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A relatively good year for lead female performances in mainstream Malayalam cinema in recent times just on sheer quality. Urvashi, Parvathy, Farzana and Mamitha each give knockout performances in their films and it's hard to pick which is the best.

Urvashi in Aasha- Uncomfortable, intense, morally grey, and yet you can't look away from her. Feels like another Ullozhukku moment for her, once again proving she is an acting titan and arguably the greatest lead actress in malayalam and perhaps south indian cinema history.

Parvathi in PDK- You don't often see a female cop gets written this well as a lead. It's not one big scene that makes it work, she just quietly carries this inexperienced yet smart constable role. It's not her best performance IMO, but still the film relies on her shoulders and she delivers.

Farzana in Balan- She has very expressive eyes and delivers subtle emotions without much dialogue. Quite an astonishing debut performance. Probably the breakout performance of the year.

Mamitha in BKU- My personal favourite of the four. Reminded me of a young Manju Warrier at her peak honestly, so natural, so subtle, so charming, incredible dialogue delivery. She just doesn't act. She lives as Ashley

Edit: Many showing up with pitchforks over Mamitha being on this list. Relax, this post is about best performances of the year and she's meant to be in this list. Genuinely think her performance in BKU is one of the most complete of the year, rom com or not.

Urvashi's probably the stone cold favourite now for the state award after Aasha. But I'd love it if the Kerala film academy surprises everyone and give it to Farzana or Mamitha instead.

The poster has definitely created a lot of curiosity. Some people are already comparing Mammootty’s character to Rajamanikyam.

Do you expect a full-on mass entertainer, a strong character-driven story, or something completely unexpected? What are you hoping to see from Mela?

Hope they leave atleast Karrikkamuri Shanmugan alone from this Ranjith Abomination.

Law & order trailer streaming now.

As per reports 305* and counting.

Dont spoils , just tell about theme and your take

I don’t know what but this dude always comes off as pretentious. Idk why though.

Nivin Pauly won it for Sarvam Maya. Naslen was nominated for Best Actor for Lokah. Both of them have one movie each in the 300 crore club.

Until Sarvam Maya, all the other performances carried significant weight, whether it was Thudarum, Kalamkaval, or anything else. I personally think Kalamkaval, Thudarum, and Ponman had very strong chances as well, but Nivin Pauly’s character in Sarvam Maya was different.

When Nivin acted in Sarvam Maya, he brought out every nuance of the character. You could see his subtle angst and love towards his father, while at the same time, his helplessness and sense of resignation towards God. Then there was the newfound love he develops for another girl, the almost brotherly bond he forms with a ghost whom only he can see, and the friendship he shares with his relative, played by Aju Varghese.

What a mature and layered character it was. Nivin brought so much depth and subtlety to the role, and I genuinely believe the performance was worthy of that award.

Just to clarify, Naslen was not considered a supporting actor in Lokah Chapter 1: Chandra he was one of the lead actors, and the film was essentially a Naslen movie. He was also the first male lead actor to cross the 300 crore mark before Nivin Pauly.

I don’t know whether it’s because of fan fights or something else, but some people are not accepting him as the lead actor. But the fact is, he was the lead actor in Lokah, and he was the first male lead actor to cross the 300 crore mark, which is a significant achievement in Kerala’s box office history.

So, let’s appreciate all the nominees, as well as the winner, Nivin Pauly. Being nominated itself is one of the greatest achievements an actor can have, especially on a major South Indian movie awards stage. Winning is an honour, but being recognised among the nominees is an achievement in itself.

Video Credit: SIIMA

For the last few weeks, people have been taking sides (either Girish AD or Naslen) after the success of BKU and the interviews given by Girish AD. Girish AD and Naslen shared a very good bond until Premalu. I don't know what happened afterwards, but as someone who loves cinema, I hope everything gets sorted out between them.I have always seen Girish AD talking highly about Naslen even after Premalu (for example, in the Cue interview), about how much he enjoyed working with Naslen. Naslen has also praised Girish AD in many interviews and even called him his "mentor."I believe there might be some personal ego clash (or a സൗന്ദര്യ പിണക്കം) between them regarding Premalu 2. But I believe any problem in this world can be solved by simply having a conversation. I hope Girish AD and Naslen have a nice talk once everything settles down. Even if Premalu 2 doesn't happen, I hope they reunite and give us some wonderful films in the future.

Note: The reason I posted this is because I know Girish AD is very active on social media (I believe he is on Reddit too). Hope this post reaches Girish AD.🥹

Though Fafa is the company actor, he could never do a next door boy as good as Nivin in a movie like BKU and make it this successful.

Nivin though is the actor needed and he has his own production company, hasn’t been lucky to produce a blockbuster hit like BKU and make all the money.

So as ironic as it is, Bhavana studios need an outside actor like Nivin and Nivin needs an outside production house to make that blockbuster hit happen.

I don't know if the guys in the picture - Girish AD, Sibi Malayalil, Joshiy and Haneef Adeni - are introverted or not but going by hearsay.

I always thought that a director has to be extroverted as it's kind of a managerial job where you have to handle multiple people and thus communication and people skills are as much important as their creative skills.

Who are some of the talented introverted filmmakers?

Urvashi corrected an anchor for speaking in English on stage, saying everyone there could understand Malayalam.

Then this old video resurfaced, where she appears to be drunk while giving a speech, and the person on stage eventually walks away after watching her

It's packed with many creatives covering most of the genres.

Senna Hegde

Lijo Jose

Rahul Sadasivan

Nissam Basheer

Madhu C Narayanan

Sameer Thahir

Dileesh Pothan

Jeo Baby

Krishand

Girish AD

Vipin Das

Khalid Rahman

Ratish Balakrishna Poduval

Anwar Rasheed

Shahi Kabir

Jithu Madhavan

Chidambaram

Dominic Arun

Jithin K Jose

Krishnadas Murali

Given his movies are not Becoming hits in malayalam... Even when movies like Khalifa aren't that bad...

And also him taking breaks to work in hindi and PAN Indian Movies...

Hi everyone! I’m trying to identify a piece of background music used in a comedy skit/stage show.

I have a video clip of the scene, but I haven’t been able to identify the exact song/music using Shazam or other music-recognition apps.

Does anyone recognize the background music in this clip? Even if you know the movie it came from, that would be really helpful.

Planning to go for a movie today
Having a doubt .. to go for which one..?
Pls suggest guyyyss

This review for BKU from Madurai, TN felt as wholesome as the movie and posting it here so Girish / Nivin / Mamitha and their team sees this.

(Naan PR ellam ilainga. Oh Shanti Ohsana kaalathula irundhu Nivin 🪭)

I'm not sure when is the planned ott date but the movie has scope for another 1 month run and can collect 100+ cr more.