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2403 ft will have leading stars from Malayalam cinema!

Vignesh Madhu
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2403 ft will have leading stars from Malayalam cinema!

2403 ft will have leading stars from Malayalam cinema!

As we had reported earlier, Jude Anthany Joseph is planning a movie based on the Kerala floods. The movie titled as 2403 ft is inspired from several real life events that occurred during the floods. Jude is scripting the movie jointly with John Manthrickal, the co-writer of ‘Ann Maria Kalipilanu’ and ‘Alamara’. Since it is a highly ambitious project that demands to be made on a big scale, the makers are assembling some of the best available actors and technicians.

In a recent interview, Jude revealed that the movie will have many leading stars from Malayalam industry. However, he doesn’t want the movie to be known by its star-studded cast. His aim is to tell the world the inspiring story of how people from all walks of the society came together and fought resiliently against the floods.

Kerala and its people are still reviving from the shock of the floods that wreaked havoc in all parts of the state. Over 400 people lost their lives and properties worth thousands of crores were damaged. During the calamity, Kerala got to witness the harmony of its people and the rise of many unexpected heroes. People stood united regardless of their religion, caste or creed. Jude’s film would present the positive side and not the disturbing side of the floods.

2403 ft has an impressive technical crew with Jomon T John as the cinematographer, Mahesh Narayanan as editor, Shaan Rahman as music director, Sameera Saneesh as costume designer and Vishnu Govind-Sree Sankar duo as sound designers. Since the movie demands lot of CG and special effects, the makers are in talks with a Hollywood based VFX company.

Anto Joseph is producing this movie under the banner of Anto Joseph Film Company. Scripting is currently in the final stages and the movie has been planned to go on floors early next year. An official announcement with details regarding the whole cast and crew is expected to be made shortly.

Lucifer’s makers invest Rs 2.50 crores for junior artists alone!

Vignesh Madhu
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Lucifer’s makers invest Rs 2.50 crores for junior artists alone!

Lucifer’s makers invest Rs 2.50 crores for junior artists alone!

Prithviraj’s directorial debut, Lucifer, starring Mohanlal is a hugely hyped film. Ever since it went on floors in July, the movie has constantly been in the news. The very fact that two of Malayalam cinema’s biggest stars, Mohanlal and Prithviraj, are coming together for the first time 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.

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Lucifer scripted by Murali Gopy is shaping up as a political thriller. After wrapping up the first schedule in Vandiperiyar, the makers are currently on a month long schedule in Trivandrum. Lot of scenes involving huge crowds are being shot. In a recent interview, actor Nandu, who plays a crucial role in the movie said that Lucifer is a big project that involves lot of artists.

Apparently, the team has shot several scenes involving 500-1000 junior artists in Trivandrum. For some scenes filmed in Ernakulam, the crowd count went up to 4000. According to him, the pay for junior artists alone would cost up to Rs 2.50 crores which is huge in the context of Malayalam cinema. Antony Perumbavoor of Aashirvad Cinemas has said that they are investing a budget of nearly 50 crores for the movie’s making. That makes Lucifer one of the most expensive Malayalam movies in recent years. The team still has a couple of schedules left in Mumbai and Dubai.

Lucifer has Mohanlal as Stephen Nedumballi, a politician. Vivek Oberoi has been cast as the antagonist. Its supporting cast includes Saniya Iyappan, Kalabhavan Shajon, Sai Kumar, John Vijay, director Fazil, Sunil Sughatha, Thara Kalyan, Praveena Thomas and Mala Parvathy. In the technical crew, Sujith Vaassudev cranks the camera and Deepak Dev handles the music department.

Mangalam: Here’s a new song from Oru Kuttanadan Blog

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Mangalam: Here’s a new song from Oru Kuttanadan Blog

Mangalam: Here’s a new song from Oru Kuttanadan Blog

Mammootty starrer Oru Kuttanadan Blog continues to do fairly well in theatres. The movie which got released on September 14 opened to mixed reviews from critics. But the target audience — the families seemed to have taken a liking for this rural based fun entertainer. The makers have released a new song from the movie today.

