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Mass and Class movies lined up for Mammootty

Vignesh Madhu
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Mass and Class movies lined up for Mammootty

Mass and Class movies lined up for Mammootty

Megastar Mammootty has some highly exciting projects in his kitty. There is a balance of mass, class, humour and family entertainers. Here’s an analysis on Mammootty’s upcoming projects in 2017.

MASS ENTERTAINERS

Debutant Haneef Adeni’s The Great Father is the most anticipated Mammootty starrer in recent years. The posters and mass introduction teaser has further heightened the expectations of fans. The movie, produced by August Cinemas is slated to have a grand release on March 30.

Rajadhiraja fame Ajai Vasudev’s next is also with Mammootty in the lead. Udhayakrishna who is basking in the historic success of Pulimurugan has written this movie, which will be a crime thriller set in the backdrop of a college. Mammootty is reportedly essaying the character of a college professor in this movie which will have much prominence to action

Udhayakrishna and Vysakh are teaming up again after Pulimurugan, this time with Mammootty in the lead. The movie titled as Raja 2, is a spin-off with the character Madurai Raja from the blockbuster movie Pokkiriraja. Vysakh had earlier assured that the movie will be a racy commercial entertainer comprising of all the elements that the audience would expect in a Mammootty movie. Raja 2 is reportedly the biggest in Mammootty’s career in terms of budget. It is being planned as a trilingual in Tamil, Malayalam and Telugu.

CLASS

Mammootty and ace filmmaker Ranjith have teamed up this year for an upcoming movie titled as Puthan Panam. Mammootty is playing the role of Nithyananda Shenoy, a middle aged businessman. The movie will discuss the current financial scenario in the society. It will hit screens in April during the Vishu season.

Peranbu, directed by National award winner Ram is in the final stages of post production. This Tamil movie will also be dubbed and released in Malayalam. It’s been widely reported that Mammootty’s perfomance in the movie has the potential to win yet another National award. Transgender model Anjali Ameer is playing the female lead in this movie.

FAMILY ENTERTAINER

Mammootty has teamed up 7th Day fame Shyam Dhar’s new film. The movie will be a light hearted family entertainer featuring Nee-na fame Deepti Sati and Asha Sarath as the female leads. Mammootty is playing an Idukki native who comes to Kochi as a teacher trainer. This yet to be titled movie recently started rolling in Ernakulam.

COMEDY ENTERTAINERS

We had earlier reported that Mammootty will be teaming up with Nadirshah this year for a comedy entertainer. Interestingly, the actor will be seen as a 4 feet tall pint-sized man in the movie. The team will be using CGI works to show Mammootty as the undersized person. The movie is scripted by Benny P Nayarambalam.

Mammootty is playing the lead in scriptwriter Sethu’s debut directorial, which is titled as Kozhi Thankachan. The movie will be a rural entertainer dealing with a highly relevant subject told in a humorous approach. Mammootty will be seen as an ordinary villager in the movie. Nyla Usha and Vedhika are playing the female leads in this movie. It is expected to go on floors by May this year.

Attack on actress; Prime accused Pulsar Suni arrested; Industry stands with the police

Vignesh Madhu
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Attack on actress; Prime accused Pulsar Suni arrested; Industry stands with the police

Attack on actress; Prime accused Pulsar Suni arrested; Industry stands with the police

Six days after the shocking assault on a popular actress in Kochi, the Kerala police have nabbed the prime accused in the case today afternoon. Pulsar Suni, the mastermind behind the attack was arrested after dramatic scenes unfolded at the District Court complex in Ernakulam.

Pulsar Suni and another accused, Vijeesh, arrived in the court to surrender before the magistrate only to be dragged away by the police forcibly from the accused box. This has lead to mixed response especially among the lawyers who have criticized the police for arresting an accused from within the court room.

Malayalam film industry have expressed their support to police for arresting the perpetrators at whatever cost. Celebrities like Manju Warrier, Murali Gopy, Aashiq Abu, Rima Kallingal, KPAC Lalitha, Anoop Menon, Nivin Pauly, Navya Nair and Bhagyalakshmi have all appreciated the police’s efforts.

Murali Gopy in his Facebook post has written that “Sometimes justice should be served above law. What happened today was one such incident. The Kerala police’s act may not be legal but it certainly had justice“. Manju Warrier, along with appreciating the police’s efforts has also said that the criminals should be given severe punishment.

