OpinionThe Shobana-Mohanlal starrer 'Abhayam Thedi' can be called a companion piece to director IV Sasi’s 'Anubandham' and 'Aalkkoottathil Thaniye', in how it depicts family struggles and individual crisis.Mohanlal and Shobana in Abhayam ThediWriter Mt Vasudevan Nair’s worldbuilding in director IV Sasi’s 1986 Malayalam film Abhayam Thedi (seeking refuge) is quite intricate. The stock, dysfunctional, Nair tharavadu (ancestral mansion) has the ‘aesthetics’ of a dominant caste Hindu household — a massive double-storeyed house that still carries vestiges of its occupants' bruised past and fraught present, enclosed by front yards, back yards, ancient trees, ponds, and acres of seclusion. It is to this space that Miranda (Shobana), the granddaughter of the patriarch’s deceased prodigal son returns, hoping to find refuge and solace. Abhayam Thedi can be called a companion piece to Sasi’s Anubandham (1985) and Aalkkoottathil Thaniye (1984) — the milieu, the familial conflicts, and individuals going through an existential crisis.
- 7/29/2023
- by LakshmiP
- The News Minute
MollywoodIt is a testament to these actors’ caliber that their changeovers are not only received so well, but actively encouraged by fans of cinema.With that cracking loud voice of his, actor Janardhanan introduces himself – all too politely to the surprise of an audience unaccustomed to seeing him like that – as Ouseppachan, the miserable father-in-law of a woman found dead in the house. He is one of the suspects in the 1988 crime film Oru Cbi Diary Kuruppu. Up until then, Janardhanan had mostly played the unabashed villain in Malayalam films of the 70s and 80s. But for reasons best known to K Madhu, the director of Mammootty’s Cbi series, Janardhanan was cast as the harmless rich guy in the film, whose misfortunes somehow translated into comic relief for the audience. After this, the senior actor played comedian in movie after movie, one of his most loved sequences featuring in Mannar Mathai Speaking,...
- 7/3/2023
- by Cris
- The News Minute
ObituaryInnocent will go down in the history of Malayalam cinema as a stupendously talented actor, who spread unmitigated joy on screen, writes Neelima Menon.The heavily pronounced Irinjalakuda slang, that bashful tilt of his head, the peculiar gesticulations, the fine balance between subtlety and hyperbole, and the unforgettable one-liners delivered with soft precision. What made Innocent one of the most cheering sights in Malayalam cinema is all of these and more. Like most in his legion of stupendously talented supporting actors, Innocent flourished during the late 1980s and 90s, popularly termed as the ‘golden period’ in Malayalam cinema. It was during this period that Innocent, who had already made his debut as an actor and producer a decade earlier, found that his niche lay in initiating Malayalam cinema into the realm of satire. So after 50-60 films in which he played notable as well as forgettable characters, Innocent allied with...
- 3/27/2023
- by LakshmiP
- The News Minute
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