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C/O Saira Banu review : A commoner’s fight against the law

Vignesh Madhu
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C/O Saira Banu review : A commoner’s fight against the law

C/O Saira Banu review : A commoner’s fight against the law

What will a commoner do when trapped in legal issues. He will certainly be caught off guard. Will the law help him and come for his support?

C/O Saira Banu traverses this path. The popular formula of how a protagonist emerges out successfully from the crisis situation, this time a legal issue, is the core of this movie.

C/O Saira Banu is a female oriented subject with three leads- Manju Warrier, Amala Akkineni and Shane Nigam. Initial half of the movie is centered around Saira Banu, a postal assistant, and her adopted son Joshua Peter. There are many heartwarming moments between the mom and son. They lead a very happy life before the inevitable crisis situation occurs. Rest of the movie is more of a court room drama with Saira Banu determined to go to any extent for her son.

C/O Saira Banu is a novel plot with good performances but the movie has a lag factor that projects out as a major glitch. Had the team concentrated more on that portion by trimming down a few scenes, the end product have been much more taut and engaging.

Manju Warrier’s performance in the titular role is 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 still her best in recent times. Shane Nigam who grabbed the eyeballs of the audience with his terrific perfomance in Kismath has given a commendable performance as the charming teenager, Joshua Peter. Amala Akkineni, who has made a comeback after over two decades, could not match up to the expectations. Advocate Annie John Tharavady is a strong and well fleshed out character, but Amala could not command the respect and add to that her lip movement which went awry. Uppum Mulakum fame Biju Sopanam, Niranjana, Indrans and other supporting actors were up to the task.

Technically, C/O Saira Banu is a decent movie, with good visuals and music. Editing was very mediocre as the effects used in some scenes looked unpleasant. Scripting by RJ Shaan and dialogues by Bipin Chandran are praiseworthy. However, there are quite a few logical loopholes in the movie. In a courtroom drama, where a hotshot advocate does such logical mistakes, it is certain to frown a few faces. It is evident that the writing team have done a good legal research but they should have looked into the logical side also.

Isn’t there any value for the life of a man with no identity? Should we deem it with such apathy? Such doubts are certain to pop up even for a small section of the audience, after stepping out of the cinema halls.

All said, C/O Saira Banu is a decent movie that can be watched with families. It would have turned into a brilliant movie if only the direction was better with some sharp scissoring.

Take Off new trailer released; Support from Mohanlal and Mammootty

Vignesh Madhu
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Take Off new trailer released; Support from Mohanlal and Mammootty

Take Off new trailer released; Support from Mohanlal and Mammootty

The second trailer of editor turned filmmaker Mahesh Narayanan’s debut movie Take Off was released today. The trailer was released directly on Facebook. Mohanlal, Mammootty and Nivin Pauly shared the video through Facebook cross posting option.

Mohanlal alang with sharing the trailer has also written,

“Sharing with you all the trailer of Take Off upcoming movie from Mahesh Narayanan and production house none other than our Late Rajesh Pillai’s. His passion for movie still continues through this movie. Please support this movie and watch it in theatres from march 24th”

Take Off is a story about nurses who get trapped in Iraq during the war period. The movie’s first trailer featured some stunning visuals of the war zones of Iraq. The latest trailer gives sneak peak into the family side of Parvathy Menon’s character.

Kunchacko Boban, Fahadh Faasil, Parvathy Menon and Asif Ali play the major roles in the movie. Kunchacko Boban and Parvathy Menon are playing nurses in the movie while Fahadh Faasil will be seen as an Indian Ambassador in the movie.

Take Off is being made as a tribute to late filmmaker Rajesh Pillai. The movie is funded by Anto Joseph and Shebin Becker in association with Rajesh Pillai Films. The movie is jointly written by Mahesh Narayanan and PV Shaji Kumar. Sanu Varghese who has worked in movies like Vishwaroopam, Thoongvanam, Wazir etc. has cranked the camera in this movie. Abhilash Balachandran is the editor while Shaan Rahman has composed the music. The movie is scheduled to hit screens all over Kerala on March 24.

