Namukku Parkkan :: Malayalam movie review

Anoop menon and meghna raj is rejoining after the hit of Beautifulthrough Nammukku Parkaan directed by Aji John.The movie is agood family entertainer and it can’t be compared with new generation movies.
The story of the movie reveals with the problems faced by a middle class malayalee family.The story of the movie is like this Rajeev(Anoopmenon) ,a veterinary surgeon and his wife Renuka (Meghna Raj ), a primary school teacher. They have two daughters. The movie starts with Rajeev leading a happy family and his dream is to own a his own life as they are now residing in a rented house.
Rajeev tries to make this dream come true very hardly but several happenings likepressure from relatives,wife etc..is making him uncomfortable forhis dream come true .
The remaining can be enjoyed at the theaters near you. The movie reflects an atmosphere of a tele serial.The movie comes under a category of watchable.
The positives of the movie are
*. Anoopmenon’s style of acting
*. Anoopmenon and Meghna raj as couples make the movie beautiful
*. Melodious songs
*. Guest appearance of Jayasurya
*. cinematography
*. Direction
The negatives of the movie are
*. Lagging at some scenes
*. Serial touch reflected by the movie
Verdict: Recommended for one time watch

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Usthadh Hotel :: Malayalam Movie Review

As thename suggests, this is the story ofa hotel but it is also the story of a deep relationship between a young man and an old man set apart by a generation.

Kareem (Thilakan) has been managing Ustad Hotel for the last thirty five years and his grandson Faisi(Dulquer Salmaan) is always there along with Karim, knowing him, understanding him and loving him. The meaning of Ustad is friend and friendship is highlighted in every aspect of Ustad, both in letter and spirit. Situated near the Calicut Beach, people flock to the hotel for the wonderful cuisine prepared and served by the twosome. The food is wholesomeand satisfying and the customers include locals and outsiders. And Faisi vibes perfectly with his grandfather’s ideas and attitude. This deep bond between grandfather and his grandson forms the crux from which the story is woven.

Anwar Rasheed, who has already directed super hits like ‘Rajamanikyam’, ‘Chotta Mumbai’ and ‘Annan Thambi’, directs ‘Ustad Hotel’. Listin Stephen, maker of another hit film ‘Traffic’, produces ‘Ustad Hotel’ under the banner of Magic Frames. Dulquar Salman is Faisi and Thilakan is Karim, the two building a bridge between two generationa just as in the movie. And to complete the dazzling list, ‘Manjadikuru’ fame Anjali Menon writes the screenplay.
To add lustre and romance, NithyaMenon appears as Shahna who is in love with Faisi. Others in the cast are Siddique, Lena, Kunjan, Mamukoya, Bhagath and Prem Prakash.The film tells the story of ordinary people in ordinary surroundings living ordinary lives. It contains humour, love, pain and above all human values. It is a film one could relate to, where you find simple people doing heroic things, not with their fists but with their minds and emotions.

All the actors have performed out of this world with the youthful and glamorous Dulquer proving once again that he is coming out of his father’s shadow in the role of Faisi. Thilakan proves that thereis no substitute for experience with a subtle yet poignant performance. Nithya Menon is a revelation and will be a hot contender. Bhagath creates a niche for himself and the same could be said of Siddique, Mamukoya, Manian Pilla Raju, Kalabhavan Haneef and Lena, all ofthem at ease in their roles. Anjali Menon has run riot with thecharacters giving them a free reinto grow and in the process she could be forgiven if occasionally the plot suffers. The rest of the film crew like cinematographer(S.Lokanathan), editor(Praveen Prabhakar), art director(Biju Chandran), costume designer(Sameera Saneesh) and the choreographer (Shanker) have managed to keep abreast with the tempo and spirit of the movie. Gopi Sunder’s music injectsmore life to the already colourful movie.

‘Ustad Hotel’ is a moving film, the story well written by an extremelygifted artist, the film directed by a young and genuine talent and Anwar has definitely won the firstround effortlessly. Hats off the whole team for a splendid show!

‘Ustad Hotel’ is refreshing, captivating and engrossing.

Verdict: Good.

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SPIRIT Takes A Massive 87 Lacs Opening Day Gross (BOXoffice analysis)

SPIRIT sets the boxoffice on fire with an earth shattering opening of 87 lacs in the opening day. The Mohanlal starrer has collected 3.12 Crores in it's extended opening weekend of 4 days. The film has got excellent word of mouth, and going by the trend, SPIRIT is set to be the 4th best opening film in 2012 behind CASANOVVA, THE KING AND THE COMMISIONER and MAYAMOHINI It is widely believed that, this is byfar the best opening ever secured for a film which does not belong to a mass / festival category.
SPIRIT seems to have comfortably withstood the stern challenge posed by BACHELOR PARTY which too has taken a big initial as expected. The film directed by Renjith, released under the banner of Aashirvad Films in 79 theatres across Kerala. The film is expectedto break even, early in its second first week itself, from its theatricalshare alone, as the production was completed in just 39 days, in a shoe string budget, widely believed to be less than 3 Crores, excluding printing and publicity costs.
SPIRIT gives a hatrick of hits to Renjith after PRANCHIYETTAN and INDIAN RUPEE. It is also a welcomechange as far as the boxoffice is concerned, as quality products with an optimum budget are raking in big money. SPIRIT is expected to rule the roost for the next couple of weeks, and at the moment looks at a lifetime gross of 9.50 - 10 Crores minimum, unless the collections go haywire in the coming weeks.
The movie has earned housefull shows all over Kerala on its first Monday, which leads us to a first week gross in the range of 4.25 - 4.50 Crores.

VERDICT : EXCELLENT OPENING

Boxoffice review ::week 24 2012 june

RANK 1

SPIRIT
Spirit takes the Kerala boxoffice bystorm, securing the best ever opening for a Ranjith directed film. The word of mouth is highly encouraging, and it seems like themovie is set for long run at theatres.
Gross : 3.12 Crores (4 Days)
Verdict : EXCELLENT OPENING


RANK 2 

BACHELOR PARTY
The initial which Bachelor Party has managed, does indeed match with the hype and buzz surrounding the film. Though a poorly executed climax may possibly hamper its collections once the negative public opinion spreads.
Gross : 2.08 Crores (3 Days)
Verdict : VERY GOOD OPENING


RANK 3

MALLU SINGH
The collections have shown a growth of about 10% from the 6th weekend to the 7th weekend,which has not come as a surprise.Mallu Singh made full use of its last open week, with Hero and Thiruvambadi Thamban failing to impress.
Gross : 8.42 Crores
Verdict : HIT

RANK 4 
 DIAMOND NECKLACE
Diamond Necklace is the undoubtedly the film that held up the best in 2012. The movie which released in 24 theaters, in its 7th week runs in 29 theaters. The film has thrived on metro centers, where it has been lapped up with both hands.
Gross : 4.81 Crores
Verdict : HIT


RANK 5

 - HERO
Hero just about manages to cling on to the 5th spot in our rankingscollecting about 15 lacs in its 3rd week. The film buffs have moved on to Simhasanam which is around the corner
Gross : 1.87 Crores
Verdict : FLOP



RANKINGS BASED ON COLLECTIONS FROM 11 JUNE 2012 - 17 JUNE 2012

BACHELOR PARTY grosses 2.07 Crores in 3 days (Boxoffice analysis)

Amal Neerad directed BACHELOR PARTY has taken a tremendous opening in Kerala, grossing 76 Lacs on the opening day, and 2.07Crores in 3 days of theatrical run. While the film is being appreciated for its stylish visuals and slick presentation, it is widely believed that the climax is a big letdown.

The word of mouth is negative, which caused a slight dip in collections on Sunday. As per the early reports, the film has held up reasonably well on Monday, and looks at an opening week gross in the range of 3.50 - 3.75 Crores.
While Saturday collections showeda drop of about 15% from Friday, Sunday showed minimal growth, which is a concern. It remains to be seen how the collections hold up over the weekdays, which shallgive a clear picture of the lifetime gross BACHELOR PARTY may achieve.


