Vijay’s new film titled Bigil; Here’s the first look poster
As informed earlier by the makers, the title and first look poster of Vijay’s new film has been unveiled. The movie has been titled as ‘Bigil’. The star is celebrating his birthday tomorrow and (June 22) as special treat for his fans, the second look poster will be unveiled exactly at 12 AM.
The movie marks Vijay’s third time collaboration with director Atlee. Unlike their earlier films, that were regular mass entertainers, this one is a sports based flick centred around woman’s football. As per the makers, the movie will be a mass commercial tale that touches upon football, politics in sports, friendship and emotions.
Vijay plays a player-turned-coach in the movie. Nayanthara is paired with him. Induja, Varsha Bollamma and Reba Monica John will be seen in prominent roles as players of his football team. Veteran Bollywood actor Jackie Shroff, Kathir, Yogi Babu, Vivek, Daniel Balaji, Anand Raj and many others are also part of the supporting cast.
Maestro AR Rahman has composed music for the movie and cinematography is by ‘Mersal’ fame GK Vishnu. AGS Entertainment is producing the movie, which is scheduled for a grand Diwali release in October.
It has been exactly a week since the release of ‘Unda’. The Mammootty starrer continues to do well in the box office thanks to the highly positive word of mouth. Directed by Khalidh Rahman and scripted by Harshad, ‘Unda’ tells the story of a battalion of policemen from Kerala who are posted in Chhattisgarh on election duty. Unlike a regular commercial entertainer, it is a politically layered film that touches upon multiple issues which appeals to a wider audience.
Hitting screens on June 14, the movie opened to largely encouraging reviews from both the critics and common audience. The movie is finding admirers for its strong politics and the various issues that are brought to light without hindering the flow of the narrative. Celebrities like Ranjith Sankar, Sunny Wayne, Midhun Manuel Thomas, Sajeev Pazhoor and many others have praised the movie and the team behind it.
After getting an excellent opening in home state Kerala, ‘Unda’ got released in GCC centres earlier this week. It is expected to continue its successful run in the coming weeks as well.
Shruti Haasan to star in Jason Bourne-universe series Treadstone
Of late, many Indian actors are being approached by filmmakers in the West. There is a growing interest to cast Indian actors, with the likes of Priyanka Chopra, Deepika Padukone, Huma Qureshi and more recently Dimple Kapadia getting signed for big projects. Latest to join the club is Shruti Haasan, who has been roped in to play a major role in USA Network’s upcoming series ‘Treadstone’.
Shruti plays the role of an espionage in the movie. She essays the character Nira Patel, Delhi-based woman whose waitress job serves as a cover for a dangerous double life as a trained assassin. Jeremy Irvine and Brian J Smith are the other two lead actors in the series. Michelle Forces, Patrick Fugit, Michael Gaston and Tess Haubrich are also part of the cast.
‘Treadstone’ is based in the Jason Bourne universe. The show follows fictional CIA Black-Ops program Operation Treadstone, which was the program that created the famous superspy character Jason Bourne, played by Matt Damon in four films. Ben Smith, one of Bourne franchise producers has co-created the web series along with Tim Kring.
And The Oskar Goes To: Tovino Thomas is remarkable in this inspiring tale of a filmmaker
Award-winning filmmaker Salim Ahamed’s latest film ‘And The Oskar Goes To’ (ATOGT) starring Tovino Thomas has hit screens today. Let’s see what the film has to offer.
‘And The Oskar Goes To’ tells the story of a young filmmaker named Isaak Ebrahem. Out of his sheer passion for cinema, he struggles for years to get a breakthrough. Eventually, he decides to produce his own film, which is based on a true story. The film gets great reception and is declared as India’s official entry to the Oscars. From here, it’s the journey of how Isaak takes his film to the Academy and the efforts that goes behind it. Basically, if we dissect the film into two halves, the first half chronicles the struggle that an independent filmmaker endures and the latter half is about the lesser-known struggle that goes behind taking a film to the Oscar.
It is worth a mention that director Salim Ahamed’s debut film ‘Adaminte Makan Abu’ was chosen as India’s official entry for the best foreign film category in the 84th Academy Awards. So it is evident that he has taken inspirations from his own life and several other fellow filmmakers to script ‘ATOGT’. The first half was instantly relatable as we have seen and heard umpteen stories of an aspiring filmmaker’s struggle. Unlike the director’s other films, this one has a more commercial touch to it, major credits of which should go to charming Tovino Thomas.
