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Thala 59: Vidya Balan also part of Ajith’s next

Vignesh Madhu
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Thala 59: Vidya Balan also part of Ajith’s next

Thala 59: Vidya Balan also part of Ajith’s next

As we all know, actor Ajith’s next is with ‘Theeran’ fame H Vinoth. Bollywood producer Boney Kapoor, husband of late actress Sridevi, is entering K-Town by producing this movie. Shoot has already commenced, but Ajith is yet to join the team. The movie is the official remake of acclaimed Hindi film, ‘Pink’. Ajith will be reprising the role played by Amitabh Bachchan in the original.

As per latest reports, the Tamil remake will also have Vidya Balan in a major role. Her character is said to be specifically added in the remake. If it turns out to be true, Thala 59 (working title), will be her debut Tamil film. ‘Pink’ directed by Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury discussed some 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 audience. It will be interesting to be seen how Vidya Balan’s part has been added in the remake.

Thala 59 has music by Yuvan Shankar Raja and cinematography handled by Nirav Shah.

Aashiq Abu’s Virus starts rolling in Kozhikode

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Aashiq Abu’s Virus starts rolling in Kozhikode

Aashiq Abu’s Virus starts rolling in Kozhikode

As we had reported earlier, Aashiq Abu’s next is based on the Nipah outbreak that shook the state of Kerala. The movie titled as ‘Virus’ has a star-studded cast and crew. Shoot has commenced today in Calicut Medical college. The movie is scripted jointly by Muhsin Parari of ‘KL 10 Pathu’ fame and Suhas and Sharfu, the writers of ‘Varathan’ fame.

‘Virus’ has an ensemble cast comprising of Revathy, Tovino Thomas, Parvathy, Asif Ali, Rima Kallingal, Soubin Shahir, Dileesh Pothan, Chemban Vinod Jose and Remya Nambeeshan. It was initially announced that Kalidas Jayaram would be a part of the movie, but it was later reported that he got replaced by Sreenath Bhasi. Fahadh Faasil is also said to be playing a guest role in the movie.

Aashiq Abu’s Virus starts rolling in Kozhikode

‘Virus’ is not exactly a real-life story but is inspired from several events that occurred during the Nipah outbreak last May. Contrary to reports, the movie is not an anthology but has interconnected stories set all over Kerala. Veteran actress Revathy plays the role of Health Minister KK Shailaja and Rima Kallingal plays nurse Lini Puthussery, who contracted the virus and passed away while treating the affected patients. Tovino Thomas will be seen as Kozhikode collector UV Jose.

The technical crew of ‘Virus’ includes National award winning cinematographer Rajeev Ravi, composer Sushin Shyam and editor Saiju Sreedharan.

Ajith believes that Viswasam is the best out of his four films with director Siva

Vignesh Madhu
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Ajith believes that Viswasam is the best out of his four films with director Siva

Ajith believes that Viswasam is the best out of his four films with director Siva

Thala Ajith’s highly anticipated rural entertainer Viswasam is all set to hit screens this coming Thursday (January 10). The Siva directorial is releasing amidst high expectations thanks to the promising promos. According to the makers, Viswasam is a clean commercial entertainer that families would love to watch during this festive season.

Ajith has pinned high hopes on the movie. In a recent interview, director Siva revealed that the star is very confident about Viswasam. Apparently, Ajith had said to Siva that Viswasam is the best out of the four films that they have collaborated for so far. The actor-director had previously teamed up for Veeram, Vedhalam and Vivegam.

While Veeram and Vedhalam were regular commercial entertainers and emerged as box office hits, Vivegam was an ambitious attempt in making a spy-thriller. The movie made on a lavish budget with a big star cast failed to impress the critics and bombed at the box office. The actor-director duo will be hoping to return back to winning ways with Viswasam.

Ajith appears in two different looks in the movie. Nayanthara plays the female lead. The cast also includes Yogi Babu, Vivek, Jagapathi Babu, Ravia Wana, Anikha, Thambi Ramaiah, Bose Venkat, Robo Shankar and Kovai Sarala. The movie’s technical crew comprises of cinematographer Vetri, music director D Imman, stunt choreographer Dilip Subbarayan and editor Ruben.

Sathya Jyothi Films is producing Viswasam and KJR Studios is distributing the movie in Tamil Nadu.

Tovino wins Kerala State Youth Commission’s Youth Icon award

Vignesh Madhu
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Tovino wins Kerala State Youth Commission’s Youth Icon award

Tovino wins Kerala State Youth Commission’s Youth Icon award

The Kerala State Youth Commission annually present awards to successful youth based on their achievements in various categories including sports, art/and, literature, agriculture, industrial entrepreneurship and social work. The award winners, apart from their remarkable contributions to their respective fields should also inspire others positively.

