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It was Mammootty who lifted the esteem of Malayalam film industry in Tamil Nadu

Vignesh Madhu
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It was Mammootty who lifted the esteem of Malayalam film industry in Tamil Nadu

It was Mammootty who lifted the esteem of Malayalam film industry in Tamil Nadu

Back in the 80s and 90s South Indian film industry was mostly centered in Chennai. Malayalam films were shot and processed in the sprawling film studios in Chennai. Yesteryear actress Menaka Suresh, recently in a TV chat show revealed how Malayali artists were treated in Tamil Nadu those days.

According to her, industry people from Tamil Nadu were impertinent with the unity of the Malayalam film industry. Malayali artists and assistants from the sets dine together during breaks. However, in Tamil and Telugu cinema locations, they have seperate rooms for each artist. Malayali artists were not given rooms and were asked to do their make- up in the open. It was Mammootty who stressed the need for separate rooms for Malayali actors also. During those days, Malayalam movies were dubbed and released with obscene titles in Tamil. However, people started taking notice of our industry after the release of Mammootty’s movies like Nirakkoottu and New Delhi.

Menaka Suresh has acted in around 116 movies, mostly in Malayalam. She has also acted in Tamil, Kannada, Hindi and Telugu. She has worked with most of the leading stars of that time, including Prem Nazir, Soman, Sukumaran to Shankar, Mammootty, Mohanlal and Rajinikanth.

The Great Father teaser crosses 1 crore mark

Vignesh Madhu
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The Great Father teaser crosses 1 crore mark

The Great Father teaser crosses 1 crore mark

Megastar Mammootty’s highly anticipated movie, The Great Father is all set to hit screens all over Kerala on March 30. The movie, written and directed by debutant Haneef Adeni, features Mammootty in the lead role of David Ninan.

The sensational teaser released by the team on February 10 rocketed the expectation levels of the audience. The teaser views has now crossed the magical one crore mark. It is already the most watched teaser ever in Malayalam cinema history. The 33 second teaser features a brilliantly staged mass scene of Mammootty.

The actor is in his swag best with the uber-cool beard, lighting a cigarette and a slow motion walk reminding one of the famous Big B intro. Incidentally, Gopi Sunder who composed the background score in Big B has also scored for The Great Father.

The Great Father team released another teaser a few days back, which is centred around Baby Anikha. It has fetched nearly 24 lakh views in Facebook. A song featuring Baby Anikha was also released yesterday. Actor Indrajith’s daughter Prarthana has debuted as a playback singer through this song composed by Gopi Sunder.

Sneha is playing Mammootty’s wife, Michelle David in the movie. Kollywood actor Arya will be seen in a pivotal character as Andrews Eapen. Shaam, Malavika Mohanan, IM Vijayan and Kammattipadam fame Manikandan Achari are also part of the cast.

Roby Varghese Raj has cranked the camera for this movie while Noufal Abdulla has handled the edits.

August Cinemas owned by Prithviraj Sukumaran, Santhosh Sivan, Arya and Shaji Natesan have funded this movie.

C/O Saira Banu; Manju Warrier’s best performance after her comeback

Vignesh Madhu
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C/O Saira Banu; Manju Warrier’s best performance after her comeback

C/O Saira Banu; Manju Warrier’s best performance after her comeback

Debutant director Antony Sony’s C/O Saira Banu, released yesterday, is getting good reports from all the centres. Critics have rated it as a decent watch that can be enjoyed with families. The movie stars Manju Warrier in the titular role and it also marks the comeback of yesteryear actress Amala Akkineni to Mollywood after a gap of over two decades. Kismath fame Shane Nigam is also playing a major role in the movie.

Manju Warrier has played a post woman in the movie while Shane Nigam is her adopted son, Joshua Peter. He is a law college student who wishes to become a photographer just like his father. However, fate has something else in store and he gets caught in legal issues. Amala is seen in the role of advocate Annie John Tharavady in her comeback movie.