BOV BUZZ
Amal Neerad once again proves that he is a Director who commands a big opening. Thougha couple of his films have fallen apart after the initial buzz, it can be safely regarded that, with a decent word of mouth, an Amal Neerad flick shall become safe, largely due to its potential to attract a big initial. But the fact that his films fail to generate even a mixed opinion amongst the viewers is a matter of concern. 

The film shall prove to be extremely crucial for Asif Ali, whose recent ventures, apart from Ordinary, have gone largely unnoticed. A good performance by BACHELOR PARTY at the boxoffice shall play an important role in bringing his career back on track. There is no official information available on the cost or the satellite rights for BACHELOR PARTY. It may require a gross in the region of 7 - 8 Crores to render it safe. There is a buzz in the trade that Amal Neerad has made an attempt to alter the climax of the movie, which as of now is not popular with the viewers, however we are yet to hear any official announcement on this.

VERDICT : GOOD OPENING

"Ustad Hotel" release fixed on June29th.

The rumours regarding the release of ‘Ustad Hotel” are baseless and thework of a few mischievous people, according to the director Anwar Rasheed. The whole fiasco started from a fake news posted in Facebook, he said. First print will be ready on Wednesday and the film will be released on June 29, Friday. 

The news was that camels were used in a song sequence without permission and an association approached Animal Welfare Boardwith a complaint which resulted in the film being stopped from screening by the releasing board. 

“The scene with camels was shot in Rajasthan after getting the necessary permits. There is no complaint against the movie. Unnecessary controversy is created by some people”, Anwar said. The screenplay for the movie is written by Anjali Menon while Dulquar and Nitya Menon play the lead roles.

Rajaputra Renjith to direct "Black Butterflies".

‘Vazhakku En 18/9’ was a super duper hit in Tamil Nadu, especiallyamong the teenagers and the happy news is that the film is being remade in Malayalam by Maniyanpilla Raju. The Malayalam version is being directed by M.Renjith(Rajaputhra Renjith) and new faces appear in all the main roles. The title of the film is ‘Black Butterflies’. Balaji Sakthivel, director of the megahit movie ‘Kathal’, directed ‘Vazakku En 18/9’. Maniyan Pilla has bought the rights of ‘Vazhakku En 18/9’ from Balaji Sakthivel. The screenplay of ‘Black Butterflies’ will be written by J.Pallassery. Anoop Menon acts in the main role as well as writes thelyrics of songs which are tuned byM.G.Sreekumar. With the release ofthis film, the rumours going around that there is no love lost between Sreekumar and Anoop Menon, will surely die a natural death. The romantic experiences of two pairs of couples forms the main theme of the film. The first pair, children of the modern age, celebrate their affair through internet and mobile chatting while the second pair, very much part of the village life, express their feelings through eye contactonly like in the olden days. And the two pairs meet in peculiar circumstances. The shooting will start in September and the casting is in the final stage.

Prithviraj’s First Hindi Film to be released during Dasara.

Young superstar of Malayalam cinema Prithviraj’s first Hindi movie ‘Ayyah’ will be released during the Dasara celebrations. Earlier, the movie was planned to be released on September 28th . Rani Mukherjee plays the female lead role in the film.
Bollywood producer and director Anurag Kasyap along with Ycom 18 Productions are making the movie which is being directed by National Award winner Sachin Kundlekar.
“The film was to be released as per earlier plans on September 28th but we have changed the plans slightly for no particular reason. It was a decision jointly taken by Anurag Kashyap and Ycmn 18 Productions” said Sachinon the shifting of dates.
The movie will reach the theaters in the last week of October. The editing works of the film are being processed and music is by Amit Thrivedi.
Malayalam cinema can be proud that Prithviraj is acting with one of the most glamorous Hindi starsRani and that the film is being directed by a National Award winner. Prithviraj in fact appears as a South Indian in the movie.

Rajesh pillai is very busy now !!

The Hindi remake of 'Traffic' is suddenly witnessing some big changes in its cast lines, with Ajay Devgan, Manoj Bajpai and Prakash Raj coming up in an important roles .
Rajesh Pillai was in fact busy with the Hindi version of Traffic , produced by Endemol, but the shooting will begin only after he completes theTamil project, which is being produced by Listin Stephen and Radhika Sarath Kumar.
Meanwhile, Rajesh Pillai will also complete his new Malayalam film 'Gold' scripted by Shankar Ramakrishnan, amidst the three shooting schedules of his first Hindi flick.
The director is also planning to shoot a Malayalam film, scripted by Urumi fame Shanker Ramakrishnan.

Half year box office report card 2012

A total of 43 Malayalam movies, among which five were dubbed from other languages, have had theatrical release so far this year. 

Malayalam Film Industry is shining brightly at the Box-office as never before from the beginning of the year 2012 .The thriving packages of 2012 so far has been credited to Mayamohiniwhich bagged a distribution share of RS 8 crore .The movies also bagged a rights for Rs 2.5 crore .Completed at a budget of Rs 4.80 crore makes the film one of the top grossers of 2012.
The year began on a good note with the movie ‘second show’ faring well at the box office.According to the avilabale figures, the movie has fetched a distributors share of nearly 2.05 crore from theaters with out proper markeitng.

Another moviethat reportedly has got a decent collection is ‘Beautiful’. The movie ordinary have bagged distributor's share of Rs above 6 crore. With good satellite right and theatre collection the movie earned the producers a mega profit. Another movie that is heading towards a super hit status is Laljose's ' Diamond Necklace '. 

Vyshakh's Unni Mukundan starrer 'Mallu singh' also manage well at the boxofficeand collected 4.60 crore as the distributors share and turning out be a another blockbuster.The success of 22 Female Kottayam (one crore distributors share),Beautiful & Diamond Necklace(2.5 crore share )again proves that subject is the hero, not star value.
The First half of the year also sawboth the leading Superstars Mammootty and Mohanlal failling to create hits. Mammootty can have a sigh of relief with cobra faring well, Mohanlal yet to deliver a hit this year. However both of them have an array of good projects ready for release in the latter half of the year.
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Samuthirakani saying goodbye to Kollywood?

While actor / director Samuthirakani is all set to cast superstar Mohanlal in his next directorial Mollywood venture, he will soon pen a Malayalam movie too. Yes! he will be writing the script for Thalappavu fame director Madhupal, for his next directorial venture. Madhupal, who is currently busy with the post production work of his upcoming flick Ozhimuri , has confirmed the news. He said that the Subramaniapuram star will bedoing a film that is totally different from his earlier ventures.Sources claim that, the duo met up, last month, on the sets of Ozhimuri , to finalise on this. He also said that the plot of this new film will revolve around three youngsters. Looks like Samuthirakani is moving to Mollywood once for all.

Dileep as ‘Mumbai Dosth’

Dileep will team up again with Raphi Mecartin titled ‘Mumbai Dosth’. Vyshakha Rajan will be the producer of this comedy entertainer, after the stupendoussuccess of Mayamohini.
Dileep and Raphi Mecartin has come together last for multistar Chinatown in 2011. The movie went on to become a hit. Raphi Mecartin is also planning anotherfilm with Mammootty after this Dileep movie.
Meanwhile Dileep will have his Mr Marumakan release this 15 August. It is directed by Sandhya Mohan and features sanusha opposite him.

Nazriya in Mad Dad

The hugely popular anchor of the TV reality show Munch Star Singer Junior Nazriya is makingher entry in films as a heroine with Revathy Varma’s Mad Dad. The story is mainly about a dad played by Lal and the affection that he shares with his daughter. “I can relate to the role as I am really close to my dad. I love shooting for the film and we are having a wonderful experience at the location,” says the actor. She was seen in a music video recently titled Yuvvh, which became highly successful in theInternet. The video featured her and Nivin Pauly. Nazriya will soon be seen in a high profile movie in Tamil, produced by a big production company, but the formal announcement will be made soon.

