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Mamangam censored with U/A; All set for release on December 12

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Mamangam censored with U/A; All set for release on December 12

The censoring of ‘Mamangam’ was done today and the film has been censoring with an U/A certificate. It has also been informed that a film has a running time of 2 hrs 37 mins, which is a big advantage considering the fact that theatres can run special extra shows during the initial few days.

‘Mamangam’ is scheduled to hit screens on December 12 amidst massive expectations. Apart from the original Malayalam version, the dubbed Tamil, Telugu and Hindi versions will also be releasing simultaneously on the same day. In Kerala alone, it is expected to release in over 400 screens and in 2000 screens worldwide.

‘Mamangam’ directed by M Padmakumar is an epic film made on a massive budget. Mammootty and Unni Mukundan play fearless warriors in the film. Child actor Achuthan plays another major role. The cast 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.

Chumma Kizhi sets a new record by fetching 8 million views in 24 hours!

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Chumma Kizhi sets a new record by fetching 8 million views in 24 hours!

‘Chumma Kizhi’, the first single from Rajinikanth’s Darbar has turned out to be a sensational hit. The lyric video has set a new record among Tamil films by fetching over 8 million views in 24 hours time. Currently, the video in YouTube is closing in on 10 million views. ‘Verithanam’, the first single from ‘Bigil’ had accumulated around 6.1 million views in the first 24 hours.

‘Chumma Kizhi’ is a rocking opening number rendered by the legendary SP SP Balasubrahmanyam, who has sung some of superstar’s most memorable opening songs Young sensation Anirudh Ravichander has composed the song and lyrics are penned by Vivek.

‘Darbar’, written and directed by AR Murugadoss, is a mass action-thriller that has Rajinikanth in a police officer’s role. Nayanthara is paired opposite him and Nivetha Thomas will be seen as his daughter. Bollywood actor Suniel Shetty is making his Tamil debut by playing the villain role. The supporting cast also comprises of Prateik Babbar, Sriman, Yogi Babu, cricketer Yuvraj Singh’s Yograj Singh and many others.

‘Darbar is scheduled for a Pongal release early next year. Lyca Productions is producing the film.

Watch the teaser of Gautham Menon’s Joshua Imai Pol Kakka here!

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Watch the teaser of Gautham Menon’s Joshua Imai Pol Kakka here!

After nearly 3 years of delay, Gautham Menon’s ‘Enai Nokki Paayum Thotta’ has finally hit screens today. Meanwhile, the director has also released the teaser or the first look visual of his upcoming film ‘Joshua Imai Pol Kakka’. Varun of ‘Puppy’ fame is playing the lead in the film which looks like a stylishly made action-thriller. It looks highly promising with its sleek visuals and stylish cuts. Varun has also peformed the action scenes with all the intensity and he looks quite convincing.

From the teaser, we can make out that Varun as the titular character Joshu plays a hitman who is entrusted with the duty of protecting one Kundhavi Chidambaram, a high profile client. A bounty of 2 million US dollars has been placed on her. So she is under constant threat and Joshua’s sole purpose is to protect her. It’s a very interesting storyline reminiscent of the action flicks in Hollywood and if Gautham Menon can make this work, it will pave way for such genre films in Tamil cinema.

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Shoot for ‘Joshua Imai Pol Kakka’ is at the halfway stage. The team will be heading soon to the US for finishing the remaining portions. The film’s technical crew comprises of DOP Kathir, music director Darbuka Siva, editor Antony and action choreographer Yannick Ben. Ishari Ganesh’s Vels International is producing the film, which is planned for a February release next year.

Mohanlal sir is one of the greatest actors in the country; He can pull off both commercial films and art house films with ease: Rakshit Shetty

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Mohanlal sir is one of the greatest actors in the country; He can pull off both commercial films and art house films with ease: Rakshit Shetty

Kannada star Rakshit Shetty’s new film ‘Avane Srimannarayana’ is gearing up for release. It is an ambitious film that’s release in five regional Indian languages – Kannada, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, and Malayalam. Last day, the film’s trailer was released and got great reception in social medias.

As part of the film’s promotions, a press meet was held recently which was attended by the whole crew. Rakshit Shetty when asked about his favorite actor in Malayalam, he instantly replied it’s Mohanlal as he rates him as one of the greatest actors that the country has ever seen. According to him, Mohanlal is an actor who can do both commercial and art house films with ease.

