Jayasuriya turns cop againKnonw for playing lighter roles, actor Jayasuriya seems to be working on his image makeover. After portraying a tough police officer in V K Prakash’s Positive, the actor is all set to take gaian the cop’s character in his upcoming flick Robinhood which features Prithviraj and Naren in the lead roles abd the flick is going to be directed by veteran Joshy. Jayasuriya will be investigating the number of robberies happening in the ATM’s. Jaysuriya is quite happy to be a part of a movie, directed by veteran Joshy, and is more interested as the young team of their previous hit ‘Clasmmates’ is reuniting with this movie.
Sreenivasan to be boycotted by the producers On the complaint launched by producer Vindhyan, The Kerala Film Producers’ Association had decided to ask its members not to sign actor-script-writer Sreenivasan for any of their future projects. Vindhyan has alleged Sreevinivasan of not returning the advance amount of 7 lacs which he had been paid 11 years ago for scripting a film. But now since the project is been abandoned Vindhyan is demanding his money back from Sreevivasan. On the other hand, AMMA (Association of Malayalam Movie Artistes) and FEFKA (Film Employees’ Federation of Kerala), which had formed a coalition with the producers’ association against the Macta Federation, has objected to its decision to boycott Sreenivasan. In a combined statement, office bearers of both these associations have called for initiating efforts to settle the issue by discussions. – Sampurn MediaKamal encourages children films Sharing the stage with his guru, Dr. M. Balamuralikrishna, at the music launch function of Pasanga, Kamal Hassan encouraged the filmmakers to make more films based on children issues like Pasanga. He also asked the producers and media to be more forthcoming in producing and promoting children’s films that depict issues facing them. When asked about his views on Slumdog Millionaire (SM), Kamal said that it is a victory only for A.R. Rahman as Slumdog Millionaire is not an Indian film. He further added that Director Danny Boyle shot the film in the slums of Mumbai; if people find such a portrayal offensive, then they must come forward and take efforts to change our country for the better, rather than just being armchair critics. Prem Kumars SundarimukkuMaking his comeback with Bipin Prabhakars Samasathakeralam, noted Malayalam actor Prem Kumar has also earned a pivotal role in a flick titled Sundarimukku which is to be directed by K.M. Raj. The film is going to be produced by Krisfin under the banner of Rani Cine Movies and stars Janardhanan, Indrans, Kochupreman, Shajoma, Anil Sanal Kumar, Pradeep, Seena Pillai, Maya Moushmi, Sree Kutty, Prajusha and others in the cast. Pushpan and Murali Balusserry will be capturing the movie in the camera. The story and screenplay have been penned down by Vins Kutty. Sampurn Media
Deepante Kadha hits the floorAfter the pooja held at Malabar Hotel at Kozhikode on 11th of March, the shooting of Sasi Narayan’s directorial venture Deepante Kadha has now commenced ob 25th of March. The film is been shot at the beautiful locations of Areekod, Shoranur, Ottapalam and Malappuram. Sasi Narayan has himself jotted down the story and dialogues. M.J. Radhakrishnan is capturing the movie in his camera. The music has been composed by Ramesh Narayan while the film is been produced by V. Selva Kumar under the banner of Moons Entertainment. Raneesh Perambra, Nedumudi Venu, Jagathy, Sree Raman, Indrans, Vijayan Karanthur, Madhu master, Rama Chandran Mokeri, R. Mohan, Sabu, Hari, Lakshmi Gopalaswami, Sumithra, Rama Devi, Santha Devi and others are in the cast.
