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Here’s the release date of Lijo Jose Pellissery’s Ee Ma Yau!

Vignesh Madhu
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Here’s the release date of Lijo Jose Pellissery’s Ee Ma Yau!

Here’s the release date of Lijo Jose Pellissery’s Ee Ma Yau!

Lijo Jose Pellissery’s eagerly awaited movie Ee Ma Yau is finally getting ready for theatrical release. As per latest reports, Aashiq Abu’s OPM Dream Mill Cinemas will be releasing the movie all across Kerala May 4, Friday. The movie is produced by Rajesh George Kulangara under the banner of RGK Cinemas.

Ee Ma Yau scripted by National award winner PF Mathews is based on the lives of people who live in the coastal area. The narrative is primarily centred around a death and subsequent events that happen during a funeral. The entire movie was shot in and around Chellanam and was wrapped in just 18 days time.

Ee Ma Yau is actually the acronym of Eesho Maryam Ouseph. The movie won a total of three awards at the State level last year. While Lijo Jose Pellissery bagged the award for best director, Poly Valsan was honoured as the best supporting actress and Renganaath Ravee as the best sound designer.

After winning the State Award, Lijo Jose Pellissery said that Ee Ma Yau was the most satisfying film that he has done so far. The movie was initially supposed to hit screens last December and a preview show for industry insiders was also held couple of days before that in Kochi. Celebrities who watched the movie heaped extremely positive reviews after the show. However, the release got pushed as the makers decided to send it to some film festivals before making a mainstream release.

Vinayakan, Chemban Vinod Jose and Dileesh Pothan play the lead roles in Ee Ma Yau. Like the director’s previous films, a bunch of newcomers are also part of the supporting cast. Its technical crew includes cinematographer Shyju Khalid, composer Prashanth Pillai and editor Deepu Joseph. All eyes now on May 4.

Dhanesh Anand: Knocking the doors of Malayalam cinema with Lilli

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Dhanesh Anand: Knocking the doors of Malayalam cinema with Lilli

Dhanesh Anand: Knocking the doors of Malayalam cinema with Lilli

Over the last few years, Malayalam cinema has witnessed a sea of change in terms of how the audience have been welcoming newcomers and the fresh themes they bring with them. Several talented youngsters have made it to the world of Malayalam cinema of late.

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Lilli, directed by debutant Prasobh Vijayan is one such movie that is gearing up to hit screens. The movie’s recently released teaser has managed to grab eyeballs and is still being talked about in social medias. E4 Entertainment is backing this film which is touted to be a dark-thriller.

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Lilli introduces a bunch of new faces to the industry and Dhanesh Anand is one among them. Glimpses of his performance as an evil guy are there to be seen in the teaser and he has already been noted by the netizens.

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Dhanesh Anand hailing from Kozhikode worked as an assistant director in a few films before turning to acting. Wish this talented youngster gets more offers and carves a niche for himself in Malayalam cinema.

Kammara Sambhavam Review: An interesting satire with top-notch technical values!

Vignesh Madhu
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Kammara Sambhavam Review: An interesting satire with top-notch technical values!

Kammara Sambhavam Review: An interesting satire with top-notch technical values!

The much hyped Kammara Sambhavam has finally hit screens today, as a Vishu release. Dileep and popular South Indian actor Siddharth play the lead roles in the movie. Ad filmmaker Rathish Ambat makes his directorial debut with this movie scripted by the multi-talented Murali Gopy. The posters and teasers were all highly promising, let’s see what the movie offers.

Kammara Sambhavam is a mix genre attempt. One cannot assign a particular genre to this film, which has periodic elements, mass-masala moments and a dose of political satire as well. The movie has an unusual script pattern with contrasting treatments for the two halves. The basic plot is based on a famous quote by Napoleon Bonaparte – “History is a set of lies agreed upon”.

Writer Murali Gopy has taken a leaf out of the current socio-political issues to showcase how history is being tweaked by political parties to bolster their image. Anything more about the plot will end up as spoilers, so I’m not going into it.