Kunchacko Boban and Fahadh Faasil worked in Take Off without taking any remuneration

Vignesh Madhu
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Kunchacko Boban and Fahadh Faasil worked in Take Off without taking any remuneration

Kunchacko Boban and Fahadh Faasil worked in Take Off without taking any remuneration

Editor turned filmmaker Mahesh Narayanan’s debut directorial Take Off has is gearing up for release. The movie is scheduled to hit screens all over Kerala on March 24.

Take Off is a story about nurses who get trapped in Iraq during the war period. The movie’s trailer featured some stunning visuals of the war affected areas. Upon release, it was trending virally in social medias.

Kunchacko Boban, Fahadh Faasil, Parvathy Menon and Asif Ali play the lead roles in the movie. Take Off is being made as a tribute to late filmmaker Rajesh Pillai. Many close acquaintances of the late director from within and outside the film industry have come forward to support this movie. The movie is funded by Anto Joseph and Shebin Becker in association with Rajesh Pillai Films.

Interestingly, the lead actors Fahadh Faasil and Kunchako Boban have not taken a single penny as remuneration for working in the movie. Kunchacko Boban is playing a male nurse in the movie while Fahadh Faasil will be seen as Manoj, an Indian Ambassador in the movie.

Director of the movie Mahesh Narayanan has worked with Rajesh Pillai in Traffic as an editor and as a scriptwriter in Mili. Take Off is jointly written by Mahesh Narayanan and PV Shaji Kumar.

Sanu Varghese who has worked in biggies like Vishwaroopam, Thoongvanam, Wazir etc has cranked the camera in this movie. Abhilash Balachandran is the editor while Shaan Rahman has composed the music.

Debutante Archita Anish Kumar to play the female lead in Poomaram

Vignesh Madhu
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Debutante Archita Anish Kumar to play the female lead in Poomaram

Debutante Archita Anish Kumar to play the female lead in Poomaram

One of the most promising filmmakers currently in Mollywood, Abrid Shine’s next movie Poomaram is on the verge of completion. The movie marks the debut of Kalidas Jayaram as a lead actor in Malayalam.

Poomaram is a campus based movie that has youth festival as a major part. Abrid Shine roped in newcomer Archita Anish Kumar to play the female lead in the movie. Archita is a known name in campus youth festival circuits. Apparently, the director spotted her at a youth festival last year in Thodupuzha. She has almost completed shooting for the movie. Though she is playing the female lead, she does not have any combination scenes with Kalidas Jayaram.

Poomaram also stars Kunchacko Boban, Meera Jasmine, Gayathri Suresh and many other supporting actors. The song, Njanum Njanumentalum, released last year was a huge sensation and popularised the movie among the masses. It was sung and composed by debutant Faizal Razi.

Gnanam is the cinematographer of this campus entertainer while Jith Joshie will handle the edits. The movie is jointly produced by Dr Paul Varghese and Abrid Shine.

Pranav Mohanlal-Jeethu Joseph will be on the lines of Memories

Vignesh Madhu
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Pranav Mohanlal-Jeethu Joseph will be on the lines of Memories

Pranav Mohanlal-Jeethu Joseph will be on the lines of Memories

Last year, Mohanlal had announced the much awaited entry of his son Pranav to Mollywood. The celebrity kid will be making his debut in director Jeethu Joseph’s next movie.

It’s been more than six months since Mohanlal made the news official but there has been not much information regarding the movie from the makers side. Apparently, Jeethu Joseph is taking his time to work on the script as his last two movies, Life of Josutty and Oozham could not fare well in the box office.

The director had earlier informed that the movie will be an action thriller on the lines of his superhit movie Memories. The latest we hear is that the movie will be a dark thriller about a youth who is on the run to put an end to a serial killer. It will be made as a big budget movie with an estimate of around 10 crores.

