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Over the past 4 months, we’ve conducted Mastermind Kerala 1.0 over Zoom.
One of the topics chosen in the final heat of the event was this: Movie Theatres in Kerala.
Here’s a thread on interesting info I found while setting these questions.
#Malayalamcinema #Malayalamfilms
One of the topics chosen in the final heat of the event was this: Movie Theatres in Kerala.
Here’s a thread on interesting info I found while setting these questions.
#Malayalamcinema #Malayalamfilms
1. The first permanent movie theatre in #Kerala was set up in #Thrissur by Kattookkaran Varunny Joseph (as Jos Bioscope Projections), following his bioscope shows at #ThrissurPooram. It exists today as Jos Theatre in the heart of the city in the Round. 
2. One of the projectors used by Joseph was exhibited for a long time at #Sapna in Thrissur, a theatre founded by his family. It was finally handed over to the Kerala State Chalachitra Academy in 2020. Sapna, incidentally, took life as Rama Varma theatre in the 1930s.
This is the first in a series I will be writing over the coming 11 or so weeks on #FilmsThatSparkedTheCriticInMe - Indian films I saw from my childhood up to my very early years in journalism that shaped me as a film viewer and reviewer. Do read and start a conversation 👇🏾
"#RamuKariat’s #Chemmeen remains misunderstood and misrepresented – even by its admirers" - this is Part 2 of my series on Indian #FilmsThatSparkedTheCriticInMe on @firstpost
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Jahnu Barua’s Hkhagoroloi Bohu Door is an indictment of cold-hearted development. It also gave us one of the sweetest grandfather-grandson pairs ever seen on the Indian screen - part 3 of my series on Indian #FilmsThatSparkedTheCriticInMe on @firstpost
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Chemmeen was released this day in 1966. Here’s a small thread. Source : an old Mathrubhumi Weekly. 1/n
#Chemmeen #Malayalam #Film #thread
#Chemmeen #Malayalam #Film #thread
An ad that appeared in Mathrubhumi weekly during release days. 54 years now. 2/n
Chemmeen the novel was the first to be honoured with a Sahithya Akademi Award in Malayalam.
Chemmeen the movie was the first from South India to bag the National Award for Best Feature Film. 3/n
Chemmeen the movie was the first from South India to bag the National Award for Best Feature Film. 3/n