Nazriya in 'MAD DAD'

The hugely popular anchor of the TV reality show Munch Star Singer Junior Nazriya is makingher entry in films as a heroine with Revathy Varma’s Mad Dad. The story is mainly about a dad played by Lal and the affection that he shares with his daughter. “I can relate to the role as I am really close to my dad. I love shooting for the film and we are having a wonderful experience at the location,” says the actor. She was seen in a music video recently titled Yuvvh, which became highly successful in theInternet. The video featured her and Nivin Pauly. Nazriya will soon be seen in a high profile movie in Tamil, produced by a big production company, but the formal announcement will be made soon.

Lal to go for a chase!!

After the army flicks like Keerthychakra, Kurukshetra and Kandahar, Mohanlal and Major Ravi are will be once again teaming up for an investigative story titled as 'THE CHASE'.
The filmwill be a welcome difference fromthe films from the Major Ravi camp, dealing with a socially relevant subject, about the effects of unlimited mobile phone use among teenagers. Mohanlal comes up as an investigative officer.
This Major Ravi film will also have importance to heroines too. The major locations of the film areMumbai, Kochi and Nagarcoil. The Chase is expected to be on floors this August.

Laljose -Prithvi on cards

The ace director Lal Jose who is celebrating the big success of his first movie as a producer, is gearing up for his next project. This time he will be coming up with another three heroine film featuring Prithviraj as the hero. Produced by Prakash Movie tones,this untitled film will have talentedactresses Samvritha Sunil, Remya Nambeesan and Rima Kallingal in the female leads.
Bobby-Sanjay pens the script for the movie while Jomon T. John cranks the camera. National Award winner Ouseppachan will unite with Laljose for the first time to handle the music department. The film which will be on sets soon will be canned in Eranakulam and Wayanad.

SAKUNI ::: Tamil movie Review

Karthi has become a familiar name among the Telugu audiences with the success of some of his dubbed movies in Telugu. In order to cash in on his popularity and fan following, the producers started making films in bilinguals. His latest movie Sakuni is one such attempt. The film has many Telugu artistes like Prakash Raj, Kota Srinivasa Rao, Radhika, Roja, Pranitha and others. When it comes to the story....
Kamal Krishna (Karthi) is a normal middle class guy and he wants to save his house inSamalkot as the government is planning to construct a railway sub-way. In a bid to save it, he meets Chief Minister Bhupati (Prakash Raj), but he is insulted by him. To teach him a lesson, Kamal supports opposition leader Perumal (Kota Srinivasa Rao). What kind of steps Kamal takes to teach a lesson to Bhupati? Will he be able to save his ancestral house? Answers to these questions are to be seen on the screen.

Performance: In Sakuni , Karthi steals the show with his wonderful performance. He has taken whole responsibility of running the show on his shoulder. Pranitha has no much scope except to shake legs with thehero.
Santhanam tickles the funny bones of audiences. Prakash Raj, Kota Srinivasa Rao, Roja, Radhika, Anushka, Andrea, Kiran Rathod have also done justice to their respective roles.

Technical: PH Muttaiah's cinematography is bright andaverage, while Srikar Prasad'sediting is very dull.
GV Prakash Kumar's music is below the par and none of the songs are impressive andfoot-tapping. Even the background score is very dulland the poor re-recording fails to elevate the scenes.

The director has chosen an excellent storyline with political backdrop, but has failed to narrate it properly. All the scenes are bits and pieces as he has chosen a novel way to narrate in the form of flashbacks. The entirefilm looks very dull due to unimpressive screenplay. He has also failed to tap the energies of Prakash Raj, Kota Srinivasa Rao, Nazar, Radhika and Karthi. Roja's character iswasted.All the dialogues in the film had the Tamil scent and lacked local touch.

The production values of Bellamkonda are good. The entire first half of the film is devoted to narration of silly points in the form of flashbacks. Second half takes fast pace for some time, but the director lose grip on the subject again.

Remarks: Watch the film if you are a hardcore fan of Karthi. Otherwise, you can wait for the DVD as the film isnot that exciting and interesting to watch by goingto the theatre. The commercial success of the film depends on how could Karthi pulls audiences to the theatre.

Cast: Karthi, Pranitha, Prakash Raj, Chandramohan, Kota Srinivasa Rao, Santhanam, Nazar, Radhika, Roja, Kiran Rathod and others.

Credits: Cinematography - PH Muttaiah; Editing - Srikar Prasad; Music - GV Prakash Kumar; Presenter - Bellamkonda Suresh; Producer - Gnanavel Raja; Story, screenplay and direction - Shankar Dayal.

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Navya Nair as school teacher in "Scene 1 Nammude Veedu".

Years ago, during a school arts festival, a little girl, Dhanya Nair, after missing the Kalathilakam title, broke down in front of the press lamenting her father’s lack of riches for her failure. A lot of water has flown under the bridge and Dhanya Nair has become Navya Nair, more mature, a proven performer, wife and mother. She has shown the same maturity on her return after marriage in the role of school teacher in “Scene 1 Nammude Veedu”.
There is a film inside the film as in‘Udayananu Tharam’. Director Shiju Anthikad says that unlike many films with similar themes, this movie will stand out as a different one altogether. Navya Nair is a higher secondary teacherin the movie. Lal appears as an associate film director. Others in the cast are Thilakan, Lalu Alex, Asif Ali, Suraj Venjaramoodu and Gouthami. Thefilm is being produced by Shafir Sait and the shooting of ‘Scene 1 Nammude Veedu’ will commence in Ottapalam from next month.

Samvritha Sunil, Rima Kallingal & Remya Nambeeshan in Lal Jose's Next !

Afterthe roaring success of ‘ Diamond Necklace’, Lal Jose has started work on his new film with Prithviraj in the central role as hero.
Samritha Sunil, Ramya Nambeesanand Rima Kallingal are the three inthe female lead roles. Kalabhavan Mani has an important role as well.
The film is being produced by Prem Prakash under the banner of Prakash Movie Tone. Screenplayand script are by Bobby Sanjay, Cinematography by Jomon T John,Music direction by Ouseppachan, arts direction by Mohandas, make-up by Sreejith Guruvayoor, Costume by Sameera Sanish and stills by Sinat Xavier. Main shooting locations are Ernakulam and Wagamon.

Salim Kumar turns producer through "Musical Chair".

National Award winning actor Salim Kumar turns his attention tomaking of films . He is making his debut as producer with the film ‘Musical Chair’ made under the banner of Laughing Villa. Fepin Attley directsand writes the script for the movie. Lyrics are by ONV and the songs are tuned by Sreesankar. Main actors are Salim Kumar, Sreenivasan, Thilakan, Vijayaraghavan, Sreeraman, Sadique, Jayaraj Varrier, Vinod Kedamangalam and Thasha Koushik. Cinematography is by Hari Nair.

Janapriyanayakan Dileep in Vysakh movie ..!

After the recent hit 'Mallu Singh' which is currently completing 50 days in 26 releasing centres, director Vysakh will move on to his new project soon. This time hewill be for the first time uniting with Janapriyanayaka n Dileep. Thedirector who had completed a hattrick of hits will be eyeing for another in the scripts for Benny P Nayarambalam. As per the first reports, this Vysakh flick will be a December release.
Apart from this, Vysakh also have another project with Dileep, a humorous action thriller, tentatively titled as 'Raajadhiraja'. To be produced by Dileep's Home banner Grand Productions, this movie will be scripted by hit makers Uday Krishna-Sibi K Thomas.

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Vijay not Malayalam !!

