Chillayile: Here’s a new song from Soubin-Suraj starrer Vikrithi
‘Vikrithi’ starring Suraj Venjaramoodu and Soubin Shahir in the lead roles is gearing up to hit screens next month. The film was recently censored with a clean U certificate and it is now set for release on October 4 (Friday). Debutant Ajeesh P Thomas has scripted the film and is directed by Emcy Joseph.
Last day, the makers released a new song online. Titled as ‘Chillayile’, the song is rendered by Harisankar, the most wanted playback singer in Malayalam at present. Santhosh Varma has penned the lyrics and it is composed by Bijibal. Thanks to the good response to the trailer and earlier released song, ‘Vikrithi’ has a positive buzz in social medias.
The film is inspired from a real life incident when a hearing impaired person sleeping in Kochi metro was assumed to be a drunkard. His photos were shared online and subjected to trolls. When news came out about his real condition, it was a moment of big collective embarrassment for the Malayali social media circle. In the film, ‘Vikrithi’, Suraj Venjaramoodu essays the disabled person’s role and Soubin plays the role of the guy who took his photos.
A D Sreekumar, Ganesh Menon and Lakshmi Warrier are jointly producing the film under the banner of Cut 2 Create Pictures. Century Films will be presenting the film in Kerala.
After delivering back to back hits with ‘Aravindante Athidhikal’ and ‘Thaneer Mathan Dhinangal’, it seems like Vineeth Sreenivasan has struck a perfect hat-trick with his latest release, ‘Manoharam’. Hitting screens last Friday, the Anvar Sadik directorial has opened to good response from all corners. Positive reviews in social medias is also helping the film to attract common audience to theatres.
‘Manoharam’ is a feel-good entertainer set in the rural locales of Palakkad. It is the story of Manu, a talented painting artist who fails to update himself according to the modern needs. The advent of flex printing affects his works, which forces him to learn photoshop and start his own business. Meanwhile, there is Rahul, an affluent businessman’s son, who is also trying to open a similar shop in the same locality. There exists a mild conflict between the two which leads to an interesting turn of events before culminating at a happy ending.
Director Anvar Sadik, who has also scripted the film, has done really well in packaging the film as a fine entertainer. It also has a good set of actors. ‘Njan Prakashan’ fame Aparna Das plays the female lead. Indrans, Basil Joseph, Deepak Parambol, Hareesh Peradi, Kalaranjini, Sreelekshmi, Jude Anthany Joseph, Ahmed Siddique, Nisthar Sait, VK Prakash, Delhi Ganesh and Nandini are also part of the cast.
‘Manoharam’ has cinematography by Jebin Jacob and songs composed by Sajeev, who is a former associate of maestro AR Rahman. Samuel Aby is handling the background score and edits are done by Nithin Raj. The film is being produced by Jos Chakkalakal of Chakkalakal Films and AK Sunil of New Surya Films.
Watch the teaser of Mammootty starrer Mamangam here!
As informed earlier, the hugely anticipated teaser of ‘Mamangam’ has landed online. It was shared on social medias just a while back through the film’s official page. ‘Mamangam’ is already one of the most awaited films of the year and the newly released teaser further heightens the expectations. The short glimpses we get to see from the teaser shows the grand scale at which the film is made.
‘Mamangam’ is directed by M Padmakumar. As per the makers, it is a historic film with almost 80% of it being inspired from real events. Its original director Sajeev Pillai penned the script after an extensive research of over twelve years. Shankar Ramakrishnan later adapted the screenplay. The film 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.
Along with Mammootty, ‘Mamangam’ also stars Unni Mukundan in a very prominent role. Others in the supporting cast include Kaniha, Anu Sithara, Prachi Tehlan, Siddique, Sudev Nair, Tarun Arora, Suresh Krishna, Mani Kuttan, Manikandan, Ineya and Sudheer Sukumaran.
The film also boasts of a strong technical crew comprising of State award winning cinematographer Manoj Pillai, veteran music director M Jayachandran and art director Mohandas. Bollywood-based composer Sanchit Balhara is composing the background score.
Venu Kunnappilly of Kavya Films is producing this big budget film.
Manoharam Review: Vineeth Sreenivasan comes up with another crowd-pleaser!
After delivering back to back hits with Aravindante Athidhikal’ and ‘Thaneer Mathan Dhinangal’, Vineeth Sreenivasan is now back in a lead role with ‘Manoharam’. The film marks his second outing with director Anvar Sadik after ‘Ormayundo Ee Mukham’. The film produced jointly by Jos Chakkalakal and AK Sunil has hit screens today. So let’s jump to the review part.
