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Lilli: E4 Entertainment’s next after the super hit Sudani From Nigeria

Vignesh Madhu
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Lilli: E4 Entertainment’s next after the super hit Sudani From Nigeria

Lilli: E4 Entertainment’s next after the super hit Sudani From Nigeria

E4 Entertainment is one of the most popular production houses in Mollywood, well known for backing small films. They last distributed debutant Zakariya’s ‘Sudani From Nigeria’ which is garnering rave reviews from all corners. The movie starring Soubin Shahir, African actor Samuel Robinson and a bunch of newcomers has already emerged as a successful affair at the box office.

Meanwhile, E4 Entertainment has launched a new initiative, E4 Experiment, with the aim of introducing young talents to the industry. Debutant Prasobh Vijayan’s Lilli is the maiden film to come under this banner. Last day, on the occasion of Easter, the makers officially released the movie’s first look poster.

It is an intriguing first look poster featuring a bruised Samyukhtha, the lead actress. Samyuktha, Aryan Menon and Kannan Nair are probably the only known faces in Lilli. Actors like Dhanesh Anand, Sajin Cherukayil and Kevin Jose are making their debut with this movie.

Earlier, the makers had released an highly impressive motion poster which got good response and fetched over eight lakh views in Facebook alone. It is a remarkable achievement considering the fact that the movie does not boast of any big names. Lilli’s technical crew comprises of debutant cinematographer Sreeraj Raveendran, composer Sushin Shyam and last year’s State award winning editor Appu Bhattathiri.

Lilli is gearing up to hit screens this coming July.

Check out these lovely stills from actor Neeraj Madhav’s wedding!

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Check out these lovely stills from actor Neeraj Madhav’s wedding!

Check out these lovely stills from actor Neeraj Madhav’s wedding!

Actor Neeraj Madhav got married to Deepthi, a Kozhikode native, today in a simple wedding ceremony. Only close friends and relatives attended the wedding which was a simple traditional affair without any glitz and glamour. The couple look adorable in the photos that were shared by Neeraj Madhav himself in his official Facebook page.

Magsmen Stories handled the photography and their candid stills are already trending in social medias.

Neeraj made his entry to the industry by acting in brief roles in movies like Buddy, Memories, Drishyam, Oru Indian Pranayakatha etc. Madhav Ramadasan’s Apothecary gave Neeraj his first break. He later followed it up with notable roles in movies like Homely Meals, Sapthamashree Thaskaraha, Oru Vadakkan Selfie etc. Soon, he established himself as a bankable supporting actor. Neeraj was last seen in Vinu Joseph’s Rosapoo. He has also bagged an important role in Mammootty’s upcoming biggie Mamankam.

Sam CS thrilled to compose background score for Odiyan!

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Sam CS thrilled to compose background score for Odiyan!

Sam CS thrilled to compose background score for Odiyan!

Sam CS is currently one of the most wanted composers in Tamil cinema. He shot to fame with his stellar work in the Pushkar-Gayatri directorial Vikram Vedha. Soon after the release of the movie, he got plenty of offers, including from Bollywood for background score. But Sam didn’t take up any as he believed in contributing as a wholesome package for a movie.

However, when the offer for Mohanlal’s Odiyan came, he couldn’t refuse it. He was intrigued by the premise and the fact that he could use ancient ethnic Kerala musical instruments to compose for the movie. The Shrikumar Menon directorial has a theme that has rarely been experimented in Indian cinema. It is a mass-fantasy entertainer with a mix of action, romance and magical realism.

Odiyan, scripted by National award winner Harikrishnan is primarily about ‘odividya’, a kind of black magic. People who practice it are called ‘odiyans’. Odiyans lived in mediveal Kerala and this movie is set in three different timelines from pre-electricty days in the 1950s to 2000.

For Odiyan’s background score, Sam has used many ethnic instruments including a 6 feet long bamboo instrument to compose a piece. Interestingly, there was only woman who could play it and she was brought in to set tunes for a particular score. Sam’s ‘Odi.. Odi.. Odiyan’ score in the movie’s teaser has already become a hit among the fans.

Meanwhile, shoot for Odiyan is nearing completion. Entire shoot has been planned to be wrapped up by the end of April and is expected to release this year itself. The movie is produced by Mohanlal’s Aashirvad Cinemas.

Sayoojya Das Swasala – Abrid Shine introduces a new female composer to Malayalam cinema!

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Sayoojya Das Swasala – Abrid Shine introduces a new female composer to Malayalam cinema!

Sayoojya Das Swasala – Abrid Shine introduces a new female composer to Malayalam cinema!

Abrid Shine’s latest release Poomaram continues to get good response from the audience. Even if there are mixed reactions about the movie’s unconventional treatment and its storytelling pattern, one thing that has been getting unanimously positive reviews is its music. The director had hired the services of about ten different composers and they have all given their best possible output for the movie.