The news that was going round in thesocial media said that Ilayathalapathi Vijay will be acting in ‘Karuthan’ to be directed by Masthan Mujeeb Khan and scripted by S N Swamy.
The posters of the movie also featured Vijay though the film hasn’t taken off yet. Malayalee filmbuffs were thrilled because Vijay is one of their most favourite Tamil actor. A member of the film crew affirmed that talks are on to sign the super star for the role. Another source said that Vijay hasTamil films in hand and he might not be able to give dates in the near future.
However, sources close to Vijay have refuted these claims and claimed that the rumours are absolutely false. As confusion reins on whether Vijay would finally appear in a Malayalam cinema, S N Swamy, the script writer who has scripted for the CBI film series and many others, has put a damper on the speculations.
Vijay is too busy with Tamil films and will not be interested to take up Malayalam films at this juncture. A spokesperson of Vijay was more vehement reiterating that Vijay will act only in Tamil films. Its Kollywood all the way forVijay, he said. Meanwhile, Vijay is undergoing treatment for his knee which washurt during the shooting of V R Murugadoss’s ‘Thuppaki’

Siddique-Mohanlal film: "Ladies and Gentlemen"

Ace director Siddique was riding high with the success of his previous tamil release Kavalan and Bollywood flick 'Bodyguard'. However, that has not stopped him from starting his next Mollywood venture and this time, he is roping in none other than superstar Mohanlal in the lead.
The movie is titled as "LADIES & GENTLEMEN". The actor-director duo were seen last in the film 'Vietnam Colony' which was a major hit.
The new venture would be produced by Antony Perumbavoor under the banner of Aashirwad Films and the makers are targeting to start work January 2013.

Election of AMMA office bearers on June 24.

18thannual general body meeting of AMMA (Association of Malayalam Artists), is scheduled to be held at Ernakulam in Abad Plaza at 10 am on the 24th of June.
Innocent (President), K.B.Ganesh Kumar and Dileep (Vice-presidents), Mohanlal (General Secretary), Edavela Babu (Secretary) and Kunjacko Boban (Treasurer) have been elected unopposed once the nomination procedures for electing members to the governing body were completed.
Innocent and Edavela Babu have been continuing in their positionsfor the last 12 years. The strength of the executive committee is 11 and since there have been 12 nominations, an election has become unavoidable.
Nominations from the official panel are Nedumudi Venu, Lal, Devan, Lalu Alex, Indrajith, Suraj Venjaramoodu, Jayasurya, Sadiq, Kavya Madhavan, Lena and Kukku Parameswaran. Preference is given to the new generation as well as to those who have not been included in the committee so far by the official panel. Voting is between 11 am and 1 pm on the 24th of June and the official results will also be announced on the same day at 3 pm. The new committee will take over the reins from the 1st of July. There will also be a press conference at 3 pm on the 24th atAbad Plaza

Aashiq Abu's response to Dileep's statements about new generation films !

Direct Aashiq Abu feels that difference in perceptions could bethe reason for actor Dileep to disapprove the new generation films in Malayalam. In fact, he says that he too does not agree to the naming of these films as new generation. There will be differences in each person’s outlook and Aashiq hoped that Dileep will approve thenew methods being used.
Earlier, Dileep had vehemently criticized the new generation films stating that these movies would not bring any changes in Malayalam cinema and that they collect in 100 days what the superstar films collect in 4 days.
Dileep had also said that these films are popular only in metros and in the suburbs they hardly run for more than a week.
Aashiq’s ’22 Female Kottayam’ was a much discussed new generation film and he is workingon his next film ‘Da Thadiya’ and the shooting will commence in August. ‘Da Thadiya’ will be released in November. After ‘Da Thadiya’, Aashiq’s next movie will be ‘Gangster’ with Mammootty in the lead role.

Lal's blog on sale

The media giant of Kerala, Mathrubhumi will soon publish Superstar Mohanlal 's collection of blog writings. The actor who identified social media and blog as a tool for social activism has been for quite some time scripting some with immense responses.
This has prompted Mathrubhumi to publish them as a book, named as HRIDAYATHINTE KAIOPPU. The book will feature 34jottings from 'Onnichu Oru Puzha Ozhukum' to the latest 'Ormayil Randu Ammamar' written as a protest to the T.P. Chandrasekharan's Killings.
Lal notes in the preface of the book, "I have lived as another person, as a doctor, as a singer, as a driver and so on for the major part of my life. Now, I long for becoming myself at some moments. I want to be person called Mohanlal ..." The book will be released by longtime friend of Lal, ace directorPriyadarshan by giving a copy to Sathyan Anthikkad.

'Simhasanam' ready for this 29

Following his recent movie 'Hero' which is currently on theatres, Prithviraj will soon have a release in 'Simhasanam'. Directed by Shajikailas, the movie is reported to be a take on Mohanlal's 'Naaduvaazhikal'. Malavika productions Chandra kumar is producing the movie which will also have Sai kumar in an important role.Yuvan fame Aishwarya Devan, a Bangalore based malayali makes her Mollywood debut as heroine through this movie . As per industry reports, the movie will take on Aji John's ''Namukku paarkkan' and Ajith's Billa' which are all scheduled for the same date.

Boxoffice Review - 2012 Week 23

RANK 1
Vaadhyar
Jayasurya's comic effort opens at Rank 01 despite securing a belowaverage opening. The film does not seem to have a bright future ahead as Spirit and Bachelor Partyare ready for release.
Gross : 0.55 Crores
Verdict : Below Average Opening

RANK 2 -
Diamond Necklace Diamond Necklace still manages tofind excellent support at metro centers during weekends, with more than a couple of shows reporting housefull with returns. The necklace does shine well..!
Gross : 4.58 Crores
Verdict : Hit

RANK #3 -
Hero Despite managing to hold up reasonably well during the weekend, Hero may prove to be a loss making venture for its makers. The film suffered 31 removals in Week 03.
Gross : 1.73 Crores
Verdict : Flop

RANK 4 -
Thiruvambadi Thamban Thiruvambadi Thamban continuesthe string of bad times at the boxoffice for Jayaram. Yet anotherfilm bombing at the boxoffice, and shall make way for new releases this week
Gross ; 1.04 Crores
Verdict : Flop

RANK 5
Mallu Singh made good use of its final open week at the boxoffice. Not much significant additions can be expected from here on for the movie. The film will make its presence felt at the year end analysis
Gross : 8.21 Crores
Verdict : Hit
*COLLECTIONS UPTO 10 JUNE 2012CONSIDERED FOR RANKINGS.

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COBRA:: Theatre collection:: The Final Verdict

Movie Cobra
Language Malayalam
Director Lal
Production Anto Joseph
Distribution Play House
Cast Mammootty, Lal, Padmapriya, Kaniha
Release Date 12 April 2012
Release Centers (A) 73
Theatrical Run 57 Days
No of shows in Kerala 5565
WORLDWIDE GROSS COLLECTION 6.95 Crores
REVENUE Share from Kerala ( Gross 6.05 Crores ) 2.71 Crores
Satellite Rights (Surya TV) 3.25 Crores
Other States Rights 0.45 Crores
Overseas Rights (Approx.) 0.20 Crores
Audio DVD Rights 0.25 Crores
Remake Rights - Crores
Others - Crores
TOTAL REVENUE 6.86 Crores
COSTS
Production Costs 4.50 Crores
Printing and Publicity 0.70 Crores
TOTAL COSTS 5.20 Crores
PROFIT 1.66 Crores
Return On Investments 31.83 %

VERDICT HIT
Cobra marked the return of Mega Star Mammootty to the genre which had produced most of his recent hits - Comedy. Mammootty was in desperate need of a genuine hit at the boxoffice after suffering successive failures on a trot for 18 about 15 months. Though it cannot be claimed that Cobra was an outright winner, it needs to be acknolwedged that the film managed to pull a brilliant initial, which made it possible for the film, which had a mixed opinion to gross about 6 crores from Kerala alone. The distribtors suffered marginal losses at the overseas market.
The satellite rights fetched a goodamount, and made Cobra profitable for Anto. It is now becoming increasingly alarming that the superstar movies largely depend on the initial and the rights to become profitable.

