Winds From The East

The screening of Adoor Gopalakrishnan’s film Naalu Pennungal (Four Women) was an event to remember, especially because the master himself was their to introduce his film, and answers question (sadly, most people, left once the screening got over), but I managed to ask a question, to which the master obliged, and even Nandita Das - one of the chosen few outside of Kerala to work(act) in his film. Adoor Gopalakrishnan has remained a shy person ever since his college days. Perhaps, unlike most filmmakers he prefers his movies to do the talking, but I noticed few important things which has remained a strong presence in all his films; his films are deeply rooted in the tradition and history of Kerala also his movies are honest representation of the era, the people, and the characters he portrays on screen. THE REVIEW Adoor Gopalakrishnan, the veteran Malayalam director grew up reading the short stories of T. S. Pillai, one of the towering figures of Malayalam literature, his short stories...

Supriya Suri Directed by Shyam Prasad. Starring Mammotty, Narain, Meera Jasmine, Ramya Krishnan ShyamPrasad , having achieved kudos for his first film Agnisaakshi, for which he received the National Award, ventured into his third project with Ore Kadal, an adaption from a novel Heerak Deepti writen by Bengali writer Sunil Gangopadhya . His films usually deal with themes, that of, love and redemption. The book might have been written way back, which Satyajit Ray once dreamt of making into a film, it was finally by Shyam Prasad that the novel was put on screen but with a modern touch. It was not something new for the director since all his past films were an adaptation from a novel or play. The film had wonderful performances by the very well known Mammootty and Meera Jasmine ; both of them have also been winners of the national award. It talks about the growing relationship between two people, Dr. Nathan , an economist, also an alcoholic and Deepti , a simple middle class house wife...