Malayalam Movies Updates

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Mammootty's The Great Father To Release On March 30...

Mammootty's upcoming film The Great Father has been in the news since its time of announcement. The film is undoubtedly one of the most awaited movies of this year.

Earlier, the film was planned as a January release, but the theatre strike that hit the Malayalam film industry had forced the makers to push forward the release dates.

Now, the latest reports reveal that The Great Father will be hitting the theatres on March 30, 2017. No official confirmation has been made by the makers regarding the same.

The audiences are also eagerly awaiting for the teasers of the upcoming film. In fact, there are also certain reports doing the rounds that the makers might release the first official teaser of The Great Father on January 26, 2017.

Anyhow, The Great Father will be Mammootty's first Malayalam release of the year 2017. Meanwhile, the actor's Tamil film Peranbu is expected to hit the theatres before that. .

The Great Father has been directed by Haneef Adeni and the film also features actors like Sneha, Arya, Baby Anika etc., in important roles. The film is expected to deliver the much needed blockbuster for Mammootty.

Mammootty's The Great Father To Release On March 30? - Filmibeat

 

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Mammootty Turns Dwarf For Nadhirshah Movie...

Mammootty, the megastar is all set to associate with director Nadhirshah for his upcoming untitled project. Reportedly, the actor is playing a dwarf in the movie, which is scripted by Benny P Nayarambalam.Scriptwriter Benny revealed the news in the interview given to a national daily. According to the writer, Mammootty is playing a 4 ft tall man in the movie, which is expected to start rolling soon.Most of Mammootty's portions in the movie will be filmed with the help of computer graphics. The team is yet to finalise the title of the movie, female lead, rest of the star cast, and the technical crew.

Nadhirshah, who made his directorial debut with Amar Akbar Anthony, is on a high with the success of his second flick, Kattappanayile Rithwik Roshan. He is all excited to team up with Mammootty for his next.Mammootty, on the other hand, recently wrapped up the filming for his upcoming Ranjith movie, Puthan Panam. The movie, which is scripted by Ranjith himself, is slated to hit the theatres in May.The Great Father, the upcoming project of the megastar, is all set to be released in March 2017. Mammootty will be next seen in the upcoming projects of Shyam Dhar, Jeethu Joseph, Sethu, AK Sajan, etc.

Mammootty Turns Dwarf For Nadhirshah Movie! - Filmibeat

 

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Asif Ali's Next Gets An Interesting Title...

Asif Ali is all set to entertain his fans with some projects, which are expected to be sure bet as entertainers. After Thrissivaperoor Kliptham and Honey Bee 2, the actor has signed another entertainer, which has got an interesting tile.The upcoming film titled as Sunday Holiday, will be directed by Jis Joy, who earler made the film Bicycle Thieves with Asif Ali in the year 2013.

Interestingly, actress Aparna Balamurali has been roped in for this movie to play the female lead role. The actress has also been paired opposite Asif Ali in the upcoming film Thrissivaperoor Kliptham. Asif Ali would appear as a character named Amal whereas Aparna would be seen as Jis.
Apart from Asif Ali and Aparana, the film also features actors like Siddique, Dharmajan, Ramesh Pishorody, Bhagath Manuel, Alencier Ley etc., in important roles. Reportedly, Sunday Holiday, which has its script written by the director himself will be in the lines of a romantic comedy. The film is expected to go on florrs soon.Meanwhile, Asif Ali's next release is expected to be Honey Bee 2 directed by Lal Jr, which is qa sequel to the the 2013 film Honey Bee.

Asif Ali's Next Gets An Interesting Title! - Filmibeat

 

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Munthirivallikal Thalirkkumbol Box Office: First Weekend (3 Days) Kerala Collections...

Munthirivallikal Thalirkkumbol, the Mohanlal starring Jibu Jacob movie hit the theatres on January 20th, Friday. When it completed the first weekend of release, the Mohanlal movie has already earned the blockbuster status.

According to some unconfirmed sources close to the project, Munthirivallikal Thalirkkumbol has made a total gross collection of 8.65 Crores from the Kerala box office, within the first weekend (3 days) of its release.

However, the team has not confirmed the reports officially yet. If the reports are to be true, Munthirivallikal Thalirkkumbol has failed to break the first-weekend collection record set by Mohanlal's Pulimurugan, at the Kerala box office.

