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Celebrities against centre’s ban on cattle slaughter

Vignesh Madhu
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Celebrities against centre’s ban on cattle slaughter

Celebrities against centre’s ban on cattle slaughter

Ever since the central government ordered a ban on cattle slaughter across the country, there has been extreme reactions in social media platforms. Most of them see this as an undemocratic decision from the part of the government.

Meat is consumed by a large section of people belonging to all communities. Kerala in particular is one of the highest meet consuming states in India. The ban of cattle slaughter will have a huge impact on thousands of people in the cattle rearing industry. The sale of beef will now be limited as small scale users will not be able to afford the government’s new directives.

Malayali social media users launched an attack against the centre for this rule. Celebrities were also not far behind by raising their voice through Facebook posts.

Actor/ filmmaker Roopesh Peethambaran expressed his concern over the ban by asking why the government did not ban the slaughter of chicken, goat and fish.

His post reads,
“If Beef is Banned under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, then Chicken, Goat, fish etc should be banned as well!!!
I don’t think the government has got the balls to do that!!“(sic)

The multi talented Vineeth Sreenivasan took a sarcastic dig at the central government over their new ruling. He asked whether someone can get him a list of what all is allowed to eat in different states of the country.

Vineeth has written,
“What all can I eat in my country without getting arrested? What all can I eat from which all states? What all animal names can I say from which all taluks and panchayats? Can someone give me a list?
I am super obedient and tailor made for today’s India..
if I have offended anybody, I am super apologetic already..” (sic)

Actress and social activist Maala Parvathy wrote that such rules will only be applicable in the North and not in Kerala. Similarly actor Aju Varghese and music composer Shaan Rahman posted photos of them having beef as a mark of showing their protest.

But the best of all came from Tovino Thomas. The actor shared a scene from his recent release Godha where he is seen explaining how beef is an emotion for Keralites. The team of Godha released the video right after the announcement of the ban. The video has been trending virally in social media pages.

Beef has more supporters than BJP; Huge sale of beef in Kerala yesterday!

Vignesh Madhu
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Beef has more supporters than BJP; Huge sale of beef in Kerala yesterday!

Beef has more supporters than BJP; Huge sale of beef in Kerala yesterday!

On Friday, the Environment Ministry banned the sale of cattle for slaughter at animal markets across India. The ministry clarified that cattle means a bovine animal including bulls, bullocks, cows, buffaloes, steers, heifers and calves and includes camels. The regulation for cattle business allows only farmland owners to trade at animal markets. Hereafter, cattle buyers will have to give an undertaking that the animals are for agricultural practices and not for slaughter.

Following the announcement of cattle slaughter, social media saw a huge uproar. Many accused the government for taking such an unconstitutional decision that is not a priority in our country when we have enough problems like unemployment and poverty.

Keralites were totally against the rule and that was evident from all the trolls against the government. The sale of beef went up yesterday in Kerala. People posted photos of them having beef as a mark of their protest against the government’s rule. The popular voice was, “Beef is not just another food item, it’s more of an emotion and no one has the right to take it away“. The Pinarayi Vijayan led LDF government have opposed the centre’s rule and made it clear that they will not support this decision.

Celebrities like Aju Varghese, Tovino Thomas, Shaan Rahman, Vineeth Sreenivasan and Roopesh Peethambaran also took a dig at the government’s cattle slaughter ban that will indirectly put an end to the sale of beef in small scale.

Photo Credits : Veena’s Curry World

Manju Warrier’s Udhaharanam Sujatha; First look poster released

Vignesh Madhu
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Manju Warrier’s Udhaharanam Sujatha; First look poster released

Manju Warrier’s Udhaharanam Sujatha; First look poster released

Udhaharanam Sujatha is Manju Warrier’s upcoming movie. First look poster for this movie directed by debutant Phantom Praveen was released today. Manju shared it in her official Facebook page.

Manju Warrier is playing the role of a widow with a 15 year old daughter in the film. The actress is seen in a de-glam look in the poster. Her character Sujatha does odd jobs to raise her daughter. The movie will showcase the struggles of a single mother in upbringing her teenage daughter.

Mamta Mohandas is also playing a pivotal role in the movie. She will be seen as the district Collector. Her character has great prominence in the plot. Reportedly, some of the events in the film are based on real-life IAS officers and incidents.

