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Pink Remake: Here’s the full cast and crew of Thala 59

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Pink Remake: Here’s the full cast and crew of Thala 59

As reported by us earlier, actor Ajith’s next is with director H Vinoth of ‘Theeran’ fame. The movie, tentatively titled Thala 59 aka AK 59, is the official remake of acclaimed Hindi film, ‘Pink’. Bollywood producer Boney Kapoor, husband of late actress Sridevi, is entering K-Town by producing this movie. While there have been several speculations about the cast and crew, the makers have finally made the official announcement.

Ajith will be reprising the role played by Amitabh Bachchan in the original. Shraddha Srinath, noted for her roles in movies like ‘Vikram Vedha’ and ‘U Turn’, will be reprising Taapsee’s role. Vidya Balan is also playing a major role in the movie. Her character is said to be specifically added in the remake. Others in the cast include Abhirami Venkatachalam, Andrea Tariang, Rangaraj Pandey, Arjun Chidambaram, Adhik Ravichandran, Aswin Rao and Sujith Shankar.

‘Pink’ directed by Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury discussed a wide range of sensitive issues about women’s rights and dignity. It won widespread critical acclaim and bagged the National film award for Best Film on other social issues. According to the makers of the Tamil version, it will not be a scene by scene remake. The script has been adapted to suit the sensibilities of the Tamil audience. The remake has music by Yuvan Shankar Raja and cinematography handled by Nirav Shah.

Maamaankam had all the possibility of breaking out Malayalam Cinema in the international space: Resul Pookutty

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Maamaankam had all the possibility of breaking out Malayalam Cinema in the international space: Resul Pookutty

Maamaankam, the period flick starring Mammootty has been in the news ever since it went on floors. The first couple of schedules were smooth but soon after that the team was hit by quite a few controversies. Actor Druvan was unceremoniously ousted from the movie followed by reports about issues between the director and production team. Sajeev Pillai is the director and Venu Kunnampilly of Kavya Films is producing this ambitious project.

Apparently, all is not well in the ‘Maamaankam’ team which is now a poorly kept secret in the industry. Director Sajeev has openly come out admitting having ego issues with the production team. Unhappy with the debutant director’s work, the producter got veteran M Padmakumar for assistance. Fresh controversy emerged after Sajeev filed a police complaint alleging a murder attampt on him. Now there are reports suggesting that he will soon be opting out of the project.

Miffed with all the controversies around the movie, award designing sound designer Resul Pookutty has tweeted saying that it is a shame on the creative community of Malayalam cinema. According to him, Maamaankam had the potential to take Malayalam cinema to a global level but is now tangled in unwanted controversies. Resul has tweeted,

If the news on #Mamankam film is to be believed, it’s a shame on the creative community of #MalayalamCinema It was one of the best script I had read in 2018, it had all the possibility of breaking out Malayalam Cinema in the international space, sad to see it ended up like this.

Meanwhile, the next schedule of Maamaankam is set to commence in the famous Varikkaseri Mana. Unni Mukundan, who replaced Dhruvan, will be joining the sets soon. The team will be reshooting the whole portions once again. The movie is said to have a huge star cast with several non-Malayali actors in it but the makers are yet to officially announce the names.

Check out these new stills from the sets of Marakkar: Arabikadalinte Simham

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Check out these new stills from the sets of Marakkar: Arabikadalinte Simham

‘Marakkar: Arabikadalinte Simham’ shoot is currently progressing at Ramoji Rao Film City, Hyderabad. Recently, the team had some celebrations on the sets, the biggest of which Mohanlal being honoured with the country’s third highest civilian award, Padma Bhushan. There were some other reasons for celebrations as Mohanlal’s production house Aashirvad Cinema had their 20th anniversary. Actor Prabhu also joined in the celebrations as it was his wedding anniversary and his wife was also present in the sets.

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The makers have released a few new stills from the location and we can see Mohanlal, Siddique, Manju Warrier and Prabhu sporting peculiar getups. Directed by Priyadarshan, the movie has Mohanlal playing the role of Kunjali Marakkar. Others in the cast include Pranav Mohanlal, Kalyani Priyadarshan, Arjun, Keerthy Suresh, Suniel Shetty and Fazil.

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Marakkar is said to be one of the most expensive movies ever made in Malayalam cinema. Mohanlal’s Aashirvad Cinemas, Confident Group and Moonshot Entertainment are jointly producing the movie. Production designer Sabu Cyril, cinematographer Tirru, editor MS Ayyappan Nair and a Los Angeles-based VFX studio are part of the technical crew.

