As ‘Patriot’ (2026) reunites Mammootty and Mohanlal after 17 years, we revisit the defining collaborations that turned their pairing into the beating heart of Malayalam cinema.
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Sakshi is a sub-editor at the Outlook Entertainment Desk. She’s also a documentary filmmaker and mixed-media artist based in Mumbai.
An essential April watchlist highlighting fifteen films to watch on the occasion of the birth anniversaries of Jyotirao Phule and Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar.
Dijo Jose Antony’s Pallichattambi (2026) aims to roar like a political epic and cheer like a mass entertainer, but ends up sounding like both rehearsals happening in the wrong rooms.
For a film engineered to act as a political campaign, its inability to release becomes one too—signalling towards a brilliantly managed narrative-making machine in the hands of political leader Vijay.
Asha Bhosle passed away on April 12 at Breach Candy Hospital, marking the end of an era, but leaving behind a voice that will continue to inspire listeners and soften the void left by her absence.
Jonah Hill’s Outcome (2026) circles Hollywood’s obsession with image consciousness yet never pierces its surface.
Toh, Ti Ani Fuji (2026) is fantastic, carried almost entirely by its phenomenal actors who slip effortlessly between awkward silences, flashes of hatred, simmering passion and a relatable sense of adulthood—sometimes all in the same breath.
Renowned Malayalam filmmaker Ranjith Balakrishnan has been arrested in a sexual harassment case, reigniting concerns about women’s safety on film sets and the culture of powerful men protecting each other.
Maamla Legal Hai : Season 2 (2026) ultimately conveys that court cases can be bizarre, as is life. But with a little bit of humour, humility and grace, the right verdict of justice can be made.
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Directed by M. Manikandan and B. Ajith Kumar, one of the greatest strengths of this JioHotstar series lies in its portrayal of human complexity and the many lives a person is capable of living.
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