Newcomer Anaswara is playing the role of Manju’s daughter in this film. Veteran cinematographer Madhu Neelakandan is cranking the camera while Take Off director Mahesh Narayanan will be editing the movie. Gopi Sunder is handling the music in Udhaharanam Sujatha.

Actor Joju George and director Martin Prakkat are teaming up once again after the blockbuster success of Charlie, to produce this movie. Shoot for Udhaharanam Sujatha is currently progressing at brisk pace in Trivandrum.

Four Malayalam movies including Tiyaan and Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum will hit screens for this Ramzan

Vignesh Madhu
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Four Malayalam movies including Tiyaan and Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum will hit screens for this Ramzan

Four Malayalam movies including Tiyaan and Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum will hit screens for this Ramzan

Festival season is always a great time to release movies. This year’s Vishu season witnessed the release of nearly 5 movies within a gap of two weeks. Now, Ramzan is fast approaching and Malayalam cinema once again has some highly exciting movies lined up for release.

Prithviraj-Indrajith starrer Tiyaan, Fahadh Faasil’s long delayed Role Models, Vineeth Sreenivasan’s Oru Cinemakkaran and Fahadh-Dileesh Pothen team’s Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum are the four Malayalam movies that will hit screens for the Ramzan season.

Tiyaan is a big budget that has some big names associated with. The movie is written by Murali Gopi and directed by Jiyen Krishnakumar. Tiyaan has an star studded cast that includes Prithviraj, Indrajith, Murali Gopy, Padmapriya, Ananya and Shine Tom Chacko among others. The movie is said to be a socio-political drama set in the North Indian milieu. It is about two youths who get caught in the religious clashes in North India. Prithviraj is playing the character of Aslan Mohammed while Indrajith’s character is named as Pattabhiraman in the movie. The team shot for months in North Indian locations like Varanasi, Ladakh etc. Huge sets resembling the North Indian locales were erected in the Ramoji Rao Film City, Hyderabad. They shot for around 100 days in different schedules there. Tiyaan is produced by Haneef Mohammed of Red Rose Creations on a budget of around Rs 25 crores.

Fahadh Faasil starrer Role Models has long been in the making. The movie, directed by Rafi is touted to be a fun filled entertainer. Role Models stars Namitha Pramod as the female lead. Srinda Arhaan, Vinayakan, Vinay Forrt, Sharafudheen, Renji Panicker, Seetha and many others will be seen in supporting roles. Gopi Sunder has handled the music department while Shyam Dutt has cranked the camera. The movie is produced by GP Vijayakumar under the banner of Seven Arts.

Vineeth Sreenivasan’s Oru Cinemakkaran is also gearing up for a Ramzan release. The movie is directed by Payyans fame Leo Thaddeus. Vineeth is playing the character Alby, an aspiring filmmaker in this movie. Rajisha Vijayan will be seen as Vineeth’s pair in the movie. Renji Panicker, Lal, Vijay Babu, Anusree, Murali Gopy, Lalu Alex and Harish Kanaran are also part of the cast. Cinematography is handled by Sudheer Surendran while Bijibal has composed the music.

Fahadh Faasil’s Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum marks his second time union with director Dileesh Pothen after the widely acclaimed Maheshinte Prathikaram. The movie stars Fahadh Faasil, Suraj Venjaramoodu, Alencier Ley Lopez and debutante Nimisha Sajayan in the major roles. Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum is said to be a realistic entertainer revolving around the story of four different people and how law and order affects their lives. It is written by journalist Sajeev Pazhoor and produced under the banner of Urvashi Theatres. Renowned cinematographer-turned-filmmaker Rajeev Ravi has cranked the camera for this movie. Bijibal has handled the music department. The success of Dileesh Pothen- Fahadh Faasil team’s Maheshinte Prathikaram has sky rocketed the expectations for Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum.

Altogether, we have a mouthwatering season awaiting us this Ramzan. Let’s hope all the four movies entertain the audience and enjoy a fair run in the theatres.

Sachin Review : A nostalgic trip down the memory lane

Tressa Alex
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Sachin Review : A nostalgic trip down the memory lane

Sachin Review : A nostalgic trip down the memory lane

Sachin Tendulkar is seen as a demi-God in India. So when a documentary is being made on such a legendary figure, it is sure to have humongous expectations. Sachin A Billion dreams was released today amid massive hype. Let’s see if it could live up to the expectations.

