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After Joseph, Padmakumar to helm another thriller

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After Joseph, Padmakumar to helm another thriller

Director M Padmakumar is set to helm a new thriller film, which will be scripted by Vinod Guruvayoor. The story is about a bunch of students who set out on a trip to Kodaikanal and the problems they endure during this journey. Details regarding the cast and crew members are not yet known.

Padmakumar is known for directing films like ‘Vargam’, ‘Shikkar’, ‘Vaasthavam’, ‘Kanal’ etc. He last made the epic period film ‘Mamangam’ starring Mammootty in the lead. In 2018, Padmakumar made ‘Joseph’, a crime thriller with Joju George in the titular role. The film was a surprise hit that even won Joju a Special Mention at the National Awards. The director will be trying to better himself with this new thriller film.

Recently, there were speculations about Padmakumar making a Tamil-Malayalam bilingual film, but nothing materialized. There are also reports about him teaming up with Asif Ali and Suraj Venjaramoodu for a new project but a formal announcement has not yet been made.

KGF 2 shoot resumes in Bangalore!

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KGF 2 shoot resumes in Bangalore!

After being on a long break due to the pandemic, the makers of ‘KGF 2’ have resumed shoot. Prakash Raj has the joined shoot today, which is progressing in Bangalore. Thanks to the massive success of the first part, ‘KGF 2’ is eagerly awaited by cinephiles across the country.

Prashanth Neel is directing the film and Rocking Star Yash will be reprising the lead role of Rocky. Veteran Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt will be seen playing the antagonist character named Adheera. Ranveena Tandon is reportedly essaying the Indian Prime Minister’s role in the sequel. The character is said to be inspired from late Indira Gandhi.

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KGF 2 shoot resumes in Bangalore

Srinidhi Shetty, Anant Nag, Rao Ramesh, Achyuth Kumar, Vasishta N Simha and Malavika Avinash are also part of the film’s supporting cast. Like the first part, ‘KGF 2’ will also be releasing in Kannada, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Hindi. The makers have completed almost 90% of shoot.

Minnal Murali first look grabs attention

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Minnal Murali first look grabs attention

‘Minnal Murali’ is an ambitious superhero film starring Tovino Thomas in the lead. Directed by Basil Joseph, the film is planned to be released in 5 languages – Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Hindi. Its first look poster got shared online last day. The poster was released in all five languages and has managed to grab attention in social medias. In Telugu, the film has been titled as ‘Merupu Murali’. In Kannada, it’s ‘Minchu Murali’ and in Hindi, it’s ‘Mister Murali’.

The film is scripted by Arun Anirudhan and Justin Mathew. Tovino plays the role of a rustic youth who gets superhero powers after getting struck by a lightning. The story is set in the 90s in the rural locales of Wayanad. Along with Tovino, Tamil actor Guru Somasundaram is also there in a major role. Aju Varghese, Baiju Santhosh, Harisree Ashokan, Mammukoya, debutante Femina George and many others are part of the cast.

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Minnal Murali first look poster

The film has Sameer Thahir as the cinematographer, Shaan Rahman as the composer and Hollywood-based action choreographer Vlad Rimburg as part of the core technical team. Sophia Paul of Weekend Blockbusters is producing it. Around 40 more days of shoot is still left for the film’s completion.

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Watch: Nani looks menacing in this action-packed trailer of V!

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Watch: Nani looks menacing in this action-packed trailer of V!

The trailer of Nani’s upcoming film ‘V’ has just been released online. From the glimpses we get to see, it looks like an action-packed thriller revolving around a cop and a killer. Sudheer Babu Posani plays the police officer’s role in the film and Nani seems to be the bad guy, often referred to as a psycho in the trailer. Nivetha Thomas is paired with Sudheer Babu. Aditi Rao Hydari, Jagapathi Babu, Nassar, Vennela Kishore and Srinivas Avasarala are also part of the cast.