Souryam to be dubbed in Malayalam Cinematographer-turned-director J. Siva Kumar’s first Telugu venture Souryam, is reportedly being dubbed in Malayalam with the same title. The film stars Gopichand, Anushka Shetty and Poonam Kaur in the lead roles. The movie is produced by Anand Prasad under the banner Bhavya Creations. The music is been composed by Mani Sharma while Vetri has captured the flick in his camera. Editing has been handled by Marthand K. Venkatesh. Story and screenplay are done by the director himself. Also in the cast are Ajay, Ali, M.S. Narayana and Krishna Bhagawan. Resul Pookutty to be honoured with Pattathuvila Karunakaram Memorial Trust Award Oscar winning sound engineer, Resul Pookutty will be honoured by Pattathuvila Karunakaram Memorial Trust Award during ‘Shanti Sangeetha Sandhya’ led by legendary Indian singer K.J. Yesudas on April 1 at the Swaralaya Open Air Auditorium, Kollam. Education Minister M.A. Baby will present this prestigious award to Resul which along with a citation and a trophy also has a cash prize of Rs. 25,000. Singer Yesudas will also give away this year’s Swaralaya K.P.A.C. Sulochana Award to playback singer P. Susheela during the function. The award carries a cash prize of Rs. 5,000, a trophy and a citation. P. Susheela is receiving this award for her great contribution to the growth of South Indian film music. Nila National Festival was inaugurated by AdoorIndia’s most-acclaimed filmmaker, Adoor Gopalkrishnan, inaugurated Nila National Festival of Dance and Music, organized by Kerala Kalamandalam, at Cheruthuruthy, Thrissur on Friday. He has also been selected as a jury member of the international Fribourg Film Festival to be held from March 14 at Switzerland. Eminent artistes and students of Indian performing arts will participate in the three-day festival, which will have cultural interactions between leading artistes and art students. Founded in 1930 by renowned poet Vallathol Narayana Menon and Manakkulam Mukunda Raja on the banks of the river Nila, Kerala Kalamandalam is a major residential centre for learning Indian performing arts like Kathakali, Mohiniyattam, Kudiyattam, Thullal, Kuchipudi, Bharatanatyam, and Nangiar Koothu, besides the traditional orchestra called Panchavadyam. Suresh Gopis I.GScriptwriter-turned-director B. Unnikrishnan’s much awaited film I.G. has altast hit the theatres yesterday. Suresh Gopia stars in this flick which was given a clean ‘U’ certificate by the Regional Censor Board in Thiruvananthapuram and the film has been screened in 65 theatres across Kerala. The flick has been produced by by Mahi under the banner of Super films. I.G. has Jagathy Sreekumar, Vijayaraghavan, Devan, Govind Padmasuriya, Rajan P. Dev, Aashish Vidyarthi, Nandhinee, Lakshmi, Anaida Nair and John Kokkan in important roles. Shyam Dutt has captured the movie in his camera while M. Jayachandran has composed the music for lyrics jotted down by Gireesh Puthencherry.
Narain’s precautionary measures Narain is taking a lot of precautions before signing a flick after having learnt a lesson from his 2008 release Minnaminnikoottam, which doomed at the box office. The actor went through around 300 scripts before zeroing in on Pookada Ravi which is being directed by Shivakumar. It is said to be an action-based family flick being produced by Sun Pictures, is expected to hit theatres by March 2009. The movie is basically about the brother-sister relationship shared between the hero and his seven-year-old sibling. The entire talkie portion has been completed in and around Madurai.
Entries invited for international film festival in KeralaEntries have been invited for the second international documentary and short film festival to be held in Thiruvananthapuram from June 19 to June 25. A press note, issued by the Kerala State Chalachithra Academy, said the last date for submitting applications is May 1.
Antonys minimum guarantee scheme raises problems With the Kerala Film Exhibitors Federation (KFEF) turning against Antony Perumbavur, producer of upcoming Mohanlal starrer Sagar alias Jackie – Reloaded, a new controversy has came up in Malayalam Film Industry. The problem is the introduction of the ‘minimum guarantee scheme’ by the producer.
