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Ashiq Abu to produce Vinayakan’s directorial debut Party

Vignesh Madhu
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Ashiq Abu to produce Vinayakan’s directorial debut Party

Ashiq Abu to produce Vinayakan’s directorial debut Party

Vinayakan is turning a director next year with a film titled ‘Party’. Aashiq Abu and Rima Kallingal are producing the film under their banner OPM Cinemas. Vinayakan himself is scripting the film, more details regarding which are not yet known. Interestingly, it is Vinayakan’s 25th year in cinema and Aashiq Abu took this special occasion to formally announce the project.

Back in the 90s, Vinayakan started his career in cinema as a background dancer. He then acted in numerous comedy and negative characters before getting his big break with the Rajeev Ravi directorial ‘Kammattipaadam’. Vinayakan’s stellar performance as the wounded gangster Ganga is regarded as one of the finest of this decade and won him several accolades including the Kerala State Award.

Ever since ‘Kammattipaadam’, Vinayakan has become choosy and has mostly bagged meaty roles. It will be interesting to see him donning the director’s hat. On the acting front, he will be seen in major roles in upcoming films like ‘Operation Java’, ‘Pada’ and ‘Oruthee’. He is also playing the antagonist’s role in the much hyped Tamil film ‘Dhruva Natchathiram’.

Mohnalal’s Drishyam 2 starts rolling!

Vignesh Madhu
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Mohnalal’s Drishyam 2 starts rolling!

Mohnalal’s Drishyam 2 starts rolling!

The much-hyped Mohanlal starrer ‘Drishyam 2’ has started rolling today. The film was launched with a customary pooja ceremony, which was attended by few members from the cast and crew. Notably, Mohanlal was absent for the pooja. For the past one week, the actor has been undergoing Ayurvedic treatment. He is expected to join the team shortly.

‘Drishyam 2’ is the official sequel to the 2013-blockbuster directed by Jeethu Joseph. As per the makers, the new story will continue exactly from where the first part ended. The narrative will once again revolve around the lives of Georgekutty and family. Mohanlal, Meena and all the major actors from ‘Drishyam’ are expected to be part of the sequel as well.

Take in consideration the Covid-19 situation, shoot will be conducted following all the safety protocols. Kochi and Thodupuzha are the major locations. Mohanlal’s own production house Aashirvad Cinemas is producing the film.

Joju George and Sheelu Abraham to play the lead in Star; Shoot begins in Kochi

Vignesh Madhu
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Joju George and Sheelu Abraham to play the lead in Star; Shoot begins in Kochi

Joju George and Sheelu Abraham to play the lead in Star; Shoot begins in Kochi

Malayalam film industry is slowly getting back to its feet after laying low for the last few months. Film shootings have gradually started in many parts of the state. Joju George’s new film ‘Star’ was launched today. Domin D’Silva is directing the film and it is scripted by Suvin Somashekaran. Tharun Bhaskaran is the cinematographer.

Domin D’Silva has previously directed the Neeraj Madhav starrer ‘Paippil Chuvattile Pranayam’. His new film ‘Star’ has Sheelu Abraham as the female lead. Abraham Mathew is producing the film under the banner of Abaam Movies. Badusha is the executive producer.

Joju George has multiple other projects coming up. He will be seen in important roles in ‘Pada’, ‘One’, ‘Halal Love Story’, ‘Thuramukham’, ‘Churuli’, ‘Naayaatt’ and the Tamil film ‘Jagame Thandhiram’. All these films are in various stages of production.

Akshay Kumar announces Laxmmi Bomb release date

Vignesh Madhu
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Akshay Kumar announces Laxmmi Bomb release date

Akshay Kumar announces Laxmmi Bomb release date

Due to the Covid-19 pandemic and the following shutting down of theatres, many several Bollywood films have were forced to opt for direct release in OTT platforms. Probably the biggest among them is Akshay Kumar’s ‘Laxmmi Bomb’. The film’s streaming rights have been acquired by Disney Plus Hotstar. It has been officially announced that the film will be premiering on November 9 during the Diwali season.

‘Laxmmi Bomb’ is the official remake of Tamil blockbuster ‘Kanchana’ aka ‘Muni 2’. Akshay Kumar, Kiara Advani and Tussshar Kapoor play lead roles in the film. Malayalam actor Babu Antony will be seen reprising his role from the Tamil version. Raghava Lawrence, who directed and starred in the original, is helming the Hindi remake as well.

