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Prabhas donated Rs 75 lakhs for farmers in Tamil Nadu: Karthi

Vignesh Madhu
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Prabhas donated Rs 75 lakhs for farmers in Tamil Nadu: Karthi

Prabhas donated Rs 75 lakhs for farmers in Tamil Nadu: Karthi

Prabhas is hugely popular across the country thanks to the massive success of the Baahubali franchise. He enjoys a huge fan base, ranging from kids to elders, who were all sweeped by his extraordinary performance in Baahubali. Beneath the gigantic figure that Prabhas is, lies a charming and benevolent personality who is fondly called darling by the masses.

Prabhas keeps a low profile and is generally a very shy person. Inspite of being such a big star, he does not wish to stay in the limelight outside cinema. Recently, Tamil actor Karthi revealed about Prabhas’s kind-heartedness to donate a hefty sum for the poor farmers in Tamil Nadu.

Karthi was recently in Hyderabad for the promotions of his upcoming Tamil movie Theeran Adhigaram Ondru, which is also being dubbed in Telugu as Khakee. During a promotional event, Karthi revealed that Prabhas had donated Rs 75 lakhs for the for the cause of the farmers in Kadaluru district when severe famine hit the area.

Karthi has been using the money for providing training in sports and games besides providing education for children in around 30 villages in Tamil Nadu. This is a very noble gesture by Prabhas to help the needy. Unlike most actors, Prabhas has also not publicized it until Karthi revealed it.

Recently, Tamil actor Vijy Sethupathi also donated Rs 49.70 lakhs for the development of educational institutions in the state of Tamil Nadu. He transferred the money that he earned through endorsements. He donated the money in memory of medical aspirant Anitha, who recently committed suicide after her longtime dream to become doctor was shattered due to the controversial NEET exam.

It is very heartening to see actors being social responsible and lending their helping hands to the underprivileged section of the society. Wish more actors follow suit.

Nivin Pauly’s first straight Tamil movie Richie gets a new release date!

Vignesh Madhu
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Nivin Pauly’s first straight Tamil movie Richie gets a new release date!

Nivin Pauly’s first straight Tamil movie Richie gets a new release date!

Nivin Pauly starrer Richie has been in the production for a long time now. The movie was supposed to hit screens early this year during the summer holidays but got postponed to unknown reasons. Finally, after overcoming a lot of hurdles the makers have got the censoring done. With a U/A certificate, the movie will be releasing worldwide on December 8.

Richie directed by debutant Gautham Ramachandran is the official remake of acclaimed Kannada film Ulidavaru Kandanthe. The original was directed by Rakshit Shetty, who played the lead role as well. It is a neo-noir crime drama revolving around a mysterious murder.

Nivin Pauly’s film has high expectations as the original was a big success, both critically and commercially. Nivin is reprising Rakshit’s role from the original. He plays the titular role of a tough and fearless local rowdy. From the promos, it looks like a very stylish character that will have enough mass elements to please the actor’s fans. Interestingly, Nivin himself has dubbed in Tamil, which is the first time the actor is dubbing in the language.

Richie also has a strong supporting cast which includes Prakash Raj, Natty, Shraddha Srinath, Lakshmi Priya Chandramoul, Elango Kumaravel, GK Reddy and Naveen Kunjumon in significant roles. B Ajaneesh Loknath, the music director of Ulidavaru Kandanthe, is composing for Richie as well.

The movie is bank rolled by Vinod Shornur and Anand Payyannur. Trident Arts, fresh from the recent success of horror flick Aval, will be distributing the movie in Tamil Nadu.

Mammootty’s Streetlights to have a worldwide release!!!

Vignesh Madhu
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Mammootty’s Streetlights to have a worldwide release!!!

Mammootty’s Streetlights to have a worldwide release!!!

With each poster release, expectations among the audience is on the rise for Mammootty’s Streetlights. Unlike the usual superstar films, Streetlights was a very less talked project about during the time of shoot. Most people did not even know that such a movie is getting ready till the first look posters were released. Mammootty’s stylish avatar in the posters became an instant hit.

Besides shooting it separately as a bilingual in Tamil and Malayalam, the movie is also getting a dubbed Telugu version. Now the makers have announced that the movie will have a grand worldwide release on January 26. It is reported that all three versions will be released simultaneously and the team is currently working towards that.

