![]() ![]() And finally after a long gap of 8 years he has returned with his latest venture, Pinneyum (Once Again). For some strange reason post these two films Adoor went off to have a long break, perhaps the longest gap in his illustrious career so far. Maybe it was a deliberate measure, after all balancing creative thought and artistic sensibility along with managing to appeal to a wide audience is not all that easy. With his last two works, Naalu Pennungal (2007) and Oru Pennum Rendu Aanum (2008) Adoor had probably come up with films that were probably more accessible for the audience at large. ![]() I wouldn’t claim to have mastered them but my appreciation over the years has certainly improved to an extent that I now really know what to expect from his films. This time around I was fortunately better prepared and I could understand the intricacies involved in his films a lot more clearly. But as fate would have it, I have gone on to become immersed in cinema over the years and have been lucky to revisit almost all those films of Adoor later on, as well as catch up on his recent works as well. To be honest I didn’t really manage to appreciate the artistic nuances of those films then, understanding the deeper layers of the tales was something beyond my age and intellect those days. In fact thanks to Doordarshan and their Sunday afternoon slot of regional cinema, I managed to watch some of his early works back then in my childhood. While I am all for development and personally enjoy a lot of the so called new generation films, I do admit that I also do yearn from time to time for tales that are simple and rooted and giving me a glimpse of the state that usually serves as a place where I get to recharge myself once in a while.Īdoor Gopalakrishnan is one filmmaker for whom I have always had a lot of respect. Of course once in a while we do get to see films like Maheshinte Prathikaaram which still enable one to soak in the ambience and the feel of the days gone by. There are signs of development and change all over and not really restricted to a Kochi, Thiruvananthapuram or Kozhikode, but even in the interiors as well. Times have of course changed, Kerala isn’t really all that tranquil overall as it used to be. Of course this is generally with reference to a non-resident Keralite like me. There was a time when one watched Malayalam films partly with a view of getting that reassuring feeling of how life continues to be a lot less chaotic back home in Kerala. ![]()
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