Success of Sookshmadarshini isn't talked about enough. This movie is proof that, Female lead movies can become a superhit/Blockbuster at the BO.
Also, this the type of Women Centric movies that we need to make more or release in regular intervals. Do y'all remember earlier in the year when Manjummel boys became blockbuster hit and there were niche group of people complaining that there weren't movies like Manjummel Boys for Women. When This can be technically be considered as that, and yet we didn't hear that group championing this movie.
We also had ulloozhuku and Aattam in 2024, intense drama where the main characters are women. It's a great movie, no doubt. But every time when it's relating to women Centric or Female Lead movies it's always the dark, depressing and bleak subjects that gets made. Not saying it shouldn't be produced but we need to balance it off with more commerical movies that women characters can take centre stage.
Sookshmadarshini is very much a Nazriya lead movie as the Main Character. Where there is clearly an MC protagonist and an antagonist, a good vs bad dynamic very much an element in most comercial mainstream movies. Sookshmadarshini is a small fun movie, but it has elements that make it a mainstream general audience viewing. It's not a masterpiece or anything but it's a character and genre are usually seen done by male characters in Malayalam Cinema. Sookshmadarshini wasn't a bleak, moody or realistic tale of women, it just had women characters in intersting thrilling situations being heroic in the end by defeating the bad guy. it's fun and entertaining.
This movies proves that pure genre movies having an ensemble female cast or where a women is the main character can become a big box office Hit.
Like we here this or that male actor entering 50cr club, or 100cr club etc but it's hardly said about women actors. But I think this movie grossed over 50crs, it should be as valid as for any other actor in saying Nazriya became the female actor to enter the 50cr club. But we don't hear that at all. There are plenty of women in Malayalam Cinema that can be leads in their own headlined projects, if it's entertaining the masses and it's proving that those type of movies can then it can become big successes. Hope in 2025, we get more commerical entertainers or genre movies that are female lead.
Side note: It seems movies where Basil gets his ass kicked by Women are becoming superhits by default.
Also, this the type of Women Centric movies that we need to make more or release in regular intervals. Do y'all remember earlier in the year when Manjummel boys became blockbuster hit and there were niche group of people complaining that there weren't movies like Manjummel Boys for Women. When This can be technically be considered as that, and yet we didn't hear that group championing this movie.
We also had ulloozhuku and Aattam in 2024, intense drama where the main characters are women. It's a great movie, no doubt. But every time when it's relating to women Centric or Female Lead movies it's always the dark, depressing and bleak subjects that gets made. Not saying it shouldn't be produced but we need to balance it off with more commerical movies that women characters can take centre stage.
Sookshmadarshini is very much a Nazriya lead movie as the Main Character. Where there is clearly an MC protagonist and an antagonist, a good vs bad dynamic very much an element in most comercial mainstream movies. Sookshmadarshini is a small fun movie, but it has elements that make it a mainstream general audience viewing. It's not a masterpiece or anything but it's a character and genre are usually seen done by male characters in Malayalam Cinema. Sookshmadarshini wasn't a bleak, moody or realistic tale of women, it just had women characters in intersting thrilling situations being heroic in the end by defeating the bad guy. it's fun and entertaining.
This movies proves that pure genre movies having an ensemble female cast or where a women is the main character can become a big box office Hit.
Like we here this or that male actor entering 50cr club, or 100cr club etc but it's hardly said about women actors. But I think this movie grossed over 50crs, it should be as valid as for any other actor in saying Nazriya became the female actor to enter the 50cr club. But we don't hear that at all. There are plenty of women in Malayalam Cinema that can be leads in their own headlined projects, if it's entertaining the masses and it's proving that those type of movies can then it can become big successes. Hope in 2025, we get more commerical entertainers or genre movies that are female lead.
Side note: It seems movies where Basil gets his ass kicked by Women are becoming superhits by default.