This post appeared first appeared on Totally Filmi on February 22, 2020. A lovely little short film about two boys, a chikoo milkshake, and the power of mom. Posted on Saturday, 22 February 2020 at 07:21 | Permalink | Comments (0)
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This post first appeared on Totally Filmi on August 1, 2016. Award-winning Malayalam director Jayaraj turned to an Anton Chekov short story, “Vanka”, to find the inspiration for his most recent film Ottaal (“The Trap”), proof that some themes transcend place and time. Eight-year-old Kuttappai (Ashanth K. Sha), orphaned after the…
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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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This post first appeared on Totally Filmi on November 17, 2017. This post is part of the It Takes a Thief blogathon organized by Moon in Gemini (and fair warning, it’s also a bit spoilery). Be sure to check out all the entries! Marti (Chemban Vinod Jose) arrives at a church in…
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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 October 31, 2019. We first met the four friends Mahadevan (Mukesh), Govindankutty (Siddique), Appukuttan (Jagadish) and Thomaskutty (Ashokan) in the 1990 film In Harihar Nagar, a comedy thriller from the writing/directing duo Siddique-Lal which became a massive hit and which remains a cult…
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This post first appeared on Totally Filmi on November 12, 2019. I stared at my computer for a very long time trying to figure out how to explain the plot of Mikhael. There’s gold smuggler George Peter (Siddique) and his driver who end up dead, murdered under mysterious circumstances. There’s George’s…
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This post first appeared on Totally Filmi on November 15, 2019 Appu (Pranav Mohanlal) and his family run a beach-front establishment in Goa by night, organizing the kind of parties that Goa has become synonymous with. By day, he surfs. And rescues his father, Baba (Manoj K. Jayan), from Abusi…
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This post first appeared on Totally Filmi on January 4, 2020. Traffic (dir. Rajesh Pillai) A cinema superstar. A discredited traffic constable. A surgeon about to celebrate his first year wedding anniversary. A young journalist just starting his first day on the job. Their friends, their partners, their families, their colleagues. …
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