Watch: Dhanush looks like a warrior in Karnan teaser

The teaser of Dhanush’s upcoming film ‘Karnan’ got released last evening. The two-minute long teaser is highly intriguing as it does not reveal much about the plot. All we get to see is Dhanush riding a horse is slow motion and he appears to be a warrior like figure who stands for the oppressed. Directed by Mari Selvaraj, the film has huge hype among Tamil cinema lovers.

‘Karnan’ is a rural-based film that is partly inspired from real life incidents. From the promos released so far, it is certain to be an intense and hard-hitting film, just like the director’s debut film, ‘Pariyerum Perumal’.

‘Karnan’ has Malayali actress Rajisha Vijayan paired with Dhanush. The supporting cast includes Lal, Lakshmipriya Chandramouli, Azhagar Perumal, Natarajan Subramanian, ’96’ fame Gouri Kishan and Yogi Babu among other.

Kollywood’s veteran producer Kalipuli S Thanu is producing the film under the banner of V Creations. It is scheduled for a grand theatrical release on April 9.

Rahul Ravindran to reprise Suraj Venjaramoodu’s role in The Great Indian Kitchen remake

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Vignesh Madhu

March 23, 2021

Rahul Ravindran to reprise Suraj Venjaramoodu’s role in The Great Indian Kitchen remake

The Tamil remake of acclaimed Malayalam film ‘The Great Indian Kitchen’ (TGK) has gone on floors. Aishwarya Rajesh is playing the lead role in the film and it is directed by R Kannan. The film is produced by Kannan’s Masala Pix and MKRP Productions. The makers have signed actor-director Rahul Ravindran to essay the male lead’s part.

‘The Great Indian Kitchen’ directed by Jeo Baby is one of the most talked about Malayalam films in recent times. The film garnered widespread appreciation for its strong commentary against patriarchal norms and oppression against women. Releasing directly on streaming platform Neestream, the film grabbed the attention of many non-Malayalis as well. Nimisha Sajayan and Suraj Venjaramoodu played the lead roles in it.

In the Tamil remake, Aishwarya Rajesh plays Nimisha’s role and Rahul will be reprising Suraj’s part. Rahul is a noted actor in Tamil and Telugu. He has directed a couple of films — ‘Chi La Sow’ and ‘Manmadhudu 2’. About the joining the cast of ‘TGK’ remake, Rahul tweeted that it is an excellent script and he is eagerly looking forward to start working on it.

Kanne Uyirin: Here’s a new song from The Priest

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Vignesh Madhu

March 23, 2021

Kanne Uyirin: Here’s a new song from The Priest

Mammootty starrer ‘The Priest’ continues to have a good run at the Kerala box office. Hitting screens on March 11, the film opened to excellent response with fans lapping up the film. The film also got released outside Kerala on March 19. Meanwhile, the makers have released a new video song from the film. The song titled ‘Kanne Uyirin’ is composed, arranged and produced by Rahul Raj. Harinarayanan BK has penned the lyrics and Narayani Gopan has lent her vocals. The song is about the bond between Manju Warrier and Nikhila Vimal, who play sisters in the film.

‘The Priest’ directed by debutant Jofin T Chacko is a mystery-thriller with supernatural elements in it. Mammootty plays a priest named Father Carmen Benedict, who assists the police department in solving crimes. Apart from that, he is also into parapsychology. During one such investigation, he comes across a mysterious girl named Ameya. The narrative is majorly centred around his encounter with the girl. ‘Kaithi’ fame Baby Monica plays the kid’s role while Nikhila Vimal and Manju Warrier essay other important roles.

Thalaivi trailer out; Kanagana Ranaut’s film looks like a grand retelling of Jayalalithaa’s story

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Vignesh Madhu

March 23, 2021

Thalaivi trailer out; Kanagana Ranaut’s film looks like a grand retelling of Jayalalithaa’s story

‘Thalaivi’, the biopic of late Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa, is gearing up for release. Bollywood actress Kangana Ranaut plays the lead role in the film. It is her birthday today and the makers have taken this special occasion to release the film’s trailer. A grand trailer launch event is currently being held in Chennai.

