Mechilpuram

Source : TheMovieDB 'Oru Chembaneer' has been a part of my playlist since last year and since Unni Menon acted in this film, I finally decided to give it a watch, a week ago. The film wasn't engaging enough, but the frames are cosy looking for a no-brainer watch. The frames are therapeutic to put your mind at ease, and travel back in time. It's fascinating to see how Kerala's economy has grown from 2003. Chena priced at Rs 7/- and renting a pucca house in the heart of the city for Rs 2000/-? Still from a scooter ride on Trivandrum's Streets in 2003 Source : Oru Chembaneer (Evergreen Film Songs) Interesting middle-class family dynamics. The director has displayed that beautifully as the family grapples with day to day expenses. Politics has been blended in well, with another side of a government job explored - pay cuts for the state's financial crisis, which is relevant even today. The abrupt ending of the movie didn't sit well with me. I was curious as t...

Source: Spotify Approaching Lalettan's birthday, I had it locked that I would write something about this movie, as it completed it's 20'th anniversary. Amongst the noise of Chotta Mumbai's  delayed re-release, this is one of those movies that I hold close to my heart and serves as a cozy comfort watch, with a blanket by your side, on a lazy afternoon Random Musings Revisiting this black comedy flick, 20 years on, Udayananu Tharam was one of those movies that served as a realization moment for me, having looked at the cine field with star struck eyes. Reddit did come afterward, serving fellow aficionados with the latest gossip from Mollywood. This was a movie that made me realize that things can go wrong with the Industry as well. Penned by Sreenivasan and portrayed in a satirical tone, this movie was really an eye opener to the amusement park that's the Malayalam Cinema Industry. One of the earliest movies that introduced me to black comedy and how it sounds amusin...