Abrid Shine has introduced a bunch of talented youngsters through Poomaram and one among them is Sayoojya Das Swasala. This 24-year-old has composed a lovely song in the movie, lyrics for which was penned by BK Harinarayanan. Karthik, one of South India’s leading playback singers has rendered this beautiful track, titled ‘Oru Mamarathinte Nerukil’.

As part of finding new talents for his movie, director Abrid Shine had visited the Kerala University to meet the inter-university level winners. Sayoojya was the South Zone winner then and that’s how she got to meet the director. Impressed by her works, Abrid Shine roped in Sayoojya to compose a song for the movie. Ever since the release of Poomaram, Sayoojya has been getting a lot of appreciation for her composition. She looks up to Abrid Shine as her godfather and owes all her success to him.

Sayoojya, a post graduate from the famous Swathi Thirunal Music College, is now following the path of Indian female music composers like Usha Khanna, Bhavathirini, AR Raihana, Neha Nair and Sayanora to turn an independent music director. She has been getting some offers post Poomaram and might take up one soon.

We, at Onlookers Media, wish Sayoojya all success for her future endeavours.

Padayottam first look: Check out this mass avatar of Biju Menon!

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Padayottam first look: Check out this mass avatar of Biju Menon!

Padayottam first look: Check out this mass avatar of Biju Menon!

Biju Menon has done a lot of negative roles in his career but he hasn’t played a proper gangster role yet. The wait ends as his latest outing ‘Padayottam’ has him playing Chenkal Raju, a pucca-gangster based in the Chenkal Choola region in Trivandrum. As informed earlier, the movie’s official first look poster was released today in social medias.

The first look features a never-before-seen mass avatar of Biju Menon. Padayottam is directed by Rafeek Ibrahim and scripted jointly by newcomers Arun AR and Ajai Rahul. According to the makers, their movie is a serious comedy like Delhi Belly and Jigarthanda, and hence promises to be a laugh riot. Dileesh Pothan, Saiju Kurup, Anu Sithara and Harish Kanaran are part of the movie’s supporting cast.

Satheesh Kurup is the cinematographer and Prashanth Pillai is handling the music department. Sophia Paul is producing the movie under the banner of Weekend Blockbusters. The movie is slated to hit screens in July.

Official: Here’s the first look of Mammootty’s Uncle!

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Official: Here’s the first look of Mammootty’s Uncle!

Official: Here’s the first look of Mammootty’s Uncle!

Mammootty’s Uncle is an eagerly awaited movie, expected to hit screens this summer. Actor Joy Mathew has scripted this movie, which marks the directorial debut of Gireesh Damodar, a former associate of Ranjith and Padmakumar. As informed last day by us, the official first look poster of the movie has been released by the makers in social medias.

Uncle is Joy Mathew’s second outing as a scriptwriter after the widely acclaimed ‘Shutter’. Just like his previous movie, Uncle is also said to be a socially relevant film. It is the story of a 17-year-old girl and her dad’s friend. Reportedly, the plot is set in the journey of Mammootty’s character Krishnakumar aka KK from Ooty to Kozhikode. He is accompanied by his friend’s daugther in the trip. It is about an unusual situation a middle class family is made to face. The social and political setting of Kerala is of much prominence in the movie.


Mammootty will be seen in a different role altogether in the movie. He is sporting a salt and pepper bearded look for his character, which is said to be a performance oriented one. Karthika Muraleedharan, who made her debut last year with Dulquer Salmaan’s Comrade In America (CIA), is playing the female lead in Uncle. The movie also stars Joy Mathew, Asha Sharath, Vinay Forrt, Suresh Krishna, Kailash, KPAC Lalitha, Sheela and Muthumani in supporting roles.

Uncle’s technical crew includes veteran cinematographer Azhagappan and composer Bijibal. Joy Mathew and Sajai Sebastian are jointly funding the movie under their banners of Abra Films International and SJ Films.

Tovino Thomas to sport two different looks for Dhanush’s Maari 2

Vignesh Madhu
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Tovino Thomas to sport two different looks for Dhanush’s Maari 2

Tovino Thomas to sport two different looks for Dhanush’s Maari 2

Tovino Thomas is one actor who is willing to put in that extra bit of effort to get into the skin of a character. He tries to sport different looks to avoid repetition and we can see that change quite evidently in all his recent movies. Tovino is continuing the same for his first straight Tamil movie Maari 2, in which will be appearing in two different looks.

Maari 2 has Tovino playing the villain opposite Dhanush. He has already shot for a day for the movie and will be resuming shoot very soon. Balaji Mohan, who helmed the first part, is directing the sequel as well. Sai Pallavi, Varalaxmi Sarath Kumar and Krishna will also be seen in major role in Maari 2.

Tovino’s casting came as a big surprise but director Balaji Mohan had clear plans while roping him in. Even though the first part, Maari, was not a big hit, it had a wide reach. So the director collected feedback on what went wrong in the movie. While scripting, he took all that into consideration, and first designed the antagonist. The script was later developed from him. As it shaped up, the role demanded an intense actor and that’s how they signed Tovino Thomas. It will be interesting to see the face-off between Dhanush and Tovino.

