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I drove the tank for real in 1971 Beyond Borders : Mohanlal

Vignesh Madhu
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I drove the tank for real in 1971 Beyond Borders : Mohanlal

I drove the tank for real in 1971 Beyond Borders : Mohanlal

Mohanlal- Major Ravi team’s 1971 Beyond Borders is all set to hit screens on April 7. Telugu version of the movie, titled as 1971 Baratha Sarihaddu is also releasing on the same day. The movie is based on the 1971 Indo- Pak war. Mohanlal is playing a dual role in the movie, as Colonel Mahadevan and his father Sahadevan, who fought for the country in the 1971 war front.

1971 Beyond Borders is said to be the first Indian movie that will feature extensive tank fights. The team endured adverse conditions in the deserts of Rajasthan to shoot these sequences. Telugu actor Allu Sirish is reportedly playing a battle tank driver in the movie.

Mohanlal is someone who has always been game for doing risky and adventurous things if it’s necessary for the character he plays. On that lines, Mohanlal has now gone one step forward to drive a real battle tank for one of the scenes in 1971 Beyond Borders.

Mohanlal himself revealed this bit of information during an interview with Times Of India.
“I have been shown driving a lot of vehicles and even piloting an aircraft in my films, but for Beyond Borders, I drove the tank for real in one of the scenes. And I don’t think there’s anyone in Malayalam cinema who has done that. But that’s where the thrill is; when you are the first one doing it”, said the actor.

1971 Beyond Borders is a multistarrer featuring several actors from other industries. Arunoday Singh, Asha Sarath, Srushti Dange, Priyanka Agarwal, Zoya Zayed Khan, Sudheer Karamana, Renji Panicker, Saiju Kurup and many other actors will be seen in supporting roles.

Sujith Vassudev has handled the camera for the movie. Songs are composed by three music directors— Najim Arshad, Siddharth Vipin, and Rahul Subramanian. Background score is handled by Gopi Sunder. This big budget movie is produced by Haneef Mohammed under the banner Red Rose Creations.

Telugu actor Srikanth joins Mohanlal’s Villain

Vignesh Madhu
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Telugu actor Srikanth joins Mohanlal’s Villain

Telugu actor Srikanth joins Mohanlal’s Villain

Shoot for Mohanlal- B Unnikrishnan team’s upcoming movie Villain is fast progressing. The team recently completed the first leg of shooting in Trivandrum and they will be soon moving to Vagamon.

Telugu actor Srikanth recently joined the sets of Villain. Mohanlal, B Unnikrishnan and the team gave a grand welcome to Srikanth, who will be making his Malayalam debut through this movie.

Srikanth is a popular actor in the Telugu film industry who has starred in several blockbusters like Shankar Dada M.B.B.S, Lucky, Sarrainodu etc. There is still no information about Srikanth’s role in Villain.

Mohanlal is playing the role of Mathew Manjooran, an ex-cop and he is seen sporting a salt and pepper bearded look for the movie. The actor had shed a few kilos before the commencement of shoot as his character demanded a trimmer look. Manju Warrier is playing his wife’s role in the movie.

Villain also stars Tamil actor Vishal, Hansika Motwani and Raashi Khanna, all of whom will be making their debut in Mollywood. Villain will be a stylish crime thriller, shot completely in 8K resolution.

Manoj Paramahamsa known for his works in movies like Nanban and Vinnai Thandi Varuvaya, is the DOP. The movie will have much significance to special effects also. An international company from Poland have been roped in to handle the same. Peter Hein has been roped in to choreograph the stunts along with Stunt Silva. Music for the movie composed by Oppam fame 4 Musics.

Rockline Venkatesh who has produced movies like Lingaa and Bhajrangi Bhaijaan, is funding this big budget movie.

Kasaba heroine Varalaxmi Sarathkumar will be next seen in Jayaram’s Aakasha Mittayee

Vignesh Madhu
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Kasaba heroine Varalaxmi Sarathkumar will be next seen in Jayaram’s Aakasha Mittayee

Kasaba heroine Varalaxmi Sarathkumar will be next seen in Jayaram’s Aakasha Mittayee

Varalaxmi Sarathkumar, who made her debut in Malayalam through Mammootty starrer Kasaba, has bagged her next. She is playing the female lead in actor/director Samuthirakani’s debut directorial Aakasha Mittayee.

