The shooting of the much-awaited horror thriller ‘Bramayugam’ starring Mammootty has been completed today. The film, directed by Rahul Sadasivan, is expected to hit the screens in early 2024. The film’s first-look poster, which was released on Mammootty’s birthday on September 7, had created a lot of buzz among the fans and the media. The poster showed Mammootty’s devilish grin, reminiscent of his iconic performance in the 1994 classic ‘Vidheyan,’ directed by the legendary filmmaker Adoor Gopalakrishnan1.
‘Bramayugam’ is a rooted story set in the dark ages of Kerala, and promises to deliver spine-tingling thrills and a captivating narrative, with Mammootty’s enigmatic presence adding to the excitement. The director, who had previously made the critically acclaimed ‘Bhoothakaalam,’ said that he was elated to be living the dream of directing the stalwart Mammootty2. He also said that he was glad to be backed by the producers in pushing the boundaries...
‘Bramayugam’ is a rooted story set in the dark ages of Kerala, and promises to deliver spine-tingling thrills and a captivating narrative, with Mammootty’s enigmatic presence adding to the excitement. The director, who had previously made the critically acclaimed ‘Bhoothakaalam,’ said that he was elated to be living the dream of directing the stalwart Mammootty2. He also said that he was glad to be backed by the producers in pushing the boundaries...
- 10/18/2023
- by CineArticles Editorial Team
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MollywoodThe seeds to redefine codes of morality in Malayalam cinema were sowed in some of the more recent films, where protagonists in shades of grey manage to go scot-free or just suffer unconventional punishments.*Spoilers ahead Traditionally, the protagonists of most Indian films come in different shades of white. They tend to be morally upright, the films almost always on the ‘right’ side of morality. The established template is “the good people live happily ever after”, the corollary being that the ‘bad people’ will meet a bad end — if they do not die by the end of the film, they will at least suffer. For decades, storytellers in India have stuck to this template and fed it to the conscience of the viewing public. This has resulted in countless films where the hero is the ‘good guy’, who does everything by the rules and lives happily in the end. The...
- 3/1/2023
- by LakshmiP
- The News Minute
FilmsOne of the biggest stars in south India, Mammootty has never shied away from making bold deviations throughout his career, the latest example being ‘Puzhu’, in which he plays a hateful, casteist man with absolute conviction.CrisMidway through Dijo Jose Antony’s Jana Gana Mana, when Prithviraj Sukumaran made his appearance for a second time, the script was trying to be vague about the kind of role he was playing in the film. His mannerisms and initial bunch of questions in a courtroom seemed to suggest this was a mean guy. It could have gone either way from there – a good lawyer just building the ground for his arguments, or a nasty one just out there to help the bad guys. But murmurs among the audience rose this way – “it’s Prithviraj, so things will turn around, he will end up being the good guy for sure”. If the director...
- 6/5/2022
- by Cris
- The News Minute
ObituaryRavi Vallathol made his film debut with 'Swathi Thirunal', directed by the late Lenin Rajendran in 1987.Tnm StaffRavi Vallathol / Picture courtesy - IMDBVeteran Malayalam actor Ravi Vallathol passed away at his house in Thiruvananthapuram on Saturday. The 67-year-old actor had been unwell for a while and had stopped acting, reports Manorama Online. Ravi Vallathol, known for his serious characters, acted in around 50 films and several television serials in a career that lasted over three decades. He made his film debut in Swathi Thirunal, directed by the late Lenin Rajendran in 1987. Ravi Vallathol has since played versatile characters in movies such as Season, Mathilukal, Kottayam Kunjachan, Godfather, Sargam, Vidheyan, Chathurangam, Naalu Penningal and Idukki Gold. He was also a writer and has written more than 25 short stories. Two of his stories - Devaranjini and Nimanjanam - were adapted into television series. He has also scripted plays. His play Revathirkkoru Pavakutty was...
- 4/25/2020
- by Cris
- The News Minute
With the 57th National Film Awards to be announced on Wednesday afternoon, the question is who will win the best actor award? Will Amitabh Bachchan catch up with Malayalam megastar Mammootty and South Indian superstar Kamal Haasan? Mammootty and Kamal Haasan have won the national award for best actor thrice and Bachchan twice in his career. Kamal Haasan had won the award for the Tamil film Moonampirai in 1983, for Nayakan in 1988 and for Indian in 1997. Mammootty won the prestigious award in 1990 for his roles in Mathilukal and Oru Vadakan Veeragatha, in 1994 for Ponthanmada and Vidheyan and ...
- 9/15/2010
- Hindustan Times - Cinema
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