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More Awesome Malayalam Movies of the Last Decade Available on Disney + Hotstar

I have already written articles on some of the best Malayalam movies of the last decade available on both Amazon and Disney + Hotstar. Continuing with this renaissance of Malayalam cinema series, here are a list of some more of the best Malayalam movies since 2010 available on Hotstar to a larger audience thanks to the magic of OTT platforms and subtitles.



Drishyam
Inspired by themes from Keigo Higashino's 'The Devotion of Suspect X', this movie focusing on how a middle class man struggles to prot...

The Easiest Prawn Cutlets You Will Ever Make #Recipe

The title pretty much sums it up. During the lockdown, we have been fooling around with various dishes, adding and subtracting ingredients as we went along. With Kochi have an abundance of seafood even during the lockdown, prawns - from small shrimp to jumbo tiger prawns - were easily available.
The recipe I am showcasing here is for prawn cutlets and is really easy to make with all the ingredients being available in Indian household kitchens at any given time. The whole process from prepping to ...

Best Malayalam Movies of the Last Decade - Available on Hotstar

Continuing with our series chronicling the rise of Malayalam cinema over the last decade, here are a list of some of the best Malayalam movies since 2010 available on Hotstar.



Bangalore Days

Multiple stories are brilliantly inter-weaved in this emotionally satisfying journey of 3 cousins from a small town in Kerala who move to their childhood dream city, Bangalore. Life takes an unexpected turn for all of them as they deal with first love, culture clashes, failed marriages and a secret from the pa...

Best Malayalam Movies of the Last Decade Available on Amazon Prime

After a disastrous first decade that overdid the 'slow-motion entry hero who bashes a dozen single-handed' template that sadly still remains synonymous even today with Indian movies, Malayalam cinema bounced back strongly in the next decade with truly elevated fare that was meaningful, insightful, captivating and even genre-bending at times.
OTT platforms (over-the-top) like Amazon, Netflix and Hotstar have opened the doors for these movies to reach a wider audience beyond the shores of Kerala an...

Woman Donates Kidney to the Officer who put her in Jail Multiple Times #WATWB

In a refreshing twist on relationships between police officers and criminals, a young woman saved the police officer who had put her in jail multiple times.



Addicted to drugs, Jocelynn James would steal to pay for her opioids, resulting in her being arrested 16 times in between 2007 - 2012 by Officer Terrell Potter. Her situation had gotten so bad that she was even on the 'Most Wanted list' at Franklin County, Alabama.
The duo are in the news again in 2020 but for reasons nobody would have imagine...

It takes a Village to Raise a Child... and Save a Life #SuicidePrevention

'It takes a village to raise a child.'
The above is an African proverb that talks of the value a community lends to the upbringing of a young child. It can be seen from an extremely literal lens in how everyone may need to chip in for an individual child when their parents are away at work or can be viewed from a more broader view, seeing how a child imbibes and learns from what he sees all around him.  
Over the years, I have often found that this gem of a proverb applies to so many aspects of ou...

What You Need to Focus on While Buying A Mask #MadeToProtect

As an anaesthesiologist inside the operation theatre, my professional life has always had my smile hidden behind a mask for decades. I never thought I would see the day when I would walk out the hospital door and be surrounded by people, young and old, wearing masks as well. But then, 2020 has been that kind of year, has it not?
Months after the lockdown ended, I still get queries from the public about what kind of mask to buy and what is most appropriate for loved ones. Since there are plenty of...

Inspired by children's book, 1st grade student feeds homeless in her locality #WATWB

6 year old Paris Williams is in first grade. She is also the head of her own non-profit organization Paris Cares that works to feed the homeless in her locality.

Along with her parents, the little girl made over 500 care packages that had food as well as essentials and delivered it to t...

Everything You Need to Know about Siamese Algae Eaters #WordlessWednesday

At this point in time, we are all desperately looking for some stress relief from whoever wrote the script of 2020 and part of my escape from reality has been diving into the aquatic underworld.
My interest in freshwater aquarium fish has got me writing articles and even making videos in addition to endless Instagram posts! Today, I thought I would write a light & breezy article on one of the most highly underrated fishes people having a planted aquarium possess.
Here's Everything You Need to Know...

Orange Chicken (with Recipe)

Orange Chicken is a dish one does not easily come across in Indian Chinese restaurants. A mix of sweet, sour and spicy, this is actually a pretty easy dish to prepare and turns out, extremely tasty! I think it is the sweet part that puts some off, accustomed as we are to higher levels of spice in our dishes.




Anyway, I tried it out based on the original recipe by Panda Express and it was extremely flavourful and was great with fried rice. If you want to take a chance, here's the recipe below. Also...