From 'Pathram' to 'Trance': Portrayal of journalists in Malayalam cinema - The News Minute
From 'Pathram' to 'Trance': Portrayal of journalists in Malayalam cinema - The News Minute From 'Pathram' to 'Trance': Portrayal of journalists in Malayalam cinema - The News Minute Posted: 22 Aug 2020 12:00 AM PDT News media is unavoidable, but have we received a fair, in-depth, honest depiction of this profession onscreen? If someone is not screeching on prime time television, are you even watching the news? If you are not skimming through Page 3 with your morning chai, are you even reading the newspaper? While the latter may be difficult to answer in pandemic times, the former more than makes up for it. News media is unavoidable. But have we received a fair, in-depth, honest depiction of this profession on-screen? Or have we just been served the caricatures we suffer anyway? In this brief review, we look at the depiction of news media in Malayalam cinema...and d...