#manichitrathazhu

[srkgirlblogger]

girlies of indian horror (part 2)

shobana in manichitrathazu//revathi in raat//urmila matondkar in bhoot//tripti dimri in bulbbul//vidya balan in bhool bhulaiya//juhi chawla in darr//waheeda rehman in kohraa//lima das in aamis//sadhana in woh kaun thi?

#indian horror #tamil cinema #indian cinema #malyalam cinema #assamese cinema #bollywood #bulbbul #aamis #manichitrathazhu #raat #bhoot #bhool bhulaiya #darr #kohra #kohraa #woh kaun thi #old bollywood #shobana #revathi #urmila matondkar #tripti dimri #vidya balan #juhi chawla #waheeda rehman #lima das #sadhana #women in horror #asian horror #muku.aes #my mbs

[southasiansource]

SHOBANA as Ganga in MANICHITRATHAZHU മണിച്ചിത്രത്താഴ് (1993) dir. Fazil

#manichitrathazhu #shobana #userfilm #dailybollywoodqueens #asiandramasource #filmgifs #dailyworldcinema #fyeahmovies #femalegifsource #userladiesofcinema #dailywoc #cinematv #cinemapix #filmtvcentral #tvfilmsource #usergreen #motionpicturesource #malyalam #ours #by sj

[eenadu-varthalu]

Happy Sunday my dear sunflowers, here’s some Letterboxd reviews that had me giggling like a third grader (pt1)

#letterboxd #rrr #rrr movie #jr ntr #ss rajamouli #ram charan #manichitrathazhu #shobana #mohanlal #magadheera #iruvar #mani ratnam #bombay #mahanati #keerthy suresh #dulquer salmaan #sita ramam #yamadonga

[mimigoey]

Tagging @anonymousless-nes and @agarespicero because only these two kutties will understand what this is about 😂

Then why post it here? Because I can explain if anyone wants me to. When it gets animated, Azz will really dance in the fire and I'll make an edit again with the scene.

It's a scene from the Malayalam (my language) movie known as Manichithrathazhu (The ornate lock). It's about a woman who is affected by multiple personality disorder, she's married and the husband's friend, a psychiatrist comes to their aid. Sometimes certain events can make her assume the other personality, and becomes violent. She saw the painting of an ancient dancer named Nagavalli. Nagavalli was a dancer at the king's court. She was very beautiful and had a lover. The king killed the lover to make her his concubine. Ganga(the mental patient) empathised with Nagavalli and she felt like she can be her. She will avenge the death of the lover For Nagavalli who died in vain. She sees her husband as that king and a poet living next door as Nagavalli's love. She doesn't know that she has this disorder and the doc decides to let her know. So he asks the husband to Stop her before she goes shopping. When he did that, she shifted to the other personality and said mean things like "I'll kill you, drink your blood and do a ritualistic dance on the day of durgashtami". Inorder to stop her and bring her back, the doctor asked him to shout her own name, that will bring her back to her normal self temporarily. Her name is GANGA. The husband shouts GANGE and she returns to normal.

When I read that Azz scene in mairuma I recalled this movie. Ganga later dances too, in rage like Azz. The only difference is that in mairuma the magical word is IRUMA, and not Azz's name. That's even more touching, in psychology YOU REMIND THE PERSON WHO THEY ARE BY CALLING OUT THEIR NAME BUT HERE IT'S THE NAME OF SOMEONE HE LOVES THAT BRINGS HIM TO HIS SENSES.

So according to the scene, Azz is Ganga, Sabro the husband, Balam sensei the doctor and Iruma is Ramanathan - Nagavalli's love.

#welcome to demon school iruma kun #mairimashita! iruma kun #iruma kun #m!ik #asmodeus alice #mairuma #Sabnock Sabro #manichitrathazhu #shobhana #oru murai vanthu parthaya #Dorodoro brothers #ichiro androafres #niro androafres

[holyflyingcow]

Oil painting study

o(*￣▽￣*)ブ

Nagavalli the OG

#oil painting #oilportrait #portrait #manichitrathazhu #desiblr #desi aesthetic #south asian women #art

[buddyyboy]

Manichitrathazhu (1993)

#nagavali #manichitrathazhu #shobana #mohanlal #sureshgopi #malayalam #song #mallu #mollywood #cinema #indian cinema #Spotify

[vedajananixx]

i hate it when people comment on bhool bhulaiyya 2's promotions and shit saying the original was better or kiara can't pull of what vidya balan did as manjulika.... behen.... the original is manichitrathazhu. bhool bhulaiyya is trash compared to manichitrathazhu. watch the original "Gange!" scene of shobhana's and then watch vidya's. manichitrathazhu is the og. and nothing can ever beat it.

