Post School, I had graduated to watching the masala tamil movies and the hyped up Bollywood stuff too. Malayalam movies still remained my fav, maybe cause of the realities of the common mans life portrayed in many movies.
Of late(post 2006), I have limited my theatre visits to suit my friends compulsions. Watching the 2 best actors I have seen(Mamooty and Mohanlal) stooping to low standards and taking on the role of the omnipotent has been fairly difficult to digest. Though being a self declared MohanLal fan, I was get pretty frustrated at seeing the new generation Malayalam movies
A majority of the keralites were awaiting the rise of a new Star. The latest one on the block was Pritviraj. Boasting the genes of the late Superstar Sukumaran and heroine XXX, peoples expectations were huge. Well, he didn't disappoint and embarked on the journey of challenging the long reigning superstars of the Malayalam Industry. The irony of the challenge struck him late and he was sidelined to playing the choco boy movies for a long period.
Sept 10th 2008 was definitely a good day for Malayalam Cinema. Me and Vinod were just roaming around in Kollam planning on watching any of the new Onam releases. I saw the movie 'Thalappavu' playing in Grand theatre and compelled Vinu to watch it with me. Though a bit apprehensive at first he agreed and we took the tickets.
Well it happened to be the best 150 minutes we had spend in a very long time. It was the directorial venture of MadhuPal and I must say he has done a extremely good job. I am sure this will be a trademark movie in Malayalam. Though the plot is evident from the beginning the movies captures your imagination and leaves you pondering about the messages conveyed. It is definitely a thought provoking movie. Lal, playing the role of a good hearted but socially unaware policeman has displayed his best acting skills to date. Pritvi playes the role of a hot blooded naxal. The ideologies of the naxalites have been well portrayed.
We(ma and vinod) out of the theatre feeling really good. We had been subject to watching a plethora of loathable movies, courtesy CHAX the master brain behind that.
Chennai 6000028 was a trendsetter in the tamil industry and as soon as I heard that the same actors have teamed up for a new film I immediately called up vinu and we decided to watch the movie yesterday. Well though it didnt match up to chennai 28, the movie wa s hilarious and we went into unlimited bouts of laughter:)
Well maybe the SouthIndian movie industry was improving compared to the hyped up Bollywood. Well that opinion changed today as I finished watching 'A Wednesday'. 2 legends Nasarudeen Shah and Anupam Kher has performed so well that it inspired me to write this blogs.
Let creativists emerge, let fresh talents emerge, lets welcome the new ERA of Indian cinema...
