Tag: K.P.A.C. Lalitha

Sandhesam (“The Message”/dir. Sathyan Anthikad, 1991)

Sandhesam (“The Message”/dir. Sathyan Anthikad, 1991)

Published December 29, 2022 By Katherine Matthews

This post first appeared on Totally Filmi on October 17, 2019. Raghavan Nair (Thilakan) has been a station master for the Indian Railways in Tamil Nadu for 30 years, and bids an emotional farewell to the community he’s become a part of — but, as he tells the people he’s…

T.P. Balagopalan M.A. (dir. Sathyan Anthikad, 1986)

Published May 21, 2022 By Katherine Matthews

T.P. Balagopalan (Mohanlal) is a low level employee at Falcon Products. He earns 800 rupees a month, and uses that money to support his eldest sister, Radha (K.P.A.C. Lalitha) and her family – her husband, Chandrankutty (Kuthiravattam Pappu) who is a bus conductor and largely absent, as well as their…

IttyMaani: Made in China (dir. Jibi Joju, 2019)

Published May 26, 2021 By Katherine Matthews

This post first appeared on Totally Filmi on October 27, 2019. Ittymaani: Made in China gets its title from the fact that its protagonist (Mohanlal) is named Ittymaani and he was, well, literally “made in China”, born there to Ittymathan (also Mohanlal) and his wife Theyyamma (Madhuri Braganza as young Theyyamma,…