Producer reveals that Mammootty has not taken any remuneration for Peranbu

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Producer reveals that Mammootty has not taken any remuneration for Peranbu

The much-awaited Mammootty starrer Peranbu is hitting screens this Friday (February 1) and fans and cinephiles alike are highly excited about it. The movie directed by Ram tells the story of an affectionate father and his mentally challenged girl child. Mammootty and ‘Thanga Meengal’ fame Sadhana play the lead roles. The movie caught attention after it opened to highly positive reviews in various international film festivals.

Recently, during the promotions of the movie, it was revealed that Mammootty has not taken his pay for the movie. In the interview, when producer PL Thenappan revealed that Mammootty had not taken his remuneration yet, the star replied that not all movies can be done for money.

Peranbu has Mammootty as Amudhavan, a doting helpless father who is concerned about his daughter’s ill health. From the promos itself, it is evident that the movie has one of the actor’s finest performances in recent times. Director Ram had earlier said that he wouldn’t have made the movie if not for Mammootty. When he approached the actor, he didn’t have a proper full fledged script. Despite that, Mammootty was impressed by Ram’s brief narration and gave his nod immediately.

Last day, a special screening of Peranbu was held at PVR Audi 1, Kochi. Prominent celebrities like Nivin Pauly, Joshiy, Ranjith, Renji Panicker, Sibi Malayil, SN Swami, Kamal, Major Ravi, Rosshan Andrrews, Bobby, Sanjay, Ajai Vasudev, Sohan Seenulal, B Unnikrishnan, Ramesh Pisharody, Maqbool Salman, Anu Sithara, Nimisha Sajayan, Lal, Salim Ahmed, Asha Sharath, Anusree, Siju Wilson and Najeem Koya attended the preview show.

Special fans show in Tamil Nadu for Peranbu

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Special fans show in Tamil Nadu for Peranbu

After a wait that lasted for over two long years, Mammootty starrer Peranbu is finally ready for its theatrical release. The movie is hitting screens worldwide on February 1. Fans are highly excited about the movie after the unanimously positive reviews it got from the festival screenings. The Tamil Nadu of Mammootty fans association are conducting a special show for the movie in Chennai. The State’s Rural Development Minister SP Velumani inaugurated the distribution of tickets.

Meanwhile, a special screening of Peranbu is being held today evening at PVR Audi 1, Kochi. Prominent celebrities and journalists are attending the premiere show. A launch event has also been planned at Lulu Mall. Peranbu grabbed attention after the unanimously positive response it got from various international film festivals. The movie was screened at Rotterdam international film festival (IFFR) and Shanghai film festival. Its Indian premiere was held at the International Film Festival of India, Goa (IFFI).

Written and directed by Ram, Peranbu tells the story of an affectionate father and his mentally challenged girl child. Mammootty and ‘Thanga Meengal’ fame Sadhana play the lead roles. The movie also stars Anjali, Samuthirakani, Suraj Venjaramoodu and Anjali Ameer in major roles. It is produced by PL Thennappan under the banner of Sri Rajalakshmi Films.

Here’s a Republic Day special poster of Tovino’s Kalki

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Here’s a Republic Day special poster of Tovino’s Kalki

Tovino Thomas has some interesting projects coming up in the next few months. One of the most promising among them is ‘Kalki’, in which he will be seen as a cop. Praveen Prabharam, who was the associate director in the star’s ‘Theevandi’, is making his directorial debut with this movie. A Republic Day special poster has been released by the makers in social medias.

‘Kalki’ will be an out and out mass entertainer. Although Tovino has acted as a policeman in ‘Ezra’ and ‘Tharangam’, ‘Kalki’ will be his first attempt in playing a full fledged cop role. For the last few months, the actor has been working on building his physique as the movie is action-packed. According to the makers, Tovino’s character in the movie will be on the lines of Mammootty’s iconic cop, Inspector Balram, who was a brash and forthright officer.

Kalki is scripted by director Praveen and Sujin Sujathan. Jakes Bejoy is handling the music department. Gautham Sankar of ‘Theevandi’ and ‘Ladoo’ fame is the cinematographer. Suvin K Krishna and Prasobh Krishna are producing the movie under the banner of Little Big Films. Shoot will be commencing by the end of March.

Here’s a new poster of Asif Ali’s OP 160/18 Kakshi : Amminippilla

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Here’s a new poster of Asif Ali’s OP 160/18 Kakshi : Amminippilla

The makers of Asif Ali starrer OP 160/18 Kakshi : Amminipilla has been released in social medias. The poster features Asif along with Basil Joseph and Ahmed Siddique. Debutant Dinjith Ayyathan is directing this movie and is scripted by Sanilesh Shivan. The movie is said to be an unusual court-room drama happening in Thalassery. It is centred around an unusual case of a newly wed couple Shajith Kumar aka Amminipilla and his wife Kanthi. While Asif and Basil play advocates in the movie, Ahmed plays the role of Amminippilla.

