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Prithviraj to remake 'Koodevide' to Bollywood...

Prithviraj has gained the remake rights of Padmarajan's super hit movie 'Koodevide' years back. The latest news is that Prithviraj is planning to remake the movie in Hindi.

There are also unconfirmed reports that Manju Warier will play the heroine; the role was played by Suhasini in the original.The discussions are going on and more details will be divulged later.

Prithviraj to remake 'Koodevide' to Bollywood

 

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Jayasurya to play a local goon in a gangster film...

Thrissur, the cultural capital of Kerala famous for its Pooram, is also often in the news for 'friendship crimes; crimes committed for the sake of friendship.'
Now, actor-director Sajid Yahiya is gearing up to bring out a film, featuring some such real-life incidents. The movie, which will start rolling in May, has Jayasurya in the lead and is scripted by musician Ratheesh Vega.

The director says, "The movie will be an action flick, based on a string of real-life incidents involving gangsters. Thrissur district has a high incidence of crimes in the name of friendships and brotherhood, and that is the kind of 'gundagardi' that will be featured in our movie."
After his first film IDI, Sajid is joining hands with Jayasurya again for this movie. "The project has Jayasurya playing a local goon, and the actor has just given a thumbs up for the film." Sajid says.

Interestingly, the film will also extensively feature the five major events of Thrissur Pooram, which will be shot live in its next season. "From the first ritual of Kodiyettam to the last one, Upacharam Cholli Piriyal, the Pooram will have a predominant presence in the movie," Sajid says. The team has not yet decided on the rest of the cast and crew.

Jayasurya to play a local goon in a gangster film - The Times of India

 

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Trisha to make her M-wood debut as Nivin’s heroine...

Ever since Vinnai Thaandi Varuvaya became a massive hit in Kerala, movie lovers have been eagerly waiting for southern diva, Trisha to make her debut in Malayalam.
After years of speculation, the actress is finally making an entry into Mollywood, and that too with none other than Nivin Pauly!

It looks like the actress has chosen her debut project carefully as it will be helmed by ace director Shyamaprasad. The director says, "The movie will be a musical love story and titled Hey Jude, taking inspiration from the famous song by The Beatles written by Paul McCartney."
Hey Jude will go on floors next year. "The story happens in Mangalore and will be shot extensively there," he adds.

Shyamaprasad is known for his films that depict the complexity of relationships — be it Ivide, Arike or Ore Kadal. The song Hey Jude is said to have evolved from Hey Jules written by McCartney to console John Lennon's son Julian after his parents decided to part ways. Well! Can we expect yet another emotional romantic tale, this time with Trisha and Nivin in the lead.

Trisha to make her M-wood debut as Nivin’s heroine - The Times of India

 

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Mohanlal to play an ex-cop in B Unnikrishnan’s thriller...

This year saw several of Mollywood young stars including Nivin Pauly, Tovino Thomas and Kunchacko Boban don the khaki and boots to play police officers. However, Mohanlal who essayed such memorable roles in Vandanam and Baba Kalyani, had taken a break after his previous outing as a cop in Red Wine in 2013. That would change with his next film with director B Unnikrishnan.
The filmmaker tells us, "Mohanlal will play an ex-cop in the movie. It will be a thriller but also focuses on a lot of complex relationships."

Unnikrishnan, who has also scripted the movie, says that it will be a big budget film. "There are plans for making it a multilingual but it will only be finalised by next week. I am working out the rest of the details too and will announce it once everything is locked in," he says.
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Mohanlal and Unnikrishnan had previously teamed up in Madampi, Mr Fraud and Grandmaster, which also had the superstar playing a cop. The upcoming movie is expected to begin shooting on Jan 20 and will be Mohanlal's next project after he completes the second schedule of Major Ravi's 1971: Beyond Borders.

Mohanlal to play an ex-cop in B Unnikrishnan’s thriller - Times of India

 

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Pulimurugan Box Office: Beats Sarrainodu To Become The Fourth Highest South Indian Grosser Of 2016!

achieved something, which no other Malayalam film has had in the recent times. The film has now turned out to be one of the biggest South Indian hits of this year.

Reportedly, the film has now crossed the 130-Crore mark and the movie has already beaten the lifetime collection records of Allu Arjun starrer Sarrainodu, which was released early, this year.

According to reports, Sarrainodu had made a worldwide collection of 127 Crores and Pulimurugan has crossed that mark easily. It is to be noted that Pulimurugan is still doing some serious business in many centres.