‘Manoharam’, scripted by director Anvar himself, is an inspiring story of Manoharan, fondly called as Manu by his villagers. He is a talented painting artist who fails to update himself according to the modem needs. The advent of flex printing affects his works, which forces him to learn photoshop and start his own business. Meanwhile, there is Rahul, an affluent businessman’s son, who is also trying to open a similar shop in the same locality. There exists a mild conflict between the two which leads to an interesting turn of events before culminating at a predictable-yet-engaging finish. Director Anvar Sadik has done really well in packaging the film as a fine entertainer.
Manoharam Movie Review
Coming to the performances, Vineeth Sreenivasan as Manu comes up with another matured act. It is another example of his commendable growth as an actor. Paired opposite him is ‘Njan Prakashan’ fame Aparna Das and she impresses big time. We can expect to see more out of this talented actress. Basil Joseph and Indrans as Manu’s trusted aides provide the comic relief especially the former, who delivers some really funny one-liners. Deepak Parambol in a slightly grey-shaded role was not up to his usual self. Another performance on the downside was from Hareesh Peradi, whose slang and antics were exaggerated throughout. Sreelekshmi, Jude Anthany Joseph, Ahmed Siddique, Nisthar Sait, VK Prakash, Delhi Ganesh, and Nandini have also done notable roles in the film.
Manoharam Movie Review
Though Palakkad and its surroundings have been shown umpteen times in Malayalam cinema, the makers of ‘Manoharam’ have still managed to bring a freshness in the visuals thanks to the dark bluish colour tone. Credits to cinematographer Jebin Jacob for successfully bringing that freshness element. The film has a couple of good songs composed by Sajeev Thomas and score by Samuel Aby was apt. A slight glitch I found in the editing done by Nithin Raj Arol was the overuse of random shots which it seems like was done for the sake of extending the duration.
Bottonline is that, ‘Manoharam’ is a proper crowd pleaser that should appeal to audience of all age groups. Going by the purple patch that Vineeth Sreenivasan is in, the film is certain to have a good run at the box office.
Confirmed: Mamangam teaser to be released tomorrow!
It seems like the hugely hyped Mammootty starrer ‘Mamangam’ is finally getting ready for release. The makers have announced that the teaser will be out tomorrow (September 28) at 10 AM. Fans as well as cinephiles have been eagerly waiting for the teaser. Earlier, a graphic teaser was released that had received great reception in social medias.
‘Mamangam’ directed by M Padmakumar promises to be an action packed historical flick. As per the makers, it is a historic film with almost 80% of it being inspired from real events. Its original director Sajeev Pillai penned the script after an extensive research of over twelve years. Shankar Ramakrishnan later adapted the screenplay. The film is based on the religious festival, Mamangam, that took place every twelve years in a place called Thirunavaya, on the banks of the Bharathapuzha, for over 280 years.
Along with Mammootty, ‘Mamangam’ also has Unni Mukundan in a prominent role. Others in the cast include Kaniha, Anu Sithara, Prachi Tehlan, Siddique, Sudev Nair, Tarun Arora, Suresh Krishna, Mani Kuttan, Manikandan, Ineya and Sudheer Sukumaran. Venu Kunnappilly of Kavya Films is producing this big budget film.
Vikrithi censored with clean U certificate; All set for release
‘Vikrithi’ starring Suraj Venjaramoodu and Soubin Shahir in the lead roles is getting ready to hit screens next month. The film has been censored with a clean U certificate and it is now set for release on October 4 (Friday). Debutant Ajeesh P Thomas has scripted the film and is directed by Emcy Joseph.
Thanks to the good response to the trailer and songs, ‘Vikrithi’ has a positive buzz in social medias. The film is inspired from a real life incident. Couple of years back, there was an incident when a middle-aged man was seen sleeping casually on the seats of Kochi metro. Assuming him to be a drunkard, some of the fellow passengers took his photos and shared it online. It soon went viral but only to be later learnt that the man was hearing-impaired and had lied down on the seat as he was tired. When news came out about his real condition, it was a moment of big collective embarrassment for the Malayali social media circle. ‘Vikrithi’ is inspired from this incident. In the film, Suraj Venjaramoodu essays the disabled person’s role and Soubin plays the role of the guy who took his photos.
A D Sreekumar, Ganesh Menon and Lakshmi Warrier are jointly producing the film under the banner of Cut 2 Create Pictures. Century Films will be presenting the movie in Kerala.
Sathyan Anthikad’s son Akhil Sathyan to direct Fahadh Faasil in his debut film!
