Watch the teaser of Prithviraj’s Driving Licence here!
As informed earlier, the official teaser of Prithviraj starrer ‘Driving Licence’ has been released online. From the teaser, the film looks promising and has vibes of a proper commercial entertainer. The film directed by Jean Paul Lal and scripted by Sachy, the film is about a superstar and his fan. Prithviraj and Suraj Venjaramoodu play the two lead roles. Prithviraj Productions is jointly producing the film with Listin Stephen’s Magic Frames.
‘Driving Licence’ has Prithviraj playing the role a cine star. Suraj Venjaramoodu essays the part of a vehicle inspector, who is also a big fan. It is the dynamics between the star and his fan that take the film forward. Deepti Sati of ‘Neena’ fame and Miya George play the two female leads. Deepti is paired with Prithviraj while Miya plays Suraj’s wife.
On the technical side, DOP Alex J Pulickal, and editor Ratheesh Raj are part of the core team. The film has been confirmed as a Christmas release on December 20.
Malayalam actor Shane Nigam is currently in the midst of a lot of trouble. The producers council in Malayalam industry has decided to scrap two of his films – ‘Qurbaani’ and ‘Veyil’ alleging that Shane regularly turns up late for shoot and is not willing to cooperate. The decision to unofficially ban Shane from working in Malayalam films has met with polar views as many from within the industry have come out stating that banning is never a solution and nobody should be denied their opportunity to work. The Association of Malayalam Movie Actors (AMMA) have decided to look into the issue to find an amicable solution.
Meanwhile, in a recent interview Shane revealed that he has been offered a role in Tamil star Vikram’s new film. The film tentatively titled as ‘Chiyaan Vikram 58’ is directed by Ajay Gnanamuthu of ‘Imaikka Nodigal’ and ‘DeMonte Colony’ fame. Shoot for the film is currently progressing. Shane’s portions have been planned to be shot in Russia but it is not yet clear if the actor will be part of the film due to the issues back home.
Three of his films – ‘Veyil’, ‘Ullasam’ and ‘Qurbaani’ are in various stages of production. ‘Veyil’ team still have around 15 more days of shoot while ‘Ullasam’ team is waiting for Shane to complete the dubbing.
Let’s hope all the issues get resolved soon and Shane is able to act in Vikram’s film. If it happens, it will certainly be a huge launch for the youngster in Tamil film industry.
Master Achuthan, the wonder boy in Mamangam; Watch him perform some amazing Kalaripayattu skills!
Mammootty’s epic film ‘Mamangam’ is getting ready for a grand release on December 12. The period film directed by M Padmakumar is based on the religious festival, Mamangam, that took place every 12 years in a place called Thirunavaya, on the banks of Bharathapuzha, for over 280 years. Warriors from across the country would showcase their skills there. Mammootty and Unni Mukundan play fearless warriors in the film. Also playing an equally important character is child actor Achuthan.
Achuthan is well trained in Kalaripayattu. A new video of him performing some skills have been released online. The kid is truly a wonder boy as we get to see from his amazing ability in the video. He plays a character named chaaver Chandhunni in the film.
The cast of ‘Mamangam’.also includes Kaniha, Anu Sithara, Prachi Tehlan, Siddique, Sudev Nair, Tarun Arora, Suresh Krishna, Manikuttan, Manikandan, Ineya and Sudheer Sukumaran. Venu Kunnappilly of Kavya Films is producing this big budget film. It is scheduled to hit theatres worldwide on December 12. Apart from the Malayalam version, the dubbed Tamil, Telugu and Hindi versions will also be releasing simultaneously on the same day.
Suriya’s highly anticipated film ‘Soorarai Pottru’ is currently in the post-production stage. The makers have announced that the film’s teaser will be out on Pongal day in January. Directed by Sudha Kongara of ‘Irudhi Suttru’ fame, the film is eagerly awaited by many. It is loosely based on the life of GR Gopinath, the founder of Air Deccan, who is also a retired captain of the Indian army.