Rakshit Shetty is often credited for kick-starting the new wave in Kannada cinema. His films like ‘Ulidavaru Kandante’ and ‘Kirik Party’ were huge hits that went on to be talked about by non-Kannadigas as well. It is this popularity of his that has inspired the makers of ‘Avane Srimannarayana’ to opt for a multilingual release. He has also scripted the film and is directed by debutant Sachin. It is scheduled to hit screens on December 27.

Tomichan Mulakuppadam, the producer of blockbuster Malayalam films like ‘Pulimurugan’ and ‘Ramaleela’ will be releasing ‘Avane Srimannarayana’ in Kerala.

Samantha confirms being a part of The Family Man season 2

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Samantha confirms being a part of The Family Man season 2

As the trend of Indian made web series are catching up, more and more mainstream actors are showing their interest to be part of quality shows. From the South, leading female actors like Kajal Agarwal and Tamannah are in talks for a HotStar series. Following suit, Samantha has now bagged a biggie. She will be part of the second season of the Amazon Prime original series ‘The Family Man’.

Directed by Raj Nidimoru and Krishna DK, ‘The Family Man’ is centred around a middle-class man, secretly working for the TASC branch of National Investigation Agency. It’s about the challenges he faces in his personal and professional life. Manoj Bajpai plays the lead character. Malayalam actor Neeraj Madhav, Priya Mani, Sharib Hashmi, Shreya Dhanwanthary Kishore, Sundeep Kishan, Sharad Kelkar and Gul Panag were also part of the first season’s cast.

The first season which started streaming in September was a big success with positive reviews by the critics as well as the commoners. The most commendable factor in the series was the makers’ decision to go for a pan Indian casting, with actors of different industries cast as characters based on their ethnicity.

Neeraj Madhav and Dinesh Prabhakar played Malayali characters in the film while Priya Mani essayed the role of a Tamilian who is settled in Mumbai. Coming to the second season, most of the major actors will be retained. It is also speculated that Samantha will be playing the antagonist.

IFFI 2019: Lijo Jose Pellissery bags the Best Director award for the second consecutive time!

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IFFI 2019: Lijo Jose Pellissery bags the Best Director award for the second consecutive time!

Lijo Jose Pelissery has brought more glory to Malayalam cinema as he has won the prestigious award for Best Director at the 50th Indian International Film Festival (IFFI), Goa. He won the award for his highly acclaimed film ‘Jallikattu’. This is Lijo’s second consecutive Best Director award at the IFFI. Last year, he was honoured for the film ‘Ee Maa Yau’.

‘Jallikattu’ is one of the most talked about films in Indian cinema this year. The film premiered at Toronto International Film Festival and received phenomenal response from both the foreign and Indian critics. It had its released in theatres on October 4 and did good business at the box office as well.

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IFFI 2019 Lijo Jose Pellissery bags the Best Director award

Meanwhile here check out some of the other awards of IFFI 2019.

The Golden Peacock Award for the Best Film this year goes to the movie ‘Particles’ directed by Blaise Harrison and produced by Estelle Fialon.

The Silver Peacock Award for the Best Actor Male for this Golden Year goes to Seu Jorge for the film ‘Marighella’ which was directed by Wagner Moura.

The Silver Peacock Award for the Best Actor Female for this Golden Year goes to Usha Jadhav for the film ‘Mai Ghat: Crime No. 103/2005’

Watch the trailer of Avane Srimannarayana here!

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Watch the trailer of Avane Srimannarayana here!

As informed earlier, the trailer of Kannada superstar Rakshit Shetty’s new film ‘Avane Srimannarayana’ has been released online. Since the film is released in five regional Indian languages – Kannada, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, and Malayalam, the trailer is also out in as many languages. South cinema’s leading young stars Dhanush, Nivin Pauly and Nani came together to release the trailers through their respective social media handles.

