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Baahubali is unshaken; Godha and Adventures Of Omanakuttan doing good business

Vignesh Madhu
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Baahubali is unshaken; Godha and Adventures Of Omanakuttan doing good business

Baahubali is unshaken; Godha and Adventures Of Omanakuttan doing good business

Kerala box office is still ruled by SS Rajamouli’s Baahubali 2: The Conclusion. The movie released on April 28, continues to attract audience in large numbers. It has already grossed over Rs 50 crores from the state, becoming the highest grossing non-Malayalam movie ever in Kerala. Despite the release of a slew of movies like Dulquer Salmaan’s CIA, Ramante Edanthottam, Tovino Thomas starrer Godha and Achayans, Baahubali 2 has managed to hold steady.

Last Firday, three Malayalam movies hit were released; Godha, Adventures Of Omanakuttan and Achayans. Out of the three, Godha opened to excellent response from all the centres. The movie garnered critical appreciation as well as approval from the audience. Godha is written by Rakesh Mantodi and directed by Kunjiramayanam fame Basil Joseph. The movie stars Tovino Thomas, Punjabi actress Wamiqa Gabbi and Renji Panicker in the lead roles. Godha is a fun filled entertainer and has hence found the liking of the family audience.

Asif Ali’s Adventures Of Omanakuttan had a very low profile release. The movie barely had any hype or promotions. Much like Asif Ali’s previous few movies, Adventures Of Omanakuttan also opened to decent reports but failed to bring the audience to theatres. A comment from director Rohit VS and an emotional live video from Asif Ali changed the movie’s fortune quickly. There is a strong campaign for the movie in social medias and that has reflected on the audience count in theatres. Adventures Of Omanakuttan has gradually started to pick up at the box office.

Kannan Thamarakulam’s Achayans featured Jayaram, Unni Mukundan, Amala Paul, Anu Sithara and Prakash in the lead roles. The movie, written by noted scenarist Sethu has failed to make an impact on the box office. Critics have also panned the movie for it’s lacklustre making and outdated writing.

The boy who played Tilakan’s younger part in Ustad Hotel will be next seen alongside Mohanlal in Velipadinte Pusthakam

Vignesh Madhu
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The boy who played Tilakan’s younger part in Ustad Hotel will be next seen alongside Mohanlal in Velipadinte Pusthakam

The boy who played Tilakan’s younger part in Ustad Hotel will be next seen alongside Mohanlal in Velipadinte Pusthakam

Anwar Rasheed’s Usthad Hotel is one of the finest Malayalam movies of the decade. The movie written by Anjali Menon was about a strong emotional bond between Kareemka and his grandson Faizi. Ustad Hotel had a strong message about food and it’s role in basic sustenance.

Apart from being a socially committed film, Ustad Hotel had it’s share of fun and romance. One of the best moments of the film is when Kareemka narrates his love story to Faizi over a cup of Sulaimani.

The entire story is told in a matter of 5 minutes through the beautiful song ‘Vaathil aa Vaathil’. The actor who played Tilakan’s younger part caught the attention of the audience as he had striking resemblance with the veteran actor. Even after so many years, director Anwar Rasheed is appreciated for his superb choice of casting.

Tilakan’a younger part was played by Jagan Reju. After Ustad Hotel, he was away from the industry. Now he is making a comeback through Lal Jose’s upcoming movie Velipadinte Pusthakam starring Mohanlal in the lead role.

Jagan Reju is playing the role of a college student in this movie, which is said to be campus based entertainer. Mohanlal is playing the role of professor Mathew Idicula, a college vice principal.

Velipadinte Pusthakam written by Benny P Nayarambalam is said to be about the relationship between teachers and students. Angamaly Diaries fame Anna Reshma Rajan will be seen as a professor in the movie.

Anoop Menon, Priyanka Nair, Aanandam fame Arun Kurian, Sarath Kumar and Jude Anthany Joseph are also part of the cast. Mohanlal’s own production house Aashirvad Cinemas is funding this movie.

We wish a great career ahead for Jagan Reju.

Finally Dangal has surpassed Baahubali 2 to emerge as the highest grossing Indian movie

Vignesh Madhu
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Finally Dangal has surpassed Baahubali 2 to emerge as the highest grossing Indian movie

Finally Dangal has surpassed Baahubali 2 to emerge as the highest grossing Indian movie

For the past one month, there was a mouthwatering contest between Aamir Khan’s Dangal and SS Rajamouli’s Baahubali 2: The Conclusion to become the highest grossing Indian movie. Baahubali 2 held the top spot for a long time but now according to latest reports, the Aamir Khan starrer has surpassed it to seal the numero uno position.

