Mollywood Times

Mollywood Times (2026) is a recent comedy drama from Malayalam cinema, and its subject is that industry itself. Vineeth wants to become the greatest horror director in Malayalam film. The film is about the distance between that ambition and how the industry actually works: nepotism, exploitation, unpaid labour. Making a film about filmmaking is risky territory. It either stays an inside joke or becomes a general story. It is too early to say which this one manages, because it is very new and the rating rests on a small number of votes. Naslen K. Gafoor is one of the most in demand young actors of recent years and usually works well in warm comedy of this kind. It runs 167 minutes, nearly three hours. That is unusual even by the standards of the industry it is describing, and it will affect the pace. Good for: Malayalam cinema, stories set inside the film business, and coming of age comedy. Of extra interest to anyone curious about how films get made. Less good for: it is new, reaction is unsettled, and the score may move. Anyone not prepared for a three hour comedy should stay away.