Patriot & the Value (and Pitfalls) of Mahesh Narayanan's Subdued Approach to Mainstream Cinema #180

Why pick team Mammootty or team Mohanlal when you can have both?The first all-Mallu panel of QID—Cris, Ashwin, Arjun, and Devi—discuss Mahesh Narayanan's latest multi-starrer action thriller 'Patriot'. First, they talk about Narayanan's craft as an editor and director. Then they debate his writing skills. Unavoidable references are made to "L2: Empuraan" and star culture in Malayalam cinema.Listen to the full episode for some unsavory comments towards online discourse (as usual) and a debate on exactly how homoerotic the film is.MAJOR SPOILERS FOR "PATRIOT" (SEE TIMECODES LISTED BELOW TO ONLY LISTEN TO THE NON-SPOILERY STUFF!)Do hit 'Follow' on Spotify if you haven't already to help the podcast reach more people!Follow our Instagram page: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://instagram.com/queenisdead.filmpodcast.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TIME CODESIntroduction : [00:00 - 02:45]Mahesh Narayanan's Filmography : [02:45 - 10:36]"Patriot" (Non-Spoiler Talk) : [10:36 - 47:09]"Patriot" (Spoiler Talk) : [47:09 - 02:08:15]Discourse around "Patriot" : [02:08:15 - 02:25:04]Mammootty-Mohanlal Film Recs : [02:25:04 - 02:34:23]Outro : [02:34:23 - 02:35:28]Do hit 'Follow' on Spotify if you haven't already to help the podcast reach more people!Follow our Instagram page: https://instagram.com/queenisdead.filmpodcastDevi's Links -Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/film.trance/.You can also follow us on Letterboxd at -CRIS: https://letterboxd.com/crislim/.ASHWIN: https://letterboxd.com/ashwindev/.ARJUN: https://letterboxd.com/arjun_skumar1/.