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Tovino Thomas replaces Dulquer Salmaan in Salim Ahamed’s next?

Vignesh Madhu
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Tovino Thomas replaces Dulquer Salmaan in Salim Ahamed’s next?

Tovino Thomas replaces Dulquer Salmaan in Salim Ahamed’s next?

Last year, renowned filmmaker Salim Ahamed had announced that his next movie will be about the world of cinema. First look poster of the movie titled as ‘And The Oscar Goes To’ was released in his social media handle on the very day the 89th Academy Awards were given away. Even though he didn’t formally announce the cast and crew, our sources within the industry informed that the director was in talks with young star Dulquer Salmaan.

The latest we hear is that Dulquer has opted out of the project owing to his busy schedule. As per reports, Tovino Thomas has replaced Dulquer in this project. Tovino, who has been very wise with his script selection so far, has often expressed his interest to be part of movies with fresh themes. From the intriguing title itself, Salim Ahamed’s new movie promises to be unique.

And The Oscar Goes To is reportedly about an inspiring story of someone trying hard to make it to the world of cinema. Shoot for the movie will be commencing in Canada later this year. An official announcement with details regarding the whole cast and crew is expected to be made by the makers very shortly.

Salim Ahamed is a filmmaker well known for extracting the best out of his actors. His debut movie, Adaminte Makan Abu had Salim Kumar in the lead role and the latter on to win the National Award for best actor that year. It was also chosen as India’s official entry for the Best Foreign Film category in the 84th Academy Awards. His other two movies – Kunjananthante Kada and Pathemari – were with Mammootty. Both the movies found appreciation critical appreciation with Pathemari also winning the National Award for best feature film in Malayalam in the year 2015. It will be interesting to see how Tovino adapts himself to a Salim Ahamed movie.

Stay tuned for more updates.

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Rajinikanth’s Kaala becomes the first Indian movie to be released in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Vignesh Madhu
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Rajinikanth’s Kaala becomes the first Indian movie to be released in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Rajinikanth’s Kaala becomes the first Indian movie to be released in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

The highly anticipated Rajinikanth starrer Kaala has finally hit screens today. The movie had a worldwide release and has opened to tremendous response with positive reviews flowing in from all corners. Premier shows were held last day in all major centres in UK, US, Malaysia and Singapore. Another massive news is that Kaala has become the first Indian film to be released in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

The Saudi Arabian government had shut down all of its cinema halls in the 1980s and since then no movies have released in the country. Earlier this year, with a wave of reforms being spearheaded by Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman, the country lifted the ban and opened the cinema halls for public. Kaala becoming the first Indian flick to be released in Saudi Arabia is indeed a proud moment for the makers as well as the whole Tamil cinema fraternity. The country has a huge population of Tamils and Malayalis, so the movie is expected to do some great business there.

Kaala has released simultaneously in three languages – Tamil, Telugu and Hindi. It is Rajinikanth’s second film with director Pa Ranjith after Kabali. The movie is basically a story about how the oppressed community revolt against those in power. It is based in the Mumbai underworld and Rajinikanth plays the role of a powerful don living in the slums.

Kaala’s supporting cast includes Nana Patekar, Huma Quereshi, Pankaj Tripathi, Eeshwari Rao, Anjali Patil, Samuthirakani, Ramesh Thilak and Sampath Raj among others. Cinematographer Murali, editor Sreekar Prasad and Pa Ranjith’s regular composer Santhosh Narayanan form the technical crew.

Rajinikanth’s son-in-law and actor Dhanush is producing Kaala under his banner Wunderbar Films Pvt Ltd.

Can’t wait to watch Kaala: Aamir Khan

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Can’t wait to watch Kaala: Aamir Khan

Can’t wait to watch Kaala: Aamir Khan

After months of anticipation, superstar Rajinikanth’s Kaala has hit screens today. The movie has opened to tremendous response all across the globe with positive reviews flowing in from all corners. Rajinikanth’s power packed performance and Pa Ranjith’s strong political flavor have worked well for the movie and seems like masses are loving it.

Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan in his Twitter handle has shared the trailer of Kaala and sounded all excited about its release. He tweeted,

Have always been a huge Rajni fan, can’t wait to watch Kaala.

Kaala is releasing simultaneously in three languages – Tamil, Telugu and Hindi. The movie also has a strong Bollywood presence with actors like Nana Patekar, Pankaj Tripathi and Huma Quereshi playing prominent roles. Kaala is primarily set in the slums of Mumbai, so many Bollywood and Marathi actors are part of the cast.

Kaala is Rajinikanth’s second film with director Pa Ranjith after Kabali. The movie is basically a gangster story based in the Mumbai underworld. It is about a guy from Tirunelveli, who runs away in his childhood to Mumbai to become a powerful don living in the slums. Rajinikanth plays this character, Kaala, who heads the Tamil community in the slums of Dharavi.

Kaala’s supporting cast includes Eeshwari Rao, Anjali Patil, Sayaji Shinde, Sakshi Agarwal, Samuthirakani, Ramesh Thilak and Sampath Raj among others. Cinematographer Murali, editor Sreekar Prasad and Pa Ranjith’s regular composer Santhosh Narayanan form the technical crew.

Rajinikanth’s son-in-law and actor Dhanush is producing Kaala under his banner Wunderbar Films Pvt Ltd. Though the pre-release buzz and bookings were low when compared to other Rajini films, they have all picked up after the initial positive reviews. Shows are all filling fast and the movie is expected to take a record opening at the box office.

Terrific response for Abrahaminte Santhathikal trailer

Vignesh Madhu
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Terrific response for Abrahaminte Santhathikal trailer

Terrific response for Abrahaminte Santhathikal trailer

Last day, the trailer launch event of Mammootty’s upcoming movie Abrahaminte Santhathikal was held in Kochi. Veteran director Joshiy unveiled the trailer which was soon released in social medias. This 1.47 minute trailer is getting terrific response from the viewers and has already notched up over 4.5 lakh views in YouTube. Extremely stylish visuals accompanied by Gopi Sunder’s massy background score gives high expectations about the movie. A slight disappointment for the fans is that Mammootty’s face is not shown in the trailer but we hear that the makers are also planning to release another teaser.

Abrahaminte Santhathikal directed by Shaji Padoor has Mammootty playing the role of police assistant superintendent Derick Abraham. The megastar’s stylish makeover for the movie has already excited the fans. Haneef Adeni, who directed last year’s superhit Mammootty starrer ‘The Great Father’ has scripted this movie. From the trailer and posters, Abrahaminte Santhathikal also promsies to be a stylish thriller on the lines of ‘The Great Father’.

Anson Paul, noted for his roles in Solo, Aadu 2 and Oozham, is playing a significant role as Mammootty’s brother, Philip Abraham, in this movie. Kaniha, Siddique, Renji Panicker, Tarushi, Shyamaprasad, Maqbool Salman, Sohan Seenulal, Suresh Krishna, Kalabhavan Shajon and Yog Japee are also part of the supporting cast.

The technical crew includes cinematographer Alby Antony, composer Gopi Sunder and editor Mahesh Narayanan, who turned a director last year with the widely acclaimed ‘Take Off’. Joby George is producing the movie under the banner of Goodwill Entertainment. If reports are to be believed, the makers are eyeing for a grand release on June 16. Official announcement regarding the release date will be made only after the censoring process is completed.

Confirmed: Paresh Rawal to play Narendra Modi in his upcoming biopic!

Vignesh Madhu
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Confirmed: Paresh Rawal to play Narendra Modi in his upcoming biopic!

Confirmed: Paresh Rawal to play Narendra Modi in his upcoming biopic!

For the last few months, social medias have been abuzz with reports about a biopic being planned on Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Confirming the same, veteran actor Paresh Rawal has revealed that he will be playing Modi’s part in the upcoming biopic. Shoot for the movie will kick-start by September or October. More details regarding the director or other cast are yet to be divulged.

In a recent talk with IE, Paresh Rawal is quoted saying, “We are just locking the script and hopefully it will be finished by August 15, and we will begin to shoot it in September or October. It will be a hugely challenging role.”

