Roshan Mathew
Roshan Mathew Speaks On His New Intriguing Psychological Thriller Paradise
Roshan Mathew, one of the brightest young actors from Kerala, couldn’t be in a better place. “I am very happy with what Malayalam cinema is doing. I consider myself very fortunate to be able to work here now. And the new makers, writers, actors who are coming up each year are all exciting and full of promise. So I think good work will continue here for a while. And it’ll keep all of us working on ourselves as well, to make us worthy of the space we want to hold.” Roshan’s new Malayalam film Paradise is set entirely in Sri Lanka. “It’s the story of a Malayali couple that | Click Here...
Roshan Mathew Anchors An Incredibly Quiet Portrait Of Violence In Paradise
Sri Lankan director Prasanna Vithanage’s Paradise which opens on June 28,projects a multiplicity of cultural and political dynamics placed in one range of vision. It is up to us to see the narrative the way we want to see it. On one level it is the trust-shattering journey of two strong Malayali individuals, Kesav and Ammu, in Sri Lanka, And this is as good a place as any to say Roshan Mathew and Darshana Rajendran, two of my most favourite young contemporary Malayali actors(or for that matter, actors from any part of the world), are irreproachably unerring in | Click Here...
Really Thankful For The Success Of Darlings, Says Alia Bhatt
Darlings has featured on the Netflix listings in the Global Top 10 for non-English films for three consecutive weeks since its release. Currently, the film is trending in the Top 10 in fourteen countries including the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Maldives, Malaysia and more.Darlings continues to be the highest viewed non-English Indian original film and the highest global opening for a non-English original Indian film, clocking close to a whopping 30 million viewing hours and currently trending as #5 in the global top 10 for non-english films. Produced by Shah Rukh Khan’s Re | Click Here...
What we built had to be real but interesting, and had to have the voice of the film – Darlings director Jasmeet Reen
Darlings starring Alia Bhatt, Shefali Shah, Vijay Varma and Roshan Mathew marks the full-length feature debut of director Jasmeet K. Reen. The director spoke about how challenging it was to scout for a location and to shoot during the pandemic, given that the bulk of the scenes are set in the congested pockets of Mumbai. Says Jasmeet, “I checked 300 chawls and done a recce of another 100 chawls and locations with my crew. The aim was to do research, understand the logistics of the chawls in Mumbai, how the people live there, dress and their attitude and body language.” | Click Here...
Movie theatres and theatre will survive: Roshan Mathew
Kuruthi takes us into the communal issue with a fearless ferocity.How and why did you decide to be a part of this project? It was too exciting a project not to say yes to right away. I loved the story, characters and how everything happens organically in the script. Prithvi Raj who also produces the film gave me a narration. He also told me about the actors he intended to cast. Obviously I wanted to work with Prithvi, But the other actors also were people whose work I admired and had never had the opportunity to work with before.. The only thing that I w | Click Here...
Review Of Kuruthi: Goes Into Areas That Cinema Rarely Dares
Kuruthi(Amazon Prime, Malayalam) Starring Prithviraj Sukumaran, Murali Gopy, Roshan Mathew, Shine Tom Chacko and Srindaa Directed by Manu Warrier Rating: **** Sitting through this tense tactile turbulent take on communal biases and polarized loyalties based on religion rather than humanity , not once did I hear the ‘H’ and ‘M’ words . The two communities are referred to as ‘our people ‘ and ‘your people’. A rather curious concession to coyness in a drama that doesn’t shy away from calling a spade a spade.And a terrorist a | Click Here...
The experience of working since the onset of Covid has been strange for sure: Roshan Mathew
One of Malayalam cinema’s rising star-actors Roshan Mathew who was also seen making his Hindi debut in 2020 with Anurag Kashyap’s Choked, has been working right through the pandemic. Says Roshan in an exclusive conversation, “I'm very thankful I got to do a bit of work in between everything that's been happening. It was much needed, and in more ways than one it's what has kept me going. The experience of working since the onset of Covid has been strange for sure, but mostly only until you start shoot. Especially when it's a bio-bubble shoot, which is how work has been happening | Click Here...
OTT HIT C U Soon To Be Made Into A Big Screen Experience, Says Fahadh Faasil
The stunning new Covid-centric Malayalam thriller on Amazon Prime C U Soon with Fahadh Faasil and Roshan Mathew in the lead is the virtual version of a large-screen film that is yet to come. Revealing this, the film’s distinguished lead actor Fahadh Faasil says, “C U Soon was made especially for the OTT platform. We will be shooting a separate version of the same script with the same cast for theatres when the lockdown is over.For me, the version that you see at home is meant for the OTT platform.” Faasil, known for his astounding experimental roles | Click Here...
Review of Amazon Prime’s C U Soon: A gripping and moving thriller
Rating: 4 stars Subhash K Jha Starring Fahad Faasil, Roshan Mathew, Darshana Rajendran Written & directed by Mahesh Naryanan Thank God for happy endings. Well, almost. This thriller about an online dating plan gone horribly wrong, has a whole lot of balls, plus a steadily beating heart. And it ends on a bright note. We need that. The important detail that we must remember is that the whole 98-minute film has been shot on IPhones. So now we finally know why they are called smartphones. This is as smart a thriller as they come with some of Malayalam cinema | Click Here...
There’s a lot happening in the world and it’s easy to get overwhelmed now: Choked fame Roshan Mathew
Roshan Mathew, the scene-stealing Malayalam actor from Mothoon and Anurag Kashyap’s Choked on dealing with the lockdown How has the lockdown been treating you? It’s been okay. And everyone around me is safe, and that itself is a lot to ask for right now. And personally, I’d been hustling for too long at a stretch and working non-stop. You understand how actors stress about work all the more when there isn’t work happening, so to catch a break isn’t easy. Especially when you’re starting off with films.So I’ve been sitting back, looking out t | Click Here...
Review of Kappela: Another Outstanding Malayalam Film
Kappela (Netflix) Starring Anna Ben, Sreenath Bhasi, Roshan Mathew Written & Directed by Muhammad Musthafa Rating: **** (4 stars) Forget Bollywood, all the excitement this year seems to be happening in Malayalam cinema. After the outstanding Mothoon here comes another whammy from the land of gorgeous greenery. Sure enough . Kappela captures the Kerala countryside with a caressing glance that we get only in their homespun films. The film is set in rural Kerala, though luckily there are no coconut trees and football players . This nutty anti-romco | Click Here...