Anju Devadas

Can we truly seperate the art from the artist? Should an artist’s personal controversies overshadow the cinematic achievements on screen? Read my take on this complex and controversial ethical dilemma published on @highonfilms__ highonfilms.com/the-art-vs-the…

Highlights of recent poetry on The Chakkar, including work by Saurabh Suman, @anju_devadas, Gopi Kottoor, Prahi Rajput, Parismita Kakati, Ayaan Halder, and @silentoars instagram.com/s/aGlnaGxpZ2h0…

Poem by Anju Devadas R D: ‘They say the river hums here, / but no one sings along. / In this village, silence grows / like moss on every wall.’ thechakkar.com/home/thevillag…

‘They hum of rivers unbound, of tongues like kites cutting through the wind, of a day when thread burns to ash in the hearth.’ “The Village of Sewn Mouths” - Poem by @anju_devadas thechakkar.com/home/thevillag…

The Village of Sewn Mouths: Poem by @anju_devadas ‘They say the river hums here, but no one sings along. In this village, silence grows like moss on every wall.’ thechakkar.com/home/thevillag…

From Shammi, the portrait of toxic masculinity to the flamboyant yet vulnerable Ranga, FaFa's characters shift effortlessly between swagger, menace, and villainy. Here are the ten performances that stayed with me, published on @highonfilms__ highonfilms.com/best-fahadh-fa…

My top 10 picks of the best Malayalam movies of 2025 published on @highonfilms__ Find out which ones made the cut and drop your picks of the year... highonfilms.com/best-malayalam…

Lokah positions itself as Malayalam cinema's answer to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and perhaps an evolution of it. Read my review of Lokah Chapter 1: Chandra on @highonfilms__ @DeepshikhaDeb5 @rukhaiyaar @shikhar2907 highonfilms.com/lokah-chapter-…

As Sholay marks fifty years today, its legacy as the definitive “curry western” and as a cultural touchstone that reshaped language, music, and cinematic form invites renewed critical reflection. Read my piece on @highonfilms__ highonfilms.com/sholay-1975-mo…

Read my article titled "The Rajinikanth Effect: How Thalaivar’s Meteoric Charm Forged A Cultural Phenomenon" published on @highonfilms__ highonfilms.com/how-rajinikant… @ciinemaspeaks @DeepshikhaDeb5 @rukhaiyaar @shikhar2907

Trace the Superstar's journey through decades of cinematic evolution, cultural myth-making, and mass psychology — a man who never set out to be anyone but himself, yet became the quintessential hero for generations. Read my piece on @highonfilms__ highonfilms.com/how-rajinikant…

Read my article on @highonfilms__ on the complexity of Kore-eda's cinematic families, with particular attention to his depiction of children, role reversals in caregiving, and the reconstitution of familial forms. @DeepshikhaDeb5 @shikhar2907 @rukhaiyaar highonfilms.com/bloodlines-rei…

Read my take on the compelling intertextual bridge between Malayalam cinema and Russian literary modernism. Find the Dostoevskian parallel in G. Aravindan's Chidambaram published on @highonfilms__ @DeepshikhaDeb5 @rukhaiyaar @shikhar2907 highonfilms.com/g-aravindans-c…

"Exploring guilt, desire & redemption in G Aravindan's #Chidambaram (1985). Nuanced portrayal of gender & moral responsibility. Visual & sonic mastery. Parallels with Dostoevsky's Raskolnikov. Read my piece on @highonfilms__ highonfilms.com/g-aravindans-c…

Read my article on @highonfilms__ about how cinema has reconfigured the nymphet figure—what we might now call nymphetmania—by examining a constellation of films from the mid-20th c to the 2010s. @DeepshikhaDeb5 @rukhaiyaar @ciinemaspeaks @shikhar2907 highonfilms.com/lolitas-daught…

Check out my article on @highonfilms__ Memory loss in Indian cinema - a narrative device, psychological insight, and socio-cultural reflection, explored across diverse cinematic traditions. highonfilms.com/memory-loss-id… @DeepshikhaDeb5 @rukhaiyaar @shikhar2907 @ciinemaspeaks

Read my article exploring the motif of memory loss in Indian cinema — a cross-regional analysis of trauma, masculinity, love, and identity. Check it out on @highonfilms__ @DeepshikhaDeb5 @rukhaiyaar @shikhar2907 @ciinemaspeaks highonfilms.com/memory-loss-id…

#365days365stories #Day126_Story126 S: Heart Lamp A: Banu Mushtaq Mehrun, a mother of three, decides to end her life after Inayat, her husband, acquires a second wife. She turns to her natal family, only to be met with platitudes, victim-blaming, and concern for family honour.

#365days365stories #Day125_Story125 Story: കടൽ Writer: ടി. പത്മനാഭൻ സംഗീതത്തെ മാത്രം സ്നേഹിക്കുകയും പ്രണയിക്കുകയും ചെയ്യുന്ന അമ്മ. അത് ഒരു സാഗരമാണെന്നും അതിൽ ലയിച്ചുചേരണമെന്നും ആഗ്രഹിച്ചിരുന്ന അവർക്ക് അതിനു കഴിയാതെ പോകുമ്പോൾ ഉണ്ടാകുന്ന ദുഃഖവും നിരാശയുമാണ് കഥയുടെ ഇതിവൃത്തം.

#365days365stories #Day124_Story124 Story: The Adventure A: Jayant Narlikar After an accident, Gaitonde finds himself in an alternate reality where the Marathas won the Battle of Panipat, and British colonialism didn't occur in India, challenging his understanding of history.

#365days365stories #Day123_Story123 Story: The Dowry Writer: Guy de Maupassant Mademoiselle Jeanne Cordier, a naive young woman, is duped by her husband Simon on their honeymoon, left alone and penniless in Paris after he disappears with her dowry.