( Mallu specific post.. others excuse please :) )
There are some four / five malayalam movies that I recommend to many non-mallus.. And 'Thaniyavarthanam' is one among them... And that script is perhaps the best work of Lohithadas , who passed away couple of days ago.. The societal pressures forcing a normal man to lunacy is a masterclass... The combination of Sibi Malayil & Lohithadas has given some of the best movies to us.. Another notable one among that being 'Kireedom', the national award winning movie.
I would perhaps place him at the same pedestal as the late Padmarajan.. However, both styles were essentially contrasting though..
As many news articles say, "Lohithadas ini oru orma"
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the other day, they were showing a recorded interview with sibi malayil and lohi about the making of Kireedam and Chenkol..just listening to how the songs/story evolved through their perspective was a sheer pleasure.
made me miss lohithadas even more!.
kireedam and thaniyavartham are undoubtedly two of his best-the diamonds among the many jewels that he has gifted us.
- ratheesh
He is in the same league as Padmarajan and Bharathan.
[guess, I'm too big a padmarajan fan ;)]