
It is not that they were avoided in cinema before, but they were misrepresented so much that it was more an insult than an acknowledgment of their rights.Īlorukkam came and went more quietly than Njan Marykutty, perhaps because of the award cinema tag it had already received, with Indrans winning the honours. Two movies came out of the shell – that’s what you might call it when a subject so relevant had to be hidden from public glare for so long. The two aged women making their film debut – Savithri and Sarassa - also got loved. Soubin Shahir who is known and loved for his versatile characters, was adored by the audience all over again. Coming from a debutant like Zakariya, it managed to tell a simple story of the love shown by two adorable, old mothers towards a foreigner and stranger who lands in their home.
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Sudani from Nigeria is that rare movie that appealed to every kind of audience – the serious movie lover, the entertainment cravers and those folks who just want to pass time. These films are among the best movies of not just the year that passed, but all of Malayalam cinema. The two wonders that Sudani from Nigeria and Ee.

And this time around, there appeared to be no dissenting voices which the fest is never short of. But these two movies also made a mark by becoming the only two Malayalam films to be selected for competing in the state’s own prestigious international film festival, the IFFK. It’s unfair to quote just two titles from a year that gave quite a bunch of nice, little surprises.
