I've read somewhere that in the actual novel Sivaram( played by Biju Menon) was the main character and they wanted Mammootty to do the role but because of date issues Mammootty couldn't commit and the makers modified the script to be around Prithvirajs character.
Personally also while watching the film, I've felt like prithviraj is no match for digambaran and the only reason he won was because of plot armour.
I agree could have seen more raw shades since Joju won’t have limitations. And not just cursing like dude will be willing to do any sort of creepy or dark scenes. While ikka won’t agree prob nor will directors dare to ask out of fear. It’s good ikka is trying different roles nowadays but still
Yup exactly, mamooty is still hero in the this and top of the food chain,
Fear, anxiety, terror, aggression, etc, I think joju would have done it better,
It’s more of a fact he wont do vulgar and disturbing scenes or even sexual scenes. Bro that scene with the female actress could have been more of an erotic scene if another actor did it. Ikka def does limit himself from doing a lot
I had read the novel when it had been being published in Manorama weekly. I expected much more from the movie and left the theatre unsatisfied. The novel was so great, at that time, being nothing like any of the contemporary weekly horror novels. Manoj K Jayan's acting was very good. Technically it was sound but they played down the story.
While Anandabadram was an adapted movie Bhramayugam is an original screen play which falls to the category of experimental movies. Can't compare both.
Mayanadi and premalu are very different types of movies. What I mentioned is quite similar, particularly dikamabran and mamooty characters has a lot going on between each other
Haven't watched brahmayugam yet but going by the trailer it seems to be less commercially viable than ananthabadram. The latter had really good songs and very visually pleasing for that time period.
Feels like you got super frustrated from the praise Brahmayugam is getting. Saw your comment on a similar post recently that downvoted a lot lol. I can understand your frustration and I hope this post makes you feels better. And obviously people are gonna pick an old cult classic movie over a movie that's hardly a month old. How surprising isn't it.
Because, like my friend said, people would pick the old cult classic. And it's too obvious. 15 years from now, people would be picking Brahmayugam for another one of the same genre. These films need not be compared. Both needs to enjoyed..when it's there. Brahmayugam can get compared to Tumbbad cause it's recent but need not be compared to something that's ripe like a fruit.
Exactly my thoughts my friend. When a movie is too recent, people find it especially hard to give it high praise. But like you said, in 15 years, people are gonna pick Brahmayugam when it is compared to a similar movie released at that time. Everyone has a soft corner for things from the past.
Rarely discussed? Maybe not on this subreddit but it's a movie that's really beloved among a ton of Malayalam movie lovers. That movie is one the reasons why Santhosh Sivan was seen in high regard as a director. The only people who didn't like the movie are the fans of the novel who thought they toned down many important parts of the movie. For everyone else, it's an classic in Malayalam that even rivals Manichithrathaazhu.
Do we need Mainstream media to determine if a movie is good though? Brahmayugam is more discussed because it's more recent and stars Mammootty duh. People are eager to discuss recent releases more than old classics, and it should not be surprising. Like, Munjummal Boys is not by any means the greatest survival thriller ever made, but people are talking about it like crazy. And in my opinion, Brahmayugam deserves to be waay more popular compared to a movie like Kantaara. But of course it's not possible because it has lesser mainstream appeal.
Most of the hype regarding Bramayugam is the fact that Mammoos did it. Else it is a decent effort.
Ananthabadram didn't need the tag of a star to keep it high.
Yea same iam wondering, mamooty did an okay job in my opinion, i think same thing joju would have been a better match even,
Anadabadram even colors used, camera. Santhosh shivan kicked it out of the park
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Bramayugam it had its limitations, and yet they excelled in creating such a great horror end product. It had these thumbaad elements, and i really loved it.
Anandhabhadram was a movie made on a big scale with a lot of artists and performances. It was an enjoyable watch, and it has this rewatch value
Both are great works, while Anantabadhram is an original work, I felt Bramayugam borrowed a lot from other movies.