Technical standards of Veeram will be up there with Hollywood movies: Jayaraj

Vignesh Madhu
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Technical standards of Veeram will be up there with Hollywood movies: Jayaraj

Technical standards of Veeram will be up there with Hollywood movies: Jayaraj

Director Jayaraj’s highly anticipated epic historic drama Veeram is finally gearing up for release on February 24. The movie is an adaptation of William Shakespeare’s Macbeth. It is the fifth installment in director Jayaraj’s Navarasa series.

The movie was screened at several film festivals like BRICS Film Festival, IFFK and IFFI, Goa. Prior to release, the movie is gaining unprecedented publicity for a Malayalam movie. Bollywood celebrities like Aamir Khan, Amitabh Bachchan and Hrithik Roshan have promoted the movie and that has helped a great deal in increasing the hype.

Veeram features Bollywood actor Kunal Kapoor in the lead role of Chandu Chekavar, a warrior from the Vadakkan Pattukal of North Malabar region in Kerala. The movie was filmed as a trilingual in Malayalam, Hindi and English.

Kunal Kapoor worked hard for months to develop a warrior’s physique in addition to learning sword fight and the martial art, Kalaripayattu for playing his part in the movie. The martial art form will be showcased like never before in a Malayalam movie.

Director Jayaraj in a recent interview has assured that the technical standards of Veeram will be on par with Hollywood movies. Allan Poppleton, who has worked in Hollywood films like Lord of the Rings and Avatar has choreographed the stunts in the movie.

Award winning composer Jeff Rona, who was an associate of the legendary Hans Zimmer, is handling the music department.

Oscar and Emmy award winning make-up artist Trefor Proud is also part of the technical team of Veeram. Veteran cinematographer S Kumar has cranked the camera while Appu N Bhattathiri has handled the edits.

Veeram is made on a budget of nearly 35 crores. The team shot most portions in the Ajanta and Ellora caves in Aurangabad and Agra. Chandramohan Pillai and Pradeep Rajan of Chandrakala Arts jointly produced this big budget movie.

Rakul Preet Singh to pair opposite Suriya

Vignesh Madhu
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Rakul Preet Singh to pair opposite Suriya

Rakul Preet Singh to pair opposite Suriya?

Suriya’s latest release Singam 3 aka S3, after setting mixing response from the critics, is doing good business in Tamil Nadu. S3 is the third installment in the popular Singam franchise. The movie directed by Hari, was released amid high expectations but could not live up to that. Lack of novelty in the plot outdated treatment backfired for the movie.

Meanwhile, Suriya is busy shooting for Vignesh Shivan’s Thaana Serntha Kootam. The actor has shed nearly 10 kilos for playing his part in the movie. Keerthy Suresh is playing the female lead while supporting actors include Ramya Krishnan, KS Ravikumar, RJ Balaji, Saranya Ponvannan and many other popular faces.

We had earlier told you that Suriya’s next after TSK will be with ace filmmaker Selvaraghavan. This movie will be produced by S R Prabhu and S R Prakash Babu under their banner Dream Warrior Pictures.

Though makers are tight lipped about the project, we hear that Tollywood heartthrob Rakul Preet Singh is being considered to play the female lead in the movie. Despite being one of the leading actresses in Telugu industry, she is yet to make a mark in Tamil. Suriya- Selvaraghavan project will be a perfect comeback for the actress to Kollywood. Rakul is currently busy shooting for AR Murugadoss upcoming movie with superstar Mahesh Babu in the lead role.

Stay tuned for more updates about the highly anticipated Suriya- Selvaraghavan project.

Bollywood actor Arunoday Singh about his working experience with Mohanlal

Vignesh Madhu
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Bollywood actor Arunoday Singh about his working experience with Mohanlal

Bollywood actor Arunoday Singh about his working experience with Mohanlal

Major Ravi-Mohanlal team’s 1971: Beyond Borders was recently wrapped up and post-production works are progressing in full swing. This big budget movie is based on the 1971 war between India and Pakistan.

The movie stars Mohanlal in a double role as Major Mahadevan and Sahadevan, his father. The plot is centered around Sahadevan, an army officer who fought for the country in the 1971 war period. He will be seen sporting three different looks in the movie including one as an 85 year old. Bollywood actor Arunoday Singh and Telugu actor Allu Sirish has played pivotal characters in the movie.

Arunoday Singh is playing a Pakistani army officer in the movie. In a recent chat session with Times Of India, he shared about his working experience with Mohanlal.