‘Laxmmi Bomb’ was originally scheduled to hit screens during the Eid season. Trade analysts believe that the film had the potential of earning over Rs 200 crore at the box office. Usually digital rights of a big star film gets sold for a price of around Rs 60-70 crores. But thanks to the massive hype, the makers of ‘Laxmmi Bomb’ have managed to bag a hefty deal with Hostar. If reports are to be believed, they have earned over Rs 125 crores as streaming rights alone.

Joju George, Kunchako Boban and Nimisha Sajayan in Martin Prakkat’s Naayaatt

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Joju George, Kunchako Boban and Nimisha Sajayan in Martin Prakkat’s Naayaatt

Joju George, Kunchako Boban and Nimisha Sajayan in Martin Prakkat’s Naayaatt

Much before the lockdown disrupted the film industry’s working, director Martin Prakkat had started the shoot of his new film with Joju George, Kunchako Boban and Nimisha Sajayan in the leads. It is learnt that the film has now been titled as ‘Naayaatt’. Shahi Kabir of ‘Joseph’ fame is scripting the film. Around 15 days of shoot is still left to be completed and the makers are planning to resume works later this month.

‘Naayaatt’ marks Martin Prakkat’s comeback to direction after five years. He last made the highly successful Dulquer Salmaan starrer ‘Charlie’. His new film is said to be a crime thriller. Kunchacko Boban and Nimisha Sajayn will be seen playing the roles of police constables in it.

Director Ranjith, ‘Kettyolaan Ente Malakha’ fame Manohari Joy, Anil Nedumangad and many others are part of the film’s supporting cast. Shyju Khalid takes care of the cinematography and Mahesh Narayanan is handling the edits. Vishnu Vijay of ‘Guppy’ and ‘Ambili’ is composing the music.

Martin Prakkat is jointly producing the film along with veteran director Ranjith’s banner Gold Coin Motion Pictures.

Uyarnnu Parannu: Divya Vineeth sings for Vineeth Sreenivasan’s beautiful composition

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Uyarnnu Parannu: Divya Vineeth sings for Vineeth Sreenivasan’s beautiful composition

Uyarnnu Parannu: Divya Vineeth sings for Vineeth Sreenivasan’s beautiful composition

Vineeth Sreenivasan and his wife Divya have collaborated for a beautiful single titled ‘Uyarnnu Parannu’. The song has been released online and is getting excellent response. Celebrities like Rima Kallingal, Dulquer Salmaan, Prithviraj Sukumaran, Kunchacko Boban, Asif Ali and Anna Ben have shared the song and also heaped praise on the couple.

Vineeth has penned the lyrics and composed the track while Divya has lent her vocals. Interestingly, this is Vineeth’s maiden attempt as a composer and also marks Divya’s debut as a singer. Akshay Madhavan has shot and edited the song.

Recently, Vineeth had shared a lovely video of Divya singing the popular Ilayaraja number ‘Thendral Vanthu’ in his Instagram handle. He had also written that it is the first time in 16 years that his wife is allowing him to record a video of her singing. Divya and Vineeth have been married for 8 years now. They both were college mates and got married after an eight-year-long relationship. The couple now lives in Chennai with their two kids, Vihaan and Shanaya.

On the work front, Vineeth was shooting his new film ‘Hridayam’ when the lockdown was announced. It has Pranav Mohanlal and Kalyani Priyadarshan in the lead roles. Vineeth has taken real-life inspirations to script this film. Major portions of the film have been shot in the same college in which Vineeth and Divya studied. Shoot is currently stalled at the halfway stage.

Prithviraj to star in Thanneer Mathan Dinangal makers’ next

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Prithviraj to star in Thanneer Mathan Dinangal makers’ next

Prithviraj to star in Thanneer Mathan Dinangal makers’ next

Plan J Studios headed by cinematographer Jomon T John and editor Shameer Muhammed seems to be going from strength to strength. The banner started their journey last year with the sensational hit ‘Thanneer Mathan Dinangal’. Their new film ‘Irul’ which they are co-producing with Anto Joseph is currently on the floors. Directed by Naseef Yusuf Izuddin, the film has Fahadh Faasil, Soubin Shahir and Darshana Rajendran in the lead roles.

