James (Mammootty) in "Nanpakal Nerathu Mayakkam" (2023) is not controlled by Sundaram's spirit or any other supernatural entity. You'll feel it is hard to swallow, but everything he is experiencing is...
Episode 17, 'Underrated Treasures' Episode category, Film Student's Diary How to write a screenplay for a Political Satire? Why is Panchavadi Palam considered as a timeless political satire? How relevant...
Why is Aaron Sorkin's adaptation of True events far better ? Comparison : Trial of Chicago 7 Vs. Gunjan Saxena Vs. Dangal Film Student's Diary, Episode 12 Episode Category :...
Film Student's Diary, Episode 11, (Episode category: “Underrated treasures”) The Secret Life of Walter Mitty [2013] The movie written by Steve Conrad and directed by Ben Stiller is one of...
(NO SPOILERS AHEAD.) Often it is said that narrative exposition through dialogues is the lousiest of all methods. Dialogues are least opted for valid reasons. But what if the plot...
Perumthachan aka The Master Carpenter (1991) is an adaptation of folklore, but it portrays perfectly the conflict between generations, thirst for renaissance, greed, jealousy, unsaid desires, and lust (without maligning it). Moreover,...
View this post on Instagram Colors: Yellow Yellow is said to be the brightest visible colour in the spectrum. What mood does the word bright ignite in your head? Yes,...
View this post on Instagram Colors: Blue Ever wondered why Blue, the king of cool colours in the spectrum, is the world's most popular colour? Blue immediately reminds us of...
("Writer's Block" episode category) Why should a writer figure out the logline before writing the screenplay? If you have an idea, and if you have formed an apt logline which...
Episode Category : Counterculture This episode introduces two non-fictions on Robin Williams and Heath Ledger respectively, which are gold mines to know more about acting and how to handle actors....