As per latest figures from trade sources, Dangal has earned Rs 1743 crore worldwide, while Baahubali 2 has netted Rs 1530 crore.

Trade analyst Haricharan Pudipeddi wrote,

“With its WW gross collections, #AamirKhan’s #Dangal has officially beaten #Baahubali2 at the box-office. Well deserved success

Dangal after it’s initial run, was released on May 5 in China. The movie is getting phenomenal response from the country.
It has already Rs 810 crore from the Chinese box office.”

Ramesh Bala tweeted,

“#Dangal WW GBOC (Till May 25th 2017):#China – ₹ 810 Crs #Taiwan – ₹ 31 Crs (US$ 4.72 M)

RoW – ₹ 744 Crs

Total – ₹ 1,585 Crs

About Baahubali’s business he tweeted,

#Baahubali2 becomes the 1st Indian Movie to do ₹ 1,000 Cr Nett in#India

Hindi – ₹ 481 Crs

Telugu, Tamil & Mal (Incl ROI too) – ₹ 520 Crs”

However, it must be noted that Baahubali 2: The Conclusion has not yet released in China. Eventhough the first part- Baahubali: The Beginning was not successful there, the makers are very optimistic this time around. They have made it clear that they are looking to release the film with a proper strategy this time in China, Japan, Taiwan, Latin American countries, among others.

Prabhas says he would have spent even 7 years For SS Rajamouli’s Baahubali

Vignesh Madhu
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Prabhas says he would have spent even 7 years For SS Rajamouli’s Baahubali

Prabhas says he would have spent even 7 years For SS Rajamouli’s Baahubali

Baahubali continues to top the headlines with it’s record breaking business all across the globe. The movie has taken Indian cinema to a whole new level and the box office returns from overseas is a testimony to that.

All the actors, especially Prabhas and Rana Daggubati worked hard for Baahubali and this success is a reward for their efforts. Prabhas devoted five solid years of his life to play the title role of Baahubali. He worked hard for years to develop a warrior’s physique, underwent training in fights, horse riding, sword fights, archery etc. Prabhas stood by Rajamouli for five long years and breathed life into the director’s vision.

Prabhas in a recent interview said he could easily dedicate several years for Rajamouli’s film. “For Rajamouli, I would have even spent more than four years on Baahubali. I would have been ready to dedicate even seven years for him on the project. It was physically strenuous, especially while working on action sequences in the first part. In the second part, Rajamouli edited the action scenes in a way that he made the whole process very easy.”

Baahubali 2: The Conclusion has shattered all previous box office records in India and international markets. According to reports from trade analysts, the movie has grossed more than Rs 1,565 crores from the box office worldwide. In countries like the US and UK, this epic movie has grossed higher than most Hollywood films.

Sasikala Teacher’s threat against Mahabharata is a cover-up for Bullet Swami’s rape attempt

Krishna Veni
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Sasikala Teacher’s threat against Mahabharata is a cover-up for Bullet Swami’s rape attempt

Sasikala Teacher’s threat against Mahabharata is a cover-up for Bullet Swami’s rape attempt

Recently, a 23 year old law student from Trivandrum gained national attention after she chopped off her rapist’s genitals. The woman was attacked by a 54-year-old man, who had claimed to her family to be a religious guru.

Ganeshananda Theerthapada alias Srihari, a self-proclaimed god man, had been assaulting the woman for for several years. Her parents blindly trusted the Swami, and he used to get frequent invites to perform special ceremonies and stay over at their house, where he assaulted her. The girl has been getting support from all the corners for showing the courage to act against the rapist.

The incident brought embarrassment to the BJP as TV channels and social medias are flooded with videos of the accused sitting with party state president Kummanam Rajasekharan. He was also in the forefront of many agitations involving fringe Hindu outfits.

Distancing BJP from the incident, Kummanam Rajashekharan said, “I attended many functions with sanyasis. It doesn’t mean all of them are connected with BJP. We favour strong action against him.”

However, that has not pacified the outpour against them in social medias. Many believe that Hindu Aikya Vedi chairperson KP Sasikala’s threat against The Mahabharata, was an attempt to cover-up the rape issue.

KP Sasikala recently had said that they will not allow the release of the upcoming movie The Mahabharata.The movie is the official adaptation of legendary writer MT Vasudevan Nair’s novel Randamoozham, which in turn is based on the Hindu epic Mahabharatha.

