Malayalam cinemaMay 16, 2021May 16, 2021
The Written WordRevisiting Murali Gopy’s ‘Left Right Left’ as LDF assumes power again under CM Pinarayi Vijayan in…While almost everyone has associated LDF’s return to power in Kerala, beating the so-called anti-incumbency factor, with its strongman…May 8, 2021May 8, 2021
The Written WordinMalayalam FilmsWhy the apolitical ‘One’ needed more than MammoottyMay 5, 2021May 5, 2021
The Written WordinMalayalam FilmsHow the Malayalam film Premam transformed a defunct irrigation duct into a monument of loveSome successes are meant to be, and so it is that ‘Premam’ has become one of Malayalam cinema’s biggest box office success, catapulting its…Apr 29, 2021Apr 29, 2021
