Malayalam Entertainment Discussion
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I made the decision this month to not do a final MOTW in July, since the final film always comes so close to the start of the next month and the new MOTM. So this time, I'm trying to sum up the month of films, encourage you to revisit them and to share your thoughts here.
(Aside: We'd really love to be able to have a Reddit chat on the MOTM/MOTW films, but we're in need of someone to do that -- if you think you'd like to try that, please contact the moderators!)
July saw the birthdays/birth anniversaries of both Thilakan and M.T. Vasudevan Nair on July 15th, so the theme was to choose their films to share and discuss. We had Perumthachan and Rithubhedam, both written by M.T. and starring Thilakan. Then there was Eekantham, starring Thilakan, who won a Special Jury Award for his role at the National Film Awards in 2007. The final film of the month was Gamanam, also starring Thilakan.
So please, continue to share your thoughts/discuss these films. This is also the place to share other gems or possibly overlooked films from both M.T. Vasudevan Nair and Thilikan.
And if you have any ideas for future themes, please also let me know. The guidelines I'm working with are that the MOTM/MOTW should be more obscure or overlooked films. We lean towards older films -- recognizing that much of the membership is younger, and might have missed some gems, but I'm also being mindful of all the new people outside of Kerala who have come to Malayalam cinema in recent years. We're also open to newer films that may not have got the acclaim of other, perhaps more popular (or more promoted) films. As an example, in June, we honoured Innocent and Mamukkoya, and one of the films we chose was the more recent film Kuruthi, in which Mamukkoya was much appreciated.
So -- please feel free to share more on the people we honoured this month, to share ideas for future MOTM/MOTW, and do consider joining us to run Reddit chats if that's something you're able to do!
Hello r/MalayalamMovies!
As a way to appreciate underrated and under-watched cinema of the rich Malayalam film industry (especially pre-1990s), we present to you the RMM Movie of the Month: a community event where we pick one movie every month, watch it earnestly, and attempt to analyze it through healthy discussion.
The goal is to pick obscure yet easily accessible films so that r/MalayalamMovies can eventually claim to be a community that has discussed every single Malayalam movie ever made/released.
This thread will be stickied throughout this month; everyone can return to it after watching the film.
Excited? Here's the maiden RMM movie of the month:
RMM Movie of the Month (August 2022): Peruvazhiyambalam (പെരുവഴിയമ്പലം)
Release Year: 1979
Director/Writer: P. Padmarajan
Actors: Ashokan, K. P. A. C. Azeez, Adoor Bhavani, Geetha, K. P. A. C. Lalitha, Bharat Gopy
Plot: Explores the angst of a teenage mind remorseful of murder and the changes life brings in the aftermath.
Why Notable: P. Padmarajan's debut, Ashokan's debut, National Award for Best Feature Film
Where to Watch: YouTube (B/W, without subtitles)
This is the start of something fun.