After the most talked about film of Malayalam film industry in the last year “Maheshinte Prathikaram” (“Mahesh’s Revenge”), director Dileesh Pothan and actor Fahadh Faasil come together for “Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum” (Roughly translated as “The Exhibit and the Witness”). Even though it’s only the second film from Pothan, due to the immense fan following from his previous film, which even generated a trend of finding minute details from that film and labeling it as Pothettan brilliance, there was much hype to live up to. By making the subject into a dark humor rather than the previous film, which was more of a feel-good movie, Pothan was able to satisfy and surprise his fans.
The film begins in a rural village near Alappuzha where chance encounters lead into a love affair between Prasad and Sreeja. Their inter-caste marriage prompts them to shift to Kasargod. On the bus journey, Sreeja’s...
The film begins in a rural village near Alappuzha where chance encounters lead into a love affair between Prasad and Sreeja. Their inter-caste marriage prompts them to shift to Kasargod. On the bus journey, Sreeja’s...
- 6/14/2021
- by Jithin Mohan
- AsianMoviePulse
MollywoodThe film has been written by Syam Pushkaran who had teamed up with Fahadh and Dileesh for 'Maheshinte Prathikaram'.Tnm StaffScreenshot from the teaserA really thin Fahadh Faasil is fishing for long minutes, walking around picturesque places and coming back to fish again. The teaser of his new film Joji ends thus, with the news that it is premiering on Amazon Prime Video on April 7. "The voice of your eyes is deeper than your speech," says the tweet put out by Amazon Prime Video In, along with the teaser. The quiet teaser gets darker towards the end and the music turns menacing as something finally gets caught in the fishing rod. But there, the teaser ends. The voice of your eyes is deeper than your speech. Teaser out now! #JojiOnPrime premieres on April 7.#DileeshPothan #FahadhFaasil #Baburaj #UnimayaPrasad #ShammiThilakan #AlisterAlex #BasilJoseph @BhavanaStudios pic.twitter.com/PNFkrv67yd — amazon prime video In...
- 3/31/2021
- by Cris
- The News Minute
MollywoodThe film is directed by Jibu Jacob, who also made the popular political satire ‘Vellimoonga’ with the same duo in the lead, five years ago.Digital NativeActors Biju Menon and Aju Varghese will come together in the film Adhyarathri. The first look of this film is out and we can gather that it is a rural drama. The first look poster shows Biju Menon walk with actor Manoj Guinness, through a rain drenched road, under an umbrella. Reports are that Biju Menon plays a marriage broker in Adhyarathri with Aju Varghese appearing as his assistant. The film is directed by Jibu Jacob with Sharis Mohammed and Jebin Joseph Antony penning the script. In an earlier interview to the Times of India, Jibu Jacob said, “It’s based on a set of incidents during a wedding and hence the title Adyarathri. We are currently finalising the rest of the cast and...
- 7/20/2019
- by Cris
- The News Minute
MollywoodWhile Sajeev Pazhoor’s script is sweet and engaging, director G Prajith’s treatment lacks effect.CrisThe same man wrote the stories of both Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum and Sathyam Paranja Viswasikkuvo. That of course does not mean you expect a similar story or subject, it also doesn’t mean you get the same kind of kick from both. That’s where you see the difference that a director brings. G Prajith’s treatment of Sajeev Pazhoor’s new script has no parallels to be drawn to Dileesh Pothen’s Thondimuthalum from two years ago that won the writer a state award. Sathyam Paranja Viswasikkuvo has a simple story, an incident in the lives of a few construction workers being at the centre of it. It is sweet that way, the small exchanges between a group of workers making a good part of the script before the said incident invites itself into their midst.
- 7/12/2019
- by Cris
- The News Minute
MollywoodPrajin, who plays the lead character in the Tamil soap ‘Chinna Thambi’, will be seen as the villain in the film that will mark the directorial debut of actor Dhyan Sreenivasan.Digital NativePrajin, a well-known television anchor and actor, will reportedly be seen as the villain in the upcoming Malayalam movie Love Action Drama. The actor is currently playing the lead character in the Tamil TV soap Chinnna Thambi. The shooting of the Dhyan Sreenivasan directorial, Love Action Drama, was wrapped up recently. Besides directing the film, Dhyan has also penned the script for it. Love Action Drama is currently in post production and we hear that its makers are planning an Onam release this year. The film has Nivin Pauly and Nayanthara playing the lead pair with Dhyan’s dad Sreenivasan, Urvashi, Aju Varghese, Dhanya Balakrishnan and director Antony Joseph, playing pivotal roles in it. According to reports doing rounds,...
- 7/2/2019
- by Cris
- The News Minute
Interview‘Sathyam Paranja Viswasikkuvo’ tells the story of a mason worker, played by Biju Menon, and marks the comeback of actor Samvrutha Sunil.CrisSajeev PazhoorA long while ago, Sajeev Pazhoor had sat at one place for hours, waiting for a political leader who was coming down to Kerala from Delhi. He was working as a journalist then, and along with other reporters, whiled away the time, doing nothing but wait. That evening he put in his papers. He didn't want to be a journalist any more, he just didn’t want to waste so many of his hours doing nothing. After a few years, he wrote Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum, the movie that would fetch him a National Award in 2018. Today, days before the new feature film he has scripted – Sathyam Paranja Viswasikkuvo -- is about to release, Sajeev sits in the shade of a tree in Tagore Theatre, Thiruvananthapuram. He is...