Reports also suggest that the actor himself will be producing the movie. The official announcement with the director’s name, title and cast is expected to be made shortly. It is worth a mention that Rawal is a a member of BJP and a member of the Parliament. He will be next seen in the Sanjay Dutt biopic ‘Sanju. The Rajkumar Hirani directorial has Ranbir Kapoor playing Sanjay Dutt and Rawal playing his father, Sunil Dutt.

Interestingly, a biopic on former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh is also being made currently. Anupam Kher is playing the lead role in the movie titled as The Accidental Prime Minister. Debutant Vijay Ratnakar Gutte is directing the movie and Hansal Mehta is scripting it based on Sanjaya Baru’s book, The Accidental Prime Minister : The Making and Unmaking of Manmohan Singh.

Vijay Sethupathi’s next with ‘Sethupathi’ fame Arun Kumar starts rolling!

Vignesh Madhu
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Vijay Sethupathi’s next with ‘Sethupathi’ fame Arun Kumar starts rolling!

Vijay Sethupathi’s next with ‘Sethupathi’ fame Arun Kumar starts rolling!

We had earlier reported that Vijay Sethupathi signing a new film with director Arun Kumar, with whom he has worked in Pannaiyarum Padminiyum and Sethupathi. Their new film went on floors today with the customary pooja ceremony. Anjali plays Vijay Sethupathi’s pair in the film, which marks their second outing together after Iraivi.

Reportedly, director Arun Kumar has spent around two years to script this movie which is an action thriller. The first schedule of shoot has been planned in Tenkasi after which the team will be heading to Malaysia, where major portions will be shot. Yuvan Shankar Raja is scoring music as well as producing this movie, which is yet to be titled. He is funding the movie jointly with SN Rajarajan’s K Productions.

Vijay Sethupathi recently completed his portions for the upcoming multistarrer Chekka Chivantha Vaanam directed by Mani Ratnam. The actor also has a handful of other projects in his kitty. Junga, Seethkathi, 96, Super Deluxe and Maamanidhan are some of his upcoming movies. He is also part of two superstar films – one with Rajinikanth to be directed by Karthik Subbaraj and another with Chiranjeevi titled Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy.

Aashiq Abu to produce Soubin Shahir’s next with Mammootty

Vignesh Madhu
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Aashiq Abu to produce Soubin Shahir’s next with Mammootty

Aashiq Abu to produce Soubin Shahir’s next with Mammootty

Recently, we had reported about Soubin Shahir planning to make a movie with megastar Mammootty. According to our sources within the industry, this yet-to-be titled movie will be produced by filmmaker Aashiq Abu’s banner OPM. It must be remembered that Mammootty was the one who launched Aashiq Abu as a director with Daddy Cool. Later, they also worked together in Gangster.

Initial works for Soubin’s movie with Mammootty are currently progressing. Buzz is that a popular young star will also be part of the movie. Shoot will be commencing only by next year as both Mammootty and Soubin are busy with other commitments.

Soubin is arguably in the best phase of his career. After assisting many senior filmmakers for over a decade, he turned a director last year with Parava. The movie emerged as a huge success both critically and commercially. His debut film as a lead actor Sudani From Nigeria, released earlier this year, also turned out to be a big hit. Post its release, Soubin has become highly in demand with a slew of projects already in his kitty.

Mammootty meanwhile is busy shooting for his epic-period flick Mamankam. The movie directed by Sajeev Pillai has the veteran star playing the lead role of a Chaaver (warrior). His next to hit screens is Abrahaminte Santhathikal, a cop-thriller, slated as an Eid release. Oru Kuttanadan Blog, directed by Sethu, is another release coming up for Mammootty.

Abrahaminte Santhathikal trailer to be released today!

Vignesh Madhu
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Abrahaminte Santhathikal trailer to be released today!

Abrahaminte Santhathikal trailer to be released today!

Mammotty’s much awaited cop thriller Abrahaminte Santhathikal is gearing up to storm screens this Eid. It is arguably the most anticipated among the Eid releases this year. If reports are to be believed, the movie is slated for a grand release on June 16. The eagerly awaited trailer of the movie will be launched tonight 7 PM. A trailer launch event has been planned to at Lulu Mall, Kochi. Veteran filmmaker Joshiy will be the event’s chief guest.

