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Mamta Mohandas is the heart and soul of ‘Johny Johny Yes Appa’

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Mamta Mohandas is the heart and soul of ‘Johny Johny Yes Appa’

As we had reported earlier, Kunchacko Boban is teaming up with director Marthandan for a new movie titled ‘Johny Johny Yes Appa’. The movie scripted by Joji Thomas of ‘Vellimoonga’ fame is a fun filled family entertainer. Last day, the makers had released a new poster of the movie featuring Mamta Mohandas. This is her second outing with Kunchacko after Race, which was released back in 2011.

According to the makers, Mamta has a very important character in the movie. Her character is the heart and soul of the film as she is the one who ties all other roles. Director Marthandan is known for his films like ‘Deivathinte Swantham Cleetus’, ‘Acha Din’ and ‘Pavada’. ‘Johny Johny Yes Appa’ is also expected to be on similar lines to his earlier works.

Besides Mamta, the movie also has another female lead in Anu Sithara. Tini Tom, Sharafudheen, Kalabhavan Shajon, Vijayaraghavan, Master Sanoop and Geeta are also part of the cast. In the technical crew, Vinod Illampally cranks the camera and Shaan Rahman handles the music department. Vaishaka Rajan is producing the movie under the banner of Vaishaka Films.

Super Deluxe will be one of the best films in my career: Fahadh Faasil

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Super Deluxe will be one of the best films in my career: Fahadh Faasil

National award winning filmmaker Thiagarajan Kumararaja’s Super Deluxe is a highly anticipated movie. Tamil cinema are eagerly looking forward to the movie as the director’s debut film, Aaranya Kaandam was a cult-hit. He is making a comeback after an eight year long gap and expectations are naturally high. Super Deluxe is an anthology film with an ensemble star cast. The movie has Fahadh Faasil, Vijay Sethupathi, Samantha, Mysskin and Ramya Krishnan in major roles.

All the actors have pinned high hopes on the movie. Samantha, Fahadh Faasil and Vijay Sethupathi have repeatedly said this in their interviews. Fahadh firmly believes that Super Deluxe will be one of the best films in his career. The actor himself has dubbed in Tamil for his character. Vijay Sethupathi plays the role of a transgender in one of the segments in the movie. Other than that, nothing much is known about the genre or the character details and that itslef has raised the audience’s curiosity.

Super Deluxe has some of the finest talents of South Indian cinema working in it. Directors Mysskin and Nalan Kumarasamy are penning the movie’s dialogues. PS Vinod, noted for his work in several hit Bollywood movies, is the cinematographer and Yuvan Shankar Raja handles the music department. The movie is expected to hit screens sometime by the end of this year itself.

Fahadh Faasil reveals that he was offered a role in Rajinikanth’s Petta!

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Fahadh Faasil reveals that he was offered a role in Rajinikanth’s Petta!

Fahadh Faasil is currently on a high with the success of his latest release, ‘Varathan’. The Amal Neerad directorial has emerged as one of the biggest commercial hits of the year. Fahadh had to opt out of a couple of big projects in Tamil for doing Varathan. It was a big risk but the actor’s conviction has been proved right. Among the projects he could not take up include Karthik Subbaraj’s ‘Petta’ and Mani Ratnam’s multi-starrer ‘Chekka Chivantha Vaananm’ (CCV).

Though CCV’s case was familiar, not many know that Fahadh had also declined an offer to act with superstar Rajinikanth. In a recent interview, the actor revealed that he couldn’t take up the project due to his date issues. At the time he was busy shooting for ‘Varathan’. ‘Petta’ is one of the most awaited Tamil movies in recent years. Along with Rajinikanth, the movie has a massive star cast that includes actors like Vijay Sethupathi, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Bobby Simha, Simran, Trisha, Malavika Mohanan, Sasikumar and Megha Akash. It is still not known who replaced Fahadh in the film.

Fahadh made his Tamil debut last year with Mohan Raja’s ‘Velaikkaran’. The movie had him playing a grey-shaded role and his performance was widely appreciated. He has another Tamil movie coming up, ‘Super Deluxe’ directed by ‘Aaranya Kaandam’ fame Thiagaraja Kumararaja. The movie also stars Vijay Sethupathi, Samantha, Mysskin and Ramya Krishnan in major roles. Fahadh has pinned high hopes on the movie, as he firmly believes that it will be among the best works in his career so far.

In Malayalam, Fahadh has ‘Njan Malayali’ with Sathyan Anthikad and ‘Trance’ with Anwar Rasheed coming up.

