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Dulquer Salmaan and Alia Bhatt to team up

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Dulquer Salmaan and Alia Bhatt to team up

Mollywood’s young sensation Dulquer Salmaan is teaming with Bollywood beauty Alia Bhatt will be teaming up soon. No, not for a movie. They will be acting together for mobile giant Gionee’s new ad film.

Dulquer Salmaan has been signed as the regional ambassador for Gionee. The actor recently through his Facebook page joined Alia Bhatt’s selfistan campaign. Actors Shruthi Haasan and Diljith Dosanjh are also part of the campaign.

Dulquer being roped in as the regional ambassador for a national brand shows the kind of popularity he enjoys. He is one of the very few actors from Malayalam, who has an extended fan base outside the State. He recently signed for two Tamil movies and is in talks for his Bollywood entry.

Dulquer Salmaan is currently shooting for Bejoy Nambiar’s upcoming movie Solo, a bilingual made in Tamil and Malayalam. His next release will be CIA aka Comrade In America, directed by Amal Neerad. The movie will hit screens on the first week of May.

Jeethu Joseph clarifies that reports about Pranav Mohanlal movie were false

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Jeethu Joseph clarifies that reports about Pranav Mohanlal movie were false

Ever since Mohanlal annouced his son Pranav Mohanlal’s debut movie as a lead actor with director Jeethu Joseph, there have been a lot of specualtions regarding the genre of the movie. Jeethu had informed that the movie will be an action thriller on the lines of his superhit movie Memories.

However, that paved way for theories that the Pranav Mohanlal starrer will be about an youngster chasing a serial killer. In a recent interview, the director has now denied all the reports. The director is yet to to finish the scripting of the film.

Jeethu Joseph, apparently has taken more time to work on this script as his last two movies, Life of Josutty and Oozham could not fare well at the box office. Also, there is a baggage of expectations surrounding the movie as it marks the much awaited debut of superstar Mohanlal’s son as a lead actor.

This yet to be titled movie will be made on budget of around 10 crores. Mohanlal’s home production banner Aashirvad Cinemas will be funding this movie.

Pranav meanwhile, has been undergoing training in Parkour for playing his part in the movie. Parkour is a form of acrobatic physical training that involves crossing obstacles by running, climbing, jumping, rolling and swinging.

Parkour techniques have been used in action scenes in many Hollywood movies like Casino Royale, Bourne Ultimatum, District 13 and Prince of Persia. Mohanlal himself had earlier revealed this bit of information in an interview. He had said that, the basics of Parkour would be easier for Pranav than for most people as he is used to gymnastics, skydiving and rock climbing.

The team are planning to start shooting by June this year. The director is yet will finalise the rest of the casting and he will start working on that only after he completes the first draft.

A short film for Save Water campaign

A short film for Save Water campaign

At a time when the State is having acute shortage of water, a short film for creating awareness about the Save Water campaign has been released. The campaign is initiated by the Pathanamthitta District Administration.

Directed by Binal Kottacadu, this 1 minute 54 second short film features a group of kids and popular actress Sheelu Abraham.

Sheelu Abraham has acted with the likes of Mammootty, Mohanlal and Anoop Menon in movies like Manglish, She Taxi, Puthiya Niyamam and Kanal. She will be next seen as one of the female leads in Mammootty’s upcoming release Puthan Panam, directed by Ranjith.

Laila Laila song from Basheerinte Premalekhanam

Laila Laila song from Basheerinte Premalekhanam

Basheerinte Premalekhanam is an upcoming romantic comedy directed by Aneesh Anwar. Farhaan Faasil and Mariyamukku fame Sana Althaf are playing the lead roles in the movie.

A new romantic track, Laila Laila was released today in the official YouTube channel of Muzik 24×7. The team had earlier released three songs, Penne Penne, Pranyamanithu and Ondia TV, through the same channel in YouTube.

The newly released song Laila Laila, features Ranjini Jose and Kammattipadam fame Manikandan R Achari in it. This breezy romantic track is sung by Salih Haneef and Vishnu Mohan Sithara has composed the music. Lyircs are written by Shinto Koodapattu.

Basheerinte Premalekhanam is written by Shinod Sivam, Bipin K Paulose, Shamseer Ahamed. Cinematography is handled by Sanjay Harris, a 20 year old. Incidentally, he is the youngest cameraman in the history of Malayalam cinema.