The movie starring Jayaram in the lead role is the official remake of Samuthirakani’s Tamil movie Appa in which he had also played the lead role. Varalaxmi Sarathkumar will be seen as Jayaram’s wife in the film, which has started rolling in Kochi on March 25.

Samuthirakani’s Appa was a socially relevant movie about the importance of education and the role of parents in providing the right kind of education to their children. The director has tweaked the storyline slightly according to the sensibilities of the Malayali audience.

Kalabhavan Shajon will be reprising Tambi Ramaiah’s role from the original. Samuthirakani earlier in an interview had said that the story, which is about the role of a father in a child’s life, has an universal appeal. So he wanted to make it in as many languages as possible.

Vinayakan can play Mahesh Bhavana but even 10 Fahadh Faasil will not be able to portray Ganga from Kammattipadam: Fahadh Faasil

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Vinayakan can play Mahesh Bhavana but even 10 Fahadh Faasil will not be able to portray Ganga from Kammattipadam: Fahadh Faasil

Vinayakan can play Mahesh Bhavana but even 10 Fahadh Faasil will not be able to portray Ganga from Kammattipadam: Fahadh Faasil

After more than an year, Fahadh Faasil has finally returned back to big screen. Though he appears in a brief role in the recently released Take Off, he has garnered widespread appreciation for his performance in the movie. Undoubtedly, the most talented Malayali actor of this generation, Fahadh has carved a niche for himself in the industry, a space that only he belongs to.

Last year, his only release Maheshinte Prathikaram turned into a huge success and is rated as one of the top three Malayalam movies of the year. The movie was both critically and commercially acclaimed. Fittingly, the movie won the Kerala State Award for the most popular movie of the year 2016.

Fahadh in a recent interview, was asked whether he was disappointed at not winning the best actor award for the movie. The actor said that he was least concerned about winning awards as far as the movie is a successful one. His only aim is to entertain people and awards are only secondary.

Fahadh went on to add that Vinayakan, who eventually won the award, could easily play the character Mahesh Bhavana, but then the movie will have a different style and culture however he believed that even 10 Fahadh Faasil and will not be able to portray Vinayakan’s Ganga from Kammattipadam.

His statement from the interview is trending virally in social medias, with many praising the actor for being blatantly honest and for acknowledging Vinayakan without any such starry airs.

Fahadh Faasil and Vinayakan have earlier acted together in movies like Iyobinte Pusthakam and 5 Sundharikal. They are also playing college mates turned friends in director Rafi’s upcoming comedy entertainer Role Models.

Pulimurugan nearing 175 days in Kozhikode and Ernakulam

Vignesh Madhu
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Pulimurugan nearing 175 days in Kozhikode and Ernakulam

Pulimurugan nearing 175 days in Kozhikode and Ernakulam

Malayalam cinema’s biggest blockbuster, Pulimurugan hogged the limelight for a good part of the last six months. The movie, released on October 7, was a product of unprecedented hype. This Vysakh directorial had a one of it’s kind opening for Malayalam and soon went on a record breaking spree.

Pulimurugan lived up to all the sky high expectations and shattered every single pre existing box office record in Mollywood. It became the first Malayalam movie to cross the 100 crore mark and registered a worldwide business of over the 150 crores.

The movie is still running in some theatres in Kerala. In Calicut Film City and Eranakulam Cinepolis, the movie is nearing it’s 175th day of theatrical run. The movie is also being screened in some B and C theatres. In the current scenario of piracy and online watching, movies are available free of cost just a click away. Despite all that, Pulimurugan has achieved this phenomenal feat which should be another golden feather in the cap for team Pulimurugan.

Superstar Mohanlal the age of 56, performed stunts that even the younger generation of actors would not dare to do. He played the title role of a wild hunter who is known in the locality of Puliyoor to hunt down man eating tigers. Audience, irrespective of the age groups, thronged to the theatres to watch Mohanlal in all his glory on big screen. His name pulled the audience multiple times to theatres. In short, Mohanlal and his performance was the USP of Pulimurugan.