The song titled Mangalam is a Rajasthani style wedding song that appears in a crucial point in the movie. Actor Vineeth Kumar makes a cameo appearance in this song. Rimi Tomy, Haricharan Seshadri and Zia Ul Haq have rendered the track. BK Harinarayanan has penned the lyrics and is set to tunes by Sreenath Sivasankaran.

Noted scenarist Sethu makes his directorial debut with Oru Kuttanadan Blog. Set in the Kuttanadan village of Krishnapuram, the movie has Mammootty playing a big brother like role. Anu Sithara, Raai Laxmi and Shamna Kasim play the three female leads. Jacob Gregory, Shaheen Siddique, Vivek Gopan, Sanju Sivaram, Jude Anthany Joseph, Nedumudi Venu, Lalu Alex, Thesni Khan, Nandan Unni and Sohan Seenulal form the big supporting cast.

Oru Kuttanadan Blog is being produced by Murali Dharan and Santha Murali under the banner of Anantha Vision.

After ‘Kammattipaadam’, P Balachandran to script his next for Tovino Thomas

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After ‘Kammattipaadam’, P Balachandran to script his next for Tovino Thomas

After ‘Kammattipaadam’, P Balachandran to script his next for Tovino Thomas

Seems like Tovino Thomas is the most wanted star in Malayalam cinema currently. Riding on a string of hit films, the actor has been bagging many new projects. He already has around five new films in his kitty and as per latest reports, he has signed for one more. Swapnesh K Nair, a former associate of Omar Lulu, will be making his directorial debut with a Tovino starrer. Thomas and Jayant Mammen will be producing the movie under the banner of Ruby Films.

This yet-to-be titled movie is being scripted by actor-writer P Balachandran. He has earlier scripted acclaimed films like ‘Ulladakkam’, ‘Pavithram’, ‘Agnidevan’ and ‘Punaradhivasam’. The Rajeev Ravi directorial |Kammattipaadam’ was the last film scripted by Balachandran. Details about his upcoming movie with Tovino Thomas have not yet been revealed.

The last couple of years have been remarkable for Tovino. The actor has successfully cemented his place among the industry’s top league actors. His latest release ‘Theevandi’ has opened to stellar response at the box office and is expected to continue its good run in the coming weeks also.

Tovino is currently shooting in Canada for Salim Ahamed’s ‘And The Oscar Goes To’. He also has a couple of schedules left for Prithviraj directorial ‘Lucifer’, that has Mohanlal in the lead. ‘Luca’ with debutant Arun Bose, an untitled travel film with director Jeo Baby and ‘Kalki’ with Praveen Prabharam are his other upcoming films. His next to hit screens will be Madhupal’s ‘Oru Kuprasidha Payyan’. His maiden staright Tamil film ‘Maari 2’, in which he plays the villain opposite Dhanush, is also gearing up for release.

Director Jibu Jacob is all praise for team Padayottam!

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Director Jibu Jacob is all praise for team Padayottam!

Director Jibu Jacob is all praise for team Padayottam!

Padayottam is set to enter its second successful week of theatrical run. The movie starring Biju Menon in the lead is performing well in all the release centres in Kerala. Common audience have lapped up the movie unanimously. Critics have also rated it as a complete fun entertainer that could be enjoyed by audience of all age groups. The movie is directed by Rafeek Ibrahim and scripted by Arun AR and Ajai Rahul.

Director Jibu Jacob, known for his films like Munthirivallikal Thalirkkumbol (MVT) and Vellimoonga, has appreciated team Padayottam. In a note written on his social media handle, the director sounded pleased with how the Malayali audience accepted a movie like Padayottam, which is a first of its kind attempt in making a travel gangster-comedy. Jibu Jacob also praised director Rafeek Ibrahim for his unique treatment and producer Sophia Paul for standing firmly by the young team. It must be noted that Jibu Jacob’s last film MVT was also funded by the same banner, Weekend Blockbusters.

