Home Blog Page 1263

Munthirivallikal Thalirkkumbol producer Sophia Paul will next fund a Fahadh Faasil starrer

0

Munthirivallikal Thalirkkumbol producer Sophia Paul will next fund a Fahadh Faasil starrer

Fahadh Faasil has been keeping a low profile for over an year now. It has been more than an year since the release of his last movie Maheshinte Prathikaram, a superhit movie. The actor’s next release will be Take Off, scheduled to hit screens on March 24. He is playing the role of an Indian foreign ambassador in this movie, which is the debut directorial of editor Mahesh Narayanan.

Fahadh has meanwhile, committed for new movie with director Marthandan, whose last movie Pavada was a superhit. This yet to be titled film will be a full on comedy entertainer, produced by Munthirivallikal Thalirkkumbol producer Sophia Paul.

Vellimoonga writer Joji Thomas is scripting the movie. The project, which will go on the floors in March, will have the actor playing the role of a villager.

Fahadh will soon join the sets of Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum directed by Dileesh Pothen. Recently, he also signed for debutant Vivek’s Aanengilum Allengilum, a fun filled romantic entertainer. Sunny Wayne is also playing a major role in the movie.

This year, Fahadh be making his Kollywood debut through Velaikaaran, directed by Mohan Raja. Sivakarthikeyan, Nayanthara and Sneha are also part of the cast.

Director Vinayan’s son Vishnu Vinay turns an actor; Oru Mexican Aparatha fame Vishnu Govindan to direct the movie

0

Director Vinayan’s son Vishnu Vinay turns an actor; Oru Mexican Aparatha fame Vishnu Govindan to direct the movie

It’s the season of star kids in Mollywood. Right from Prithviraj, Indrajith to Kalidas Jayaram, the industry has seen many promising star kids. Some of them are the reigning stars while some of them have become top filmmakers. Latest addition to the group is director Vinayan’s son Vishnu Vinay. He is making his debut as an actor in an upcoming movie titled as History of Joy.

The movie marks the debut directorial of Oru Mexican Aparatha fame Vishnu Govindan. He has earlier worked as an associate in the movie Black Forest and has acted in movies like Iyobinte Pusthakam and Lord Livingstone 7000 Kandi. Vishnu Govindan was seen as Tovino’s friend Jomy in Oru Mexican Aparatha. He provided the occasional comic relief in the movie.

The first look poster of History of Joy was released yesterday by Jayasurya. The movie is produced by Sasidharan Pillai and will be presented under the banner Sivaparvathi Films.

History of Joy is co-written by Vishnu Govindan and Anoop P. Ratheesh is the cinematographer while Abhilash Vishwanath is the editor. Jovey George Suvo will handle the music department.

Mammootty pretends his arrogance to escape from people : Maniyanpilla Raju

0

Mammootty pretends his arrogance to escape from people : Maniyanpilla Raju

Mammootty, even after being the reigning superstar of Mollywood for nearly three decades has often been criticised for his so called arrogant attitude. There is a general perception about Mammootty being an arrogant and pompous person. Several of his co-stars and directors have admitted that, Mammootty is a forthright person who always speaks his mind and is not one who minces his words about something he feels wrong.

One of his closest friend and colleague, Maniyanpilla Raju in a recent interview also reiterated the same. Mammootty and Maniyanpilla Raju first worked together for legendary filmmaker Padmarajan’s Koodevide in 1983.

There was a general talk in the industry that Mammootty is an arrogant and contemptuous person. However, Maniyanpilla Raju while working with him realized that Mammootty is pretending to be arrogant to escape from people just like how a porcupine does by shedding it’s quills.

Mammootty himself has publicly admitted that his arrogance is like a preventive measure to protect himself from others. Recently, during an interaction section with fans in Sharjah, someone asked Mammootty about why he is not being social like Mohanlal and about his arrogant attitude. The actor retorted back with a tongue in cheek question “who should change that conception, me or the public?

