The makers of ‘Nayattu’ have released a song video from the film. The track titled ‘Appalaale’ sounds like a fun folk song. Vishnu Vijay has composed, arranged and produced the song. His wife Madhuvanthi Narayan has lent her vocals and lyrics is penned by Anwar Ali. From the visuals, we get to see that the song is set on a wedding night. The three lead actors Joju George, Kunchacko Boban and Nimisha Sajayan feature in the video.
‘Nayattu’ directed by Martin Prakkat promises to be an unusual cop-thriller. The film is scripted by ‘Joseph’ fame Shahi Kabir, a real life policeman. General talk regarding the film within the industry is highly positive and the impressive trailer has further heightened the expectations.
‘Nayattu’ has Shyju Khalid handling the cinematography Vishnu Vijay of ‘Guppy’ and ‘Ambili’ fame is composing the music. Mahesh Narayanan is editing the film. Martin Prakkat is jointly producing it in association with director Ranjith and PM Sasidharan’s banner Gold Coin Motion Pictures.
Malayalam actor and scenarist P Balachandran has passed away. He is well known for his contributions in Malayalam literature and Malayalam cinema. The 69-year-old breathed his last at his residence in Vaikom. He was suffering from age related ailments for the last several months. Final rites will be held at his residence in Thekkenada.
P Balachandran was born to Padmanabha Pillai and Saraswati Bhai born on 2 February 1952, in Sasthamkotta, Kollam. He is married to Sreelatha, former chairperson of Vaikom municipality, and the couple have two children, Sreekanth and Parvathy.
P Balachandran is a recipient of the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award, Kerala Chalachithra Akademi Award and Kerala Sangeetha Nadaka Akademi Award. He has scripted many films including ‘Ulladakkam’, ‘Pavithram’, ‘Agnidevan’, ‘Uncle Bun’, ‘Punaradhivasam’, and ‘Kammattipaadam’. He made his directorial debut in 2012 with ‘Ivan Megharoopan’. The film won four Kerala State awards including the award for Second Best Film.
Balachandran has also done notable roles in films like ‘Trivandrum Lodge’, ‘Annayum Rasoolum’, ‘Kadal Kadannoru Mathukutty’ etc. He was last seen in the Mammootty starrer ‘One’, in which he played the role of an opposition MLA.
Dulquer Salmaan as sub-Inspector Aravind Karunakaran; Watch teaser here!
Dulquer Salmaan has shared the the teaser of his new film ‘Salute’. The teaser is part of a sequence involving a protest at the end of which Dulquer enters in a police uniform. The film directed by Rosshan Andrrews is a cop thriller in which Dulquer plays the role of sub-Inspector Aravind Karunakaran. This is the first time the actor is playing a full fledged police role in his career; so expectations are on the higher side.
Sharing the teaser, Dulquer wrote,
Here’s presenting to you a small teaser of SI Aravind Karunakaran in Salute. A role and film i´ve thoroughly enjoyed performing and being a part of. Can’t wait for you guys to watch this one on the big screen
‘Salute’ is scripted by Bobby and Sanjay. The writer duo’s previous cop film with director Rosshan Andrrews, ‘Mumbai Police’, is considered as one of the best thrillers made in Malayalam cinema till date. So cinephiles are eagerly looking forward to see if they can better themselves with ‘Salute’.
Bollywood actress Diana Penty of ‘Cocktail’ fame plays the female lead. Manoj K Jayan, Saniya Iyappan, Lakshmi Gopalaswamy, Alencier Ley Lopez, Binu Pappu and Vijay Kumar are essaying other prominent roles. Popular Tamil music director Santhosh Narayanan is scoring music for this film. Dulquer is producing it under his own banner Wayfarer Films.
‘Anugraheethan Antony’ starts off intriguingly with an accident scene, the visuals of which are not shown. Though the sounds of vehicles passing by and honking horns, we get to know that something drastic has happened. Someone has passed away and it takes us back when the revelation is made. So the first 10 minutes is arresting and we are left guessing as to what follows next. From there, the narrative travels back and forth following the protagonist Antony’s story.
