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Kalidas Jayaram’s next with Jayaraj titled as Backpack

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Kalidas Jayaram’s next with Jayaraj titled as Backpack

We had recently reported about Kalidas Jayaram starring in award-winning filmmaker Jayaraj’s new film. Kalidas’ father, actor Jayaram revealed this during an exclusive chat with Onlookers Media. The film has been titled as ‘Backpack’ and its shoot is currently progressing.

Jayaraj has scripted the film that has newcomer Karthika as the female lead. Renji Panicker will also been seen in a prominent role. Abhinandan Ramanujan, well known for his work in films like ‘Amen’ and ‘Mosayile Kuthira Meenukal’, is the cinematographer. More details will be officially announced by the makers very soon.

Though it is Jayaraj’s first film with Kalidas, he has worked several times with the youngster’s father. In the recent chat with us, Jayaram opined that it is a great blessing for his son to work with a veteran like Jayaraj at such an early stage of his career. Of late, the director has been successfully doing festival-centric films. So it will be interesting to see if he makes a similar offbeat one with Kalidas or rather opt for a more commercially viable mainstream film.

Kalidas currently has ‘Happy Sardar’ gearing up for release. The movie helmed by writer-director couple Sudip Joshy and Geethika Sudip has the actor playing a Punjabi’s role. Apart from that, he also has the Santosh Sivan directorial ‘Jack and Jill’ getting ready.

Dream star cast in Anoop Sathyan’s directorial debut

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Dream star cast in Anoop Sathyan’s directorial debut

We were among the first to report about the directorial debut of Sathyan Anthikad’s son, Anoop Sathyan. Suresh Gopi, Shobhana and Nazriya were initially said to be part of the cast, but we now hear that the film has grown bigger with the introduction of more stars. If latest reports are to believed, Dulquer Salmaan, Suresh Gopi, Kalyani Priyadarshan, Shobhana and Urvashi will be seen in Anoop’s maiden feature film.

Dulquer Salmaan will be producing this yet-to-be titled film under his newly launched banner. He will be appearing in an extended cameo role and Kalyani has been paired with him. Scripted by Anoop himself, the film is said to be a family drama centred around two women.

Mukesh Muraleedharan will be cranking the camera and music department will be handled by Alphonse. The makers are planning to start shooting in Chennai by the end of October. More details will be officially announced shortly.

Prithviraj in talks for Kottayam Nazeer’s directorial debut

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Prithviraj in talks for Kottayam Nazeer’s directorial debut

Prithviraj starrer ‘Brother’s Day’ is getting ready to hit screens next week as a grand Onam release. Recently, as part of the movie’s promotions, a get-together was held in Kochi. While speaking at the event, Prithviraj pointed out about how the directorial career of mimicry artists start with him. Nadirshah made his debut with ‘Amar Akbar Anthony’ and its now Kalabhavan Shajohn’s turn.

Likewise, Kottayam Nazeer has also narrated a script to Prithviraj and might soon matreialize as a project. The actor himself revealed this on stage last day. He called Nazeer’s script as a surprisingly good one. It is worth a mention that Nazeer had recently directed a short film named ‘Kuttichan’. It remains to be seen how his feature film debut shapes up.

Prithviraj meanwhile has a long list of films coming up. He is currently shooting for ‘Driving Licence’, directed by Jean Paul Lal. After its completion, he will start working on Sachi’s ‘Ayyappanum Koshiyum’. He has also committed for a project each with Rathish Ambat and Irshad Parari. Blessy’s ‘Aadujeevitham’ also has a bulk of portions left to be shot. Besides all that, Prithviraj also has his sophomore directorial ‘Empuraan’ lined up for next year.

Ahar: Here’s the first look poster of Manju Warrier’s next

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Ahar: Here’s the first look poster of Manju Warrier’s next

The title and first look poster of Manju Warrier’s new film has been released online. Titled as ‘Ahar’ (Kayattam), the film is being directed by award-winning filmmaker Sanal Kumar Sasidharan. Manju has also produced the film along with Shaji Mathew and Aruna Mathew. It is a story set completely in the backdrop of a Himalayan expedition.