Ivar Vivahaitharaayal starts rolling Jayasuriya starrer Ivar Vivahaitharaayal has recently hit the floors in Thevara. Roma is paired opposite Jayasuriya while Samvritha Sunil is playing a pivotal role. Saji Surendran is directing the flick. The film is being produced by Santhosh Pavithram under the banner of Kunchuveetil Creations and being scripted by Krishna Poojappura. Lyrics are jotted down by Gireesh Puthenchery and M. Jayachandran has composed the music for it. Also in the cast are Sai Kumar, Siddique, Devan, Nedumudi Venu, Suraj Venjaramoodu, Suresh Krishna, Anoop Menon, Rekha, Kala Ranjini, Mallika Sukumaran, Manian Pillai Raju, Suresh Kumar, Pradeep Prabhakar and others. Remake of Neela ThamaraRenowned Mollywood director Lal Jose is about to create history in the Malayalam Film Industry by remaking a yesteryears Malayalam flick Neela Thamara as it would be the first time that any yesteryear Malayalam cinema is being remade. Yusaf Ali Kechery had directed Neela Thamara in 1979 and it’s been said that Lal Jose is in search of fresh faces to star in its remake. M.T. Vasudevan is rewriting the old script to make it interesting keeping in mind today’s audiences. This film is going to be produced by G. Suresh Kumar under the banner of Revathy Kalamandhir. Music is been composed by Vidya Sagar while Vijay Loknath would capture the film in his camera. The film is scheduled to hit the floors by the end of April.
Big star cast in Nishads Vairam After filling in huge amounts in his producers bank accounts with his last flick Aayudham, now politician turned director M A Nishad would be coming up with his next flick Vairam, which has a big star cast. After Aayudham, the director would yet again be teaming up with superstar Suresh Gopi for this flick. The other stars include Tamil actor Pashupathy, and popular stars of Mollywood Jayasuriya, Mukesh and Kalabhavan Mani in pivotal roles. N Sivarao N.S.R India limited will produce the film. Cheiyaan Kalpakavady would be penning down the script for the story jotted down by the director himself. Samvrutha, Bhama and Meera Vasudevan would be the heroines in it. April release for VellathoovalVeteran Malayalam’s director I.V. Sasi’s Vellathooval has completed shooting and is all set to hit the theatres in the last week on April. The film was shot at the locations of Munaar, Thodupuzha, Vagaman and Kochi and stars Ranjith Menon and Nithya in the lead roles. The other star cast includes Lalu Alex, Jagathy, Ganeesh, Revathy, Seema and Swetha Menon. The flick is been produced by C.M. Raji under the banner of Anugraha Films and the film is been presented V.B.K. Menon. John Paul has scripted the film while Ananda Kuttan has captured the film in his camera. Girish Puthenchery-Johnson has composed the music and editing has been handled by P.C. Mohanan.
Daddy Cool to start rolling Superstar Mammootty would soon be busy shooting for his upcoming family thriller Daddy Cool. The film is been produced by Alvin Antony and Khader Mayyazhi under the banner of Wall Green Productions. It’s been heard that cricketer Sreesanth would don the role of Mammootty’s son but the same is still to be confirmed. Assistant to veteran director Kamal would be making his directorial debut with this flick. Daddy Cool narrates the story of a cricket-loving police officer named Antony Simon (Mammootty) and his son. Richa Pallod is the heroine. Bijipal has composed the musicon the lyrics jotted down by Anil Panachooran. Sameer Thahir would be capturing the movie in his camera. Mammootty to investigate murder for Palery Maanikyam in Paris Mammootty’s upcoming flick Palery Maanikyam is based on the murder-investigation story that took place in the early seventies but now the makers of the flick is planning to give a new face lift to the film’s story track. The news is doing the rounds that director Renjith and his crew is planning to shoot the first schedule of the flick in the beautiful city of Paris. Mammootty is playing the character of an investigator who is landing in Paris from the nation’s capital in order to probe the murder of a man named Manikyan. The film is been produced by A V Anoop and Subair under the banner of A V A Productions and Varnachithra Big Screen. Mani to play himself in Decent partiesFor the first time in her career, Kalabhavan Mani would get an opportunity to play himself in the flick Decent Parties, which is been directed by Abraham Lincoln. Though he is making a guest appearance as a hero named Mani but his part is very important in the context of the flick.
