Malayalam Movies Updates

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Kattappanayile Rithwik Roshan First Day Box Office Collections...

Kattappanayile Rithwik Roshan, the Nadhirshah directed movie hit the theatres on November 18th, Friday. The movie, which is produced by actor Dileep and Dr Zachariah Thomas, stars Vishnu Unnikrishnan in the lead role.

Despite the demonetization issue, Kattappanayile Rithwik Roshan has succeeded in getting a good opening at the box office. On the first day of its release, the movie has made a gross collection of Rs. 1.15 Crore.

It is undoubtedly a very good opening for the movie, which stars a relatively new actor in the lead role. Kattappanayile Rithwik Roshan was released in about 100 screens all over Kerala.

The word of mouth publicity has really helped the movie and the audience rush is increased from the second day of release. The team expects that Kattappanayile Rithwik Roshan will cross the 5-Crore mark soon.

Lead actor Vishnu Unnikrishnan has also co-written the movie, which revolves around a not-so-handsome youngster who aspires to become a movie star. The movie has already earned the complete entertainer tag.

Prayaga Martin essays the female lead in the movie, which stars Siddique, Salim Kumar, Siju Wilson, Dharmajan, Rahul Madhav etc., in the supporting roles. Star locked to Filmibeat for more box office updates.

Kattappanayile Rithwik Roshan First Day Box Office Collections - Filmibeat

 

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Nivin Pauly To Sign A Gautham Menon Project...

Nivin Pauly, the crowd-puller is all set to enter the Kollywood top league, with a handful of the projects. If the reports are to be true, Nivin has been approached for Gautham Menon's upcoming project.According to the latest updates, Gautham has bagged the remake rights of recent Telugu hit Pelli Choopulu. Sources suggest that the director is keen to get Nivin Pauly on the board for the project.However, the Nivin is yet to take a final decision about the project. Reports regarding the actor's association with Gautham Menon were doing rounds from the past few years.

Later, Gautham revealed that he is planning to do projects with Prithviraj and Fahadh Faasil, but not with Nivin Pauly. But the director had stated that he would like to team up with the actor, soon.

Nivin has several Tamil projects in his kitty, including Santa Maria, director Atlee's production venture, and Suriya Balakumar's upcoming directorial venture. He is reportedly planning to sign more Tamil films.In Malayalam, Nivin will be next seen in Premam fame Althaf Salim's directorial debut Njandukalude Nattil Oridavela, which is produced by himself, and National award-winner Sidhartha Siva's next, Sakhavu.

Nivin Pauly To Sign A Gautham Menon Project? - Filmibeat

 

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Ezra to have Tamil and Telugu versions...

Prithviraj's upcoming Malayalam horror thriller, Ezra, will also be getting its Tamil and Telugu versions. The makers had already released the posters of the other language versions while revealing the movie's first look.
The film, which has Priya Anand, Tovino Thomas and Sudev Nair, was mostly shot in Fort Kochi and deals with two timelines. Its recent trailer also created a buzz among the actor's fans.
Meanwhile, Prithviraj is currently busy filming My Story in Portugal. The film has Parvathy playing the female lead.

http://m.timesofindia.com/entertain...-and-Telugu-versions/articleshow/55556592.cms

 

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Mohanlal dubs for Oppam's Tamil version...

Mohanlal is having a dream year. The actor has already expanded his fanbase with his Telugu movies this year and even his Mollywood hits are now getting a release in other industries.
Following the blockbuster success of his Pulimurugan, which will be soon released in Telugu as Manyam Puli, his previous film Oppam will also now be dubbed in Tamil and released. We got to hear that the actor has dubbed the movie himself.
Oppam, which was directed by Priyadarshan, has Mohanlal playing a visually challenged murder suspect. The movie also has Samuthirakani and Vimala Raman.

tamil: Mohanlal dubs for Oppam's Tamil version - Times of India

 

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Mammootty's next to start shooting from Nov 25...

Mammootty's next movie Puthenpannam, which is directed by Ranjith, is all set to go on floors by Nov 25. The movie will be duo's collaboration after Kadal Kadannoru Mathukutty.
Ranjith had previously directed Mohanlal in the thriller Loham. Meanwhile, Mammootty has wrapped the shooting of The Great Father and will appear in a new look with a thick moustache for Ranjith's movie.
Mammootty and Ranjith had previously worked together in films such as Kaiyoppu, Pranchiyettan and the Saint.

http://m.timesofindia.com/entertain...shooting-from-Nov-25/articleshow/55556779.cms

 

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Arya Rohit joins Honey Bee gang in its sequel...

Seems like director Jean Paul Lal, son of actor-director Lal is ready to bring out yet another fun-filled movie, a sequel of his directorial debut Honey Bee. The film has already started shooting in various parts of Kochi.
While Honey Bee 2 will have its original cast returning with a fresh story, we got to know that Badai Bungalow fame actress Arya will also be joining the gang. Honey Bee had Asif Ali, Bhavana, Balu Varghese, Archana Kavi, Baburaj and Sreenath Bhasi in pivotal roles.
A source close to the production team tells us, "Arya will play one of the trusted friends of the characters played by Asif Ali and Bhavana. She plays a very funny, innocent-yet-sweet role. The sequel is set three years after the events of the first film, and it will also be a fun ride."
Arya who shot to fame through the comedy celebrity talk show had earlier acted in Thoppil Joppan and in Kunjiramayanam

http://m.timesofindia.com/entertain...e-gang-in-its-sequel/articleshow/55542950.cms

 

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Vijay Yesudas and Anju Joseph will croon for Alamara...

