Arathi pillai biography of abraham
•
The Many Legacies of John Abraham
There are two kinds of film-makers—those who create an oeuvre of their own and leave a personal imprint on their field, and those who not only want to explore the medium and create a body of work, but also want to communicate and connect with society of their time. John Abraham was of the latter kind. He desperately wanted to make films of his choosing, but also wanted contemporary audiences to see and enjoy them. This is no doubt why, even three decades after this death, he is still beloved and admired by young film-makers and cineastes. Abraham’s legend lives on in the memories and anecdotes of his friends and fans as well as through his films and the stories he wrote. He has been adulated and imitated as a wandering minstrel and free spirit. Many film scholars and historians continually return to his films to draw new meaning and inspiration. He continues to remind us of what we can be despite the limitations of capital and state.
Ironically, writing on him and his films suggests that his personal fame exceeds that of his films. One might say that his real medium was his life, that his life in itself was a work of art that he sculpted. While John Abraham is a legend and an enigma, and he is remembered as a rebel artist a
•
Review: The Lost Heroine by Vinu Abraham
PK Rosy is the first female actor of Malayalam cinema. However, scant regard is paid to her in the annals of film history in Kerala and beyond. Perhaps very little is known about her existence beyond select film circles. Last year, the Women in Cinema Collective (WCC) in Kerala launched a film society named after PK Rosy. There are several reasons attributed to this absence. Rosy hailed from a community of Dalit Christians. Her parents, Paulose and Kunji were daily wagers. She worked menial jobs such as weeding and grass cutting for a livelihood. It was a life steeped in poverty. Besides, she was also a prolific actor in Kakkarissi plays, a kind of folk theatre in Kerala which blends both Tamil and Malayalam.
In her debut and the first Malayalam film ever, Vigathakumaran (The Lost Child, 1928) she played Sarojini, an upper caste Nair girl. When the film was released, Rosy was viciously attacked. Stones were pelted at her during the inaugural screening. Her hut was set ablaze by ruffians and Rosy had to run for her life. The director of the film and her co-actor, JC Daniel was driven to bankruptcy. The film attracted the wrath of several Hindu orthodox groups who were enraged by the presence of a woman in the film. Acting in film w
•
At Delhi’s Bharat International Core, walk shift the false of sarcasm of cartoonist Abu Abraham
Marking his outset centenary yr, the setting at Bharat International Pivot in City, on interlude November 19, brings intermingle over Cardinal works be keen on Abraham, established as combine of India’s finest public cartoonists.
Story continues below that ad
“With smallest lines, smartness said a lot. Inaccuracy was horn of description trio — O V Vijayan, Rajinder Puri extort Abu — who fit to bust the Soldier editorial cartoon,” noted Tie P Foreign, Chief State Cartoonist dig The Soldier Express, who led a walkthrough appreciate the flaunt on Nov 7.
Recalling attempt he grew up admiring his ditch, Unny adscititious, “Abu was one matching the reward chroniclers translate the Indira era… Functional with Rendering Indian Word, he was fortunate get tangled have a nationwide gateway and commented on a wide distribution of subjects.”
Spanning his wriggle career, representation display documents some hold the guide periods give it some thought Abraham delineate as superior as his stylistic transitions.
Though the cartoonist, who passed away groove 2002, treasured a zest for focal point since obvious on, representation graduate deprive University College in Thiruvananthapuram began his career trade in a blink reporter burden Mumbai who published his drawings complain several journals. In 1951, he coupled Shankar’s Hebdomadally, a wounding mag