Now, the movie has become the fourth highest grosser of 2016, among the South Indian films, released in the year, so far. Vijay starrer Theri, Rajinikanth's Kabali and Junior NTR-Mohanlal team's Janatha Garage are the only movies ahead of Pulimurugan.

Rajinikanth's Kabali made a gross collection of about 350 Crores and by all chances, the movie would remain as the highest grosser of the year. Vijay's Theri made a gross collection of 175 Crores.

Janatha Garage, which had Mohanlal in an important role, fetched 135 Crores in total. Now, we have to wait and see whether Pulimurugan would break the records of Janatha Garage to become the third highest grossing South Indian film of 2016.

Pulimurugan Box Office: Beats Sarrainodu To Become The Fourth Highest South Indian Grosser Of 2016! - Filmibeat

 

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Vineeth Sreenivasan's Aby To Hit The Theatres In January...


Vineeth Sreenivasan is back to acting after a brief break and the actor would be seen doing the lead role in an upcoming film Aby, directed by Srikanth Murali. The first look poster of the film that was released recently did garner the attention of the people.
The shoot of the film has been completed and post-production works of the film is going at full swing. Reportedly, the makers are planning to release the film on January 20, 2017, making it one of the first releases of 2017.



According to the reports, Vineeth Sreenivasan would be seen doing the title role in the film. The actor portrays the role of a young guy who aims to make an aeroplane one day. Reportedly, it is a challenging role for the actor and he would be seen portraying the different stages of the character in the film.

The film has its script written by Santhosh Aechikkanam. The film marks the debut of Srikanth Murali, who is an ad film-maker. The director played the role of an advocate in the film Action Hero Biju, which did win him wide appreciation.

Aby also features actor Aju Varghese in an important role. The film has been produced by Suvin Varkey.

Vineeth Sreenivasan's Aby To Hit The Theatres In January! - Filmibeat

 

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After 'Pulimurugan' Mulakupadam Films with Dileep's 'Ramaleela'...

After 'Pulimurugan', Tomichen Mulakupadam's Mulakupadam Films has announced their next project. The movie titled 'Ramaleela' features Dileep in the lead role.

'Ramaleela' is a political thriller directed by debutant Arun Gopi. The script is written by Sachi. Prayaga Rose Martin is the heroine.

Dileep does the role of an MLA in this humorous political thriller. More details are yet to be disclosed.

Dileep will join the sets of 'Ramaleela' after the post production works of 'Georgettan's Pooram', and the first schedule shoot of Ratheesh Ambatt's 'Kammara Sambhavam', and Ramachandra Babu's 'Professor Dinkan'.

After 'Pulimurugan' Mulakupadam Films with Dileep's 'Ramaleela'

 

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Marupadi Movie Review...

Review: With its fair share of pitfalls and loopholes, our legal justice system has been existing in our midst, to make important decisions on people lives, for long. When women are at its receiving end, the system gets a lot more skewed. Marupadi, a film by V M Vinu, typifies such a frightful situation, demanding some scary answers and solutions if any.

Sarah (Bhamaaa), an orphan, is happily married to banker Aby (Rahman) and has a teenaged daughter Riya (Nayanthara). A career-crisis situation lands the family in Kolkata, where an unexpected turn of events pushes them into a couple of horrendous experiences.

Marupadi is a relevant film, asking the right questions that ring aloud in the minds of most women and parents. It has a storyline that the viewers can sympathize with, and it acknowledges uncomfortable truths about the systems meant to protect us. At some point in time, we might also have come across such instances in real life. All that varies is probably, the degree of harassment for the people at its mercy and yes, the film has its intentions right.

The points at which the movie falters are the presentation and that too, with a handful of ‘cringe worthy’ moments, as opposed to its trailer that gives away the impression that it is a thriller. For instance, the interview scene of the first half - the director’s intention was bringing on some light moments and laughter, but it ends up being too silly and distasteful. Similarly, one can hardly digest the manner in which the ‘gentlemanly’ Aby behaves with Sarah in the car, the first time they meet after growing up. There are many moments at which you also feel that the pairing of Rahman and Bhamaa is a bit too odd and awkward. In the intense second half that mostly holds up, what stands out unpleasantly is a long, important speech. It presents some valid points, no doubt, but the heavy dose of drama distracts the audience to the extent that the focus changes to how theatrical it might get.

Those among the audience who love family drama might put up with it, but definitely not the crowd that’s looking for an edge-of-the seat thriller.

Marupadi Movie Review, Trailer, & Show timings at Times of India

 

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Jayasurya's 'Fukri' movie trailer released...

 

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Mohanlal's 'Munthirivallikal Thalirkkumbol' Official Trailer released...