Streetlights was expected to hit screens this month but was postponed at the last moment. The makers decided to dub the movie in Telugu only recently as they felt that the content will appeal to the Telugu audience. Since the movie is releasing on Republic Day, a national holiday, it is expected to have a massive opening in the box office.

Streetlights marks the directorial debut of ace cinematographer Shamdat. Newcomer Fawaz Muhammed has scripted this movie which is a crime thriller. Mammootty plays the role of an investigating officer in it. The megastar himself came forward to produce the film after being impressed by the narrative. The makers have maintained high secrecy about this film which has naturally raised the audience’s curiosity.

Since Streetlights was shot separately in two languages, it has different set of actors for each version. The Malayalam version stars Joy Mathew, Dharmajan Bolgatty, Neena Kurup, Lijomol Jose, Sohan Seenulal, Indrans, Soubin Shahir, Sudhi Koppa and Harish Kanaran among others.

Veteran actor Pandiarajan, his son Prithvi Rajan, Manobala, Black Pandi, Stunt Silva, Motta Rajendran and some other noted supporting actors feature in the Tamil version. The movie doesn’t have a heroine as such, as it is a tale of many characters.

Debutant Adarsh Abraham has composed the songs and Iyobinte Pusthakam fame Yakzan Pereira and Neha Nair are handling the background score and. Director Shamdat’s brother Sadat Sainudeen has cranked the camera.

Gautham Vasudev Menon to announce his debut Malayalam movie in January!!

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Gautham Vasudev Menon to announce his debut Malayalam movie in January!!

Gautham Vasudev Menon to announce his debut Malayalam movie in January!!

Gautham Menon is one of the most revered contemporary filmmakers in the South. A very ambitious filmmaker, Gautham has carved a niche for himself in the industry with some critically and commercially acclaimed movies. He has directed films in Tamil, Telugu and a couple in Hindi. Though a half-Malayali by origin, the director is yet to make a movie in the language.

The ace filmmaker was recently in Kerala for the audio launch of the upcoming Malayalam movie Naam. He is making his maiden appearance in Malayalam by playing a cameo role in the movie. During the event, Gautham was asked whether he has any plans to make a Malayalam movie.

The director is quoted saying, “I’ve planning a movie here for sometime now. I’ve interacted with Mohanlal sir, Mammootty sir and now recently with Fahadh, Nivin, Tovino and even Vineeth. At some point, I’m sure something will work out. Hopefully by January or February I’ll be able to make an announcement.”

Currently, the director is working simultaneously on two projects. He has got 10 days of shoot left for Dhansuh’s Enai Nokki Paayum Thotta and Vikram’s Dhruva Natchathiram. The Dhansuh starrer, which is a romantic-thriller, will be the first to release.

Dhruva Natchathiram is being planned as a trilogy. First part of this action packed spy-thriller will be hitting screens by mid next year. He has also got plans to make a multi-starrer film with actors from all four South industries. The movie, which is said to be titled as Ondraga, will be shot and released in all the four languages. Let’s wait for an official word from the director about his plans for 2018.

Resul Pookutty has achieved what I couldn’t: Director Shankar

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Resul Pookutty has achieved what I couldn’t: Director Shankar

Resul Pookutty has achieved what I couldn’t: Director Shankar

Oscar winning sound designer Resul Pookutty is making his acting debut with the upcoming multilingual Oru Kadha Sollattuma aka The Sound Story. The movie written and directed by Prasad Prabhakar traces the life of a sound designer who strives hard to realize his dream of recording all the sounds of the famous Thrissur Pooram festival.

The movie’s audio launch was held recently in Chennai. Several well known personalities from the film industry graced the event. Director director Shankar, Vairamuthu and AR Rahman were the chief guests in the function.

While speaking at the launch, director Shankar talked proudly about how Resul has managed to achieve what he could not. Shankar, with whom Resul is working in the magnum opus 2.0 said, “I have only seen pictures and heard vaguely about Thrissur Pooram in magazines, but when Resul explained me about the festival, I was taken aback. Imagine 300 Chenda musicians perform live for nearly three hours amidst a crowd of 10 lakh people every year. Had I known this earlier, I would have used the scene in one of my earlier films. In fact, I tried to shoot the ‘Thiruvaiyaru Thyagaraja Aradhana’ for Anniyan, but I didn’t get the permission from the management. I’m glad Resul took ll the efforts and obtained the permission to shoot live at the Thrissur Pooram festival.”

