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Darbar: Here’s the first look poster of superstar Rajinikanth’s next

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Darbar: Here’s the first look poster of superstar Rajinikanth’s next

As informed last evening, the first look poster of Rajinikanth’s new film (Thalaivar 167) has just been released online. AR Murugadoss is directing the movie, which has been titled as ‘Darbar’. The movie has the role of a Mumbai based police officer. Nayanthara has been signed as the female lead. Nivetha Thomas is also said to be playing a crucial role in the movie.

AR Murugadoss is fresh from the success of ‘Sarkar’, which was a mass entertainer set in a political backdrop. ‘Darbar’ is most likely to be an out and out mass entertainer just like how the superstar’s fans expect. It has been a long while since he played a cop, so fans are highly excited about it.

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Darbar First Look Poster

Santosh Sivan will be wielding the camera and Anirudh Ravichander will be handling the music department. Veteran Sreekar Prasad is the editor. Lyca Productions, who last collaborated with Rajinikanth, in 2.0, is producing this movie. Shoots will be commencing formally from tomorrow (April 10). The makers have also announced that the movie will be hitting screens for Pongal, next year.

Suriya 38: Suriya’s next with Sudha Kongara starts rolling

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Suriya 38: Suriya’s next with Sudha Kongara starts rolling

After the launch last day, Suriya’s new film (Suriya 38) with director Sudha Kongara has gone on floors today. Shoot has commenced in Chennai. The movie has Malayali actress Aparna Balamurali as the female lead. GV Prakash is the composer and Niketh Bommireddy is handling the cinematography.

‘Suriya 38’ is a very ambitious project. The makers have been involved with the pre-production works for over a year now. Reports suggest that the movie is a biopic on GR Gopinath, the founder of Air Deccan and a retired captain of the Indian army, but the makers are yet
to confirm this. It is scripted jointly by Shalini Usha Nair and Sudha Kongara. Vijay Kumar of ‘Uriyadi’ fame is said to have penned the dialogues.

Guneet Monga, who recently bagged the Oscar award for her critically acclaimed documentary production, ‘Period. End of Sentence’, is entering Kollywood with this movie. Guneet’s Sikhya Entertainment is producing the movie jointly with Suriya’s 2D Entertainment.

Lucifer enters 100 crore club, confirms Aashirvad Cinemas

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Lucifer enters 100 crore club, confirms Aashirvad Cinemas

Ever since its release on March 28, Mohanlal starrer ‘Lucifer’ has been doing extraordinary business at the box office. The makers Aashirvad Cinemas has officially informed that the movie has grossed Rs 100 crores from just eight days of theatrical run. They have shared the news on their official social media handle and thanked the Malayali audience for their continuous support.

‘Lucifer’, directed by Prithviraj Sukumaran and scripted by Muriali Gopy, is a mass entertainer set in the backdrop of Kerala politics. Mohanlal plays the lead role in the movie, that also stars Vivek Oberoi, Tovino Thomas, Indrajith Sukumaran, Manju Warrier, Sai Kumar and Saniya Iyappan in prominent roles

‘Lucifer’ is now the fastest Malayalam movie to storm past both the 50 crore and 100 crore mark. Apart from its tremendous run in Kerala and RoI centres like Bangalore and Chennai, the movie is doing extremely in major overseas centres like the US, GCC, European countries, New Zealand and Australia.

Recently, leading trade analyst Taran Adarsh had written about how ‘Lucifer’ is a trendsetter for Malayalam movies. The movie is doing exceptional business everywhere, despite facing tough completion from other language movies. According to him, the success of ‘Lucifer’ in the international arena will certainly open the eyes of the Malayalam industry and encourage makers to explore newer markets, besides the existing traditional ones.

Ilayaraja team celebrate third week of successful theatrical run!

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Ilayaraja team celebrate third week of successful theatrical run!

Guinness Pakru starrer ‘Ilayaraja’ hit screens on March 22, Friday. The movie has now entered its third week of theatrical run in selected centres. Recently, the makers had a small celebration at the Kairali theatre in Thrissur. Guinness Pakru, director Madhav Ramadasan and some other members from the cast and crew were present.

‘Ilayaraja’ is the story of Vanajan, a vertically challenged man who works as a roadside peanut vendor. It is an inspiring tale of how the underprivileged Vanajan defies odds to reach new heights finds.

