Atlee to team up with Shah Rukh Khan for Mersal remake?
For the last few days there has been a buzz in online space about Shah Rukh Khan joining hands with Tamil filmmaker Atlee for the remake of ‘Mersal’. Adding fuel to the speculations, the two were spotted together in last day’s IPL game between Chennai Super Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders held at Chepauk stadium in Chennai. Atlee, his wife Priya and Shah Rukh Khan were seated together at the VIP lounge.
Photos of the two from the stadium spread virally in social medias and ignited further talks about a possible collaboration. Trade analyst Ramesh Bala confirmed that SRK and Atlee are doing a movie together. He has tweeted,
@iamsrk and @Atlee_dir are certainly doing a Movie together..
Whether it’s #Mersal Hindi remake or fresh script is to be decided..
Along with this, there is a different set of rumours saying that SRK will be appearing in a cameo role in Atlee’s ongoing film that has Vijay in the lead. It has been four months since the release of ‘Zero’, but SRK is yet to announce his next film. His last few films were all failures, so the star is said to be extra careful about his upcoming films.
Actor Sunny Wayne got married to Renjini at Guruvayoor temple on Wednesday morning. Close friends and family members attended the wedding. Aju Varghese shared a photo of the couple and wished them a happy married life. A grand reception is expected to be hosted for film industry personalities.
Sunny Wayne made his debut in cinema with Srinath Rajendran’s ‘Second Show’, which also was the first film of Dulquer Salmaan. Later, he established himself by playing several supporting and lead roles. Some of his most popular roles were in films like ‘Neelakasham Pachakdal Chuvanna Bhoomi’, ‘Aadu Oru Bheekara Jeeviyanu, ‘Ann Maria Kalipilaanu’ and ‘Annayum Rasoolum’.
Sunny Wayne Wedding Stills
Sunny Wayne was last seen in a cameo appearance in the Rajisha Vijayan starrer ‘June’. He has ‘Zam Zam’ and the Tamil film ‘Gypsy’ coming up. In ‘Zam Zam’, which is the official remake of acclaimed Bollywood film ‘Queen’, he is reprising the role played by Rajkummar Rao. ‘Gypsy’, which stars Jiiva in the lead, marks Sunny’s debut in Tamil. He is playing the role of a communist leader in the movie.
Actor Prithviraj Sukumaran has just released the teaser of Shane Nigam’s ‘Ishq’ through his official social media handle. Shane and lead actress Ann Sheetal of ‘Ezra’ fame. Debutant Anuraj Manohar is directing the movie and is scripted by Ratheesh Ravi of ‘Pullikkaran Staraa’ fame. Though the movie is titled as ‘Ishq’, which means love, it comes with an intriguing tagline – ‘not a love story’.
The movie has cinematography by Ansarsha and music by Jakes Bejoy. Kiran Das of ‘Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum’ fame is handling the edits. Shine Tom Chacko and Leona Lishoy are also essaying prominent roles in the movie. It is produced by Mukesh R Mehta, AV Anoop and CV Sarathy under the banner of E4 Entertainment.
Shane Nigam is currently on a high after the success of ‘Kumbalangi Nights. His performance in the movie earned him praise from all corners. He will be hoping to continue the good run with ‘Ishq’, which is is scheduled for summer release this year.
Unni Mukundan trains hard for his character Chandroth Panicker in Maamaankam
Shoot for ‘Maamaankam’ is currently progressing at a brisk pace. The movie which is currently directed by M Padmakumar has Mammootty playing the lead role of a fiery ‘Chaaver’ (warrior). The story revolves around the life of warriors who plot to defeat the Zamorin rulers. Unni Mukundan is also playing a prominent role in the movie. The actor has put in a lot of efforts for playing his character Chandroth Panciker. He recently took to his social media handle to share photos from his work out session and also wrote a note thanking all his trainers.
Unni Mukundan’s post reads,
What your mind wants, your body gets and this rule applies for everything you AIM for!