He said that Mohanlal is someone who gives equal space for other actors to perform. Arunoday felt that Mohanlal is very comfortable to work with who is courteous and also knowledgeable. He acknowledged that the fact that the superstar is so graceful and gracious even after being such a big star who has seen all levels of success, fame and ability.

Asha Sarath, model turned actresses Priyanka Agarwal and Zoya Zayed Khan, Sudheer Karamana, Renji Panicker, Saiju Kurup and many others are also part of the cast.

Sujith Vassudev has handled the cinematography while Rahul Subramanian and Sidharth Vipin have scored the music. The movie is produced by Haneef Mohammed under the banner Red Rose Creations.

9 songs for Lijo Jose Pellissery’s Angamaly Diaries

Krishna Veni
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9 songs for Lijo Jose Pellissery’s Angamaly Diaries

9 songs for Lijo Jose Pellissery’s Angamaly Diaries

Maverick filmmaker Lijo Jose Pellissery’s latest directorial Angamaly Diaries is gearing up for releases. Like all his previous movies, Angamaly Diaries also promises to be a refreshing experience for the audience.

The director this time has roped in nearly 85 new faces for the movie. Freshness in treatment is a minimum guarantee in a Lijo Jose Pellissery movie and from what we saw from the songs and teasers, Angamaly Diaries is no different.

The movie seems to have much prominence to music and the director’s regular composer Prashanth Pillai has tuned nine tracks for the movie. Three songs out of the nine are local traditional songs from the Angamaly region. That once again enhances the raw, earthy and close to reality factor.

The tracks Ayalathe and Theeyame have already struck a chord with the audience and the video is trending virally in social medias.

Angamaly Diaries marks the debut of actor Chemban Vinod Jose as a screenwriter. Though the movie does not boast of a star studded cast, it has great hype surrounding it thanks to the director’s previous works and the impressive promos.

Newbies Antony Varghese, Antony Varghese, Ullas Jose Chemban, Sinoj Varghese, Sarath Kumar, Vineeth Vishwam and Sandeep C have essayed the major roles in this movie.

Vijay Babu’s production house Friday Film House, who have unearthed many raw talents, has once again backed the newcomers by funding this movie.

Aby Review: Flies high above all the obstacles

Hari
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Aby Review: Flies high above all the obstacles

Aby Review: Flies high above all the obstacles

Vineeth Sreenivasan’s Aby, after being marred by a a lot of controversies has finally hit screens today. Popular scribe Santhosh Echikkanam has written the movie. The movie is directed by Srikanth Murali, a long time associate of Priyadarshan.

Cut straight to the plot, Aby is the story of a boy’s dream to fly. Aby’s parents get a wrong impression that their son is speech and hearing impaired. They try all means to make him talk but in vain. Finally, he utters a word at an heartbreaking moment. Even then, his aim was to accomplish his dream of flying high.

It is a well crafted movie that has it’s heart at the right place with an inspiring story. The director and writer’s conviction in presenting such an heartwarming story with utmost realism is praiseworthy.

The first half of the movie flows smoothly without any major bumps but in the second half we get to feel some lag. However, the director has proved his skills by cleverly placing some impressive scenes in between. The movie oozes realism and freshness, be it with the performances or in the making side. An engaging screenplay with the right blend of humor and emotions is the backbone of the movie. The movie will inspire us to work honestly towards your dreams to finally see the elusive success.

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Vineeth Sreenivasan has given his career best performance as the title character Aby. The actor was fabulous in portraying Aby’s mental and physical struggles. Mareena Michael is the other show stealer. Her endearing performance as Anumol stands head to head with that of Vineeth Sreenivasan’s. Her body language, dialogue delivery and expressions were top notch. She shared a beautiful chemistry with Vineeth Sreeniavasn in the movie and the promising actress certainly has a bright career ahead.

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Suraj Venjaramoodu and Sudheer Karamana gave commendable performances. Other supporting actors including Aju Varghese, Hareesh Perady, Manish Choudhary, Dileesh Pothen and Vinitha Koshy were decent with their performances.

In the making side, the technical team behind the movie had done a great job. Sudheer Surendran’s cinematography in the initial few scenes and the climax portions are splendid. Songs were mediocre but the background score was refreshing. Sooraj ES’ seamless editing has only enhanced the final product.

In a nutshell, Aby is a well-crafted simple feel good movie that has it’s share of easily forgettable flaws.

