After Mathukutty Xavier quit his well-paying job as a graphic designer, he wrote several scripts and pitched them to the biggest male actors in the Malayalam film industry.
"Sometimes, they just weren't interested, but even when they were, I'd be told that they can start my film only after a year or two," he says. Xavier and his scriptwriting partner, Alfred Kurian Joseph, then moved to "Plan B"-to write a fresh story with a woman at the centre.
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THE MOBILE ADVANTAGE
Cheap handsets, internet penetration and affordable data have placed a mobile phone in almost every hand in the country
THE NEW SWIFT CODE
A fast, accessible, easy-to-use mode of payment, UPI has eliminated all the woes associated with cash and democratised payments in the country
NO MORE A PIPE DREAM
Millions of Indian women no longer have to trudge miles to fetch water, as now they can get water through taps in their own homes
ROADS TO REVIVAL
The construction of all-weather roads connecting remote villages has revitalised India's rural landscape
On a Roll
After a string of successes in 2024, music composer duo Sachin-Jigar are looking forward to several major releases in 2025
TALK OF THE TOWN
The symposium at Design Milestone by India Today HOME turned into a melting pot of minds, conversation and ideas
CONGRESS READIES TO PIVOT
The party’s moves to jettison allies and rebuild its own poll machinery expose the competing dynamics in the INDIA bloc, blunting the Opposition challenge and the Congress’s place within it
NINTH-GEN CAMRY IS READY TO TAKE ON THE GERMANS
Toyota Kirloskar Motor has launched the ninth-generation Camry sedan. Priced at Rs 48 lakh (ex-showroom), it is being offered in a single trim option called Elegance and gets a price hike of Rs 1.8 lakh over the outgoing model.
MIDDLE CLASS - THE BIG SQUEEZE
HIGH PRICES, CRIPPLING TAX RATES ALONG WITH SHRINKING INCOMES ARE FORCING THIS CRUCIAL DEMOGRAPHIC TO SWALLOW ITS AMBITIONS, AFFECTING INDIA’S GROWTH STORY. HOW BUDGET 2025 CAN END THEIR ECONOMIC DISTRESS
THIRD-GEN HONDA AMAZE STARTS AT RS 8 LAKH
Honda has launched the thirdfrom Rs 8 lakh to Rs 10.9 lakh (ex-showroom).
