Malayalam Cinema is known for making great films. One peculiar thing about them has to be the scale. You would rarely find any Mollywood film that is made on a mega budget. But, it is the easiest task in the world to find great Malayalam films on a consistent basis. It is not a complaint; perhaps making larger-than-life films may kill the artistic elements or may distract directors from the core concept.
Well, if not any theatrical film then an anthology series is certainly coming up that has the potential to enchant India. We are talking about Manorathangal.
The series is finally getting released tomorrow. The anthology series based on the stories of MT Vasudevan Nair stars giants like Mohanlal, Mammootty, Fahadh Faasil and many more.
The trailer of the anthology was really good but ZEE5 totally missed the opportunity to market the show properly. They may not have the budget of Netflix for promotion, but at least clips and social media content would have done a great job instead of no promotion at all. Regardless, what’s done is done.
Everything depends on content now. Let’s see how good or bad of a series Manorathangal is.