Malashri as Kiran Bedi It seems Malashri just loves donning the cop’s character. After appearing in the character of a police officer in films like Lady Police, Lady Commissioner and Bhavani IPS, the talented actress is now been seen in the cop’s uniform in her recently released flick Kiran Bedi. Don’t get mistaken by the name of the flick as the film is in no way related to super cop Kiran Bedi and her name is been used just for inspiration. The action sequences are the high point of the film and Malashri has tried her best to be flexible in the stunt sequences. Malashri is seen playing a double role. Where she plays a cop she is also playing a thief named Bhagyalakshmi. Malashri is looking good in the role of a police officer, but she could have done better in the role of Bhagyalakshmi.
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Gopika is back to college Actress Gopika was taking her education in Socialogy in a Calicut University when she got her first offer for films. She decided to quit studies to pursue her filmy career. But that didn’t mean that the Gopika lost interest in her studies. It seems that the actress believes in doing one thing at a time. Now since she is married and staying in Ireland with her husband Dr. Ajilesh, Gopika wants to use her free time to get into studying her favourite subject of Sociology. Gopika has already enrolled in a college for the same. But again, there have been constant reports from her close ones how she would love to act and come to India if she gets any good offer. Return of Unnam MarannuSuper-hit song ‘Unnam Narannu, Thenni Paranna’ of Mukesh-Siddique-Jagadeesh-Asokan starrer In Harihar Nagar (1990) is now remixed for director Lal’s ongoing To Harihar Nagar, the much-anticipated sequel of In Harihar Nagar.
Big movies to hit theatres in summer
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Kavya weds Nischal Leading Malayalam actress Kavya Madhavan married Nischal Chandran, a computer engineer working in National Bank of Kuwait as Technical adviser, on February 5 at Sree Mookambika Temple, Kollur between 10.20 and 10.50 a.m. Nischal arrived at the temple with his parents, followed by Kavya along with her father Madhavan and mother Syamala. Only around 100 people, comprising close relatives and friends, had been invited for the ceremony. A ‘Ganapathy Homam’ was also done to appease Lord Vigneshwara. After the ceremony, the couple also found time to flash smiles to the media waiting outside, but refused to reply to queries. On February 9, there will be a wedding reception at Le Meridian, Kochi for her filmy friends. – Sampurn MediaMammootty feels Malayalam films cannot win an Oscar Malayalam superstar Mammootty expressed during his address at the mammoth reception held to honour Oscar Award winner Resul Poopkutty by Kerala Film Chamber of Commerce at Durbar Hall in Kochi that a Malayalam filmcan never win an Oscar. He said, “Malayalam cinema will never win an Oscar award. A movie running for Oscars should have a minimum of 15-day screening at New York and Los Angeles counties. Moreover, a foreigner judging the movie should understand Malayalam. If we’re delivering the dialogues in English, he should also be able to understand our English.” Rahmans mega show in Kerala
Mammootty refused to vote without electoral card Superstar Mammootty set a right example in front of the people when he refused to vote without his mandatory electoral identification card even when the polling officer gave him the permission to do so. It so happened that the actor rushed from his film Daddy Cool’s shooting to cast his vote in his No 86 booth in a school at Eelamkulam, in Ernakulam on Thursday morning. But it was only after being asked the officers that he realized that he hasn’t got his card with him. He called up at his residence and it took around twenty minutes before the card reached to him. Until then the crowd started gathering in huge numbers to witness the star and the polling officers in fear that this could affect the polling process asked him to cast his vote without the card. But Mammootty refused them saying that his experience will remind other people that before coming to vote they must ensure that they have their voters ID with them. He then told the media that that there is nothing wrong with the happenings