Assembly elections 2022 Dalit or Christian? Caught between two identities in Punjab.The film also has a huge supporting cast, including Nimisha Sajayan, Joju George, Vinay Forrt, Dileesh Pothan, Indrans among others. Malik marks Fahadh’s third collaboration with director Mahesh Narayanan after Take Off and C U Soon. I believe it is the kind of film that will have repeated viewings,” added Fahadh. It is packed with a lot of human emotions. The film talks about the 30 years of a community’s history. There are a lot of elements in the narrative. The film is more about love, friendship and celebration. Fahadh, however, opined the film has more to offer. The trailer suggested that Malik will be a violent, mob drama. It is a good time for Malayalam cinema and not just for me,” he added.įahadh is currently waiting for the release of his crime thriller Malik. It is a collaboration with many other talents. I function as a team and I don’t do these things alone. “I don’t consider myself anything close to that. His rise as an actor and the massive spike in Malayalam cinema’s popularity across the country, powered by the new crop of actors and filmmakers, happened at the same time.įahadh is considered a “messiah” of contemporary Malayalam cinema. It’s too early to comment on those developments.Fahadh exploded onto the national stage as a unique talent with films like Take Off, Maheshinte Prathikaram, Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum, Njan Prakashan, Kumbalangi Nights, Super Deluxe, C U Soon and Joji.
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There could be a collaborative series that is shot by multiple directors in different languages. It may not be economically viable for many of our stars to be part of such series, like say in Hindi. Many of us here are in talks (for web series), but again it’s not feasible for us to take the plunge. The popularity of some of the originals even in a state like Kerala is incredible and I see even people aged 40+ talking about Don’t Fuck with Cats and all. Malayalam cinema has got unprecedented hype these days – justified or not – and we hear there is a growing demand for Malayalam directors to make web series. If at all I have drawn inspiration, it’s from the old I V Sasi - T Damodaran films (like Eenadu). Malik is a story that unfolds in a different terrain in a span of 14 days and even the narrative is totally different. Going by the poster and the storyline, are there traces of Mani Ratnam-Kamal Haasan’s Nayakan in Malik? Many people have the work-from-home option, so why not for film-makers too? For that, you need to make compatible content first and then everything follows. Again, there are other challenges like prosthetics, and stars may have to do their makeup, however minimal it could be. What I hear from other industries is that some production companies have already requested authorities to shoot films with a 10-20 crew, with no crowd sequences and all of them moving into quarantine after the shoot. What he said was spot on, with filmmakers having to work with a bare minimum crew and equipment.
I recently had a talk with Kamal Haasan who said we must be ready for a "Godard moment" now. In the long term, small or medium budget films can certainly consider OTT options, but that is a collective decision that needs to be taken.
For fans and youth, the first 10 days could be enough, and then it could switch to streaming platforms. So obviously, producers need to explore different strategies and the 30-day OTT window could come down to even 10. The concept of houseful shows itself will not exist.
Even if things swing back to normal, watching a film in a theatre will be different, with social distancing protocols in place. Nobody knows how things will pan out at least in the next six months. How long can you all wait, particularly when there is uncertainty over theatrical release? You may have to mull other options if the pandemic lasts any longer. I have had several discussions with my producer Anto Joseph too on this aspect. It’s also about the whole eco-system where multiple stakeholders are involved and we don’t want to bypass the system. Plus, even economically, it’s not feasible for us to explore such an idea. Of course, the wide canvas itself demands a theatre experience. First of all, I believe it is a film that has been conceived and made for the theatre-going audience. Naturally, there is a huge demand for Malik, but we are firm on a theatrical release for multiple reasons.