Box office failures; Distributors demand red card for Vijay and Suriya

Vignesh Madhu
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Box office failures; Distributors demand red card for Vijay and Suriya

Box office failures; Distributors demand red card for Vijay and Suriya

Tamil Nadu distributors association have come with strong allegations against star actors Vijay and Suriya. Box office failures of their recent releases have forced the distributors to come out with strong allegations against the actors and producers. They have demanded to issue a red card against the two actors.

The distributors who bought their last few releases film from producers at huge amounts are said to have faced massive losses. They have accused the producers who have presented hyped box office numbers to extensively publicise the movie.

Vijay’s Puli and Bhairavaa and Suriya’s 24 and Singam 3 have incurred massive losses for the distributors. They allege that the producer’s claim of these movies grossing 100 crores in record time as blatantly forged. Such wrong collection reports will only cause further losses for these distributors. They have asked the stars for minimum guarantee or else they will try to stall the release of the stars upcoming movies.

Vijay has had an inconsistent run in the box office. His last three releases were Puli, Theri and Bhairavaa. While Theri, a 100 crore grosser became the biggest ever blockbuster in his career, the other two ended as a massive disappointments.

Suriya is also going through a lean patch with only 24 doing good bussiness. Singam 3, released on February 9 has become an underwhelming affair at the box office in most centres. The movie has ended as a collosal failure in Kerala and the Telugu states.

Suriya sheds 10 kilos for Thaana Serntha Koottam

Vignesh Madhu
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Suriya sheds 10 kilos for Thaana Serntha Koottam

Suriya sheds 10 kilos for Thaana Serntha Koottam

Suriya’s latest release Singam 3, after a lot of postponing hit screens on February 9 and is doing good business in Tamil Nadu. Though the movie could not repeat the success in other states, it has been getting excellent response from the B and C centres in Tamil Nadu.

The actor meanwhile is shooting for his upcoming movie Thaanaa Serntha Kootam (TSK) directed by Vignesh Shivan, who has previously helmed movies like Poda Podi and Naanum Rowdy Dhaan.

According to latest reports, Suriya is shedding nearly 10 kilos for his role in the movie. It is reported that the movie is loosely based on Akshay Kumar’s blockbuster movie Special 16, but an official confirmation regarding the same is still awaited from the team of TSK.

Some location stills from the movie have striking resemblance to a few scenes from Special 26. The Neeraj Pandey directorial was about a team who hatch brilliant heist plans to loot money. Special 26 itself is inspired by the 1987 Opera House heist where a group posing as Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) officers executed an income tax raid on the jeweler in Mumbai.

Thaana Serntha Kootam stars K-Town’s current favourite Keerthy Suresh as the female lead, marking her first time union with Suriya. The movie also features Ramya Krishnan, Sathyan, popular comedian Senthil, Saranya Ponvannan, Kovai Sarala, KS Ravikumar, RJ Balaji, Anandraj, Thambi Ramaiah and many other supporting actors.

Young sensation Anirudh Ravichander is composing the music while national award winner Sreekar Prasad is handling the edits. The movie is jointly produced by Suriya and KE Gnanavel Raja under the banners 2D Entertainment and Studio Green.

Biju Menon’s Rakshadhikari Baiju will have a different story telling pattern

Vignesh Madhu
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Biju Menon’s Rakshadhikari Baiju will have a different story telling pattern

Biju Menon’s Rakshadhikari Baiju will have a different story telling pattern

Biju Menon’s next with scriptwriter-turned-director Ranjan Pramod’s Rakshadhikari Baiju will be follow different pattern from the usual style in Malayalam movies.

The movie will have more than 100 characters as part of the story with each tale connected to the protagonist Rakshadhikari Baiju. Biju Menon is playing the lead role of an employee of an irrigation department in the movie. The director, in a recent interview revealed more details about the movie and Biju Menon’s character.

Biju Menon will be seen in the title character, who is not a larger than life hero, but one who shows his heroism in subtle ways. His character is an ordinary man, who spends his life travelling from his village to work in the city and back. He doesn’t go out of his way to help people or be good, but somehow ends up doing a heroic deed.

Shoot for the movie has already been wrapped up and the makers are planning to release the movie in April. Darwinte Parinamam fame Hannah Reji Koshy, has played the female lead in the movie. Aju Varghese, Deepak Parambol, Hareesh Kanaran, Vijayaraghavan, Janardhanan, Indrans, Dileesh Pothen and Alencier Ley Lopez have played supporting characters.

This is Ranjan Pramod’s third directorial for Mohanlal’s Photographer and Rose Guitarinaal. He has also scripted superhit movies like Meesa Madhavan, Manasinakkare, Achuvinte Amma and Naran.

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