Kaala; Rajinikanth looks fierce in these newly released posters

Earlier in the day, actor Dhanush had announced the title of Rajinikanth’s upcoming movie with Kabali director Pa Ranjith. The movie has been titled as Kaala; a title poster was released in the morning.

Now, Dhanush has released two more posters of this Rajinikanth starrer. The superstar looks stunningly fierce in these posters. One of the posters feature him sitting on top of a jeep with the Dharavi slums on the backdrop.

The title Kaala comes with the tagline Karikalan. Rajinikanth’s son-in-law and actor Dhanush is producing this gangster flick under his banner Wunderbar Films.

According to trustworthy reports, in this movie Rajinikanth is playing a guy from Tirunelveli, who runs away in his childhood to Mumbai to become a powerful don living in the slums of Dharavi. Rajinikanth has played a similar role in his cult gangster movie Baasha. So, there will be a huge burden of expectations on the shoulders of Pa Ranjith and his team.

The will go on floors on May 28 in Mumbai. Bollywood actress Huma Qureshi has been approached to play the female lead though there is still no official confirmation regarding the same. Pa Ranjith’s regular Santhosh Narayanan has been roped in to handle the music department.

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. It hit screens next summer after the release of Shankar’s 2.O.

Many told me that Classmates won’t become a hit : Lal Jose

Director Lal Jose is known as a superhit filmmaker, the reason being very simple; most of his movies are commercially successful ones. In a career spanning almost two decades, the director has worked with almost all the leading actors ranging from Mammootty, Suresh Gopi to Dileep, Kunchacko Boban, to Prithviraj, Jayasurya to Fahadh Faasil and Dulquer Salmaan.

The one name that was absent from Lal Jose’s filmography all this while was that of superstar Mohanlal’s. And now after years of waiting, their movie Velipadinte Pusthakam has started rolling and is expected to hit screens for Onam this year.

The 2006 classic Classmates is one of the biggest hits of Lal Jose’s career. The movie, written by noted scenarist James Albert was a refreshing coming of age thriller that had a big star cast. Prithviraj, Indrajith, Jayasurya, Narain and Kavya Madhavan played the lead roles. At that time, all of them were just trying to establish themselves in the industry.

Classmates was the highest grossing Malayalam movie of that time. But in reality not many gave the movie a chance to have a good run in theatres. Director Lal Jose in a recent interview, recollected how many people thought that the movie’s basic plot of having an alumni meet after 15 years is not practical in today’s busy life.

But after it’s release, Classmates triggered a new trend of alumni meets in the state. Old friends working in different corners of the world, got together for reunions to revive the joy and laughter of their student days. Lal Jose says that he himself has attended over 100 such meets.

Apart from becoming a big commercial success, the movie was also a critical success winning several accolades. It won the Kerala State Film Award for Popular Appeal and Aesthetic Value. Classmates enjoys a cult status and is frequently referred in the pop culture of Kerala, even today.

Kaala; Rajinikanth’s next with Pa Ranjith gets a title

The big news that has taken the internet by storm is the title announcement of Rajinikanth’s upcoming movie. The superstar is teaming with Kabali director Pa Ranjith once again. The movie has been titled as Kaala.

Rajinikanth’s son-in-law and actor Dhanush revealed the first look poster along with the title through his Twitter space. The title comes with the tagline Karikalan.

Dhanush’s Wunderbar Films is producing this movie which is the 164th film of superstar Rajinikanth. The title poster features a silhouette of Rajinikanth in the backdrop.

Apparently, Kaala has two meanings; black and the other signifies destiny, fate or death. According to certain reports, Rajinikanth is playing a guy from Tirunelveli, who runs away in his childhood to Mumbai and becomes a powerful don living in the slums of Dharavi. Earlier there were reports that the movie is based on Haji Mastan’s real life but the production house has denied it.

The movie will start rolling on May 28 in Mumbai. Huma Qureshi has been approached to play the female lead though there is still no official confirmation regarding the same. Pa Ranjith’s regular Santhosh Narayanan has been roped in to handle the music department.

Kaala will be dubbed and released in Hindi and Telugu as well. It is being planned to be completed by the end of the year and will hit screens next year only after the release of Shankar’s 2.O.

Tovino Thomas’ Godha releasing in UAE and GCC today

Tovino Thomas’ latest outing Godha continues to garner excellent response from the audience in all the release centres. The movie, directed by Kunjiramayanam fame Basil Joseph stars Punjabi actress Wamiqa Gabbi and Renji Panicker in other major roles.

Godha is getting massive release in UAE and GCC. The movie will hit screens there today. The great response back home will certainly reflect on the box office collections in the Middle East.

Godha, written by Thira fame Rakesh Mandoti was originally released on May 19. The movie is a full on entertainer that has wrestling as the backdrop. Both the critics and common audience have given positive reports for the movie. The movie has found a warm welcome among the family audience.

Eventhough, the movie has been affected by piracy it has managed to continue strong without any blip.
The highly positive word of mouth is helping the movie gain good returns from the box office.

Godha is a rollicking entertainer with equal does of humour, emotions and action in the form of wrestling. Aju Varghese, Hareesh Perumanna, Dharmajan and Biju Kuttan handle the comedy department.

Godha is produced by AV Anoop, CV Sarathy and Mukesh R Mehta under the banner of E4 Entertainment. Shaan Rahman has composed the music and Vishnu Sarma has handled the cinematography. Aanandam fame Abhinav Sunder Nayak has edited the movie.