Amminippilla approaches advocate Pradeepan Manjodi, a political aspirant who initially refuses, later he takes up the case, changing the perspective giving the story line a twist. This realistic court drama unveils interesting case from different layers with humour and emotions. Asif essays the role of advocate Pradeepan.

The movie has an elaborate supporting cast comprising of Vijayaraghavan, Nirmal Palazhy, Sudhesh, Mamukoya, Basil Joseph, Ahamed Siddique, Sreekanth Murali, Lukman, Babu Annur, Aswathy Manoharan, Shibla and Sarayu Mohan. On the technical front, cinematography is handled by Bahul Ramesh and edits are by Sooraj ES. Arun Muraleedharan and Samuel Aby are composing the songs and Jakes Bejoy is in charge of the music department.

Riju Rajan is producing the movie under the banner of Zarah Films.

Akale: Here’s the first song from Prithviraj’s 9

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Akale: Here’s the first song from Prithviraj’s 9

As informed earlier by the makers, the first song from Prithviraj starrer has been released in social medias. The song titled ‘Akale’ is a romantic track featuring the lead actors Prithviraj and Mamta Mohandas. This much awaited movie is directed by Jenuse Mohamed, who had earlier helmed the rom-com ‘100 Days of Love’.

9, according to the makers, is a first of its kind Malayalam film with elements of horror, science fiction and psychological thriller. Prithviraj believes that it is hard to brand the label the movie to one particular genre. It has several layers and concepts but at the core of which is an emotional father-son bonding.

9 is basically about a turbulent relationship of a father and son. The story unfolds in the backdrop of a massive global event that lasts nine days. The series of events that happens over this course of period forms the plot. The supporting cast comprises of Prakash Raj, Mamta Mohandas, Wamiqa Gabbi, Tony Luke, Rahul Madhav and Adil Ibrahim.

9 marks Prithviraj’s entry to production. His newly launched banner Prithviraj Productions is producing the movie jointly with Sony Pictures International Productions

First song from 9 to be released tomorrow

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First song from 9 to be released tomorrow

As 9 gets ready to hit screens on February 7, the makers have decided to release the first song from the movie. The romantic song ‘Akale’ featuring lead actors Prithviraj Sukumaran and Mamta Mohandas will be out on social medias tomorrow morning. This much awaited movie is directed by Jenuse Mohamed, who had earlier helmed the rom-com ‘100 Days of Love’.

9, according to the makers, is the first of its kind Malayalam film with elements of horror, psychological thriller and science fiction. The promos released so far reaffirms the claims. According to Prithviraj, it is hard to brand the label the movie to one particular genre. It has several layers and concepts but at the core of which is an emotional father-son bonding.

9 is basically about a turbulent relationship of a father and son. The story unfolds in the backdrop of a massive global event that lasts nine days. What happens over this course of period forms the plot. Prithviraj is playing the role of Albert Lewis and child actor Alok plays his son, Adam. The cast also includes Prakash Raj, Mamta Mohandas, Wamiqa Gabbi, Tony Luke, Rahul Madhav and Adil Ibrahim.

9 marks Prithviraj’s entry to production. His newly launched banner Prithviraj Productions is producing the movie jointly with Sony Pictures International Productions.

NGK teaser to be released on Valentine’s Day

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NGK teaser to be released on Valentine’s Day

The highly anticipated Suriya starrer NGK is getting ready for summer release. Fans were not very happy with the makers for the delay in giving timely updates. Finally, it has been announced that the teaser will be out on February 14, on the occasion of Valentine’s Day. Producer SR Prabhu of SR Prabhu of Dream Warrior Pictures revealed the teaser date through his official social media handle.

Directed by Selvaraghavan, NGK is a political drama in which Suriya plays the role of an MLA. The movie has two female leads in Rakul Preet Singh and Sai Pallavi. Telugu actor Jagapathi Babu plays the villain. The movie’s core technical crew comprises of music director Yuvan Shankar Raja, cinematographer Arvind Krishna and editor Prasanna GK.

NGK had been on the floors for over a year. The movie was initially planned as a 2018 Diwali release but shoot got delayed due to multiple reasons. Eventually, shoot got wrapped up earlier this month and if things turn out as per planned, the movie will be hitting screens worldwide for Tamil New Year, which falls in April.