‘Gaganachari’ from ‘Padakkalam’: Anime Impact in Malayalam Cinema | Malayalam Movie News
A few years ago, if someone said that Anime would start affecting Malayalam cinema, you must have raised a eyebrow. After all, Malayalam films have always bowed into realism – intimate stories, everyday people, calm emotional punches. But things are shifting. Slowly, subtle – and amazingly.It is not that the characters are inscribing blue hair or screaming in the name of the attack. But something is changing. Colour. Mood. Tone. You can feel it almost – especially if you are looking at the anime.A different type of visual energyTake ‘Padakkalam’. On the surface, it is a Malayalam film. But blind? It is bold. loud. Many times very bright – in a good way. The characters are slightly exaggerated, the scenes are cut with sharp energy, and it feels lively, kinetic in the story saying. For someone, who spends hours spending hours cutting ‘My Hero Academia’ or ‘Jujutsu Cassan’, it hits familiar nerves.
This is the kind of film that realizes that it was created by someone who has spent some time in the world – or at least respects them.“I and director Manu is a fan fan” – ‘Padakkalam’ writer Nitin C BabuRecently, at Kerala Pop Con Meet, ‘Padakkalam’ author Nithin C Babu revealed that he and director Manu Swaraj is a fan of hardcore anime. He said, “We are hardcore anime and DC fans. ‘Padkkalam’ has many Easter eggs and a piece action figures. Fans of ‘One Peace’ may be aware of the Elong Park and in it, there is an entry sequence of Lafi and the gang, which is used in ‘Dakkalam’. We are very devoted to putting all such references in the film. ,The author further said that he had not taken the reference randomly, but he had deliberately put it.
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Gaganachari is strange – and that’s itThen you have found Gaganachari. A science-fi fake from Kerala? Ten years ago, that sentence will also have no meaning. But here it is – funny, eccentric, diastopian. If you squint, it looks like this from ‘Cowboy Bebop’ or ‘FLCL’. It jumps styles without forgiveness. It is directly out of Anime’s playbook.“Manian Chittappan ‘will be the combo of’ Rick and Murti ‘and’ Doctor Strange ‘ – Arun ChanduTalking to the film partner, ‘Gaganachari’ director Arun Chandu said that the next part of the film called ‘Manian Chitpan’, in the ‘Rick and Murti’ series will have an impact (even if it is not anime). He said, “Manian Chitpan” will focus on the exploits of a crazy scientist. “Dub made a differenceMany people do not realize here – Anime is now available in Malayalam. There are local versions in more than a dozen chains, including attacks on Titan and Chensaw Man. It is very big. Children in Thrissur or Kozhikode are growing up with the same character Tokyo Kishore love. And when those children become a filmmaker? Okay, if you do not surprise those effects secretly in the screen.Redit is already ahead of the curveYou should see some fan principles and the wisleist floating online. A person wants ‘erased’ adapted as a Malayalam thriller. Another Pizo Jose Pelisari directed a live-action horror inspired by ‘Junji Eto’. Are these real projects? No, but the fact that people are dreaming like this, say a lot. There is a hunger. A hunger to mix the world.Morality stories, Malayalam styleThere is a kicker here. You do not have to change Malayalam cinema too much to align with anime. Look at ‘Minal Murali’. A small town boy with superpowers, finding out how all this is not messed up? This can be any number of anime plots. Subjects like justice, identity, loss – both format prefers to dig.Malayali with growing love for anime among the audience and many of them turn to filmmakers, it can be expected that there will be more references to Anime in Malayalam cinema in future.