Manju Warrier’s performance as the veil clad Saira Banu is regarded 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.

Most of the characters in her comeback movies were very much similar to each other. She was getting typecast in repeatedly doing the same kind of roles- one who overcomes all the post marriage obstacles to finally emerge as the ‘strong and independent’ woman.
However, Saira Banu had her in a different role as a post woman with a pre-degree educational qualification. She was lively and energetic in the inital half and was equally good in the emotional scenes towards the end.

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.

My apologies if I’ve hurt anyone : Tovino Thomas

Vignesh Madhu
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My apologies if I’ve hurt anyone : Tovino Thomas

My apologies if I’ve hurt anyone : Tovino Thomas

Celebrity life is a world of uncertainties. One Friday, you are the newly crowned star and the next Friday you find yourself at the receiving end of trolls and criticisms. Actor Tovino Thomas learnt this lesson in the past few weeks. Not long ago, he was the talk of the town with the sensational success of his latest movie Oru Mexican Aparatha. His success was celebrated by the youths and the movie earned him a large fan following.

However, things went topsy-turvy this week after netizens attacked him with a series of trolls. It all started last week, when videos of two seperate incidents of him shouting at a group of youngsters went viral in social media platforms. The actor, was on a theatre visit spree across the State as part of promotions for his new release.

Apparently, someone from the crowd had pinched him which irked the actor. This triggered a series of trolls against the with social media users alleging him as being arrogant and showing his starry airs.

Tovino has now issued a statement in his official Facebook page. In the post he has written that, he reacted only because he was pained but apologized to the public if he had hurt anyone unintentionally.
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A section of netizens have also supported Tovino Thomas. Once an actor achieves stardom, hatred is inevitable and is bound to happen. Let’s hope that the actor shrugs away such criticisms away and continues to amaze us with his performance in his upcoming movies.

Kammattipadam, Guppy, Maheshinte Prathikaram; 10 Malayalam films in the list of National Awards

Vignesh Madhu
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Kammattipadam, Guppy, Maheshinte Prathikaram; 10 Malayalam films in the list of National Awards

Kammattipadam, Guppy, Maheshinte Prathikaram; 10 Malayalam films in the list of National Awards

The 64th National awards will be announced by the end of March or early next month. Veteran filmmaker Priyadarshan is the chairman of the National Film Awards committee.

According to reports, around 380 films from various languages have been submitted for the awards. The regional juries will shortlist their entries from these movies.

15 movies have been submitted from Malayalam and Tamil. Ennu Ninte Moideen director RS Vimal was also part of the jury that shortlisted the Malayalam and Tamil movies. The screening of films for the regional juries was held from February till March first week.

The regional jury has reportedly recommended 10 Malayalam movies for awards in various categories. Maheshinte Prathikaram, Guppy, Kammattipadam, Kaadu Pookunna Neram, Ottayal Paatha, Pinneyum, Minnaminungu and Kambhoji are among the Malayalam movies suggested by the regional jury. Some other movies that have not had a theatrical release are also in cotention.

Rajeev Ravi’s Kammattipadam, Dileesh Pothen’s Maheshinte Prathikaram and John Paul George’s Guppy are the mainstream movies in the list. All these three movies have a huge fan following with only Guppy failing to do good business in theatres. The movie found appreciation from the audience only after the DVDs were released.

Kammattipadam won two major awards in the recently announced Kerala State Awards. Vinayakan won the best actor award while Manikandan Achari won the award for second best actor. Maheshinte Prathikaram writer Shyam Pushkaran won the award for best screenplay. Master Chethan Lal (best child actor), Vishnu Vijay (best background score), Sooraj Santhosh (male playback singer), Stephy Xavier (costume designer) were the award winners for Guppy. Cinematographer Girish Gangadharan also won a special jury for his work in Guppy.

