Basil Joseph

Palthu Janwar movie review: Basil Joseph stays on course even when the script goes adrift

Palthu Janwar’s first hour is funny, insightful and packed with oddballs played by a superb cast. The next hour meanders, becoming by turns mindless and conservative.

Nna, Thaan Case Kodu movie review: Sparkling political satire, one of contemporary Indian cinema’s best

This tale of an ex-thief suing a Minister is yet another reminder that Kunchacko Boban’s choices in the past decade merit the same attention that the media has given his colleague Fahadh Faasil.

Dear Friend movie review: Intriguing blend of buddy flick, thriller and psychological profile

The suspense in Dear Friend is unconventional and the end is not designed to excite viewers in a typical-mystery-movie manner, instead leaving us with food for thought.

First Take | From Hridayam to Jan.E.Man to Bachelor, young actors are taking over South cinema

In Malayalam cinema, we have the wonderful Tovino Thomas flying high in Minnal Murali alongside the Mammootys, Mohanlals, Fahadh Faasils, and Dulquer Salmaans.

Best Malayalam Films 2021: Ode to a woman rebel, a male superhero and unrelenting experimentation

Between The Great Indian Kitchen and Minnal Murali flowed a stream of quality Malayalam releases so unrelenting, that I have struggled to restrict my Best Malayalam Films 2021 compilation to just 10.

Minnal Murali movie review: Tovino Thomas is a charming, true-blue desi, out-and-out naadan superhero

Basil Joseph's film may be a tribute to the Hollywood superhero genre and made on a larger budget than is the norm with Malayalam cinema, but it is also everything that the Malayalam New New Wave of the past decade is loved for across India.

Director Basil Joseph on Minnal Murali: ‘Tovino Thomas was my only choice to play superhero in the film’

“The idea for Minnal Murali developed with Tovino as an integral part of it. I had my heart set on Tovino as the super-hero because he has a certain athletic personality,” says director Basil Joseph

Joji movie review: Fahadh Faasil is outstanding in a sharp tale of amorality and a house of intrigue

Fahadh Faasil and Dileesh Pothan's Joji lives up to the reputation they have built for themselves with its detailing, acute observation powers and kookie sense of humour, all backed by stupendous acting.

Kilometers and Kilometers movie review: Tovino Thomas’ darlingness shields The Great Indian Kitchen’s director on a half-day

Not every film can be as cerebral as Jeo Baby’s most celebrated work, but Kilometers and Kilometers does not even try much.

Godha movie review: A Malayalam Dangal filled with warmth but lacking muscle

Basil Joseph's Godha takes you to a mud wrestling pit in small-town Kerala with Renji Panicker as a veteran gatta gusthi coach whose sport is losing to cricket in the popular psyche. Read Anna M.M. Vetticad's review below.