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Aishwarya Lekshmi’s next is a fun, female-centric film!

Vignesh Madhu
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Aishwarya Lekshmi’s next is a fun, female-centric film!

Aishwarya Lekshmi’s next is a fun, female-centric film!

‘Mayaanadhi’ star Aishwarya Lekshmi has not been very active in Malayalam industry these days. Her last release was ‘Brother’s Day’ that hit screens during last Onam. The actress then went on to do back to back films in Tamil. She made her debut in K-Town with the Vishal starrer ‘Action’. She is also part of Dhanush’s ‘Jagame Thanthiram’ and the ambitious Mani Ratnam project ‘Ponniyin Selvan’.

After a brief gap, Aishwarya is now set to return her home industry with a fun, female-centric film. Akhil Anilkumar, a popular name in the Malayalam short film circles, will be making his directorial debut with this film and popular filmmaker Martin Prakkat will be producing it.

This is the first time Aishwarya Lekshmi is doing a solo lead film and naturally, expectations will be more on her. In a recent chat with her followers in Facebook, she revealed that it is sort of an experimental film that they are planning. Shoot was supposed to kick-start in Palakkad on April 15 but due to the Corona virus outbreak, it is most likely to get delayed.

Akhil Anilkumar is noted for helming some hit short films like ‘Avittam – The Good Day of Unnikuttan’, ‘Adi – Fight and Fight Only’, ‘Anch – Gudhagava Jingalaala’ etc. His last work ‘Devika +2 Biology’ was a viral hit that has fetched over 2.5.million views in YouTube alone. Akhil’s maiden directorial with Aishwarya Lekshmi will be a very interesting one to look forward to. More details regarding the project are expected to be out soon.

Photo Credits: Stephy Zaviour

Vijay Sethupathi and Cheran to team up for a family entertainer!

Vignesh Madhu
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Vijay Sethupathi and Cheran to team up for a family entertainer!

Vijay Sethupathi and Cheran to team up for a family entertainer!

We had earlier reported about Vijay Sethupathi signing a new film with director Cheran. Reports suggest that the director is planning a family entertainer with sibling bonding at the core. The director confirmed this by tweeting that his upcoming film with Vijay Sethupathi will be similar to ‘Thavamai Thavamirundhu’, which was about the relationship between a father and his sons. He tweeted,

The film with Vijay Sethupathi also has a similar screenplay as Thavamai Thavamirundhu. For some reasons, it’s getting delayed. It’ll be a film that will be long celebrated by brothers and sisters.

Cheran, a four time National award winner, is well known for his films like ‘Autograph’, ‘Pandavar Bhoomi’ and ‘Thavamai Thavamirundhu’. When an actor like Vijay Sethupathi teams up with such a highly revered filmmaker like Cheran, Tamil cinema audience will surely be expecting a quality film. More details are expected to be out in the coming days.

Omar Lulu to direct a mass entertainer with Mammootty!

Vignesh Madhu
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Omar Lulu to direct a mass entertainer with Mammootty!

Omar Lulu to direct a mass entertainer with Mammootty!

In the past, there have been speculations about Mammootty and Omar Lulu teaming up. It looks like the project is finally materializing. Omar hinted the same in a recent casual chat with one of his followers in Facebook. He also confirmed that it will be an out and out mass entertainer. Veteran Dennis Joseph will be making his comeback by scripting this film.

Omar Lulu’s earlier – ‘Happy Wedding’, ‘Chunkzz’, ‘Oru Adaar Love’ and ‘Dhamakka’ have all been youthful entertainers aimed mainly at the teenage audience. With Mammootty’s film, the director is attempting a major genre shift and it will be interesting to see how he adapts. Collaborating with a proven scenarist like Dennis Joseph will be helpful for Omar.

Dennis Joseph is one of the most celebrated Malayali script writers of the 80s and 90s. He is well known for penning some of Mammootty’s blockbuster films like ‘Nirakoottu’ ‘New Delhi’, ‘Kottayam Kunjachan’ and ‘Nair Saab’. Some of his other hit films include ‘Rajavinte Makan’, ‘Bhoomiyile Rajakkanmar’, ‘No.20 Madras Mail’ etc. He last scripted the Mohanlal starrer ‘Geethanjali’.

Gautham Menon’s Queen to get a second season!