Thank you for receiving Marco Jr with so much love and warmth. Truly humbled by the responses. Since the past few weeks, I have been rigorously training and shooting for ‘Maamaankam’, one of the most anticipated projects where I get to share screen space with Mammokka (@mammootty ) , the man himself! It has been a tough one, considering the challenges and requirements ‘Chandroth Panicker’, throws at me, every day has been that one step forward towards achieving the desired transformation not just mentally, but also physically. I have always believed that while the character itself challenges the actor in you, its also imperative to change your physique that matches the soul and the essence of the character you get to portray on screen. The journey from being Marco Jr to Chandroth Panicker has been quite a learning experience for me and as shoot progresses and while I am still at it, I wanted to share my journey with you all and thank these amazing people, my awesome trainers, Johson AP, Prajith and Sarath Rajesekhar, who have been helping me shape Panicker with the kind of finesse, perfection and commitment that I want to give it to him. They are indeed those go to resources we all need in our lives. @johnson.ap.7 @sarath_rajsekhar @prajithknr
Stay focused, stay healthy… Dream It… AIM It… Get It!
Unni Mukundan trains hard for his character Chandroth Panicker in Maamaankam
‘Maamaankam’ also stars Kaniha, Anu Sithara, Tarun Raj Arora, Prachi Tehlan, Sudev Nair, Siddique, Abu Salim, Sudheer Sukumaran and many others. Venu Kunnappilly is producing the movie under the banner of Kavya Films. The makers are planning to release the movie sometime by the second half of this year.
Joju George starrer ‘Joseph’ was one of the surprise hits in Malayalam cinema last year. The Padmakumar directorial got unanimous appreciation from both critics and the commoners. Joju also won several awards for his performance, including the Kerala State Award for best actor. His performance in ‘Joseph’ and ‘Chola’ were considered while honouring him with the State award.
Last day, when the Kerala Film Critics awards were announced, ‘Joseph’ team had more reasons to celebrate. The movie was chosen as the second best film and Joju as the second best actor. Athmiya Rajan, the actress who played the role of Joju’s wife in the movie, also bagged a special jury award.
Upon its release last November, ‘Joseph’ was opened to positive reviews from the critics. Though the audience response in the initial few days was lukewarm, it gradually picked up at the box office. Despite facing stiff competition from several films, which included biggies from Tamil and Hindi, ‘Joseph’ stood strong and eventually enjoyed a theatrical run of over 100 days.
Nayanthara is the go-to choice for superstar films!
Nayanthara’s growth over the last few years to become the indisputable lady superstar of South Indian cinema is truly enviable. Along with doing content-oriented heroine centric films, she is also balancing it by doing mass potboilers at regular intervals. Currently, her kitty is full of promising films, and all of them are with leading stars of various industries.
In Tamil, she has three big films coming up. First to hit screens will be ‘Mr. Local’ in which she is paired with Sivakarthikeyan, arguably the most popular actor of this generation. The Rajesh directorial is touted to be a fun entertainer, and the movie is scheduled for release in May.
Nayanthara is also playing the female leads in Vijay and Rajinikanth’s upcoming films. ‘Thalapathy 63’, directed by Atlee, marks Vijay and Nayanthara’s reunion after a decade long gap. They have previously acted together in ‘Villu’.
In Rajinikanth starrer ‘Darbar’, Nayanthara is supposedly playing the superstar’s pair. It is her second film with director AR Murugadoss after ‘Ghajini’ and third with the star after ‘Chandramukhi’, ‘Sivaji’ and ‘Kuselan’ (latter two were guest appearances).
Besides this, Nayanthara is also paired with Telugu superstar Chiranjeevi in his upcoming biggie ‘Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy’. In Malayalam, the actress will be next seen alongside Nivin Pauly in ‘Love Action Drama’.
Mammootty’s highly anticipated film ‘Unda’ will be hitting screens for Eid. The movie is currently in the post-production phase. The first look poster and teaser will be released shortly. The movie directed by Khalid Rahman of ‘Anuraga Karikkin Vellam’ fame is touted to be a comedy-action thriller.
‘Unda’ has Mammootty in the lead role as sub-Inspector Mani. The movie traces the events that occur when an unit of policemen from Kerala reach the Naxalite prone areas in North India on election duty. Asif Ali, Vinay Forrt, Shine Tom Chacko, Kalabhavan Shajon, Jacob Gregory, Sudhi Koppa, Arjun Ashokan, Rony David, Dileesh Pothan and Lukman play supporting roles in the movie. Bollywood actors Omkar Das Manikpuri, Bhagwan Tiwari, Chien Ho Liao are also part of the supporting cast.
