Nimisha Sajayan

How Malayalam cinema mapped gender bias and toxic masculinity in 2021, from The Great Indian Kitchen to Joji

As the year comes to an end, we explore how Malayalam cinema has tackled quite a lot of issues in their narratives — primarily circling around patriarchy, casual sexism, the stigma around second marriages, abortion, and gender-equal spaces in marriages.

Indian Film Festival of Melbourne 2021: Anurag Basu wins best director for Ludo; Suriya, Vidya Balan bag acting honours

IFFM also honoured Pankaj Tripathi with the diversity in cinema award, while actor Nimisha Sajayan received an honorary mention for her film The Great Indian Kitchen.

Jeo Baby Director’s Cut: On The Great Indian Kitchen, piracy, censorship, Sabarimala and a fear of right-wingers among TV channels

38-year-old writer-director Jeo Baby speaks of the self-awareness that The Great Indian Kitchen brought him. Excerpts from the English translation of a conversation conducted largely in Malayalam.

Kerala State Award-winning actress Nimisha Sajayan on getting a good start and playing complex roles

Nimisha Sajayan is a self-confessed fan of Manju Warrier, someone who loved every character she did