Sudha has scripted the film jointly with Shalini Usha Nair. GV Prakash is composing the music and cinematography is done by Niketh Bommireddy. Malayali actress Aparna Balamurali plays the female lead. Veterans Paresh Rawal, Jackie Shroff and Mohan Babu will be seen in major roles.
Sikhya Entertainment is producing the film jointly with Suriya’s own production house, 2D Entertainment. Though it’s certain to be a summer release, announcement regarding the exact release date has not yet been made.
Dulquer Salmaan’s cop film with Rosshan Andrrews to begin in April
As reported earlier, Dulquer Salmaan has signed a new film with director Rosshan Andrrews. The actor will be seen playing a police officer’s role in the film. His own production house Wayfarer Films will be backing this film. As per latest reports, shoot has been planned to commence by April 2020.
Director Rosshan Andrrews’ frequent collaborators, the National award winning writer duo Bobby-Sanjay is scripting this film, which is yet to be titled. The writer-director duo had previously done a cop film ‘Mumbai Police’, that wasn’t anything like seen before in Malayalam cinema. So expectations will certainly be high when they team up with a big star like Dulquer Salmaan. Though the star had appeared as cop role briefly in ‘Vikramadithyan’, this will be his first attempt in essaying a full length police officer’s role.
Dulquer is currently busy shooting for ‘Kurup’. He also has Anoop Sathyan’s multi-starrer film getting ready. Both the films are produced by his own banner.
Satellite rights of Thalapathy 64 acquired by Sun TV
‘Thalapathy 64’ team recently wrapped up the schedule in New Delhi and is next moving to Shimoga, Karnataka. They are planning to shoot there for over a month from December 1 to January 19. Even as the shoot is still progressing, the film’s satellite rights have been bagged by market leader Sun TV for an undisclosed huge price. Such are the expectations on this biggie.
Actors like Vijay Sethupathi, Antony Varghese and Andrea Jeremiah, who were not part of the first two schedules, will be joining the team soon. The makers have planned to shoot some riveting action sequences. The film has him playing a college professor with an untold dark side.
Director Lokesh Kanagaraj has assured that this film will be totally different from the star’s regular mass masala entertainers. Lokesh has scripted it with additional screenplay by Pon Parthiban and ‘Aadai’ director Rathna Kumar. Malavika Mohanan, Shantanu, Gouri Kishan, Ramya Subramanian and many others are part of the cast.
On the technical front, music is composed by Anirudh Ravichander and cinematography is by Sathyan Sooryan. Xavier Britto is producing the film, which is slated for summer release in 2020.
Enai Nokki Paayum Thotta: Gautham Menon serves the same old wine in a new bottle!
Of late, Gautham Menon, as a filmmaker, is so self-indulgent that he keeps churning out the same material again and again. The only change here’s the new set of actors and technicians. So there’s always a freshness that they bring with them. In his latest film ‘Enai Nokki Paayum Thotta’ (ENPT), the acclaimed filmmaker extracts the maximum from his team but falters in bringing the best out of him. The film is almost reminiscent of his last one, ‘Accham Yenbathu Madamaiyada’ (AYM), but slightly better in terms of offering the engagement factor.
The boy-meets-girl-falls-in-love, followed by the quintessential songs (every single one is a gem though), the cops, the guns & all that you expect in GVM’s films are all there once again. The screenplay here keeps travelling back and forth and it’s interesting in parts but there’s hardly a moment of ‘what next’. We can easily predict how things will pan out eventually and no amount of zig zag structuring helps after a point. For that you need to have ingenious moments that’ll make you go ‘wow’.
Enai Nokki Paayum Thotta Review
Agree, there’s a lot of imaginative stuff in his song sequences but not where it’s needed. He’s one of those few sensible filmmakers who uses songs as a tool for storytelling and that’s a good thing, but what’s it with this weird obsession for voiceovers. Man, after a certain point it starts getting to the nerves as his protagonist goes on blabbering all these self-boasting bullshit.
