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Govindan Aravindan was an iconic Malayalam filmmaker who not only challenged the boundaries of filmmaking but also tried to explore new ideas through his films. We delve into how the likes of Ingmar Bergmann and Andrei Tarkovsky influenced the philosophy of his films, making him a cultural icon in…
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Govindan Aravindan (January 21, 1935 – March 15, 1991), popularly known as G. Aravindan, was a film director, screenwriter, musician, cartoonist and painter from Kerala. He was one of the pioneers of Parallel or Art-house cinema in Malayalam and is considered as one of the greatest filmmakers in…
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Krishnan, Rajan Kurai (2011) 'John Abraham: Cinema and the Idea of the Collective'. Journal of the Moving Image. No. 10, December. pp 40-50. http://jmionline.org/article/john_abraham_cinema_and_the_idea_of_the_co…
Nandakumar, R. (2007) 'The Syndrome of Radical Regression or The Anatomy of…
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Film-maker John Abraham (1937–1987) is still remembered as a cult figure of New Indian Cinema, especially those of his genre from Kerala. Though he made four films, and many films he attempted were not completed or remained at the script stage, his commitment and dedication to the new genre of…
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Scriptwriter, director, writer, journalist K.A. Abbas’ contribution to Hindi cinema is unique in several ways. Firstly, he negotiated what I would like to call a ‘bipolar order’ (not to be confused with bipolar disorder, which is a medical term). By this I mean that he found a way of articulating…
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