Mammootty has always maintained that he is an actor only while on screen. He finds it very difficult to greet and smile at a person, even if it’s a fan, whom he is meeting for the first time.

Action choreographer of Inception and Logan is behind the stunts in Dulquer Salmaan’s CIA.

0

Action choreographer of Inception and Logan is behind the stunts in Dulquer Salmaan’s CIA.

Dulquer Salmaan’s next release CIA is in the final stages of post production. The movie, directed by maverick filmmaker Amal Neerad is expected to hit screens this summer.

Director Amal Neerad recently made a highly exciting revelation about CIA. Mark Chavarria, the action choreographer of Hollywood movies like Inception, Pearl Harbour and Terminator is behind the stunts in CIA. He is also part of Hugh Jackman’s latest superhero movie, Logan.

Amal Neerad post on his facebook page reads, “congratulations to Mark Chavarria, the stunt choreographer of #CIA for his latest release #Logan #1MOVIE IN THE WORLD

We had earlier reported about some international artists being part of the cast for the American schedule. The team had released some location stills in Facebook in which Dulquer was seen along with Mark Chavarria and some other foreign artists.

Amal Neerad is known to be the most stylish filmmaker in Mollywood. So, when a Hollywood technician is choreographing stunts in his movie and that too with a star like Dulquer Salmaan in the helm of things, it will be nothing short of a cracker. Stunts in CIA will certainly be an unseen kind in Mollywood.

Dulquer is playing the character Aji Mathew, a Pala based youngster in the movie. He travels to US in pursuit of his girlfriend from where he comes to know more about her. Debutante Karthika Muraleedharan has played the female lead while Soubin Shahir, John Vijay and Jinu Joseph are also part of the cast.

CIA is written by Shibin Francis who has previously scripted Prithviraj Sukumaran’s super hit movie Paavada. Amal Neerad’s long time associate Ranadive has handled the cinematography while Gopi Sunder is composing the songs and background score for the movie.

The movie is jointly produced by director Amal Neerad and Anwar Rasheed, for the banners Amal Neerad Productions and and Anwar Rasheed Entertainment.

Nivin Pauly demands justice for Mishel Shaji Varghese

0

Nivin Pauly demands justice for Mishel Shaji Varghese

Mishel Shaji Varghese, an 18 year old woman was found drowned near the Ernakulam wharf on March 6. The girl hailing from Ilanji near Piravom, was staying at Kacheripady to pursue the chartered accountancy course.

She had left the hostel on March 5 Sunday, evening after informing the hostel authorities she was going to Kaloor Church. After she went missing, her relatives lodged a missing case with the Ernakulam Central police station.

After her body was found near the Willingdon Island, preliminary investigation by the police ruled out any possibility of an attack as there no marks was found on her body. The postmortem confirmed drowning to be the cause of death.

Surveillance camera footage near the Kaloor church shows Mishel leaving the shrine. Her relatives are suspicious about two people on a motorcycle seen near the shrine that day. They have demand a re-investigation while the police is keen to wind up the case as a suicide.

There is a strong outrage in social media demanding the police to investigate Mishel’s case just like how they in the recent case where a popular actress was attacked. Actor Nivin Pauly has also demanded justice for Mishel by supporting her family. His post reads,

Mishel Shaji Varghese, A young soul departs shockingly..Crushing the hopes and dreams of a family.. As the family cries for an investigation, lets support their fight for justice.. Our small voices might help and make a world of difference.. Wake up authorities, None of Gods children should die in vain.
#justiceformishel

Nivin is the only actor till now, to have raised voice demanding justice for Mishel. Social media users have criticised other celebrities who were very keen in finding the culprit in the actress attack case but are now maintaining silence in Mishel’s case.

