Halitha Shameem, a Tamil cinema director, has accused Malayalam filmmaker and actor Lijo Jose Pellissery of plagiarizing the aesthetics of her film 'Aelay' in 'Nanpakal Nerathu Mayakkam.'
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Call out
The director pointed out how Pellissery has made minute changes and copied her aesthetics. In a Facebook post, she wrote, "Stealing all the aesthetics from a film isn't acceptable."
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Quote
"I'm happy that 'Nanpakal Nerathu Mayakkam' was shot (in the villageI shot my film in) with the same people. However, ice cream sellers (in my film) have become milkmen (there)," wrote Shameem.
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About 'Nanpakal Nerathu Mayakkam'
The film marks the first onscreen collaboration between Mammootty and director Pellissery, and it's about a middle-aged Malayali man who suddenly wakes up and behaves like a Tamil man.
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Reception
Mammootty's 'Nanpakal Nerathu Mayakkam' has received positive reviews from the audience and critics alike. It has been releasedon Netflix in Tamil, Malayalam, and Telugu.