‘Thalaivi’ directed by AL Vijay looks like a grand retelling of J Jayalalithaa’s story. In the trailer, Kangana looks striking similar to Jayalalithaa of the olden times. The actress had taken lot of efforts for the film, which includes learning Tamil language and getting trained in classical dancing. She also put on extra weight for playing the character. Arvind Swamy essays the role of MGR in the film. Shamna Kasim and Samuthirakani are essaying other major roles.

‘Thalaivi’ is scripted jointly by ‘Baahubali’ writer KV Vijayendra Prasad and Rajat Arora. The film has Vishal Vittal cranking the camera and music composed by GV Prakash. It is jointly produced by Vishnu Induri and Shaailesh R Singh. The film is set to have a grand theatrical release on April 23.

Malayalam cinema wins big at the 67th National Film Awards

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Vignesh Madhu

March 23, 2021

Malayalam cinema wins big at the 67th National Film Awards

The 67th National Film Awards got announced last day. The awards were bestowed to the best of artistes and technicians from film industries across the country for their performances in the year 2019. Malayalam film industry stole the show by winning multiple awards in major categories.

Priyadarshan’s ‘Marakkar: Arabikadalinte Simham’ bagged the award for the Best Feature Film. It is only the 12th time that a Malayalam film has won this prestigious award. The film also won awards in two other categories — Best Costume (V Sai B and Sujith Sudhakaran) and Special Effects (Sidharth Priyadarshan).

‘Kalla Nottam’ directed by Rahul Riji Nair was declared as the Best Feature Film in Malayalam. Sajin Babu’s ‘Biriyani’, that got screened at various international film festivals, received a Special Mention by the jury. Mathukutty Xavier won the award for Best Debut Director for his maiden film ‘Helen’. Ranjith Ambay bagged the award for Best Makeup for the same film.

Girish Gangadharan, whose stunning work in ‘Jallikkattu’ was unanimously praised, got the award for Best Cinematographer. Famous poet Prabha Varma was chosen as the Best Lyricist for the film ‘Kolambi’. ‘Oru Pathira Swapnam Pole’ directed by Sharan Gopal won the award for Best Film on Family Values (Non-Feature).

Vijay Sethupathi celebrates his National Award win!

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Vignesh Madhu

March 23, 2021

Vijay Sethupathi celebrates his National Award win!

When the 67th National Film Awards got announced last day, Vijay Sethupathi was declared as the Best Supporting Actor for his terrific performance in ‘Super Deluxe’. The actor played a trans woman named Shilpa in the film and his performance was unanimously praised. The film Thiagarajan Kumararaja directorial also had Fahadh Faasil, Samantha Akkineni, Ramya Krishnan and director Mysskin in the lead roles

Right after the awards got announced, Twitter saw an overflow of congratulatory messages for Sethupathi. He then tweeted thanking the film’s director Thiagarajan Kumararaja and all those who wished him. He was shooting for his new film with director Ponram when the announcement was made. The team celebrated by organizing a cake cutting.

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This is not Vijay Sethupathi’s first win for ‘Super Deluxe’. He had earlier won the Best Actor Award at the 2019 Indian Film Festival of Melbourne. The film also garnered the ‘Equality in Cinema Award’ at the festival.

Mohanlal dedicates Marakkar’s National award to the Indian Navy

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Vignesh Madhu

March 23, 2021

Mohanlal dedicates Marakkar’s National award to the Indian Navy

The National film award for 2019 got announced last day and the Malayalam film, ‘Marakkar: Arabikadalinte Simham’ bagged the award for Best Feature Film. It is only the 12th time that a Malayalam film has won this prestigious award. Directed by Priyadarshan, ‘Marakkar’ is an action-epic made on a massive scale. As per the makers, ‘Marakkar’ is basically a patriotic film about how Kunjali Marakkar IV fought against the Portuguese army. Superstar Mohanlal plays the titular role and the cast also includes several well-known actors from various languages. The makers have dedicated the film’s National award win to the Indian Navy.