Plan J is also producing a Prithviraj-starrer next. Cinematographer-turned-filmmaker Tanu Balak will be making his directorial debut with this film. He has cranked camera for films like ‘The Train’ and ‘Of The People’. For his maiden film with Prithviraj, a casting call has been released online. The makers are on the look for girls between the age group of 6-8 and both male and female actors between 25-60. Since it is mentioned that artists from Kanyakumari-Trivandrum region are preferred, it looks like the film is set in that particular milieu.

An official announcement with complete details regarding the cast and crew is expected to be made soon.

Official: Lokesh Kanagaraj announces his next with Kamal Haasan!

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Official: Lokesh Kanagaraj announces his next with Kamal Haasan!

Official: Lokesh Kanagaraj announces his next with Kamal Haasan!

As speculated earlier, Kamal Haasan’s next film is indeed with the highly promising Lokesh Kanagaraj. The veteran star’s own production house Raaj Kamal Film International (RKFI) is producing the film, which is planned as a summer 2021 release. Anirudh Ravichander will be composing the music. Announcing the project, both Kamal and Lokesh shared a dazzling poster in which a man’s picture is put together with a collage made by various types of guns. In the poster, it is also written, ‘Once upon a time there lived a ghost’.

The film was announced with the hashtag ‘Evanendru Ninaithaai’. So there still exists a doubt regarding the film’s official title. From the poster, many presume it to be a gangster film but the makers haven’t revealed anything about the genre. However, RKFI confirmed that the film will be a proper entertainer, something that Kamal hasn’t done in a long time.

Lokesh Kanagaraj’s growth as filmmaker is remarkable and inspiring to many. Though he made an impressive debut with ‘Maanagaram’, it was the success of his second film ‘Kaithi’ that made him popular among the masses. His upcoming film ‘Master’ starring Vijay and Vijay Sethupathi has tremendous expectations. The film is expected to release soon after theatres resume functioning.

After ‘Master’, it was said that Lokesh will be directing a Rajinikanth film for Kamal’s banner RKFI. But due to some unknown reasons that project got dropped. It is not sure if it is the same project that was announced last day with Kamal as the lead actor. Being a self-confessed Kamal fan, Lokesh will be shouldering massive expectations.

‘Kamal Haasan 232’ (tentative title) will be seen as Lokesh’s tribute as a fanboy to his matinee idol just like how Karthik Subbaraj made ‘Petta’ with Rajinikanth.

Suresh Gopi and Asha Sarath in Major Ravi’s next

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Suresh Gopi and Asha Sarath in Major Ravi’s next

Suresh Gopi and Asha Sarath in Major Ravi’s next

Recently, we had reported that Major Ravi will be attempting a new genre for his next film. The director, who is well known for his army-based films, is said to be making a rural love story next. It is said that Suresh Gopi and Asha Sarath will be playing the lead roles in the film. Though Asha Sarath has worked with Major Ravi before in ‘Karmayodha’ and ‘1971 Beyond Borders’, this will be Suresh Gopi’s first outing with the director.

Major himself has penned the story for the new film and screenplay is written by Ubesh P Unni and Sanal Sivaram. The film is about two high school sweethearts who get to meet after 34 long years. The makers had recently had released a casting call looking for male and female actors between the age groups of 13-18, 22-32 and 30-60.

Bejoy, Binoj and Benoy are jointly producing the film under the banner of B3 Visual Arts. Major Ravi’s son Arjun Ravi, who made his debut with the action-film ‘The Kung Fu Master’, is the cinematographer.

Master director Lokesh Kanagaraj’s next to be announced today

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Master director Lokesh Kanagaraj’s next to be announced today

Master director Lokesh Kanagaraj’s next to be announced today

Two-film old Lokesh Kanagaraj is already a much-wanted director in Tamil film industry. His upcoming film ‘Master’ with Thalapathy Vijay is highly anticipated by Tamil cinema lovers. It was supposed to hit screens in April but due to the pandemic outbreak, the makers have put release plans on hold.

Meanwhile, Lokesh is set to proceed with his next project. He will be announcing his new film through his Twitter handle today evening at 6 PM. Speculations are rife that Kamal Haasan will be starring in this film. Earlier, it was widely reported that Lokesh will be making a film with Rajinikanth and Kamal will be producing it. But due to some unknown reasons that idea seems to have been dropped.

Kollywood circles hint that Lokesh’s next will have Kamal in the lead. It is worth a mention that the young filmmaker is a self-confessed Kamal fan. He has often said that it was Kamal’s ‘Virumandi’ that inspired him to make a film like ‘Kaithi’.

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