Abrahaminte Santhathikal has Mammootty playing the role of police assistant superintendent Derick Abraham. His stylish makeover for the movie has already excited the fans. The movie marks the directorial debut of Shaji Padoor, a veteran who has been in the industry as an associate director for over two decades. Haneef Adeni, who directed last year’s superhit Mammootty starrer ‘The Great Father’ has scripted this movie.

Abrahaminte Santhathikal promises to be a stylish thriller, on the lines of ‘The Great Father’. Anson Paul, noted for his roles in Solo, Aadu 2 and Oozham, is playing a significant role as Mammootty’s brother, Philip Abraham, in this movie. Kaniha, Siddique, Renji Panicker, Tarushi, Shyamaprasad, Maqbool Salman, Sohan Seenulal, Suresh Krishna, Kalabhavan Shajon and Yog Japee are also part of the supporting cast.

The technical crew of Abrahaminte Santhathikal includes cinematographer Alby Antony, composer Gopi Sunder and editor Mahesh Narayanan, who turned a director last year with the widely acclaimed ‘Take Off’. Joby George is producing the movie under the banner of Goodwill Entertainment.

Power Star: Omar Lulu’s next is an action-packed mass entertainer with Babu Antony!

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Power Star: Omar Lulu’s next is an action-packed mass entertainer with Babu Antony!

Power Star: Omar Lulu’s next is an action-packed mass entertainer with Babu Antony!

Omar Lulu is one of the most wanted directors in Mollywood at present. His first two films – Happy Wedding and Chunkzz – were box office hits while his upcoming movie Oru Adaar Love is probably the most talked about Malayalam movie in recent years. He had recently announced that his next after Oru Adaar Love will be a mass entertainer. While several rumours had been doing the rounds about the lead cast, the director has now pulled a big surprise.

Babu Antony will be the playing the lead role in this movie titled as Power Star. The casting has indeed come as a big surprise as it was rumoured that the makers were in talks with a superstar. Babu Antony is unarguably one of the biggest action heroes that Malayalam cinema has ever seen. There was a time in the 90s when Babu Antony’s action flicks used to give tight competition to the superstar films.

For a while now, Babu Antony has been keeping a low profile while doing supporting roles occasionally. It will be really interesting to see how Omar Lulu presents the veteran actor in a full fledged mass flick. CH Muhammed of Royal Cinemas, whose maiden venture was Mammootty’s Masterpiece, is producing this upcoming movie as well.

Other details regarding the supporting cast and crew or when the movie goes on floors have not yet been revealed.

Vijay visits victims of Thoothukudi violence; Donates Rs 1 lakh each for the families of the deceased

Vignesh Madhu
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Vijay visits victims of Thoothukudi violence; Donates Rs 1 lakh each for the families of the deceased

Vijay visits victims of Thoothukudi violence; Donates Rs 1 lakh each for the families of the deceased

In the wee hours of Wednesday, actor Vijay visited the families of those killed in the Thoothukudi-Sterlite violence. Vijay visited the homes of the deceased without any media attention in a bike to avoid creating public frenzy and security issues. The actor even apologized to the families if his visit was disturbing. He will also be visiting the hospital today to meet the injured.

According to reports, he also handed over a solatium of Rs 1 lakh each to the families. A few photos taken by the locals are going around virally in social medias. Many have appreciated Vijay for his kind gesture and his noble thought to avoid any public attention.

One of the mothers of the victim is quoted saying to Sify, “We were in deep sorrow on the demise of our daughter. Suddenly in the night, two bikes came near to our home and only later, we recognized it was Vijay. He came inside our home and told us “Sorry if I disturbed you in the late night’, that son took part in our sadness and when others tried to take a pic of him consoling us, he politely refused.”

Earlier, actors-turned-politicians Rajinikanth and Kamal Haasan had also visited the victims of the Thoothukudi violence. The former’s visit had created a few issues after he said that the protest against thr Sterlite protest was infiltrated by anti-social elements.

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