The Sound Story is produced by Rajeev Panakal of Palmstone Multimedia.The film has one song sung by Sunitha Sarathy and the film’s music director Rahul Raj. The songs of the film which is narrated in a documentary fiction style, have been recorded in A.R.Rahman’s studio. The film is being released in Malayalam, Hindi, Telugu and English languages.

Nandi Awards: Mohanlal wins best supporting actor award for Janatha Garage!

Vignesh Madhu
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Nandi Awards: Mohanlal wins best supporting actor award for Janatha Garage!

Nandi Awards: Mohanlal wins best supporting actor award for Janatha Garage!

The government of Andhra Pradesh has announced the Nandi State Award winners for 2014, 2015, and 2016. The NTR Award was given to legends Kamal Haasan, K Raghavendar Rao and Rajinikanth for the years 2014, 2015 and 2016 respectively. Another South Indian legend to bag the Nandi award is Malayalam superstar Mohanlal.

Mohanlal has won the best supporting actor award for his excellent performance in last year’s blockbuster movie Janatha Garage. Jr NTR also bagged the best actor award for the movie. This Kortala Siva directorial was released in September last year and went on to become a massive blockbuster. The movie fetched around Rs 150 crores from its overall business.

Mohanlal played the role of Sathyam, an influential do-gooder who runs Janatha garage, where public could knock the doors for any help. As Sathyam, the legendary actor delivered a restrained yet powerful performance, something which was rarely seen in Telugu cienma. The National award jury considered his performance in Janatha Garage along with Pulimurugan and Munthirivallikal Thalirkkumbol for bestowing him a special jury award last year.

The huge success of Janatha Garage won Mohanlal scores of fans in the Telugu speaking states. His popularity in Tollywood inspired the makers of Pulimurugan to dub the movie in Telugu. After all the commercial acclaim, it must be heartening to get a State level recognition as well. Mohanlal and Jr NTR winning the awards is another big reason for the makers of Janatha Garage to be proud of.

Odiyan third schedule started; A slimmer Mohanlal to join soon!!

Vignesh Madhu
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Odiyan third schedule started; A slimmer Mohanlal to join soon!!

Odiyan third schedule started; A slimmer Mohanlal to join soon!!

The team of Mohanlal’s Odiyan were on a break after a 28 day long climax shoot. Last day, the movie’s third schedule was started in Palakkad. Mohanlal will be joining the team on December 5. Director VA Shrikumar Menon took to his Twitter handle to share the news. He has tweeted,

“odiyan 3rd schedule started yesterday night and have been shooting till early morning. Laletan will join in his cute new look on 5th of dec”

From the director’s tweet, we can make out that a slimmer Mohanlal will be joining the team for this schedule. The superstar has been training hard to shed around 15 kilos for the movie. His character in the movie demands a trimmer look and the actor is working hard to achieve that.

Odiyan is unarguably one of the most anticipated movies in South India. National award winner Harikrishnan has scripted the movie. It has an unique theme, which has rarely been experimented in Indian cinema. It is a fantasy film that will have a mix of action, romance and magical realism.

Odiyan is primarily about Odividya, a black magic practice. People who practice it are called odiyan. There are a lot of stories and myths about odiyans and their life in Kerala’s folklore. Mohanlal is playing the role of odiyan Manikyan in the film, the last living odiyan in the world.

Odiyan’s story is set in three different timelines starting from the pre-electricty days in the 1950s to 2000. Manikyan is a renowned odiyan who lived in the Kerala-Tamil Nadu border in Palakkad. The movie will follow his life from his childhood to his 60s. The superstar is shedding his weight to play the younger part of this character.

Odiyan has some big names, both in the cast as well as the technical side. Veteran actor Prakash Raj and Manju Warrier will be seen in prominent roles. Peter Hein is choreographing the action sequences in Odiyan and Pulimurugan cinematographer Shaji Kumar is wielding the camera. Sreekar Prasad is handling the edits. M Jayachandran is composing the songs and Sam CS of Vikram Vedha fame has been roped in to handle the background score.

Mohanlal’s own production house Aashirvad Cinemas is funding this big budget venture.

Sequel Announced For Nayanthara’s Aramm

Vignesh Madhu
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Sequel Announced For Nayanthara’s Aramm

Sequel Announced For Nayanthara’s Aramm

Nayanthara, the lady superstar of South film industry, is basking in the glory of her latest release Aramm. The movie has opened to rave reviews from all quarters. Several critics have give a rare five star rating for the movie. Directed by Gopi Nainar, Aramm is a social drama cum rescue thriller in which Nayanthara plays the central role of district collector Madhivadhani.

