Ayyappanum Koshiyum - the next cult classic in Malayalam cinema
Usually I am not a fan of mindlessly violent films. They leave me disturbed and wasted. But then there are some films that are a class apart for their message and the way they are made without glorifying violence. In 1989 came one of the all time cult classics of Malayalam cinema - a movie named Kireedam (meaning Crown) starring Malayalam cinema's pride possession Mohanlal who celebrated his 60th birthday just a few days ago. Kireedam was then remade in Hindi by Priyadarshan as Gardish starring Jackie Shroff and the late Amrish Puri in a son-father role with Mukesh Rishi as the villain. That movie was all about a duel between the straight, good and righteous Sethumadhavan and the villainous Kireekadan Jose. It was a straight-forward film with characters who were black and white in what appeared to a relatively black and white world. 31 years later comes this movie Ayyappanum Koshyium (Ayyappan and Koshy) which is so much more layered and nuanced. While I can sit and writ...