In this regard, actor Tovino Thomas has bagged the ‘Youth Icon’ award for the year 2018. Taking to his social media handle, the elated actor shared photos from the event. The State’s Minister for Co-Operation, Tourism and Devaswom Kadakampally Surendran, Kerala Youth commission Chairperson Chintha Jerome and director Madhupal were also present in the award ceremony. Along with sharing the photos, Tovino has also written,

Honoured to have received the ‘Youth Icon’ Award for excellence in art and culture issued by the Kerala State Youth Commission. Congratulations to all the award winners!!

Tovino had a highly successful 2018 a total of eight releases, which included a cameo appearance, a Tamil-Malayalam bilingual and his debut straight Tamil film. Most of his films were successful which further cemented his position among the top league of stars. He also has a handful of promising projects coming up this year.

Director M Padmakumar joins Maamaankam team

Vignesh Madhu
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Director M Padmakumar joins Maamaankam team

Director M Padmakumar joins Maamaankam team

‘Maamaankam’, the period flick starring Mammootty has been in the news ever since it went on floors. The first couple of schedules were smooth with swift progress in shoot. 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 as they got Unni Mukundan to replace Druvan. They will be reshooting the whole portions with Unni Mukundan once again. The movie is being made on a huge budget of Rs 45 crores, so the makers are not willing to take risk with a debutant director. Unhappy with director Sajeev Pillai’s work, the production team have now got M Padmakumar on board to assist Sajeev. Padmakumar, a veteran in the field, had previously assisted Shrikumar Menon in the making of ‘Odiyan’. The former’s last release ‘Joseph’ starring Joju was one of the surprise hits of 2018.

Sajeev Pillai, a former associate of Adoor Gopalakrishnan, scripted ‘Maamaankam’ after doing research works for over 12 years. The movie is based on the medieval fair, Maamankam, where brave warriors from across the country would come together to showcase their skills at combat. Mammootty plays a ‘chaaver’ (warrior) in this movie, which revolves around the life of the suicide squad members who plot to defeat the Zamorin rulers.

Resolving all the issues, the next schedule of ‘Maamaankam’ is expected to commence shortly. Besides Mammootty, the movie has a huge star cast with several non-Malayali actors in it. Bollywood actress Prachi Desai, Prachi Tehlan, Malavika Menon and former Miss Tamil Nadu Abhirami V Iyer have reportedly been signed as the female leads. Neeraj Madhav, Baburaj, Sunil Sukhada, Meghanathan and Sohan Seenulal are already confirmed in the supporting cast.

This epic-scale film’s technical crew comprises of renowned cinematographer Ganesh Rajavelu a.k.a Jim Ganesh, action choreographer Kaecha Khamphakdee, editor Sreekar Prasad, music director M Jayachandran and VFX supervisor Kamala Kannan.

Yatra trailer to be released tomorrow

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Yatra trailer to be released tomorrow

Yatra trailer to be released tomorrow

The makers of Mammootty’s upcoming Telugu movie, Yatra, have informed that the trailer will be released tomorrow (January 7). Earlier, a couple of teasers were released which met with fabulous response from the viewers. Fans and cinephiles alike are eagerly waiting to see Mammootty’s performance as the late leader, YS Rajasekhara Reddy aka YSR.

Yatra written and directed by Mahi V Raghav is not exactly a biopic, but an event based film. It primarily focuses on the time during YSR’s famous three-month-long padayatra in 2003, which was a changing point in his political career. YSR is arguably the most popular and revered politicians that the state of Andhra Pradesh has ever seen. Even after his demise, he is still regarded as a people’s leader and respected by millions. Yatra team is hoping to make the film as a fitting tribute to the iconic leader.

Apart from Mammootty, the movie also stars Rao Ramesh, Anasuya Bharadwaj, Suhasini Mani Ratnam, Posani Krishna Murali, Vinod Kumar and Sachin Khedekar. Its core technical crew comprises of cinematographer Sathyan Sooryan of ‘Theeran Adhigaram Ondru’ fame and composer K. Vijay Chilla and Shashi Devi Reddy are jointly producing the movie under their banner of 70MM Entertainments.

Yatra was initially planned for release in December, but it could not materialize. It is now scheduled to hit screens worldwide on February 8.

Here’s the teaser of Jiiva starrer Gypsy

Vignesh Madhu
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Here’s the teaser of Jiiva starrer Gypsy

Here’s the teaser of Jiiva starrer Gypsy

Last day, Tamil actor Jiiva celebrated his birthday and as a treat for his fans, the makers of his upcoming movie, ‘Gypsy’ released the teaser online. It is a beautifully compiled teaser that has some very intriguing moments. Jiiva apparently plays a character who leads a nomadic life style and at a particular point he spearheads a public uprising.