Sachin: A Billion Dreams is a docu-drama, a genre that is not very familiar to the Indian audience. Directed by James Erskine, this film shows the journey of Sachin Tendulkar from just another cricket loving kid to become the world’s greatest cricketer ever.

The film starts with his childhood and gradually moves to the phase where he shows interest in cricket. As we all know, Sachin’s brother Ajith Tendulkar influences Sachin to go for cricket training as he realizes his younger brother’s potential.

The film takes a documentary style from the moment his international debut is shown. Most of the events happening is already known to the audience but still one would love to relive those moments watching on big screen with AR Rahman’s score. It’s magical.

Sachin: A Billion dreams is neatly packaged with the cricketing legend’s hardships, emotions, grit and his ambition to win the world cup for the country. The screenplay moves chronologically and has some interesting references of how certain socio-political changes affect Indian cricket and it’s leading player’s perfomance.

Overall, Sachin A Billion Dreams is an experience that ought to be watched by every cricket lover. Even if you are not one, you can watch this film to know what Sachin was and how he inspired millions to dream. For all Sachin fans out there, goosebumps are aplenty, so don’t miss this film at any cost.

Jeethu Joseph to team up with Kal Ho Na Ho director Nikhil Advani

Vignesh Madhu
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Jeethu Joseph to team up with Kal Ho Na Ho director Nikhil Advani

Jeethu Joseph to team up with Kal Ho Na Ho director Nikhil Advani

Jeethu Joseph is one of the most sought after filmmakers in Mollywood. In 2013, he took the whole industry by storm with his Mohanlal starrer Drishyam. It was the highest grossing Malayalam movie of that time and was successfully remade in all major Indian languages. Jeethu himself helmed the remake in Tamil with Kamal Haasan in the lead.

However post Drishyam, Jeethu Joseph’s movies could live up to the expectations of the audience. May be the burden of expectations was too much on him. Even then, he remains one of the leading filmmakers around in M-Town.

If reports are to be believed, the director is in talks with Bollywood filmmaker Nikhil Advani for an upcoming movie. Nikhil himself revealed in a recent interview that he will be working with Jeethu Joseph soon.

They both are currently in talks for a project but nothing has been finalised yet. Nikhil had recently come down to Kochi for discussions with Jeethu. Let’s hope for an announcement soon.

Nikhil Advani is famous for his films like Kal Ho Naa Ho, Salaam-e-Ishq: A Tribute To Love and D- Day. His last directorial was Katti Batti, while his last production venture was the much acclaimed Akshay Kumar starrer Airlift.

Jeethu Joseph meanwhile is prepping up for the shoot of his upcoming movie with Mohanlal’s son Pranav in the lead. The director had earlier informed that his film with Pranav will be an action thriller on the lines of his superhit movie Memories. Mohanlal is producing it under his banner Aashirvad Cinemas.

No more beef; Centre bans cattle slaughter

Vignesh Madhu
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No more beef; Centre bans cattle slaughter

No more beef; Centre bans cattle slaughter

The Environment Ministry has banned the sale of cows and buffaloes for slaughter at animal markets across India. A gazette notification, titled Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Regulation of Livestock Markets) Rules, 2017 by the ministry states that no one can bring cattle to an animal market unless they have furnished a written declaration that the cattle will not be sold for the purpose of slaughter.

The ministry clarified that cattle means a bovine animal including bulls, bullocks, cows, buffaloes, steers, heifers and calves and includes camels. The regulation for cattle business allows only farmland owners to trade at animal markets.

Hereafter, cattle buyers will have to give an undertaking that the animals are for agricultural practices and not for slaughter. The market committees will have to keep records of sale, which should be preserved for six months.

The new rule also says cattle buyers cannot sell the animals outside the state without permission. Cattle cannot be brought to an animal market for sale for slaughter.

According to this new rule, veterinary inspectors will be appoint who will check the animals before they enter the market. The inspector shall also check whether animals are being transported in trucks which are authorized by law to carry animals.

All existing animal markets will have to be registered within three months with the district animal market monitoring committee by making an application to the committee.

By this new rule, farmers will be hit because they will be deprived of a traditional source of income from selling non-milch and ageing cattle. Animal markets have been prohibited from within 25 km of state borders. The rule applies to the whole of India, except the State of Jammu and Kashmir.