Munthirivallikal Thalirkkumbol made a great opening at the Kerala box office, by collecting about 3.09 Crores on its release day. The movie thus surpassed the initial collection of Dulquer Salmaan starrer Jomonte Suvisheshangal.
The movie is expected to enter the top 5 all time highest grossers list of Malayalam movie industry. Three Mohanlal movies, including Pulimurugan, Oppam, and Drishyam are in the first three positions, respectively.

If things fall in place, Munthirivallikal Thalirkkumbol will hit have a wide foreign release by the last week of January. The movie, which is scripted by M Sindhuraj, is produced by Sophia Paul for Weekend Blockbusters.

Munthirivallikal Thalirkkumbol Box Office: First Weekend (3 Days) Kerala Collections - Filmibeat

 

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Jomonte Suvisheshangal Box Office: 3 Days Collections...

Dulquer Salmaan starrer Jomonte Suvisheshangal, which released on January 19, 2017 amidst great expectations has had an impressive opening at the box office.

The film, which released in close to 150 theatres in Kerala had grossed approximately 2.72 Crores on its opening day at the Kerala box office. Now, certain unconfirmed reports reveal that the movie has fetched 6.15 Crores in its 3 days of run.

This is a pretty impressive number considering the fact that the film is a family entertainer. In fact, this is one of the best openings for a Sathyan Anthikkad movie.

Jomonte Suvisheshangal is doing a strong business in centres like Kochi, Calicut, Thiruvananthapuram etc. In Kochi multiplexes, the film raced to the 50 Lakh mark in just 4 days making it the third fastest Malayalam film to reach the mark.
Despite receiving some mixed reviews on its releasing day, the family audiences have lapped up the film. The Dulquer Salmaan factor has also helped the movie a lot in maintaining the momentum of the movie.

Well, so far it has been a smooth run for the film. Now, the coming days will decide the status of the movie at the box office. Going at this rate, the film might easily earn a superhit tag.

Jomonte Suvisheshangal Box Office: 3 Days Collections! - Filmibeat

 

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Kattappanayile Rithwik Roshan To Be Remade In Tamil...

Kattappanayile Rithwik Roshan, the Nadhirshah directed comedy entertainer has emerged as a commercial success. Now, the movie which is produced by actor Dileep, is all set to be remade in Tamil.

Director Nadhirshah has already begun the pre-production activities of Kattappanayile Rithwik Roshan remake, which marks his Tamil directorial debut. Lead actor Vishnu Unnikrishnan will reprise his role in the Tamil remake as well.

According to the sources close to the project, veteran Tamil actors Vadivelu and Sathyaraj have been roped in to play the other key roles in the project. The further details regarding the rest of the cast and crew are expected to be revealed soon.

Kattappanayile Rithwik Roshan, which is jointly scripted by lead actor Vishnu Unnikrishnan and Bibin George, revolves around the life of a not-so-handsome youngster who aspires to become a movie star.

The movie, which was the second directorial of Nadhirshah, featured a huge star cast including Salim Kumar, Siddique, Siju Wilson, Kalabhavan Shahjohn, Rahul Madhav, Abu Salim, Tara Kalyan, Seema G Nair, etc.

Prayaga Martin and Lijomol Jose essayed the female leads opposite Vishnu in the movie. Kattappanayile Rithwik Roshan Tamil remake is expected to start rolling soon and is slated to hit the theatres this summer.

Kattappanayile Rithwik Roshan To Be Remade In Tamil! - Filmibeat

 

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Mohanlal-Sreenivasan-Sathyan Anthikad Trio Is Back...

Here is a highly exciting news for all the Mohanlal fans out there. Sreenivasan, the actor-writer finally confirmed that he is teaming with Mohanlal and Sathyan Anthikad once again, for an upcoming project.Sreenivasan revealed the news during the interactive session with students, which was organised on the last day of Kerala State Youth Festival, in Kannur. He confirmed that the movie will start rolling this year.The rumours regarding the Mohanlal-Sreenivasan-Sathyan Anthikad project have been doing rounds from the past few months. The grapevine had suggested that Sreenivasan has already started scripting for the project.

