Nithya Menen signs a Dangal-like sports film in Malayalam
Nithya Menen is one of the leading heroines in the South. The actress is well known for taking up only meaty roles that offer scope for performance. She currently has a list of exciting projects in her kitty, which includes the NTR biopic and Jayalalitha biopic. In Malayalam, the actress has signed for a new sports movie, which is based on a national level athlete.
Malayalam cinema has had very few sports based films. It will be interesting to see what Nithya Menen’s project has to offer. The actress herself revealed this in a recent interview. Though she didn’t divulge other details about the movie, she confirmed that it will be a big project on the lines of Bollywood blockbuster ‘Dangal’. She is quoted saying, “I am doing a Malayalam film about a national level athlete. It’s going to be like Dangal.”
Meanwhile, Nithya is shooting in Kerala for ‘Kolambi’, directed by TK Rajeev Kumar. She had recently signed for her debut Hindi film, ‘Mission Mangalyaan’, in which she will be playing a scientist’s role. The movie directed by Jagan Shakti also stars Akshay Kumar, Vidya Balan, Tapsee Pannu, Sharman Joshi and Sonakshi Sinha.
Few years back it was reported that Dileep would be doing a film called ‘Pickpocket’. But there was no follow up and the actor soon became busy with other projects. After a long gap, news about the movie has once again surfaced online as the makers are reviving it. The long shelved project is finally set to go on floors next year. P Balachandra Kumar, who has directed the Asif Ali starrer ‘Cowboy’, will be helming this movie.
‘Pickpocket’ is a big budget film which will be extensively shot in Brazil. As per the makers, Dileep plays a pickpocket’s role in the film and the actor will trained by Bob Arno, a famous comedy pickpocket entertainer. Rafi is scripting the movie, which is touted to be a fun entertainer. The movie will have a Hollywood actor as the villain and casting process for the same is currently underway.
In the technical crew, Nadirshah will be handling the music department and Kaecha has been signed as the action choreographer. Manush Nandan, who has worked in films like ‘Happy New Year’ and ‘Manmadhan Ambu’, has been roped in to crank the camera. More details about the movie are expected to be revealed shortly.
Vijay Sethupathi appears in multiple looks in Seethakaathi
Vijay Sethupathi’s long delayed ‘Seethakathi’ is gearing up to hit screens next month. Last day, the makers released a new poster in social medias. The actor is seen sporting a middle-aged man’s look. Already three posters have been released and he sports a different look in each one of them. The movie has him playing the role of a drama artist.
‘Seethakaathi’ directed by Balaji Tharaneetharan is said to be a social drama. The movie has high expectations among the audience. Vijay Sethupathi will be appearing in three different age groups – that of a 75, 50 and 30-year-old in the movie. The first look poster had him in a nearly unrecognizable look of a 75-year-old man. Oscar Award-winning make up artist Kevin Haney has designed the actor’s look in the movie.
‘Seethakathi’ cast also includes Archana, J Mahendran, Bagavathy Perumal, Rajkumar, Parvatii Nair and Remya Nambeesan. Govind Vasantha, who won hearts with his music in ’96’, is the composer for this movie as well. It is being produced jointly by Sudhan Sundaram, Umesh, Jayaram and Arun Vaidyanathan under the banner of Passion Studios.
Shoot for Ajith’s Viswasam has finally been wrapped up. The movie directed by Siva is touted to be a mass commercial entertainer. Ajith is said to be playing a dual role in the movie. The first look poster which had Ajith in two different looks also indicted the same. Nayanthara plays the female lead in the movie. Other supporting cast includes Yogi Babu, Vivek, Ravia Wana, Anikha, Thambi Ramaiah, Bose Venkat, Robo Shankar and Kovai Sarala.
Viswasam is Ajith’s fourth film and third on the trot with director Siva. They had earlier worked together in Veeram, Vedhalam and Vivegam. While Veeram and Vedhalam were regular mass entertainers, 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 audience and ended up as a disappointing affair at the box office. The actor-director will be hoping to comeback to winning ways with Viswasam.
Viswasam’s technical crew includes DOP Vetri, music director D Imman and editor Ruben. Sathya Jyothi Films is funding the movie. The makers are working towards a smooth release for next Pongal in January
Oru Kuprasidha Payyan opens to highly positive reviews!