And The Oskar Goes To Review Rating Hit Or Flop
Tovino’s earnest performance makes it easy for us to root for the character. Isaak Ebrahem is someone who doesn’t show his emotions openly, so Tovino expertly maintains a powerful restraint throughout. He shoulders the film so well, as he presents the pain and agony that the protagonist goes through in an extremely convincing manner. He started his career as an assistant director, so his years of struggle must have helped him relate to the character easily. This is easily among his finest performances till date.
Among the supporting cast, Siddique, Anu Sithara, Salim Kumar and the foreign actress Nikki Hulowski create an impression. Technically, ‘ATOGT’ was sound with apt cinematography by veteran Madhu Ambat and good music by Bijibal. The second half has a slight drag but the poignant ending manages to cover it up.
‘And The Oskar Goes To’ is a film that will inspire, entertain and even move you at times. It’s recommended for all those who wish to pursue their filmmaking dreams.
Kunchacko Boban to team up with Midhun Manuel Thomas next
Kunchacko Boban’s new film was announced last day via social medias. He is teaming up with director Midhun Manuel Thomas for a new movie, which will be produced by Ashiq Usman. Along with Kunchacko Boban, the movie also stars Sharafudheen, Unnimaya Prasad, Sreenath Bhasi and Jinu Joseph in major roles. The movie will have cinematography by Shyju Khalid and Sushin Shyam is in charge of the music department.
It is worth a mention that Midhun Manuel’s last film, ‘Argentina Fans Kaattoorkadavu’, was also produced by Ashiq Usman. The movie starring Kalidas Jayaram and Aishwarya Lekshmi was a big failure, that failed to make an impact both critically and commercially. It will be interesting to see if there is a change in fortune for the director-producer duo this time.
Ashiq Usman formally announced the new project by revealing the entire cast and crew. His Facebook post reads,
Announcing our 9th production which will be written and directed by Midhun Manuel Thomas and cinematography by Shyju Khalid. Kunchacko Boban, Sharaf U Dheen, Unnimaya Prasad, Jinu Joseph, Sreenath Bhasi will be playing the main lead.
Background score by Sushin Shyam
Edit by Vivek Harshan
Sound design: Vishnu Govind Sree Sankar
Make up: Ronex Xavier
Costumes: Stephy Xavior
Art Direction Gokuldas
Production controller: Badusha
Production Executive: Sudharmman Vallikkunnu
Distribution Central Pictures
Looking forward to all your support and prayers as always..God Bless!!
Here’s the first look poster of Jayaram’s Pattabhiraman
As informed earlier, the first look poster of Jayaram’s upcoming film Pattabhiraman has been released by actor Dileep through his social media handle. The first look poster features Jayaram along with Baiju, Dharmajan, Sheelu Abraham, Hareesh Kanaran, Miya George, Ramesh Pisharody and Prem Kumar.
‘Pattabhiraman’ directed by Kannan Thamarakkulam looks like an out and out fun entertainer. Dinesh Pallath has scripted this new movie and Abraham Mathew is producing it under the banner of Abaam Movies.
Pattabhiraman First Look Poster
‘Pattabhiraman’ marks Jayaram’s fourth film with Kannan Thamarakkulam. The duo has previously teamed up for ‘Thinkal Muthal Velli Vare’, ‘Aadupuliyattam’ and ‘Achayans’. The former two also were scripted by Dinesh Pallath. While ‘Thinkal Muthal Velli Vare’ was a failure, the other two films overcame critical panning to have decent run at the box office.
According to the makers, ‘Pattabhiraman’ is a light hearted flick that also intends to pass a social message. Jayaram plays the role of a government officer in the movie, which comes with the tagline ‘Iyer The Great’.
Padavettu: Sunny Wayne to produce Nivin Pauly’s next
Nivin Pauly took to his official social media handle just a while back to announce his new film. Titled as ‘Padavettu’, the movie is directed by Liju Krishna. He has also scripted the movie, which is produced by actor Sunny Wayne’s own banner
Padavettu: Sunny Wayne to produce Nivin Pauly’s next
‘Padavettu’ is the second venture of Sunny Wayne Productions. He had earlier backed a play titled ‘Moment Just Before Death’, which was also helmed by Liju Krishna. ‘Padavettu’ marks Liju’s feature film directorial debut.Other details regarding the movie’s genre, supporting cast, technical crew and when shoot begins are not yet known.