Pulimurugan will always find it’s name in the history books of Mollywood, not only for becoming the first Malayalam movie to enter the 100 crore club but also for inspiring many filmmakers to plan big budget movies. Currently, there are many big budget movies in the beginning stages in Malayalam and the gargantuan success of Pulimurugan is the catalyst for that.

Simbu to compose music for Vijay 62?

Vignesh Madhu
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Simbu to compose music for Vijay 62?

Simbu to compose music for Vijay 62?

Popular Tamil actor Simbu has worn quite a few hats in his decade long tryst with movies. Like his father T Rajender, he has also tried his hand in direction, screenwriting, playback singing, lyric writing and music direction.

According to latest reports from Kollywood, Simbu is being considered to compose music for Ilayathalapathy Vijay’s next after his ongoing movie with director Atlee.

The movie, tentatively titled as Vijay 62, will mark the third time joining of the Thuppaki duo of AR Murugadoss and Vijay. This yet to be titled movie will be funded by Lyca Productions who were also the producers of the duo’s earlier outing Kaththi.

Reports about Simbu composing music for the movie has been doing the rounds in social media pages, but there is still no official confirmation regarding the same.
Simbu is also scoring the music for Santhanam’s upcoming film Sakka Podu Podu Raja.

Vijay, meanwhile is busy shooting for his next with Theri director Atlee. The actor is reportedly playing a triple role in this movie which features Samantha Ruth Prabhu, Nithya Menen and Kajal Agarwal as the female leads.

The star studded cast also includes SJ Suryah, Sathyaraj, Vadivelu, Sathyan and Kovai Sarala. KV Vijayendra Prasad who has scripted big budget blockbusters like Baahubali and Bhajrangi Bhaijaan has written the screenplay for the movie. A R Rahman is the music director for this movie funded by Sri Thenandal Films.

Apart from being a good actress, Manju Warrier is a great personality: Amala Akkineni

Vignesh Madhu
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Apart from being a good actress, Manju Warrier is a great personality: Amala Akkineni

Apart from being a good actress, Manju Warrier is a great personality: Amala Akkineni

Manju Warrier’s latest release C/O Saira Banu is continuing it’s successful run in all the release centres. The movie, directed by debutant Antony Sony, was a very special one it was the comeback vehicle of yesteryear actress Amala Akkineni to Malayalam cinema after 26 long years.

Amala Akkineni, who was one of the leading actresses of the South during the 80s and 90s, was away from movies after her marriage with actor Nagarjuna. Amala is one of the very few actresses of her generation who has acted in all major Indian languages including Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada and Hindi.

C/O Saira Banu had two talented actresses, Manju Warrier and Amala share screen space with each other. In a recent interview, Amala was all praise for Manju Warrier. She said that, apart from being a good actor, Manju is a great personality. She has some very fond memories with Manju from the sets of C/O Saira Banu.

Meanwhile, the movie released on March 17, is has been getting positive word of mouth from the audience. Critics have rated it as a decent watch that can be enjoyed with families.

Manju Warrier has played a post woman in the movie while Shane Nigam is seen as her adopted son, Joshua Peter. In her comeback movie, Amala played the role of Annie John Tharavady, an advocate in the movie. It was a powerful character that demanded someone of her stature and Amala delivered a commendable performance.

Manju Warrier’s performance as the Saira Banu is considered by many as her best after she made the sensational comeback in 2014. Eventhough her performance could not match up to those in her prime time, it’s certainly her best in recent times.

C/O Saira Banu is scripted by newbie RJ Shaan and Bipin Chandran has written the dialogues. Cinematography is handled by Abdul Rahim while Sagar Dass is in charge of the edits. Mejo Joseph is the music director. Eros International has bank rolled the movie.

Sunny Leone in Mohanlal’s Villain; B Unnikrishnan against fake reports

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Sunny Leone in Mohanlal’s Villain; B Unnikrishnan against fake reports

Sunny Leone in Mohanlal’s Villain; B Unnikrishnan against fake reports

Superstar Mohanlal is currently shooting for Villain, directed by B Unnikrishnan. Mohanlal is playing the role of Mathew Manjooran, an ex-cop in the movie. The actor is seen sporting a salt and pepper bearded look for the movie.