As reported by us earlier, veteran filmmaker Sathyan Anthikad’s son Anoop Sathyan is making his directorial debut with a family drama starring Dulquer Salmaan, Suresh Gopi, Shobhana and Nazriya. We hear that Anoop’s brother Akhil Sathyan is also set to turn a director soon. If rumours are to believed, Akhil’s maiden film will have Fahadh Faasil in the lead. Shoot is reportedly set to begin early next year. An official confirmation is awaited in this regard.
Akhil Sathyan had previously directed a biographical documentary titled ‘That’s My Boy’. It was screened at multiple international film festivals and garnered attention for its sensitive take on homosexuality and gender identity.
‘That’s My Boy’ was an official selection in 54 international film festivals from 19 countries, which includes 43rd Athens International Film Festival – a qualifying festival for Oscars and the prestigious Kolkata International Film Festival. It also serves in various national awareness programes, academics and as a study material for two North American universities.
Akhil had also assisted his father in last year’s superhit film, ‘Njan Prakashan’, which also had Fahadh Faasil in the lead. It will be interesting to see what Akhil has in store for a highly efficient actor like Fahadh Faasil.
Vineeth Sreenivasan eyes hat-trick of hits with Manoharam
Vineeth Sreenivasan is riding on back to back hits with ‘Aravindante Athidhikal’ and ‘Thaneer Mathan Dhinangal’. He had also done a cameo role in his brother Dhyan Sreenivasan’s directorial debut ‘Love Action Drama’. This Friday, his new film ‘Manoharam’ is set for release and if it clicks, it will be a hattrick of success for the star.
‘Manoharam’ dircted by Anvar Sadik has a good pre-release buzz courtesy the film’s trailer and songs that have been well received. It is a feel-good entertainer set in the rural locales of Palakkad. ‘Njan Prakashan’ fame Aparna Das plays the female lead in the film.
It also has a good set of supporting actors comprising of Indrans, Basil Joseph, Deepak Parambol, Hareesh Peradi, Kalaranjini, Sreelekshmi, Jude Anthany Joseph, Ahmed Siddique, Nisthar Sait, Manju Sunil, VK Prakash, Delhi Ganesh, Veena Nair and Nandini.
‘Manoharam’ has cinematography by Jebin Jacob and songs composed by Sajeev, who is a former associate of maestro AR Rahman. Samuel Aby is handling the background score and edits are done by Nithin Raj. The film is being produced by Jos Chakkalakal of Chakkalakal Films.
Bala’s next to have Suriya and Arya in the lead roles!
As per latest reports from Kollywood medias, National award winning filmmaker Bala is set to helm a multi-starrer next. Suriya and Arya are said to be playing the lead roles in the film. Atharvaa Murali is also being considered to play another prominent role. An official confirmation is still awaited in this regard.
It must be noted that all three actors – Suriya, Arya and Atharvaa have worked with director Bala. For Suriya, it was Bala who gave an image makeover with ‘Nanda’ in 2001. They later worked together in the National award winning film ‘Pithamagan’. Arya has also worked with Bala twice in ‘Naan Kadavul’ and ‘Avan Ivan’. Likewise, Atharvaa played the lead in the director’s highly acclaimed film ‘Paradesi’.
Bala’s last release was ‘Naachiyaar’ starring GV Prakash and Jyothika. Earlier this year, he had directed ‘Varma’, the Tamil remake of Telugu hit, ‘Arjun Reddy’. However, the film was dropped by the producers, who then made a new version of the film with a different team.
Jayasurya as Kadamattathu Kathanar; 2-part big budget 3D film getting ready!
Jayasurya, known for doing a wide range of challenging roles, will be next seen as Kadamattathu Kathanar, an 8th century priest who is believed to have possessed supernatural powers. Rojin Thomas of ‘Philips And The Monkey Pen’ fame is directing the film. It is scripted by R Ramanand and Vijay Babu of Friday Film House is producing it.
Interestingly, the makers have planned it as a two-part fantasy thriller film and it will be shot in 3D format. If things out turn out as per plans, it will be the most expensive film in Jayasurya’s career. More details regarding the other cast, crew and when shoot begins are expected to be officially announced in the coming days.
Jayasurya has previously collaborated with Friday Film House in ‘Philps and the Monkey Pen’ and the ‘Aadu’ series. He also has three more films coming up with the same banner – ‘Thrissur Pooram’, ‘Aadu 3’ and Sathyan biopic. The actor was also supposed to star in another film, ‘Turbo Peter’, but the project got shelved due to some unknown reasons.