and that every citizen must exercise their franchise before starting to criticize the system.Mammootty proved that he is not only an off-screen hero but a hero in real life too, looking at whom people can get inspired. Shanthnoo to act in a Malayalam filmSon of Tamil actor-director K. Bhagyaraj and Poornima, Shanthnoo is lucky enough to be launched in a Malayalam film Angel John, which also has Malayalam superstar Mohanlal starring in it. Shanthnoo will be playing the character of a B.Com. student whose only interest is to venture into business. But his father Angel John (Mohanlal) wants him to be a government employee. In a strange situation, Angel John’s son attempts to commit suicide, but somehow survives. The rest of the story develops how his father brings him back to a normal life. The flick is been produced by Narayan Das under the banner of Creative Team Productions. Passenger moving at a brick paceRanjit Shankar’s directorial debut flick Passenger’s shooting is progressing at a fast pace in Guruvayoor. The film stars veteran actor-director Sreenivasan and comedian-turned-hero Dileep in lead roles. The film is being produced by S.P. Pillai and Sankaran Kutty under the banner of Vijay Combines. The movie also features Jathathi Sreekumar, Nedumudi Venu, Sivaji Guruvayoor, Sona Nair and Ruby in other important roles. Music director Bijibal has composed the music on the lyrics jotted down by Anil Panachooran. P. Sukumaran is capturing the flick in his camera. Passenger is said to be a family entertainer with a focus on humour.
Sreenivasan turns blind Veteran Malayalam actor-producer-writer-director Sreenivasan will now be seen portraying the character of a blind person in his upcoming flick All The Best. Swathy Bhaskar would be directing the movie which has Sneha as the main lead actress. The director has himself scripted the film. The other star cast includes, Kalabhavan Mani, Mukesh, Innocent, Siddhique and Suraaj Venjaaramoodu. This is not the first time that Sreenivasan is playing a blind man’s character. Around 16 years ago he has played a blind man’s character in Varabhalam which was directed by Thaha. Apart from this, Sreenivasan is all set to tea, up with Mohanlal for the upcoming venture Breaking News. Banaras to hit theatres on 7th of April After being dragged for more than six months, Nemam Pushparaj’s Banaras is now all set to hit the theatres on the 7th of April. Vineeth and Kavya Madhavan are in the lead. This is for the first time in her career that Kavya is portraying the role of a classical dancer while Hari is playing the role of a research student on folk dances. The flick is being produced by M.R.Nair under the banner of Kashi films. M. Jayachandran has composed the music for the lyrics jotted down by Giresh Puthencherry. M. Sukumar has captured the movie in his camera while Cheriyaan Kalpakavaady has penned down the flick. The other cast members include Jagathy Sreekumar, Nedumudi Venu, Devan, Bineesh Kodiyeri, Harisree Asokan and Suraj Vejaramoodu. Mammoottys Senior A dubbed version of Tamil movie Junior Senior, titled as Senior will be one of the releases for superstar Mammootty, this year around. The flick is been directed by J Suresh while Yuvan Shankar Raja has composed the music for the movi,e Its been produced by by Dharani films and the film will be brought to theatres by J R international and Winner films. Former Miss Malaysia Lena would be seen as an actress opposite Mammootty. Mommootty will don the character of Sathyanarayanan, a business magnet who made it big from his humble beginnings. The flick is been entirely shot in Malaysia. Remake of Bobbili PuliThere are rumours going on that legendary Telugu actor N.T. Rama Rao’s super hit Bobbili Puli (1982), scripted and directed by veteran Narayana Rao Dasari, is to be remade by his grandson Junior NTR, again under the direction of Narayana Rao Dasari. It is learnt that Junior NTR expressed joy when Dasari Narayana Rao proposed the project. The film is expected to hit the floors in the month of March. Recently Junior NTR met Dasari Narayana Rao at his residence to congratulate him on winning the NTR award for his outstanding contribution to Telugu cinema. Dasari Narayana Rao has been in the industry for more than four decades. |
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