Pranav has been undergoing training in Parkour for playing his part in the movie. It 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 the information in a recent 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. Pranav’s action sequences would be the major highlight of the movie.

This yet to be titled movie will be produced by Mohanlal’s home production banner Aashiravad Cinemas.

Will start working on Dharmaraja if Mammootty gives a nod : Jeyamohan

Vignesh Madhu
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Will start working on Dharmaraja if Mammootty gives a nod : Jeyamohan

Will start working on Dharmaraja if Mammootty gives a nod : Jeyamohan

One of the most popular writers in Tamil literary world, Jeyamohan is currently working on two hugely awaited South Indian movies- Rajinikanth’s 2.0 and RS Vimal- Prithviraj team’s 300 crore epic project Karnan.

In a recent interview, Jeyamohan expressed his wish to work with Megastar Mammootty. He said it’s a dream for him to work on CV Raman Pillai’s Dharmaraja in Malayalam. He added that he has developed a story and is ready to start working on the project if Mammootty gives a nod.

Jeyamohan has worked in several acclaimed Tamil movies like Naan Kadavul, Angadi Theru, Neerparavai, Kadal, 6 Mezhuguvarthiga, Kaaviya Thalaivan, Papanasam etc. In Malayalam he has worked in movies like Madhupal’s Ozhimuri, Kaanchi, 1 By Two and Naku Penda Naku Taka.

In the interview, Jeyamohan revealed that, he had written the script initially with Kamal Hassan in mind as the antagonist but it could not materialize. They later roped in Akshay Kumar to play the villain’s role. Jeyamohan also assured that 2.0 will be a visual spectacle with equal prominence to both Akshay Kumar and Rajinikanth.

Vedhika and Prakash Raj in major roles in the Kannada remake of Ustad Hotel

Vignesh Madhu
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Vedhika and Prakash Raj in major roles in the Kannada remake of Ustad Hotel

Vedhika and Prakash Raj in major roles in the Kannada remake of Ustad Hotel

Dulquer Salmaan’s blockbuster movie Ustad Hotel is being remade into Kannada as Gowdru Hotel. The movie will be directed by Pon Kumaran.

Debutant Rachan Chandra is playing the lead role in the movie while South Indian actress Vedhika will be reprising Nithya Menen’s role from the original.

Ustad Hotel, written by Anjali Menon and directed by Anwar Rasheed was about a beautiful relationship between a grandfather and grandson. Late actor Tilakan played the grandfather’s role in the movie.

The veteran actor got a special mention in the 2012 National Awards for his wonderful performance in the movie. Ustad Hotel also won the National award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment while Anjali Menon bagged the award for best dialogues.

Prakash Raj is reprising Tilakan’s role in the Kannada version. Speaking to Times Of India, Vedhika had said, “Director Kumar sir is making a few changes to the script to suit Kannada audiences, one of which is that my role is being extended in our version. The crux of Ustad Hotel was the emotional connect between a grandfather and grandson, which will be the major plotline of this film as well, with Prakash Raj playing Thilakan’s role,” she says.

Gowdru Hotel will start rolling in the first week of April and will be shot primarily across locations in Bengaluru and Mysuru. Yuvan Shankar Raja is roped into compose music for this movie.

1971 Beyond Borders is a film for every Indian : Sujith Vaassudev

Vignesh Madhu
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1971 Beyond Borders is a film for every Indian : Sujith Vaassudev

1971 Beyond Borders is a film for every Indian : Sujith Vaassudev

Major Ravi- Mohanlal team’s highly anticipated war drama 1971 Beyond Borders is all set to hit screens on April 7 as a Vishu release. It is the fourth installment in the Major Mahadevan series after Keerthichakra, Kurukshetra and Kandahar.

