Humans of Someone (review)
Have you ever spent a day or at least an hour thinking or fantasising about literary characters? What would be their lives now? Or what…
Articles by Arjun Anand
Sophisticated Large canvas and rooted mainstream: Sachy’s modus operandi
Sachy is solidifying his imprint on Malayalam mainstream cinema, consistently delivering diverse films with each project. Excluding his collaboration with Sethu, which achieved commercial success…
Trance review (Malayalam Movie)
Anwar Rasheed’s transition in craftsmanship is fascinating, from the kinky mass-masala trilogy to a beautifully realised artistic masterpiece to a mainstream masterclass that quantifies art…
Anwar Rasheed: Curator of wholesome entertainment
Who is the best Malayalam director in the mainstream entertainment/masala format of this century? We have seen various master craftsmen in Malayalam mainstream from Joshiy,…
Swapnadanam: Sensuality and psychology of this dream land
KG. George’s debut film, ‘Swapnadanam: Journey through a Dream,’ transcends contemporary technology, utilizing the colors black and white to profile a multi-dimensional verse. The symbolic…
Ayyappanum Koshiyum review
Last time Sachy came up with a superb face-off that lightly pushes it’s small scale canvas to a huge sophisticated mainstream canvas. This time around,…
One year of Kumbalangi Nights: Diffusing Patriarchy!
Exploring the internal patriarchy within Shammy that leads to a catastrophic outcome for the lovebirds, Bobby and Boby. Unraveling Saji’s psychological journey, which transforms the…
Shylock (Malayalam) Review
When the first few promo videos of Shylock, the new film of Ajay Vasudev, aired there was drops of hope. Since it’s a mass-masala movie…
Anjaam Pathiraa Review
Most Probably, Veteran Padmarajan would be the one who introduced stylish flourishes of serial killer genre to Malayalam Cinema, In the Joshiy directed Ee Thanutha…
Ghost Stories Review
Last decade had these filmmakers celebrating 100 years of Hindi Cinema with Bombay Talkies and women’s sexuality in Lust Stories. Now a decade starts with…
2019’s Best Performances in Movies: Indian Cinema
A great year with exceptional films and some substantial performances. When Comparing every passing year, India cinema is showing a down sloping trend in hyper…
Best Indian Movies of 2019
This has been a phenomenal year of content with the South sharing a great share. The always wonderful Malayalam Cinema striking chords yet again with…