Malayalam Bluray Discussion thread!

[CelestialAgent]

Have any Malayalam Blu-rays besides Thamp ever included extra features, or does it tend to be only the film? Extras seem to be more common with Hindi films. Or are there any that aren’t on streaming/VOD, but are available on disc?

[ravenus]

Originally Posted by CelestialAgent

Have any Malayalam Blu-rays besides Thamp ever included extra features, or does it tend to be only the film? Extras seem to be more common with Hindi films. Or are there any that aren’t on streaming/VOD, but are available on disc?

The blu-ray of Eecha the Malayalam dub of Rajamouli's Eega featured extras.

Second Run's release of Thampu is not in any way representative of your standard Indian company BD release. They're a UK-based boutique label dedicated to arthouse releases of films from around the world.

[CelestialAgent]

Originally Posted by ravenus

The blu-ray of Eecha the Malayalam dub of Rajamouli's Eega featured extras.

Would be interested in watching Eega, but reviews of the transfer from the time seem quite negative.

[ravenus]

Originally Posted by CelestialAgent

Would be interested in watching Eega, but reviews of the transfer from the time seem quite negative.

From what I recall, the issues are baked into the DPX files approved by the DoP, and there is no possibility of redoing that. Basically image contrast is hot, with black crush flattening darker areas. The Malayalam dub version from AP International is supposed to look better than the Telugu blu-ray - They've tried to improve the contrast, and the encode itself is quite solid, supervised by the very reliable Shahran Sunny Audit.