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The movie is the official adaptation of legendary writer MT Vasudevan Nair’s novel Randamoozham, which in turn is based on the Hindu epic Mahabharatha.

According to Sasikala, Randamoozham is a novel that distorted the writings in the Hindu epic Mahabharatha and hence the movie adaptation of the novel should not be titled as The Mahabharata. She warned that if the makers did not change the movie’s title, the Kerala Hindu Aikya Vedi would not allow it’s release.

A section of social media users see this as a well conspired attempt to divert the attention from the swamy’s rape case. It is also alleged that the pro-Hindu outfits have blinded the medias with big bucks to squash the issue by giving less coverage.

Filmmakers from Bollywood queue up for Anushka Shetty’s dates

Vignesh Madhu
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Filmmakers from Bollywood queue up for Anushka Shetty’s dates

Filmmakers from Bollywood queue up for Anushka Shetty’s dates

Anushka Shetty is the current favourite for filmmakers across India. Her spectacular performance as Devasena in the latest phenomenon Baahubali 2: The Conclusion has made her a very popular name all over the country

Anushka Shetty already enjoys a superstar status in the south. After the massive success of Baahubali, filmmakers from Bollywood are queuing up for her dates. It is evident that they are trying to cash in on her popularity.

Earlier, there were reports about director E Niwas trying to cast Anushka Shetty for his upcoming movie. However, we now hear that the director has put the movie on hold at the moment. Reportedly, the movie is about a juvenile and a newcomer had to be cast for the film. The director in a recent interview revealed that they could not work out the dates right as well as the budget for the movie.

Meanwhile, reports are doing the rounds about Anushka and Prabhas reuniting once again for the upcoming movie Saaho. The movie, directed by Sujeeth is an ambitious big budget film. It is said to be a sci-fi thriller. Vamsi Krishna Reddy and Pramod Uppalapati are producing this film. The makers of Saaho have approached Anushka after the tremendous acceptance for the lead couple in Baahubali.

Anushka Shetty’s upcoming movies in Telugu are Om Namo Venkatesaya with Nagarjuna and Bhagmati with Aadhi in the lead. Malayali actors Jayaram, Unni Mukundan and Asha Sarath are also part of Bhagmati, which is slated to hit screens in August this year.

Anu Sithara to play Vineeth Sreenivasan’s pair in Aana Alaralodalaral

Vignesh Madhu
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Anu Sithara to play Vineeth Sreenivasan’s pair in Aana Alaralodalaral

Anu Sithara to play Vineeth Sreenivasan’s pair in Aana Alaralodalarall

Vineeth Sreenivasan has taken a break from direction and is concentrating more on acting. Vineeth has signed for a new movie with debutant Dileep Menon. The movie is titled as Aana Alaralodalaral.

Anu Sithara is playing the female lead in Aana Alaralodalaral. Anu has been getting appreciation from all corners for her perfomance in the recently released Kunchako Boban starrer Ramante Edanthottam, directed by Ranjith Sankar.

Aana Alaralodalaral will be a village based social satire in which Vineeth will be seen as a naadan youth. The movie, scripted by newbie Sarath Balan also stars Vijayaraghavan, Suraj Venjaramoodu, Harish Perady, Mamukoya and Aanandam fame Vishak Nair in supporting characters. A formal pooja ceremony will be held on August 17 in Ernakulam.

Dileep Menon was a former assistant of G Prajith in Oru Vadakkan Selfie. Incidentally, Vineeth Sreenivasan had scripted and also starred in Oru Vadakkan Selfie.

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Vineeth’s next release will be Oru Cinemakkaran, directed by Payyans fame Leo Thaddeus. He is playing the role of Alby, an aspiring filmmaker in this movie which stars last year’s Kerala State Award winner Rajisha Vijayan as the female lead.

Earlier this year, he played the lead in Aby directed by Srikanth Murali. The movie was an average grosser in the box office.

Baahubali 2: The Conclusion earns profit of more than Rs 25 crores in Kerala alone

Vignesh Madhu
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Baahubali 2: The Conclusion earns profit of more than Rs 25 crores in Kerala alone

Baahubali 2: The Conclusion earns profit of more than Rs 25 crores in Kerala alone

Indian cinema’s pride Baahubali 2: The Conclusion is going strong all across the globe even after three weeks of it’s release. In the Kerala box office, the movie is doing some unprecedented business for a non-Malayalam movie.

