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Mohanlal dreams of a world where there is no child abuse

Krishna Veni
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Mohanlal dreams of a world where there is no child abuse

Mohanlal dreams of a world where there is no child abuse

Child abuse is a very serious and alarming issue that needs to be properly addressed to spread awareness among people. It is one of the most disturbing issues that has been prevalent in the society from the past itself.

Film industries across the world from Hollywood to our regional industries have showcased the seriousness of the issue through various movies.

Actor Mohanlal, one of the most socially committed actors who often has voiced his opinions about many issues has now talked about child abuse through a short film, Happy New Year directed by TR Ratheesh. Teaser for the short film was released yesterday in which Mohanlal is seen spreading the message.

In the video, the actor talks about his dream of a world where there is no abuse against children. Abuse against children, even kids are increasing at alarming rates. Everyone should play their parts in making the world a better place to live in for the kids, a world where they will not be subjected to any sort of abuse.

Other prominent stars like Kunchako Boban, Kavya Madhavan, Suraj Venjaramoodu, Aju Varghese, Anoop Menon, Unni Mukundan, Shwetha Menon, Sanusha Santhosh, Nadirshah, Shruthi Lakshmi, Pearly Maaney, Menaka, Kaniha, Lakshmi Gopalaswamy, Mia George and Aparna also feature in the video supporting Mohanlal with the tagline I Support Lalettan against Child Abuse.

Even today there is a general misconception among the public about child abuse. People believe that child abuse is only about physical manhandling. But studies have proved that mental abuse faced by children will have more severe effects than physical torture. Mental abuse will have lasting impact in even shaping the future of the kids.

Pulimurugan enters the room 150 crore club

Vignesh Madhu
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Pulimurugan enters the room 150 crore club

Pulimurugan enters the room 150 crore club

Mohanlal’s action packed entertainer Pulimurugan continues to shatter records in the box office. The movie released for the Pooja holidays on October 7th is nearing the 100 days theatrical run. It has now officially entered the 150 crore club.

Pulimurugan is still running successfully in 144 centres in Kerala. It is now the highest grossing Malayalam movie from the overseas centres. The movie had created history by running in 80 release centres even when it is nearing 100 days in theatres.

Directed by Vysakh, the movie will soon have a 3D version, works for which have already started by the team. It was dubbed and released in Telugu as Manyam Puli on December 2nd.

Also Read : Siyad Koker against Liberty Basheer

It received great initial response from the Telugu audience and has been declared as a superhit by the media there.

The movie will now have release in Tamil, Kannada, Hindi, English, Chinese and Vietnamese languages. Produced by Tomichan Mulakupadam under his banner Mulakupadam Films, Pulimurugan turned out to the biggest ever success in Malayalam cinema history.

The postponement of many highly anticipated movies came in as a blessing in disguise for Pulimurugan. We will have to wait and see how long Pulimurugan can continue this glorious run.

Dangal crosses the 100-crore mark

Vignesh Madhu
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Dangal crosses the 100-crore mark

Dangal crosses the 100-crore mark

Aamir Khan’s latest release Dangal which hit the screens on December 23rd has been getting extremely positive reviews and has already, been regarded as one of the best Bollywood movies in recent years.

The movie, directed by Nitesh Tiwari also features Fatima Sana Shaikh, Sanya Malhotra, Zaira Wasim, Suhani Bhatnagar and Sakshi Tanwar playing the major characters. It has now crossed the coveted Rs 100-crore mark in its first weekend itself.

Dangal did a massive business of Rs 42.35 crore from Sunday alone to take the first weekend total to a whopping figure of Rs 106.95 crore. This is now the biggest opening opening weekend ever for an Aamir Khan movie. The numbers also include the box office returns from the Tamil and Telugu versions of the movie.

On Saturday, the movie had a collection of Rs 34.82 crores. It has had a massive leap of 21.63 percent from Saturday to Sunday. On the initial day, Friday which was a working day, the collections amounted to Rs 29.78 crores including 55 lakhs from the Tamil and Telugu versions.

The movie is showing remarkable growth collection wise, thanks to the unanimously positive word of mouth and the Christmas weekend.

Dangal is now Aamir’s fifth film to enter the Rs 100 crore club after Ghajini, 3 Idiots, Dhoom 3 and PK. It is movie based on the real life of wrestler Mahavir Singh Phogat who trained his two daughters – Geeta Phogat and Babita Kumari – in the sport.

