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| film Adwaitham |
Like in the case of every other creative area, diversity in human taste has
proved over time to be a very tricky thing with films and their successes. Now you
could take any definition of success- its popularity or critical acceptance. Since
one man’s trash is another man’s treasure, it shouldn’t be surprising when films
applauded by critics, are booed by the masses, and the ones they snub end up breaking commercial records.
Yet it somehow seem to always make sense as to why some thrive and some others
bomb, except for a handful of films whose destinies seem far too bizarre,
especially those ones that fail to get the attention they deserve- from public,
or critics, or both, for no apparent reason- blame it on bad timing or lack of
promotion or that very enigmatic reason like the one behind sudden unexpected death syndrome. There
are also films that were successful at the time of release but were quickly
forgotten in comparison to their far inferior counterparts that live on in pop
culture. Following is a list of some of the most overlooked, underrated and
forgotten films in the history of Malayalam cinema that deserve a far more
superior place in our film canon.