‘Gypsy’ is directed by Raju Murugan, a much revered filmmaker in Kollywood circles. Both his previous films – ‘Cuckoo’ and ‘Joker’ won widespread acclaim. ‘Joker’ went on to win the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil. According to the director, ‘Gypsy’ is a message-oriented commercial entertainer with travel and romance as the two major elements.

‘Gypsy’ marks Malayali actor Sunny Wayne’s debut in Tamil. He plays a communist leader in the movie. Director Lal Jose also plays a crucial role. The cast also includes Natasha Singh, Susheela Raman, Raj Kiran and Sathyaraj. The movie has music by Santhosh Narayanan.

‘Gypsy’ produced by Olympia Movies is expected to hit screens in the first quarter of the year.

Here’s the highly anticipated trailer of Peranbu

Vignesh Madhu
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Here’s the highly anticipated trailer of Peranbu

Here’s the highly anticipated trailer of Peranbu

As informed earlier by the makers, the trailer of Mammootty’s Peranbu has been released. The movie has been eagerly awaited by cine lovers across the South. It is scheduled for release next month, but the exact date is not yet known. Peranbu grabbed attention after the unanimously positive response it got from various international film festivals.

Written and directed by Ram, Peranbu tells the story of a doting father and his mentally challenged girl child. Mammootty and ‘Thanga Meengal’ fame Sadhana played the lead roles. The makers had earlier released a couple of teasers that gave glimpses of some heart-rending performances from Mammootty and Sadhana.

The movie also stars Anjali, Samuthirakani, Suraj Venjaramoodu and Anjali Ameer in major roles. It has music composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja and cinematography by Theni Easwar. Earlier this year, Peranbu was screened at Rotterdam festival (IFFR) and Shanghai festival. Its Indian premiere was recently held at the International Film Festival of India, Goa (IFFI).

Here’s the teaser of Nayanthara’s Airaa

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Here’s the teaser of Nayanthara’s Airaa

Here’s the teaser of Nayanthara’s Airaa

After a highly successful 2018, Nayanthara is all set to begin the year with ‘Viswasam’ in which she is paired with Thala Ajith. The actress has been maintaining a fine balance between masala films and contented oriented ones. After the Ajith film, she has ‘Airaa’ also gearing up for release. The movie directed by Sarjun KM has Nayanthara playing a dual role for the first time in her career. Official teaser of the movie was released today in social medias.

Director Sarjun KM is well known in the short film circuit for his films ‘Maa’ and ‘Lakshmi’, both of which won widespread acclaim. ‘Airaa’ looks like a horror flick with very strong emotional content in it. Nayanthara committed for the movie after being highly impressed by its subject. Priyanka Ravindran has written the story and screenplay. The movie also stars Kalaiarasan and Yogi Babu in major roles.

‘Airaa’ is being produced by KJR studios, the banner which also backed the Nayanthara’s superhit flick, ‘Aramm’.

Captain director Prajesh Sen heads to Bollywood with Nambi Narayanan biopic

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Captain director Prajesh Sen heads to Bollywood with Nambi Narayanan biopic

Captain director Prajesh Sen heads to Bollywood with Nambi Narayanan biopic

As we already know, R Madhavan is starring in the biopic of scientist Nambi Narayanan. The movie titled as ‘Rocketry – The Nambi Effect’ also marks Madhavan’s directorial debut. He was supposed to direct the film jointly with Anant Mahadevan. But latest reports suggest that the latter has been replaced by Prajesh Sen, a journalist-turned-filmmaker from Kerala. Prajesh made his directorial debut last year with ‘Captain’, a movie based on the life of late footballer VP Sathyan. He had also made a documentary on Nambi Narayanan.

Prajesh Sen will be marking his entry to Bollywood by co-directing ‘Rocketry – The Nambi Effect’ with Madhavan. Nambi Narayanan is a former cryogenic division head at the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). In 1994, he was falsely charged with espionage and arrested. He had to spend 50 days in the prison. The charges against him were later dismissed by the CBI and the Supreme Court declared him not guilty. Last September, the apex court awarded him Rs 50 lakh compensation for being subjected to mental and physical torture in the case.

Madhavan as Nambi Narayanan will be appearing in multiple looks in the movie. For the last few months, the actor has been in the process of putting on weight as they will be shooting his aged portions first. The movie is based on Nambi Narayanan’s book ‘Ready to fire: How India and I survived the ISRO spy case’, which details about the controversial case and his infamous arrest. It has been planned as a multilingual in three languages – Tamil, English and Hindi.

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