The film shows the journey of the father and his daughters from their rigorous training right from their childhood to finally fulfilling their biggest dream, a medal for the country.

Apart from just another sports drama, Dangal discusses a very relevant topic about the importance of giving equal respect and opportunities to girls also. It sends out a very clear message that girls are no lesser than boys, making a strong statement about female empowerment.

Dangal is expected to continue this glorious run in the coming days also as there are no other releases from Bollywood for this week also.

Siyad Koker against Liberty Basheer

Vignesh Madhu
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Siyad Koker against Liberty Basheer

Siyad Koker against Liberty Basheer

The ongoing cinema strike between the theatre owners and the producers and distributors association have put the industry in a spot of bother. Many highly anticipated movies that were scheduled to release for this Christmas had to be postponed. Trade experts confirm that the strike have caused huge revenue losses for the industry on a whole.

The theatre owners association-Exhibitiors Federation headed by Liberty Basheer have demanded a 50% share from the theatrical collections. The producers and distributors have firmly opposed this demand fearing losses.

Many rounds of discussions were held to resolve the issue. Cinema minister AK Balan organised a compromise meeting between both the parties but could not find a solution. Now, distributors association president Siyad Koker has come out with strong allegations against Liberty Basheer. He has alleged that Liberty Basheer’s authoritarian decisions as the major reason for the issue not coming to a conclusion.

Watch Video : Geeta Phogat didn’t win the gold medal as shown in Dangal

He also said that some of the theatre owners who opposed the government’s suggestion for a judicial commision are corrupted and that they are trying to ruin the industry. Most of the theatre owners in the association are against Liberty Basheer but they are holding back themselves to openly talk against him, said Siyad Koker.

It is still not clear when the issue will be resolved between both the parties and ensure a smooth release for all the postponed movies. Prithviraj’s Ezra, Mohanlal’s Munthirivallikalal Thalirkkumbol, Dulquer Salmaan’s Jomonte Suvisheshangal and Jayasurya’s Fukri are the Malayalam movies that got rescheduled to further dates.

High hopes for Sakhavu : Nivin Pauly

Vignesh Madhu
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High hopes for Sakhavu : Nivin Pauly

High hopes for Sakhavu : Nivin Pauly

Nivin Pauly is currently on a break for Christmas to spend some quality time with his family. The actor has been having a packed schedule for the past few months juggling from one set to another.

He was acting in two movies simultaneously in Malayalam, debutant Althaf’s family entertainer Njandukalude Naatil Oridavela and National award winning director Siddhartha Siva’s Sakhavu.

The actor in a recent interview said that he is pinning high hopes on Sakhavu. Sakhavu is a political drama in which Nivin will play Krishna Kumar, a student political leader of the Left front.

According to the actor, Sakhavu is an intense film. It will be the kind of movie that will stay etched with the audience even after coming out of the cinema halls.

Siddhartha Siva’s previous few movies have been off-beat works that were critically appreciated. Nivin said, before listening to the script, he thought it would also fall in a similar category. But the perception was changed after the narration.

He said, the movie has a lot of potential and that the viewers will love the character. Sakhavu is not plainly a political drama. It will have equal amounts of humour, romance and machismo. Nivin has been taking a lot of time shooting for the film.

Shoot for Sakhavu commenced right after the release of Nivin’s Jacobinte Swargarajyam earlier this year. The team have been shooting the movie in schedules with one phase at a time.

In between that, shooting got stalled due to financial issues caused by the demonetisation move by the government. They are currently shooting in Peerumedu, Idukki. Another 30 day schedule of the movie is yet to be finished.

Sakhavu has a star studded cast. Jamna Pyari fame Gayathri Suresh, Aparna Gopinath and Kollywood actress Aishwarya Rajesh are playing the female leads in the movie. Aparna Gopinath is playing Neeti, a bold student activist from JNU Delhi. Sreenivasan, Maniyan Pillai Raju, Joju George and many other actors are also part of the movie.

Popular cinematographer from Kollywood, George C Williams is cranking the camera while Prashanth Pillai is handling the music department. The movie is produced by B Rakesh under the banner Universal Cinema.

Kunchacko Boban worked in Take Off without taking any remuneration

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

Kunchacko Boban worked in Take Off without taking any remuneration

Late director Rajesh Pillai was one of the pioneers who paved way for new age filmmaking in Malayalam. His terrifically executed road movie Traffic released in 2011 is considered as one of the best Malayalam movies in the past decade.