Vignesh Madhu
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Gautham Menon’s Queen to get a second season!

Gautham Menon’s Queen to get a second season!

Last year, Gautham Menon made his debut in the OTT space by co-directing the web series ‘Queen’. The MX player original series is based on the life of late Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa. Ramya Krishnan, Anjana Jayaprakash, Indrajith Sukumaran and Anikha Surenderan played the lead roles in it. Gautham Menon and Prasath Murugesan of ‘Kidaari’ fame directed the series.

After the positive response gained by the first season, ‘Queen’ is now getting a second season. Gautham Menon confirmed this recently in an interview. He is collaborating with other writers to script the new season. Reshma Ghatala, an associate of Menon had penned the first season of the series.

It remains to be seen if Gautham Menon will be directing the second season alone. In the first season, he had shot the portions featuring Ramya Krishnan and Anjana while Prasath Murugesan directed the childhood portions with Anikha Surendran. It was released in four regional Indian languages – Tamil, Telugu, Hindi and Bengali.

Bigil makers donate Rs 15 lakhs to help FEFSI workers

Vignesh Madhu
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Bigil makers donate Rs 15 lakhs to help FEFSI workers

Bigil makers donate Rs 15 lakhs to help FEFSI workers

Due to the lockdown enforced by the government, film industry has been severely hit without any sort of functioning for 3 weeks. It is the daily wage labourers who have been majorly affected. For their welfare, leading celebrities have been donating them money.

More recently, AGS Entertainment, the production house that backed the all-time blockbuster ‘Bigil’ has donated Rs 15 lakhs to Film Employees Federation of South India (FEFSI) workers. Kalpathi S.Aghoram, Kalpathi S.Ganesh and Kalpathi S.Suresh jointly contributed the sum.

Similarly, other production houses like KJR Studios, Dream Warrior Pictures, V Creations and Studio Green have done their bit to help the workers. Among actors, Rajinikanth, Suriya, Karthi, Dhanush, Vijay Sethupathi, Prakash Raj, Parthiben, Nayanthara, Kamal Haasan, Sivakarthikeyan and many others have come forward to support around 15,000 FEFSI members.

Vishal and Arya to star in Irumugan director’s next

Vignesh Madhu
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Vishal and Arya to star in Irumugan director’s next

Vishal and Arya to star in Irumugan director’s next

After ‘Avan Ivan’, Tamil stars Vishal and Arya are coming together yet again. They are reuniting for a new film which will be directed by Anand Shankar. Ritu Varma, who is currently on a high after the superhit success of ‘Kannum Kannum Kollaiyadithaal’ has been signed as the female lead. SS Thaman will be handling the music department.

Anand Shankar, a former associate of AR Murugadoss, made his debut with the action thriller ‘Arima Nambi’. He followed it up with the Vikram starrer ‘Irumugan’ and later with ‘NOTA’, a political drama starring Vijay Deverakonda. The director’s new film with Vishal, Arya and Ritu Varma is expected to be an action-packed commercial entertainer.

Vishal and Arya were supposed to act together in ‘Irumbu Thirai’. The latter was initially cast as the antagonist but he later opted out as he felt it was not the right time to play villain role. Action king Arjun replaced him in the film. It is heard that in Anand Shankar’s upcoming film, Arya’s character will be a grey shaded one.

More details are expected to be formally announced by the makers very soon.

Loved Ayyappanum Koshiyum, tweets Tamil star Ashok Selvan

Vignesh Madhu
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Loved Ayyappanum Koshiyum, tweets Tamil star Ashok Selvan

Loved Ayyappanum Koshiyum, tweets Tamil star Ashok Selvan

Prithviraj-Biju Menon ‘Ayyappanum Koshiyum’ starrer is now streaming on Amazon Prime. Those who missed the film during its theatrical run are now catching it and heaping praise. Tamil star Ashok Selvan recently took to his Twitter handle to share about how impressed he was with the film. Though the film runs close to 3 hours, Ashok Selvan was totally engaged by it that he was left wanting for more.

His tweet reads,

#ayyapanumkoshiyum i loved it. Superb writing and performances. It’s 3 hours long but I still wanted more of it. Kudos to the entire team!

‘Ayyappanum Koshiyum’ written and directed by Sachy revolves around the conflict between a veteran policeman and a retired havildar. After it emerged as a big success, the film’s remake rights were bagged by top production houses in Tamil and Telugu industries.