However, the trio maintained silence over the reports. It was also reported that Mohanlal and Sreenivasan have finally ended their cold war, and decided to join hands soon for a new Priyadarshan project.
Even though both the actors confirmed that everything is fine between them, they dismissed the rumours regarding the Priyadarshan project. The Mohanlal-Sreenivasan duo last associated with Sathyan, for the 1989 movie Varavelppu.If the reports are to be believed, the upcoming Mohanlal-Sreenivasan-Sathyan Anthikad project will be a satirical drama, based on Kerala's current political environment. The team is expected to reveal the further details, soon.

IT'S OFFICIAL! Mohanlal-Sreenivasan-Sathyan Anthikad Trio Is Back - Filmibeat

 

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Jayaraj's Veeram Gets A Release Date...

Veeram, the prestigious project of veteran film-maker Jayaraj, is one of the most awaited Malayalam movies of the recent times. The film, which is touted to be the costliest Malayalam movie ever, is finally set to hit the theatres.

If reports are to be believed, the makers of the film have zeroed in February 24, 2017 as the release date of the movie. The film will be brought to the theatres by Lal Joses's LJ Films.

Earlier, there were reports that Veeram was eyeing the month of January for its release. But, the theatre strike did push ahead the release dates of most of the movies, which were planned as January releases.

Movies like Munthirivallikal Thalirkkumbol, Jomonte Suviseshangal, Fukri, Ezra etc., which were planned as Christmas releases are hitting the theatres one by one. According to the latest reports, new Malayalam films would hit the theatres after mid-February and Veeram will be one among them.

Veeram, which has been made simultaneously in English and Hindi, features Kunal Kapoor in the lead role. Veeram is also in the contention for the Oscar awards and one of the songs of the film has been shortlisted for the Best Original Score category.

FINALLY! Jayaraj's Veeram Gets A Release Date! - Filmibeat

 

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Mohanlal & Jagathy Sreekumar Back Together...

Mohanlal and Jagathy Sreekumar, the classic duo of Malayalam movie industry joined hands once again. Jagathy attended the recently held relaunch event of Mohanlal's official website thecompleteactor.com, as the chief guest.However, the fans of the duo were extremely excited to watch them together in a public event, after a very long gap. The pictures of Mohanlal and Jagathy Sreekumar, clicked during the event are going viral social media.

Mohanlal & Jagathy Sreekumar Back Together! - Filmibeat

 

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Talks on to classify theatres in Kerala according to amenities...

One of the major talking points during the recent film strike called by the film exhibitors was the quality of the theatres in the state. While the exhibitors claimed that the theatres under their association were all renovated, the producers claimed that many of the theatres are in deplorable condition. Very soon, an official classification of theatres might come up, which will put an end to this quandary.

The Government has called for a meeting on January 25 with all film related organisations including FEFKA, AMMA, MACTA and the theatre exhibitors associations. One of the plans in the agenda of the meeting is said to be the classification of theatres, among many other subjects.

G Sureshkumar, office-bearer of Producers Association and a member of Adoor Gopalakrishnan committee, which has put forward the recommendation for classification of theatres, informs that an attempt of classification was once started off during the 2012-2013 period by the then Minister Ganesh Kumar. "The Chalachithra Academy divided the theatres in the State into three regions — Trivandrum, Ernakulam and Calicut — and committees were formed in each region. The members of the committee would visit the theatres in the area and classify the theatres there, based on the cleanliness, hygiene of the bathrooms, parking facilities, visual and sound quality etc." After the inspection, the theatres with good facilities were given special benefits by the corporation and many theatre owners started renovating the theatres. The Govt theatres were also renovated during this period, providing competition for privately owned ones. Several new theatres were also started during the same period. "If the theatres are good, people will come for movies, and they wouldn't mind spending even `150 either. Collections increased during that period. However, many theatres were found to be deplorable as well, to such an extent that the audience might contract diseases due to the lack of hygiene. There was a move to deny new releases to such theatres.

However, the Kerala Film Exhibitor's Federation refused entry to the inspection committee and shut down many of their theatres. The next government did not take any interest in reviving the inspection and nothing more was done. We are hoping that the theatre classification will be an important agenda in the meeting on the 25th. There will be a re-inspection of the facilities in theatres, although we will have to start all over again," he says.

Some of the other recommendations put forward by the Adoor Gopalakrishnan Committee are the introduction of e-ticketing, tax reduction and a regulation of electricity bills among others.

Theatres in Kerala: Talks on to classify theatres in Kerala according to amenities - Times of India