Many close acquaintances of the director from within and outside the film industry have come together for a movie titled Take Off, made as a tribute to him.

Take Off marks the debut directorial of renowned editor Mahesh Narayanan, who has worked with Rajesh Pillai in Traffic as an editor and a scriptwriter in Mili. The movie is produced by Anto Joseph and Shebin Becker in association with Rajesh Pillai Films.

Kunchacko Boban, Parvathy Menon, Fahadh Faasil and Asif Ali play lead roles in the movie which is about the plight of nurses who get trapped in Iraq during the war period. Kunchacko Boban is playing a male nurse in the movie, a character very rarely enacted by Mollywood actors.

Interestingly, the actor has not taken a single penny as remuneration for working in the movie. It is well known that the actor was very close to Rajesh Pillai with whom he has worked in Traffic and Vettah.

Kunchako Boban’s character Dr. Abel Tharakan in the path breaking Traffic won him rave reviews from the critics and the audience. The movie showcased an unseen side of the actor who was mostly confined to chocolate boy and the guy next door kind of roles till then.

Rajesh Pillai’s last movie, Vettah also had Kunchacko Boban in the lead along with Manju Warrier and Indrajith Sukumaran. His performance in the movie was also well received.

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.

Take Off was shot extensively in in Ras al-Khaimah, Hyderabad and Kochi. It is scheduled to release in March next year.

Dulquer Salmaan and John Vijay celebrate Christmas in US

Vignesh Madhu
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Dulquer Salmaan and John Vijay celebrate Christmas in US

Dulquer Salmaan and John Vijay celebrate Christmas in US

We had earlier reported that Dulquer Salmaan is currently in US for the shoot of his upcoming movie with Amal Neerad. Dulquer Salmaan is playing the character Aji Mathew in the movie. Debutante Karthika Muraleedharan is playing the female lead opposite Dulquer in this yet to be titled movie.

The second schedule of the movie started by November end in Mexico. The team yesterday celebrated Christmas together in the US. John Vijay, who is playing an important character in the movie, threw a Christmas party for the team. He shared more details about the movie in a recent interview.

He said, “The story revolves around a guy who comes to the US to meet his girl friend. He gets into trouble during this journey and also discovers many unknown things about the girl.”

John Vijay is playing a character with many shades. He is neither a good guy, nor a bad one. The team is currently shooting at the Mexican border.

Some stunt men from Hollywood are also part of the team. The team will be moving to Las Vegas to celebrate the New Year. Jinu Joseph and Karthika Muraleedharan are also part of this schedule.

First schedule was completed in Kottayam, Pala and surrounding areas. The overseas schedule was initially to begin by September, but got postponed due to Visa problems.

The movie is written by Shibin Francis who has previously scripted Prithviraj Sukumaran’s super hit movie Paavada. Gopi Sunder has composed the music for this movie.

Director Amal Neerad is also funding this movie under his home production banner Amal Neerad Productions.

Nayanthara stuns Dora team

Vignesh Madhu
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Nayanthara stuns Dora team

Nayanthara stuns Dora team

Nayanthara, popularly called as Lady superstar has stunned the team of her upcoming movie Dora with her commitment. She surprised the team by finishing the dubbing portions for the entire movie in a singe day.

Dora is an horror movie directed by Doss Ramasamy. The director was stunned by Nayanthara’s amazing commitment. Most actors usually take 2-3 days, sometimes even more while dubbing for a lead character.

But, Nayanthara finished dubbing for her portions in a single day, and took the entire team by surprise. She could have easily taken more time and finished dubbing relaxedly, but she didn’t and that shows her commitment and dedication for the art.

Dora is a horror movie in which Nayanthara is playing the central character. A car plays an equally important role in the movie. The movie also stars Thambi Ramaiah, Harish Uthaman, Shan and Tharun Kshatriya in other supporting characters.

The movie is jointly produced by Hitesh Jhabak and A. Sarkunam under the banner Sarkunam Cinemas. Debutant composers Vivek and Merwin are handling the music department while Dinesh Krishnan is the cinematographer for Dora.

Dora is scheduled to release early next year. Nayanthara is also part of some exciting projects that will hit the screens next year. Immaika Nodigal, Aramm, Kolaiyathur Kaalam are some of the movies she has committed.

Immaika Nodigal, directed by Demonte Colony fame Ajay Gnanamuthu will be a romantic thriller in which Nayanthara will be playing the female lead opposite Athravaa Murali. The movie also marks the debut of Bollywood director Anurag Kashyap as an actor in South Indian cinema.