Veteran actors Madhu and Sheela are essaying pivotal characters in the movie. Nedumudi Venu, Joy Mathew, Harish Kanaran, Aju Varghese, Shanavas, Suraj Harris, Sreejith Ravi, Sohan Seenulal, Sunil Sugatha, Manikandan, Asha Aravind and Sivaji Guruvayoor are playing supporting roles in the movie.

Basheerinte Premalekhanam is produced by P M Harris and Mohammed Althaf under the banner Fort Entertainment.

Mammootty fans organize charity works all over Kerala in connection with The Great Father release

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Mammootty fans organize charity works all over Kerala in connection with The Great Father release

Megastar Mammootty’s latest release The Great Father has set the cash registers ringing in the box office across Kerala. The movie, directed by newbie Haneef Adeni features Mammootty in the lead role as David Ninan. It has already set a new record for the highest opening day grosser in Kerala.

To celebrate Mammootty’s grand comeback, fans have organized extensive charity works across the State. Mammootty has always urged his fans to show their love by doing something beneficial to the society and the fans are doing exactly the same by following their matinee idol’s words.

Their main objective is to bring all the charity woks carried out under Mammootty’s name into a single channel. Public can directly submit their applications in the help desks opened at all major centres where The Great Father is being screened.

Applications for free heart surgery, kidney transplantation, educational aid for orphaned kids and tribal welfare schemes will be available in these help desks.

The application and necessary papers should be produced in the help desks and the rest of the coordination will be done by Mammootty Fans and Welfare Association International (MFWAI). Experts from Mammootty’s Care and Share Foundation will shortlist those eligible for the various schemes.

Families who visit theatres to watch the movie will be given necessary aids through these help desks. Fans have also organized the movie’s success celebration tomorrow. Eminent personalities will inaugurate the programmes in all the centres.

Sakhavu trailer released

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Sakhavu trailer released

Official trailer for Nivin Pauly’s upcoming political drama Sakhavu was released today. The actor shared it in his official Facebook page. The movie is all set to hit screens on April 15, as a Vishu release.

Sakhavu is directed by National award winner Sidharth Siva. Nivin is playing the role of Krishnakumar, a communist leader in the movie. It is one of the most awaited films of the year.

Nivin Pauly has pinned high expectations on Sakhavu. He has not had a release for nearly eight months now as he had allotted bulk dates for Sakhavu. It will be an intense movie that will stay etched with the audience for a long time. Sakhavu will not be just another political drama, it will have equal doses of humour, romance and machismo.

Aparna Gopinath, Gayathri Suresh and Kollywood actress Aishwarya Rajesh are playing the female leads in the movie. Sreenivasan, Maniyan Pillai Raju, Joju George and many others are also part of the cast.

Acclaimed Kollywood cinematographer George C Williams has cranked the camera in Sakhavu. Prashanth Pillai is handling the music department. The movie is funded by B Rakesh under the banner Universal Cinema.

1971 Beyond Borders or Puthan Panam, which among the two can break The Great Father record?

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1971 Beyond Borders or Puthan Panam, which among the two can break The Great Father record?

One of the most awaited movies od the year, The Great Father starring Megastar Mammootty was released yesterday (March 30). Though the movie was received with mixed reviews from the critics, it opened to massive figures in the box office. The Great Father now holds the record for the highest first day grosser in Kerala.

This summer, Mollywood has some other biggies lined up for release. Mohanlal’s 1971 Beyond Borders and Mammootty’s Puthan Panam are the two superstar releases.

Major Ravi- Mohanlal team’s 1971 Beyond Borders is the fourth in the Major Mahadevan franchise after Keerthichakra, Kurukshetra and Kandahar. This movie is centered around the 1971 Indo-Pak war with Mohanlal playing a dual role as Mahadevan and his father Sahadevan. The movie’s trailer, released today, has heightened the expectations and it promises to be a riveting war drama. Mohanlal is currently in glorious form with all of his last three movies entering the 50 crore club. 1971 Beyond Borders is also expected to follow the suit and the fact that the Telugu version is also releasing on the same day, April 7, ensures a massive opening also.

Puthan Panam is all set to hit screens on April 13. There is a good positive hype surrounding the movie as it marks the reunion of one of the most favourite actor-director combos of Mollywood, Mammootty and Ranjith. Puthan Panam will be a socially relevant movie discussing about the current financial situation and black money circulation in the country. The movie will be a different perspective on director Ranjith’s National Award winning movie Indian Rupee. So obviously, expectations about the movie are quite high.