After its good run in Kerala, Padayottam is reaching centres in UAE and GCC today. The movie is releasing in a good number of scenes in areas like Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Alain, Sharjah, Fujairah, Oman, Baharain, Kuwait and Qatar. The word of mouth has largely been positive and hence is expected to have a good opening weekend there.

Pretham 2 starts rolling!

Vignesh Madhu
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Pretham 2 starts rolling!

Pretham 2 starts rolling!

As we already know, director Ranjith Sankar and Jayasurya are reuniting for a sequel to their hit horror film, Pretham. The movie kick-started today with a customary pooja ceremony. The function was attended by the movie’s cast and crew. Pretham, released in 2016, was a box office hit. The movie, which was horror-comedy-thriller had Jayasurya, Govind Padmasoorya, Sharafudheen, Aju Varghese and Shruthi Ramachandran in major roles.

Pretham 2 will once again have Jayasurya in the role of mentalist John Don Bosco. As informed earlier by director Ranjith Sankar, the sequel is not a continuation but will be dealing with a new episode in the mentalist’s life. Saniya Iyappan and Durga Krishna will be seen as the female leads in the movie. While Saniya made her debut with the hit film, Queen, Durga started off her career by playing Prithviraj’s pair in Vimaanam.

Details about their roles in Pretham 2 have not yet been revealed. Dain Davis, noted for his performance in comedy reality shows, has also been roped in to play a crucial role in the movie. Ranjith Sankar and Jayasurya are jointly funding the movie under the banner of Dreams N Beyond. The makers are planning to release the movie for Christmas in December.

Seemaraja continues to do great business in Tamil Nadu!

Vignesh Madhu
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Seemaraja continues to do great business in Tamil Nadu!

Seemaraja continues to do great business in Tamil Nadu!

It has been exactly a week since the release of Sivakarthikeyan’s. Releasing on the auspicious occasion of Vinayaka Chathurthi, the movie opened to mixed reviews from critics. But the fact that it was a festival release did wonders for the movie in the box office. As per a statement released by the makers, 24 AM Studios, the movie had grossed a whopping Rs 13.50 crore from 550 screens in Tamil Nadu alone. The four-day festival weekend (13-16 September) of turned out extremely well for the movie in the home state.

After a week of its run, Seemaraja is expected to have done a business of over Rs 40 crores worldwide. In TN alone, the gross collections is estimated to be well over Rs 30 crores. On the opening day, it had topped the Chennai city box office with figures of around Rs 3.50 crores. Seemaraja is only the sixth film to cross the Rs 1 crore mark in the first day in Chennai city box office. Sivakarthikeyan’s massive popularity among the kids and families have clearly worked in the movie’s favour.

Seemaraja is the third outing of Sivakarthikeyan with director Ponram. Their last two films, Rajini Murugan and Varuthapadatha Vaalibar Sangam, were also commercially successful. Seemaraja is slightly different from their earlier films with a tinge of historic backdrop and a relevant social message in it. The movie has Samantha as the female lead while Keerthy Suresh is there in an extended cameo role. Lal, Napolean, Simran and Soori are also part of the cast.

Padayottam releasing in UAE and GCC today; Here’s the theatre list

Vignesh Madhu
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Padayottam releasing in UAE and GCC today; Here’s the theatre list

Padayottam releasing in UAE and GCC today; Here’s the theatre list

Debutant director Rafeek Ibrahim’s ‘Padayottam’ starring Biju Menon in the lead continues to do extremely well in all the release centres in Kerala. The movie got released last Friday (September 14) and opened to great response from the common audience. Critics have rated its a complete fun entertainer that could be enjoyed by audience of all age groups.

After its good run in Kerala, Padayottam is reaching centres in UAE and GCC today. The movie is releasing in a good number of scenes in areas like Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Alain, Sharjah, Fujairah, Oman, Baharain, Kuwait and Qatar. The word of mouth has largely been positive and hence is expected to take a good opening in the box office.

