A touching odyssey

Set in a village in north Malabar, this the story of 75 year old Abu (Salim Kumar) and his wife Aysu (Zarina Wahab) whose dream of going on Haj is all set to materialise.

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 Dhobi Ghat: One city, many separate journeys

Imagine the story of a young village girl in the film Dhobi Ghat, who has just got married to someone in Mumbai. She meets the city, its crowds, incessant rains, and the sea with wide eyes brimming with happiness...

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 Memories in March: Avant-garde and beautiful

Although it reminds you of Saaransh in parts, it's about the emotional tussle between a gay person's lover and mother.

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 Vacillating between the logical and the illogical

Sorry Bhai is amusingly illogical...

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 The Japanese Wife by Aparna Sen: An innocent but implausible story

There is a completeness in the type of films Aparna Sen makes. Each one of her attempts in all these years has looked at absolutely disparate subjects. The only thing common in them was that it really dwelt on the lives of human beings in flesh and blood.

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 Kuttisrank: Capturing a Complex Character

It's celebration time for Malayalam Cinema: five National Awards which include Best Film, Screenplay, Cinematography, Costume Design and Special Jury Award for Editing went to 'Kuttisrank' by reputed director Shaji N Karun. The reaction in the filmmaking fraternity ranged from bouquets to brickbats but, for the cineaste, Kuttisrank is one viewing experience that will be stored safe in the recesses of memory.

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 Peepli (Live): Of grassroots, media and reality

The multiple layers in the film have fallen in sync, because...

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 Life's crossings

A review of Buddhadev Dasgupta's Ami, Yasin Aar Amar Madhubala (The Voyeurs)

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 Riveting Portrayal of Iranian Society

Bhawani Cheerath reviews an award winning Iranian movie

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 Orul Naal Varum: Recreating the Sreenivasan-Mohanlal Magic

A look at rampant corruption and attendant ills in the society.

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 Tahaan

Bhawani Cheerath revisits Santosh Sivan's classic Kashmir based movies

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 The Urbane Shocker

Even long after his death he is known as the Master of Suspense for his awesome skill in directing psychological thrillers. As a director, he was appreciated for his witty urbanity, his exquisite but highly stylized cinematic technique, and his predilection for the weird and the sensational.

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