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GRANDMASTER :: Box office collection update

GRANDMASTER may have lost the buzz around it during past coupleof weeks, but shall prove to be a profitable venture for its distributors, with a bit of help from the whopping satellite rightsamount which it managed to fetch. As per reports, it can now be confirmed that Surya TV has bagged the rights for as much as 4 Crores, however, in the initial stages it was widely believed that the price was much lesser.
The 5 week gross figure is about 6.98 Crores from Kerala, with the distributor share crossing 3 Crores comfortably.
GRANDMASTER took an initial which was pretty decent considering the genre to which it belongs to. But it evidently lost theboxoffice battle to MALLU SINGH and to DIAMOND NECKLACE during the later weeks, The unusually huge number of removals, coupled with a flush of new releases severely affected the collections after week 3.
The movie continues to run in just 17 screens in Week 6, and is expected to be removed from most of these when SPIRIT releases.
It is definitely a topic deserving anhealthy argument whether the rights amount fetched by the movie should be considered whilejudging their boxoffice status. While taking heed of the same, it needs to be understood that a product in the film industry does have multiple sources of inflow, and the film is being produced keeping an eye on all of these revenue streams.
It is a fact that, GRANDMASTER could have made it much bigger than it actually did. However, thereis no denying that fact that it earned more than industry average profits.

VERDICT : HIT
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Channels stopped buying the rights of Malayalam films !

Channels have stopped buying therights of Malayalam films. This is in protest against the unreasonable and inconsistent increase in rates of satellite fees by film producers and the decision has been taken by the different channels together.
Earlier, when a film became a hit, the rates for their next movie were increased by 5 to 10 lakhs by the producers. But currently, with the success of a movie, the producers are jacking up the rates by up to one crore rupees. In a cascading effect, with the increase in satellite rates, the actors and technicians also demand huge increase in their fees.
Competition among channels for the hit films in one of the reason for the hike in rates, as the makers take advantage of the situation. In fact, things have reached such a stage that a film could be made with the income from the rights alone.
The channels are now demandingthat such unfair practices should be reined in and rates should be fixed for different categories of films. They have decided to reduce the satellites rates by half and any purchase of rights will befinalized only after discussion among the channels.
Channels have not bought the satellite rights of any film after June 1st.
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Priyamani as Siamese twins in"Charulatha".

Palakkad born Priyamani, and winner of the National Film Awardfor Best Actress for her role in theAmeer directed Tamil film ‘Paruthi Veeran’, is getting set to take up another challenging role. She acts as Siamese Twins in her next film. After her rise to prominence with ‘Paruthi Veeran’,she had a comparatively quiet time in Tamil films but her new role will make up for all that. The movie titled ‘Charulatha’ will be shown in Tamil, Telugu and Kannada languages and is a remake of the Thai horror film ‘Alone’.
The film is directed by Ponkumaran who used to work as assistant to K.Bhagyaraj and K.S.Ravikumar. The film, which willbe made in Kannada first, will be made in Tamil later. Yogish Dwarkish is the producer and the film is now in the post-productionworks. After the Tamil remake, there are reports indicating a Malayalam dubbed version as well. Yogish says that the story and theme are fabulous and he wants the picture to have a wide reach so asto be seen by maximum number of people. The shooting works have been completed and the Tamil version will be taken up immediately, according to Yogish.
He also said that the main artists will be retained for the Tamil version but the supporting artists will be identified from among Tamil actors. While Yogish is certain that the Malayalam versionwill be dubbed, he has not yet decided whether the Telugu film should be remade or dubbed. Yogish is also thinking about making a Hindi version and had already discussed this with Rani Mukherjee. As to the question about the choice of Rani Mukherjee, Yogish said that he was particular that a prominent Hindi actress was needed for the role and after considering Rani and Kajol, decided on Rani because of her body language. Letthe people decide after watching Priyamani’s double role.

TRP/TAM Ratings of malayalam channels (june 3 - june 14)

TOP 5 CHANNELS


1) Asianet -41.36%
2)Surya tv-37.52%
3)Mazhavil manorama-15.12%
4)Kairali -8.35%
5)Amritha-7.9%

Top 5 programs

1) Surya film awards 2012
2)Kumkumappoovu
3)Amma
4)Akashadhoothu
5)Snehakkoodu



NB:This is not an official source of TRP ratings. We are not responsible for any type of objections.


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Ivory possession case against Mohanlal!

Superstar Mohanlal is now under the scanner for alleged possession of ivory. Forest officials of Kerala have filed a caseagainst the actor and two others for illegal possession of elephant tusks. An FIR has been filed by theofficials, at the Perumbavur Magistrate court.
Along with P.N. Krishnakumar and N. Krishnakumar, Mohanlal has been declared as the first accused, in this case. The ivory was recoveredfrom Mohanlal's house in 2010, during an income tax raid. The officers also carried out various tests to confirm the authenticity of the recovered ivory, and registered the case under section 44(6) of the Indian Wildlife Act.
However, the other two accused already hold licences, given by theforest officials, to possess the Ivory. P.N. Krishnakumar and N. Krishnakumar say that they gave the trunks to Lal, when they had to move abroad for employment.
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Dileep to become Sathya Sai Baba?

Malayalam actor Dileep is all set to play the role of spiritual leader Sathya Sai Baba , in the Telugu film by Kodi Ramakrishna.
The shooting of the film has already started and Rathinirvedam fame Sreejith Vijay is doing Baba during his younger days.
The grapevine has it that Dileephas been offered a handsome deal to do the role. He is expected to start shooting for the project later this year.
There were reports that Mohanlal was approached by the film’s makers earlier. The film, titled Baba Sathya Sai is expected to be made in varioussouth Indian languages, including Malayalam.
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Police Case against Fahad Fazil.. !

TheCochin City Police have filed a caseagainst young actor Fahad Fazil, who appeared as the main character in Lal Jose's "Diamond Necklace'.
Smoking during a scene in 'Diamond Necklace with out Tobacco Warning Message is given as the reason for taking action against the actor.
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Perarasu to direct"Son of Alexander".

The sequel of the super hit Mammootty starrer SAMRAJYAM is all set to start rolling. The film titled "SON OF ALEXANDER" will be directed by Perarasu who becamenoted through the Tamil films THIRUPPACHI, SIVAKASI, THIRUPPATHY, and PAZHANI.
It was 21 one years ago that the film SAMRAJYAM by Joemon reached the theatres telling the story of the underworld.
Mammootty played the role of Alexander in the movie. The highlight of the sequel is the presence of the son of Alexander.
However, who will don this role isnot yet decided. Moreover, either Trisha or Asin will don the female lead. Perarasu will start this film after completing a Vijay starrer. The producers of the film Ajmal Hassan and Baiju Adityan claim that this will be one of the most expensive films ever made in Malayalam.
Prakash Raj, Arjun, Manoj K. Jayan,Biju Menon and Suraj Venjaramood will play the major roles. Mohammed Shafeek pens the screenplay and R.A. Shefeer is the music composer. The film is expected to hit the screens during the Christmas.

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BACHELOR PARTY :: Malayalam Movie Review.