‘V’ is Nani’s 25th film and naturally, expectations are high among the star’s fans. It is the first time Nani is playing a negative role and he looks absolutely menacing in the trailer. Mohan Krishna Indraganti is directing the film that has music by Amit Trivedi and cinematography by PG Vinda. It is produced by Dil Raju’s Sri Venkateswara Creations.

‘V’ was supposed to hit screens in March but had to be postponed due to the spread of Corona virus. It is now set to release in Amazon Prime Video on September 5.

Sreenath Bhasi, Sharafudheen, Arjun Ashokan and Suraj Venjaramoodu to star in Arun Kumar Aravind’s next

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Sreenath Bhasi, Sharafudheen, Arjun Ashokan and Suraj Venjaramoodu to star in Arun Kumar Aravind’s next

Director Arun Kumar Aravind’s next will have a solid lead cast comprising of Sreenath Bhasi, Sharafudheen, Arjun Ashokan and Suraj Venjaramoodu. All the four actors have been doing some good work of late. It is the first time they all are coming together for a film and it will be interesting to see their on-screen rapport.

Dileesh Nair, who last co-scripted the hit romantic film ‘Maayanadhi’, is penning this film as well. An official announcement with full details title, genre, and crew members is expected to be made soon. The makers are hoping to start shooting once the restrictions enforced for filming are lifted.

Arun Kumar Aravind is known for helming films like ‘Cocktail’, ‘Left Right Left’ and ‘Ee Adutha Kaalath’. His last film ‘Underworld’ starring Asif Ali, Farhaan Faasil, Jean Paul Lal and Mukesh ended up as a failure. The director will be hoping to get back to winning ways with this new multi-starrer.

Kamal Haasan’s best wishes for Fahadh Faasil and team C U Soon

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Kamal Haasan’s best wishes for Fahadh Faasil and team C U Soon

Malayalam filmmaker Mahesh Narayanan’s new film ‘C U Soon’ starring Fahadh Faasil, Darshana Rajendran and Roshan Mathew in the leads is gearing up for release. It is scheduled to premier on Amazon Prime from September 1. Its trailer has been shared by Kamal Haasan in his Twitter handle. The veteran also wished Fahadh, Mahesh and the whole team, the best of luck.

It is worth a mention that Mahesh Narayanan and Kamal Haasan are frequent collaborators. The former has often mentioned about how his experience of working as an editor in ‘Vishwaroopam’ helped him a great deal while making his maiden film, ‘Take Off’. Even recently, when Kamal Haasan brought together various artists from the South Indian film industry to produce a song of hope, ‘Arivum Anbum’, against the Corona pandemic, it was Mahesh Narayanan who edited the video.

Like Kamal Haasan, Mahesh Narayanan is also game for attempting new things. ‘C U Soon’ was conceived and shot entirely during the lockdown days. He has also done the screenplay, editing and virtual cinematography of the film. From the trailer, it looks like a brave attempt that might work with the OTT-audience.

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Mohanlal and Shafi to team up for a fun entertainer scripted by Vishnu Unnikrishnan-Bibin George duo!

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Mohanlal and Shafi to team up for a fun entertainer scripted by Vishnu Unnikrishnan-Bibin George duo!

As per latest reports, Mohanlal and director Shafi are set to work together for the first time. The writer duo of Vishnu Unnikrishnan and Bibin George are scripting the film, which is said to be a complete fun entertainer. Antony Perumbavoor will be producing the film under the banner of Aashirvad Cinemas. A formal announcement is expected to be made soon.

Director Shafi is known for his knack in helming comedy entertainers. ‘Kalyanaraman’, ‘Pulivaal Kalyanam’, ‘Marykkundoru Kunjaadu’ and ‘Two Countries’ are some of his most popular works. Though he has been going through a rough patch of late, he will be trying to make this upcoming film with Mohanlal a memorable one for the fans.

Similarly writer duo, Vishnu Unnikrishnan and Bibin George could not taste big success with ‘Oru Yamandan Premakadha’ when compared to their other two films, ‘Amar Akbar Anthony’, ‘Kattappanayile Rithwik Roshan’. They are also expected to rectify their mistakes and dish out a quality entertainer. Their brand of humour has worked well with the masses and with Mohanlal in the lead, expectations are certain to be huge.

