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I’m afraid of superstardom: Dulquer Salmaan

Vignesh Madhu
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I’m afraid of superstardom: Dulquer Salmaan

I’m afraid of superstardom: Dulquer Salmaan

Dulquer Salmaan is currently on a high both personally and professionally. He recently became a proud daddy to a baby girl after five years of marital life with Amaal Sufiya. On the professional front, his latest outing CIA aka Comrade In America is doing great business. With that, it’s back to back hits for Dulquer in 2017 and he has once again staked his claim to be one of the most bankable actors in Mollywood currently.

The actor in a recent interview to Vanitha, a popular monthly, opened up about his views on superstardom. Despite being one of the most popular actors around, Dulquer is afraid of superstardom. He believes that superstardom is something that suits only those actors who have been extraordinary over a long period of time.

But now, an actor is crowned a star after the success of one movie. Dulquer Salmaan firmly believes that such overnight stardom will not last long. He wishes to be called as an ‘actor’ and not as a ‘star’ by the audience.

Dulquer is currently shooting for the final schedule of his upcoming bilingual Solo, directed by Bejoy Nambiar. He will be soon joining the sets of debutant Salam Bukhari’s Kochi based entertainer. He has also committed for Lal Jose- Unni R team’s Oru Bhayankara Kamukan and a mass entertainer with Pulimurugan director Vysakh.

Ganga, Balan Chettan and Krishnan turn one as Kammattipaadam celebrates it’s first anniversary

Vignesh Madhu
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Ganga, Balan Chettan and Krishnan turn one as Kammattipaadam celebrates it’s first anniversary

Ganga, Balan Chettan and Krishnan turn one as Kammattipaadam celebrates it’s first anniversary

It’s been exactly an year since Rajeev Ravi’s Kammattipaadam was released. One of the most discussed Malayalam movies in recent years, Kammattipaadam was a story of survival, friendship and discrimination. The movie has won numerous accolades but the fact that it is still a topic of discussion in social medias is clearly a bigger achievement.

When it was announced that Rajeev Ravi is joining hands with young star Dulquer Salmaan, expectations were obviously on the higher side. The promos indicated a gangster drama but what ultimately turned out was something more intricate and complex.

Kammattipaadam was no regular run of the mill gangster story. It was about friendship, discrimination faced by the Dalit community and showcased the reality of how Kochi city was urbanised on the grounds of Kammattipaadam. The layered narrative, top-notch detailing and stunning performances from the lead actors elevated the movie to a whole new level.

Balan chettan, Ganga and Krishnan struck a chord with the audience. Vinayakan and debutant Manikandan Achari clearly overshadowed Dulquer Salmaan but due respect to him for giving space to other actors even after being such a big star. They deservedly won the Kerala State Film Award for best actor and best second actor respectively.

Rajeev Ravi’s story was developed into a no-nonsense screenplay by P Balachandran. Veteran Madhu Neelakandan showed the unseen side of Kochi city in a different dimension. It was a daring attempt from Rajeev Ravi to stay away from the usual potboilers and yet make commercially viable films. Kammattipaadam is regarded one of the finest regional movies to have released in Indian cinema in 2016.

Wamiqa Gabbi – The Punjabi wonder in Godha

Vignesh Madhu
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Wamiqa Gabbi – The Punjabi wonder in Godha

Wamiqa Gabbi – The Punjabi wonder in Godha

So, director Basil Joseph’s Godha was finally released yesterday. The movie has opened to positive response from all corners. Critics have given a thumbs up to this entertainer starring Tovino Thomas, Wamiqa Gabbi and Renji Panicker in the lead roles.