Dileep as Kammaran has given a commendable performance. It is an extremely challenging character with many layers and shades to it. But the actor has lived up to the challenges and has tried to bring on fore different styles of acting. Siddharth, who is making his Malayalam debut, was solid as always and his Malayalam pronunciation was very impressive. Among the supporting cast, Murali Gopy, Namita Pramod, Divyaprabha, Siddique and Shweta Menon did their parts well.

It is not easy to helm a movie of this scale, spanning different timelines but Rathish Ambat has shown no signs of a first time director. But the problem is with the writing. Like before, Murali Gopy has tried to infuse too many topics in a single subject and that does backfire at some instances. The latter half is narrated with black comedy or a tone of spoof, but chances are that it may not work with many.

Technically, Kammara Sambhavam is a quality product with high production values. Cinematography by Sunil KS is one of the standout elements in the movie. His frames mark the plot localities clearly and the war portions were shot remarkably well. Gopi Sunder’s ‘massy’ background score in the second half is adrenaline pumping but turns tedious after a while.

Overall, Kammara Sambhavam is an interesting film that touches a lot of topics within its 3 hr long runtime. A commendable effort by the makers for trying something unique. Dileep’s star power and the fact that its a holiday release will work for the movie at the box office.

Malayali: Sathyan Anthikad-Sreenivasan combo’s next is with Fahadh Faasil

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Malayali: Sathyan Anthikad-Sreenivasan combo’s next is with Fahadh Faasil

Malayali: Sathyan Anthikad-Sreenivasan combo’s next is with Fahadh Faasil

We were among the first to report about the famous writer-director duo Sreenivasan and Sathyan Anthikad teaming up after a decade long gap. Fahadh Faasil is playing the lead in their comeback movie which has been titled as ‘Malayali’. The director officially announced the project today (April 14) through his Facebook page.

Fahadh Faasil, who is basking in the glory of the National award, will be playing the role of Prakashan in the movie. From the title we presume that it will be a typical Sreenivasan style satire that discusses about the socio-political issues that an average Malayali is facing currently. This is Fahadh’s second film with Sathyan Anthikad after the hit film ‘Oru Indian Pranayakatha’.

Malayali looks like a very promising project as Sathyan Anthikad-Sreenivasan combo have delivered several memorable films like Sandesham, TP Balagopalan MA, Sanmanassullavarkku Samadhanam, Gandhinagar 2nd Street, Nadodikattu, Thalayanamanthram etc. Their last outing together was for the Jayaram starrer Yathrakarude Sradhakku, released back in 2002.

Sethu Mannarkad of Full Moon Cinema is producing Malayali. Interestingly, the director’s last film ‘Jomonte Suvisheshangal’, which had Dulquer Salmaan in the lead, was also produced by the same banner. Shoot for this upcoming movie will be commencing by the first week of July.

S Kumar, a regular in Sathyan Anthikad films will be wielding the camera and the much in demand Shaan Rahman has been signed as the composer. Details regarding the supporting cast have not yet been announced. Stay tuned for more updates.

Kammaran is a character with many layers and Dileep has given his finest performance till date: Murali Gopy

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Kammaran is a character with many layers and Dileep has given his finest performance till date: Murali Gopy

Kammaran is a character with many layers and Dileep has given his finest performance till date: Murali Gopy

The much hyped Kammara Sambhavam is all set for release tomorrow (April 14). The movie stars Dileep and Siddharth in the lead roles. Murali Gopy has scripted the movie which marks the directorial debut of ad filmmaker Rathish Ambat. It is an epic film set in three different timelines focuses on historical accounts and how it is depicted by the ones who wrote it.

Murali Gopy, the writer, was all praise for Dileep’s performance in Kammara Sambhavam. According to him, the character Kammaran has several shades and layers. It demanded a different style of acting and Dileep was up to the task. The movie has him appearing in multiple looks including a 90-year-old avatar.

Murali Gopy, in the interview, is quoted saying, “Kammaran is a type of character that Dileep has not done before. If we take a look at his career, almost 99.9% of his movies are light-hearted comedy films. I believe these movies have explored only 50% of the actor in Dileep. There is a whole different dimension to the actor in him that has completely been unexplored so far. He can do a wide variety of roles and Kammaran is one such character. He has totally imbibed the character and has given his finest performance till date. As a writer, I’m very satisfied with his output.”

