Today’s discussion on the Malbaris podcast is about the Malayalee expatriate. About their struggles and some of the current statistics.
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Listen to two wannabe malayalees discuss about some of their favorite classic Malayalam movies. A freewheeling discussion how these landmark movies have made their way into their all-time classic viewing musts. The movies in order of discussions are as follows
Movie Name: Nokketha dhoorathu Kannum Nattu
Release Year: 1984
Duration: 2h 10m
Synopsis:
A young girl on an unannounced visit changes the lives of her lonely grandmother and several other people in the neighbourhood.
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Where to watch: Hotstar.com/in (better subs here), Also available on youtube without subs (unsure about how legal the video is here)
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Movie Name: Kireedam
Release Year: 1989
Duration: 2h 4m
Synopsis
The life of a young man turns upside down when he intervenes in a dispute in order to rescue his father (a cop) from a ruthless local outlaw.
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Where to watch: Amazon Prime Video, Hotstar.com/in, Also available on youtube without subs (unsure about how legal the video is here)
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Movie Name: Manichitrathazhu
Release Year: 1993
Duration: 2h 49m
Synopsis
Nakulan and his family move into his supposedly haunted ancestral property. However, when his cousin starts behaving uncharacteristically, Nakulan enlists the help of his psychiatrist friend.
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Where to watch: Amazon Prime Video, Also available on youtube without subs (unsure about how legal the video is here)
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Movie Name: Ponmuttayidunna Tharavu
Release Year: 1988
Duration: 2h 2m
Synopsis
Bhaskaran, a goldsmith, is madly in love with Snehalatha, the daughter of astrologer, Panicker. When Bhaskaran asks for Sneha's hand in marriage, to his shock, she denies their love affair.
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Where to watch: youtube only link here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFafd1pP3FA
Listen to two wannabe malayalees discuss movie Minnal Murali which was released on December 2021 on Netflix.com and give their take on it. And why they believe it’s an important movie in Malayalam movie industry and the superhero genre in India.
Movie Name: Minnal Murali
Release Year: 2021
Duration: 2h 38m
Synopsis
An unusual event creates a bolt of lightning which in turn gives superhuman abilities to an ambitious sailor, whose responsibility is now to protect his home village from the evil plans of the antagonist.
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Where to watch: www.netflix.com
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