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TributeThe comedy in ‘Manichithrathazhu’, the pathos in ‘Manasinakkare’, the villainy in ‘Malootty’ and the numerous characters she etched out in her long career made her a queen of emotions.CrisBasheer walks whistling by the side of a great big fence that separated jail from jail. He stops mid-tune, hearing a peculiar female voice, asking who is whistling out there. Basheer’s face brightens up at this unexpected company in a jail, a voice in the void left behind by the inmates who were no longer there. She asks his name, he hers. Narayani, says she; beautiful name, says he. Aged 22, says she; beautiful age, says he. In Mathilukal – meaning “fences” – a film made by Adoor Gopalakrishnan based on the writings of Vaikom Muhammed Basheer, this is the only way we know Narayani – as a voice across a fence. Kpac Lalitha, that treasured artist of Malayalam cinema, leads a beautiful love story just by her voice,...

MollywoodAmong those who shared their pictures and memories with Mammootty were Mohanlal and Prithviraj, along with fans. Tnm StaffTwitter/ MohanlalOn August 6, Mollywood star Mammootty completed 50 years in the industry. Social media has been filled with wishes from celebrities and fans alike. Actor Mohanlal, who has teamed up with Mammootty for over 50 films, took to Twitter on Friday to congratulate the latter and celebrate his success. Mohanlal shared a photo which features him hugging his friend Mammootty and kissing him on his cheek. Congratulating his ‘brother’ Mammootty for completing 50 glorious years in the industry, Mohanlal wrote: “Today, my brother completes 50 glorious years in the film industry. I feel so proud to have shared the screen with him in 55 memorable films and looking forward to many more. Congratulations Ichakka! @mammukka.” In response, Mammootty, who is also lovingly known as Mammukka, tweeted, “Thank you dear lal.” Celebrating Mammootty’s success in the film industry,...

MollywoodThe actor shared the colour corrected visual that someone sent him recently on his Instagram page.Tnm StaffThrowback stories from popular stars are always a delight for fans, especially if they are from their early days of working in cinema. Actor Mammootty recently shared one such story on Instagram while posting a colour corrected screengrab that the actor had received from someone. Interestingly, this visual is from his very first cinema appearance. Mammootty thanked the person and wrote, “Big thanks to the person who did this. This is a screengrab from my first ever appearance on celluloid. Colour corrected from black and white.” The actor, who is only a young boy in the photograph, is seen with a hurt lip. The still is from the film Anubhavangal Paalichakal that released in 1971. Scripted by Thoppil Bhasi and directed by Ks Sethumadhavan, the film’s story is based on a novel of...