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Unni Mukundan’s ‘Chocolate’ a continuation of Prithviraj’s 2007 film?

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Unni Mukundan’s ‘Chocolate’ a continuation of Prithviraj’s 2007 film?

Last day, the announcement of Unni Mukundan’s new project was made in social medias. The movie has been titled as ‘Chocolate’, and Binu Peter will be directing it. Santhosh Pavithram is producing the movie under the banner of Pavithram Creations. Interestingly, there was a Prithviraj starrer with the same title, which got released back in 2007. Sethu, who was one of the script writers of that film, is penning this upcoming movie as well. From the tagline ‘Story Retold’, we can confirm that it will not be a sequel or a continuation, but will be a movie on similar lines.

Unni Mukundan took to his social media handle to unveil the title poster. Along with that, he has also written,

It gives me immense happiness to announce our next project, ‘Chocolate – Story retold’. Really excited to be working with this fab team and eagerly looking forward to this one. Here is ‘Chocolate’, from us to you all.

Unni Mukundan meanwhile is busy with the shoot of ‘Mikhael’, in which he plays a prominent role. The movie directed by Haneef Adeni has Nivin Pauly in the lead role. It is said that Unni is playing the antagonist in the movie, but the makers are yet to confirm it. Last year, the actor won appreciation for his villain act opposite Mammootty in ‘Masterpiece’.

Gautham Menon heaps praise on Dhanush and team Vada Chennai

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Gautham Menon heaps praise on Dhanush and team Vada Chennai

Vada Chennai continues to do good business across all the release centres. Releasing on October 17, the movie opened to excellent reviews from both critics and commoners. Many have rated it as one of the finest gangster flicks ever made in Indian cinema. Several celebrities have also showered their praise on the team; latest to do is ace filmmaker Gautham Menon. Last day, he took to his official social media handle to share a couple of tweets. He particularly took the names of director Vetrimaaran, actors Dhanush, Aishwarya Rajesh and Andrea Jeremiah.

Gautham Menon has tweeted,

VADA CHENNAI @VetriMaaran take a bow please ! So brilliantly staged&directed. No better feeling than listening to the crowds applaud when the ‘written and directed by’ credit comes up on screen. Couldn’t take my eyes off Dhanush who’s brilliant in what comes so easy to him.

VADA CHENNAI Andrea stands tall in a boldly etched character. Beauty and Poise…Aishwarya Rajesh is magnetic and draws you in playing a foul mouthed young girl. Nice to see a girl giving it to the guys in expletives and speaking her mind!

Vada Chennai is an epic gangster saga that spans different timelines. Despite being given an A certificate for its explicit content, which keeps the family audience away, the movie has emerged as the highest opener in Dhanush’s career. The highly positive word of mouth in social medias is pulling more audience, particularly youngsters, to the theatres. The movie is expected to continue its good run in the coming days as well.

Shoot for Kalidas’ next with Jeethu Jospeh wrapped up

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Shoot for Kalidas’ next with Jeethu Jospeh wrapped up

Kalidas is fast becoming a busy actor with multiple projects in his kitty. After 42 days of shoot, the actor has completed his portions for his upcoming movie with director Jeethu Joseph. Kalidas shared a selfie from the movie’s sets in his Facebook handle and has written,

That’s A Wrap Up After 42 Days Of Shoot ? Thank You Jeethu Joseph Sir ?

Jeethu Joseph’s movie is yet to be titled but there rumors that the makers have finalized ‘Mister Rowdy’ as the title. Kalidas appears in a bearded new look in the movie. Aparna Balamurali plays his pair while youngsters like Shebin Benson, Ganapathi, Esther Anil and ‘Oru Mexican Aparatha’ fame Vishnu Govindan are also part of the cast.

Kalidas also has a bunch of other exciting projects coming up. He will be seen as one of the leads in Santhosh Sivan’s upcoming directorial, ‘Jack and Jill’, also starring Manju Warrier. Kalidas has also committed for films with Midhun Manuel Thomas and Alphonse Puthren. A film with 100th Monkey Movies, the makers of ‘Rakshadikari Baiju’, is also in the pipeline.

