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Mammootty’s CBI 5 gears up for OTT release

Mammootty’s CBI 5 gears up for OTT release

The Mammootty starrer ‘CBI 5: The Brain’ is all set to stream on Netflix on June 12. The film, which originally hit screens on May 1, garnered mixed response during its theatrical run. It still managed to do decent business at the box office thanks to the iconic status of the CBI franchise.

The fifth installment of CBI series has Mammootty rejoining with script writer SN Swamy and director K Madhu. It also marked Mammoottyโ€™s return as CBI officer Sethurama Iyer. Along with him, actors Mukesh and Sai Kumar are also reprising their characters, Chacko and Sathyadas, respectively. Jagathy Sreekumar is also there in a cameo appearance. While Anoop Menon and Sudev Nair play cops, Dileesh Pothan essays the role of a politician. Renji Panicker, Alexander Prashanth and Ramesh Pisharody are also part of the CBI team.

Soubin Shahir, Asha Sarath, Anna Reshma Rajan, Malavika Nair, Swasika, Ansiba Hassan, Kottayam Ramesh and many others are part of the supporting cast. Music is by Jakes Bejoy and cinematography by Akhil George.

Kamal Haasan on a gifting spree for his Vikram team members

Kamal Haasan on a gifting spree for his Vikram team members

With Vikram rocking the global box office, an elated Kamal Haasan, who is also the film’s producer, is presenting expensive gifts for the team members. Director Lokesh Kanagaraj was presented with a luxurious Lexus car. His team of 13 assistant directors were also gifted a TVS Apache RTR 160 bike each.
Kamal also visited Suriya, played a cameo in Vikram, at his residence and gifted him his Rolex watch. Interestingly, Suriya’s character name in the film is also Rolex.

Meanwhile at the box office, ‘Vikram’ has already grossed over 200 crores worldwide. Going by the talks in trade circles, it is expected to end up as one of highest grossing Tamil films ever. If the initial response is anything to go by, the film is certain to continue its terrific run for a few more weeks.

‘Vikram’ is an action-packed entertainer that also has Vijay Sethupathi and Fahadh Faasil in prominent roles. Critics and commoners have unanimously lapped up the film. It is not often that so many stars come together for a film, and it is probably the first time in Indian cinema where a multiverse concept is opened up in a mass film. All these factors have piqued the audience’s curiosity and it has reflected on the footfalls in theatres.

Kannada star Shiva Rajkumar joins Rajnikanth in Thalaivar 169

Kannada star Shiva Rajkumar joins Rajnikanth in Thalaivar 169

We had earlier reported about Rajinikanth teaming up with director Nelson Dilipkumar for his next. Tentatively titled ‘Thalaivar 169’, the film has music by Anirudh and is produced by Sun Pictures.

Latest reports suggest that Kannads superstar Shiva Rajkumar will be playing a prominent role in the film. The veteran himself has recently confirmed it. He will begin shooting for his sequences in the film from September. This is his first outing with Rajinikanth, so expectations are certain to be high.

There are rumours about Priyanka Arul Mohan, Aishwarya Rai and Ramya Krishnan also acting in ‘Thalaivar 169’ but none of it is yet to be confirmed.

Director Nelson’s last film ‘Beast’ with Vijay with a failure. So naturally, the pressure is mounting on the director and he will be hoping to stage a strong comeback.

Here’s the trailer of Aishwarya Lakshmi’s Telugu debut, Godse

Here’s the trailer of Aishwarya Lakshmi’s Telugu debut, Godse

As reported by us earlier, Malayalam actress Aishwarya Lekshmi is making her Telugu debut with a film titled ‘Godse’. Satyadev plays the male lead in the film, which is directed by Gopi Ganesh Pattabhi. Ahead of its release on June 17, the makers have shared its trailer online.

Since ‘Godse’ marks the reunion of Gopi Ganesh Pattabhi and Satyadev after the success of ‘Bluff Master’, expectations are on the higher side. The film produced by C Kalyan is a slick action thriller. It also stars Jia Sharma, Brahmaji, Tanikella Bharani, Nagababu Konidela, Sijju Menon, Varghese, Prudhvi Raj, Noel Sean, Priyadarshi, Chaitanya Krishna, Pawan Santhosh and Guru Charan.

Aishwarya Lekshmi meanwhile has projects lined up in Malayalam and Tamil. She has already completed shooting for ‘Ranam’ director Nirmal Sahadev’s film, ‘Kumari’. In Tamil, she is paired with Vishnu Vishal in the rural-based sports drama ‘Gatta Kusthi’. She is also part of Mani Ratnam’s mega biggie, ‘Ponniyin Selvan’.

Nayanthara and Vignesh Shivan tie the knot

Nayanthara and Vignesh Shivan tie the knot

After 7 long years of relationship, Nayanthara and Vignesh Shivan got married today. The wedding ceremony was held in private resort in Mahabalipuram. The couple tied the knot at around 8 AM in the morning. Several celebrities from the film industry are attending the event.

Shah Rukh, Atlee, Dileep, Rajinikanth, Vijay Setupathi, Karthi, Mani Ratnam, Sarath Kumar, Anriudh Ravichander, Siva, and AL Vijay are among the attendees. More celebs are expected to arrive at the venue for the day long event. Though only selected invitees are allowed to enter the venue, medias have thronged the area in large numbers. Photos from there are also doing the rounds online.

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Recently while meeting the medias, Vignesh Shivan had said that they will be sharing photos from their wedding by afternoon. The two will also be making a public appearance on June 11 to address the press.

Meanwhile, there are unconfirmed reports about Netflix bagging the streaming rights for the wedding and Gautham Vasudev Menon directing it.

