Which Malayalam film did you watch recently ?

**RATHEESHAJITH** · 14th August 2011, 05:18 PM

"Dosa undaakkiya katha" maathrame kaanaan aalollu....
baaki theatrelonum aalle illa.... waiting for lallettan's pranayam

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**ajaybaskar** · 24th September 2011, 03:33 PM

Adaminte Makan Abu is Indias Official Entry for Oscars

CHENNAI: Adaminte Makan Abu, directed by debutant filmmaker Salim Ahamed, has been chosen as India’s official entry to the 84th Academy Awards. The film -- a simple tale of a Muslim couple’s efforts to go on Hajj — was chosen from among 16 Indian films, including six Hindi and five Tamil films, by a 14-member jury of the Film Federation of India.

Making the announcement at a press briefing in the city on Friday, jury chairperson B Lenin said Adaminte Makan Abu scored over other films for being a simple story that clearly explains human values and the life of a person who fights against all odds. It also explains the protagonist’s regret for a mistake he commits and acceptance of living with it.

The film that won four National Awards, including the one for the Best Feature Film, was released in June and was not a box office hit, but a good one, said filmmaker and jury member Ravi Kottarakara.Calling the nature of nominations received this year as lukewarm, ad filmmaker and jury member Prahlad Kakkar observed that though regional films were sometimes found to be better than mainstream ones, some filmmakers seemed to think that their films would not stand up to the international level and did not nominate them.

The other films in the list were Guzaarish, No One Killed Jessica, 7 Khoon Maaf, Chillar Party, Dhobi Ghat and I am Kalam in Hindi, Deiva Thirumagal, Muran, Aadukalam, Ko and Endhiran in Tamil, Moner Manush in Bengali, Urumi in Malayalam, Alla Modalaindi in Telugu and Mala Aai Vhhaychy in Marathi. Of these, Urumi, No One Killed Jessica and Adaminte Makan Abu were in the final shortlist.

Writer A S Prakasham said certain nominated films lost out as they seemed to be inspired by Hollywood films.

**Siv.S** · 27th September 2011, 05:36 PM

Bestactor.... good time pass...entertaining for mamooty's performance alone... the movie worked for me for the performance of the actors.. Lal,salim,venu everyone done well..

**ajaybaskar** · 27th September 2011, 06:46 PM

Esp the scene in which Mammooty comes to join the group. Mammootty's reactions were

**Siv.S** · 27th September 2011, 08:30 PM

Originally Posted by ajaybaskar

Esp the scene in which Mammooty comes to join the group. Mammootty's reactions were

chance-ye illa.. infact that whole scene was taken beautifully... everyone rocked...

**groucho070** · 24th October 2011, 08:15 AM

Rajavinte Makan.

So, this was the film that catapulted Lal-ettan into stardom eh. I can't remember Makkal En Pakkam, the remake of this movie, but I bet Sathyaraj would have savoured the climax with his long limbs. Very nice movie, with supposedly strong dialogues (my Malaysian Malayalam is corrupted), and you got to see the last scene where lal-Etta goes beserk with his err...what was once used to pass as machine gun.

**groucho070** · 27th October 2011, 03:31 PM

Phantom
Very ordinary movie, made very special by Mammooty. Lovely performance as ex-stuntman from Hindi cinema to discover some anniyayam's in some quarry village. Very light-hearted Mammookka, especially very funny when he drunkenly mistakes the close-buddy priest to a bishop. Turns serious like after three quarter of the film. Good entertainer with additional bonus for us with Manivannan as the Tamil bad guy who speaks in his own voice with smatterings of Malayalam.

**app_engine** · 18th November 2011, 01:52 AM

Originally Posted by groucho070

Rajavinte Makan.

My co-worker used to talk a lot about this movie (as a brilliant indianization of S Sheldon's Rage of Angels)...a couple of years back watched this on the net and one had to agree with that observation. It was a big hit during my initial Palakkadan days but missed watching on big screen...

**app_engine** · 18th November 2011, 02:05 AM

Likewise, New Delhi was a brilliant indianization of I Wallace's Almighty...except for the hopeless BGM (great song composer Shyam but always paridhAbam on BGM)...