Another movie in the pipeline, Kolaiyathur Kaalam is directed by Chakri Toleti who has made movies like Billa 2 and Unnai Pol Oruvan. The actress will be seen as a district collector in her next movie, Aram directed by Minjur Gopi.

Many Tamil movies were offered to me post Premam : Nivin Pauly

Vignesh Madhu
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Many Tamil movies were offered to me post Premam : Nivin Pauly

Many Tamil movies were offered to me post Premam : Nivin Pauly

One of the hot favourites in South India among the younger generation, Nivin Pauly has been enjoying a glorious two-three years professionally. The actor had only two releases this year, but both of them were blockbuster successes.

He started the year with Abrid Shine’s Action Hero Biju, a different take on a police story. His next movie was his mentor’s Jacobinte Swargarajyam, a family entertainer. Success of both the movies have spiked his career graph to further heights.

The actor has been very busy for the past few months acting in three movies in two different languages. Njandukalude Naatil Oridavela, Sakhavu and Gautham Ramachandran’s yet to be titled Tamil movie are the three projects that the actor was juggling between for the past few months.

In a recent interview, Nivin Pauly talked about his experience working in Kollywood industry. He became popular among the Tamil masses after the sensational success of his biggest hit till date- Premam, released in 2015. The movie enjoyed a theatrical run of more than 250 days in Tamil Nadu.

Post the success of Premam, Nivin was approached with many scripts and the actor like always has been very choosy in selecting the scripts. He zeroed in on Gautham Ramachandran’s yet to be titled movie which is reportedly an official remake of Kannada superhit movie Ulidavru Kandanthe.

Santa Maria and Avargal are some of the titles doing the rounds about the movie, but Nivin maintains that they are yet to choose a title.

The movie will be set in a costal area in which Nivin will be seen as a stubborn, fearless rowdy like character. The actor is yet to finish dubbing for the movie.

Nivin Pauly has also signed for two other projects in Tamil. Debutant Surya Balakaumran’s movie which will produced by Theri director Atlee and another with Prabhu Radhakrishnan produced by R D Raja. He has said that both the movies have brilliant concepts and also assured that they will be top quality movies.

Nivin Pauly is also in talks with popular director Gautham Vasudev Menon for a movie. Earlier, the director had mentioned about making a romantic entertainer with Nivin in the lead.

It is also not clear whether Gautham Menon is trying to rope in Nivin for the Tamil remake of Telugu super hit movie Pelli Choopulu, rights for which were bought by him few months back.

Allu Arjun names his daughter Allu Arha

Vignesh Madhu
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Allu Arjun names his daughter Allu Arha

Allu Arjun names his daughter Allu Arha

Allu Arjun and his wife Sneha Reddy became parents for the second time last month. The couple were blessed with a baby girl, who they have named Allu Arha.

The popular Tollywood actor took to micro blogging site, Twitter to announce the name of his daughter along with its meaning. He tweeted,

“Our newly arrived angel Allu Arha . Hindu meaning : Lord Shiva . Islamic meaning : Calm& Serene. “AR” jun & Sne “HA” together ARHA #AlluArha,”

He also posted some cute photographs of his newborn baby girl.

Allu Arjun and Sneha Reddy got married in a grand ceremony in 2011. Their first son Allu Ayaan was born in 2014. The actor enjoys a strong fan following not only in his home state but also in Kerala and Tamil Nadu.

Allu Arjun is without any second thoughts the most popular actor in Kerala. Such is his fan base that he is fondly called as Mallu Arjun by fans.

All Arjun is ranked in the 43rd place in the 2016 Forbes Celebrity 100 list with earnings in around, Rs 27 crore. He also held the 59th rank this year in the Famous fame category.

Last year he took the 67th position. The stylish actor was also named as Tollywood’s most googled celebrity of 2016.

Professionally also, Allu Arjun had a great year in 2016. His only release this year Sarranoidu was a commercially successful movie. It was dubbed and released in Malayalam as Yodhavu.

He is currently shooting for Duvvada Jagannadham aka DJ, directed by Harish Shankar. The movie has Pooja Hegde playing the female lead.

After finishing DJ, Allu Arjun will start shooting for his much-awaited Tamil debut movie. This yet to be titled movie will be directed by Lingusamy, who has delivered several commercial hits like Run, Paiyaa, Sandakozhi, Vettai etc. The project scheduled to go on floors by March next year will be bankrolled by Studio Green.

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