Tovino Thomas starrer ‘Oru Kuprasidha Payyan’ (OKP) hit screens across Kerala last day. Directed by Madhupal, the movie is a murder mystery based on some real life incidents. Anu Sithara, Nimisha Sajayan, Saranya Ponvannan and Nedumudi Venu also essay other major roles. The movie has opened to largely positive reviews from both critics and common audience. Almost all the leading critics have praised the film and the actors’ performances.
The word of mouth is fast spreading in social medias which is expected to do wonders for the movie at the box office. After a slow start, theatres witnessed good occupancy by evening shows courtesy the positive talk. With the weekend starting, the movie is expected to attract more audience to theatres.
OKP scripted by Jeevan Job Thomas discusses about how a commoner can be wrongly framed in a criminal case and the loopholes in our legal system. Tovino, Nimisha and Saranya Ponvannan have meaty roles to perform in the movie. The elaborate supporting cast includes Siddique, Sujith Sankar, Alencier Ley Lopez, Sudheer Karamana and Balu Varghese. Swetha Menon and Dileesh Pothan appear in cameo roles.
Vennila Kathiro: Here’s a new song from ‘Ottakkoru Kamukan’
As informed earlier by the makers, a new song from ‘Ottakkoru Kamukan’ has been released today in social medias. The song titled ‘Vennila Kathiro’ is rendered and composed by Vishnu Mohan Sithara. BK Harinarayanan has penned the lyrics for this romantic track. The movie is being directed by newcomers Ajinlal and Jayan Vannery.
‘Ottakkoru Kamukan’ has a huge cast comprising of Joju George, Abhirami, Shine Tom Chacko, Bhagath Manuel, Vijayaraghavan, Kalabhavan Shajon, Balachandran Chullikkadu, Chembil Ashokan, Manu M Lal, Shaheen Sidhique, Tosh Christy, Sreejith Kottarakkara, Sanjay Pal, Arundhathi Nair, Nimmi Emmanuel and Meera Nair.
‘Ottakkoru Kamukan’ is scripted by SK Sudheesh and Sreesh Kumar S. The movie promises to be a fun-filled family entertainer. In the technical crew, Sanjay Harris has cranked the camera and Sanal Raj is in charge of the edits. Vishnu Mohan Sithara is handling the music department.
Prince Glariyans, Sajan Yesodharan and Anoop Chandran are jointly producing the movie under the banner of Dazzling Movie Land productions. Eros International will be distributing the movie.
Check out Tovino Thomas’ stunning new look from Maari 2
The makers of ‘Maari 2’ have been releasing character intro posters for the last few days. The much awaited look of Tovino Thomas was unveiled today. The actor plays the role of Beeja and he sports a stunning new look in the film. As we had reported earlier, he plays the prime antagonist in the movie. It is his maiden straight Tamil film and the actor has pinned high expectations on it.
Tovino Thomas In Maari 2
Starring Dhanush in the titular role,’Maari 2′ is the sequel of his 2015 film, ‘Maari’. Balaji Mohan is directing the movie which also stars Sai Pallavi, Varalakshmi Sarath Kumar and Krishna in major roles. Although Tovino has played negative roles in films like ‘ABCD’ and ‘Style’, this will be his first full-fledged villain role after establishing himself as a star.
Director Balaji Mohan had clear plans while roping in Tovino for the movie. While scripting the movie, he first designed the antagonist. The script was later developed from the villain’s role. As it shaped up, the role demanded an intense actor and that’s how they signed Tovino. According to the makers, it is a very powerful role and it will be exciting to see the face-off between Dhanush and Tovino.
Dhanush himself is producing the movie under his banner Wunderbar Films
Promotions for the hugely hyped Odiyan are on in full swing as the movie gets ready to hit screens next month. The makers have been releasing posters at regular intervals and have managed to raise the right amount of curiosity among the audience. Recently, few stills featuring Mohanlal from a stunt sequence were released and needless to say they have gone viral. Fans in the cyber space have been sharing the photos across all social media platforms.
Odiyan directed by Shrikumar Menon is a mass entertainer with fantasy elements in it. Scenarist Harikrishnan has scripted the movie based on the life of odiyans. Mohanlal plays the role of Manikyan, someone who is mastered in odividya. While Manju Warrier plays the female lead, Prakash Raj will be seen as the villain. Manoj Joshi, Narain, Innocent, Kailas, Sana Althaf, Siddique and Nandu are also part of the supporting cast.