Villain also boasts of a star studded cast in Manju Warrier, Tamil actor Vishal, Telugu actor Srikanth, Hansika Motwani and Raashi Khanna. Manju Warrier will be seen as Mohanlal’s wife while Raashi Khanna is playing a cop in the movie.

Recently, there were some reports about Bollywood actress Sunny Leone also being part of the movie. Some online media groups had reported that Sunny Leone will be appearing in an item dance in the movie and that she had quoted 5 crores as remuneration.

Director B Unnikrishnan has now dismissed these reports with a sarcastic comment in his Facebook page. Along with sharing the link for the news he had written that he would like to know more about the details and asked them to inform about it at the earliest.

Villain is reportedly a stylish crime thriller and is said to be the first Malayalam movie to be shot completely in 8K resolution. Rockline Venkatesh who has produced movies like Lingaa and Bhajrangi Bhaijaan, is funding this big budget movie.

Ulladakkam is a favourite as I got a chance to work with Mohanlal Sir: Amala Akkineni

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Ulladakkam is a favourite as I got a chance to work with Mohanlal Sir: Amala Akkineni

Ulladakkam is a favourite as I got a chance to work with Mohanlal Sir: Amala Akkineni

C/O Saira Banu featuring Manju Warrier in the title role is continuing it’s good run in all the release centres. The movie, directed by debutant Antony Sony, was a very special one it was the comeback vehicle of yesteryear actress Amala Akkineni to Malayalam cinema after 26 long years.

Amala Akkineni was one of the leading actresses of the South during the 80s and 90s. She has acted in all major Indian languages including Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Hindi.

Although she has acted in only two Malayalam movies prior to C/O Saira Banu, she is a very familiar face to the audience. Her performance in Fazil’s Ente Sooryaputhrikku and Ulladakkam still remains etched in the memory of the Malayali audience.

In a recent interview, Amala said that Ulladkkam, her second movie in Malayalam, is very close to her as she got a chance to work with Mohanlal. Ulladakkam, directed by Kamal was a psychological thriller written by P Balachandran. Amala’s performance as the mentally traumatized Reshma is considered as one of her best performances ever. The movie also won Mohanlal a Kerala State Award for best actor and the best director award for Kamal.

Like a cherry on the topping, there was Mohanlal’s presence in Amala’s comeback movie C/O Saira Banu also. He had lent his voice for the character of Peter George in the movie. Amala played the role of Annie John Tharavady, an advocate in the movie. It was a powerful character that demanded someone of her stature and Amala delivered a commendable performance.

Prithviraj’s character poster from Tiyaan released

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Prithviraj’s character poster from Tiyaan released

Prithviraj’s character poster from Tiyaan released

The team of Tiyaan, an upcoming multistarrer, has released the latest new character poster from the movie. The poster features Prithviraj’s character Aslan Mohammed. Interestingly, Prithviraj is seen in two looks in the poster, one as an angry young man and the other as middle aged man sporting a grey beard.

Prithviraj has pinned high expectations on this movie as he himself had revealed it several times during media interactions. The actor has also shared the new poster in Facebook page and along with it he has written,

“From the time I first heard the idea of #TIYAAN , I have time and again spoken about Aslan. Beyond the “ACTION” and “CUT”, away from the arc lights and sets, each line that Aslan has said..and each emotion that Aslan has felt stays with me. It may or may not be as personal an experience to you. For many of you who watch #TIYAAN…he might just be another one of my characters..but there is no denying that regardless of where my journey in cinema takes me..one chapter will always read..
ASLAN MUHAMMAD.”

Earlier, the team had released two other posters featuring Indrajith and Murali Gopy, who has also written the movie. Indrajith is playing the character of Pattabhiraman while Murali Gopy’s character is named as Ramkant Mahasay.

Tiyaan is directed by debutant Jiyen Krishnakumar. The movie is said to be a socio-political drama set majorly in North India. Apart from these three lead actors, the movie features a host of other supporting actors including Shine Tom Chacko, Suraj Venjaramoodu, Prakash Bare, Rahul Madhav, Alok Jain, Paris Lakshmi, Padmapriya and Ananya.

Tiyaan is produced by Haneef Ahmed under his banner Red Rose Creations. It is a big budget movie made estimated to be made on a budget of over Rs 20 crores. The movie is scheduled to hit screens for Eid this year.

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