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Nivin Pauly in a stylish new look; Mikhael starts rolling!

Vignesh Madhu
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Nivin Pauly in a stylish new look; Mikhael starts rolling!

Nivin Pauly in a stylish new look; Mikhael starts rolling!

Nivin Pauly’s new film, Mikhael, with director Haneef Adeni went on floors today in Ernakulam. The movie started rolling with a customary switch on and pooja ceremony. Anto Joseph is producing the movie under his banner Anto Joseph Film Company. Apart from the crew of Mikhael, the pooja was also attended by film personalities like producer Joby George, directors Arun Gopy, Anil Radhakrishna Menon, Shaji Padoor and Mahesh Narayanan.

Haneef Adeni is popular for his films like The Great Father and Abrahaminte Santhathikal (writer). Rated as one of the most stylish filmmakers in Malayalam cinema at present, Haneef has got his hero Nivin to sport a trendy new look for Mikhael. Apart from Nivin, the movie also stars another youth star Unni Mukundan in a prominent role.

Mikhael comes with the tagline ‘Guardian Angel’. Haneef has reportedly scripted the movie as a family thriller. Nivin is said to be playing the role of a family man while details about Unni’s character have not yet been revealed. JD Chakravarthy, Siddique, Renji Panciker, Ashokan, Shanthi Krishna, Kalabhavan Shajon and KPAC Lalitha are confirmed in the cast.

Shoot was supposed to start last month but the makers had to postpone due to the unprecedented floods. The movie has been planned to be shot across Indian and foreign locations.

AR Rahman donates Rs 1 crore to Kerala CMDRF

Vignesh Madhu
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AR Rahman donates Rs 1 crore to Kerala CMDRF

AR Rahman donates Rs 1 crore to Kerala CMDRF

Oscar award winning composer AR Rahman pledged a whopping Rs 1 crore for the flood-affected state of Kerala. The musician took to his social media handle to announce that he along with his team of artists have donated the money to Kerala Chief Minister’s Distress Relief Fund (CMDRF).

AR Rahman, who is on a concert tour in the US, shared a photo of his team holding a cheque pledging the amount to help those affected in the floods in Kerala. His tweet reads,

From my artistes and me touring the USA… To our brothers and sisters of Kerala!

May this small offering help in providing you some relief!

Film personalities from across the country have contributed their share to the CMDRF. Apart from the help from those in the Malayalam movie fraternity, many non-Malayali celebrities like Prabhas, Allu Arjun, Ram Charan, Siddharth, Varun Dhawan, Sunny Leone, Karthi, Keerthi Suresh, Raghava Lawrence, Vijay, Dhanush, Vishal and Suriya have been very generous with their donations.

Confirmed: Odiyan trailer to be released next month

Vignesh Madhu
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Confirmed: Odiyan trailer to be released next month

Confirmed: Odiyan trailer to be released next month

Odiyan is unarguably one of the most hyped Malayalam movies in recent years. The movie based on the life of odiyans has superstar Mohanlal playing the lead role. The markers have been exceptional with their promotions. Teasing the audience, the makers have been releasing posters and teasers at regular intervals. Recently, there was a buzz that the movie’s official trailer will be screened in theatres along with Prithviraj’s Ranam.

However, Odiyan’s director VA Shrikumar Menon has made it clear that the trailer will be released only next month. His latest tweet reads,

Dear friends , Odiyan trailer will be released only in the month of October. This tweet is to end speculations regarding the trailer release in sept. Keep praying for the team Odiyan. Post production work in full swing.

Earlier, the makers of Odiyan had announced that the movie will hit screens worldwide on October 11. But it looks highly unlikely as many movies scheduled for Onam release had to be postponed due to the floods. This change in dates has affected the already scheduled dates of many films including Odiyan. It is now being reported that Odiyan’s release will be postponed for Christmas.

Malayalam actors must make Prabhas a role model: Minister Kadakampally Surendran

Vignesh Madhu
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Malayalam actors must make Prabhas a role model: Minister Kadakampally Surendran

Malayalam actors must make Prabhas a role model: Minister Kadakampally Surendran

Following the floods that rocked the state of Kerala, the Chief Minister’s Distress Relief Fund (CMDRF) has seen a lot of generous contributions from people belonging to various stratas of the society. Commoners, bureaucrats, film personalities, sportspersons, businessmen and many others have donated to the relief fund to help better the lives of those affected by the calamity.

Movie celebrities from across the country were very generous with their donations. Telugu actor Prabhas, who enjoys a massive popularity nationwide post-Baahubali, contributed a whopping Rs 1 crore to the CMDRF. Prabhas’ kind gesture to help the suffering Keralites has earned him a lot of respect.

While inaugurating an event recently in Trivandrum, Minsiter Kadakampally Surendran said that Malayalam movie actors must consider Prabhas as their role model. He mentioned that there are Malayalam actors who get paid Rs 3-4 crore for a single movie. While almost all Malayali actors had done their part to help their fellow state men, there still is a talk among a section of the society about how celebrities could have done more.