Padayottam marks a solid comeback for Biju Menon after a series of duds. Newcomers Arun AR and Ajai Rahul have scripted the movie as a travel-comedy revolving around an eventful journey from Trivandrum to Kasargod. Dileesh Pothan, Saiju Kurup, Sudhi Koppa and Basil Joseph play the other major roles. It is a crackling chemistry between the lead actors and the continuous fun element in the script that makes Padayottam a thoroughly enjoyable ride.

Sophia Paul of Weekend Blockbusters has produced the movie.

Suriya to produce Uriyadi sequel!

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Suriya to produce Uriyadi sequel!

Suriya to produce Uriyadi sequel!

Actor Suriya’s production house 2D Entertainment Pvt Ltd is known for backing quality films like 36 Vayadhinile, Pasanga 2 and the recent hit, Kadaikutty Singam. Their next is the sequel to the acclaimed film, Uriyadi. Vijay Kumar who directed and played the lead in the first part is helming the sequel as well. The movie is all set to go on floors from tomorrow.

Uriyadi, which was released in 2016, is a riveting political thriller that had a bunch of newcomers in the lead roles. Though the movie failed to reap success at the box office, it garnered widespread critical acclaim. Uriyadi discussed about the horrifying caste politics that is still prevalent in many rural parts of Tamil Nadu. Critics appreciated the movie for its take on a bold subject and the performances of the rookie cast.

Just like the first part, Uriyadi 2 will also have a very strong social message as part of its narrative. It is said that the sequel is a stand-alone film and not a continuation of the first part. Vijay Kumar, Kerala based debutant actress Vismaya and Madras Central fame Sudhakar are playing the major roles. ‘Thaikkudam Bridge’ fame Govind Vasantha, who is getting rave response for his album ’96’, is the music director.

A major part of ‘2403 ft’ will be about the rescue operations by fishermen: Jude Anthany Joseph

Vignesh Madhu
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A major part of ‘2403 ft’ will be about the rescue operations by fishermen: Jude Anthany Joseph

A major part of ‘2403 ft’ will be about the rescue operations by fishermen: Jude Anthany Joseph

Kerala and its people are still reviving from the shock of the floods that wreaked havoc in all parts of the state. Over 400 people lost their lives and properties worth thousands of crores were damaged. People from all walks of the society were severely affected by the worst floods in over 100 years. During the calamity, Kerala got to witness the harmony of its people and the rise of many unexpected heroes.

Director Jude Anthany Joseph is planning to present the inspiring story of Kerala’s fight against the floods on big screen. His upcoming movie ‘2403 ft’ is inspired from many real incidents that occurred during the floods. At the time of calamity, people of Kerala stood together regardless of their religion, caste or creed. Jude’s film would present this positive side and not the disturbing side of the floods.

According to him, major part of the movie will be about the rescue operations undertaken by the fishermen community. Once the situation worsened to a scenario where it could not be controlled by the officials, fishermen from lesser affected areas like Kollam and Trivandrum came in hundreds to help in the rescue operations. They risked their lives in neck-deep waters to help their fellow Keralites. Their combined efforts with the defence personnel caught worldwide attention and the government of Kerala even felicitated them. They stood tall as the real heroes.

Any movie/story about the Kerala floods will only be incomplete without a chapter on the fishermen community’s efforts. Jude’s film will have much prominence to them. He is scripting the movie jointly with John Manthrickal, the co-writer of ‘Ann Maria Kalipilanu’ and ‘Alamara’. Details about the movie’s cast have not yet been announced, though the makers have confirmed that many leading stars will be part of it.

The movie has an impressive technical crew with Jomon T John as the cameraman, Mahesh Narayanan as editor, Shaan Rahman as music director, Sameera Saneesh as costume designer and Vishnu Govind-Sree Sankar duo as sound designers. Since then movie demands a lot of CG and special effects, the makers are in talks with a Hollywood based VFX company.

Anto Joseph is producing this ambitious project under the banner of Anto Joseph Film Company. Scripting is currently in the final stages and the movie will go on floors early next year.

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