Ashok Selvan meanwhile is basking in the superhit success of his last release ‘Oh My Kadavule’. The actor is making his Malayalam debut with the upcoming biggie ‘Marakkar Arabidakadalinte Simham’. He plays the role of a warrior named Achuthan.

Covid 19: Nayanthara donates Rs 20 lakhs to FEFSI workers!

Vignesh Madhu
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Covid 19: Nayanthara donates Rs 20 lakhs to FEFSI workers!

Covid 19: Nayanthara donates Rs 20 lakhs to FEFSI workers!

Several celebrities from the Tamil film industry have been offering financial assistance to the Film Employees Federation of South India (FEFSI) workers who are jobless due to the lockdown. RK Selvamani, the President of FEFSI had requested Kollywood celebrities to donate rice bags and money so that the association can provide basic requirements to nearly 15,000 workers. Upon his request many stars and filmmakers had made generous contributions.

However, there was a complaint about female actors not donating anything to help the workers. Aishwarya Rajesh and veteran actress Sripriya were the only ones to have done their bit. Nayanthara, fondly called as the lady superstar, has now offered financial assistance of Rs 20 lakhs. Inspired by Nayanthara, more female actors are expected to come forward to help the suffering workers.

Rajinikanth, Suriya, Karthi, Dhanush, Vijay Sethupathi, Prakash Raj, Parthiben, Shankar, Kamal Haasan, Hari, Kalaipuli S Thanu, Sivakarthikeyan and many others have provided money to support the workers. Some have also supplied rice bags and other raw materials.

Amitabh Bachchan wanted to remake Samrajyam in Hindi, reveals director Jomon!

Vignesh Madhu
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Amitabh Bachchan wanted to remake Samrajyam in Hindi, reveals director Jomon!

Amitabh Bachchan wanted to remake Samrajyam in Hindi, reveals director Jomon!

Mammootty’s 1990 gangster film ‘Samrajyam’ enjoys a cult status among the Malayali cinephiles. The film directed by debutant Jomon went on to become a huge success. Mammootty’s stylish getup as the underworld don Alexander and the iconic background score composed by maestro Ilaiyaraaja is hugely popular even today.

Interestingly, Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan had expressed his interest to remake ‘Samrajyam’ in Hindi. Director Jomon himself revealed this to us in a recent chat. Apparently, Bachchan was highly impressed by the film and he realized it had great potential to click among the Hindi audience. Though talks regarding the remake were initiated, the project could not materialize.

Jomon was comparatively new to the industry and was not easy for him to foray into the world of Bollywood. It was also the period when Amitabh Bachchan was emerging as the country’s biggest superstar and Jomon found it difficult to reach out to him. The director still considers it as a costly miss.

Jomon later made films like ‘Anaswaram’, ‘Yaadhavam’, ‘Karma’ etc. He is planning to make a comeback this year with a big project. Buzz is that he might reunite with Mammootty, with whom he has worked multiple times in the past. An official word is expected to be out soon.

Pooja Hegde and Kajal Aggarwal in talks for Thalapathy 65!

Vignesh Madhu
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Pooja Hegde and Kajal Aggarwal in talks for Thalapathy 65!

Pooja Hegde and Kajal Aggarwal in talks for Thalapathy 65!

Speculations regarding Vijay and AR Murugadoss reuniting for ‘Thalapathy 65’ are getting stronger. Sun Pictures will be producing the film, which is expected to go on floors once the industry resumes functioning normally. Meanwhile, it is reported that Pooja Hegde and Kajal Aggarwal are in talks to play the female leads in the film. While Kajal has previously acted with Vijay in ‘Thuppakki’ and ‘Jilla’, this will be Pooja’s first outing with him.

‘Thalapathy 65’ is also speculated to be the sequel to Vijay-AR Murugadoss-Kajal trio’s blockbuster film ‘Thuppakki’ but the makers are yet to confirm this. If it is indeed a second part, it will be Vijay’s first ever film to get a sequel. ‘Thuppakki’ released in 2012 was a hugely successful film that escalated Vijay’s stardom to the next level.

Meanwhile, the star’s scores of fans are eagerly waiting the release of ‘Master’. The Lokesh directorial was supposed to hit screens this month but the makers were forced to postpone the release due to the lockdown imposed nationwide.

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