Listen "Classic Malayalam Cinema (Part 1)"
Episode Synopsis
Listen to two wannabe malayalees discuss about some of their favorite classic Malayalam movies. A freewheeling discussion how these landmark movies have made their way into their all-time classic viewing musts. The movies in order of discussions are as follows
Movie Name: Nokketha dhoorathu Kannum Nattu
Release Year: 1984
Duration: 2h 10m
Synopsis:
A young girl on an unannounced visit changes the lives of her lonely grandmother and several other people in the neighbourhood.
Director: Fazil
Produced by: Avuseppachan
Writer: Fazil
Cast:
Padmini
Nadia Moidu
Mohanlal
Where to watch: Hotstar.com/in (better subs here), Also available on youtube without subs (unsure about how legal the video is here)
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Movie Name: Kireedam
Release Year: 1989
Duration: 2h 4m
Synopsis
The life of a young man turns upside down when he intervenes in a dispute in order to rescue his father (a cop) from a ruthless local outlaw.
Director: Sibi Malayil
Produced by: N. Krishnakumar, Dinesh Panicker
Writer: A. K. Lohithadas
Cast:
Mohanlal
Thilakan
Parvathy Jayaram
Mohan Raj
Where to watch: Amazon Prime Video, Hotstar.com/in, Also available on youtube without subs (unsure about how legal the video is here)
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Movie Name: Manichitrathazhu
Release Year: 1993
Duration: 2h 49m
Synopsis
Nakulan and his family move into his supposedly haunted ancestral property. However, when his cousin starts behaving uncharacteristically, Nakulan enlists the help of his psychiatrist friend.
Director: Fazil
Produced by: Swargachitra Appachan
Writer: Madhu Muttam
Cast:
Mohanlal
Shobana
Suresh Gopi
Vinaya Prasad
Nedumudi Venu
Innocent
Where to watch: Amazon Prime Video, Also available on youtube without subs (unsure about how legal the video is here)
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Movie Name: Ponmuttayidunna Tharavu
Release Year: 1988
Duration: 2h 2m
Synopsis
Bhaskaran, a goldsmith, is madly in love with Snehalatha, the daughter of astrologer, Panicker. When Bhaskaran asks for Sneha's hand in marriage, to his shock, she denies their love affair.
Director: Sathyan Anthikad
Produced by: B. Sasikumar
Writer: Reghunath Paleri
Cast:
Sreenivasan
Jayaram
Urvashi
Innocent
Jagathi Sreekumar
Where to watch: youtube only link here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFafd1pP3FA
Movie Name: Nokketha dhoorathu Kannum Nattu
Release Year: 1984
Duration: 2h 10m
Synopsis:
A young girl on an unannounced visit changes the lives of her lonely grandmother and several other people in the neighbourhood.
Director: Fazil
Produced by: Avuseppachan
Writer: Fazil
Cast:
Padmini
Nadia Moidu
Mohanlal
Where to watch: Hotstar.com/in (better subs here), Also available on youtube without subs (unsure about how legal the video is here)
_________
Movie Name: Kireedam
Release Year: 1989
Duration: 2h 4m
Synopsis
The life of a young man turns upside down when he intervenes in a dispute in order to rescue his father (a cop) from a ruthless local outlaw.
Director: Sibi Malayil
Produced by: N. Krishnakumar, Dinesh Panicker
Writer: A. K. Lohithadas
Cast:
Mohanlal
Thilakan
Parvathy Jayaram
Mohan Raj
Where to watch: Amazon Prime Video, Hotstar.com/in, Also available on youtube without subs (unsure about how legal the video is here)
________
Movie Name: Manichitrathazhu
Release Year: 1993
Duration: 2h 49m
Synopsis
Nakulan and his family move into his supposedly haunted ancestral property. However, when his cousin starts behaving uncharacteristically, Nakulan enlists the help of his psychiatrist friend.
Director: Fazil
Produced by: Swargachitra Appachan
Writer: Madhu Muttam
Cast:
Mohanlal
Shobana
Suresh Gopi
Vinaya Prasad
Nedumudi Venu
Innocent
Where to watch: Amazon Prime Video, Also available on youtube without subs (unsure about how legal the video is here)
________
Movie Name: Ponmuttayidunna Tharavu
Release Year: 1988
Duration: 2h 2m
Synopsis
Bhaskaran, a goldsmith, is madly in love with Snehalatha, the daughter of astrologer, Panicker. When Bhaskaran asks for Sneha's hand in marriage, to his shock, she denies their love affair.
Director: Sathyan Anthikad
Produced by: B. Sasikumar
Writer: Reghunath Paleri
Cast:
Sreenivasan
Jayaram
Urvashi
Innocent
Jagathi Sreekumar
Where to watch: youtube only link here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFafd1pP3FA
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