Kammara Sambhavam is hitting screens tomorrow amidst massive hype created by the teaser and the posters. As per reports, the movie will be releasing in over 220 screens in Kerala and another 120 outside the state. A huge opening at the Kerala box office is definitely on cards as the holiday season has already begun.

Here’s the official trailer of Aravindante Athidhikal

Vignesh Madhu
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Here’s the official trailer of Aravindante Athidhikal

Here’s the official trailer of Aravindante Athidhikal

As informed by us last day, the official trailer of Vineeth Sreenivasan starrer Aravindante Athidhikal was released today evening in social medias. Actors Prithviraj, Tovino Thomas, Nivin Pauly and Anoop Menon released the trailer through their respective social media handles.

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From what we gather from the trailer, Aravindante Athidhikal promises to a clean feel good entertainer aimed at families. M Mohanan, who has made hit films like Katha Parayumbol and Manikyakallu is directing this movie. Vineeth Sreenivasan plays the lead role of Arvaindan and Nikhila Vimal of ‘Love 24×7’ fame is paired opposite him.

Aravindante Athidhikal scripted by newcomer Rajesh Raghavan is set in the premises of the famous Mookambika Temple in Kollur. Vineeth Sreenivasan plays Aravindan, an orphan raised by Madhavan (Sreenivasan), who owns a lodge – Mookambika Vilasam. The movie explores the protagonist Aravindan’s relationship with his guests and his wait for his long lost mother.

Urvashi, Shanthi Krishna, KPAC Lalitha, Vijayaraghavan, Aju Varghese, Biju Kuttan, Salim Kumar, Prem Kumar, Kottayam Nazeer and Baiju form the movie’s supporting cast. Shaan Rahman, a regular in Vineeth’s movies, is handling the music department in this movie as well.

Aravindante Athidhikal is jointly produced by Pradeep Kumar Pathiyara of Pathiyara Entertainment Pvt Ltd and Noble Babu Thomas of Big Bang Entertainments. The movie is slated to hit screens on April 27, Friday.

Total dominance as Malayalam film industry bag top honours at the 65th National Film Awards!

Vignesh Madhu
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Total dominance as Malayalam film industry bag top honours at the 65th National Film Awards!

Total dominance as Malayalam film industry bag top honours at the 65th National Film Awards!

The 65th National Film Awards was announced on Friday by the ten-member jury panel at the PIB Conference Room, Shastri Bhawan in New Delhi. Riddha Sen and late actor Sridevi bagged the top honours for the best actor male and female respectively. Malayalam film industry had a great year at the awards. A total of nine awards, including top categories like best director, best supporting actor and best screenplay (original and adapted), has been bagged by the industry.

Ace filmmaker won the National award for best director and best adapted screenplay for his movie Bhayanakam. This is his third National award for best director (including non-feature films) and eighth in total. Nikhil S Praveen won the award for best cinematography for his work in Bhayanakam.

Fahadh Faasil who put up a stellar show as ‘kallan’ Prasad in Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum has won the award for best supporting actor. The Dileesh Pothan directorial also won two other awards – Best Malayalam Film and Best Original Screenplay (Sajeev Pazhoor).

Mahesh Narayanan’s Take Off was the other major winner this year from Malayalam. Santhosh Raman won the award for best production design for his work in the movie. Parvathy, who competed with late Sridevi for the best actress award, was given a special mention by the jury for her moving performance as Sameera, a pregnant mother who gets stuck in the war stricken Iraq. She had earlier won the best actress award at the state level and the International Film Festival of India, Goa.

The legendary KJ Yesudas won the National award this year for best playback singer for the song ‘Poyi Maranja Kaalam’ from Vishwasapoorvam Mansoor.

Best Director – Jayaraj (Bhayanakam)

Best Supporting Actor – Fahadh Faasil (Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum)

Best Original Screenplay – Sajeev Pazhoor (Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum)

Best Adapted Screenplay – Jayaraj (Bhayanakam)

Best Cinematography – Nikhil S Praveen (Bhayanakam)

Special Mention-Film – Take Off

Special Mention-Performance – Parvathy (Take Off)

Best Production Design – Santosh Raman (Take Off)

Best Male Playback Singer – KJ Yesudas (Poyi Maranja Kaalam,
Vishwasapoorvam Mansoor)

65th National Film Awards: Here’s the complete list of winners!