Director Amal Neerad is known for his technically superior films and ‘Bachelor Party' is no exception. It has pace, action, music and some fine performanceto keep you riveted to your seat. Though the script is nothing spectacular, the film is engrossingas long as you are watching it.
A group of close friende decide on a journey together and during their travels, unexpected developments take place. The movie covers the events of three days and what takes place within this time frame. .
Geevarghese (Indrajith), Tony (Asif Ali), Neethu (Nithya Menen), Benny (Rahman), Ayyappan (Kalabhavan Mani) and Fakeer (Vinayakan) are the main characters. Prithviraj and Remya Nambeesan appear in brief but important roles which have a bearing on the story. Rahman towers with his physical presence and contributes greatly to the story thread. As always, Kalabhavan Mani is simply marvelous. Indrajith proves his credentials amply with a superb performance. Asif Ali has done a fine job and makes the proceedings believable. Vinayakanhas done a decent job while Lena,Jinu Joseph, Aashish Vidyarthi andSunil Sukhada lend able support.
Prithviraj excels in his brief appearance with a flamboyant display and John Vijay suits his role like a dovetail. Nithya Menon is grace personified and looks elegant. Ramya Nambeeshan is nubile and titillating while Padmapriya sparkles with an itemnumber. The film has all the ingredients required to make it exciting such as its brilliant technical skills, wonderfully choreographed sequences, fantastic costume designs, electrifying music and hair splitting chases.
Cinematography by Amal is at its best and editing by Vivek Harshanis flawless. Screenplay by R.Unni and Santhosh Aachikkanam is reasonably well done. Art direction by Joseph Nellickal and Prathap is fine. While the film does keep you spellbound for long periods, for a major part, it isdragging and the climax is all too easily predictable and fell down.
‘Bachelor Party’ has style, technique and incomparable panache in delivery but with all that, the film lacks in subject with a very thin story-line. Expectationswere sky-high after the publicity blitz and viewers could not be blamed if they anticipated something better. Amal Neerad has quality and knows a thing or two about film making; so surely he will come out with a better product having a strong substance along with all the technical strength. Malayalam cinema needs people like him.
Verdict: Average and Poor script.

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Spirit ::Malayalam movie Review

Once in a while comes a movie that makes your spirits soar and helps you forget the mediocrity that thismedium often serves. That it doeswithout seeking recourse to any manipulative tools we are all too familiar with, makes it even more remarkable. This movie solely depends on unalloyed storytelling skills.
SPIRIT is devoid of the prodigiousfeats and duels carried out by superhuman characters which are normally associated with Ranjith-Mohanlal team. Instead the movie presents real life situations with more scope for acting rather than for stunts. In fact Ranjith has been coming out with such films for some time now and he has been faithful to the pattern once more.
Reghunandan (Mohanlal) is an ex-Bank of England employee who resigned his lucrative job because he was bored with the rather sedentary nature of his work. Having lived in different parts of the world as a bank employee, he chose journalism as his next career and worked in different metropolises in India. Not satisfied, he quit the job yet again and is now writing an English novel. He is essentially a loner but loves his pegs and has an expensive collection of vintage drinks at home. Captain Nambiar(Madhu) is his next door friend. So also is Meera(Kanika) and her husband Alexy(Shanker Ramakrishnan). Strange as it might seem, Meera was once married to Reghunandan. And then Mani, the plumber enters Reghunandan's relaxed and comfortable life and changes everything, bringing some meaning to his life.
The film depends heavily on Mohanlal's histrionic skills to be convincing and it works. It is this effortless and natural performance that gives Spirit the lifeblood. Among the supporting cast, Madhu as Captain Nambair gives ample support.
Thilakan is incredible and comes up with a controlled and riveting performance. Kanika may not have much screen time for a leading lady but her performance will remain etched in viewers' memory. Shanker Ramakrishnan looks convincing with his style, mannerisms and dialogue delivery. Suraj Venjarumoodu, Nandu, Kalpana, Sidharth Bharathan, Lena, TP.Madhavan come up with fine performances.
Ranjith's movies, generally, are embellished with competent actors who deliver super performances. And here too, every member of the cast shines in his/her role, the length of the role notwithstanding. Shahabaz Aman’s music , Santhosh Raman's art work and Venu in camera alsogive apt support to Ranjith in bringing out a memorable movie, which may equal his bests.
''There isn't really a need to find reasons for each and everything. Or else, reasoning may soon become your way of life'' - Renjithreminds us through another best creation. All in All, 'Spirit' is a refreshingly different movie .Recommended for all those who like to have something novel and distinct from the regular run of the mill stuffs. It is a slice of life which the populace and the regular personswould relate to.. A definite prescription for all, on theatres.

Cannot. Be. Missed!
Verdict: Spirit: Excellent, simple and Soulful
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SPIRIT:: MALAYALAM MOVIE REVIEW

UPCOMING MALAYALAM MOVIES

"Kamasutra 3D is notgraphic porn, but a classic one": Rupesh Paul

'Kamasutra' is a valued text, as significant as the Gita or Ramayana, among the sacred texts of India. It is very pathetic toassociate the name with porn every now and then', says a furious Rupesh Paul, while talkingabout a few initial responses attracted by the announcement ofhis new movie ‘Kamasutra 3D’. ‘‘Quite contrary to popular wisdom, Kamasutra was not written all alone by Vatsyayana, but by a range of authors, across centuries. Therefore, the script of ‘Kamasutra 3D’ has incorporated the configuration of this sacred text, through centuries and in various historical contexts’’, the director briefed. According to Mr.Rupesh, he was initially taken aback the mixed reactions he got while approaching various actors for the casting purposes. While a few of them gave him a cold shoulder,branding it as graphic porn, the majority of the very reputed artists whom he approached, appreciated the bold idea. It is speculated that a handful of the vary famous and senior artists from Bollywood would be doing major roles in the movie. The names are yet to be announced. Responding to many a trepidations regarding the movie, the director asserts that ‘Kamasutra 3D’ wouldn’t be a replication of ‘Sex and Zen’ or similar movies, but would be one strongly footed in Indian culture and values. “Yet, there wouldn’t be any compromises made in the movie regarding creative nudity or boldness, to appease the moralpolice’, declares Rupesh Paul. The movie would commence shooting on the 15th of June, in various locations across the globe. A massive crew, with a good share of foreign cinema technicians, is all set for the making of this erotic drama.

Arun Kumar- Murali gopi team up again in "LEFT... RIGHT... LEFT... "

Afterwinning rave reviews for E ADUTHA KALATHU, director Arunkumar Aravind and Murali Gopy are uniting for another project which is titled as "LEFT... RIGHT... LEFT... "
From the makers of E Adutha Kaalath , comes a tale that no one dared to tell till date ... buckle yourself up, for it's time to go ' LEFT... RIGHT... LEFT... '.
It will produced by M.Renjith under the banner Rejaputra Films.
It is reported that the film will be on the wheels by the end of this year.It will be a different cup of tea like the first one from the team.
Indrajith Sukumaran, Murali Gopy,Bhavana,Lena and Rajeev Pillai includes the cast. Director of
Photography is Shehnad Jalaal and Art director is Prasanth Madhav and Music by Gopi Sunder.

V.K.Prakash is back with New movie 'POPPINS'

Even before completing TRIVANDRUM LODGE, V.K. Prakash has announced his new movie titled as "POPPINS".
The film will depict the emotional aspects of male-female relationships through the story offour couples .
Anoop Menon-Ann Augustine, Jayasurya-Meghna Raj, Kunchako Boban-Nitya Menon and Indrajith-Padmapriya feature the lead roles.
As the name indicates, like a Poppins which is delivered in different colours but have same taste, the film will tell the same things in different ways.
The film which will be shot in Banglore and Trivandrum is madeon the basis of a drama by Jayaprakash Kuloor.

‘Rakstharakshassu 3D’ ready for release

After‘My Dear Kuttichathan’, the very second Mollywood 3D movie, ‘Raktharakshassu 3D’ is ready for release. According to the production house, the movie will be released post monsoons, as it aims mainly at the child audience. This movie is much awaited by the industry for various apparent reasons. This will be the first Malayalam movie in which Ananyawould play a very peculiar heroine, after two super hits in Tamil –‘Engeyum Eppothum’ and ‘Nadodikal’. The movie would positively be a break for the star who is amidst controversies for quite some timeregarding her marriage. Likewise,the ‘Second Show’ fame Sunny Wayne (Kurudi) contracts his first hero role, through this movie. The yesteryear veteran Madhu does a much unexpected character, which increases the curio factor of the movie. Declaring sorority with the new trend set in Mollywood by the movies like ‘Ee Adutha Kalathu’ 'Diamond Necklace' and ‘22FK’, this movie will be a multiple narrative with three different climaxes. ‘Unlike most of the movies that reach the theatres as 2D to 3D converted 3D flicks, ‘Raktharakshassu 3D’ is completely shot putting into use original 3D stereoscopic technology. This would enhance the depth and quality of the work and would provide the audience with what they expect of a real 3Dmovie”, says Rupesh Paul, the leader of the directorial team (R factor) of the movie. Unlike the situation where moviesincluding ‘Avatar’ were screened only in very few theatres owing tothe shortage of 3D silver screens, ‘Raktharakshassu 3D’ would be screened in 33 theatres in 3D, in the changed scenario of things. The movie is produced under the banner of 3Dreams International.