The movie has an elaborate supporting cast comprising of Deepak Parambol, Gokul Suresh, Kavitha Nair, Anil Nedumangad, Baby Ardra, Master Adhithyan, Jayaraj Warrier, Alphy Panjikaran, Binish Babu and many others. Movie Musical Cutz produced the movie in association with Mumbai Cine Talkies

Here’s the trailer of Fahadh Faasil-Sai Pallavi starrer Athiran

Here’s the trailer of Fahadh Faasil-Sai Pallavi starrer Athiran

The trailer of Fahadh Faasil- Sai Pallavi starrer ‘Athiran’ has been released online. Prithviraj shared the trailer through his official social media handle. Debutant Vivek is directing the movie which looks like a mystrey thriller. The trailer is highly impressive and has a lot of intriguing moments. It is set in a mysterious mental asylum where Fahadh Fassil’s character lands as a doctor.

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National award winner PF Mathews, who last penned the widely acclaimed ‘Ee Maa Yau’, has scripted ‘Athiran’. Along with Fahadh and Sai Pallavi, the movie also has an elaborate supporting cast comprising of some seasoned actors like Prakash Raj, Lena, Atul Kulkarni, Shanthi Krishna, Renji Panicker, Leona Lishoy, Sudev Nair, Vijay Menon, Surabhi Lakshmi and Nandu.

PS Jayahari has composed the songs and background score is done by Ghibran. Anu Moothedath is the cinematographer and Ayopb Khan is the editor. Century Investments has produced the movie, which is slated for release on April 12.

Stand Up: Nimisha Sajayan’s next is with State award winning filmmaker Vidhu Vincent

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Stand Up: Nimisha Sajayan’s next is with State award winning filmmaker Vidhu Vincent

Nimisha Sajayan, who recently won the Kerala State award for her performance in the yet-to-be released ‘Chola’ and ‘Oru Kuprasidha Payyan’, has bagged a heroine centric film. She will be teaming up with director Vidhu Vincent for a movie titled ‘Stand Up’. Its first look poster was shared just a while back in social medias.

In 2017, Vidhu Vincent became the first woman to win the Kerala State Film Award for the Best Director. She won the award for her debut film ‘Manhole’. At the 21st International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK), the film also won two awards – the FIPRESCI Award for Best Malayalam Film and the Silver Crow Pheasant Award (Best Debutant Director) for Vidhu Vincent.

From the first look poster, we presume that Nimsiha’s film with Vidhu will be about a stand-up comedienne. It is a subject that is new to the Malayali audience as stand up shows are not yet popular here. Silicon Media is producing the movie. Other details regarding the supporting cast, crew and when shoot starts is expected to announced shortly.

Trance will be an absolute treat for the Malayali audience: Resul Pookutty

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Trance will be an absolute treat for the Malayali audience: Resul Pookutty

Academy award winner Resul Pookutty’s maiden film as an actor, ‘The Sound Story’ hit screens recently. As part of its promotion, Pookutty had an interaction recently with Cube, an online media group, in which he revealed interesting tidbits about ‘Trance’, the upcoming Malayalam movie he is working on. The Fahadh Fassil starrer directed by Anwar Rasheed has been in the making for nearly two years now and is eagerly awaited.

Resul Pookutty has pinned high hopes on the movie and he promised that it will undoubtedly be a treat for the native audience. He is quoted saying, “Trance is a very ambitious film. It’s a larger than life film that reflects several realities happening around us. Third schedule shoot is currently progressing. We’ve put in lot of efforts for its making and I’m sure it will be a treat for the Malayali audience.”

The makers of ‘Trance’ have revealed very less details about the movie, which includes its genre. Naturally, it has piqued the audience’s curiosity. Debutant Vincent Vadakkan has scripted the movie. Along with Fahadh, the movie also has a solid cast comprising of Nazriya Nazim, Soubin Shahir, Chemban Vinod Jose, Vinayakan, Dileesh Pothan, Arjun Ashokan and Sreenath Bhasi.

Amal Neerad cranks the camera and Jackson Vijayan is in charge of the music department. Director Anwar Rasheed himself is producing ‘Trance’ under his own banner Anwar Rasheed Entertainment. It is said to be the most expensive film in Fahadh’s career. It is said that the makers are planning to release the movie for this year’s Onam in September.

