Director of ‘Bandar’ Anurag Kashyap has expressed admiration for the Malayalam film ‘Mollywood Times’ starring actor ‘Premalu’ They are born at the head Sharing his thoughts on the Letterboxd platform, Anurag Kashyap praised the director By Abhinav Sunder Nayak to present a story that combines realism with optimism.
Anurag Kashyap comments on ‘Mollywood Times’
Anurag Kashyap read, “An internet or social media cinephile’s wet dream is this film. Lots of truth and lots of idealism. The articulation of it all from the filmmaker who Abhinav Sunder Nayak will only get sharper with time. That’s all, but the little romanticism of it all is what we want. I loved the movie.”
Naslen’s movie is now streaming on OTT
‘Mollywood Times’ is currently available to stream on OTT. Directed by Abhinav Sunder Nayak, the film has been receiving good feedback from the viewers since its release.The story follows Vineeth Madhavan, a teenager from Kuttikkanam who dreams of becoming a filmmaker. As he works towards this goal, he encounters various challenges that test his patience, determination and commitment to his principles. While he faces every fight with confidence, he finds himself in more pitfalls, something that a new filmmaker in the industry will have to face.
Opening day box office performance
‘Mollywood Times’ also had a good start at the box office. According to Sacnilk estimates, the film collected Rs 1.80 crore in the net collections of India on the opening day from 954 shows.Its gross collection from India is Rs 2.09 crore while the overall net collection from India also remains at Rs 1.80 crore after day 1.ETimes awarded ‘Mollywood Times’ 3 out of 5 stars. Our exclusive review says, “Abhinav, who co-wrote it with Ramu Sunil, gives a refreshing and real insight into life’s struggles. Refreshing because even though it could have easily descended into bleakness, the writers keep the narrative upbeat and the hero never considers giving up on his dreams or really compromising his principles.So the ideas are compelling, but the narrative starts to feel muddled, especially in the second half. The various obstacles that come in the way of Vineeth’s dreams are solely from the peculiar way Mollywood works and he gets tired. The bits of SC/ST privilege feel shockingly tone-deaf and unnecessary.”