Tovino Thomas is a loving soul : Roopesh Peethambaran

Vignesh Madhu
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Tovino Thomas is a loving soul : Roopesh Peethambaran

Tovino Thomas is a loving soul : Roopesh Peethambaran

A week back Tovino Thomas was the talk of the town with the sensational success of his latest movie Oru Mexican Aparatha. His success was celebrated by the youths and the movie earned him a large fan following.

However, things went topsy turvy this week after a series of trolls were aimed at Tovino. The actor as part of the promotions for the movie, visited several theatres across the States. While he was in Kottarakara for promoting Oru Mexican Aparatha, large number of people especially youngsters thronged the area. Someone from the crowd pinched him irking the actor. A video of the incident went viral in social media platforms. A similar incident occurred again in the next few days. This triggered a series of trolls against the with social media users alleging him as being arrogant and showing his starry airs.

However, industry insiders have stood by Tovino and requested fans to respect someone’s private space. Guppy director John Paul George and his Oru Mexican Aparatha co-star Roopesh Peethambaran has expressed their support for Tovino in their social media pages.

Roopesh in his Facebook post has written, “Hate him how much ever you want, But I know my Tovi, he is a loving soul. He only knows how to love others.
I love you Tovino!!”

A section of netizens have also supported Tovino Thomas after he was left at the receiving end of trolls and criticisms. Once an actor achieves stardom, hatred is inevitable and is bound to happen. Let’s hope that the actor shrugs such criticisms away and continues to command respect through his work.

Roopesh Peethambaran signs three new movies after the success of Oru Mexican Aparatha

Vignesh Madhu
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Roopesh Peethambaran signs three new movies after the success of Oru Mexican Aparatha

Roopesh Peethambaran signs three new movies after the success of Oru Mexican Aparatha

Roopesh Peethambaran is basking in the glory of Oru Mexican Aparatha. The campus political drama, directed by debutant Tom Emmatty is a featured Tovino Thomas in the lead role and Roopesh as the antagonist. The movie opened to massive response from the youngsters creating waves in the box office.

Roopesh Peethambaran was a revelation as the cunning and clever KSQ leader in Oru Mexican Aparatha. He earned widespread appreciation even from stars like Prithviraj for his performance in the movie. The actor worked hard and underwent a stunning physical transformation losing around 20 kgs to play his part in the movie.

Oru Mexican Aparatha was his comeback movie as an actor after a gap of 22 long years. He was last seen before the camera in Mohanlal’s cult blockbuster Sphadikam, where he played the iconic character Aadu Thoma’s younger part.

According to our sources in the industry, Roopesh has committed for three new movies after the success of Oru Mexican Aparatha. He will be playing the lead roles in these movie but we are not allowed to reveal the details now as they are still in the initial stages.

We will update you with more details soon. Stay tuned.

Mohanlal in C/O Saira Banu

Vignesh Madhu
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Mohanlal in C/O Saira Banu

Mohanlal in C/O Saira Banu

Debutant Antony Sony’s C/O Saira Banu, released yesterday, is getting good reports from all the centres. Critics have rated it as a decent watch with families. The movie stars Manju Warrier in the titular role and it also marks the comeback of yesteryear actress Amala Akkineni to Mollywood after a gap of over two decades. Kismath fame Shane Nigam is also playing a major role in the movie.

The surprise package of the movie is none other than superstar Mohanlal. No, he is not in the movie physically but his presence is made through his voice for the character Peter George, a photographer. He is Shane Nigam’s (Joshua Peter) father in the movie. Mohanlal’s photo and his powerful voice certainly has a lasting impact on the movie.

Manju Warrier has played a post woman in the movie while Shane Nigam is her adopted son, Joshua Peter. He is a law college student but is into photography and wants to become a photographer like his father. However, fate has something else in store and he gets caught in legal issues. Amala has played the role of advocate Annie John Tharavady in her comeback movie.