Tovino is currently awaiting the release of Theevandi, directed by debutant Fellini TP. The movie has him playing yet another different character – a rustic chain smoker. August Cinema is funding this movie slated to hit screens by the end of April. Tovino also has Abiyude Katha Anuvinteyum, Oru Kuprasidha Payyan and Maradona coming up this year.

Get Out House: Check out this fun campus song from Naam!

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Get Out House: Check out this fun campus song from Naam!

Get Out House: Check out this fun campus song from Naam!

It’s the season of campus films in Mollywood currently. Latest to join the club is ‘Naam’ directed by debutant Joshy Thomas Pallickal. Shabareesh Varma, Gayathri Suresh, Tony Luke, Ajay Mathew, Rahul Madhav, Aditi Ravi, Noby Marcos, Niranj Suresh, Renji Panicker, Thampi Antony Thekkek, Abhishek Raveendran, Mareena Maichel and a bunch of other newcomers are part of the movie’s cast.

As informed earlier, the makers have released a new song from the movie through their official Facebook page. Titled ‘Get Out House’, this is a peppy track that captures the fun moments in campus and hostel life. ‘Premam’ fame Shabareesh Varma, apart from playing one of the leads has penned nine songs in the movie, including this one. He has also rendered this track composed by Sandeep and Ashwin.

Naam is said to be a movie based on a real-life story. According to the makers, the movie does not follow the conventional pattern of a campus film. JTP Films is producing Naam, which is all set to hit screens on May 11 as a summer release.

Keerthy Suresh to play Mammootty’s daughter?

Vignesh Madhu
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Keerthy Suresh to play Mammootty’s daughter?

Keerthy Suresh to play Mammootty’s daughter?

As we had reported earlier, Mammootty is playing the lead in late Andhra Pradesh Cheif Minister YS Rajasekhara Reddy’s biopic. The movie titled as ‘Yatra’ is directed by Mahi Raghav, who has made movies like Paathshala and Anando Brahma. While Mammootty has been confirmed for YSR’s role, the makers are on the look for actors to play other crucial roles.

If reports are to be believed, Keerthy Suresh is being considered for the role of YSR’s daughter in the movie.The makers have already got the approval from YSR’s family members for the biopic. Keerthy enjoys popularity among the Telugu audience and the makers are keen to sign her for the movie. The actress is yet to give her nod as her dates are blocked due to the ongoing TNFPC strike. If Keerthy signs for Yatra, it will be her first outing with Mammootty, with whom her mother Menaka Suresh has acted in numerous movies.

YS Rajasekhara Reddy, popularly known as YSR, is one of the most iconic politicians that Andhra Pradesh has ever seen. YSR died in an air crash in 2009 after the helicopter carrying him crashed in a dense forest. He was so popular that hundreds of his followers committed suicide upon hearing his death. This upcoming biopic will showcase some of the important aspects of his life and his political journey.

Reportedly, Mammootty has given his call sheets for Yatra from June. The makers are planning to complete shooting and post-production formalities in six months and release the film either in December or January 2019. They will soon be meeting Mammootty and work for the characterization together.

According to director Mahi Raghav, Yatra is an event-based film which primarily focuses on the time during YSR’s three-month-long padayatra in 2003. The padayatra was a defining moment in his career which transformed him into a people’s leader. Yatra will be produced jointly by Vijay Chilla and Shashi Devi under the banner of 70mm Entertainments.

Here’s the first song from Prithviraj’s Ranam!

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Here’s the first song from Prithviraj’s Ranam!

Here’s the first song from Prithviraj’s Ranam!

Prithviraj’s action thriller Ranam is gearing up for release. After the terrific response for the first sneak peak videos, the makers have now released the movie’s first song video via YouTube. This Ranam title track is composed by Jakes Bejoy and sung by himself, Ajeay Shravan and a Malaysia based Tamil singer.

Ranam shot entirely in the US explores the lives of the immigrant community in Detroit, Michigan. Prithviraj plays a Tamil street gang member in the movie, which is inspired by real life incidents. It is said to be a dark neo-noir thriller, a genre less explored in Malayalam cinema. The movie marks the directorial debut of Nirmal Sahadev, a former associate of Shyamaprasad.

As per the makers, the move will have some high voltage action scenes. Christopher Brunetti, a renowned stuntman who has worked in many English movies, has choreographed the stunts in Ranam. Cinematography is handled by Jigme Tenzing. Jakes Bejoy is handling the music department and Sreejith Sarang is in charge of the edits.

The movie’s supporting cast includes veteran Rahman, Isha Talwar, Sampath Raj and Ashwin K Kumar of ‘Jacobinte Swargarajyam’ fame. Ranam is being produced jointly by Anand Kumar Payyanur of Yes Cinema Company and Rani Lawson Biju of Lawson Entertainment.

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