#bhool bhulaiyaa 2 #bhool bhulaiyaa movie #bollywood #mollywood #shobhana #is the best thing ever she's gorgeous i love her #manichitrathazhu #desiblr #desi tumblr

[suvarnarekha]

though, bhool bhulaiya was a remake of manichitrathazhu, a malayalam film, it has manifested it's horror-comedy trope in a beautiful way which is now forever imprinted in our memories and has become a nostalgic trigger.

but stop comparing the 2022 one (starring KA) with 2007 one (starring AK). if anything, comparison should be done with the og 90s malayalam movie only because that laid out the premise first originally.

#bhool bhulaiyaa #bhool bhulaiyaa 2 #manichitrathazhu #bollywood #yedipanti

[haveyouseenthishorrormovie]

SUMMARY: When a forbidden room in an old bungalow is unbolted, the spirit of a vengeful dancer is unleashed.

#manichitrathazhu (1993) #supernatural horror #ghost #1990s #india #asian movie #horror #movies #poll

[houseofbreadpakoda]

F.M.L.

I found a video of 7-8 year old me singing dharani-dhara-dharani (from Aaptha-Mitra, iykyk) with all of the weird riffs and stiff posture. And to top that off I yell HOULA HOULA on top of my lungs at the end.

#Aaptha Mitra us the kannada Manichitrathazhu #or the Kannada Chandramukhi

[brokoala-soup]

South Indian cinema: Part 1

I think we (I) don't talk enough about my obsession with the South Indian film industry. I'm less of a star or fame powered fangirl and most of my obsessions start from very niche observations and qualities. Both me and my mom are good cinema enthusiasts, that being said, we love not just watching movies but also analyze them and talk about them in great lengths and detail; and it isn't always just about the actors but also the scenes, the cinematography, the dialogues and so on. We enjoy a good story based cinema that's more about carrying the characters in place and action than about how much hype a movie gets. I enjoy old movies, including monochrome movies of the yesteryears and the faded coloured classics of the 70's and 80's.

Let me go from one obsession to other. First, comes my unexplainable obsession with actors who are also trained dancers. That's a sexy characteristic because it adds an edge to the actor's identity over being just a movie star and IMHO, it also refines the depth of character and acting skills (many talented actors who aren't dancers do exist, this is just my view). I have this captivation with dancers because something in them, be it the unseeable depth of efforts and practice and hurdles they cross before they set foot on the stage or be it the inordinate amount of beauty they express and portray in both costumes and jewelry or be it the grace with which they carry themselves or be it the way the fluidity, fragility and fierceness of dance entwines with their soul and body making it indistinguishable, obvious and redefines their identity and adds meaning to their character for the better. Irrespective of gender, classical dance forms in my opinion, have a profound effect on the individual and somehow makes them all the more charming to me because it's art that flows in their body and art has that unique fragrance to which you can never turn a blind eye to. It also anchors you down to your inner zen because gender conforms and norms are all broken (atleast in Indian classical dances) as both male and female dancers play either roles in dances and it's all the more about expression and emotion than the role per se. And that I think is a very liberating thing and I love Indian classical dances for it.

So here goes the list: Kamal Haasan is a trained Bharatanatyam and Kathak dancer; the best of which is seen in his performance in the movie Sagara Sangamam which is a majorly dance based movie. My most favorite scene is when he humbles Sailaja when she opposes his critique. Padmini, one of the famous Travancore sisters, was a trained Bharatanatyam dancer and in her retired days also opened a dance school and taught abroad. Shobana, one of my favorite actresses, who is also the niece of the Travancore sisters is a trained Bharatanatyam dancer; she also received a national award for her performance in the Malayalam movie Manichitrathazhu which was the original for the famous Chandramukhi, Bhool Bhulaiya, Nagavalli, Aatmamitra etc. I rate her acting top notch because her expressions and her eyes often speak way more than the dialogues. Revathi, is again a trained Bharatanatyam dancer and has delivered multiple box office hits and is also one of my favorite actresses. Bhanupriya, who's pretty famous in tamil and telugu cinema, is a trained Kuchipudi dancer and appeared in the film Sitaara which went on to win the National award for that year. Jayalalitha, apart from her successful political career was a leading film actress in the tamil industry. She was trained dancer of multiple forms like Bharatanatyam, Kuchipudi, Mohiniyattam, Kathak etc. Sukanya, who famously starred against Kamal Haasan in Indian, is a trained Bharatanatyam dancer. Prabhu Deva, who we all know as the Michael Jackson of India, is a trained Bharatanatyam and Udupi dancer. Amala Akkineni, is a trained Bharatanatyam dancer and also has a degree bachelor degree for the same from Kalakshetra. Vineeth, who works mostly in tamil, telugu and malayalam films is a trained Bharatanatyam dancer; lesser known but he's Shobana's cousin and Padmini's nephew from her husband's side. Asin, who is well known for her role in Ghajini, is also a trained Bharatanatyam dancer. Jayam Ravi, now well known as the Ponniyin Selvan after the famous novel adaptation, is also a trained Bharatanatyam dancer.

