Tag: Mammootty

Pranchiyettan and the Saint (dir. Ranjith, 2010)

Pranchiyettan and the Saint (dir. Ranjith, 2010)

Published May 29, 2021 By Katherine Matthews

This post first appeared on Totally Filmi on November 11, 2011. Late one evening, businessman Chirammal Enashu Francis (AKA Pranchiyettan, as per the film’s title) makes a visit to the churchyard, first, to “visit” with his ancestors (whom he claims later to be able to actually see). Pranchiyettan needs their…

Oru Maravathoor Kanavu (dir. Lal Jose, 1998)

Published May 26, 2021 By Katherine Matthews

This post first appeared on Totally Filmi on October 30, 2017. ’ll admit that I am often on the fence when it comes to Lal Jose’s films: on the one hand, there are films like Spanish Masala, which I only tolerated for the presence of Casa Totally Filmi fave actor Biju…

Sukrutham (“Good Deed”, dir. Harikumar, 1994)

Published May 26, 2021 By Katherine Matthews

This post first appeared on Totally Filmi on September 7, 2020. “In between the celebrations of life, death enters unexpectedly.” Ravishankar (Mammootty) is a respected writer and journalist who finds himself dying of blood cancer. He’s looked after by his wife, Malini (Gautami), and their close friend Rajendran (Manoj K.…