Nivin Pauly is currently busy working on Rajeev Ravi’s semi-period flick ‘Thuramukham’, in which he shares screen space with stars like Indrajith Sukumaran, Biju Menon, Nimisha and Poornima Indrajith. Nivin also has ‘Moothon’ and ‘Love Action Drama’ getting ready for release.
As reported by us earlier, Asif Ali starrer ‘Kakshi Amminippilla’ will be hitting screens on June 28, Friday. E4 Entertainments is releasing the movie in Kerala. As the release date is closing in, the makers have intensified the promotions. A fun new teaser featuring Asif Ali and Basil Joseph has just been released online.
‘Kakshi Amminippilla’ directed by debutant Dinjith Ayyathan and scripted by Sanilesh Shivan is basically a court-room drama.
It is centred around the case of newly wed couple, Shajith Kumar Amminipilla and wife Kanthi Sivadasan. While Ahmed Siddique plays the titular role of Amminippilla, Fara Shibla essays his wife’s part.
Asif Ali plays the lead role of advocate Pradeepan Manjodi, a political aspirant who is initially reluctant but later takes up the divorce case. The movie has a big supporting cast comprising of Basil Joseph, Nirmal Palazhy, Sudheesh, Mamukkoya, Sreekanth Murali, Sivadas Kannur, Lukman, Babu Annur, Aswathy Manoharan, Shibla and Sarayu Mohan.
Arun Muraleedharan and Samuel Aby have composed the songs while background score is done by Jakes Bejoy. Bahul Ramesh has handled the camera and edits are by Sooraj ES. Riju Rajan is producing the movie under the banner of Zarah Films.
Tovino is the most talented among the younger generation of actors: Salim Ahamed
Tovino’s new film ‘And The Oskar Goes To’ (ATOGT) is all set for release tomorrow (June 21). The movie directed by award-winning filmmaker Salim Ahamed has been eagerly awaited by Malayali cinephiles. Recently, at its world premiere at the Indian Film Festival of Alberta in Canada, the movie garnered excellent response from the viewers. It also bagged four awards at the fest, which includes best actor, best director, best film and best supporting actress.
‘ATOGT’ tells the story of a film taking its director to the Oscars. It chronicles the life and struggle of an aspiring filmmaker. Director Salim Ahamed scripted the movie partly based on his own experiences and some other real life filmmakers. In a recent interview, the director was asked about why he chose Tovino for the film. According to him, Tovino was able to understand the struggle of a filmmaker as he himself started off as an assistant director and then had to work his way up. Tovino was also the first choice as Salim Ahamed believes that he is the most talented among the current generation of actors.
‘ATOGT’ has Tovino playing the role of a young, passionate director named Isaak Ebrahem. Along with him, the movie also has a good set of supporting actors like Siddique, Anu Sithara, Maala Parvathy, Lal, Sreenivasan, Salim Kumar, Zarina Wahab and Appani Sarath. Salim Ahmed’s regular set of technicians – cinematographer Madhu Ambat, music director Bijibal and sound designer Resul Pookutty are part of this film as well.
Allen Media is presenting the movie in association with Canadian Movie Corp.
And The Oskar Goes To set for release tomorrow amidst high expectations
Tovino’s new film ‘And The Oskar Goes To’ (ATOGT) is all set for release tomorrow (June 21). The movie directed by Salim Ahamed has been eagerly awaited by Malayali cinephiles. Recently, at its world premiere at the Indian Film Festival of Alberta in Canada, the movie garnered excellent response from the viewers. It also bagged four awards at the fest, which includes best actor, best director, best film and best supporting actress.
ATOGT tells an inspiring story of a film taking its director to the Oscars. It chronicles the life and struggle of an aspiring filmmaker in Kerala. Tovino plays the role of a young, passionate director named Isaak Ebrahem. Director Salim Ahamed scripted the movie being inspired by the real lives of several filmmakers. Along with Tovino, the movie also has a good set of supporting actors like Siddique, Anu Sithara, Lal, Sreenivasan, Salim Kumar, Zarina Wahab and Appani Sarath.
Veteran cinematographer Madhu Ambat, music director Bijibal and sound designer Resul Pookutty are part of the core technical crew. Allen Media is presenting the movie in association with Canadian Movie Corp.