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65th National Film Awards: Here’s the complete list of winners!

65th National Film Awards: Here’s the complete list of winners!

The 65th National Film Awards was announced on Friday by the ten-member jury panel at the PIB Conference Room, Shastri Bhawan in New Delhi. Riddha Sen and late actor Sridevi bagged the top honors for the best actor male and female respectively. Malayali filmmaker Jayaraj won the award for best director for his movie Bhayanakam.

Here’s the complete list of winners:

Best Feature Film – Village Rockstars

Dada Saheb Phalke Award – Vinod Khanna

Best Actor – Ridhhi Sen, Nagarkirtan

Best Actress – Sridevi, MOM

Best Director – Jayaraj, Bhayanakam

Best Supporting Actor – Fahadh Faasil, Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum

Best Supporting Actress – Divya Dutta, Irada

Best Child Artist – Bhanita Das, Village Rockstars

Best Original Screenplay – Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum

Best Adapted Screenplay – Bhayankam

Best Music Direction – A R Rahman, Kaatru Veliyidai

Background Score – A R Rahman, Mom

Best Dialogues – Sambit Mohanty, Hello Arsi

Best Editing – Reem Das, Village Rockstars

Best Cinematography: Bhayanakam

Best Sound Design and Re-Recordist – Walking with the Wind (Ladakh) – Justin A Jose, Sanal George

Best Audiography (location sound) – Village Rockstar, Mallika Das

Special Jury Award: Nagar Kirtan (Bengali)

Special Mentions – Pankaj Tripathi (Newton); Parvathy (Take Off); Prakruti Mishra (Hello Arsi); Yasharaj Karhade (Mhorkya)

Best Make Up Artist – Ram Razak, Nagar Kirtan

Best Production Design – Santosh Raman (Take Off, Malayalam)

Best Film playback Singer – Shasha Tirupati (Vaan Varuvaan, Kaatru Veliyidai)

Best Male Playback Singer – KJ Yesudas (Poyi Maranja Kaalam,
Vishwasapoorvam Mansoor)

Best Lyrics – Muthu Ratna (March 22, Kannada)

Best Hindi Film – Newton

Best Marathi Film – Kaccha Limboo

Best Malayam Film -Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum

Best Bengali Film – Mayurakshi

Best Assamese Film – Ishu

Best Tamil Film – To Let

Best Telugu Film – Gazi

Best Odiya Film – Hello Arsi

Best Gujarati Film – DHH

Best Kannada Film – Hebbettu Ramakka

Best Tulu Film – Paddayi

Best Jasari Film – Sinjar

Best Ladakhi Film – Walking With The Wind

Best Children’s Film – Mhorkya

Best Action Director – Abbas Ali Moghul, Baahubali 2: The Conclusion

Best Choreography – Ganesh Acharya, Toilet Ek Prem Katha

Best Special Effects – Baahubali 2: The Conclusion

Best Film on National Integration – Dhappa (Marathi)

Best Film on Environment Conservation/Preservation – Irada

Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment – Baahubali 2: The Conclusion

Best Film on Social Issues: Aalorukkam (Malayalam)

Best Critic on Cinema – Giridhar Jha

Best Writing on Cinema (Special Mention) – Sunil Mishra

Best Book on Cinema – Matmagi Manipur: The First Manipuri Feature Film

Best Film on Family Values (Non-Feature Films) – Happy Birthday

Best Direction (Non-Feature Films) – Nagraj Manjule for Pavasacha Nibandha

Best Cinematography (Non-Feature Films) – Appu Prabhakar (Eye Test), Arnold Fernandes (Dawn)

Best Audiography (Non-Feature Films) – Avinash Sonawane, Pavasacha Nibandha

Best On-Location Sound Recordist (Non-Feature Films) – Samarth Mahajan, The Unreserved

Best Editing (Non-Feature Films) – Sanjiv Monga and Tenzin Kunchok, Mrityubhoj – The Death Feast

Best Music (Non-Feature Films) – Ramesh Narayanan, Shored of Liberty

Best Narration/ Voice Over (Non-Feature Films) – Francois Castellino, The Lion of Laddak

Special Mention (Non-Feature Films) – Rebirth (Director: Jayaraj); Cake Story (Director: Rukshana Tabassum); Afternoon (Director: Swapnil Vasant Kapure)

This year’s jury is headed by director Shekhar Kapur, and the panel includes screenwriter Imtiaz Hussain, Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury, Rumi Jaffrey, South Indian actress Gautami Tadimalla, lyricist Mehboob, Kannada director P Sheshadri, Ranjit Das, Rajesh Mapuskar and Tripurari Sharma. The award ceremony for the 65th National Film Awards will be held on May 3.