‘Avane Srimannarayana’ is a film set in the ’80s in a fictional town called ‘Amaravathi’ in Karnataka. Debutant Sachin Ravi is directing the film. Rakshit Shetty, who has also written the story, will be seen essaying the lead role of an ’80s cop. The story is basically centred about this corrupt police officer who lives in Amaravathi. The cast includes Shanvi Srivastava, Achyuth Kumar, Pramod Shetty, and Balaji Manohar.

https://youtu.be/Mdle3oi5pUk

H. K. Prakash and Pushkara Mallikarjunaiah are producing the film, which is scheduled to hit screens on December 27. Tomichan Mulakuppadam, the producer of blockbuster Malayalam films like ‘Pulimurugan’ and ‘Ramaleela’ will be releasing it in Kerala.

Suriya, Sasikumar and Jyothika to team up!

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Suriya, Sasikumar and Jyothika to team up!

Jyothika’s new film to directed by R Saravanan of ‘Kathukutty’ fame was launched today with an auspicious pooja and the customary switch on ceremony. The film also stars Sasikumar, Samuthirakani, Kalaiyarasan and Soori in major roles. Suriya’s own production house 2D Entertainment is producing the film.

This yet to be titled film is said to be a rural based mass entertainer. Jyothika has not done a proper rural film since her comeback and this one is expected to be a challenging film for her. On the other hand, rural films are the stronghold of Samuthirakani and Sasikumar. The film will have cinematography by R Velraj, music department handled by D Imman and edits by Ruben.

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Almost all the team members including Suriya, Jyothika, Sasikumar, Samuthirakani, Kalaiyarasan, Soori, Velraj, Imman and Ruben were present for the pooja event. Full fledged shoot will be beginning very shortly.

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Suriya, Sasikumar and Jyothika New Movie Pooja Stills

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I love Parvathy and admire her work but I dislike people in social media celebrating at my cost: Vijay Deverakonda

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I love Parvathy and admire her work but I dislike people in social media celebrating at my cost: Vijay Deverakonda

‘Arjun Reddy’ continues to be at the eye of the storm. Talks around the alleged glorification of toxic masculinity and normalizing of abusive relationships in the film have been going on for a long time now. After the recent Film Companion round table discussion, the same old talks have once again gone sprouted up.

Malayalam actress Parvathy has been getting praise from netizens across the country for calling out ‘Arjun Reddy’ right in front of its lead actor Vijay Deverakonda during the FC interview. There is also the other section of the people who stand by the latter and his film. Evidently, there is a lot of talk going on about the film which seems to have irked Deverakonda.

In a session held at the ongoing International Film Festival of India (IFFI) Goa, the actor seemed not very happy with the discussions regarding the same in social medias. He is quoted saying, “I’m very irritated right now. I can’t keep it in and I want to take it out. If I continue to keep it in, it will become a tumour inside me.”

Elaborating on why he is irritated, he said, “I’m normally very understanding. I give people the benefit of doubt. I saw that there was a genuine angst and genuine intention behind these questions. But these people don’t know what they are talking about. I feel they are very misplaced. I didn’t mind the question. I love Parvathy. I admire her work. What irritates me is the social media and media ‘hadavidi’. People go nuts. They don’t know what they are talking about. I dislike that people are celebrating at my cost. That’s my issue. I don’t care what you think of the film (‘Arjun Reddy’), misogyny or the interview.” (sic)

Manju Warrier’s first horror film set to go on floors!

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Manju Warrier’s first horror film set to go on floors!

Ever since her comeback, Manju Warrier has always had her kitty full. The veteran has done films in almost all the regular genres except for horror. She is now set to do one with debutant directors debutants Raneejt Kamala Sankar and Salil V. This horror thriller is scripted jointly by Anil Kumar and Abhaya Kumar. Shoot is scheduled to begin early next month.

Along with Manju, the film will also have Sunny Wayne in an important role. Interestingly, this is the first time the two actors are coming together. Alencier Ley Lopez will also be seen in a major role. The directors Raneejt Kamala Sankar, Salil V and the writers Anil Kumar and Abhaya Kumar were all associates of filmmaker Ranjit Sankar. The writer duo had earlier joined Ranjith Sankar in penning the screenplay for ‘Punyalan Agarbathis’.

Likewise, Raneejt Kamala Sankar and Salil V had jointly scripted the Asif Ali starrer ‘Kohinoor’. They are also credited for the additional screenplay of Jayasurya’s upcoming thriller film ‘Anveshnam’.