Sreedharan, a charismatic leader of a leftist trade union is the moral strength Read More »
Tag Archives: Malayalam
Birth AKA Piravi (1989) Shaji N. Karun, Premji, Archana, Lakshmi Krishnamurthy
Raghu, the only son of Raghava Chakyar was born late for him. Read More »
The Bogeyman AKA Kummatty (1979) Govindan Aravindan, Master Ashokan, Sivasankaran Divakaran, Kothara Gopalkrishnan
The film is a Pied Piper-like figment of Malabar’s folklore about a partly mythic Read More »
Sexy Durga (2017) Sanal Kumar Sasidharan, Rajshri Deshpande, Bilas Chandrahasan Nair, Kannan Nayar
Durga, a north Indian migrant and a Keralite youth named Kabeer Read More »
Panchavadi Palam (1984) K.G. George, Bharat Gopy, Nedumudi Venu, Srividya
A henpecked politician wants his name attached to a new bridge Read More »
Man of the Story AKA Kathapurushan (1996) Adoor Gopalakrishnan, Vishwanathan, Mini Nair, Aranmulla Ponnamma
Against the history of Kerala, we see a young man grow up without a father Read More »
The Circus Tent AKA Thampu (1978) Govindan Aravindan, Bharat Gopy, Jalaja, V.K. Sriraman
The episodic film tells of a soldier who befriends the circus strong man in a toddy bar Read More »
Enchantment AKA Sammohanam (1994) C.P. Padmakumar, Murali, Kukku Parameshwaram, Radhakrishnan
Sammohanam tells the story of a mysteriously seductive girl, Pennu (Archana) in a quiet village to which she has temporarily relocated Read More »
Anantaram (1987) Adoor Gopalakrishnan, Mammootty, Asokan, Shobana
The film develops through a commentary by Ajayan (Ashokan) about himself in the first person. Read More »
Shadow Kill AKA Nizhalkkuthu (2002) Adoor Gopalakrishnan, Oduvil Unnikrishnan, Sukumari, Reeja
Kaliyappan, the last hangman of Travancore dynasty is dragging his remaining life by consuming alcohol and worshipping the Mother Goddess. Read More »
Rat-Trap (1982) Adoor Gopalakrishnan, Jalaja, Karamana Janardanan Nair, Rajam K. Nair
The protagonist is trapped within himself and is unable to comprehend the changes taking place around him. Read More »