G O P A N

Have you noticed this poster design? I absolutely love it for multiple reasons. #Mammootty was inarguably the bigger star than #Mohanlal back then, yet the poster gives Mohanlal's face greater prominence. And if you look at the character hierarchy in terms of importance in the film, it would roughly be: Seema Mammootty Master Vimal Mohanlal Shobhana But those were the days when egos were far less important than the film itself. A poster like this would be almost impossible to imagine in Malayalam cinema over the last three decades. #Anubandham is one of the classics from the legendary I V Sasi – M T Vasudevan Nair combination (the same duo that gave Mammootty his first lead role through #Thrishna). It is also one of those rare films that brought out the subtle, understated side of Mammootty's acting. That was an era when Mammootty and Mohanlal were first and foremost actors, not merely stars. And I genuinely believe this is precisely where #Patriot went completely wrong.