Tag: Malayalam

Big Brother (dir. Siddique, 2020)

Big Brother (dir. Siddique, 2020)

Published May 26, 2021 By Katherine Matthews

This post first appeared on Totally Filmi on December 26, 2020 Manu (Sarjano Khalid) goes from official to official to try to secure the release from of his big brother, Sachi (Mohanlal), in prison because he killed his step-mother’s abusive ex-husband. Underaged at fifteen, he is sent to a juvenile…

Al Mallu ( “A Malayalee” dir. Boban Samuel, 2020)

Published May 26, 2021 By Katherine Matthews

This post first appeared on Totally Filmi on December 31, 2020. Nayana (Namitha Pramod) is a young Malayalee who, like many young Keralites, finds herself working in Dubai to try to secure a better future. One day, she is visited by a man (Siddique) claiming to be the father of…

Aarkkariyam (“Who Knows?”/dir. Sanu John Varghese, 2021)

Published May 25, 2021 By Katherine Matthews

Ittyavira (Biju Menon) is a retired math teacher living in Kottayam. His daughter Sherley (Parvathy) is widowed and remarried to Roy (Sharafudheen, who in the space of a few films has become a particular house favourite), whose business is facing financial issues. Roy has borrowed money from his friend Vyshak…