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MollywoodThe film stars Rajisha Vijayan and Shine Tom Chacko in lead roles.Tnm StaffMalayalam film Love is all set to release on Netflix on Friday, February 19. The movie is touted to be a black-comedy drama about love and marriage, and hit theatres on January 29, 2021. It stars Rajisha Vijayan and Shine Tom Chacko in lead roles. Love is written and directed by Khalid Rahman and produced by Ashiq Usman under the banner of Ashiq Usman productions. According to a report, Khalid Rahman’s lockdown project talks about “the love that can turn into hate” in a marriage and how the couple tries to navigate the trust issues that they are facing. Love is the 10th film of Ashiq Usman and third film of Khalid Rahman after Unda, which starred Mammootty, and Anuraga Karikkin Vellam, starring Rajisha Vijayan among others. The film’s music is composed by Neha Nair and Yakzan Gary Pereira.

MollywoodThis year was also one where several impressive films were made by debut directors. CrisAfter many updates about an upcoming film, beginning from the announcement of the title to the first look poster, the teaser and the trailer and finally the release itself, everything is over in the blink of an eye. A movie you have been waiting for, or read lots and lots about for months, has come and gone. It may not have even been that good. There’ve been a few like that this year, coming with a lot of noise, blowing its proverbial trumpet a little too loudly and then fading away just as soon. This is not about those movies, but the better ones – the ones that came quietly and surprised you, or the ones that simply met your expectations, or the ones that just made you feel good about the world. When you look at the list though,...

MollywoodWhile the characters in some films have beautifully stepped into the shoes and robes of a teenager, some others have messed up royally. CrisSchool uniforms, first crushes, cute romances, friends, fights, promises of a future – become ingredients, mixed and matched and tried and tested, for coming of age films. Now and then. But that’s never been a problem, novelty doesn't have to come with the ingredients – it can come with how the stories are told. Some films have managed to do that beautifully, stepping into the shoes and robes of a teenager, some others have messed up royally, making their world of new adulthood a sad mimicry of the grownups'. In Malayalam, coming of age movies have come and gone through the decades – Daisy and Deshadanakili Karayarilla of the 1980s, Aranyakam and Nakakshathangal of the same period, Ennu Swantham Janakikutty of the 1990s, Notebook of the 2000s, Om Shanthi...

InterviewIn this interview, director Ahammed Khabeer, who made ‘June’ starring Rajisha Vijayan, speaks about why he made his first film on a girl’s story and recreating a '90s childhood.Sowmya RajendranAhammed Khabeer’s first film June is about the life of an ordinary girl who does the most ordinary things in life. Played by Rajisha Vijayan, June is not one of those inspiring stories of a woman who fights for justice or has a lofty dream. The camera pretty much follows her around as she goes to school, then college and then work, falling in and out of love, hiding secrets and sharing things with her family. Most people who’ve watched the film would be surprised to know that it was written by three men – Ahammed, Libin Varghese and Jeevan Baby Mathew – considering how accurate it is about girlhood and growing up. Ask Ahammed how they managed this,...

MollywoodRajisha Vijayan aces the role of an adolescent girl, and it's hard to believe that the film was written by three men. CrisScreenshot, 'June' trailer.It's difficult to believe that June was written by three men - Libin Varghese, Ahammed Khabeer and Jeevan Baby Mathew, and one of them - Ahammed - has directed it. It is one thing to make a convincing woman-centric film, but to get each little gesture, expression and spontaneity of teenage girls correct - really, these men might have solved the biggest universal problem since time existed: they have finally understood women. Or at least girls. June - the protagonist - goes through teenage to her mid-20s in the movie, but most of the focus falls on her adolescent age. Not just hers, but quite a few girls and boys, belonging to a certain year, and still connecting to generations, living through the same...