Lucifer will be loved by all Mohanlal fans: Murali Gopy

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Lucifer will be loved by all Mohanlal fans: Murali Gopy

Prithviraj’s directorial debut, Lucifer, starring Mohanlal is a hugely hyped film. Both the stars are coming together for the first time and that itself raises the expectations. Besides that the movie also boasts of a stellar star cast comprising of Indrajith Sukumaran, Vivek Oberoi, Tovino Thomas and Manju Warrier. An accomplished writer like Murali Gopy is scripting the movie. All these factors add up to the hype.

According to Murali Gopy, Lucifer will be loved by all Mohanlal fans. There are few traits of Mohanlal that he loves to watch and all of them are included in the movie. Both Prithviraj and Gopy had earlier said that Lucifer will be a film that is worthy of Mohanlal, both as an actor and a star. The movie is shaping up as a political thriller with Mohanlal playing Stephen Nedumballi, a politician in the movie.

Murali Gopy is known for penning films like Left Right Left and Ee Adutha Kaalath. It has been a long while since Mohanlal has done a political film, so the excitement level is high among the fans. The team is currently on a break as Mohanlal is busy with the shoot of his Tamil film with KV Anand. Lucifer shoot is expected to resume shortly. They still have a couple of schedules left to be completed in Mumbai and Dubai.

Rajinikanth sports two different looks in ‘Petta’

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Rajinikanth sports two different looks in ‘Petta’

Superstar Rajinikanth is currently busy shooting for ‘Petta’ with director Karthik Subbaraj. The movie which is touted to be a action packet thriller has the veteran actor in two different looks. While the first look had him in stylish beared avatar, the recently released second poster had him in a dhoti-clad avatar with a big handlebar mustache.

Reportedly, Petta has Rajinikanth playing the role of a teacher in a Christian seminary. He has a lesser known gangster like dark past and hence the two different looks. The movie has an huge star cast, probably the biggest in Tamil cinema in recent years. Vijay Sethupathi, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Bobby Simha, Simran, Trisha, Malavika Mohanan, Sasikumar and Megha Akash are playing major roles alongside Rajinikanth. Guru Somasundaram, Munishkanth Ramdoss, Manikandan Achari, Sanath Reddy, Deepak Paramesh and ‘Aadukalam’ Naren are also part of the supporting cast.

Vijay Sethupathi and Nawazuddin are reportedly playing the antagonists. Simran is paired with Rajinikanth. The movie’s technical crew includes National award winning cinematographer Tirru, composer Anirudh, editor Vivek Harshan and action choreographer Peter Hein. The team is currently shooting in Varanasi. Shoot is expected to be wrapped up by the end of this year.

Kalanithi Maran is producing the movie under the banner of Sun Pictures. As per reports, the makers are eyeing a grand release early next year.

Mohanlal as Indian Prime Minister in KV Anand’s next!

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Mohanlal as Indian Prime Minister in KV Anand’s next!

As we already know, Suriya and Malayalam superstar are coming together for the first time with KV Anand’s new film. Shoot for the movie (working title- Suriya 37) is currently progressing in Noida. Ever since the project was announced, there has been a buzz about Mohanlal playing a politician in it. Apparently, the buzz has turned out to be true and he is not playing just another politician.

Mohanlal’s character in the movie, Chandrakanth Varma, is the Indian Prime Minister. A few leaked stills from the movie’s loctaion confirmed the same. The actor is shooting in a salt and pepper look for the movie. It is said that his character is a grey shaded one. It will be very interesting to sew how Mohanlal essays the role of a PM.
Arya, Boman Irani, Sayyeshaa and Samuthirakani are also part of the cast.

The movie reportedly has Suriya playing the role a high-rank National Security Guard (NSG) officer, who is in charge of the PM’s security. Both Mohanlal and Suriya are currently shooting for the movie in North India. Recently, while shooting in Noida, Suriya had met some reputed NSG officials. He even shared a couple of photos taken with the officials in his social media handle.

Touted to be an action packed thriller, the movie has been planned to be shot in over ten different countries. Abhinandan Ramanujam is wielding the camera and Harris Jayaraj has been signed as the music director. Lyca Productions is funding this big budget movie.

Check out these stylish new stills of Vijay from Sarkar!

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Check out these stylish new stills of Vijay from Sarkar!

As the eagerly awaited Vijay starrer ‘Sarkar’ gears up for release, promotions have gradually kicked in. After the audio launch, the makers are now releasing new posters from the movie. Vijay looks extremely dashing in these photos and one can easily say that it his most stylish avatar till date. The actor reportedly plays a multi-millionaire techie in the movie. Circumstances force him to land in politics. Sarkar is basically a political thriller that discusses about how an ideal government should function.