Mohanlal’s Facebook post reads,

Hearty congratulations to all the National Award winners.

Happy and elated to hear the fantastic news…. ” Marakkar – Arabikadalinte Simham” (Marakkar – Lion of the Arabian Sea) has bagged the National Award for best feature film. My Congratulations to “Team Marakkar” and the Captain of the ship Priyadarshan for this honour. My sincere thanks also to all who supported us on this labour of love. I join Aashirvad Cinemas in celebrating this award and dedicate it to the glory of the Indian Navy.

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Kunjali Marakkars are the hereditary chiefs of the Navy of the Zamorin of Kozhikode in the 16th century. The Marakkars organised the Malabar seamen to fight the Portuguese in several battles between 1500 and 1600. The honorific title of Kunjali was bestowed by the Zamorin on the Commandants of his Naval force in recognition of their prowess in maritime warfare. There were four successive Kunjali Marakkars between the period 1500 and 1600 AD.

In the film, Mohanlal will be seen playing the lead role of Kunjali Marakkar IV. He is regarded as India’s first naval chieftain. There is a separate chapter about Kunjali Marakkars in the Navy and the film has been made as a tribute to them.

Malik trailer release date announced

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Vignesh Madhu

March 23, 2021

Malik trailer release date announced

The makers of Fahadh Faasil’s eagerly awaited film ‘Malik’ have announced that its trailer will be out on March 25. Directed by Mahesh Narayanan, the film is based on some real-life incidents that occurred few years back in Kerala. The film produced by Anto Joseph is made on a big canvas with a budget of close to Rs 30 crores.

‘Malik’ also stars Nimisha Sajayan, Dileesh Pothan, Vinay Forrt, Indrans, Sudhi Koppa, Chandhunath, yesteryear actress Jalaja and Maala Parvathy in major roles. Besides directing and scripting, Mahesh Narayanan is also editing the film. DOP Sanu John Varughese, music director Sushin Shyam, production designer Santhosh Raman and sound designers Vishnu Govind and Sree Sankar are part of the technical team.

‘Malik’ was originally scheduled for release last year. However, the makers were forced to change their plans due to the pandemic. They have finally zeroed in on May 13 as the release date. Since it coincides with the Eid season, the film is expected to take a good opening in theatres.

67th National Film Awards: Here’s the complete list of winners!

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Vignesh Madhu

March 22, 2021

67th National Film Awards: Here’s the complete list of winners!

The 67th National Film Awards got announced in New Delhi on Monday. The awards are being bestowed to the best of artistes and technicians from film industries across the country for the year 2019. The awards were supposed to be held in May last year but got delayed due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Here’s the complete list of awards:

Best Actor, Male: Manoj Bajpayee (Bhosle), Dhanush (Asuran)

Best Actor, Female: Kangana Ranaut (Manikarnika, Pangaa)

Best Director: Sanjay Puran Singh Chauhan (Bahattar Hoorain)

Best Feature Film: Marakkar Arabikadalinte Simham

Best Supporting Actor, Male: Vijay Sethupathi (Super Deluxe)

Best Supporting Actor, Female: Pallavi Joshi (The Tashkent Files)

Best Child Artist: Naga Vishal

Jury Special Mention (Films): Biriyani (Malayalam), Lata Bhagwan Kare (Marathi), Picasso (Marathi)

Best Original Screenplay: Kaushik Ganguly (Jyeshthoputri)

Best Adapted Screenplay: Gumnami

Best Dialogue: The Tashkent Files (Hindi)

Best Cinematography: Girish Gangadharan (Jallikattu)

Best Editing: Naveen Nooli (Jersey)

Best Music Director: D Imman (Viswasam)