C/O Saira Banu is scripted by newbie RJ Shaan. Bipin Chandran has written the dialogues. Abdul Rahim has cranked the camera while Sagar Dass is in charge of the edits. Mejo Joseph is the music director. The movie is being bankrolled by Eros International.

Baahubali 2 is now India’s most watched trailer

Vignesh Madhu
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Baahubali 2 is now India’s most watched trailer

Baahubali 2 is now India’s most watched trailer

The highly anticipated trailer of director SS Rajamouli’s magnum opus Baahubali: The Conclusion was released on March 16. Social media pages all over the country went into a frenzy after the trailer release.

The trailer has fetched more than 65 million views from all four languages- Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam and Hindi. It is now Indian cinema’s most watched trailer ever.

The 2 minutes 20 seconds trailer is truly a visual grandeur. It gave a sneak peak into the world of Mahishmati and what’s in store this time for the audience. Prabhas, Rana Daggubati, Ramya Krishnan, Nasser, Sathyaraj and Tamannah feature in this power packed trailer.

From the trailer, we can easily make out that the team has put in great efforts to deliver a magnificent output. The stunning VFX works in the trailer accentuate that the second part will be even better in terms of grandeur in technical values.

Baahubali 2 is the sequel to Baahubali : The Beginning, the nationwide blockbuster that was released in 2015. The first part is one of the highest grossing movies ever in Indian cinema history. During it’s theatrical run, it registered a worldwide business of over 600 crores.

Expectations are sky-high for the second part also. The sequel has already made some unprecedented pre-release business for an Indian movie. According to official reports, the film has already done a pre release business of more than Rs 500 crores.

Baahubali 2 is currently it’s final stages of post production. It is scheduled to hit screens worldwide on April 28, with a simultaneous release in Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam and Hindi.

Shobu Yarlagadda and Prasad Devineni have bank rolled the movie under the banner Arka Works. United Global Media will be distributing the movie in Kerala.

Dhanush to produce Tovino Thomas’s upcoming movie

Vignesh Madhu
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Dhanush to produce Tovino Thomas’s upcoming movie

Dhanush to produce Tovino Thomas’s upcoming movie

Tovino Thomas over the last few months has become one of the leading young stars of Malayalam film industry. His latest release Oru Mexican Aparatha was opened to phenomenal numbers in the box office. It has already become a profitable venture and is certain to end up with a superhit status.

The actor meanwhile has a slew of exciting projects in his kitty. He is playing the lead in Mollywood’s first time travel movie Tick Tock. The movie is directed by newbie Vivek Anirudh. Tovino recently signed for Aashiq Abu’s next for which Amal Neerad has written the story. Screenplay for this untitled movie is written by Syam Pushkaran and Dileesh Nair.

Tovino while talking to Onlookers Media has informed that popular Tamil actor Dhanush will produce his new Malayalam movie. This will be Dhanush’s debut production venture in Mollywood.

Dhanush’s Wunderbar Films has produced many acclaimed movies like Visaranai, Kaaka Muttai and commercial blockbusters like Naanum Rowdy Dhaan, Ethir Neechal and Vellai Illa Pattadhari (VIP). He will also fund superstar Rajinikanth’s next movie with Kabali director Pa Ranjith.

The yet to be titled Tovino starrer will be directed by Dominic Arun, who has previously made the noir short film Mrithyumjayam and also worked on the screenplay of Style starring Unni Mukundan and Tovino Thomas.

Tovino Thomas and newcomer Neha Iyer will be playing lead roles in this new movie, which is said to be a black comedy. According to reports, the film will start rolling today (March 18).

The actor’s next release will be Godha, directed by Kunjiramayanam fame Basil Joseph. It is a wrestling drama in which Tovino is playing the role of Anjaneya Das, a wrestler. The actor had trained rigorously to develop a wrestler’s physique for the movie.

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