Sunny Wayne hands over the first ticket of French Viplavam to Thiruvananthapuram district collector Vasuki IAS

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Sunny Wayne hands over the first ticket of French Viplavam to Thiruvananthapuram district collector Vasuki IAS

Sunny Wayne starrer French Viplavam is gearing up for release this Friday (October 26). The movie directed by debutant Maju is a fun entertainer set in the 90s. The movie’s first ticket was handed over the honourable district collector of Thiruvananthapuram, Dr K Vasuki IAS. Sunny shared photos taken with the collector on his official Facebook handle. He has also written,

Handed over first ticket of #Frenchviplavam to one of the most efficient and dedicated IAS officers Vasuki Mam, truly an inspiring and pleasant personality! So tickets are out, see you all on #Oct26

French Viplavam is a period drama set in the early 90s. The makers has released an interesting trailer that gave a good sneak peak of what’s i store. We presume the story to be centred around the fun incidents that occur in a village following the anti-liquor policy that was imposed by the Kerala government in 1996. Newcomers Anwar Ali, Shajeer Sha and Shajeer Jaleel have jointly scripted this movie.

French Viplavam has Sunny Wayne in the role of a chef. His character names Sathyan is a lazy guy working in a village resort who likes to hang around with his friends all the time. Since the time period is different, the actor sports a new look in the movie. His costumes and looks have all been designed accordingly. The movie promises to explore a different dimension of Sunny Wayne, the actor. Newbie Arya Salim has been paired with him. Chemban Vinod Jose, Lal, Sasi Kallinga, Vishnu, Lukman Lukku, Noby, Pauly Valsan, Aristo Suresh, Merin Jose Pottackal, Unnimaya Prasad and Krishna are also part of the movie’s supporting cast.

Pappinu has cranked the camera while Deepu Joseph is handling the edits. Prashanth Pillai is composing music for the movie. It is being produced by Shajeer Jaleel and Jafar Khan under the banner of Abba Creations. Director B Unnikrishnan’s RD Illumination is releasing the movie in over 100 centres across Kerala.

Rajeev Ravi and Nivin Pauly to team up for a big budget film

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Rajeev Ravi and Nivin Pauly to team up for a big budget film

Last year, on Nivin Pauly’s birthday it was announced that the actor would be joining hands with cinematographer-turned-filmmaker Rajeev Ravi for the biopic of N N Pillai. While research works for the same are still progressing, Nivin and Rajeev will be teaming up for another project. As per our sources within the industry, this new film will be made on a big scale with a budget of around Rs 25 crores. More details are expected to be revealed officially very soon.

Nivin Pauly is currently on an all-time high with the sensational success of his latest release, ‘Kayamkulam Kochunni’. The movie continues to do phenomenal business across all the centres. It is fast nearing the Rs 50 crore club and is set to become one of the all time highest grossers in Malayalam cinema history.

Nivin will be next seen in Mikhael, a family-oriented thriller directed by Haneef Adeni. He has also completed a couple of schedules for Dhyan Sreenivasan’s directorial debut, Love Action Drama. The actor has also committed for couple of biggies with Roshan Andrews (Pirates of Diego Garcia) and Jomon T John (Kairali).

Bilal’s script works progressing; Planning to start shooting next year: Amal Neerad

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Bilal’s script works progressing; Planning to start shooting next year: Amal Neerad

It has been a year since director Amal Neerad announced the sequel to Big B, the cult hit starring megastar Mammootty. Fans, cinephiles as well as the industry insiders were highly excited following the announcement, but there were no further updates about the project. It was even reported that the makers dropped the project, but Amal Neead has confirmed that the sequel is very much on. In a recent interview, he revealed that script works are currently underway. They are hoping to start shooting next year. He also added that shoot will be commencing only when he feels thoroughly satisfied with the script.

Big B is widely regarded as one of the most stylish Malayalam films ever. The movie marked the directorial debut of Amal Neerad, who was a noted cinematographer in Bollywood back then. Though Big B was just a mediocre success at the box office, over the years it attained a cult status among the Malayali audience. Mammootty’s restrained and subtle performance as the stylish gangster Bilal was the USP of the movie. Expectations are sky-high for the sequel and Amal Neerad is well aware of it. He is used to the burden of expectations since the early stages of his career and is someone who happily takes up the responsibility.

Amal Neerad is currently working on Fahadh Faasil’s Trance as the DOP. Hit maker Anwar Rasheed is directing the movie, which is an ambitious one planned on a big scale. After completing Trance, Neerad is expected to concentrate solely on Bilal.

Superstar Rajinikanth’s Petta wrapped up!

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Superstar Rajinikanth’s Petta wrapped up!

