IFFKThe 1979 children’s film, made by legendary director Aravindan, was restored by Martin Scorsese’s World Cinema Project, Film Heritage Foundation and the Cineteca di Bologna film archive in Italy.CrisScreengrabOne by one, the speakers on stage at the Sree Theatre in Thiruvananthapuram looked unbelievingly at the bulging young crowd in front of them and remarked, this is such a nice surprise, so different from the time Kummatty was first screened. The first time was 43 years ago, when G Aravindan and Kavalam Narayana Panicker put together a poetic fairytale of a movie for children. The audience of 1979 was not the same, writer Paul Zacharia, one of the speakers, said twice. Looking at Adoor Gopalakrishnan in the audience, he added, “Adoor would know.” Adoor and Aravindan belong to an early generation of experimental filmmakers, famed for their art house, parallel cinema. Aravindan is no more, Adoor turned 80 last July. One came...
- 3/20/2022
- by AzeefaF
- The News Minute
MollywoodFrom Pj Antony to Surabhi Lakshmi, here is a list of talented actors who made their way to movies from theatre.Aradhya KurupWhere did they come from? Those life-like characters, those people who made our favourite films whole merely by their presence. Give them one dialogue, one scene, one act - they make sure it holds meaning in the viewer’s mind. Where did they come from? Theatre, of course! Not in any particular order. 1. Pj Antony: The first Malayalam actor to win the National award Antony was a force to reckon with in professional theatre. He primarily worked with Kpac, known for their communist leanings in drama and established his own theatre in Kochi called Pratibha Theatres. Antony has appeared in over 60 films, besides dabbling in direction, scripting, short stories, novels, poems and lyrics. 2. Sathyan: After serving in the Indian army during World War II and later working as a police officer,...
- 10/29/2019
- by Cris
- The News Minute
MollywoodThe actor first sang a song for a film in 1999 for 'Kannezhuthi Pottumthottu'.Tnm StaffManju Warrier has once again taken the microphone to sing a song for an awareness campaign. The actor, who has been known to sing since she first began acting more than 20 years ago, has now sung for the cancer awareness campaign of Manorama News, 'Kerala Can'. The song 'Nerthe Thennal Ezhucherthu Vechoru Snehamayi' is composed by Ratheesh Vega and the music video shows Manju, dressed in black, singing with the composer and other singers on a dimly lit stage. She had sung for the campaign last year, too. Manju first sang for a film back in 1999, the song 'Chembazhukka' for Kannezhuthi Pottumthottu, composed by the late Mg Radhakrishnan and written by the late Kavalam Narayana Panicker. The film, one of the last ones in her first innings before she went on a long 14 year break, had...
- 2/5/2019
- by Cris
- The News Minute
MollywoodThe award winning Malayalam filmmaker passed away on January 14. CV AravindLenin Rajendran/ Thachan.makan/ Wikimedia Commons/ CCBYSA3.0In a career spanning more than three and a half decades, Lenin Rajendran, the Malayalam filmmaker who passed away on 14th January, 2019 directed just fifteen feature films. He could have directed many more but as one who steadfastly refused to pander to the box-office, he derived satisfaction from the genre of filmmaking that he chose to explore through his oeuvres. Lenin picked up the craft of filmmaking by working as an assistant to Pa Backer, who created a splash with his debut Kabini Nadi Chuvannapol. Lenin got his first break with Venal in 1981 and followed it up with his second film Chillu in 1982. Both these films were shot on shoestring budgets but were noticed for their offbeat treatment of the themes. Lenin’s film Prem Nazirine Kanmanilla caught the eye for its title.
- 1/15/2019
- by Sowmya
- The News Minute
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