- 7/2/2019
- by Cris
- The News Minute
MollywoodThe actor-director duo have previously worked in quite a few popular films like 'Pranchiyettan And The Saint' and 'Kaiyoppu'.Digital NativeActor Mammootty and director Ranjith are coming together again for a new film that sources say will be a complete commercial venture, to be bankrolled by a leading production house in Mollywood. Mammootty will be playing the world’s richest Keralite in the as yet untitled film and story will be set around this character. He will be playing the lead role in this untitled film and sharing screen space with him will be some of the top stars from the Malayalam and Tamil film industries. Besides wielding the megaphone for this project, Ranjith will also be in charge of story, screenplay and dialogues. The prep work to get this film on the floors has begun and the shooting will start once Mammootty is done with his current assignments.
- 1/12/2019
- by Cris
- The News Minute
MollywoodThe two, who have brought to Mollywood hit movies in the past, will work on a movie scripted by Sajeev Pazhoor, who wrote the much acclaimed ‘Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum’.Digital NativeDirector Joshiy and actor Mammootty are coming together again after a long gap. The new project will be scripted by Sajeev Pazhoor, who wrote the much acclaimed Dileesh Pothan film, Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum. Joshiy and Mamootty have come together to bring to Mollywood hit movies in the past, like Nair Saab, Kauravar and New Delhi. The two had last teamed up a decade ago, for Nasrani and Twenty 20. The last film Joshiy directed was Laila O Laila in the year 2015. The film starred Mohanlal and Amala Paul in the lead with veteran Tamil actor Sathyaraj playing a pivotal role. The director will be wielding the megaphone after a gap of four years for the Mammootty starrer and expectations are very high. In the mean time,...
- 12/29/2018
- by Cris
- The News Minute
MollywoodTouted to be a big budget film, it will be bankrolled by Aby Thottapuram under the banner Thottapuram Films.Digital NativeDirector of Oru Vadakkan Selfie Prajith is currently busy making a movie with Biju Menon and Anu Sithara in the lead. To be titled yet, this film has been scripted by the National award-winning writer Sajeev Pazhoor. While this film is still in progress, we hear that director Prajith is in talks with actor Dileep to feature him in his next. Touted to be a big budget film, it will be bankrolled by Aby Thottapuram under the banner Thottapuram Films. Reports are that the film will be scripted by Abhilash Pillai and Tn Suraj. In the meantime, Dileep is busy with a couple of films. Professor Dinkan, directed by Ramachadran Babu, is almost in the final stages. Further, the star has moved over to the B Unnikrishnan directorial next, which...
- 10/30/2018
- by Cris
- The News Minute
MollywoodWith realistic, rooted and relevant content, Malayalam cinema has won big at the National Awards this year.Siddarth SrinivasQuality content at a shoestring budget. Touching globally accessible topics in a laid-back rural setting. Having even their top actors deliver three to four films a year. Emotionally driving their audiences to the verge of breaking them, and then surprising them in a lovely fashion with a smart turn. These are factors that other film industries in India might see as ‘experimental’. But for the Malayalam film industry, this is their modus operandi. The recently announced National Awards are a shining feather in the cap for Malayalam cinema, which has finally got the blazing recognition that it has deserved for a long while. Jury head Shekhar Kapur came out and hailed the quality of regional cinema as ‘world-beating’, and subsequently, the majority of the honours were gobbled up by the Malayalam film industry. Quietly producing impressive films at the snap of a finger, it is high time that the rest of India looks up to this heavily talented fraternity, who believe in rooted and relevant content, nothing else. And arguably so, Dileesh Pothan’s Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum has been the show-stealer at the National Awards. The harder it gets for an individual to pronounce the name of the film, the easier it has been for this Suraj Venjaramoodu, Fahadh Faasil, and Nimisha Sajayan starrer to unanimously win appreciation from whoever has seen it. Easily referred to as the ‘chain snatcher film’, this film was a slow-burn crime thriller that takes off in a small village, built on just three main characters – a couple and a thief played by the flawless Fahadh Faasil, who won himself the award for the Best Supporting Actor. What makes Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum stand out from the rest is the constant tension that the film keeps building, without any loud or jarring moments. There’s a sense of doubt that always prevails with the viewer, which the director and writer (Sajeev Pazhoor, who won the award for the Best Original Screenplay) cleverly handle until the very end when they pull out the trump card and surprise the audience, leaving them terrified. It is the whole style and narrative pattern which Dileesh adopts, which is new to the mainstream viewer. Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum is such a cracker due to these reasons, and makes Dileesh an exciting director to watch out for – with both his films bagging National Awards. Period drama Bhayanakam was the next in line to take home pride for Mollywood, winning three awards across different categories. The film, which talks about the troubles faced by a postman during the Second World War in 1939 is reportedly a solid portrayal of the issues a common man has to face. 6-time National Award winner Jayaraj bettered his best by winning two awards – Best Director and the Best Adapted Screenplay (since it has been adapted from Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai’s novel Kayar). Bhayanakam is yet to hit the theatres, and the director has assured that it will release in May. Mahesh Narayan’s Take Off too, distinguished itself at the National Awards. It is one of the neatest films to come out of Mollywood in recent years, despite its delicate premise. While Bollywood blockbusters such as Airlift and Tiger Zinda Hai dealt with the same concept with a commercial and hero-centric approach, Take Off puts its characters (special jury mention for Parvathy) under really tense and worrying situations, enabling the viewer to get to the core of the problem and witness the protagonists find their way out. The film also stays as real to the events as possible, straying away from commercial compromises. And equally real, are the sets and art work – the award for the Best Production Design went to Santhosh Raman for the same film. The icing on the cake was definitely Kj Yesudas’s eighth National Award for the song ‘Poi Maranja Kaalam’ from Viswapoorvam Mansoor, which happened to be his first award in 25 years, since 1993. Yesudas has won the National Award for the Best Playback Singer – Male a record number of times. The second in line is Sp Balasubramanyan with six awards. 66 films were in consideration for the National Awards from Mollywood, a number which in itself is a towering one when compared to the offerings from the neighboring states which have bigger film industries. With the growing multiplex culture and metros playing films with subtitles, Malayalam films are gaining popularity in other states, too. The win at the National Awards will only encourage more people to experience this realistic brand of cinema.
- 4/16/2018
- by Monalisa
- The News Minute
Cinema This movie will mark the first association of Dileep and Nadir Shah as an actor and director.Digital NativeDileep's Ramaleela turned out to be a blockbuster hit and the star is gearing up for the release of a couple of films this year including Kammara Sambhavam. The latest buzz doing rounds about his upcoming film is that it is a Nadir Shah directorial titled Kesu Ee Veedinte Nathan. In this movie, Dileep will be seen playing a 60-year-old and will be undergoing a complete makeover to fit into the role. This movie will also mark the first association of Dileep and Nadir Shah as an actor and director. Though there isn't any official confirmation in this regard yet, some reports state that Urvashi has been roped in to play his wife in Kesu Ee Veedinte Nathan and Ponnamma Babu will be seen playing his sister in this family entertainer. Sajeev Pazhoor of the Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum fame has penned the screenplay for this film. The movie is still in the scripting stage with plans on to shoot it later this year. Director Nadir Shah is currently busy directing the Tamil version of Kattappanayile Rithwik Roshan, a comedy drama that starred Vishnu Unnikrishnan, Prayaga Martin and Lijo Mol Jose in the lead roles. He will be switching over his focus to the Dileep starrer as soon as he is done with the project on hands. In the mean time, Dileep will be wrapping up Kammara Sambhavam. Directed by debutant Rathish Ambat, the film has been scripted by Murali Gopy. Touted to hit the silver screens soon, this entertainer stars Dileep in the lead role and will mark Siddharth’s debut in the Malayalam film industry. The star cast also includes Murali Gopy, Bobby Simha, Shweta Menon and Simarjeet Singh Nagra. Kammara Smabhavam is being bankrolled by Gokulam Gopalan under his banner Sree Gokulam Movies. It may be mentioned here that the shooting of this film had to be stalled for several months due to its lead star's arrest in the actor assault case and was eventually revived on his release on bail. (Content provided by Digital Native)...
- 3/16/2018
- by Editor
- The News Minute
Sajeev Pazhoor, the writer of Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum, is a happy man. The Malayalam film has received phenomenal reviews and Sajeev's wonderful and quirky story about a thief who swallows a gold chain is all the talk of the town.
The Fahadh Faasil-starrer is a film without a hero or a villain, and is expertly directed by Dileesh Pothan.
The Fahadh Faasil-starrer is a film without a hero or a villain, and is expertly directed by Dileesh Pothan.
- 7/5/2017
- by TNM NEWS
- The News Minute
When was the last time you watched a film with no hero, no heroine, no villain and walked away feeling completely entertained? This is the biggest victory of Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum, the fact that it has people and not stars filling slots.
If at all there must be a hero, it is Sajeev Pazhoor's fantastic script which accommodates such a wealth of insight into human behaviour.
If at all there must be a hero, it is Sajeev Pazhoor's fantastic script which accommodates such a wealth of insight into human behaviour.
- 7/1/2017
- by TNM NEWS
- The News Minute
Actor Dileep will be undergoing a makeover for his upcoming film with director Nadirshah. The director and scriptwriter Sajeev Pazhoor are said to be working on a suitable look for the actor and will be finalising it once Dileep is back from his Us tour. According to reports, the film will go on the floors later this year and the groundwork for it is currently on.
- 5/24/2017
- by TNM NEWS
- The News Minute
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