The rise of Soubin Shahir from a small-time comedian to a top-billed actor and a successful director is a small example, a testament to that evolution. But, by then, the вЂnew generation waveвЂ™ had already reached the Kerala coast and would quickly encapsulate the industry. Of course, there were a very few exceptions, but majority feature film releases in the 10-year span were box office disasters.Д®ven in the case of Jayaram, Malayalam films like Njan Salperu Ramankutty (2004), Mayilattam (2004), Sarkar Dada (2005), Anchil Oral Arjunan (2007), and Parthan Kanda Paralokam (2008) failedВ at the box office so gloriously that directors and writersВ started approaching other actors. Which is why вЂbest films listsвЂ™ around the web currently cherish the 80s, 90s, and then the 2010s, sometimes altogether skipping the 2000s decade.

This not only affected the Malayalam film industry, but also challenged filmmakers in the neighbouring Bollywood and other industries around the globe. The Beginning of a SlumpДЄfter Y2K, while the general movie-going audience shifted their attention to other life-changing elements like the internet and personal computers, the effect and perception of films as a source of entertainment slowly started to falter. But, his entry into the 2000s millennium also marked the beginning of his slump, with filmsВ like Vakkalathu Narayanankutty (2001), Sharja To Sharja (2001) and Daivathinte Makan (2000) bombing at the box office. Then came other few new-wave features like Friends (1999), Njangal Santhushtaranu (1999), Theerthadanam (2001), and Yathrakarude Sradhakku (2002). On the heel of that filmвЂ™s success, he then gave back-to-back hits throughout the 1990s such as SandeshamВ (1991), Kadinjool Kalyanam (1991), Georgekutty C/O Georgekutty (1991), Meleparambil Aanveedu (1993), Thooval Kottaram (1996), Kaliveedu (1996), Sneham (1998), and Summer in Bethlahem (1998) to name a few.ДЄ string of cherishable film awards also followed him, starting with a Filmfare acting honour for Thooval Kottaram in 1996, which also earned him a Kerala State Film Award. But, for the sake of an argument and considering him as the вЂњotherвЂќ actor who propelled the film into a blockbuster, letвЂ™s assume it as his film. Veendum Chila Veettukaryangal, the classic 1999 Malayalam film by Anthikad-Lohitadas duo is one of the all-time greatest dramas to come out of Malayalam film industry, but still, critics wonвЂ™t and cannot fully credit the actor for its success, because most still consider veteran actor Thilakan to be its star (even though Jayaram is top billed in the opening and ending credits). Kumar Akanam (2018), Achayans (2017), Satya (2017), Thinkal Muthal Velli VareВ (2015), Ulsaha CommitteeВ (2014)В вЂ“ and the back-to-back flops in 2012 вЂ“ Madirsasi and Njanum Ente Familiyum вЂ“В the list is crowded and endless.В And I havenвЂ™t even counted over a dozen turkeys he acted in between 20. JayaramвЂ™s worst films can be listed and talked about like an essay: the recent debacles вЂ“ Pattabhiraman (2019), Marconi Mathai (2019), My Great Grandfather (2019), Daivame Kaithozham K. It qualifies as one of year 2016вЂ™s worst (Malayalam) films with zero entertainment quotient to offer (compare it with the yearвЂ™s best here). I understand when horror comedies deviate into a territory where unintended humor makes the audience laugh, but Aadupuliyattam fails in almost all cinematic departments. My issue is with a supporting character вЂ“ one of his close friends вЂ“ dyingВ as collateral damage for SathyajithвЂ™s sins. Which is still notВ the biggest problem I have with the film. Basically Sathyajith, played by Malayalam actor Jayaram, is a compulsive sinner who committed a heinous crime for money during his youth. He is some kind of an affluent humanitarian with an eventful past which has now come back to haunt him and his dear family. It narrates the story of a young man who lives a luxurious life with his wife and daughter. Last night I was watching Aadupuliyattam (2016), and I knew I would be writing this today.

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