As we already know, superstar Rajinikanth’s next after 2.0 is with Karthik Subbaraj. For the last few months team has been shooting in various locations across North India. Finally, the movie has been wrapped up, that too 15 days before the originally planned time. Last day, on the auspicious occasion of Vijayadashami, Rajinikanth took to his official Twitter handle to share the news. He has tweeted,

It’s a wrap for #Petta. 15 days ahead of schedule. I thank @sunpictures @karthiksubbaraj @DOP_Tirru and the entire team Involved. Here’s Wishing everyone a very happy #Vijayadashami (sic)

Replying to his tweet, director Karthik Subbaraj has written,

Thanks thalaivaaaa Best days of my life…. Dream come true…. #Petta shoot wrapped… Thanks to the whole team for making this happen…. Still can’t believe that I directed a Thalaivar film… All feels like a dream… (sic)

Petta is touted to be an action packed thriller. Rajinikanth will be appearing in two different looks in the movie. The movie has a huge star cast, probably the biggest that Tamil cinema has seen in recent years. Vijay Sethupathi, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Bobby Simha, Simran, Trisha, Malavika Mohanan, Sasikumar and Megha Akash will be seen in major roles alongside Rajinikanth. Guru Somasundaram, Munishkanth Ramdoss, Mahendran, Manikandan Achari, Sanath Reddy, Deepak Paramesh and ‘Aadukalam’ Naren are also part of the supporting cast.

Petta’s technical crew includes National award winning cinematographer Tirru, composer Anirudh, editor Vivek Harshan and action choreographer Peter Hein. Kalanithi Maran is producing the movie under the banner of Sun Pictures. As per trustworthy reports, the makers are eyeing a grand release early next year.

Raajali: Check out this new song from 2.0

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Raajali: Check out this new song from 2.0

The second song from 2.0 has been released in social medias. The song titled ‘Rajaali’ is an energetic track rendered by Sid Sriram, Arjun Chandy and popular rapper Blaaze. Madhan Karky has penned the lyrics, and is set to tunes by maestro AR Rahman. Earlier in the day, the song, Endhira Logathu Sundariye, was also released via Lyca Productions’ official YouTube channel. Audio versions of both the songs were released few months back and emerged as hits.

2.0 directed by is Shankar is the continuation of his blockbuster film Enthiran, but it is not exactly a sequel. Rajinikanth, Akshay Kumar and Amy Jackson play the lead roles in this sci-fi flick. Lyca Productions is funding this mega budget movie. The makers claim to have invested a whopping 75 Million Dollar (Rs 541 Crore) in the movie, which easily makes it the most expensive film ever made in Indian cinema.

2.0 is gearing up for a grand worldwide release on November 29.

Prithviraj and Suraj Venjaramoodu to play the leads in Sachi’s next

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Prithviraj and Suraj Venjaramoodu to play the leads in Sachi’s next

Writer Sachi, who made his directorial debut in 2015 with the superhit Prithviraj starrer Anarkali, is all set to direct his next. His second film will also have Prithviraj in the lead role. Suraj Venjaramoodu will be playing the other lead in the movie. Script works for this yet-to-be-titled movie is currently progressing. Prithviraj himself will be funding the movie under his newly launched banner, Prithviraj Productions. The makers have planned to go on floors by March, next year.

Prithviraj is currently busy with the works of his maiden directorial, Lucifer starring superstar Mohanlal. As per reports, the ongoing schedule in Vagamon will be wrapped up today. The next leg of shoot will be held in Mumbai. A brief schedule has also been planned in Dubai. The makers have announced March 28 as the release date.

Prithviraj meanwhile has his sci-fi flick Nine aka 9 gearing up to hit screens next month. The movie directed by Jenuse Mohammed marks the maiden venture of the actor’s banner, Prithviraj Productions. Kaaliyan and Aadujeevitham are some of his other projects in the pipeline. He has also signed for actor Kalabhavan Shajohn’s directorial debut, Brother’s Day.

Endhira Logathu Sundariye: Here’s the first song from 2.0

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Endhira Logathu Sundariye: Here’s the first song from 2.0

As informed by us, the first song from 2.0 has been released today in social media medias. The song titled ‘Endhira Logathu Sundariye’ is rendered by Sid Sriram and Shashaa Tirupati. Maestro AR Rahman has composed the track, lyrics for which is penned by Madan Karky. The audio version of the song was released few months back and is already a hit among the music lovers. The lyric video has been released in Lyca Productions’ official YouTube channel. From the video, it is clear that this a Shankeresque fantasy song featuring Amy Jackson and Rajinikanth.

2.0 directed by is Shankar is the continuation of his blockbuster film Enthiran, but it is not exactly a sequel. The movie marks the coming together of two of Indian cinema’s biggest superstars, Rajinikanth and Akshay Kumar, for the first time. Lyca Productions is funding this mega budget movie. The makers claim to have invested a whopping 75 Million Dollar (Rs 541 Crore) in the movie, which easily makes it the most expensive film ever made in Indian cinema. It is said to be the first Indian movie to be shot entirely in 3D format.

2.0 is gearing up for a grand worldwide release on November 29.