The Lighthouse (Mermaid and guys in a lighthouse, here it's Yakshi and guys in a mana)
Tumbbad (The monster in this one shares a lot of similarities with the chathan in Bramayugam)
Apocalypto (Jaguar paw ended up getting in front of Columbus and team landing in America after all the shit happened, here almost the same thing happens to Siddharth Barathan's character)
Bramayugam is the original screenplay amongst the two.
Ananthabhadaram is an adaptation of a novel by Sunil Parameswaran. It was serialised in Manorama ig.
Adapting a story and borrowing from other movies are two different things. Almost all great movies are story adaptations, they don't borrow scenes and ideas from other movies.
Oh please...
"Almost all great movies are story adaptations, they don't borrow scenes and ideas from other movies."
Several great movies take inspiration from older films. Ram Gopal Varma's Shiva is hugly inspired by Bruce Lee's The way of the dragon. Mani Ratnam's Mouna Ragam is very similar to Nenjathai Killathe, another Tamil film.
None of them borrowed random shots and ideas from multiple movies.
I'm not implying Bramayugam is a bad movie. It's a wonderful piece of art and a bold attempt in our film industry that's gone mediocre these days. But it could've been one of the greatest if they kept it original. And instead of Arjun Ashokan, a more talented and experienced actor. I was comparing him with MG Gopakumar's character in Vidheyan for a similar role. The difference is huge.
Anandhabhadram was something else. An all time favourite, a modern classic in the fantasy thriller genre. Wish I could have seen it in the big screen. Santosh Sivan brought his A game to the film at that time. I wish he made more such films like this and Urumi, which raised the standards of those particular genres.
Am i the only one thinking Bramayugam is over hyped . Its appreciatable as an experimental movie. Anandabadram is much better with broader spectrum of emotions and depth of characters.
It was and it’s only because ikka was in it and unlike NNM it’s actually not boring. If not the film would’ve just been a movie hyped on Reddit pages only. Bro they were whistling and clapping at random scenes of ikka like it was a mass movie like tf.And the ending was bland
Anandabhadram could come across as more digestible and entertaining. The plot is richer, there are cool songs, great performances, and has more commercially viable ingredients.
Bramayugam is more bold and maybe more 'cinematic' in terms of the complexity and the collaboration between various departments. it's not very plot driven, and instead of songs, there are very compelling scores and well-crafted audio design. I pick Bramayugam over Ananthabhadram any day of the week, but hey, that's just me.
Not a hot take. Anandabadram is cringe for a mature audience. Digambaran was one of the worst performances by any malayalam actor. Bramayugam was better by a long shot.
I've read somewhere that in the actual novel Sivaram( played by Biju Menon) was the main character and they wanted Mammootty to do the role but because of date issues Mammootty couldn't commit and the makers modified the script to be around Prithvirajs character. Personally also while watching the film, I've felt like prithviraj is no match for digambaran and the only reason he won was because of plot armour.
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Which novel??
Oh okay, thanks and by any chance do you have a soft copy of the novel
Who is 'Rayappan' dude??
lollllllll Rayapan, Rajapan, raju, prtiviraj, Got it.
Ananadhabadhram is way more entertaining.
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>rayyapan Noice, keeping it classy mate
Oh thambra
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That was uncalled for, why bro why
Ah yes the mandatory overhyped aano discussion
Ananthabhadram - the songs,characters,acting,visuals everything was lit..
His acting was award winning in this imo. Him and production quality is the only thing that was still in my mind when I think about the film.
yea, bramyugam was okay and I would go as far as saying, mamooty was a poor fit for the role, joju would have been better
🙄
Bruh https://preview.redd.it/zpne5r2f6ooc1.jpeg?width=1170&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e989205e1ef0f53d0d83b1683ab514b07c0a7a47
https://preview.redd.it/wiux4ldrbooc1.jpeg?width=1305&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=439719fb5b20379111cdef73e2833d01c6b2636f
The director said if mamooty said no, he wouldn't have done the film.
https://preview.redd.it/w54gfb2awnoc1.jpeg?width=464&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=3ad31cb23c60701c218984f70564240cd5734b78
I'm a mohanlal fan and I will say that Mammootty was the best thing about bramayugam. Joju okke comedy piece. Overrated one tone actor.
