watched manjummel boys yesterday and honestly I'm shook. I almost cried by the end of the movie. It was both scary and endearing at the same time. The crafty usage of the kanmani anbodu song while Subhash was being hoisted up was literally perfect. It perfectly showcased their dedication, concern, the pain, fear, guilt; they saw darkness and death take over their lives for a couple of hours and came back to relief and ease. The torment of all those emotions altogether at once was portrayed amazingly. Not enough credit is given to the beautiful and realistic replication of Guna caves. It seemed natural, like as if the whole shoot was really done there. One discrepancy I notice in most movies that involve characters that speak a non native language is the usage of accented language and grammatically incorrectly scripted dialogues, neither of which showed up in this movie, which is genuinely praise worthy or atleast acknowledgement worthy. The cinematography, the symbolism, the peripherals, everything was beautiful and spot on. Amazing combination of thriller, horror, and emotional sensitivity. 10/10 movie
First thing I am ashamed that i didn't know this man before or I may or may not have watched his movies but never recognised him by his name or his industry but in 2024 i know who prithviraj sukumaran is and i didn't feel disappointed i knew him from salaar but to be true I watched that movie first time because of Prabhas who I knew even before bahubali and loved but when I watched salaar i never thought I would fall in love with this man like he is first and last actor in all the industry that I actually fall for everything his personality his acting his direction all of that are amazing i want the whole Indian cinema to know about how great of a actor/ director he is till now I watched his 4 movies and damn I am blown away by his acting I am not a movie critic or i don't the the depth of acting but I love his choice of movies and to understand his direction a little bit i watched Lucifer and that was a normal Malayalam film but the story is actually amazing and i watched his movies like Mumbai police and damn the choice of movie in that industry and that time amazing and don't make me talk about Jana gana Mana i didn't expect the ending I am damn excited for the prequel and sequal too i just wanna say I am in love with this man and his acting his choice of movies and everything and. Because of him I started to love Malayalam movies and I am happy that I chose to know more about this man and the industry he comes from and i am not regretting itt
സഞ്ചാരം | THE JOURNEY (2004)
dir. Ligy J. Pullappally
Beautiful young Kiran falls in love with her lifelong best friend, the effervescent Delilah. But in their idyllic Indian village, tradition still dictates that a girl marry a boy chosen by her family. With longing in her heart, Kiran refrains from expressing her love. However, one day her neighbor Rajan comes to Kiran and asks her to help him compose love letters to Delilah. Thinking this will serve as an outlet for her feelings Kiran agrees, and writes passionate, poetic love letters to Delilah in Rajan’s name. Delilah, however, suspects that Rajan might not be the author, and soon discovers her friend’s secret. Kiran fears that this will end their friendship, but Delilah thrills her by confessing similar feelings, and they somewhat recklessly begin a relationship, but their deep emotion soon becomes obvious to their families.
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Okay okay, rn I'm still reeling from a movie I watched with my family in the theatre. Details below
Title :Bramayugam
Director: Rahul Sadasivan
Main Cast: Mammootty, Arjun Ashokan, Sidharth Bharathan, Amalda Liz, Manikanda Rajan
The movie was just fantastic. Even though it was a black and white movie, for some reason I felt as though all of a sudden the spectrum of colours was immense. I have no idea how to express what I mean exactly, but ykiyk.
Spoilers below
God, the twists just brought me back to my grandma's home filled with all the folk tales. I was kinda rooting for the chatan (goblin/demon etc whatever you want to call it), and I was disappointed when Mammootty died. But then I just loved the final twist.
The whole movie just reminded us of how power can be abused in the wrong hands.
There may be some who don't like the movie, but nevertheless it definitely is a must watch for those who love folk tales and a little Godly madness.