Dhanush as the lead has given a fabulous performance and is easily among the biggest assets of the film. Next is Mr X, Darbuka Siva who hits the ball right out of the park in his very first film itself. His songs were the talking point of the film before release and like always GVM has done complete justice with the visuals. The much-talked about ‘Maruvarthai’ comes at a very crucial juncture in the film and the way it has been conceived might raise a few eyebrows but I totally bought it.
Enai Nokki Paayum Thotta Review
Megha Akash was effective as the damsel in distress and with Dhanush, she made a really good pair. M Sasikumar appears in an extended cameo and his character had a lot of build up that I felt a bit more time could have been invested on him. His English sounded really odd though.
So, ‘ENPT’ is not a bad film as such. It’s miles better than that ridiculous last film of GVM. But this is me venting out my frustration in seeing a celebrated filmmaker becoming a victim of his own formula. The man was once known for breaking cliches but over the years he has given birth to his own set of cliches.
Enai Nokki Paayum Thotta Review
Bluntly put, ‘ENPT’ is Gautham Menon’s same old wine in a new bottle. Well, considering the 3 year delay it took to come to out, this actually is wine, but how well has it aged is the question.
Check out the motion poster of Mohanlal’s Big Brother
Mohanlal’s next release will be ‘Big Brother’, directed by director Siddique. Motion poster of the film has just been shared online by the makers. Director Siddique is producing the film in association with his friends Shaji and Manu under the banner of S Talkies.
According to the makers, ‘Big Brother’ is a will be a complete entertainer with good dose of action, humour and family sentiments. Mohanlal, Anoop Menon and ‘June’ fame Sarjano Khalid will be seen as siblings in the movie.
Bollywood actor Arbaaz Khan is making his Malayalam debut with this film. He is playing a police officer’s character with negative shades. Honey Rose, Vishnu Unnikrishnan, Tini Tom, Siddique, Janardhanan, Chemban Vinod Jose are also part of the supporting cast. The film has cinematography handled by Jithu Damodar and music by Deepak Dev.
‘Big Brother’ was initially planned as a Christmas release but got postponed due to delay in wrapping up the shoot. It is now expected to hit screens by the end of January.
Watch the trailer of Joju George starrer Chola here
The official trailer of ‘Chola’ has been released online. Mammootty shared the trailer through his Facebook page. The film directed by Sanal Kumar Sasidharan has Joju George, Nimisha Sajayan and debutant Akhil Vishwanath in the lead roles. It is gearing up for release on December 6 amidst high expectations.
Earlier this year, ‘Chola’ premiered at the Venice International Film Festival becoming only the third Malayalam film to be screened there. The film is said to be a dark thriller that revolves around a school going girl’s journey with a middle-aged man. Director Sanal has scripted it jointly with KV Manikandan.
Both Joju’s and Nimisha’s performance in the film were considered while honouring them with the State awards. Sanal Kumar also got a special jury mention for direction as well as sound design. Apart from the orginal Malayalam version, ‘Chola’ also has a Tamil version, titled as ‘Alli’. Popular Tamil filmmaker Karthik Subbaraj is backing the Tamil version.
Here’s the making video of Prithviraj’s Driving Licence
Prithviraj’s new film ‘Driving Licence’ is getting ready to hit screens next month. Directed by Jean Paul Lal and scripted by Sachy, the film is about a superstar and his fan. Prithviraj and Suraj Venjaramoodu play the two lead roles. Prithviraj Productions is jointly producing the film with Listin Stephen’s Magic Frames.
A new making video of the film has been released onlime. Earlier, the track ‘Njan Thedum Thaaram’ got great response from the viewers. ‘Driving Licence’ is expected to be a complete commercial entertainer. Prithviraj plays a cine star in the film and Suraj Venjaramoodu essays the role of a vehicle inspector, who is also a big fan. It is the dynamics between the star and his fan that take the film forward.
Deepti Sati of ‘Neena’ fame and Miya George play the two female leads. Deepti will be seen as Prithviraj’s wife while Miya essays the part of Suraj’s wife. On the technical side, DOP Alex J Pulickal, and editor Ratheesh Raj are part of the core team. The film is scheduled as a Christmas release on December 20.