Here’s Indrajith and Tovino from the sets of Lucifer!

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Here’s Indrajith and Tovino from the sets of Lucifer!

Here’s Indrajith and Tovino from the sets of Lucifer!

Shoot for Mohanlal’s much-hyped movie Lucifer is currently underway in Trivandrum. The movie which marks the directorial debut of actor Prithviraj is scripted by Murali Gopy. Besides Mohanlal, Lucifer also has a host of stars like Indrajith Sukumaran, Vivek Oberoi, Tovino Thomas and Manju Warrier.

Recently, Prithviraj’s wife Supriya Menon shared a photo from the movie’s sets on her Instagram handle. The photo has her along with her brother-in-law Indrajith and Tovino Thomas, both of whom are playing prominent roles in Lucifer. The movie, according to the makers, is a political thriller with elements of a mass entertainer.

While Mohanlal is playing a politician’s role, details about Tovino’s and Indrajith’s characters are not yet known. Lucifer’s supporting cast includes ‘Queen’ fame Saniya Iyappan, Sachin Khedekar, Kalabhavan Shajon, Sai Kumar, director Fazil, Sunil Sughatha, Thara Kalyan, Praveena, Aneesh G Menon and Maala Parvathy.

In the technical crew, Sujith Vaassudev cranks the camera and Deepak Dev handles the music department. The makers have planned a month long shoot in Trivandrum. Vandi Periyar, Kumili, Bengaluru, Ernakulam and Mumbai are the other major locations. Antony Perumbavoor is producing Lucifer under the banner of Aashirvad Cinemas.

Nivin Pauly starrer Mikhael all set to go on floors!

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Nivin Pauly starrer Mikhael all set to go on floors!

Nivin Pauly starrer Mikhael all set to go on floors!

As we had reported earlier, Nivin Pauly is teaming up with Haneef Adeni of ‘The Great Father’ fame for a big budget thriller film. The movie titled as ‘Mikhael’ is funded by Anto Joseph Film Company. Mikhael is set to start rolling from Monday (September 3) in Ernakulam. Shoot was supposed to start last month but the makers had to postpone due to the unprecedented floods.

Haneef Adeni, who last wore the writer’s hat for this year’s superhit ‘Abrahaminte Santhathikal’, has scripted Mikhael as a family drama cum thriller. As per reports, the movie also has actor Unni Mukundan in a crucial role. Nivin and Unni had previously shared screen space in Lal Jose’s ‘Vikramadithyan’, in which the former essayed a cameo role.

Mikhael comes with the tagline ‘Guardian Angel’. Nivin is said to be playing the role of a family man in the movie while details about Unni Mukundan’s character have not yet been revealed. The movie has been planned to be shot across many Indian and foreign locations. National award winner JD Chakravarthi, Siddique, Kalabhavan Shajon and KPAC Lalitha have also been confirmed in the cast. More details are expected to be revealed shortly.

Imaikka Nodigal Review: Nayanthara and Anurag Kashyap shine in this fairly engaging thriller

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Imaikka Nodigal Review: Nayanthara and Anurag Kashyap shine in this fairly engaging thriller

Imaikka Nodigal Review: Nayanthara and Anurag Kashyap shine in this fairly engaging thriller

Imaikka Nodigal starring Nayanthara, Anurag Kashyap, Atharvaa Murali and Raashi Khanna in the lead roles got released last Friday. The movie directed by ‘Demonte Colony’ fame Ajay Gnanamuthu had high expectations prior to its release. Let’s jump straight to the review to see if it has lived up to the hype.

‘A cat-and-mouse game between a psychotic killer and an investigating officer’ – This standard template has been used umpteen times in various languages, and it’s the same here as well. So there is a series of killings happening in Bengaluru city and a psychotic killer has the whole police and CBI force on their toes. They are made to stand as puppets to this killer who has a strong and very convincing motive. Anything more about the plot will end up as spoilers, so let’s put a full stop right there.

Director Ajay Gnanamuthu has done extremely well in sketching two powerful lead characters – Anjali Vikramadityan (Nayanthara) and Rudra (Anurag Kashyap). Along with the crime angle, there is also a parallel romantic track, which is nothing but pathetically cheesy with all the tropes of a boy-meets-girl-falls-in-love story. Atharvaa and Raashi Khanna try desperatley but there’s hardly anything impressive.

While the writer-director has succeeded in writing and executing the crime part, it is the romance portions where he falters big-time. Most of the Tamil movies of late have this problem, but in films like ‘Theeran: Adhigaaram Ondru’ the unwanted love track is sidelined once the core plot kick-starts. Here in Imaikka Nodigal, the narrative is structured in a non-linear way. So a bunch of interesting scenes involving Rudra and Anjali are followed by the cheesy Arjun-Kriti romance, which is a big dampener.

