100 PHOTOGRAPHIC MOMENTS FROM MALAYALAM FILMS thus far

film Akasha Gopuram

“To photograph is to hold one’s breath, when all faculties converge to capture fleeting reality. It’s at that precise moment that mastering an image becomes a great physical and intellectual joy.”

20 OF THE MOST EXHILARATING DRAMATIC MOMENTS in Malayalam Cinema

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film Devasuram

What Merriam-Webster describes as dramatic should either be “sudden and extreme”, “greatly effecting people’s emotions” or “attracting attention, causing people to look, listen etc.” So understandably it should either be striking, exciting or impressive, and intended to create an effect. Following is a list of some such moments in Malayalam Cinema, some of which stands out for the suspense and action, while some others booms with its deep silence; either ways dramatic alright!

20 OF THE MOST PROMISING DIRECTORIAL DEBUTS IN MALAYALAM CINEMA THUS FAR

film 1983

The first works by not all film directors are worth mentioning, not even by those ones that would go on to prove their greatness in the long run. But there are certainly quite a few of them that showed sheer brilliance in their maiden attempt, some of them who continued to repeat the magic and some other who fizzled out after that initial foray. Following is a list of some of the most promising directorial debuts in the Malayalam language.

10 ‘A’ RATED MALAYALAM FILMS you don’t want to miss

Although film censorship is a hugely divisive topic, film certification is one area that is more or less considered a useful check to regulate and classify the public exhibition of films. Of the different categories that films are certified under, ‘A’ rated films are those that are strictly restricted to adults, ‘U’ that can have unrestricted public exhibition, and ‘U/A’ that stipulate parental guidance for viewers below 12 years of age. But again the criteria for certifying films have often been debated for the probable influence of individual perception, tolerance and POVs on the variables of categorization. Any film with excessive violence, sex and coarse language that are strong in nature are bound to earn an ‘A’, but as to who decides the definition of ‘strong’ is what makes it questionable. Following is a list of some of the best ‘A’ rated Malayalam films of which some may not entirely seem loyal to the ‘letter’.