Asianet Movie shedule ( june 11-17)

11 June 2012 Monday – 1.30 PM :: Swapnakoodu

12 June 2012 Tuesday – 1.30 PM– Yes Your Honour
13 June 2012 Wednesday – 1.30 PM – Nasrani
14 June 2012 Thursday – 1.30 PM–Ghddama
15 June 2012 Friday – 1.30 PM – Changathipoocha
16 June 2012 Saturday – 09.30 AM –Kabadi Kabadi
16 June 2012 Saturday – 12.30 PM– DR.Love
16 June 2012 Saturday – 5.00 PM– In Ghost house Inn
16 June 2012 Saturday – 11.00 PM– Ayushkalam
16 June 2012 Saturday – 02.30 AM– Thenmavin kompathu
17 June 2012 Sunday – 09.00 AM– SARKAR COLONY
17 June 2012 Sunday – 2.00 PM – Punarjani
17 June 2012 Sunday – 5.00 PM– The Metro
17 June 2012 Sunday – 02.30 AM– Sukrutham
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Boxoffice Review:: 2012 May & June

1) HERO
Despite getting a below par opening and negative word of mouth, Prithviraj's mass action entertainer finds its place at the top of our rankings. Removals are around the corner.
Gross : 1.45 Crores
Verdict : FLOP

2) - THIRUVAMBADI THAMBAN
Jayaram's Thiruvambadi Thambanhas failed to create an impression at the boxoffice. It opened average and the second week was not anything better.
Gross : 0.85 Crores
Verdict : BELOW AVERAGE


3) DIAMOND NECKLACE
Lal Jose directed feel-good movie Diamond Necklace still gets a decent audience during weekends and hence retains the 3rd spot. Families still feel comfortable choosing this film over the others.
Gross : 4.15 Crores
Verdict : HIT

4) MALLU SINGH
Mallu Singh becomes the third highest grossing Malayalam film of the year. Though the buzz around the movie is no more there, it should be declared a clearwinner.
Gross : 7.90 Crores
Verdict : HIT
5) GRANDMASTER
As an investigative thriller, Grandmaster has managed to do well at the boxoffice. But the collections have dropped after 2nd week. Not much is expected to happen before the next move.
Gross : 6.95 Crores
Verdict : HIT
BASED ON COLLECTION REPORTS UPTO 4 JUNE 2012
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Malayalam movie 'MY BOSS' ::: Movie Synopsis.

Directed by Jithu Joseph
Produced by East Coast Vijayan
Starring Dileep, Mamta Mohandas
Music by Sejo
Cinematography :: Anil Nair
Release date(s) 2012
Country ‹See Tfd› India
Language Malayalam

My Boss is an upcoming Malayalam film directed by Jithu Joseph, starring Dileep and MamtaMohandas in the lead roles.
Cast
*. Dileep
*. Mamta Mohandas
*. Salim Kumar
*. Saikumar
*. Suresh Krishna
*. Valsala Menon

Production
Young director Jithu Joseph who is fresh from his hit flick 'Mummy and Me' had titled his new movie as ' My Boss'.
Featuring Dileep andMamtha in key roles, the movie will tell an interesting plot in the backdrop of I T industry.Dileep will appear as an young software engineer working in Mumbai while Mamtha will appear as his boss in the movie.Basically a different love story in the scripts of the director, the movie will be produced by East Coast Vijyayan in the banner of East Coast Communications.Salimkumar, Saikumar, Lena, SureshKrishna and Valsala Menon are also part ofthe cast of this movie which will be shot at Mumbai and various locales in kerala. Cinematographed by Anil Nair, themovie will have music by Sejo. Thesame pair of Dileep and Mamtha will be seen together before this movie in Shyamaprasad's 'Arike' which will be on sets this month.

Actor Sudhir Sukumaran to be arrested !

Actor Sudhir Sukumaran has beenasked by the city police to surrender at the police station in Kadavanthara.
He has been accused by actress Rajeswari Nambiar of beating herup in the middle of the road for refusing to respond to his romantic advances.
Rajeswari Nambiar is the heroine Priya in ‘Dracula 2012’. Sudhir is presently away in Hyderabad in a shooting location. He has been contacted and asked to reach Kadavanthara station immediately.
Rajeswari Nambiar was on her way home after the dance class on the evening of Thursday when Sudhir, who is already married, came in a motor bike and stopped her car, dragged her out of the car and beat her up.
Rajeswari claims that Sudhir has been pestering her frequently andthat finally she conveyed the newsto Sudhir’s wife through her own mother.
The battering she received is a direct result of this, according to Rajeswari. Sudhir plays the main role in Vinayan’s ‘Dracula 3D 2012’. The case was originally filed in Thrippunathara Police Station andlater transferred to Kadavanthara.

"I didn’t support thisnew trend in Malayalam Cinema":Dileep

Janapriyanayakan Dileep opined that along with the new generation films, good films with star value should also come up forthe betterment of Malayalam cinema. He told media in Dubai that most of the much hyped new generation films fail to acquire initial collection when compared with the super star films.
He also added that he competes with his own films and my search is for my next project. Audience waits what the super stars cater to them and hence I didn’t support this new trend, Dileep said. “ I am not under estimating thesenew projects. But, this cannot bring any changes to Malayalam cinema. Another fact is that these new generation films could not collect an equal amount in hundred days that super star films collect even if they run only for four or five days.
Moreover, the new wave films have reach only in metros. ”, Dileep pointed out. “yes. Viewers never want to see the stars in same get up always. The present day stars have come forward after staging excellent performances.
Now audience wants to know what they can deliver further. Andthe films have to be made keeping this point in mind,” he said.

Sai Kumar appears before the court.

Malayalam Actor Sai Kumar onThursday appeared before the Kollam Chief Judicial Magistrate court for giving statement in a case filed against him by his wife Prasanna Kumari under the protection of Women from domestic violence act. The court has posted the case forfinal hearing on June15.
Prasanna Kumari, wife of popular actor Sai Kumar filed a petition in May 2009 followed by a divorce petitionby Saikumar in a Family Court.The petition seeks monthly maintainence, protection order and order restraining the respondent (Saikumar) from dispossessing the possession of shared residence. The petition also seeks Sai Kumar to pay the loans over the house and car.The hearing was delayed as Prasanna Kumari had to go for the treatment of carcinoma. Divorce petition ispending before the Kollam Family court. Sai Kumar said before the court, "If there are problems in a family, a wife should not go to the court at the initial stage, but at least, when she cannot tackle the situation. Prasanna's allegation that I have certain relationship with an actress of Malayalam film industry is rubbish. Loan payment of car and house is continuing. I do not know about her carcinoma treatment and an amount of Rs 1.76 lakhs was paid to herby Dileep's company according to AMMA's instruction.
''Saikumar's meeting with his daughter Vaishnavi after the court proceeding yesterday after a long gap at the corridors of the court was a cinematic moment. He tappedon her shoulders and asked whether she was okay. Her eyes filled with tears and thatmade the crowd who surrounded them emotional as well.
Prasanna was seen watching this scene from far behind the corridor.
Prasanna Kumari has demanded an amount of Rs 45,000 from Saikumar to meet her monthly expenses. Chief Judicial Magistrate, on his end had earlier ordered Saikumar to pay an interim payment of Rs 8,000 per mensem to Prasanna Kumari and daughter Vaishnavi. Prasanna Kumari was too a theatre artiste and the common interest is what hadled to love between the actor and his wife.

