New Book

Purushaveshangal, a collection of essays on Mammootty and Mohanlal will be released by the end of this month. I have edited the book which seeks to analyse the socio-political implications of stardom in Malayalam cinema. The reigning superstars continue to keep the flag flying for the Malayalam film industry.The onslaught of television and the invasion of young heroes have not yet relegated the uncrowned kings to a slot where their charisma works no more. Both veterans have completed their silver jubilee in Malayalam films. They have been the two great icons of Malayalam cinema for the past two decades. They were the first real superstars of a State where hero worship is treated with contempt. The kind of sway that Mammootty and Mohanlal have over Malayalam speaking audience worldwide for the past 25 years has been phenomenal.
In terms of acting calibre, they are as good as the best in the world. And as far as Kerala's 652-km length box-office was concerned, they have a fantastic draw. Seven out of 10 all time super hit films in Malayalam featured either one of them. No genuine actor, however, has broken into the ranks of stars in Malayalam films after Mammootty and Mohanlal.

Published by Fabien Books Alappuzha, the book features articles by Filippo Osella and Caroline Osella, Maythil Radhakrishnan, Viju.V Nair, Kalpetta Narayanan, E.P Rajagopalan, C.S Venkiteswaran, P.S Radhakrishnan, Dr.K Gopinadhan, Dr.Miniprasad and Geetha.