The distributors United Global Media brought the rights of Baahubali 2: The Conclusion for an amount of Rs 13 crores. Already the movie has grossed over Rs 50 crores from the box office in Kerala. Rs 30 crores of this amount is accounted as distributor’s share. Trade sources believe that the movie will earn another Rs 10 crores from the state.

Baahubali 2 is already the highest grossing non-Malayalam movie in Kerala. Upon it’s release on April 28, the movie registered a new record for the highest first day grosser in the state by raking in Rs 5.90 crores. Ever since then, there has been no dip in the audience count for this movie in Kerala.

Despite the release of a slew of movies like Dulquer Salmaan’s CIA, Ramante Edanthottam, Tovino Thomas starrer Godha and Achayans, Baahubali 2 has managed to move steady. The movie was released in Telugu, Malayalam, Tamil and Hindi languages in Kerala. This is the first time in history that a movie has managed to earn such a big profit from the Kerala box office.

In the worldwide box office, this SS Rajamouli directorial has crossed the Rs 1500 crore mark. It is currently the highest grossing Indian movie with Aamir Khan’s Dangal closing in fast.

Lal Jose shares his excitement as Mohanlal joins the sets of Velipadinte Pusthakam

Vignesh Madhu
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Lal Jose shares his excitement as Mohanlal joins the sets of Velipadinte Pusthakam

Lal Jose shares his excitement as Mohanlal joins the sets of Velipadinte Pusthakam

After years of speculation, Mohanlal is finally joining hands with Lal Jose for their upcoming movie Velipadinte Pusthakam. The duo were supposed to team up years back but the project could not materialize.

Velipadinte Pusthakam started rolling in May 17 in Trivandrum. Mohanlal joined the sets today after returning back from a foreign trip. Director Lal Jose shared his excitement with his followers through a post in his official Facebook page, which reads,

“Finally that moment has truly arrived. Time has become real for the clouds of uncertainty to be precisely cleared. The most favourite actor of Malayalam cinema, ‘Mohanlal’ has joined my set ! I am going through a spectrum of emotions !

Genuinely hoping to deliver a film that meets the hopes of Lalettan and my beloved audience.”

Velipadinte Pusthakam, written by Benny P Nayarambalam is a campus based entertainer. Mohanlal is playing the role of professor Mathew Idicula. He is sporting a new look for the movie with long hair and closely trimmed beard. He is also producing the movie under his own production house Aashirvad Cinemas.

Angamaly Diaries fame Anna Reshma Rajan is the female lead in this film. She is playing the role of an assistant professor in the same college. The movie will showcase the relationship between teachers and students.

Anoop Menon, Priyanka Nair, Angamaly Diaries fame Sarath Kumar, Aanandam fame Arun Kurian, Siddique, Jude Anthany Joseph, Alencier Ley Lopez and many other supporting actors are also part of the cast.

Shaan Rahman is handling the music while youngster Vishnu Sarma will be cranking the camera. The makers are planning an Onam release.

Pia Bajpai to play the female lead in Tovino Thomas’ debut Tamil movie

Vignesh Madhu
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Pia Bajpai to play the female lead in Tovino Thomas’ debut Tamil movie

Pia Bajpai to play the female lead in Tovino Thomas’ debut Tamil movie

We had earlier reported about promising young actor Tovino Thomas foraying into Tamil film industry. The actor will be making his Tamil debut in renowned cinematographer BR Vijayalakshmi’s debut directorial.

Pia Bajpai is noted for her perfomance in movies like Goa, Masters, Ko, Laal Rang etc is playing the female lead in this movie. This Tovino Thomas starrer is a bilingual made in Tamil and Malayalam.

Veteran actors Prabhu, Suhasini and Rohini are also part of this yet to be titled movie. Ace cinematographer turned filmmaker Santhosh Sivan will be serving as an executive producer for this movie.

Director BR Vijayalakshmi is noted for being Asia’s first woman cinematographer. She has worked in several popular Tamil films as DOP. She has also scripted the Malayalam movie Daddy, which had Arvind Swamy in the lead.

Her debut directorial is said to be based on a true incident that happened in Brazil. Shoot for the movie has already been wrapped up. The team shot extensively in various parts of Kerala and Chennai. The movie is expected to hit screens by June this year.

Tovino Thomas is on an all time high with a string of successful movies under his belt. His latest outing Godha is getting excellent response from all the release centres. The actor is currently shooting for director Aashiq Abu’s upcoming movie Maayanadhi in Madurai. He also completed shooting for Tharangam, a black comedy directed by debutant Arun Dominic. The movie is produced by Tamil star Dhanush’s Wunderbar Films.

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