Best Background Score: Jyeshthoputro

Best Audiography: Iewduh (Khasi)

Best Lyrics: Kolambi

Best Female Playback singer: Bardo (Marathi)

Best Male Playback Singer: Kesri, Teri Mitti (Hindi)

Best Choreography: Raju Sundaram
(Maharshi)

Best Special Effects: Marakkar Arabikadalinte Simham

Special Jury Award: Oththa Seruppu Size-7 (Tamil)

Best Action: Avane Srimmannarayana

Best Makeup Artist: Helen

Best Costume Design: Marakkar

Best Production Design: Anandi Gopal

Best Sound Design: Resul Pookutty (Oththa Seruppu Size 7)

Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment: Maharshi

Best Film on Social issues: Anandi Gopal

Best Children’s Film: Kastoori (Hindi)

Best Film on Environment Conservation: Water Burial

Best Debut Film of A Director: Mathukutty Xavier (Helen)

Best Malayalam Film: Kalla Nottam

Best Telugu Film: Jersey

Best Kannada Film: Akshi

Best Marathi Film: Bardo

Best Tamil Film: Asuran

Best Hindi Film: Chhichhore

Best Bengali Film: Gumnami

Best Konkani Film: Kaajro

Best Haryanvi Film: Choriyaan Choro se Kam Nai Hoti

Best Assamese Film: Ronuwa Who Never Surrenders

Best Punjabi Film: Rab Da Radio 2

NON FEATURE FILM CATEGORY

Best Direction: Knock Knock Knock (English/Bengali), Sudhanshu Saria

Best Film on Family Values: Oru Pathira Swapnam Pole

Best Narration: Wild Karnataka, Sir David Attenborough

Best Short Fiction Film: Custody (Hindi/English)

Best Investigation Film: Jakkal

Best Animation Film: Radha (Musical)

Best Exploration Film: Wild Karnataka

Best Educational Film: Apples and Oranges

Best Film on Social Issue: Holy Rights and Ladli

Best Biographical Film: Elephants Do Remember (English)

Best Ethnographic Film: Charan-Atva The Essence of Being a Nomad (Gujarati)

Best Debut Non-Feature Film of a Director: Khisa (Marathi)

Best Non-Feature Film: An Engineered Dream (Hindi)

Best Environmental Film: The Stork Saviours

Best Editing: Shut Up Sona, Arjun Gourisaria

Best Audiography: Radha (Musical), Allwin Rego and Sanjay Maurya

Best On-Location Sound Recordist: Rahas (Hindi), Saptarshi Sarkar

Best Cinematography: Sonsi, Savita Singh

Special Jury Award: Small Scale Societies (English)

Best Book on Cinema: A Gandhian Affair: India’s Curious Portrayal of Love in Cinema by Sanjay Suri

Best Film Critic: Sohini Chattopadhyay

Most film friendly state: Sikkim

Cobra makers release a special poster on Roshan Mathew’s birthday

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Vignesh Madhu

March 22, 2021

Cobra makers release a special poster on Roshan Mathew’s birthday

Malayalam actor Roshan Mathew is celebrating his birthday today. The youngster is part of several promising projects including a couple of non-Malayalam films. He is making his Tamil debut with the Vikram starrer ‘Cobra’. From the film’s teaser, it is presumed that Roshan plays a negative role. It is expected to be a dream debut for him. Since it is his birthday today, the makers have released a special poster featuring him. The film’s director Ajay Gnanamuthu has shared it in his Twitter handle and also wished Roshan.

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‘Cobra’ is a big-budget thriller shot across multiple countries. Vikram appears in multiple looks in the film. Former Indian cricketer Irfan Pathan is also making his acting debut with this film. He essays the role of French Interpol officer Aslan Yilmaz. ‘KGF’ fame Srinidhi Shetty plays the female lead. KS Ravikumar, Miya George, Mammukoya, Sarjano Khalid, Mirnalini Ravi and many others are part of the cast.