It was during the shoot of this film that Manju Warrier and crew got stranded in the flood-hit remote areas of Himachal Pradesh. The crew got stranded in Chhattru, an isolated village located on the road to Spiti Valley from Manali, after a series of flash floods and landslides had blocked the roads. Timely intervention from the Kerala government, Union Ministry and Himachal Pradesh government helped the crew return back to safety.

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Ahar First Look Poster

‘Ahar’ is Manju Warrier’s first film with Sanal, who has previously helmed acclaimed films like ‘Orallppokkam’, ‘Ozhivudhivasathe Kali’ and ‘S Durga’. The director is currently in Venice for the world premiere of his film ‘Chola’, which had Nimisha and Joju George in the lead roles. ‘Chola’ is only the third Malayalam film to be screened at Venice Film Festival.

The Zoya Factor: Excellent response for the trailer of Dulquer Salmaan’s new Hindi film

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The Zoya Factor: Excellent response for the trailer of Dulquer Salmaan’s new Hindi film

The trailer of Dulquer Salmaan’s second Hindi film ‘The Zoya Factor’ was released online last day and has opened to great response. The movie directed by Abhishek Sharma is the adaptation of Anuja Chauhan’s 2008 best seller novel of the same name. Sonam Kapoor plays the titular role of Zoya in it. Fox Star Studios and Adlabs Films are jointly funding the movie, which is scheduled for release on September 20.

‘The Zoya Factor’ revolves around Zoya Singh Solanki, a PR executive, who was born on the exact moment when Indian cricket team had lifted the 1983 World Cup. She is considered as a lucky charm by the Indian team and media. While everyone around consider her lucky, the team’s captain Nikhil Khoda doesn’t believe in it since he relies only on the team’s performance. Zoya keeps clashing with the Indian skipper, and what follows is a love-hate relationship.

Dulquer essays Nikhil Khoda’s role in the movie. For playing the cricketer’s role, the actor had trained hard in the sport. With his urban, smart look, he looks very convincing and even sports a six pack in the trailer.

Vijay Sethupathi to lock horns with Thalapathy Vijay

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Vijay Sethupathi to lock horns with Thalapathy Vijay

Tamil cinema’s biggest release season, the Diwali phase, is fast approaching and multiple films are eyeing to hit screens during that time. Thalapathy Vijay’s football based mass entertainer ‘Bigil’ is the most anticipated film that’s planned for Diwali. Along with that, Vijay Sethupathi’s ‘Sanga Tamizhan’ has also joined the race. Interestingly, both ‘Bigil’ and ‘Sanga Tamizhan’ have their lead actors in dual roles. Yes, both Vijay and Vijay Sethupathi will be seen in double roles in these films. Likewise, both the films have high expectations among the Tamil audience.

‘Sanga Tamizhan’ is directed by Vijay Chander of ‘Sketch’ and ‘Vaalu’ fame. Vijaya Productions is producing the movie, which is touted to be a complete commercial mass entertainer just like the director’s earlier two films. The movie has two female leads in Raashi Khanna and Nivetha Pethuraj. The director’s previous two films were disappointing, so hopefully he will be trying to rectify his mistakes and a deliver a hit this time around.

‘Bigil’ is Vijay’s third film with director Atlee after ‘Theri’ and ‘Mersal’. The movie Vijay playing a dual role as a gangster father and his son, who is a footballer-turned-coach. Nayanthara is paired with him in the movie. AR Rahman has scored music. 95% of the movie’s shoot has been completed and dubbing works have already begun. With Diwali still two months away, the team is well on course for a grand worldwide release in October.

Nenjodu Vinaa: Check out this new track from Brother’s Day sung by Dhanush

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Nenjodu Vinaa: Check out this new track from Brother’s Day sung by Dhanush

As reported by us recently, Tamil star Dhanush has lent his voice for a track in Prithviraj’s upcoming Malayalam film ‘Brother’s Day’. Dhanush has also written the lyrics. The track got released just a while back in social medias. 4 Musics team have composed the song, which is a lively track that is about a kid’s love for his mother.

