There was a time when the malayali audience loved movies with original and heart wrenching stories, which were meant to make people think again and again about the world around them. Now I truly believe that the time has changed due to the fate of movies like palunku, kaiyoppu, ananda bhairavi etc.
The malayali audiences are whole heartedly welcoming, in and out entertainers even if they belong to other languages like hindi, tamil, English or even dubbed movies from telugu. I am not saying that one should not watch those movies, but why shouldn’t one watch a movie which is closer to life. Even the standards of one’s living, fashion and morality is set by those stereotyped entertainers. It is evident from the fact that they watch the ghost rider and not the departed, happy feet but not blood diamond.
May be this is happening all over India or even all over the world but I am concerned about the malayali audience because there was a time when Malayalam movies were the main winners of most of the categories in the national awards and a lot of them made their mark in various international film festivals. But now the film makers are not willing to follow this line because of the trends shown by the audience.
Malayali can’t accept a movie in which a child is raped, an adulterous is given chance to correct herself, the hero is a common man without any firecracker dialogues and actions, the main character is a woman, there is no peppy song ….. and the list can go on.
Till a few years back Malayalam movies represented the artistic and realistic side of movie making and had the power to entertain too. And many outside film makers and “artists” were filling to sacrifice their monetary benefits just to be a part of a Malayalam movie. But now all this is gone and have been replaced by superficial heroes and slapstick comedians, because that’s what the audiences want.
Even Hindi, Tamil and other regional language film industries are willing to make more and more experimental movies, while the numbers are becoming fewer and fewer in Malayalam.
I do love to watch entertaining movies and I enjoyed movies like Dhoom, Pokkiri, Ghilli, etc. But I don’t confine my movie watching to these movies alone. And I look forward to a day when Malayalam movies will regain their art and honour.
The malayali audiences are whole heartedly welcoming, in and out entertainers even if they belong to other languages like hindi, tamil, English or even dubbed movies from telugu. I am not saying that one should not watch those movies, but why shouldn’t one watch a movie which is closer to life. Even the standards of one’s living, fashion and morality is set by those stereotyped entertainers. It is evident from the fact that they watch the ghost rider and not the departed, happy feet but not blood diamond.
May be this is happening all over India or even all over the world but I am concerned about the malayali audience because there was a time when Malayalam movies were the main winners of most of the categories in the national awards and a lot of them made their mark in various international film festivals. But now the film makers are not willing to follow this line because of the trends shown by the audience.
Malayali can’t accept a movie in which a child is raped, an adulterous is given chance to correct herself, the hero is a common man without any firecracker dialogues and actions, the main character is a woman, there is no peppy song ….. and the list can go on.
Till a few years back Malayalam movies represented the artistic and realistic side of movie making and had the power to entertain too. And many outside film makers and “artists” were filling to sacrifice their monetary benefits just to be a part of a Malayalam movie. But now all this is gone and have been replaced by superficial heroes and slapstick comedians, because that’s what the audiences want.
Even Hindi, Tamil and other regional language film industries are willing to make more and more experimental movies, while the numbers are becoming fewer and fewer in Malayalam.
I do love to watch entertaining movies and I enjoyed movies like Dhoom, Pokkiri, Ghilli, etc. But I don’t confine my movie watching to these movies alone. And I look forward to a day when Malayalam movies will regain their art and honour.