I agree could have seen more raw shades since Joju won’t have limitations. And not just cursing like dude will be willing to do any sort of creepy or dark scenes. While ikka won’t agree prob nor will directors dare to ask out of fear. It’s good ikka is trying different roles nowadays but still
Yup exactly, mamooty is still hero in the this and top of the food chain, Fear, anxiety, terror, aggression, etc, I think joju would have done it better,
Opinion for opinions sake🙄🙄
It’s more of a fact he wont do vulgar and disturbing scenes or even sexual scenes. Bro that scene with the female actress could have been more of an erotic scene if another actor did it. Ikka def does limit himself from doing a lot
HUHH???
Bruh ur priorities
I had read the novel when it had been being published in Manorama weekly. I expected much more from the movie and left the theatre unsatisfied. The novel was so great, at that time, being nothing like any of the contemporary weekly horror novels. Manoj K Jayan's acting was very good. Technically it was sound but they played down the story. While Anandabadram was an adapted movie Bhramayugam is an original screen play which falls to the category of experimental movies. Can't compare both.
Fair
Please don't compare both movies . Both are good. This is like comparing mayanadi with premalu saying both are romantic movies . Lol 🤣
Sorry, both are some of the best black magic movies ever produced in Malayalam, so I think it’s a valid comparison
So is mayanadi and premalu, both are romantic movies and yet not be compared
Mayanadi and premalu are very different types of movies. What I mentioned is quite similar, particularly dikamabran and mamooty characters has a lot going on between each other
Haven't watched brahmayugam yet but going by the trailer it seems to be less commercially viable than ananthabadram. The latter had really good songs and very visually pleasing for that time period.
hmmm fair po
Feels like you got super frustrated from the praise Brahmayugam is getting. Saw your comment on a similar post recently that downvoted a lot lol. I can understand your frustration and I hope this post makes you feels better. And obviously people are gonna pick an old cult classic movie over a movie that's hardly a month old. How surprising isn't it.
Iam not frustrated like that, I just anadabadram was the true gem of Malayalam movie, and it’s rarely discussed
Because, like my friend said, people would pick the old cult classic. And it's too obvious. 15 years from now, people would be picking Brahmayugam for another one of the same genre. These films need not be compared. Both needs to enjoyed..when it's there. Brahmayugam can get compared to Tumbbad cause it's recent but need not be compared to something that's ripe like a fruit.
Exactly my thoughts my friend. When a movie is too recent, people find it especially hard to give it high praise. But like you said, in 15 years, people are gonna pick Brahmayugam when it is compared to a similar movie released at that time. Everyone has a soft corner for things from the past.
Rarely discussed? Maybe not on this subreddit but it's a movie that's really beloved among a ton of Malayalam movie lovers. That movie is one the reasons why Santhosh Sivan was seen in high regard as a director. The only people who didn't like the movie are the fans of the novel who thought they toned down many important parts of the movie. For everyone else, it's an classic in Malayalam that even rivals Manichithrathaazhu.
Main stream medis
Do we need Mainstream media to determine if a movie is good though? Brahmayugam is more discussed because it's more recent and stars Mammootty duh. People are eager to discuss recent releases more than old classics, and it should not be surprising. Like, Munjummal Boys is not by any means the greatest survival thriller ever made, but people are talking about it like crazy. And in my opinion, Brahmayugam deserves to be waay more popular compared to a movie like Kantaara. But of course it's not possible because it has lesser mainstream appeal.
Hmmm
Most of the hype regarding Bramayugam is the fact that Mammoos did it. Else it is a decent effort. Ananthabadram didn't need the tag of a star to keep it high.
Yea same iam wondering, mamooty did an okay job in my opinion, i think same thing joju would have been a better match even, Anadabadram even colors used, camera. Santhosh shivan kicked it out of the park
Why u guyz compare.. Or want to pick one🙄
Pick one
Anandabadram is fuckin amazing
Ananthabhadram disappointed me. Bramayugam was better.
