This post first appeared on Totally Filmi on November 28, 2017. I love debut films. Mostly, I love watching them at the time they are released, and getting a glimpse of the potential in an actor (or a director or other creative) who you just *know* is going to go…
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This post first appeared on Totally Filmi on March 25, 2019. One dark evening, a young woman, running from the police, takes refuge at the home of businessman K.B. Pillai (G.K. Pillai). Pillai and his family threaten to turn her over to the police unless she explains how she got…
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This post first appeared on Totally Filmi on March 29, 2019. Rosshan Andrrews’ debut film, Udayananu Tharam, was amongst the films I fell in love with when I first started expanding my Malayalam film viewing beyond purely arthouse types of movies. A black comedy starring Mohanlal and Sreenivasan (who also wrote…
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This post first appeared on Totally Filmi on April 1, 2019. In the South Indian state of Kerala – known as “God’s Own Country” – P.K. Ramdas (Sachin Khedekar), the leader of the ruling party, dies, and a power struggle over who will replace him and who will retain power…
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This post first appeared on Totally Filmi on May 14, 2019. Pallavi Raveendran (Parvathy) is a smart, vibrant young woman who, from a young age, wants to become a pilot. Pallavi’s father, Raveendran (Siddique) is loving and supportive, taking on work so that he can pay for the things Pallavi…
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This post first appeared on Totally Filmi on July 1, 2019. After the death of her mother, Anna leaves with her father for Madras, leaving behind Seba – before she leaves, she tells Seba he must continue to make toys for her in all colours. As an adult, Seba (Noel…
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This post first appeared on Totally Filmi on July 31, 2019 Pappan (Rahman) seems to have it all: his singing career is taking off, and he’s about to be married to Sarina (Lissy). But Pappan’s career comes at a cost to Umesh (Jose), another singer whose popularity is waning as…
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This post first appeared on Totally Filmi on September 4, 2019. Fans of director Lijo Jose Pellissery (LJP) were delighted to finally see one of his films turn up at the prestigious Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) – and a recent article in the Toronto Star devoted to “buzz picks” for this…
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This post first appeared on Totally Filmi on September 7, 2019. The first part of this overview of Lijo Jose Pellissery (LJP)’s films focussed on the director’s earlier work — in this installment, I look at LJP’s three most recent films, starting with the very strange (and sometimes quite wonderful) Double…
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