CINEMA BHRANTHAN

At last, my quest for a filmy friend ended. I got a filmy friend , not from Kerala, not from India, but from HOLLYWOOD. He too is crazy about movies, but is alien to Malayalam movies. He wishes to know more about Kerala, Malayalam & of course about Malayalam cinema. His name is...... is...... errr..... Oh!! I forgot. Damn it!!! Never mind, he is a movie maniac like me. Yah!.... you can call him like that. ' MOVIE MANIAC '. Yah!.. That'll do. That's his name.....MOVIE MANIAC. We'll be back with our little chats about..... cinema, of course.

MALAYALAM MOVIE THEATRE

MALAYALAM CINEMA INDUSTRY - Awards

The first Malayalam cinema to get the President's medal was "Neelakuyil" directed by Ramu Kariyat and P .Bhaskaran. It brought the President's silver medal to Malayalam. The first Malayalam movie to get President's gold medal was "Chemmen" directed by Ramu Kariyat. Several other cinema and directors brought awards and thus fame to Malayalam Cinema Industry. Aravindan and Adoor Gopalakrishnan are the main directors who brought international acclaim to Malayalam cinema. With "Elipathayam", "Kodiyettam", "Swayamvaram" etc, Adoor Gopalakrishnan has shown his talent to the world. "Kanchanaseetha", "Kummatti", "Vasthuhara" are some among Aravindan's memorable works to name a few. P.J.Antony is the first Malayalam actor to bag the Bharat award for best actor in India. Even now, Malayalam cinema produces good films with artistic qualities which brings fame to us.

CINEMA BHARANTHAN

CINEMA BHARANTHAN

People say, I'm mad. Am I really???? No..... But I'm a little bit crazy. Yah..... I'M CRAZYYYYY........... CRAZY ABOUT MOVIES. I'm an ardent Malayalam movie watcher. So Malayalees all me "CINEMA BHRANTHAN" (meaning one who is crazy about movies) . I watch almost all Malayalam movies and critically evaluate them. But..., most of the time I feel lonely. I lack friends. So I'm looking for friends. Not just friends, but with whom I can express my ideas, my fantacies, my opinion and..... of course, listen to him too. But not everyone can be my friend. He too should love movies, or more clearly should be crazy of movies.Will I get a friend like that????? I hope so.

MALAYALAM CINEMA - HISTORY

MALAYALAM MOVIE THEATRE

MALAYALAM CINEMA INDUSTRY
Cinema, the media of the masses, was the brain child of Auguste Lumiere and Louis Lumiere. It conquered the minds of people across the globe. In a small land like Kerala, cinema is the hearthrobe of millions.The dawn of Malayalam Cinema Industry was in the year 1928 with the release of the silent movie "Vigathakumaran", by J.C. Daniel.So Malayalam Cinema is the brain child of J.C. Daniel. Vigathakumaran was followed by Marthandavarma in 1933. The real malayalam movie (or rather 'talkie' ) was "Balan", released in 1938.Since then Malayalam Cinema has gone through many experiments and talents. Even in 2008, Malayalam Cinema is in it's glory with the Vishu films running in packed houses.


Highlights
First malayalam silent movie - VIGATHAKUMARAN
First malayalam talkie - BALAN
First malayalam colour cinema - KANDAM BECHA COAT
First malayalam 3-D cinema - MY DEAR KUTTICHATHAN
First malayalam cinemascope cinema - THACHOLI AMBU
First malayalam 70 mm cinema - PADAYOTTAM
In the following days we bring to you the major historic people and movies in the history of Malayalam Cinema.

'CINEMA BHRANTHAN' COMING SOON........

He's crazy about malayalam movies.

Listen to his chats with...... (Guess who?????)

MALAYALAM MOVIE THEATRE

REVIEW

"MULLA"
"Mulla" is the Vishu film of Dileep - Lal Jose team. In this film Lal Jose teamed up with his favourite music director - Vidyasagar .This film penned by Sinduraj portrays Dileep in a different look.
"Mulla" is the story of Mulla (Dileep) and Lacchi (Meera Nandan). Mulla lives in a colony (Karakad colony) which breeds all sorts of evils in the society.Lacchi earns her living by working in a bakery and by writing banners after her father's death. They get close by means of a baby boy, whom they get from a train.They fall in love and there surfaces the villan.
This is an action oriented love story with some moments of fun here and there. The action sequences though good are not upto the marks.The film looks almost like a Tamil film, with it's story line set in a colony. Vidyasagar had composed 4 songs for this film. The songs "Kannin vathil...." and "Kanalukal...." are good.
As a whole, "Mulla" doesn't disappoint it's viewers. It's watchable though it is not as promising like Lal Jose's earlier films like "Meesa Madhavan", "Classmates",
"Arabikatha" etc.
Rating - 5out of 10

HIT REVIEW

CHINTHAMANI KOLACASE
"Chinthamani Kolacase" was Suresh Gopi's best film after his comeback as "Bharathchandran I.P.S". It's a legal thriller which portrays Suresh Gopi as advocate Lal Krishna Viradiyar popularly known as L.K (License to Kill). L.K is a criminal lawyer who saves his clients from the law to impart justice (The Cosmic Law) .He finishes them without leaving the slightest of the clues. The films begins with L.K executing Isra Qureshi who raped and murdered his teacher.
According to the Police case diary, Chintamani(Bhavana) was ragged by a group of 9 senior girls .She was killed during the act and her body was cut into pieces and dumped in a river by the girls. L.K appears for the convicts in 'Chinthamani Kolacase'. He saves his clients from law and there is the suspense of the story.
The fool proof script by A.K.Sajan , the fast pace of the film , the superb suspence, fast editing dy Donmax, and of course Shaji Kailas' direction are some of the plus points of this film, to name a few. Rajamani's B.G.M and the song "Madhava Mahadeva...." by Shan add to the mood of the film. The camerawork by Raja Rathinam is good.Suresh Gopi, Bhavana, Biju Menon, Thilakan, Kalabhavan Mani, Saikumar have performed brilliantly. As a whole, "Chinthamani Kolacase" is an excellent action-suspence film.
Rating - 8 out of 10
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NEW CINEMA

"Annan Thampi" releasing on 17th

Mamootty comes in double role as Annan & Thampi, who are always fight each other. Anwar Rasheed has joined hands with Mamootty after "Rajamanikyam". Benny .P. Nayarambalam handles the script while Rahul Raj is the Music director.

Preview: A complete Comical action thriller

"Parthan Kanda Paralokam"

Jayaram is the hero of Anil's latest movie "Parthan Kanda Paralokam" scripted by Rajan Kiriyath.

MY CINEMA

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