‘Unda’ story is penned by director Khalid and screenplay is by Harshad. Jimshi Khalid and Sajith Purushan have cranked the camera. Sham Kaushal has choreographed the stunts and music is by Prashanth Pillai. Krishnan Sethukumarr is producing the film under the banner of Movie Mill in association with Gemini Studios.
Prithviraj becomes the first debutant director to enter the 100 crore club in South Indian cinema
Last day, the makers of ‘Lucifer’ had officially announced that the movie has crossed the magical 100 crore mark. The movie achieved this incredible feat from its first eight days of theatrical run. Mohanlal, who has also produced the movie under the banner of Aashirvad Cinemas, took to his social media to thank his team and the audience for such a big success. His post reads,
Friends, sharing with you an all incredible feat !
Yes, in just 8 days, Lucifer is in the coveted 100 crores club. This is truly humbling. Thanks to each and every one of you for your unwavering support without which this would never have happened. You are changing the face of Malayalam Film Industry and taking it into uncharted territories. Thanks to Prithviraj Sukumaran, Murali Gopy, Antony Perumbavoor and the entire Team L.
With his phenomenal achievement, Prithviraj has become the first director in South Indian cinema to deliver a 100 crore film on debut. Prior to release, ‘Lucifer’ had massive hype majorly due to the fact that Prithviraj and Mohanlal were coming together for the first time. As it turned out to be, the movie opened to positive response from the common audience and from then, there was no stopping. Now it is just a matter of few days before ‘Lucifer’ beats ‘Pulimurugan’ gross to become the biggest blockbuster in Malayalam cinema.
Suriya starrer NGK is gearing up to storm screens on May 31. As the release date is closing in, the makers are set to kick-start the promotions. As a first, a new song from the movie will be released this Friday (April 12). Yuvan Shankar Raja is composing for the movie.
NGK directed by Selvaraghavan is a political thriller featuring Suirya as Nanda Gopala Kumaran, a small time politician who makes his way up to become an MLA. Sai Pallavi and Rakul Preet Singh play the two female leads in the movie. Bala Singh, Mansoor Ali Khan, Ponvannan, Thalaivasal Vijay,Guru Somasundaram and Aruldoss are also part of the cast.
NGK has high expectations among the Tamil audience as Suriya is teaming up with Selvaraghavan for the first time. The director is known for helming several cult films like ‘Polladhavan’, ‘Aayirathil Oruvan’ and ‘Kadhal Kondein’. The teaser of NGK was highly impressive and promises to be a big game changer in Suriya’s career.
Bollywood actress Kalki Koechlin makes her Tamil debut with Ajith’s next
Thala Ajith recently finished shooting for his upcoming movie ‘Nerkond Paarvai’, directed by H Vinoth. The movie which is the remake of acclaimed Hindi film ‘Pink’ has some Bollywood presence in it. Boney Kapoor, husband of late actress Sridevi, is producing the movie. Vidya Balan is making her Tamil debut by playing the role of Ajith’s wife. Latest to join the team is Kalki Koechlin.
Kalki has a special appearance in the film. She will be seen in an energetic rap number, which comes at a crucial part in the movie. The song also featuring Ajith and Shraddha Srinath was shot last month in Ramoji Rao Film City, Hyderabad. Though this is her debut film in Tamil, Kalki is well versed in the language as she was born and brought up in Pondicherry and Ootty.
‘Nerkonda Paarvai’ has Ajith reprising Amitabh Bachchan’s role from the original. Shraddha Srinath will be essaying the role played by Taapsee Pannu. Vidya Balan and Kalki’s roles are new additions to the script. The cast also includes Abhirami Venkatachalam, Andrea Tariang, Rangaraj Pandey, Arjun Chidambaram, Adhik Ravichandran, Aswin Rao and Sujith Shankar. Nirav Shah has cranked the camera and Yuvan Shankar Raja handles the music department.
‘Nerkonda Paarvai’ is scheduled to hit screens worldwide on August 10.