Godha is a story about a wrestling enthusiast Aditi Singh and her arrival to a village that has a rich history in Gatta Gusthi, a native form of wrestling. Punjabi actress Wamiqa Gabbi has played the central character of Aditi Singh in the movie.
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Aditi Singh is a properly fleshed out strong female character, a kind of role that one rarely comes across in mainstream cinema these days. Heard that Basil Joseph and his team scouted for long before they found Wamiqa and what a choice that has proven to be. Her expressive eyes, charm and the rage that she exudes is what makes her perfect for the role of Aditi Singh.
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Godha sends out a strong statement on women’s empowerment. There is this terrifically enacted scene featuring Aditi and Das, where she fights tears and informs him about how her brother is forcing her to get married. Aditi asks, “how big can a girl dream?“. Das has no answer to that but the movie shows that ‘sky is the limit’ if girls break the shackles. She is a victim of the patriarchal society, but chooses not to be tied down and runs away. Just loved the way how Basil and writer Rakesh Mandoti smartly staged the climax with no word about her relationship with Das.
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Aditi wants to wrestle, she wants to live on her own, she wants to prove what girls are capable of. Wamiqa breathes life into what was written on paper and she deserves all the appreciation that is coming her way. Looking forward to more from this wonderful actress.

Angamaly Diaries fame Sarath Kumar plays a prominent role in Mohanlal-Lal Jose movie

Vignesh Madhu
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Angamaly Diaries fame Sarath Kumar plays a prominent role in Mohanlal-Lal Jose movie

Angamaly Diaries fame Sarath Kumar plays a prominent role in Mohanlal-Lal Jose movie

Director Lal Jose’s upcoming movie with Mohanlal in the lead recently went on floors in Trivandrum. The movie, written by Benny P Nayarambalam is a campus based entertainer with Mohanlal playing the role of a college vice principal.

Angamaly Diaries fame Sarath Kumar will be seen in a pivotal role in the film. Sarath caught the attention of the audience with his stellar performance as Appani Ravi in Angamaly Diaries. The former theatre artist is said to playing a major role in this Mohanlal starrer.

According to our sources close to the unit, Mohanlal’s character appears at the half way mark in the film. His character Mathew Idicula enters the scene at a particular moment just at the stroke of interval. The movie will showcase the relationship between teachers and students. Mohanlal’s own production house Aashirvad Cinemas is producing this film.

Angamaly Diaries fame Anna Reshma Rajan is the female lead in this film. She is playing the role of Mary, an assistant professor in the movie. Anoop Menon, Jalam fame Priyanka Nair, Salim Kumar, Kalabhavan Shajon, Siddique, Alencier Ley Lopez, Aanandam fame Arun and many others are also part of the cast.

Shaan Rahman is composing the music while youngster Vishnu Sarma will be cranking the camera. The makers are planning to release the movie for this year’s Onam season.

Mammootty’s next with Ajai Vasudev titled as Masterpiece

Vignesh Madhu
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Mammootty’s next with Ajai Vasudev titled as Masterpiece

Mammootty’s next with Ajai Vasudev titled as Masterpiece

Mammootty is currently busy shooting for his next with Ajai Vasudev of Rajadhiraja fame. The movie, written by Udhayakrishna features Mammootty as a college professor.

Recently, there were speculations about the movie being titled as Eddy, named after Mammootty’s character Edward Livingston aka Eddy. But now, we get trustworthy reports that the movie is titled as Masterpiece.

Shoot for the movie is progressing in Fathima Matha college in Kollam. They are shooting for a stunt sequence, reportedly the interval block fight. Stunt Silva is choreographing this stunt which will be shot for 10 days.

This Ajai Vasudev directorial has a huge star cast. Unni Mukundan and Kasaba fame Varalaxmi Sarathkumar will be seen as police officers. Gokul Suresh, Mahima Nambiar, Poonam Bajwa, Maqbool Salmaan, Mukesh, Kalabhavan Shajon, Santhosh Pandit, Salim Kumar and many others are also part of the cast.

Shaji Kumar, who handled the camera in Pulimurugan is the DOP. Deepak Dev is composing the music. Royal Cinemas owned by CH Muhammed are funding this movie. The movie was said to hit screns for Onam but sources close to the unit inform that they are looking for a Pooja release in September.

