The fantasy world of Vaaliban is neither a spectacle nor is immersive. Mohanlal is smooth as butter in action sequences but almost embarrassing in romance scenes.
Started in 2012, Movie Street, a Kerala-based Facebook group that now boasts over 1.02 lakh members, is consistently discussing cinema for the betterment of the visual art and needless to say, it has influenced many renowned filmmakers as well to refine their craft.
Facing consecutive box office failures in Malayalam in the last decade, Jayaram became one of those actors one could not bet on. But now, he has made a comeback to his home turf, through Midhun Manuel Thomas' Abraham Ozler.
Cinematographers are already using AI. While the industry agrees it lacks credible AI experts, but threat looms large: ChatGPT written stories, concept art will put graphic/visual artists out of job, AI not having any copyright laws.