Sunny Wayne as Antony is a loafer who spends his time hanging around with friends, much to the disappointment of his father, a retired school teacher. After his mother’s passing away, Antony is pampered by his father and his aunt’s loving family, who live next-door. To teach him about the worth of faithfulness, his father buys a couple of pet dogs and takes care of them like his own kids. Antony can’t stand the dogs and is always rude to them. The dogs later play a major part in his life. Antony also comes across a girl named Sanjana. After some regular boy-meets-girl and trying-to-woo-her sequences, occurs the unexpected. It is somewhat a bumpy ride from there but lands on an impactful emotional ending.
Anugraheethan Antony Review
The storyline of ‘Anugraheethan Antony’ has an emotional core, which is cautiously translated on screen by the debutant director Prince Joy. With the help of some lovely visuals and excellent music, a sense of warmth and goodness is maintained throughout. Sunny Wayne’s character has two shades and he has done pretty well to fit in as Antony. As the main lead, Sunny has shouldered the film well. Gouri Kishan, as his romantic interest, has also played her part neatly. The ever-trustable Siddique puts on another fine performance. Manikandan Achari, Muthumani and Jaffer Idukki were also equally impressive. One of the best moments in the film belongs to Suraj Venjaramoodu, who like that hard-hitting cameo appearance in ‘Action Hero Biju’, tugs your heartstrings despite the limited screentime.
Overall, ‘Anugraheethan Antony’ makes for a good watch with families. It has almost all the elements a normal cine-goer would look for — comedy, romance, great music and some really moving moments.
‘Nayattu’ is all set to hit screens on April 8. Today, on the special occasion of Easter, the makers have shared a new poster featuring the three lead actors — Joju George, Kunchacko Boban and Nimisha Sajayan. The film directed by Martin Prakkat is gearing up for release amidst high expectations.
Nayattu Easter special poster
Scripted by ‘Joseph’ fame Shahi Kabir, ‘Nayattu’ promises to be an unusual cop-thriller. General talk within the industry regarding the film is highly positive and its impressive trailer has further heightened the expectations. Since Martin Prakkat is also making a comeback after a long gap, cinephiles are eagerly looking forward to the film.
‘Nayattu’ has an incredible technical team. Shyju Khalid is handling the cinematography and Mahesh Narayanan is editing the film. Vishnu Vijay of ‘Guppy’ and ‘Ambili’ fame is handling the music department. Martin Prakkat is jointly producing the film in association with director Ranjith and PM Sasidharan’s banner Gold Coin Motion Pictures.
Thaaram: Nivin Pauly’s new film announced on Easter Day
On the auspicious occasion of Easter, Nivin Pauly has announced that he will be starring in a new film titled ‘Thaaram’. Vinay Govind will be directing the film and it is scripted by Vivek Ranjith. Vijay Govind has previously directed ‘Kili Poyi’ and ‘Kohinoor’. Vivek Ranjith was also the co-writer of ‘Kili Poyi’.
As per the makers, ‘Thaaram’ is a rom-com and a family entertainer. The film will have cinematography by Pradeesh M Varma and music by Rahul Raj. Editor Arjun Benn, sound designers Vishnu Govind-Sree Sankar, lyricists Manu Manjith and BK Harinarayanan are also part of the team. More details regarding the supporting cast and when shoot begins are still awaited.
Nivin Pauly has a handful of other promising projects lined up. He is currently shooting for Abrid Shine’s ‘Mahaveeryar’, which also stars Asif Ali. The star’s hugely anticipated ‘Thuramukham’ and ‘Kanakam Kamini Kalaham’ are expected to hit screens soon. Nivin still has a few more portions left to be completed for ‘Padavettu’. ‘Gangster of Mundanmala’ and ‘Bismi Special’ are his other announced projects.
A new song teaser from the upcoming Malayalam movie ‘Djibouti’ has just been released online. It is a romantic song composed by Deepak Dev. Shankar Mahadevan has lent his vocals for the track. From the 1-minute teaser itself, we could make out that it is a lovely song that might turn out to be a big hit among music lovers.
‘Djibouti’ is directed by SJ Sinu. The director himself has penned the story and he has written the screenplay along with Afsal Abdul Latheef. The film is set entirely in Djibouti, a country in East Africa. During the film’s shoot last year, the cast and crew members got struck there for few weeks due to the pandemic-induced travel restrictions.
