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CINEMA
            The






            Beginning                                              A. Chandrasekhar






            of Another                                             Writer-Journalist-Film Critic






                                                                   Accolades befall on the
            ‘New-Wave’                                             deserving, like always in the
                                                                   form of The Kerala State Film
                                                                   Awards. When new entrants get
                                                                   those mementoes another era of
                                                                   excellence begins.







































            What makes the declaration of the   categories itself. Lijo Jose Pellissery   an intricate weave of dark humour
            State film awards for the year 2019   has been acknowledged as the best   and realism intertwined with a
            is that it is unique in recognising   director even in the IFFI 2018 for   risky structure that is at the same
            real talents amidst stiff competition.   the movie Jellikkettu, which is of no   time impish as well as aesthetically
            This could be easily established by   doubt, a specimen for directorial   challenging. For Lijo, who has proved
            analysing the top awards in the main   brilliance. It is a film made with   himself to a filmmaker par excellence
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