1971 Beyond Borders is a big budget war drama based on the 1971 war between India and Pakistan. Mohanlal will be seen in a dual role in the movie. He will be portraying the characters of Major Mahadevan and his father Colonel Sahadevan.

Sujith Vaassudev has handled the cinematography in this movie. The recently released teaser showed glimpses of his stunning work in the movie. Sujith in his Facebook page has written that the movie is made for every Indian who feels proud about the country. His post reads,

“Hi friends ,
1971 Beyond Borders
Was an amazing experience for me .
The Legendary actor , Mohanlal surprised me in each and every day , in one or another moment..
And *U* can see it , U can feel it on the screen . I’m sure .
Thank u very much Ravi sir,for this wonderful opportunity .

The film is not for the Mass or not for the families…
This film is for every Indian whoever respect INDIA…Love INDIA..

Jai Hind.”

Telugu industry’s youth star Allu Sirish and Bollywood actor Arunoday Singh will be seen in pivotal roles in the movie. Apart from them, the movie also features Priyanka Agarwal, Zoya Zayed Khan, Srushti Dange, Marathi actress Neha Khan, Saiju Kurup, Renji Panicker, Sudheer Karamana and Asha Sarath in pivotal roles.

1971 Beyond Borders will have release in four languages- Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu and Hindu. Telugu version titled as 1971 Baratha Sathiradu will also hit screens on April 7. It is reported that a popular distribution house have won the rights for the Hindi version. However, the release dates have not yet been announced.

Rahul Subramanian and Sidharth Vipin have scored the music. This big budget movie is produced by Haneef Mohammed under the banner Red Rose Creations.

Baahubali 2; India’s most viewed trailer in 24 hours

Vignesh Madhu
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Baahubali 2; India’s most viewed trailer in 24 hours

Baahubali 2; India’s most viewed trailer in 24 hours

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

The trailer has fetched a whopping 50 million views from all four languages- Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam and Hindi. It is now Indian cinema’s most viewed trailer after 24 hours time.

The 2 minutes 20 seconds trailer is nothing short of magnificence. It gave a sneak peak into the world of Mahishmati and what’s in store this time. Prabhas, Rana Daggubati, Ramya Krishnan, Nasser, Sathyaraj and Tamannah get equal spaces in this power packed trailer.

However, Rajamouli has cleverly used a intriguing dialogue of Baahubali that shows the kind of trust he had in Kattappa. But then why did Kattappa kill him? We will have to wait till April 28. They have succeeded in piquing the curiosity of the audience.

From the trailer, we can make out that the team have put in a lot of efforts for the execution and the stunning VFX works further enhance the visuals. It is certain 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. During it’s theatrical run, it registered a worldwide business of over 600 crores.

Expectations are sky-high for the sequel. It 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.

The movie is currently it’s final stages of post production. It is scheduled to hit screens worldwide on April 28. The movie will release simultaneously in Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam and Hindi.

Shobu Yarlagadda and Prasad Devineni have bank rolled the movie under the banner Arka Works.

Pulimurugan chain sold for 1.10 lakhs in auction

Vignesh Madhu
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Pulimurugan chain sold for 1.10 lakhs in auction

Pulimurugan chain sold for 1.10 lakhs in auction

Malayalam cinema’s biggest blockbuster, Pulimurugan hogged the limelight for a good part of the last six months. The movie, released on October 7, last year was a product of unprecedented hype.

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 an overall business of over 150 crores.

Mohanlal played the title role of a wild hunter who is known in the locality of Puliyoor to hunt down man eating tigers. Pulimurugan’s costumes and accessories were a trend among kids and youngsters. Recently, the chain worn by Mohanlal in the movie were auctioned in his official website www.thecompleteactor.com. The chain has been sold for a whopping Rs 1.10 lakhs.

Mohanlal at the age of 56, performed stunts that even the younger generation of actors would not dare to do. Audience thronged to the theatres to watch the actor in all his glory on big screen. His name pulled the audience of all age groups to theatres.

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.

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