I want to be loved by everyone, not just by a small section of fans: Tovino Thomas

0

I want to be loved by everyone, not just by a small section of fans: Tovino Thomas

Tovino Thomas is currently on a high after his latest release Oru Mexican Aparatha is doing great business in all the release centres. The movie opened to huge figures in the box office majorly due to the actor’s rising popularity and the Communist ideology in the movie.

Tovino has achieved stardom and has a fan base of his own. However, the actor doesn’t want to be loved by only a small section of fans. In a recent interview, Tovino was asked about his stardom and his opinion of fans club. He said, “I am aware that I am being loved by many among the audience. Let’s considered, there’s around 20 lakh people who like me. But the fact is that only 50,000 to one lakh people will be my so called fans. So, I don’t want to confine myself to a small section of fans. I want to be loved by everyone.

Tovino has some highly exciting projects in the pipeline. His next release will be Godha, directed by Kunjiramayanam fame Basil Joseph. He is playing the role of a wrestler in the movie, which is expected to hit screens this summer.

The actor has also committed for Aashiq Abu’s next for which the story is written by Amal Neerad. Screenplay is written by Shyam Pushkaran and Dileesh Nair. Sidhil Subramanian’s big budget period drama Chengazhi Nambiyar is another project in his kitty.

Tovino is also playing the lead in Mollywood’s first time travel movie Tick Tock, directed by newbie Vivek Anirudh. He will be once again teaming up with Oru Mexican Aparatha director Tom Emmatty for a big budget movie titled as Hano.

Mohanlal’s Villain has a bag of surprises in store for the audience

0

Mohanlal’s Villain has a bag of surprises in store for the audience

Shoot for Mohanlal’s upcoming movie with B Unnikrishnan has already started. The movie, titled as Villain will feature Mohanlal in the role of an ex-cop sporting a salt and pepper look.

The movie has piqued the curiosity of the audience with the intriguing title, the whopping budget and a stellar star cast. B Unnikrishnan has also assembled some of the best available technicians for the movie. The audience, especially Mohanlal fans, have already started their wait for the movie.

Mohanlal recently underwent a 21 day Ayurvedic treatment to shed a few kilos for playing his part in the movie. Apparently, his character in the movie demanded a trim look for performing the stunts.

Manju Warrier will be seen as Mohanlal’s wife in the movie. Popular Kollywood star Vishal, Hansika Motwani, Telugu actor Srikanth and Raashi Khanna are all making their debut in Mollywood through this movie. Raashi Khanna is playing a cop while the director is being tight lipped about the characters of the other actors. Siddique, Aju Varghese and Chemban Vinod Jose are also part of the cast.

Manoj Paramahamsa known for his works in movies like Nanban and Vinnai Thandi Varuvaya, is the cinematographer. Music will be composed by Oppam fame 4 Musics. Peter Hein and Anal Aranu will be choreographing the stunts. The movie will also have significance to VFX and special effects. An international company from Poland have been roped in for handling the same.

Rockline Venkatesh who has earlier produced biggies like Bhajrangi Bhaijaan and Lingaa is producing this movie. Villain is also being planned as a big budget movie estimated to be made at a cost of around 30 crores.

Shah Rukh Khan undergoes another shoulder surgery; Aamir Khan visits him

0

Shah Rukh Khan undergoes another shoulder surgery; Aamir Khan visits him

Shah Rukh Khan recently underwent a minor surgery in his shoulder. The actor posted a funny Twitter post about his left shoulder procedure pointing at how the hospital staff had marked both his arms separately so that they don’t end up operating on the wrong one.

SRK tweeted, “Had a minor follow-up surgery on my left shoulder. They marked my right hand like this, so there is no mistake. Sweet.

The ever active and charismatic SRK was soon back on his feet. Recently he hosted a dinner with Aamir Khan and Netflix CEO Reed Castings. Shah Rukh Khan was seen casual yet stylish in salt and pepper bearded look while Aamir Khan sported his new Rajput-style twirled moustache. A photo taken during their meeting in SRK’s place has gone viral.

