Logged · 2026-08-28
Mollywood Times
Abhinav Sunder Nayak’s Mollywood Times is a drama built around filmmaking, ambition and the struggle to find a place in the industry. It takes the slow-burn route to tell that story, but despite having a fairly interesting setup, the film never really finds the footing needed to become something memorable. It eventually settles somewhere around mediocre. Naslen K. Gafoor is easily one of its strongest parts. As Vinith Madhavan, he plays an aspiring filmmaker who is confident in his abilities, occasionally arrogant and determined to remain in control of his own journey. His dream is an ambitious one — to direct what he believes could become one of Mollywood’s greatest horror films. The problem is that almost every time Vinith thinks he is getting closer to a win, something pulls him back again. The film spends roughly its first 40 minutes patiently establishing Vinith, his filmmaking aspirations and the world surrounding him. I actually liked much of this setup. It gives enough space to