This is in my list (can't think more, brain fried) do feel free to add more. Tagging @sister-of-satan @voidsteffy and @bipdf because I think y'all will enjoy reading this

Do reblog and tag people who'd enjoy reading this

#being desi #desiblr #desi stuff #desi shit posting #desi tumblr #south indian movies #south indian cinema #south indian actress #indian aesthetic #indian tumblr #desi life #desi girl #desi people #desi tag #desi #bharatanatyam #kathak #dance #movies #cinema #indian cinema #indian movies #acting #actors #indian actor #desi actors #desi cinema #desi movies #indian things #south indian things

[southasiansource]

I tried to provoke Ganga by talking about Nagavalli and questioning the authenticity of an anklet we had misplaced. She started responding violently to it. For the first time, I saw a glimpse of this... supernatural presence, shining in her eyes. She almost transformed into Nagavalli in that moment. That’s the illness. Just like we read in the newspapers about a 11-year-old Muslim girl behaving like a 71-year-old Brahmin. She talks like the Brahmin and recites Sanskrit verses. People might think that she is possessed. In Psychiatry, we call it split personality or dual personality or possession states, just like other mental disorders. In this case, Ganga believes that she is Nagavalli.

MANICHITRATHAZHU മണിച്ചിത്രത്താഴ് (1993) dir. Fazil — requested by aparnasworld

#manichitrathazhu #mohanlal #shobana #userfilm #filmgifs #fyeahmovies #dailyworldcinema #asiandramasource #horrorgifs #horrorfilmgifs #cinematv #cinemapix #filmtvcentral #tvfilmsource #dancecinemablog #motionpicturesource #ninetiesdaily #malyalam #ours #by sj

[eenadu-varthalu]

It’s Letterboxd Sunday. This time: Favorite actors edition!

Also: @stanleykubricks tell me the janatha garage review is yours

#letterboxd #rorschach #mammootty #viruman #karthi #bangalore days #fahad fazil #fahad faasil #gargi #sai pallavi #michael madana kama rajan #kamal haasan #24 #suriya #manichitrathazhu #mohanlal #janatha garage #jr ntr #tarak #roja #arvind swamy #mani ratnam #raavanan #chiyaan vikram

[lizzybeth1986]

Tag Game

Thank you @choicesfrog for the tag!

Currently Reading: I recently subscribed to Audible, and am currently reading + listening to Mikki Kendall's Hood Feminism. I love it so far!! Also rereading White Tears, Brown Scars by Ruby Hamad.

Choiceswise, it's been a year or two since I've uninstalled the app, but from time to time I read TRR and PM on YouTube mostly for my fics and meta.

Favourite Colour: Purple!

Last Song: "Zehenaseeb" from the Hindi film Hasee toh Phasee. Composers are Vishal Dadlani-Shekhar Ravjiani, and singers are Chinmayi and Shekhar Ravjiani.

Last Movie: Manichitrathazhu (Malayalam film).

Sweet/Spicy/Savoury: I have a major sweet tooth, but when it rains I do love a hot savoury snack like a pakora or a samosa xD

Currently Working On:

The next essay in the Hana Lee: A Study in Erasure series

Some story ideas for HYAW

The next chapter of Eleanor's Kitchen

The first chapter of Three and a Half Weeks

A bit of research for a new meta idea on the alternative LI "relationships" in TRR (Liam and Olivia, Drake and Kiara, Hana and Madeleine, briefly Maxwell and Penelope). Basically on what canon already presents, why they didn't happen, and how fandom responded to them. Idk if I'll actually go forward with it, but if enough people are interested I'll try doing it after HYAW and LSAW.

Tagging: @ohsnapitzlovehacker @grapecaseschoices @beyonceswigs @cassiopeiacorvus @noesapphic @mariemarieohcontrary @twinkleallnight @thecapturedafrique @thefirstcourtesan @ao719 @angelasscribbles @sazanes @lorirwritesfanfic anyone else who would like to participate regardless of tagging!!

(also if you've already done this and don't want to do it again - or just plain don't want to do it - no pressure! 😁)

#tag game

[srkgirlblogger]

If u have seen all 3 of these, then wat is your fave out of them: manichitrathazhu, chandramuki and bhool bhulaiya??

I unforch have only seen bhool bhulaiya fully; the rest I've seen snippets of (esp Manichitrazhu since I can't find a good copy of it). But from what I've seen, i like the comedy in bhool bhulaiya and the lead female performance (Shobana) in Manichitrazhu.

#muku askbox #anon #i have a feeling that ill like Manichitrazhu the most

[official-saul-goodman]

The thing with manichitrathazhu is that the songs and dances align very well, the meaning of the lurics is very specific to the specific bharatanatyam dance moves. Incredibly well thought out and directed movie and it will be one of the most well written Indian movies to exist.

#I'm rambling but like #i know the malayalam language and it's just like really poetic and the inclusion of Tamil in this movie is also very well made #and it's just so wonderful