Freedom Fight, the new anthology film from Malayalam streaming on SonyLIV, works in totality because of its treatment variety offered in each segment. Each story is a perspective on individual freedom. Toxic relationships, workplace inequalities, the injustice in the social hierarchy, the constraints of old people, and the oppression faced by the Dalits are the… Continue reading Freedom Fight
Tag: Rajisha Vijayan
Ellam Sheriyakum
Ellam Sheriyakum, the new Asif Ali – Rajisha Vijayan film by Jibu Jacob, is a safe bet script that plays it for the gallery. The apolitical stand we see in the “political” movies in Malayalam cinema can also be seen here. With a foggy conflict and bumper sticker lines about party politics and family, the… Continue reading Ellam Sheriyakum
Kho-Kho
The hurdle in front of any filmmaker who wants to create a sports drama is that he or she has to surprise or indulge an audience who knows the movie’s structure. An underdog team coming up as victorious is possibly the story of almost every other sports drama. But when craft in making and smartness… Continue reading Kho-Kho
Stand Up
In this era of Me Too and Times up, we have seen a few films in many languages that dealt with abusive relationships, the idea of consent, misogyny, patriarchy, etc. Movies like Uyare, Pink and to a good extent the new film Kettyolanu Ente Malakha dealt with similar ideas and won the hearts of the… Continue reading Stand Up
Finals
Finals from Arun PR is a very interesting sports drama. Many of you who might be looking forward to this movie may have thought that it’s a movie about a girl’s rise to fame by winning a championship. Even I was under that impression. But Finals is a little more than that. Post interval I… Continue reading Finals