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Ustad Hotel (dir. Anwar Rasheed, 2012)

This post first appeared on Totally Filmi on November 4, 2017. Ustad Hotel is the story of Faizal (Dulquer Salmaan), affectionately known as “Faizi”, and his desire to become a chef despite the objections of his father Abdul Razaq (Siddique), who wants him to become the manager of a five-star hotel.…

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Sulaimani Chai

This post first appeared on Totally Filmi on November 5, 2017. One of the things the film Ustad Hotel introduced me to was Sulaimani chai, which is mentioned many times in the film, and which has an important role in one scene in particular. It’s also known as Malabar spiced tea —…

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Maniyarayile Ashokan (“Ashokan’s Bridal Chamber”) (dir. Shamzu Zayba, 2020)

This post first appeared on Totally Filmi on August 31, 2020. “Dreams that one has at dawn come true, right?” asks Ashokan (Jacob Gregory) of his friend Ratheesh (Krishna Sankar), who wakes him out of his latest reverie, in which he is the married father of twins.  Ashokan is surrounded…

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