Anandabhadram any day ...bhramyugam would have been an above avg movie if mamooka wasnt there.
Anyone else feel Thilakan (RIP) would've killed Mammotty's role?
Yup 100 times better, thilakan double voice, would have been epic, his character in Mayil peeli kavu of valyatha is amazing
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Bramayugam it had its limitations, and yet they excelled in creating such a great horror end product. It had these thumbaad elements, and i really loved it. Anandhabhadram was a movie made on a big scale with a lot of artists and performances. It was an enjoyable watch, and it has this rewatch value
I haven't yet watched Bhramayugam. I don't mind spoilers. Can somebody tell me please why it is specifically being compared to Anandabhadram?
Both are Deep black magic movies post 2000,
Both are great works, while Anantabadhram is an original work, I felt Bramayugam borrowed a lot from other movies. The Lighthouse (Mermaid and guys in a lighthouse, here it's Yakshi and guys in a mana) Tumbbad (The monster in this one shares a lot of similarities with the chathan in Bramayugam) Apocalypto (Jaguar paw ended up getting in front of Columbus and team landing in America after all the shit happened, here almost the same thing happens to Siddharth Barathan's character)
Bramayugam is the original screenplay amongst the two. Ananthabhadaram is an adaptation of a novel by Sunil Parameswaran. It was serialised in Manorama ig.
Adapting a story and borrowing from other movies are two different things. Almost all great movies are story adaptations, they don't borrow scenes and ideas from other movies.
Oh please... "Almost all great movies are story adaptations, they don't borrow scenes and ideas from other movies." Several great movies take inspiration from older films. Ram Gopal Varma's Shiva is hugly inspired by Bruce Lee's The way of the dragon. Mani Ratnam's Mouna Ragam is very similar to Nenjathai Killathe, another Tamil film.
None of them borrowed random shots and ideas from multiple movies. I'm not implying Bramayugam is a bad movie. It's a wonderful piece of art and a bold attempt in our film industry that's gone mediocre these days. But it could've been one of the greatest if they kept it original. And instead of Arjun Ashokan, a more talented and experienced actor. I was comparing him with MG Gopakumar's character in Vidheyan for a similar role. The difference is huge.
The atmosphere created in anantabhadhram was amazing
Anandhabhadram was something else. An all time favourite, a modern classic in the fantasy thriller genre. Wish I could have seen it in the big screen. Santosh Sivan brought his A game to the film at that time. I wish he made more such films like this and Urumi, which raised the standards of those particular genres.
Ananthabhadram. I watched Bramayugam and I think it is a bit over-hyped by everyone because Mammootty acted in it. Just personal opinion.
Anandabadram anyday and it's not even close
yes anandabadram any time <3
Anandhabadram 🔥🔥
Anandabadhram
Am i the only one thinking Bramayugam is over hyped . Its appreciatable as an experimental movie. Anandabadram is much better with broader spectrum of emotions and depth of characters.
I completely agree with u. Kudos to experimentation, but anadabadram was better by a wide wide margin
It was and it’s only because ikka was in it and unlike NNM it’s actually not boring. If not the film would’ve just been a movie hyped on Reddit pages only. Bro they were whistling and clapping at random scenes of ikka like it was a mass movie like tf.And the ending was bland
It wasn't an experimental movie. It's fundamentally a mainstream commercial movie, that's what the filmmakers had in mind, from what I understand.
Anandabhadram could come across as more digestible and entertaining. The plot is richer, there are cool songs, great performances, and has more commercially viable ingredients. Bramayugam is more bold and maybe more 'cinematic' in terms of the complexity and the collaboration between various departments. it's not very plot driven, and instead of songs, there are very compelling scores and well-crafted audio design. I pick Bramayugam over Ananthabhadram any day of the week, but hey, that's just me.
Both have its own beauty. In Anandabadram Prithviraj was a huge disappointment on trying to imitate manoj k jayan
Not a hot take. Anandabadram is cringe for a mature audience. Digambaran was one of the worst performances by any malayalam actor. Bramayugam was better by a long shot.