Leaked: Glimpse of Kaala introduction scene!

Shoot for Rajinikanth’s upcoming movie Kaala is currently progressing in Mumbai. Kaala is the second time that superstar is working with director Pa Ranjith after Kabali. Rajinikanth is playing the role of a don in the movie. Recently, the team were shooting his character’s introduction scene in the slums of Andheri.

Some onlookers captured the shoot in their mobile phone and the introduction video has now gone viral in social medias. In a build up to the mandatory introduction song, Rajinikanth delivers a punch dialogue that is sure to send his fans into frenzy. The superstar is also seen dancing to the beats in this 42 second clip.

Kaala, which comes with the tagline Karikalan, is about a guy from Tirunelveli, who runs away in his childhood to Mumbai to become a powerful don living in the slums of Dharavi. Rajinikanth is playing the titular role in the movie.

Bollywood actress Huma Qureshi has been roped in to play the female lead. Nana Patekar, Samuthirakani, Anjali Patil, Ramesh Thilak, Sukanya, Eswari Rao, Sampath Raj, Arvind and many others are also part of the cast.

Pa Ranjith’s regular Santhosh Narayanan is handling the music department while Murali G is cranking the camera. Veteran Sreekar Prasad is in charge of the edits. Rajinikanth’s son-in-law and actor Dhanush is producing this gangster flick under his banner Wunderbar Films.

Kaala will be dubbed and released in Hindi and Telugu as well. The makers are planning to wrap up the shoot by the end of the year and are planning to release it by summer next year.

Unni Mukundan shares his excitement working with Anushka Shetty

Unni Mukundan, one of the busiest among the younger generation of actors in Mollywood is trying to gain a foothold in Telugu industry. The actor made his debut in Tollywood by playing the antagonist in last year’s blockbuster Janatha Garage. He will be next seen in Bhagmati alongside Anushka Shetty, who is now a nationwide star after the phenomenal success of Baahubali.

Unni Mukundan recently took to social media to share his excitement working with Anushka Shetty. He has written,

“So I finished shooting for Bhagmati (Telugu/Tamil/Malayalam) just now. Expect it to hit the theatres at the earliest

To sum it up, I confess that it was a beautiful ride all the way long with one of the most beautiful girl that I have ever interacted with. A beauty which is not skin deep. A wonderful soul. It was lovely knowing you and working with you. I rather keep it short, because for some reason I don’t find words good enough to share my excitement. Wishing you all the goodness around Sweety! Stay Blessed !! Anushka Shetty” (sic)

Bhagmati directed by G Ashok is a comic horror thriller. Shoot for the movie has already been completed but the makers are yet to announce the release date. The movie stars Aadhi Pinisetty as the male lead. Apart from Unni Mukundan, other Malayali actors like Jayaram and Asha Sarath are also part of the cast.

Since Anushka has now become a very popular figure, Bhagmati is being dubbed in Hindi, Malayalam and Tamil languages. The film is shot on a big scale involving lot of VFX works. Pramod and V Vamsi Krishna Reddy are jointly producing this big budget movie under the banner of UV Creations

Villain eyeing for the biggest ever release in Kerala

After a short break, the team of Mohanlal’s upcoming movie Villain have commence the shoot for the third and final schedule. The movie, directed by B Unnikrishnan marks his fourth time collaboration with Mohanlal after Madampi, Grandmaster and Mr Fraud.

This schedule will be a short one as they have already completed around 90% of shoot. The movie is slated to hit screens on July 21. According to sources close to the unit, Villain is eyeing for the biggest ever release in Kerala. Currently, SS Rajamouli’s Baahubali 2: The Conclusion is at the top with most number of screens followed by Mohanlal’s Pulimurugan. If sources are to be believed, Villain will have a wider release than the aforementioned movies.

Apart from Kerala, the movie is expected to have a huge release in Tamil Nadu and the twin Telugu states. Villain has a plethora of stars as part of it’s cast. Tamil star Vishal, Hansika Motwani, Telugu actor Srikanth, Raashi Khanna and Manju Warrier are playing pivotal roles in the movie. The presence of stars from other industries will certainly help in getting a bigger release outside Kerala.

Villain is a crime thriller featuring Mohanlal as Mathew Manjooran, an ex-cop. Apart from an ensemble star cast, Villian also has some big names in the technical team like DOP Manoj Paramahamsa, Peter Hein and VFX technicians from Poland. Another interesting aspect of the movie is that it is being shot completely in 8K resolution, which is a first in Malayalam cinema.

Rockline Venkatesh who has produced films like Bhajrangi Bhaijaan and Lingaa is producing this big budget movie. Songs are composed by Oppam fame 4 Musics while background score is handled by Ezra fame Sushin Shyam. Shameer Mohammed of Charlie and Angamaly Diaries fame is in charge of the editing department.

2.O eyeing to break Baahubali records; The Rajinikanth-Akshay Kumar starrer to be released in 15 languages

2.O, the sequel to Rajinikanth’s 2010 blockbuster Enthiran, is nearing it’s completion. The movie, directed by Shankar also marks the South Indian debut of Bollywood superstar Akshay Kumar. British beauty Amy Jackson is playing the female lead in this sci-fi thriller.

Lyca Productions is investing a mammoth budget of Rs 450 crores, which is the highest for any Indian film currently under production. According to latest reports, the makers are planning to release the movie in 15 languages.

2.O which was initially scheduled to hit the screens in October this year, but it was recently postponed to next January citing post-production reasons. Apparently, the process of dubbing the film into major foreign languages, including Japanese, Chinese and Korean, is the main reason for the delay in the movie’s release.

The recent sensation Baahubali 2: The Conclusion was released in five languages; Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam and Hindi. The movie’s Chinese version will be releasing soon. Aamir Khan’s Dangal has minted over Rs 1000 crores from the Chinese version alone. The phenomenal success of these movies must have inspired the makers of 2.O to release it in multiple languages.

The Shankar directorial has already earned a whopping Rs 100 crores from the satellite rights across all languages. Zee Network bought the rights for the movie. Apart from that, the movie will be released in more than 7000 screens in India alone. If this turns out to be true, 2.O will beat Baahubali: The Conclusion’s record in terms of screen count as it was released in 6500 screens across the country.

Shoot for this magnum opus is almost over with just a song left to be filmed. It will be wrapped up once Rajinikanth is free from the shoot of his upcoming movie, Kaala.

Adil Hussain, Sudhanshu Pandey, Malayali actor Kalabhavan Shajon and Riyaz Khan are also part of the cast. Shankar has written the movie along with popular writer Jeyamohan. Many internationally acclaimed technicians involved in the technical side of the movie. Hollywood stunt choreographer Kenny Bates known for his works in films like Transformers, Pearl Harbour and Die Hard is choreographing the stunts in 2.0

Academy Award winner A R Rahman is composing the music while Resul Pookkutty is in charge of the sound design. Acclaimed cinematographer Nirav Shah is wielding the camera. Anthony is the editor. Legacy Effects, who have worked in movies like Avengers, Jurassic Park, Iron Man etc is handling the animatronics department.