Odiyan’s technical team includes DOP Shaji Kumar, editor Johnkutty, action choreographer Peter Hein, art director Prashanth Madhav and composers M Jayachandran and Sam CS (background score). Mohanlal’s own banner Aashirvad Cinemas is producing the movie. It is slated to hit screens on December 14.
Mera Naam Shaji: Nadirshah’s multi-starrer film set to go on floors
We were among the first to report about Nadirshah planning to do a multi-starrer film titled ‘Mera Naam Shaji’. The movie has Asif Ali, Biju Menon and Baiju playing the leads. B Rakesh of Universal Cinema is producing the movie, which is set to start rolling from 16th of this month. Like Nadirshah’s earlier films, Amar Akbar Anthony’ and ‘Kattappanayile Rithwik Roshan’, this upcoming one will also be a complete entertainer.
‘Mera Naam Shaji’ story is by Dileep Ponnan and Shani Khader. The former has penned the screenplay and dialogues. Reportedly, the story revolves around three people named Shaji, who are from different parts of Kerala. While Baiju plays the Shaji from Trivandrum, Asif Ali is the Shaji from Ernakulam and Biju Menon’s character is from Kozhikode. Nikhila Vimal will be seen as the female lead while veteran Sreenivasan will also be playing an important character.
The movie’s technical team includes DOP Vinod Ilampally, editor Johnkutty and debutant composer Emil Muhammed.
Oru Kuprasidha Payyan: An engaging crime drama backed ably by good performances
Oru Kuprasidha Payyan, the latest film starring Tovino Thomas has hit screens today. Madhupal has directed the movie which also has Saranya Ponvannan, Nimisha Sajayan, Anu Sithara and Nedumudi Venu in major roles. Here’s the review in detail.
Ajayan (Tovino Thomas) is a naive youngster who earns his living by working in a hotel. An orphan, Ajayan yearns for love and care. He finds solace in the care of Chembammal (Saranya Ponvannan), a middle-aged Tamil woman who supplies food items to the hotel where Ajayan works. One fine day, a gruesome incident occurs in their locality and Ajayan is wrongly framed in the case. Whether justice is served for a vulnerable youngster like Ajayan is what the movie discusses.
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Jeevan Job Thomas has scripted the movie based on some real life incidents. The screenplay follows a routine path with the regular establishment of characters followed by the conflict. Things speed up once the investigation part sets in. We are shown how our police system operates to wrongly frame an individual. With the arrival of a set of new characters, the second half becomes an absorbing court-room drama.
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Like his earlier films, ‘Thalappavu’ and ‘Ozhimuri’, director Madhupal has discussed many relevant topics here as well. Islamophobia, gender issues in work place,ill effects of casteism and sexual abuse are some of them. With proper conviction, the director has cared not to spoon-feed the audience. By providing enough cues, the makers have left some crucial portions to the audience’s imagination.
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Coming to the performances, Tovino has done his part well. Though he looked out of place in the initial few portions, he gradually gets into the character and brings his emotional side to the table. The shy body language and minimal dialogues lend more authenticity to his performance. Nimisha Sajayan is perhaps the best performer among the solid cast. Her character Hanna Elizabeth is a representative of the working class women who strive hard to make a mark in a male dominated profession. The character arc is convincingly brought on-screen with Nimisha showing a good range of emotions. Despite sharing most of her screen space with veterans like Nedumudi Venu and Siddique, the young actress manages to stand out. Her earnest act in the final few moments is a delight to watch. Saranya Ponvannan also has a well sketched character and needless to say, the actress has delivered her best. Anu Sithara, Balu Varghese and Suresh Kumar are the other notable performers.
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Ouseppachan has composed a couple of good songs and his background score works well to incite the tension. With a run-time of nearly 150 minutes, we get a feel that a few portions could have been trimmed, like the jail fight sequence, which seems to be added for commercial purpose.
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Overall, Oru Kuprasidha Payyan is a crime drama that engages despite following the conventional path. By addressing some important issues in the society, the makers have neatly presented their progressive politics as well. Tovino Thomas can be proud of carefully picking such good films.
