The protagonist is trapped within himself and is unable to comprehend the changes taking place around him. Read More »
Tag Archives: Malayalam
Face to Face / Mukhamukham (1985) Adoor Gopalakrishnan, Alummoodan, Asokan, Azeez
Sreedharan, a charismatic leader of a leftist trade union is the moral strength Read More »
Birth / Piravi (1989) Shaji N. Karun, Premji
Raghu, the only son of Raghava Chakyar was born late for him. Read More »
The Bogeyman / 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 / 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 (1994) Sammohanam
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 »