This AR Murugadoss directorial has massive expectations as Vijay’s previous two outings (Thupakki and Kaththi) with the director were hugely successful. AR Rahman’s songs have also been lapped up by the audience. The political anthem ‘Oru Viral Puratchi’ has struck a chord among the Tamilians and is expected to be a major highlight in the film.

Sarkar has Keerthy Suresh paired with Vijay. Varalaxmi Sarath Kumar is also there in an important character. Pala Karuppaiah, Radha Ravi, Livingston, Yogi Babu, Prem and many others are also part of the supporting cast. The movie is scheduled to hit screens worldwide on November 6, Diwali day. It is being produced under the banner of Sun Pictures.

Here’s the song rendered by Biju Menon in Aanakallan

Here’s the song rendered by Biju Menon in Aanakallan

Actors turning playback singers is not a new trend in Malayalam film industry. Actor Biju Menon, who has lent his voice for a few songs in his career, has rendered yet another track. He has sung a fun track in his upcoming movie, Aanakallan. The multi-talented Nadirshah has composed the music. Aanakallan is Biju Menon’s next to hit screens after the success of Padayottam. Suresh Divakar of ‘Ivan Maryadharaman’ fame is directing the movie.

Aanakallan is touted to be a murder mystrey with good dose of fun in it. The movie’s trailer was released recently in social medias and met with good response from the viewers. Scripted by Udhayakrishna, the movie has two female leads in Anusree and Shamna Kasim. Bala, Siddique, Sai Kumar, Kailas, Sarayu, Sudheer Karamana, Hareesh Kanaran, Suresh Krishna, Devan, Anil Murali, Janardhanan, Bindu Panicker and Priyanka form the huge supporting cast.

In the technical crew, Alby cranks the camera and John Kutty is handling the edits. Biju Menon has lent his voice for a fun track in the movie. Aanakallan is being produced under the banner of Saptha Tarang Cinema.

Vijay Sethupathi pays Rs 4 crores to ensure a smooth release for 96!

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Vijay Sethupathi pays Rs 4 crores to ensure a smooth release for 96!

Vijay Sethupathi’s romantic flick ’96’ was slated for release today. The makers had arranged 6 AM early morning shows in a few centres in Chennai. But theater owners canceled the shows after the producer failed to send KDM (Key Delivery Message) to the theaters as financiers who funded the film forced him to settle Rs 4 crore in the last minute. Lead actor Vijay Sethupathi stepped in at the right moment to resolve the issue quickly. The actor personally paid Rs 4 crore to settle the issue.

Interestingly, Vijay Sethupathi got only Rs 1.5 crore as his remuneration for the film and so he paid the rest of the amount from his own pocket to help the producer. As per trade analysts, the actor also waited in front of the lab from early morning to clear all the debts to ensure a timely release. This gesture by Vijay Sethupathi has earned him widespread appreciation from fans as well as the industry insiders.

Meanwhile, 96 has opened to rave reviews. Social medias are abuzz with highly positive talks about the movie. Premkumar has directed the movie which has Trisha paired with Vijay Sethupathi for the first time.
Three days prior to the theatrical release, the makers had organized a special screening for the media persons, who also heaped praise unanimously.

Sasikumar joins the star cast of Rajinikanth’s Petta

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Sasikumar joins the star cast of Rajinikanth’s Petta

Shoot for superstar Rajinikanth’s Petta with director Karthik Subbaraj, Petta is currently underway. The movie already has a huge star cast and latest to join the team is actor-director Sasikumar. This is his first film with both Karthik Subbaraj and Rajinikanth. As per reports, he has been roped in to play a very crucial role in the movie.

Petta has an incredible star cast, probably the biggest in Tamil cinema in recent years. Vijay Sethupathi, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Bobby Simha, Simran, Trisha, Malavika Mohanan and Megha Akash are playing major roles alongside Rajinikanth. Guru Somasundaram, Munishkanth Ramdoss, Manikandan Achari, Sanath Reddy, Deepak Paramesh and ‘Aadukalam’ Naren are also part of the supporting cast.

Reportedly, the movie has Rajinikanth playing the role of a teacher in a Christian seminary. He has a lesser known gangster like dark past and that apparently is crux of the movie. Vijay Sethupathi and Nawazuddin are reportedly playing the antagonists. Shoot is nearing completion with a month long schedule left to be filmed in Varanasi. The makers are planning to wrap up by the end of this year.

The movie’s technical crew includes National award winning cinematographer Tirru, composer Anirudh, editor Vivek Harshan and action choreographer Peter Hein. Kalanithi Maran is producing movie under the banner of Sun Pictures.