Lucifer’s success in international arena should encourage Malayalam filmmakers to explore newer markets: Taran Adarsh

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Lucifer’s success in international arena should encourage Malayalam filmmakers to explore newer markets: Taran Adarsh

Mohanlal starrer ‘Lucifer’ is scripting a new history with its tremendous run worldwide. Within two weeks of its release, the movie has stormed well past the Rs 50 crore mark and is set to enter the elite Rs 100 crore club. Apart from Kerala and RoI centres like Bangalore and Chennai, the movie is doing huge business in major overseas centres like the US and GCC. The movie is also doing extremely well in European countries, New Zealand and Australia.

Trade analyst Taran Adarsh who keeps a tap on the earnings of Indian movies in overseas centres has called ‘Lucifer’, a trendsetter for Malayalam movies. According to him, the movie is doing exceptional business everywhere, despite facing stiff completion from other language movies. He has also added that the success of ‘Lucifer’ in the international arena should open the eyes of the Malayalam industry and encourage makers to explore newer markets, besides the traditional ones.

Taran Adarsh has tweeted,

#Lucifer has emerged a trendsetter for #Malayalam films internationally… Earlier, #Malayalam films would record big numbers in certain markets [UAE-GCC in particular], but #Lucifer is doing exceptional biz everywhere, despite other language movies posing tough competition…

The super success of #Lucifer in the international arena should open the eyes of the #Malayalam film industry… And encourage makers of #Malayalam films to explore newer markets, besides the traditional ones, of course. @comScore

‘Lucifer’, directed by Prithviraj and scripted by Muriali Gopy, is a mass entertainer with a political backdrop. Mohanlal plays the lead role in the movie, that has a star studded supporting cast. Vivek Oberoi, Tovino Thomas, Indrajith Sukumaran, Manju Warrier and Saniya Iyappan are also part of the cast.

Raftaara: Here’s a new song from Lucifer

Raftaara: Here’s a new song from Lucifer

As informed earlier by the makers of ‘Lucifer’, the ‘Raftaara’ song has been released in social medias. This dance number featuring Waluscha De Sousa appears towards the climax of the movie. Deepak Dev has composed the track. Several critics have pointed out that this ‘item dance’ is objectifying and unnecessarily placed in the movie.

Meanwhile, ‘Lucifer’ is continuing its tremendous run at the box office. Apart from Kerala and RoI centres like Bangalore, the movie is doing huge business in major overseas centres like US and GCC. After storming past the Rs 50 crore mark, the movie is now on course to enter the elite Rs 100 crore club.

Directed by Prithviraj and scripted by Muriali Gopy, ‘Lucifer’ is a mass entertainer with a political backdrop. Mohanlal plays the lead role in the movie, that has a star studded supporting cast. Vivek Oberoi, Tovino Thomas, Indrajith Sukumaran, Manju Warrier and Saniya Iyappan have essayed crucial roles in the movie.

Thaikkudam Bridge performs a rock number for Suriya 38

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Thaikkudam Bridge performs a rock number for Suriya 38

As reported by us earlier, Suriya’s next (Suriya 38) is with director Sudha Kongara of ‘Irudhi Suttru’ fame. The movie has been in the planning for a long time now. It is said to be an ambitious project that demanded extensive pre-production works. Music director GV Prakash had started composing for the movie nearly a year back. He has collaborated with Kerala based popular indie rock band Thaikkudam Bridge for a song in the movie. Arunraja Kamaraja, who has written lyrics chartbuster songs in ‘Kabali’, ‘Theri’ and ‘Mersal’, has penned this one as well.

GV Prakash took to his social media handle to share the big news. Along with a photo taken during the recording the session, he has also written,

The first collaboration in @Suriya_offl #Suriya38 #GV70 the most popular South Indian band #ThaikudamBridge from Kerala have performed and collaborated for a ROCK number … lyrics by #arunrajakamaraj … #SudhaKongara

Thaikkudam Bridge performs a rock number for Suriya 38
Thaikkudam Bridge performs a rock number for Suriya 38

‘Suriya 38’ is said to be a biopic G.R.Gopinath, the founder of Air Deccan and a retired captain of the Indian army. However, the makers are yet to confirm this. Guneet Monga, who recently bagged the prestigious Oscar award for her critically-acclaimed documentary production, ‘Period. End of Sentence’, is making her entry to Kollywood with this movie. Guneet’s Sikhya Entertainment is collaborating with Suriya’s 2D Entertainment for its production. The movie was officially launched today in Chennai.