Which Malayalam film did you watch recently ?

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Originally Posted by jinju

...a flawed screenplay/slack direction lifted by an amazing perfo!

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The highlights were his change in tone, demeanor, ambivalent expressions (that leave you in suspense) command complete attention.

But then there are also many scenes where he is just not doing anything central but you are just rewarded for keeping your eyes on him.

There was a scene in the crowded bus he has him arm stretched to accommodate the guava seller woman and boy. So his left hand reaches into a marigold seller's basket. He (half drunk/sleep deprived) picks up a flower, sniffs it and throws it back.

All as a passing action in the midst of a conversation. Excellence.

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Thanks Prabhu for pointing it out. My mistake. As pointed out by Anoop, it is St.Francis of Assissi [Anoop, thanks]. The price one needs to pay for posting in semi sleep mode after midnight.

Regards

Chithram on Asianet.

Pliss to excuse: Sathileelavathy on KalaignarTV or Chithram on Asianet #RealDilemma

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Originally Posted by P_R

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Originally Posted by kid-glove

You should also watch Mammootty-Renjith film, Paleri Manikyam, with one of the three characters (Mam does a triple role) feat. Mammootty in top form (IMHO!).

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After reading Murali Srinivas' post I was toying with the idea of going to the theatre to watch it. KambENi sariyillai so I missed it. Asianet-la pOdumbOdhu pAthura vENdiyadhu dhaan.

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Neengalum Hamam company serndhavarnu nanaikkiren, irundhaalum indhaanga link :P

http://www.veoh.com/browse/videos/ca...170767F5TpR7Ny

but no subs here as well..

Raghav, Thirakkadha was one of the better films of that year actually in malayalam...not great cinema, but definitely good...maybe u expected a "prithvi film" which it definitely was not! in fact, prithvi was applauded that he lend himself to a "not so commercially viable" project in which he was just sort of a second lead/guest appearance, but then he couldn't say no to Renjith, one of his mentors! i certainly revisit this somewhat controversial film allegedly based on the kamalji-srividhya relationship...also, ther r some inside jokes about some of the directors/stars (Ms mainly) of malayalam industry which keralites can relate to, and so it becomes more spicy for them, eg:, the director who is shown as not even capable of framing a shot is supposedly one of the most celebrated commercial directors of malayalam, iv sasi! and then lalettan's business ventures, mammookkas 'cooling glass' fixation r also commented on...also, priyamani's fab perfo! i quite enjoyed the film. by the by, Devasuram paathaachaa? also checkout Kaiyyoppu by Renjith-Mam team...that's my fav film of the duo...K-G, have u watched it?

Plum, asianet does telecast thoovaanathumbikal on and off...also kireedom, amaram. Thaazhvaaram was telecast couple of days back...thing is these kind of films don't get primetime slots, but working days 9 am slot, so most of the time we tend to miss.

P-R, what observation again...yeah, that dialogue in that bus scene "edho maaattu saadhanamaanennu thonnunnu...adhaa oru...." (translates to "think it was some duplicate stuff") and he makes kinda vomiting sound...and then that sudden outburst in that tea shop when the mobile rings for the umpteenth time "off cheyyada aa kuntham!" literally jolted out of the seat coz till then his tone was low! a dialogue that many of us feel like telling to others, in today's mobile dominated world! again, keep sharing ur views on lalettan films...k-g, aap bhi...plum et tu...all r welcome...yes, brand me selfish!

jinju,
Onna renda, even the seemingly mundane sequences is given a different expression by Lalettan. Take the way he plays it straight while cleaning the wriggling chicken as against the sudden charge in the 'phone' scene. As usual, we don't even need to talk about effacing his own mannerisms, coz the way he IS, I guess, in itself very naturalistic and unassuming. And the way he carries the last 30 minutes (incl. the strange, miscalculated deus-ex-machina with the bee for some sort of mythological resonance. Much more so that Sivan Kutty becomes Vishnu for a while. And the misleading identity is all over the place as a christian/muslim, etc. Especially how they avoid banal sequences with his introduction out of nowhere, juxtaposed with the bomb blasts, etc) is tour-de-force, as P_R says. But what's astonishing is that while not one scene here touches the high of the kill sequence in Sadayam or the artist's trance in Vanaprastham, or the mirror scene in Kireedam sequel (so much so that I even fantasized how he's one of the select few actors in the world who could facially add layers to "morphing" sequences like in "Aparan"). And none of his recent work could touch the intricately layered Iruvar or Thoovanthumbigal. But.. within this decade (of very low output in terms of quality films), you lap up Thanmatra, Bhramaram, Company, etc. And what's astonishing is that it completely smokes over so-called NA worthy performances of other overrated "legends". :)

Some great notes on Bhramaram here by Pr, KG, jinju n al...and some really wonderful discussions goin on here..
the last line from last post of kg is really fantastic n true... :2thumbsup:

jinju
Quote:" ...a flawed screenplay/slack direction lifted by an amazing perfo!"

I hav a small disagreement with Jinju in that i don't think bramaram's script n dirn is that flawed...script does go a bit wayward at some places especialy the flashback scenes could have been improved... but still it was very well handled overall by blessy...it was supoesed to be road/thriller/drama genre movie...it doesn't have a racy script but more of a tone that simply gets ever more intensifying as the movie progresses....
But direction is where i think Blessy has done his best...think it was taken with a wonderful craft and vision...some stunning shots...IMO this is Blessy's best work as a director...maybe Kazcha n Thanmatra are better films for their overall humbleness n delicacy....but as a director he has shown his best skills so far in Bhramaram , imho...:D
But ofcourse above all stood Lal's mighty perfomance... :thumbsup:

Went cd shopping today n was in for a pleasant surprise...for fellow moviebuffs here waiting to catch up on Kuttysrank, Empire Video has released dvd/vcd of the film priced at 99/60 respectively...watched half an hour of the film, needless to say, luks awesome! yep, it comes with english subtitles and is an awesome print.

As a matter of fact, I had downloaded the rip (with subtitles) and watched it too. Got few things to say about the film, and Shaji N Karun in general.