'Ustad Hostel' from this 22

One of the most eagerly awaited movies of the year, 'Ustad Hotel' will grace the theatres by the 22nd of this month. Directed by hit maker Anwar Rasheed after a couple of silent years, the movie will be the second flick from Dulqar Salman, the son of Megastar Mammotty, who made an impressive debut with the movie 'Second show' which emerged the first hit of 2012. The movie scripted by Anjali Menon will narrate the bonding ofan old man who runs a hotel at the Kozhikkod beach with his grandson. Thilakan plays the role of the aged man in the movie , which will be in fact one of the best roles from the star in his comeback.Nithya Menon is the heroine of the feel good flick, which will have a gang of youngsters in its cast lines.The songs 'Appa thrangal' and 'Vaathili' set to music by Gopi Sundar are already chart toppers. Produced by Listle stephen in the banner of Magic frames, the movie is expected to repeat the B O Success of the previous endeavours of the director and producer, and of course its lead star.

Kerala Box Office - The summer of 2012 (April/May)

The summer of 2012 has turned out to be the best for Malayalam film industry in nearly a decade. The peak summer season of March second half, April and May, has turned out to be a golden period for many small budget films which turned out to be super hits at the Kerala box-office. During this summer there was a marked preference by the audiences for small budget films with fresh content and themes like Ordinary, 22 Female Kottayam,Mallu Singh and Diamond Necklace .
The only biggie that turned out to be a blockbuster was Dileep`s Mayamohini . Mammootty and Mohanlal had their worst summer in recent times at the box-office.
Mammmootty`s King and Commissioner and Cobra turned out to be disasters. Mohanlal`s Grandmaster was liked by critics but at the box-office it was just anaverage grosser. The trade feels both the superstars who were thepillars of the industry for nearly two decades have lost their all-important “opening” at the box-office.
Prithviraj too did not have a good summer as his Masters and now Hero turned out to be lukewarm at the box-office. Jayaram too did not have a good summer as his Thiruvambady Thamban is a total washout.
It is the young brigade of Fahad Fazil, Unni Mukundan, Asif Ali and Boban Kunchacko who are the big winners at the summer sweepstake. Baburaj and Biju Menon have got a new lease of life doing strong character roles. It is films made on a budget of Rs 2 Crores to Rs 2 .50 Crores like Ordianary, 22 Female Kottayam and Diamond Necklace , which turned profitable from its theatrical revenue alone. And if you add satellite and other rights they are mega hits.
The highest grosser of summer of2012 is Dileep`s Mayamohini which grossed Rs 18 Crores and ashare of Rs 8.5 Crores in 50 days. Simply awesome!

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Mammootty and Ranjith team up for two films in 2012 ?

News has come out that Mammootty and Ranjith will be beteaming up for two films in the year 2012. The first one, ‘Malabar’, directed by G.S.Vijayan, will have Mammootty as the hero and Ranjith will write the screenplay. Earlier reports had indicated that Renjith will be directing the moviebut now it is clear that he will be confining himself to writing the screenplay only. Mammootty appears in the movie as the driver of Anoop Menon. Sources close to Ranjith claim thathe has created another compelling role similar to that of ‘Pranchiyettan and the Saint’ for Mammootty. The shooting will start during August in and around Calicut afterMammootty completes his work in ‘Jawan of Vellimala’. The second project which has thetwo together will be directed by Ranjith and work on it is expected to start immediately on completion of ‘Malabar’. Shankar Ramakrishnan of ‘Urumi’ fame willbe writing the screenplay and the movie is being produced by Mammootty’s intimate George. George had plans to produce ‘Newsmaker’ directed by Deepan but the plans were suspended forthe time being until next year. It was then that Mammootty suggested to George about the Ranjith film. More details about the movie are expected very soon before the shooting starts in September.

Prithviraj's next Bollywood film:"Aurangzeb"

Young Superstar Prithviraj is making his Bollywood debut as the main lead in 'Aiyaa' with Rani Mukerji. According to the latest buzz, Prithviraj has also been roped in to play a character in Yash Raj Films’ new project, "Aurangzeb". Arjun Kapoor (Ishaqzaade fame) will be the main lead and is reportedly doing a double role in the film.
Looks like Prithvi has agreed to play second fiddle to the newbie. After playing leading roles throughout his career, we wonder what made the star actoropt for a supporting character in a Bollywood film.

Mallika as Asif Ali's mother ??

Madhupal who has proved his filmmaking talent through his maiden film THALAPPAVU itself is now busy with his second movie 'OZHIMURI' which features severalpeculiarities in casting. It was already reported that Shwetha Menon will play the ‘mother’ role of Lal in the movie. Now, the latest we hear is that national award winning actress Mallika will don the mother of Asif. She will have two different appearances in this movie ,i.e. of atwenty five year old lady and of a fifty five year elderly woman. When Mallika appears as the mother of Asif, Lal comes in as thefather in this movie. Bhavana is Asif’s heroine in this movie which is penned by Tamil novelist Jayamohan. Azhakappan cranks the camera.

Mohanlal-Rajesh pillai team in 'Lucifer'.

‘Traffic’ changed the whole concept of Malayalam cinema and brought in a host of new wave films which dared to take the untravelled route. Rajesh Pillai, the maker of ‘Traffic’, has named his next movie ‘Lucifer’ and for good measure has snatched super star Mohanlal for the main role.
Presently he is working on pre-production of ‘Gold’ after which work on ‘Lucifer’ will begin. Murali Gopi, who wrote the script for ‘E Adutha Kalathu’, will write the script for Rajesh Pillai’s film as well.
Incidentally, Murali had acted along with Mohanlal in the hit movie ‘Brahmaram’. ‘Lucifer’ will be produced by Antony Perumbavoor under the banner of Aashirwad Cinemas. Rajesh Pillai is busy completing the Hindi version of ‘Traffic’ while Murali Gopi is working on John Antony’s ‘Thappana’ after which he will also be working with ArunKumar Aravind. Joshy’s ‘Run Baby Run’ is keeping Mohanlal very busy at the moment.

VADYAR :: MALAYALAM MOVIE REVIEW

Directed by : Nidheesh Sakthi

Produced by : N Sudhish

Written by: Rajesh Raghavan

Starring : Jayasurya, Ann Augustine, Menaka, Nedumudi Venu, Vijayaraghavan

Music by : R. Gautham

Cinematography : Pradeep Nair

Editing by: Ranjan Abraham

Vaadhyar is a Malayalam movie directed by debutant Nidheesh Sakthi,written by Rajesh Raghavan, Produced by N Sudhish, and the music is composed by R. Gautham. The movie stars Jayasurya in the title role.

Story: Anoop Krishnan with the hope of getting administration degree M.B.A, but fate moves him to B.ed degree for a teaching job. Kottapuram Saraswathi Vilasam U.P.Schools teacher Anoop Krishnan ready for the new beginning. The whole Administration was going smoothly under the hands of Head Mistress Subhadra(Menaka), with the arrival of Anoop Krishnan at the school, who has no interest in this profession. Story turns to humor and twist from that on.
VERDICT: GOOD ATTEMPT

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Mallu Singh earns big bucks!!

Young director Vysakh has completed a hat trick of successful movies with his latest 'Mallu Singh ' turning a big hit. The movie which suffered some setback in the opinion side in the initial days have now emerged the biggest earner among the movies that was released in the first week of May.
According to the sources close to the movie, 'Mallu Singh' has already earned a gross of 4.35 crores from its five week collections from the seventy plus release centres. The movie is moving on in a steady manner in much of the release centres. Featuring Kunchakko Boban and Unni Mukundan in the lead, 'Mallu singh' is currently screened in 57 release centres in its fifth week. As per the trade sources the movie will at least bring in another one crore gross from its further theatrical collections. Adding to that is the satellite rights that the movie managed at around three crores, which will make it a profitable venture for itsproducer Anto Joseph' who was in turmoil following the big flops in 'The king and the Commissioner' and 'Cobra'.

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