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Mohanlal's Puli Murugan Audio Launched...!

Mohanlal starrer Puli Murugan is all set for a big release tomorrow(October 7, 2016). Meanwhile, team Puli Murugan launched the audio of Puli Murugan in a function, which was held in Kochi on October 5, 2016.The audio launch ceremony of Puli Murugan was held at hotel Crown Plaza in Kochi. Mohanlal, who plays the lead role in the film was present at the event.
Apart from Mohanlal, actors like Bala and Vinu Mohan were also present during the function. Both the actors play important roles in the film. Gopi Sunder who has set the tunes for the songs in the film, was also present at the function.

Interestingly, the main crew members of the film were not seen for the audio launch ceremony. Director Vysakh and writer Udayakrishna couldn't make it for the event as they were busy with the releasing formalities of the film.Puli Murugan is set for a grand release and reportedly, the film would be releasing in around 325 theatres worldwide. In Kerala alone, the film would be released in 165 theatres.The film has set a new record in the number of fans shows as well. The fan shows are expected to begin by 8 AM.Apart from Mohanlal, Puli Murugan also features actore like Lal, Jagapathi Babu, Suraj Vemjaramoodu, Kamalini Mukherjee, Vinu Mohan, Bala, Kishore, Siddique etc. in prominent roles.

Mohanlal's Puli Murugan Audio Launched! - Filmibeat

 

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Pulimurugan Movie Review...!!!

Review: Director Vysakh’s 'Pulimurugan' has been in the making for over a year and the audience expectation has fluctuated during the period, with its continuous pushing of release dates for re-shoots and post production work. So much that the anticipation has partly fizzled out and the filmmaker could have easily buckled under all that pressure of it being one of Mohanlal’s biggest films. However, that’s definitely not the case.

The movie’s protagonist 'Pulimurugan', is a proverbial saviour for his villagers as he kills man-eaters that saunter into their territory. That plotline makes for several hunting sequences with tigers. The movie’s strength though is a fleshed out story and pacy screenplay that takes its protagonist out of the wild and puts him in the world of ruthless men – a scenario where the hunter becomes the prey. This leaves his village vulnerable to the predators and him fending off unfamiliar foes. How Murugan and his family try and overcome these challenges make the movie.

The film starts out introducing the audience to a pre-teen Murugan avenging the death of his father, who was killed by a tiger. The first 15 minutes are gripping with the chase between the man-eater and the boy clearly setting the mood for a stylish film. However, that’s not all that its director and scriptwriter Udaykrishna deliver. The movie has a good enough story to keep the audience engaged while providing ample thrills through Peter Hein-choreographed fantastic action sequences.

In the first half, Mohanlal though looks old to play the part, and his energy and screen presence is found lacking. However, by the second half, his character is fleshed out and the protagonist truly delivers. The movie doesn’t have any punch dialogues but has enough charismatic scenes to have the fans raving about. Lal and Suraj Venjaramoodu play able sidekicks to the superstar. Kamalinee Mukherjee as Pulimurugan’s wife Myna and Jagapati Babu as Daddy Girija too do justice to their characters.

The movie could have done away with a character or two. Makarand Deshpande and Kishore have roles that move the story forward but at times they come off as an afterthought.

The action department deserves applause for making the scenes believable and stylish. It could have been easy to make the action go over the top, especially when the protagonist is a wild hunter outwits a 400 kg tiger with ease. The editing is crisp. Gopi Sundar is in top form with a brilliant accompaniment of rousing theme music that adds to the movie’s mass elements.

Though the plot is nothing new, it’s well presented with the editing department making the 161-minute runtime a breeze.

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

 

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Thoppil Joppan Movie Review...!!!

Review: Giving an ‘achayan flavour’ to dialogues, costumes and settings has been a popular tactic for comic relief in Mollywood for long, and for his latest film, Johny Antony too has tried the same formula. A popcorn entertainer with a decent storyline, however, 'Thoppil Joppan' isn’t a movie that fully depends on the cultural stereotypes alone, to say the story. Joppan and his cronies are all about kabbadi, alcohol and camaraderie and what you get to watch is vignettes from the protagonist’s love life.

Joppan (Mammootty) is the typical ‘jubba-wearing,’ ‘cooling glass sporting’ strong-spined achayan, who drinks heavily to forget the pain of losing Annie (Andrea Jeremiah), the woman he loved. He stands up for his loved ones fearlessly, and his family is concerned about his devil-may-care attitude and drunkenness. He once meets a young girl named Maria (Mamta Mohandas) who reminds him a lot of Annie. But does he get to impress her?

