Flix Flashback In #WatchWithTNM, we write about Mohanlal-Sreenivasan's 'Nadodikattu' and their endearing bumbling friendship. Sowmya RajendranWhen Dasan (Mohanlal) rushes into a fight with a rich man to impress a woman, Vijayan (Sreenivasan) tells him that he's being foolish. But, when the rich man calls Dasan a 'scoundrel', Vijayan immediately deflates the latter's car tyres. They throw insults at each other all day long but at the first hint of trouble, they turn to each other, shouting "Dasa!" and "Vijaya!". Nadodikattu, directed by Sathyan Anthikad, is a story about survival and it should rightfully have been a tear-inducing tragedy. But, that's not how real life plays out -- real life is often about people finding it within themselves to love, laugh, and make the best of their precarious circumstances. The two bumbling friends, Dasan and Vijayan, are just trying to survive and their life, which is a comedy of errors, never...
- 4/10/2020
- by Sowmya
- The News Minute
ReviewDirector Dimal Dennis brings rawness into his Kochi story, but the unjustified length, too many characters and lack of clarity in script lessen the effect.CrisLong films are fine when you don’t feel its lengthiness, when you don’t end up looking at the watch every few minutes wondering how much longer. Valiya Perunnal has originality, has that certain rawness that new-gen movies can be proud of, but it is dragged on far too long (188 minutes), and not enjoyably so. The film also lacks clarity in a big, big way. With too many characters thrown in and too little conveyed, it appears the makers didn’t think too much about actually communicating with the audience. Valiya Perunnal is significant, coming at a time when its lead actor, Shane Nigam, is facing a ban. Shane has been telling the media to judge for themselves if he hasn’t been working hard for his films.
- 12/22/2019
- by Cris
- The News Minute
MollywoodCaptain Raju has acted in more than 500 films, excelling in the role of the villain but also delivering memorable performances in comedy. Neelima MenonOver 500 films. A career spanning over three decades in Malayalam (200 films), a few in Tamil, Telugu (70 films), and one each in Hindi and English. Captain Raju’s career graph can be best described as uneventful, yet surprisingly he has come up with quite a few memorable performances. It’s also interesting how despite playing a villain for the longest time, he has effectively broken the stereotype and experimented a lot with a terrain that doesn’t necessarily go with his tall and stern onscreen image—comedy. We bring you some of the most talked about roles of the late actor. Sathyaraj (Avanazhi): He was the main antagonist of this I.V. Sasi crime thriller scripted by T. Damodaran. A worthy adversary to Inspector Balram, he killed without...
- 9/17/2018
- by Sowmya
- The News Minute
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