After a slow start, Aramm is rapidly picking up at the box office thanks to the overwhelming positive word of mouth and Nayanthara’s star power. The movie is growing from strength to strength at the box-office. Nayanthara’s surprise visit to some theatres in Chennai has also boosted the collections.

Aramm has already been rated by many as Tamil cinema’s best film this year. The movie will certainly be a milestone in Nayanathra’s career.It has an open climax and as expected the makers have announced a sequel for the movie.

Producer Kotapadi Rajesh, who is extremely happy with the audience response, has confirmed that a sequel is definitely in the offing and will release sometime in 2018. Reports suggest that Nayanthara will be returning back as Madhivadhani, the politician in Aramm 2. The ending of the first part also give hints about the same. With Aramm, she has stamped her authority at the box office and a second part will only increase her stardom.

Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum fame Nimisha Sajayan paired opposite Kunchako Boban!

Vignesh Madhu
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Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum fame Nimisha Sajayan paired opposite Kunchako Boban!

Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum fame Nimisha Sajayan paired opposite Kunchako Boban!

We had recently reporter about noted television host Sou Sadanandan turning a filmmaker. Her debut directorial will have Kunchacko Boban and Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum fame Nimisha Sajayan in the lead roles. They play a couple in this movie, which also marks the comeback of senior actress Mallika Sukumaran.

This yet-to-be-titled movie is a simple family satire and is penned by newcomer Sony Madathil. More details regarding the title along with the cast and crew members are expected to be officially announced very soon.

Nimisha-Kunchacko pair is a fresh combo and their on-screen chemistry will be interesting to look forward to. Post her impressive performance in Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum, Nimisha has been getting a lot of offers. She will be next seen opposite Shane Nigam in B Ajithkumar’s romantic flick Eeda.

Sou Sadanandan is well known for hosting the Film Lounge, a very popular TV show among the Malayali cinephiles. She has also acted in a couple of films like David and Goliath and Ormayundo Ee Mukham.

Last year, the anchor-turned-filmmaker’s documentary Chembai: My Discovery of a Legend, got national level recognition with a Special Mention for a Non-Feature Film. So naturally the National award winner’s debut directorial with Kunchako Boban has high expectations among the audience.

Kunchacko Boban is currently shooting for Ordinary fame Sugeeth’s upcoming fun entertainer Shikkari Shambu. Anil Radhakrishna Menon’s Diwanjimoola Grand Prix, Abrid Shine’s Poomaram, cinematographer-turned-filmmaker Sreejith Vijayan’s Kuttanadan Marpapa and Ramesh Pisharody’s directorial debut Panchavarna Thathaa are some of the other upcoming films in Kunchacko Boban’s kitty.

Here’s the latest update on when Mohanlal-Prithviraj duo’s Lucifer start rolling!

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Here’s the latest update on when Mohanlal-Prithviraj duo’s Lucifer start rolling!

Here’s the latest update on when Mohanlal-Prithviraj duo’s Lucifer start rolling!

If there is one movie that the whole Malayalam industry is eagerly looking forward to, then it has to be Lucifer. Actor Prithviraj is turning a director with this movie which stars superstar Mohanlal in the lead. The level of expectations for this movie is humongous as two of the biggest stars in Malayalam cinema are teaming up for the first time. Murali Gopy, known for his powerful writings, is scripting this film and it will be produced under the banner of Mohanlal’s Aashirvad Cinemas.

Lucifer was officially announced last year but due to the stars’ prior commitments, it was informed that the project would go on floors only by 2018. Since Mohanlal and Prithviraj have committed for a handful of other projects, there was an uncertainty about when the project will go on floors.

Latest reports suggest that Lucifer will start rolling on May 1. Before that Mohanlal has planned to complete shoot for his ongoing Odiyan. He will be joining the sets of Ajoy Varma’s thriller and later with veteran director Bhadran for an untitled film.

Ever since Lucifer was announced, here have been several speculations about the genre and theme of this film. Prithviraj has hinted that Lucifer, like all Murali Gopy scripts, will be an intense film that demands strong performances from the actors. Murali Gopy is known for his scripts like Left Right Left, Ee Adutha Kaalathu and 1 by Two. Unlike the duo’s previous outing Tiyaan, Lucifer is a film based completely on the ground reality in Kerala.

More details regarding the cast and crew members of Lucifer are yet to be announced officially.

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