At 72, with almost 50 years in the film industry; three National Awards for Best Actor, and the most number of State Film Awards for Best Actor under his belt, the Malayalam film industry’s man of the year 2023, is, without a doubt, Mammootty. Watching his films this year, we have been akin to the rapt audience in that scene …
The past decade at the Kerala State Film Awards has seen the rise of a younger crop of filmmakers and actors and the foregrounding of unconventional themes, so much so that the mainstream superstars were conspicuous by their absence from the winner’s list during this period. Lijo Jose Pellissery’s evocative Nanpakal Nerathu Mayakkam which played around intelligently with the hazy …
Mammootty and director Lijo Jose Pellissery have joined hands for Nanpakal Nerathu Mayakkam. MAMMOOTTY'S NANPAKAL NERATHU MAYAKKAM TRAILER OUT When Mammootty announced Nanpakal Nerathu Mayakkam, it created high anticipation among the audience. Check out first-look On December 25, Mammootty took to social media to unveil the trailer of his upcoming film, Nanpakal Nerathu Mayakkam. Mohanlal teams up with Jallikattu director …
Before the COVID-19 pandemic, Malayalam movies had a niche following outside the State with just the most enthusiastic viewers keeping an eye on what was coming out of Kerala. It helped that this was one of the only movie industries to actively produce films even during the height of the pandemic, with Dileesh Pothan’s Joji, starring Fahadh Faasil getting declared …