Mahanati: Official teaser of Dulquer Salmaan’s debut Telugu movie to be released tomorrow!

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Mahanati: Official teaser of Dulquer Salmaan’s debut Telugu movie to be released tomorrow!

Mahanati: Official teaser of Dulquer Salmaan’s debut Telugu movie to be released tomorrow!

The highly anticipated Savitri biopic, Mahanti is gearing up to hit screens on May 9. Keerthy Suresh plays the legendary actress Savitri in this Nag Ashwin directorial while Dulquer Salmaan essays the role of the late Gemini Ganesan. Samantha, ‘Arjun Reddy’ fame Vijay Devarakonda, Naga Chaitanya, Rajendra Prasad, Mohan Babu, Shalini Pandey and Prakash Raj are also part of the cast.

The makers have informed that the movie’s teaser will be released tomorrow (April 14). Mahanati is one of the most awaited movies in Telugu cinema this year majorly due to its biopic nature and the huge star cast. The movie traces Savitri’s life from the 1940s to 1980s and will feature those films she has acted with NT Rama Rao, Akkineni Nageshwara Rao and other legends from the Telugu and Tamil film industry.

Savitri was briefly married to actor Gemini Ganesan and the movie will also show some lesser known details about their relationship. Dulquer, who is making his Telugu debut, is playing Gemini Ganesan while Naga Chaitanya is said to be playing his real-life grand father Akkineni Nageswara Rao (ANR) in the movie. Prakash Raj is essaying the role of popular Telugu cinema producer Chakrapani. Samantha and Vijay Devarakonda will be seen as journalists in the movie.

Since Savitri was a hugely popular actress in all the southern film industries, the makers have planned the movie as a bilingual. The Tamil version is titled as ‘Nadigayar Thilagam’. If the ongoing TFPC strike ends by May 9, both the Tamil and Telugu versions are expected to release simultaneously.

Check out this latest still from Mohanlal’s Odiyan!

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Check out this latest still from Mohanlal’s Odiyan!

Check out this latest still from Mohanlal’s Odiyan!

Shoot for Mohanlal’s Odiyan is nearing the final stages. The team is currently in Vagamon for a brief schedule where they will be shooting some important portions. All the three lead actors – Mohanlal, Prakash Raj and Manju Warrier are part of this schedule. Meanwhile, Mohanlal has released a new still from Odiyan through his official social media handle today. The actor looks all intense in his new fit clean-shaven avatar.

VA Shrikumar Menon is directing Odiyan, which is scripted by Harikrishnan. The movie is primarily about ‘odividya’, a kind of black magic. People who practice it are called ‘odiyans’. Mohanlal plays odiyan Manikyan in the movie. The story is set in three different timelines starting from the pre-electricity days in the 1950s to 2000. The narrative follows Manikyan’s life from his childhood to his 60s.

Narain, Innocent, Kailas, Sana Althaf, Siddique and Nandu are part of the movie’s supporting cast. If latest reports are to be believed, the makers have also signed Bollywood actor Manoj Joshi for a crucial role in the movie. A Gujarati by birth, Manoj has done many memorable roles in Hindi movies. He is also a regular in Priyadarshan’s movies. Last year, Manoj won the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in the Marathi movie, Dashakriya.

Odiyan’s technical crew includes cinematographer Shaji Kumar, editor Johnkutty, action choreographer Peter Hein, art director Prashanth Madhav and composers M Jayachandran and Sam CS. The makers are planning to wrap up shoot by the end of April or early May to ensure a grand release for this year’s Pooja season.

Antony Perumbavoor is producing Odiyan under the banner of Aashirvad Cinemas.

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