Achayans Review: Another disappointing Jayaram movie

Abhijith Nair
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Achayans Review: Another disappointing Jayaram movie

Achayans Review: Another disappointing Jayaram movie

For sometime now, Jayaram has been in awful form. He has failed repeatedly to get back to his old self, the Jayaram who was a favourite for the families. Achayans is his latest attempt to get back to winning ways.

Achayans is his third film with Kannan Thamarakkulam. The movie, written by Sethu has an ensemble cast that comprises of Unni Mukundan, Prakash Raj, Amala Paul, Anu Sithara, Sshivada Nair, Adil Ibrahim, Sanju Sivaram and many others. So, does Achayans entertain you as the makers had promised. Let’s see..

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Roy Thottathil (Jayaram) along his brothers Tony (Unni Mukundan), Aby (Adil Ibrahim) and their common friend Rafi (Sanju Sivaram) are out on a trip. The story takes a turn when they come across two girls Ritha (Amala Paul) and Prayaga (Anu Sithara). What follows is a mishmash of events that is supposed to be thrilling.

Apart from their stylish looks, none of the actors have substantial roles to perform. Jayaram does not have anything significant to do while Prakash Raj is wasted in a poorly written role. Amala Paul as the tomboyish Rita and Unni Mukundan as the alcoholic Tony failed miserably. All the other actors just fill up the background space.

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Sethu’s screenplay is sluggish with some unnecessary subplots. There is forced humour, needless songs and whole lot of melodrama. Kannan Thamarakkulam’s beaten to death film making style, Gopi Sunder’s loud music and the mediocre performances make Achayans a tiresome watch.

Kannan Thamarakkulam and writer Sethu should have tried to bring something novel after managing to bring such a big cast on board. In a nutshell, we won’t recommend anyone to watch Achayans. Can be easily skipped.

It’s a hat-trick for Tovino Thomas!

Vignesh Madhu
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It’s a hat-trick for Tovino Thomas!

It’s a hat-trick for Tovino Thomas!

Tovino Thomas’ latest outing Godha has opened to extremely positive reports from all the release centres. The movie has been given a clean chit by the critics as well.

Godha, directed by Kunjiramayanam fame Basil Joseph is Tovino’s third release of the year. The other two movies- Ezra and Oru Mexican Aparatha were both commercially successful. If Godha can pounce on the great opening, it will be three on a row for Tovino Thomas.

Eventhough, his was a cameo role in Ezra, it was noted by everyone. He played the role of ACP Shafeer in the horror thriller starring Prithviraj and Priya Anand in the lead roles. Despite appearing for a very less screen time, Tovino with his body language and perfomance made sure people take notice of him.

Oru Mexican Aparatha, the campus political drama directed by Tom Emmatty was his second release this year. The movie featured Tovino in a dual role, a first in his career. It was made on a very small budget of around Rs 2 crores but managed to rake in an overall business of over Rs 20 crores. Tovino’s star value increased after Oru Mexican Aparatha and the results are there to be seen in Godha.

In Basil Joseph’s Godha, Tovino played the role of Anjaneya Das. He worked hard for the movie, took formal training in wrestling and developed a strong physique. The actor displayed the flexibility he possesses with his performance in Godha. His transformation from a happy going young man to a more matured person was very convincing.

Tovino currently has some exciting projects in his kitty. His next release will be Tharangam, a black comedy featuring him once again in the role of a policeman. He is also playing the lead in Aashiq Abu’s next apart from working on his Tamil debut directed by BR Vijayalakshmi. There’s more to come from this wonderful actor!

Mohanlal’s 1000 cr project The Mahabharata will have another superstar from Malayalam

Vignesh Madhu
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Mohanlal’s 1000 cr project The Mahabharata will have another superstar from Malayalam

Mohanlal’s 1000 cr project The Mahabharata will have another superstar from Malayalam

Every new announcement regarding the upcoming mythological drama The Mahabharata is grabbing the headlines. The movie adaptation of MT Vasudevan Nair’s novel Randamoozham is being made on a whopping budget of Rs 1000 crores thus making it the most expensive Indian movie ever.