As always, Mammootty looks a true blue, handsome achayan in the film and he proves again that none else can outdo him when it comes to carrying off the role. His charisma upstages everyone else in the movie and when he makes an appearance in slow motion in the classic white-and-white ethnic avatar, you can’t help but be glued to every ounce of it on screen. An average, almost-predictable storyline also chugs alongside making the film an OK experience, but there’s nothing more to it that makes the film anything exceptional.

When one discovers that Salim Kumar is also part of the movie, that too in a role with a lot of humour potential, expectations soar. However, like many films of the recent times, Thoppil Joppan also turns to some of our evergreen comedy dialogues – used in the films of the same actors in this movie, sadly – to spark fun. Since when is it that M-town turned so bereft of quality, original comic one liners? One can’t help wondering… Mammootty tries his hand a bit at shaking a leg, probably to generate some laughs, but doesn’t help much. Andrea doesn’t seem to be out of her Annayum Rasoolum mode yet and doesn’t get much space to perform.

Predictably, Joppan can be easily endearing for the numerous all-embracing Mammootty fans and for the rest, it can be one of those boilerplate films with glimpses that remind you of films like 'Kottayam Kunjachan'.

Thoppil Joppan Movie Review, Trailer, & Show timings at Times of India

 

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'Kavi Udheshichadhu..?' releasing on October 8th...

'Kavi Udheshichadhu..?' featuring Asif Ali, Biju Menon, and Narain in the main roles will release on this Saturday.

The movie is directed by Thomas Liju Thomas, the director of the critically acclaimed short film "Ramaniyechiyude Naamathil".

The story takes place in a hillside village. The script is penned by Thomas and Martin Duro. Anju Kurien is the heroine. The cinematography is done by Shahanad Jalal and the music is scored by Jakes Bejoy and Vinu Thomas.

'Kavi Udheshichadhu..?' is produced under the banner Adams World of Imagination by Asif Ali, Sajin Jaffer, and Brijesh Mohammed.

'Kavi Udheshichadhu..?' releasing on October 8th

 

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Kavi Udheshichathu? Movie Review...

Review: Movies about successful sportsmen or a sport in itself has been the ‘in thing’ in the tinsel town off late and with Kavi Udheshichathu, Mollywood presents its second movie that has volleyball as its core, this season. A few good and unethical players, non-sports reasons to give the game their blood, parallelly running romantic tracks, underdog teams and an extremely predictable climax - A film that has no bearing on its title, Kavi Udheshichathu is a sum total of everything in a checklist sports movie.



Set in a rustic village that has generations of volleyball fans and players, the movie has a group of jobless yet spirited youngsters, led by Jimmy (Asif Ali), at its heart. Vattathil Bosco (Narain), a faint-hearted yet boastful rich man conducts volleyball tournaments at the village often and Jimmy and friends decide to field a team, compelled by a few turn of events. In the true ‘spirit’ of the tournament, gamesters also bet alliances with each other in a huff, with tension mounting on both fronts.



The achayan-style dhothi-kurthi-cooling glass look suits Narain, but he somewhere lacks the ‘X factor’ required to pull off the character. Asif Ali’s village lad avatar is decent but other than that, there’s nothing striking about his Jimmy. The film turns predictable in no time and what it survives on is a handful of moments of tomfoolery by a few in the supporting cast like Balu Varghese. Though the movie is only just above two hours, you feel that it takes forever to wrap up, thanks to a foreseeable ending and snail-paced narrative. There is something utterly empty about the film, though it has a decent story and some good actors. On the whole, there is hardly anything that keeps you glued to the screen and understand what Kavi Udheshichathu.

There’s no harm in giving the film a try if you are one of those patient, any-film-works-for-me viewers.

Kavi Udheshichathu? Movie Review, Trailer, & Show timings at Times of India

 

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Oppam Box Office: 30 Days Worldwide Collections...

Oppam, the Mohanlal starrer had already emerged as the biggest hit of the year. The movie, which is written and directed by Priyadarshan, has been widely accepted by both the audiences and critics.

The latest reports from the trade analysts suggest that Oppam has made a total gross collection of about 45 Crores from the worldwide box office, within the first 30 days of its release.
Reportedly, the movie has made a gross collection of 35 Crores from the Kerala box office alone, within the first 30 days. Oppam has collected 3.5 Crores from the outside Kerala releasing centres.
The movie has collected more than 1 Crore, jointly from the UK and USA releasing centres. Oppam has also collected about 4.5 Crores from the UAE box office, within the first 3 days of its release.

The trade experts estimate that Oppam will be able to cross the 50-Crore marks, within a week's time. If that happens, the movie will emerge as the 5th highest ever grosser of Malayalam movie industry.
But, the release of Pulimurugan has surely affected the performance of Oppam at the box office. We hope that the movie will be able to get back to its old form, once the initial hype of Pulimurugan dies down.

