Writer Joseph Annamkutty Jose in his preface to Fans Talkies, a set of Malayalam fanfiction (fanfic) brief tales by techie-scenarist Mridul George, reminisces about how his older brother, quite nonchalantly ruined for him the happily-ever-after of the Malayalam movie Aniyathipravu. They left the theatre, a younger Joseph proud of the movie’s climax.
His brother, nevertheless, had different opinions, which sowed the seeds of doubt. “We have only seen it [the movie] till now. The real problems will start now — should it be a church wedding or at a temple, should the kids be baptised or have a noolukettu [Hindu naming ceremony]? The evening prayers — say the rosary or light a lamp? It is all a problem!” Since then, he writes, he can’t assist however take into consideration what occurs after a film ends.
He, like the relaxation of us film goers, confesses to questioning about the course the lives of the characters would have taken. The author, Mridul, additionally has considered it. That led him to writing a fanfiction.
Mridul George
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In 2018, he wrote his first e-book of fan fiction Paathi Murinja Ticketukal, a set of tales impressed by some of his favorite movies. It was probably the first such one in Malayalam at the moment. He has now adopted it up with Fans Talkies, which follows the trajectory of one other set of characters from Malayalam movies.
Fanfic in Malayalam
The first fanfic story he wrote, with out realising that it belonged to the style, was from the perspective of Mundakkal Sekharan, the antagonist in the Mohanlal movie Devasuram. “At the time I did not know that it was a genre. I was inspired by MT Vasudevan Nair’s Randamoozham,” Mridul says. Randamoozham is a retelling of the Mahabharata from Bhima’s perspective.
The response from his buddies after sharing it on Facebook egged him on to put in writing just a few extra, which led him to the first e-book.
In Fans Talkies, he confesses to have experimented extra in phrases of the therapy and narration. While the life of fringe characters of movies are explored, some tales pan in on what may need occurred. The characters are grown up or aged, the traits of the characters keep at Mridul’s fingers. But there may very well be, in some tales, an arc of development or evolution.
The characters on this new e-book are seldom the similar as they have been after we left the films. “In terms of the narrative technique I have tried different things. I have left the characters as they are or shown them as they would have evolved with the passage of time.”
Mridul’s first e-book ‘Paathi Murinja Ticketukkal’
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He has additionally written about characters that we could not have seen on display screen however merely alluded to. A spoiler — Manichithrathazhu. Which character? You should learn the e-book to seek out out. There is even one about two characters assembly up with the director of the movie. A touch — the movie is known as after the two male lead characters who’re at loggerheads. Then there are Premam and Summer in Bethlehem amongst others.
It is attention-grabbing how Mridul has imagined or quite reimagined a personality’s life after the credits roll. For the reader there’s a construct up of suspense and expectation following every story, questioning which means it’s headed and the way the life of the characters has formed up. “These can stand as short stories too. I would like this book to be a kind of bridge for movie aficionados and for those who may not be movie lovers, but would much rather prefer a book!”
Mridul, a passionate movie-lover, moreover having made brief movies, has co-written the Tovino Thomas movie, Luca and yet-to-be launched movie Mindiyum Paranjum. These tales are his means of paying a tribute to storytellers who’ve informed some of our well-loved tales, on reel.
The e-book, priced ₹160, revealed by Mankind Literature, is in its second reprint. It is obtainable in bookstores and on-line on Amazon and booklove.co.in.
Published – May 05, 2025 02:49 pm IST
