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Malayalam cinema was off to a great start in 2020. We got successive releases that proved to be worth the audience’s time and money until the pandemic played spoilsport. We also lost some beloved actors and filmmakers who left behind an irreparable void. 2020 was also notable for some bold risks taken by a few actors and filmmakers irrespective of the outcomes. In this piece, we look at those who boldly went where no one ever went before.
Vijay Babu
It’s not every day that you see a mainstream producer going against the grain and doing something that most in the industry wouldn’t dream of doing for fear of offending certain parties. When everyone else decided to sit it out, Vijay Babu released his production Sufiyum Sujatayam, directed by Naranipuzha Shanavas, on Amazon Prime Video. It was a first for mainstream Malayalam cinema, and most people welcomed the move. But, like any event that upsets the status quo, the move also drew sharp criticism. Neverth
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December 31, 2020 15:03 IST
As we draw curtains to a year that brought the world to a standstill, here’s a look back at what Malayalam cinema had to offer
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As we draw curtains to a year that brought the world to a standstill, here’s a look back at what Malayalam cinema had to offer
The year 2020 began with much fanfare and trumpets for Malayalam cinema. There was a growing interest over the industry, which was getting noticed for its cinematic excellence and narrative choices.
The pandemic, however, dealt a heavy blow to the entertainment industry with the nationwide lockdown in March. Looking at the bright side, here are a few dominant trends that emerged in Malayalam cinema, despite a raging pandemic and the devastating losses suffered by scores of workers, who had to remain without work as the arc lights were turned off.
Some of the best movies that came out of 2020
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From the dazzling highs of Allu Arjun s masala epic to Honey Trehan s deliciously dark directorial, here s the best of what the year offered
The pandemic has been hard on all of the privileged ones. And the only thing that brought comfort and reassurance into our lives is cinema. 2020, perhaps, will go down in history and will be remembered as the year that taught us the significance of show business. Through this listicle, we revisit some of the best films in an otherwise bad year for cinema.
(Note: The list has been curated based on the films the writer has seen)
Soorarai Pottru to Ala Vaikuntapurramloo, 10 best South films of 2020
Soorarai Pottru to Ala Vaikuntapurramloo, 10 best South films of 2020
As we are weeks away from bidding goodbye to 2020, let us take a look at the films that managed to wow us all this year despite the Covid-19 pandemic.
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(L-R) A still from Soorarai Pootru and Ala Vaikuntapurramloo.
The year 2020 has gone by in a jiffy despite the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. Films, friends and family are what that got us through this year that tested us in every possible way. We enjoyed films in theatre in early 2020, however our happiness was cut short, thanks to the pandemic. Our home became our theatre and we watched films in silence in our own company.