With such big amount being invested, it is natural that there is a lot of hype and expectations surrounding it. Recently, producer BR Shetty informed that they will be launching the movie officially on an international platform. They are planning to launch the movie in various parts of the world namely Los Angeles, Mumbai, Germany and Singapore at a time. The Mahabharata will start rolling in Abu Dhabi by September next year.

The movie will be directed by noted ad filmmaker VA Shrikumar Menon. MT Vasudevan Nair’s Randamoozham is based on the Indian epic Mahabharatha, but told from the perspective of Bheemasenan. Mohanlal is playing this central character in the film. Apart from him other leading actors from Indian cinema and Hollywood also will be part of the movie.

The latest we hear is that The Mahabharata will have another superstar from Malayalam cinema. Apparently, there were reports about Mammootty being considered for the part of Karnan but there is still no official confirmation. The makers are trying to rope in actors with big star value due to the astronomical budget involved.

The Mahabharata will be made as a multilingual in English, Malayalam, Kannada, Tamil, Hindi and Telugu. It will also be dubbed into all major Indian and foreign languages. It will be made in two parts with the second installment hitting screens within three months time from the first part’s release. The makers are eyeing to release the first part movie by 2020.

Pre-production works are already on in full swing. Director VA Shrikumar Menon and his team are currently working on the cast and other technical crew. They have already had talks with Academy Award winner AR Rahman and are trying to bring on board some of the best available technicians from across the world.

Angamaly Dairies to be screened at the Cannes Film Festival 2017

Vignesh Madhu
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Angamaly Dairies to be screened at the Cannes Film Festival 2017

Angamaly Dairies to be screened at the Cannes Film Festival 2017

Director Lijo Jose Pellissery latest outing Angamaly Diaries was a huge success both critically and commercially. After garnering appreciation nationwide, Angamaly Diaries is all set to enter the international platform. The movie will be screened at the Cannes Film Festival 2017. The market screening of the film will be held on May 23. This is a proud moment for the whole of Malayalam film industry as a movie comprising of youngsters both in the cast and crew is being acclaimed internationally.

The movie explored the culture and lives of Angamaly and it’s natives. Actor Chemban Vinod Jose debuted as a scenarist through Angamaly Diaries. Upon release, the movie was appreciated unanimously up by the audience and the critics. Thanks to some well planned promotions by the makers, the movie soon grabbed the attention of the audience outside the state.

Popular celebrities including Mohanlal, Mammootty, Bollywood filmmaker Anurag Kashyap, Geetu Mohandas, Karthik Subbaraj, Pa Ranjith and many others heaped praise on the movie. National medias also rated Angamaly Diaries as one of the finest Indian films in recent years. Vijay Babu’s Friday Film House funded this film.

Dulquer Salmaan and Amaal Sufiya have named their daughter

Vignesh Madhu
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Dulquer Salmaan and Amaal Sufiya have named their daughter

Dulquer Salmaan and Amaal Sufiya have named their daughter

Dulquer Salmaan’s wife Amaal Sufiya recently became proud parents to a baby girl. Amaal gave birth to the baby girl in a private hospital in Chennai. An elated Dulquer himself shared the news with fans and well wishers through his official Facebook page.

The latest we hear that the couple has named their daughter as Maryam Ameerah Salmaan. Apparently, Dulquer had shared his happiness with his colleagues in the sets of his upcoming movie Solo. He had gifted everyone in the team along with a tiny card that had his daughter’s name. One of the unit members posted the card in social media and it has gone viral.

Dulquer was recently upset after fake photos claiming to be his daughter’s were doing the rounds in social medias. He urged all his well wishers not to spread such photos. He had also requested everyone to respect their privacy.

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