From the recently released trailer, the film looks like an action packed entertainer. Amith Chakalakkal, noted for his roels in ‘Honey Bee’, ‘C/O Saira Banu’ and ‘Vaarikuzhiyile Kolapathakam’, plays the lead role. Jacob Gregory, Shagun Jaswal, Dileesh Pothan and Anjali Nair essay the supporting roles.
On the technical front, the film has cinematography by TD Sreenivas and music by Deepak Dev. Samjith Mohammed is handling the edits. It is produced by Jobi P Sam.
Rajisha Vijayan’s new film ‘Kho Kho’ is all set to hit screens on April 14 as a Vishu release. With just a few days left for release, the makers have shared the trailer online. ‘Kho Kho’ is a sports-based film that has Rajisha playing the role of a Kho Kho coach. She essays a character named Maria Francis, who trains a set of young school girls against all odds. Since Rajisha appears in two different looks in the trailer, we perceive that she will be seen both as a player and a coach.
‘Kho Kho’ is written and directed by Rahul Riji Nair of ‘Ottamuri Velicham’ fame. His last film ‘Kalla Nottam’ recently won the National award for Best Feature Film in Malayalam. It is probably the first time that a film based on Kho Kho is being made in mainstream Indian cinema.
The film’s cast includes Venkitesh, Mamitha Baiju, Vettukili Prakash and Renjit Shekar among others. Some original Kho Kho players are also acting in the film. ‘Kho Kho’ has cinematography by Tobin Thomas and music by Sidhartha Pradeep. Editor-turned-filmmaker Appu Bhattathiri is the post-production supervisor and edits are done by Christy Sebastian. The film is being produced under the banner of First Print Studios.
Kuruthi promises to be a fierce action-thriller; Watch teaser here
As informed by us earlier, the teaser of Prithviraj Sukumaran’s new film ‘Kuruthi’ has just dropped in online. It is directed by debutant Manu Warrier and produced by Supriya Menon under the banner of Prithviraj Productions. The teaser looks super impressive as it promises to be an intense action thriller. The film comes with the tagline ‘A vow to kill, an oath to protect’.
‘Kuruthi’ is scripted by Anish Pallyal. It also stars Murali Gopy, Roshan Mathew, Shine Tom Chacko, Srindaa, Mamukkoya, Manikandan Rajan, Navas Vallikkunnu, ‘Thanneer Mathan Dhinangal’ fame Naslen and ‘Thatteem Mutteem’ fame Sagar Surya in important roles.
The film was shot in quick time last December and it is now gearing up for release. Prithviraj, who is also producing the film, had earlier written that he is proud about how the film got made in quick time without compromising on any quality. According to him, it is the fastest film he has shot for in his entire career.
On the technical front, the film has ‘Amen’ fame Abhinandan Ramanujam as the cinematographer and Jakes Bejoy as the composer. Akhilesh Mohan is the editor.
Neramaye: Check out this fun song from Member Rameshan 9aam Ward
After the viral hit ‘Alare Neeyennile’, the makers of ‘Member Rameshan 9aam Ward’ have released a new song video online. Titled as ‘Neramaye’, the song is composed by Kalias Menon and sung by Jassie Gift. Shabareesh Varma has penned the lyrics. It is a fun song featuring election campaigns. Films like ‘Classmates’, ‘Vellimoonga’, ‘Da Thadiya’ and ‘Ramaleela’ have had similar songs before.
‘Member Rameshan 9th Ward’ is written and directed by debutants Anto Jose Pereira and Aby Treesa Paul. The film is said to be a full length political entertainer set in a rural backdrop. Arjun Ashokan plays the lead role of OM Rameshan, who contests in the 9th ward under the UKF party ticket. Sabumon’s character is named Ajithan Vettikuzhi, Mamukkoya as Abu Manjapra, Johny Antony as Jacob Moonjali and Saju Kodiyan as Ashokan.
‘Ladoo’ fans Gayathri Ashok is paired opposite Arjun Ashokan. Chemban Vinod Jose, Shabareesh Varma, Indrans, Dharmajan, Mareena Michael and many others are part of the film’s supporting cast. Eldho Issac is the cinematographer and music department is handled by Kailas Menon. Deepu Joseph is the editor.
The film is being produced by Boban-Moly duo under the banner of Boban and Moly Entertainment.