Oppam Box Office: 30 Days Worldwide Collections - Filmibeat

 

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Pulimurugan First Day Box Office Collections: Breaks Kasaba Record...

Pulimurugan, the Mohanlal starrer has made a tremendous opening at the box office. As expected, Pulimurugan broke the initial collection record of Mammootty's Kasaba, thus emerging as the Malayalam movie to make the biggest box office opening.

According to the trade analysts, Pulimurugan has made a whopping initial collection of Rs. 4.8 Crores from the Kerala box office. It is the first Malayalam movie to cross the 4-Crore mark on its release day.
Kasaba, which marked the directorial debut of Nithin Renji Panicker had made a gross collection of 2.48 Crores on its releasing day, from the Kerala box office. It is one of the biggest blockbusters of 2016.

The trade experts and the Pulimurugan team expect that the movie will collect more than 100 Crores within its lifetime run and surely surpass the record of Mohanlal's Drishyam, thus becoming the biggest hit of the actor's career.

Interestingly, Pulimurugan was released in about 214 screens (including the special shows and fan shows) in Kerala, thus emerging as the biggest ever release in the history of Malayalam movie industry.
The movie, which stars Mohanlal in the title role Murugan, is an out-and-out action thriller which will surely entertain the action movie lovers and Mohanlal fans. Pulimurugan is directed by Vysakh, and produced by Tomichan Mulakupadam for Mulakupadam Films.

Pulimurugan First Day Box Office Collections: Breaks Kasaba Record! - Filmibeat

 

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Thoppil Joppan Box Office: First Day Kerala Collections...

Thoppil Joppan, the Mammootty starring comical entertainer, has made a decent opening at the box office. The movie directed by Johny Antony has succeeded in impressing the family audiences and comedy film lovers.

As per the latest updates from the trade analysts, Thoppil Joppan has made a gross collection of 1.55 Crores from the Kerala box office. The movie has also made a share of 73 Lakhs.
It is surely not a highly impressive opening for a Mammootty film. But, the release of Mohanlal's highly anticipated big budget movie Pulimurugan has affected the collections of its contemporary releases.
When compared to Mammootty's last release White, the movie has surely made a decent start at the box office. Reportedly, Thoppil Joppan has collected around 6 Lakhs from the Ernakulam multiplexes alone.

Mammootty essays the titular character Joppan in the movie, which is scripted by Ordinary fame Nishad Koya. Mamtha Mohandas and Andrea Jeremiah have essayed the female leads in Thoppil Joppan.
Harisree Ashokan, Salim Kumar, Renji Panicker, Suresh Krishna, Alancier, Saju Navodaya, Baby Akshara, etc., played the supporting roles. Thoppil Joppan is produced Noushad and Jeevan, under the banner Grande Productions.

Thoppil Joppan Box Office: First Day Kerala Collections - Filmibeat

 

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Prithviraj Clarifies Few Things About Lucifer...!


Prithviraj had recently announced that his debut directorial venture would be Mohanlal starrer Lucifer, which would have its script written by Murali Gopy. Since then, fans of both the actors have been vocal about the upcoming film. Even some posters of the film were circulating online, which won the attention of the viewers.

But now, actor Prithviraj has come forward and clarified few things about Lucifer. Prithviraj took to Facebook to send out a post regarding the same.

The actor started off thanking all the audiences for all the support that they are giving for Lucifer. He stated that the posters and trailers of the film that are doing the rounds are unofficial and are purely fan made ones. He also confirmed that these posters don't have anything to do with the character of Mohanlal in the film.
According to Prithviraj, the film is in its initial stages and the makers have to go a long way before revealing any further details about the film.
Lucifer, will be produced by Antony Perumbavoor under the banner of Aashirvad Cinemas. There are also certain reports doing the rounds that another prominent actor from Mollywood would be doing an important role in the film along with Mohanlal.


Prithviraj Clarifies Few Things About Lucifer! - Filmibeat

 

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M-Town is all praise for Pulimurugan...

Actor Mohanlal's latest offering titled Pulimurugan has been garnering attention from critics and fans alike, and has been released to packed theatres.
As celebrities from the Malayalam film industry have been busy lauding the team's efforts, actor-director Vineeth Sreenivasan posted on his social networking page, "Pulimurugan is massive!! Phenomenal effort from Vyshakh ettan and team.. Mohanlal is a magician.. Hard work is evident in every frame.. I have not enjoyed an action film this much in a long time!!!! (sic)."
'Ann Maria Kalippilanu' director Midhun Manuel Thomas also said online that the film is an action extravaganza, and also applauded director Vysakh and the entire team of the film.

Vineeth Sreenivasan: M-Town is all praise for Pulimurugan - Times of India