On the work front, Shah Rukh Khan will soon join the final schedule of Imitiaz Ali’s upcoming film co-starring Anushka Sharma. The movie, tentatively titled as Ring is one of the most anticipated movies of the year. After that, Shah Rukh will begin shooting for Raanjhanaa director Aanand L Rai’s next in which the actor will be play a dwarf.

Aamir Khan is currently basking in the glory of his latest release Dangal, which has become the biggest ever blockbuster in Bollywood. He will be next seen in a cameo role in Secret Superstar, where Dangal girl Zaria Wasim is playing the lead. Following that, he will start shooting for Thugs of Hindostan, which will be helmed by Dhoom 3 director Vijay Krishna Acharya. The movie will also feature Amitabh Bachchan, marking Aamir’s first time collaboration with Big B.

Kajol wraps up shooting for VIP 2

0

Kajol wraps up shooting for VIP 2

Bollywood actress Kajol has completed the shoot for Dhanush’s VIP 2, through which she is making a comeback to Kollywood after a long gap of nearly two decades.

Kajol was last seen in Kollywood in Rajiv Menon’s Minsara Kanavu where she played the female lead opposite Arvind Swamy and Prabhu Deva. The movie was released way back in 1997.

Directed by Soundarya Rajinikanth, VIP 2 is the sequel to the 2014 blockbuster movie Vellai Illa Pattadhari. This is Soundarya’s second movie after making her debut through Kochaidayaan, a photorealistic motion capture epic drama starring her father superstar Rajinikanth in the lead.

VIP 2 also features Amala Paul reprising her character, Shalini from the first part. Samuthirakani, Vivek, Cell Murugan and Hrishikesh will also reprise their roles from VIP.

The movie is bankrolled by Kalaippuli S Thanu’s V Creations and will be distributed by Dhanush’s Wunderbar Films. VIP 2 is scheduled to be released in June this year. Music is composed by Sean Rolden. Mollywood cinematographer turned filmmaker Sameer Thahir is the DOP while Sathyaraj Natarajan is in charge of editing.

Mohanlal sets a new record at the Mumbai Box Office

0

Mohanlal sets a new record at the Mumbai Box Office

Mohanlal is currently on a record breaking spree with his last three Malayalam releases becoming huge blockbusters. Pulimurugan, Oppam and the latest release Munthirivallikal Thalirkkumbol has registered huge numbers in the box office. While Pulimurugan did a business of over 150 crores, Oppam registered over 50 crores from the box office itself.

Munthirivallikal Thalirkkumbol, released on January 20 has already crossed the 50 crore mark. This family entertainer directed by Vellimoonga fame Jibu Jacob has also crossed the 50 days theatrical run in Kerala.

The movie was released in Mumbai on the same day and has successfully completed 50 days run in the Mumbai circuit as well. This is Mohanlal’s third successive movie to cross the 50 days run in Mumbai after Oppam and Pulimurugan.

This is a phenomenal achievement considering the fact that even Bollywood superstars like Shah Rukh Khan’s Raees, Hrithik Roshan’s Kaabil and Akshay Kumar’s Jolly LLB 2 struggled to go past 40 days in Mumbai.

Mohanlal is also as the first South Indian superstar to have a hat-trick of movies crossing the 50 days theatrical run in Mumbai.

Munthirivallikal Thalirkkumbol is written by M Sindhuraj based on James VJ’s popular short story Pranayopanishath. The movie revolves around a middle aged couple who rediscover their lost love from the boredom of their routine life.

Mohanlal essayed the character of Ulahannan, a panchayath secretary while Meena played his wife Aniyamma, a homemaker. Aima Rose Sebastian, Sanoop Santhosh, Anoop Menon and Neha Saxena played supporting characters.

Sophia Paul’s Weekend Blockbusters funded the movie.