‘Brother’s Day is scripted and directed by actor Kalabhavan Shajohn. The movie looks promising as its recently released trailer had glimpses of all the necessary commercial elements – be it songs, comedy and fights. Madonna Sebastian, Prayaga Rose Martin, Miya George and Aishwarya Lekshmi play the female leads.

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Tamil actor Prasanna is making his Malayalam debut by playing the villain role. Dharmajan Bolgatty, Vijayaraghavan, Kottayam Nazeer, Pauly Valsan, Ponnamma Babu, Kochu Preman, Shivaji Guruvayoor and Maala Parvathi are also part of the supporting cast. Listin Stephen is producing the movie under the banner of Magic Frames.

Exact release date is expected to be officially announced shortly.

Jayam Ravi and Taapsee team up for a spy thriller

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Jayam Ravi and Taapsee team up for a spy thriller

Jayam Ravi and Taapsee Pannu are coming together for the first time for a Tamil spy-thriller. Directed by Ahmed of ‘Endrendrum Punnagai’ and ‘Manithan’ fame, the movie is being currently shot in Azerbaijan, Russia. Both Jayam Ravi and Taapsee are said to be playing intelligence agents in the film.

Reportedly, this new film has tentatively been titled as ‘Jana Gana Mana’. Iranian actress and model Elnaaz Norouzi, who played the character Zoya Mirza in the hit Netflix series Sacred Games, is also part of this film. She has been roped in to play a very crucial role in it. Along with that, there are also unconfirmed reports about KGF villain Ram also starring in it.

Apparently, the film has been planned as an action-packed espionage thriller and hence all the lead actors will be performing risky stunt sequences in it. Both Jayam Ravi and Taapsee are known for being selective with their films, especially the latter who is currently one of the leading heroines in the country. So expectations are high on this one among the Tamil audience.

Neena fame Deepti Sati plays the female lead in Prithviraj’s Driving Licence

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Neena fame Deepti Sati plays the female lead in Prithviraj’s Driving Licence

Prithviraj is currently shooting for his new film ‘Driving Licence’, which is being directed by Jean Paul Lal aka Lal Jr. It is scripted by Sachi and also has Suraj Venjaramoodu in a major role. Deepti Sati of ‘Neena’ fame plays the female lead in the film. She was last seen in Malayalam in the comic caper ‘Lava Kusha’. In ‘Driving Licence’, she plays the role of Prithviraj’s wife.

‘Driving Licence’ is being made as a complete commercial entertainer. The movie has Prithviraj playing the role of a superstar, who is passionate about luxury cars. Suraj Venjaramoodu essays the role a vehicle inspector. The story is centred around the conflict that arouses between these two characters.

‘Dirving License’ has cinematographer Alex J Pulickal, composer duo Yakzan Gary Perera and Neha Nair, and editor Ratheesh Raj are part of the movie’s technical crew. It is the second production venture of Prithviraj’s banner after the science-fiction thriller ‘9’. Listin Stephen’s Magic Frames is also involved in the production.

Photo Credits: Darshan Bhanushali Photography

Isakkinte Ithihasam all set for release this Friday

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Isakkinte Ithihasam all set for release this Friday

LRK Ajay Kumar’s directorial debut ‘Isakkinte Ithihasam’ is gearing to hit screens. The makers have announced that the movie will be releasing this coming Friday (August 30). With a huge set of actors, the film is expected to be a proper entertainer that appeals to audience of all age groups. Ayyappan R has produced the movie under the banner of Uma Maheshwara Creations.

‘Issakinte Ithihasam’ stars veteran actor Siddique, Bhagath Manuel, Kalabhavan Shajohn, Ambika Mohan, Geetha Vijayan, Sona, Sreejith Ravi, Kottayam Pradeep, Aristo Suresh, Anjali Nair, Nazir Sankranthi, Saju Navodaya aka Pashanam Shaji, Jaffer Idukki, Ashokan, Nelson, Pauly Valsan and several others.

Subash and RK Ajayakumar have jointly written the film’s screenplay. Cinematography is by TD Sreenivas and Shamjith Muhammed has handled the edits. Music is composed by Gopi Sunder. The promos, which include the teaser and trailer, have all been highly promising. The movie is hence expected to have a decent run at the box office.