Coming to the performances, with Imaikka Nodigal, Nayanthara once again reiterates her position as the undisputed lady superstar of Kollywood. Her terrific screen presence is on par with her male counterparts and is a true delight to watch on-screen. Atharvaa has the looks and attitude of a guy-next-door and pulls off the action hero part quite effectively. But the real hero of the movie is unarguably Anurag Kashyap. His expressive eyes, the baritone voice and his ‘assault’ body language all makes way for one of the finest villains of recent times. Special mention to director Magizh Thirumeni who has dubbed for Kashyap’s character.

Technically, Imaikka Nodigal is slick with RD Rajasekhar’s brilliant cinematography and Hiphop Tamizha’s score. Action choreography is another highlight, but the editing could have been far better. The overlong run-time clearly hampers the engagement factor.

Overall, Imaikka Nodigal is a fairly engaging thriller with excellent performances by Kashyap and Nayanthara. If you’re willing to overlook the soppy love part and logical loopholes, this one will surely work.

A new teaser of Odiyan likely to be screened along with Ranam!

Vignesh Madhu
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A new teaser of Odiyan likely to be screened along with Ranam!

A new teaser of Odiyan likely to be screened along with Ranam!

Prithviraj starrer Ranam is all set to storm screens this Thursday (September 6). The movie directed by debutant Nirmal Sahadev is gearing up for release amidst huge expectations. Adding more reasons to wait for the movie, there is buzz going around that a new teaser of Odiyan will be screened along with it in theatres. Mohanlal and Prithviraj are currently working together in Lucifer and it was the former who released the trailer of Ranam. So, chances are high for Odiyan’s new teaser to be screened in theatres playing Ranam.

Odiyan is one of the most hyped Malayalam movie in recent years. The movie based on the life of odiyans is directed by VA Shrikumar Menon marks his feature-film directorial debut with this movie. The makers had announced that Odiyan will hit screens worldwide on October 11. But due to the floods, many releases had to be postponed pushing Odiyan further. It is now being reported that the release is most likely to be postponed.

As per latest reports, Odiyan will hit screens only in December during the Christmas reason. Likewise, Pranav Mohanlal’s Irupathiyonnam Nootandu, which was scheduled for Christmas will most probably be pushed for January next year. An official word regarding the release dates are still awaited.

Prithviraj is a spectacular filmmaker and his shot taking has an international quality: Vivek Oberoi

Vignesh Madhu
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Prithviraj is a spectacular filmmaker and his shot taking has an international quality: Vivek Oberoi

Prithviraj is a spectacular filmmaker and his shot taking has an international quality: Vivek Oberoi

In the past, we have seen a lot of established actors trying their hand in filmmaking. Young star Prithviraj Sukumaran is perhaps the first from his generation of actors to wear the director’s hat and that too with a movie starring none other than Mohanlal. The very announcement of his directorial debut ‘Lucifer’ made waves in social medias. Now that the movie is actually on floors, there is a lot of buzz going around about it.

Prithviraj’s sound knowledge about cinema and its technical aspects is very much popular in Malayalam cinema circles. The clarity with which he speaks about filmmaking and his vision have been lauded by many in the past. Bollywood star Vivek Oberoi, who is making his Malayalam debut with Lucifer, is all praise for Prithviraj’s skills as a filmmaker.

In a recent interview to ToI, Oberoi is quoted saying, “Prithvi is as spectacular as a director and his shot taking has an international quality. It reminds me of how Ram Gopal Varma was in his Company and Sarkar days.” Earlier, Murali Gopy, the scriptwriter of Lucifer, had said that Prithviraj is an extremely focussed and supremely confident director.

Lucifer, according to the makers, is a political thriller with elements of a mass entertainer. Mohanlal is playing a politician’s role in the movie. Vivek Oberoi plays the antagonist and actors like Indrajith Sukumaran, Tovino Thomas, Manju Warrier and Saniya Iyappan are also part of the cast.

Pathiye: Here’s a new song from Prithviraj’s Ranam

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Pathiye: Here’s a new song from Prithviraj’s Ranam

Pathiye: Here’s a new song from Prithviraj’s Ranam

Prithviraj starrer Ranam is all set to storm screens this Thursday (September 6). The movie is gearing up for release amidst huge expectations after the highly promising teasers and trailer. The makers have released a new video song today. The song titled ‘Pathiye’ is rendered by Vijay Yesudas and composed by Jakes Bejoy. Jyothish T Kasi has penned its lyrics. The song video is centered around the characters played by Prithviraj and Isha Talwar.

Ranam, written and directed by debutant Nirmal Sahadev is shot entirely in the US. The movie explores the lives of the immigrant community in the city of Detroit, Michigan. Prithviraj reportedly plays a Tamil street gang member in the movie. Nirmal has scripted this movie based on some real life incidents. Rahman, Ashwin K Kumar, Shyamaprasad, Nandu and a lot of foreign actors are also part of the supporting cast.

Ranam’s technical crew comprises of cinematographer Jigme Tenzing, composer Jakes Bejoy, editor Sreejith Sarang and Christopher Brunetti, a renowned stuntman who has worked in many Hollywood movies. It is produced jointly by Anand Kumar Payyanur of Yes Cinema Company and Rani Lawson Biju of Lawson Entertainment.

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