We will have to wait and watch to know which among the two will have the biggest opening and dethrone The Great Father from the top spot.

I feel hatred towards Mammootty, writes MB Padmakumar

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I feel hatred towards Mammootty, writes MB Padmakumar

Actor/director MB Padmakumar in his official Facebook account had recently written a controversial post about actor Mammootty which he later deleted. In the post, MB Padmakumar had written that he hates Mammootty for being part of too many commercial masala movies.

He has written that Mammootty is trying to do all sorts of gimmicky to forcibly stop his age and as a result he is wasting his karma to try and elevate Malayalam cinema to an international platform.

When Malayalam cinema arranged a felicitation ceremony to honour Resul Pookkutty after he won the Oscar award, Mammootty said that the foreigners will award Malayalam with an Oscar if they ever get to see the work done by a Malayali.

Padmakumar urged that Mammootty from the times of Ponthan Mada, Vidheyan and Thaniyavarthanam should return back. He should do away with the current trend and doing upper class Malayali roles and return back to his good old days atleast occasionally. Padmakumar concluded the post by requesting it as someone who loves both cinema and Mammootty.

Padmakumar has acted in several movies and television serials. His directorial debut My Life Partner finished second best in the 45th Kerala State Film Awards, and also won him the award for Best Lead Actor.

Nivin pauly’s Sakhavu trailer to be released tomorrow

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Nivin pauly’s  Sakhavu trailer to be released tomorrow

Nivin Pauly is all set for his first release of the year. His highly anticipated political drama, Sakhavu is gearing up to hit screens on April 15, as a Vishu release. The movie’s official trailer will released be tomorrow at 10 AM. Nivin Pauly shared the news with his followers through his official Facebook page.

Sakhavu is directed by National award winner Sidharth Sivan. Nivin is playing the role of Krishnakumar, a communist leader in the movie. Aparna Gopinath, Gayathri Suresh and Kollywood actress Aishwarya Rajesh are playing the female leads in the movie. Sreenivasan, Maniyan Pillai Raju, Joju George and many others are also part of the cast.

Nivin Pauly has pinned high expectations on Sakhavu. He had earlier informed that it will be an intense movie that will stay etched with the audience for a long time. Sakhavu will not be just another political drama, it will have equal doses of humour, romance and machismo.

Acclaimed Kollywood cinematographer George C Williams, who has cranked the camera in movies like Theri, Kaththi and Raja Rani is the DOP in Sakhavu. Prashanth Pillai is handling the music department. The movie is funded by B Rakesh under the banner Universal Cinema.

Dulquer Salmaan’s role in Kammattipadam was initially offered to Fahadh Faasil

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Dulquer Salmaan’s role in Kammattipadam was initially offered to Fahadh Faasil

Kammattipadam was 2016’s one of the best movies not only in Malayalam but also in Indian cinema. The movie was about friendship, the discrimination faced by the Dalit community and showcased the reality behind how Kochi city was urbanised on the grounds of Kammattipadam

The layered narrative, top-notch detailing and the stunning performances of the lead actors were hugely raved about. Dulquer Salmaan, Vinayakan and debutant Manikandan R Achari played the major roles in the movie.

Dulquer was seen in an entirely different role from his usual ones. It was a prominent character with different looks changing according to the timeline. Dulquer delivered a commendable performance as Krishnan in Kammattipadam. But not many know that the role was i initally offered to Fahadh Faasil.

Fahadh himself revealed this bit of information in a recent interview. He was the lead actor in Rajeev Ravi’s debut directorial Annayum Rasoolum when the offer for Kammattipadam came his way. But the actor did not accept the project as he felt that he has never seen Kochi like what is shown in the movie. When he first saw Kochi, all the posh areas like Panampally Nagar, Kadavanthara and high rise flats were already there. So he felt he would not be able to do justice to do that role.

Vinayakan and Manikandan Achari overshadowed lead actor Dulquer Salmaan with their mind blowing performances as Balan and Ganga in Kammattipadam. Deservingly, Vinayakan won the Kerala State Award for best actor and Manikandan Achari won the second best actor.

Fahadh, is currently basking in the success of his latest release Take Off. He played a brief cameo as an Indian Ambassador in the movie. He will soon start shooting for Anwar Rasheed’ next. Two Tamil movies are also in his kitty for this year.