Film Companion South Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
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Film Companion South is a platform that celebrates movies & more. Our core focus is – Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada film industries.

Malayalam
R. E. Asher
"At its heart, #Spadikam is about hopes and dreams cruelly dashed by toxic parenting," writes @sowmya_rajen as she explores what the re-release of the #Mohanlal starrer and its houseful shows mean to #Malayalam audience https://t.co/lqcij9WRwr
Paperback, 2012
$82.99$57.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book(max discount $25)
Shantaram
Gregory David Roberts
From the new Mike Flanagan horror series #TheMidnightClub on @NetflixIndia to the tv adaptation of Gregory David Roberts's novel #Shantaram on @AppleTVPlus, here's what's releasing this month across platforms #InvisibleDemons #Mubi #PrimeVideo #FCSouth https://t.co/ID996EtJcK
Paperback, 2005
$23.00$11.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Dashakantha: Ravana Asura
T. Krishna Dinesh
The incoherent Ravi Teja film is reminiscent of a fusion dish whose ingredients are tastier than the whole dish, writes Mukesh Manjunath in his review of #Ravanasura https://t.co/Dioxlem4ap
Paperback, 2020
$9.99$4.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Ponniyin selvan
Kalki
Director @rparthiepan talks about the brilliance of Kalki's 'Ponniyin Selvan' and how it's hard to make a film out of a novel. https://t.co/v2MVZ7Waw7
Paperback, 2019
$27.99$13.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Beyond the Clouds
Christine Renee Riley
#MalavikaMohanan opens up about her upcoming film, 'Christy,' this interview with Anupriya Raj. Watch her talk about her experience working in 'Beyond the Clouds' and how she got her chance to work with #KartikSubbaraj. #fcsouth #interviews https://t.co/Wr7zemIdqP
Paperback, 2015
$11.50$5.75 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Everything Everywhere All at Once: Screenplay
Miranda Lindeman
#EverythingEverywhereAllAtOnce by @Daniels is like a slap in the face (with a dildo) and a warm hug, all at once. Read @reessi97’s review of the film here: #DanielKwan #DanielScheinert #MichelleYeoh #FCSouth https://t.co/S1i25RK1u8
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Parthiban's Dream: Novel
Kalki Krishnamurthy
Mani Ratnam’s Ponniyin Selvan, the two-part epic based on Kalki Krishnamurthy’s novel leans so insistently on the book, while also leaning so insistently on Mani Ratnam’s disruptive filmography, it is bound to satisfy neither, writes @geekoutyush https://t.co/pIpMC4iqBY
Paperback, 2022
$16.95$8.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI
David Grann
Martin Scorsese's #KillersoftheFlowerMoon is a superbly performed descent into a nightmarish chapter in the history of American capitalism, writes @anupamachopra. Read her review of the film here: https://t.co/RwiSrHu78r
Paperback, 2018
$17.00$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Little Women
Louisa M. Alcott
#LittleWomen, the K-Drama take on Louisa May Alcott's beloved classic, marries embezzlement, dead bodies and stunning frames, writes @dpanjana #JungSeoKyung #Korean #Films #FCSouth https://t.co/0kP1YB4tVe
Hardcover, 2019
$25.00$12.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
My Year of Rest and Relaxation
Ottessa Moshfegh
Our very own @ProjectSeestra is at #TIFF2022! Here’s her review of the #JenniferLawrence-starrer #Causeway (which has among its writers Ottessa Moshfegh, who wrote the novel My Year of Rest and Relaxation): #FCSouth #LilaNeugebauer https://t.co/eIdc5qtC0f
Paperback, 2019
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book