02 January,2026 07:26 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Dinesh Karthik
Cricketer Dinesh Karthik showered two Malayalam films released in 2025. The cricketer took to X to share his thoughts on the films that he managed to watch this week. Dinesh, who is known to express his appreciation for good movies on social media, has now gone on to observe that Malayalam cinema was on a different level altogether.
Taking to his X timeline, Dinesh Karthik praised Malayalam actor Basil Joseph for his fine performance in the Malayalam film Ponman and Dinjith Ayyathan's Eko.
The wicket-keeper, batsman wrote, "Two high-quality movies I've watched this last week -- PONMAN and EKO. Unreal acting from basiljoseph25 in Ponman. You literally live the movie through him and as always solid from the supporting cast as well."
He went on to praise Dinjith Ayyathan's Eko next. He said, "'EKO' blew my mind in terms of cinematography,locations and such an unique story so beautifully woven together by Dinjith. Malayalam cinema is on a different level altogether. More power to all, make more such movies and keep putting the smile on the world that watches movies."
For the unaware, director Jothish Shankar's Ponman, featuring actors Basil Joseph, Sajin Gopu and Lijomol Jose in the lead, was a critically acclaimed superhit film that came in for much appreciation from all sections of society. The story follows PP Ajesh, a small-town gold dealer who provides jewelry for village weddings. The plot thickens when he lends 25 sovereigns of gold for a wedding but only recovers half of it. He finds himself in a high-stakes, dangerous conflict with the groom, Mariano, a criminal who schemes to keep the gold and silence Ajesh permanently. The film is currently available of JioHotstar.
The film Eko which features Sandeep Pradeep, Vineeth, Narain, Binu Pappu and Biana Momin, was again a critically acclaimed thriller that was directed by Dinjith Ayyathan. The film was from the same world as Asif Ali's Kishkindham Kaandham. The film's story, screenplay and dialogues were all by Bahul Ramesh, who also doubled as the film's cinematographer. The film had music by Mujeeb Majeed and editing by Sooraj E S.