Tovino, Nimisha and Indrans team up for Dr Biju’s Adrishya Jalakangal

Tovino, Nimisha and Indrans team up for Dr Biju’s Adrishya Jalakangal

Award-winning director Dr Biju will next helm a film titled ‘Adrishya Jalakangal’. Tovino Thomas, Nimisha Sajayan and Indrans will be playing the lead roles in the film. Mythri Movie Makers, one of the leading banners in Telugu film industry, is making their Malayalam debut with this film. They are jointly producing it with Ellanar Films and Tovino’s Tovino Thomas Productions.

‘Adrishya Jalakangal’ will also be a hard-hitting film dealing with a relevant socio-political issue just like Dr Biju’s other films. Reportedly, it will be an anti-war film that depicts war as a man-made disaster and will explore society’s struggles for existence, love, peace, justice, relations, and sanity through its character.

Yedhu Radhakrishnan, the son of late National award winner MJ Radhakrishnan, will be cranking the camera. Davis Manuel is both the editor and associate director of the film. Dileep Daz is in charge of the production design.

Vijay Deverakonda’s Jana Gana Mana begins; Pooja Hegde is the female lead

Vijay Deverakonda’s Jana Gana Mana begins; Pooja Hegde is the female lead

It was recently announced that the ‘Liger’ combo of Vijay Deverakonda and Puri Jagannadh would be reuniting for an army-based thriller titled ‘Jana Gana Mana’. Planned as a big-scale, pan-Indian project, it is jointly backed by popular actress Charmme Kaur, filmmaker Vamshi Paidipally and Puri Jagannadh under the banner of Puri Connects.

Pooja Hegde has been signed as the female lead in ‘Jana Gana Mana’. The film went on floors last day and Pooja took part of the shoot. Touted to be an action-heavy film, expectations are high on it. The makers had earlier released a motion poster in which a war field is seen. In the background Vijay’s voice over is heard saying, “Indians are tigers, Indians are fighters, Indians can rule this worldโ€ฆ Jana Gana Mana”. The film is scheduled as an August 3, 2023 release.

Meanwhile, ‘Liger’, which also stars Mike Tyson and Ananya Panday is set to hit screens on August 25, 2022.

Here’s a new teaser of Dear Friend

Here’s a new teaser of Dear Friend

The makers of ‘Dear Friend’ have shared a new teaser ahead of the film’s release on June 10. It stars Tovini Thomas, Basil Joseph, Darshana Rajendran, ‘Pada’ fame Arjun Radhakrishnan, ‘Thanmathra’ fame Arjun Lal and Tamil actress Sanchana Natarajan as the leads. Actor-turned-filmmaker Vineeth Kumar is directing the film, which is scripted by Arjun Lal, Suhas and Sharfu. The latter two were part of the scripting of films like ‘Varathan’, ‘Virus’ and ‘Puzhu’.

The earlier-released trailer of ‘Dear Friend’ got excellent response and has managed to heighten the expectations for the film. The film is about a bunch of friends, their young and eventful life in Bangalore, conflicts, growing apart and how they reconcile.

‘Dear Friend’ has a strong technical team lead by DOP Shyju Khalid, music composer Justin Varghese and editor Deepu Joseph. Shyju Khalid is producing the film along with Sameer Thahir and Ashiq Usman.

‘Dear Friend’ will be clashing with the Rajeev Ravi-Nivin Pauly film ‘Thuramukham’ at the box office on June 10.

Mammootty to launch yet another debutant director

Mammootty to launch yet another debutant director

Mammootty, who is known to introduce many newcomer filmmakers, is set to launch another youngster. Dinu Dennis, son of veteran screenwriter Kaloor Dennis, will be making his directorial debut with what’s touted to be a thriller. Darwin Kuriakose and Jinu V Abraham are jointly producing the film under the banner of Theatre of Dreams. The production is also backing the upcoming Prithviraj-Asif Ali starrer Kaapa and Tovino’s cop-thriller Anveshippin Kandethum.

Announcing the project through his social media handle, Dinu wrote,

Sincere thanks to one and only legend Mammooka Mammootty from the bottom of ma heart.
Ma heartfelt thanks to ma producers and the team
Dolwin Kuriakose
Jinu V Abraham
@darvin kuriakose
N.M. Badusha
Nimish Ravi
@theatre of dreams

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Mammootty to launch yet another debutant director

Nimish Ravi of ‘Kurup’ fame has been signed as the cinematographer. He is also cranking the camera for the ongoing Mammootty film, Rorschach, directed by Nisam Basheer.

First look of Aashiq Abu’s Neelavelicham out

First look of Aashiq Abu’s Neelavelicham out

As reported earlier, Aashiq Abu is making a film titled ‘Neelavelicham’ based on Vaikom Muhammed Basheer’s novel of the same name. Tovino Thomas, Roshan Mathew, Shine Tom Chacko and Rima Kallingal are playing the leads in the film. The makers have released a first look featuring Tovino.

In 1964, Vaikom Muhammed Basheer had scripted a film titled ‘Bhargavi Nilayam’ based on his novel ‘Neelavelicham’. Aashiq Abu’s film is an adaptation of the same.
Hrishikesh Bhaskaran has penned its additional screenplay for the film. Girish Gangadharan is handling the cinematography. Music is by Bijibal and Rex Vijayan. Editor Saiju Sreedharan, costume designer Sameera Saneesh, production designer Jyothish Shankar and makeup artist Ronex Xavier are also part of the core team.

Aashiq Abu and Rima Kallingal are jointly producing the film under the banner of OPM. The makers have confirmed that it will be hitting screens in December.