Anwar Rasheed confirms backing Othalanga Thuruthu big screen adaptation

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Anwar Rasheed confirms backing Othalanga Thuruthu big screen adaptation

We had earlier reported about Anwar Rasheed planning to make a big screen adaptation of the Malayalam web series ‘Othalanga Thuruthu’. The director has now confirmed the same. According to him, it is not exactly an adaptation of sorts, but a new version with the same set of actors, locations and sequences.

‘Othalanga Thuruthu’ first premiered in YouTube over a year back. But it was during the lockdown period that the series found a lot of fans in social medias. Though the makers have released just 6 episodes so far, it has got a massive reach among the youngsters. All the 6-episodes have garnered over 1.5 million views. The realistic treatment, overall quirkiness and the non-stop humour, that is both situational and exaggerated, worked big-time.

Ambuji, who directed the series, will be helming its feature film as well. Abin Bino, Jayesh Janardhan, and Jagadeesh Kumar, who played the lead roles in the series, are expected to be part of the film as well. When asked about what drew him to the series, Anwar Rasheed said that it has a certain freshness with unique characters and a backdrop that hasn’t been explored much in mainstream Malayalam cinema.

Works for the film is set to begin soon after the ongoing episode is wrapped up.

Arjun Ashokan, Chemban Vinod and Shabareesh Varma are all smiles in this first look poster of Member Rameshan 9aam Ward

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Arjun Ashokan, Chemban Vinod and Shabareesh Varma are all smiles in this first look poster of Member Rameshan 9aam Ward

Last day, on the occasion of actor Arjun Ashokan’s birthday, the first look poster of his new film ‘Member Rameshan 9aam Ward’ was released online. Tovino Thomas shared the poster through his Facebook page. The poster also features Shabareesh Varma and Chemban Vinod Jose. The trio is seen as painters enjoying their meal together. Shabareesh Varma is also associated with the film as a creative contributor.

‘Member Rameshan 9am Ward’ is written and directed by Aby Jose Pereira and Aby Tresa Paul. Boban-Moly duo is producing the film under the banner of Boban and Moly Entertainment. The film is said to be a political entertainer set in a rural backdrop.

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Gayathri Ashok of ‘Ladoo’ fame will be seen as the female lead. Sabumon Abdusamad, Indrans, Dharmajan Bolgatty, Johny Antony, Saju Kodiyan, Mammukoya, Mareena Michael and many others are part of the supporting cast. On the technical front, Eldho Issac is the cinematographer and music department is being handled by ‘Theevandi’ fame Kailas Menon. Deepu Joseph is the editor.

C U Soon looks like a first of its kind attempt in Malayalam; Watch trailer here!

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C U Soon looks like a first of its kind attempt in Malayalam; Watch trailer here!

The trailer of upcoming Malayalam film ‘C U Soon’ has just been released online. Mahesh Narayanan of ‘Take Off’ has directed the film that has Fahadh Faasil, Darshana Rajendran and Roshan Mathew in the lead roles. It will be streaming directly on Amazon Prime from September 1.

From the trailer, we can make out that the film is a mystery thriller centered around the three lead characters, Jimmy, Anu and Kevin played by Roshan, Darshana and Fahadh respectively. Maala Parvathy, Saiju Kurup and Ramesh Kottayam are also part of the cast.

‘C U Soon’ looks like a brave attempt as far as Malayalam cinema is concerned. From the trailer, it’s evident that almost all the action happens through phone, CCTV or laptop screens. This technique was previously employed successfully in the English thriller film ‘Searching’, which has helmed by an Indian director, Aneesh Chaganty.

The idea of ‘C U Soon’ was conceived by Mahesh Narayanan during the lockdown days. He has done the screenplay, editing and virtual cinematography. Sabin Uralikandy is credited as the DOP with music by Gopi Sunder. Nazriya Nazim and Fahadh Faasil are producing the film.