Midhun Manuel Thomas' films have been such that it has managed to strike a chord with the popular audience and his film in the offing is Sunny Wayn starrer Alamara.
Sooraj S Kurup, who is also composing for a Tamil project, is working on the film as well. The movie will have two songs and Vijay Yesudas and Anju Joseph will be rendering their voice to his tunes.
Sunny Wayn and Aditi Ravi will be seen doing prominent roles in the film and Renji Panicker will essay the role of the hero's father.

Vijay Yesudas and Anju Joseph will croon for Alamara - Times of India

 

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Fahadh Faasil's Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum To Start Rolling Soon...

Fahadh Faasil and Dileesh Pothan, the actor-director duo is all set to team up once again, for the upcoming movie Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum. Reportedly, the movie will start rolling on December 1st, Thursday.
Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum, which marks the second association of Fahadh Faasil with director Dileesh Pothan after the great success of Maheshinte Prathikaaram. The movie will also have Soubin Shahir and Alencier Lay in supporting roles.

The team is yet to reveal the female lead and rest of the star cast of the highly anticipated movie. However, it has been confirmed that Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum will majorly feature new faces in the star cast.

Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum, which is scripted by Sajeev Pazhoor, is produced by Sandeep Senan and Aneesh M Thomas under the banner Urvashi Theatres. Kiran Das handles the editing.

Rajeev Ravi, the National award winning director-cinematographer, is the director of photography. Bijibal, who has earlier associated with Fahadh-Dileesh duo for Maheshinte Prathikaaram, composes the songs and background score.

Maheshinte Prathikaaram, the first collaboration of Fahadh Faasil and Dileesh Pothan was a huge critical and commercial success. We hope that Fahadh-Dileesh duo will recreate the magic with Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum as well.

Fahadh Faasil's Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum To Start Rolling Soon - Filmibeat

 

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Arthi Venkatesh is Dulquer’s heroine in Bejoy's next...

The shooting of Bejoy Nambiar's Malayalam-Tamil bilingual Solo kicked off this month. While he's keeping the details of the film under wraps, we got to know that model Arthi Venkatesh will be making her acting debut with the Dulquer Salmaan starrer.
The filmmaker tells us, "Yes, she's part of the movie and plays Dulquer's love interest in it. We had earlier done a look test for another film but that didn't materialise. So, when this film happened, I approached her again."
Arthi has already canned a few portions in the first schedule of the film, which was shot in Kochi and Athirappilly. Ask Bejoy if she's the only heroine in the movie and he says, "There are actually five main actresses and Arthi is one of them. I don't want to reveal much about the other characters."
Rumours have been rife that the movie will be an experimental venture. However, the Wazir director dismisses them and says, "It's a mainstream movie that is made to reach out to people. When I am doing a Malayalam movie, I want it to be a clutter-breaker. Just because it's something new it doesn't mean it's an experimental film."
Solo will have a romantic track as well as thrilling elements to keep the audience engaged, he assures. "Dulquer's role is also something that he has not attempted before," says Bejoy.
The film is simultaneously being shot in Malayalam and Tamil, a challenge, the director says, he wasn't too keen to repeat since the Hindi-Tamil bilingual David. "I told myself I wouldn't be doing it again but I think Solo has the potential to appeal to the audience in both languages. Also, we have cast different supporting characters for both the versions," says Bejoy.
The film's second schedule is expected to start by December end and it will also have a schedule in Leh-Ladakh or Shimla.

http://m.timesofindia.com/entertain...roine-in-Bejoys-next/articleshow/55582015.cms

 

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Roopantharam enters IFFI...

State award winner MB Padmakumar's film Roopantharam has entered the Indian Panorama section at the on-going 47th International Film Festival of India (IFFI), Goa.
The film has veteran actor Kochu Preman and new face Bharat Chand in its lead roles.
"The story is an unusual one, about the emotional bond between Raghavan, who is visually impaired and Abdulla, who is speech and hearing impaired, both disabled from birth. Language is non-existent in the lives of these people and the focus is on the visuals rather than the dialogues," says Padmakumar who has directed My Life Partner earlier.
While the director is on cloud nine as the film has been selected for the IFFI, he is equally disturbed at the fact that it was declined by the jury of the upcoming IFFK. "Though the film achieved huge recognition at the prestigious film festival of Asia, it has been neglected at my home film festival," Padmakumar adds.
Meanwhile actors Kochu Preman and Bharat Chand say they feel honoured at the recognition in their acting life. "Raghavan is a 65-year-old visually challenged person. Though we have seen many other blind roles in our industry, Raghavan's is unique. After his eye transplant he feels alien to the world and realises that eyes are mere instruments for the experiences which are stored in the mind. It was a break from my comedian characters," says Kochu Preman.
For newbie Bharath Chand, the film turned to be an acting school. "Portraying a speech and hearing impaired person convincingly was a difficult task. To understand the character I had visited and interacted with the students of Government School for Deaf and Dumb at Jagathy, Trivandrum. The kids, along with the director, moulded the Abdullah in me," he says.

Kochu Preman: Roopantharam enters IFFI - Times of India