Photo Credits : Ruchik Randhap

Tovino Thomas is willing to go nude if the script demands it

Vignesh Madhu
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Tovino Thomas is willing to go nude if the script demands it

Tovino Thomas is willing to go nude if the script demands it

Tovino Thomas is fast climbing up the ranks to become one of the leading actors of the current generation in Mollywood. He is on a high after a string of successful movies under his belt.

What makes Tovino stand apart from some of his other contemporaries is his willingness to put in extra efforts to play his character convincingly. For his role of a gym trainer in You Too Brutus, he developed a ripped physique, put on weight to play a 40 year old in Guppy and and more recently took formal training in wrestling for his role in Godha.

In a recent interview to Times Of India, the actor once again reiterated how he is willing to go any extent to play a character. When asked whether his wife has any qualms about him doing romantic scenes, he said, “We already had this discussion and I told her I don’t want to limit myself. I am willing to do even a nude scene if the script demands it.”

Meanwhile, his latest release Godha is getting great reports from all the centres. The movie, directed by Basil Joseph is a full on entertainer featuring Tovino, Punjabi actress Wamiqa Gabbi and Renji Panicker in the lead roles. Tovino is currently shooting for his upcoming movie with director Aashiq Abu in Madurai. National award winner Shyam Pushkaran and Dileesh Nair are jointly scripting this film titled as Maayanadhi.

Apart from that he has also finished shooting for his Tamil debut, directed by cinematographer BR Vijayalakshmi. His next release will be Tharangam, a black comedy directed by Arun Dominic. The movie is produced by Tamil star Dhanush’s Wunderbar Films.

Baburaj to lock horns with Vikram in Sketch

Vignesh Madhu
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Baburaj to lock horns with Vikram in Sketch

Baburaj to lock horns with Vikram in Sketch

Tamil star Vikram is currently shooting for two projects simultaneously; Gautham Menon’s spy thriller Dhurva Natchathiram and Vaalu fame Vijay Chander’s Sketch.

Sketch stars Tamannah Bhatia as the female lead, marking her first time teaming up with Vikram. Mollywood actor Baburaj has been roped in to play a negative role in the movie. He shared a selfie with Vikram from the sets of Sketch in his social media page. Baburaj was last seen in Honey Bee 2: Celebrations in which he reprised his role of Ferno from the first part.
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Vikram’s Sketch is a commercial potboiler set in the locales of North Chennai. Shoot for the movie is progressing at brisk pace in Chennai. Veteran actor Radha Ravi, Soori, Sir Priyanka, Sriman, Ravi Kishan and RK Suresh are also part of the cast. SS Thaman is composing the music while M Sukumar is handling the cinematography.

Director debut movie Vaalu with Simbu and Hansika Motwani in the lead roles, was success in the box office eventhough it was panned heavily by the critics. The director will be trying to make up for Vaalu’s debacle with Sketch. Kalaipuli S Thaanu, who produced movies like Kabali and Theri is funding this Vikram starrer.

25 years after the release of Manichitrathazhu, novelist alleges plagiarism

Vignesh Madhu
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25 years after the release of Manichitrathazhu, novelist alleges plagiarism

25 years after the release of Manichitrathazhu, novelist alleges plagiarism

Manichitrathazhu, released back in 1993 is widely considered as one of the all time classics in Malayalam cinema. This Fazil directorial was a psychological thriller starring Mohanlal, Shobhana and Suresh Gopi in the lead roles.

In a 2013 online poll by IBN Live, Manichitrathazhu was listed second in India’s Greatest Film of All Time. The poll was conducted as part of the celebration of Indian cinema completing 100 years.

Despite enjoying a cult status, Manichitrathazhu was never short of controversies. 23 years after it’s release, a novelist Ashwathi Thirunal has alleged that the movie’s plot was copied from his novel, Vijanaveethi published in Kumkumam magazine back in 1983.

Ashwathi Thirunal has worked as as an assistant director in around 10 films. He was known by the name Sasikumar then, years down the lane he followed spirituality and changed his name to Aswathi Thirunal. He is now planning to republish his novel in the same magazine after three years.

Manichitrathazhu was written by Madhu Muttam, and produced by Swargachitra Appachan. The movie went on to be remade in all major Indian languages including Tamil, Telugu, Hindi, Bengali and Kannada with leading stars.

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