Malayalam Movies Updates

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Vineeth Sreenivasan To Romance Rajisha Vijayan...

Vineeth Sreenivasan, the actor-director is all set to romance young actress Rajisha Vijayan on his next project. As per the latest reports, Vineeth and Rajisha are joining hands for the upcoming Leo Thaddeus movie.Reportedly, the actor-director is playing the central character Alby in the movie. Alby is the son of a Jacobite priest, who aspires to become a film-maker, and joins a film set as an assistant director.Rajisha Vijayan, who made her acting debut with Anuraga Karikkin Vellam, appears as Alby's girlfriend, who eventually gets married to him. Rajisha is sharing the screen with Vineeth, for the first time in her career.

Renji Panicker will essay the role of Alby's father. The movie will also feature Anusree and Vijay Babu in pivotal roles. The untitled project will have Lal, Lalu Alex, Murali Gopy, Harish Kanaaran, etc. in the supporting roles.If things fall in place, the movie will start rolling on February 24 in Kochi, and will be filmed at the various locations of Kochi, Muvattupuzha, and Kothamangalam. The team is expected to announce the further details soon.Vineeth Sreenivasan is currently on a break from direction and is planning to concentrate on acting. Rajisha Vijayan, on the other hand, is all set to release her second outing, the Dileep starring Georgettan's Pooram, this March.

Vineeth Sreenivasan To Romance Rajisha Vijayan - Filmibeat

 

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Mohanlal's Yodha 2 Might Happen: Sangeeth Sivan...

Yodha, the 1992-released Sangeeth Sivan movie still remains as one of the most talked-about films in Mohanlal's career. In a recent interview, director Sangeeth Sivan opened up about teaming up with Mohanlal once again.

Interestingly, director Sangeeth admitted that a sequel might happen for the adventure comedy movie. But, the film-maker also remarked that directing a Mohanlal project in current scenario demands a lot of homework.

Sangeeth Sivan feels that there is no point in associating with Mohanlal for an ordinary film while considering the actor's current career track. If the team is associating once again, the movie should be a never-seen-before experience.

According to the director, Yodha was a crazy idea of a team of youngsters, which fortunately fell into place. Sangeeth Sivan states that he will only do the sequel, if he gets an idea as crazy as the original, which was a path-breaking attempt.

Mohanlal-Sangeeth Sivan duo has teamed up during the 90's for several popular films, including Yodha, Gandharvam, Nirnayam, etc. It will be definitely interesting to watch the actor-duo together, once again.

But, it is a fact that we cannot really imagine a sequel for Yodha, without the presence of the super versatile actor Jagathy Sreekumar. If at all Yodha 2 happens, we will definitely miss Jagathy Sreekumar's presence.

Mohanlal's Yodha 2 Might Happen: Sangeeth Sivan - Filmibeat

 

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Dileep's new organisation of theatre owners gets a name...

The new organisation of theatre owners in Kerala provided the much needed vent earlier this month, when it played a pivotal role in settling the standoff between theatre owners and producers.
Now, the organisation has got a name. It will be called the Film Exhibitors' United Organisation of Kerala (FEUOK) with Dileep serving as its president and Anthony Perumbavoor as the vice president.

Dileep had also told the media that he would represent the body in the future meetings between the government and film councils in the State.

feuok: Dileep's new organisation of theatre owners gets a name - Times of India

 

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Biju Menon Injured During Lakshyam's Shoot...!

The shoot of the upcoming Malayalam film Lakshyam is moving at a fast pace. The film, directed by debutant Ansar Khan features Biju Menon and Indrajith in the lead roles.
Now, certain reports have come in that actor Biju Menon has suffered an injury during the shoot of the film. Reportedly, the actor did suffer a hand injury, while filming a running sequence of the movie.

According to the reports, the actor has had a hairline fracture, after he fell on his hands on a rocky area. Due to the actor's injury, the team has decided to stop the shoot for the time being.

The shoot of the film will resume once the actor recovers completely from his injury. The team is expected to get back to filming after a week's time.

Lakshyam, has its script written by Jeethu Joseph and the movie is expected to be in the lines of a thriller. The film will have its major portions shot in the forest areas.

Biju Menon and Indrajith will be seen in the role of convicts in the movie. The former will portray a character named Musthafa whereas the latter would appear as Vimal. The film also features Shivada Nair in important role.

OH NO! Biju Menon Injured During Lakshyam's Shoot! - Filmibeat

 

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Vishal To Join Mohanlal-B Unnikrishnan Project...

Vishal, the popular Tamil actor is all set to make his Malayalam movie debut, with the upcoming Mohanlal project, directed by B Unnikrishnan. Mohanlal announced the news on his official Facebook page, recently.Director Unnikrishnan, on the other hand, posted a picture with Vishal on his Facebook page, and confirmed that he will be playing a pivotal role in the movie. The untitled project is expected to go on floors soon.The movie is produced by Rockline Venkatesh, the producer of several popular films including Bajrangi Bhaijaan and Linga, for Rockline Productions. The female lead and rest of the star cast are yet to be finalised.

Vishal who has already established himself as one of the leading actors of Kollywood, is reportedly quite excited about his Malayalam debut. If the reports are to be true, the actor is playing a negative role in the movie.

The movie marks the fourth association of Mohanlal-B Unnikrishnan duo, who has earlier joined hands for the movies Madampi, Grandmaster, and Mr Fraud. The project is reportedly scripted by Unnikrishnan, himself.Madampi and Grandmaster, the first two associations of Mohanlal-B Unnikrishnan duo, were critically and commercially successful ventures. But their third association Mr Fraud ended up as a flop.

CONFIRMED: Vishal To Join Mohanlal-B Unnikrishnan Project! - Filmibeat

 

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Aby gets a go-ahead, no issues with Vimanam...

Upcoming film Aby starring Vineeth Sreenivasan has received a clean chit from the court. The team of Prithviraj starrer Vimanam has a similiar theme, that of a young man who builds an aircraft and aspires to fly, and had filed a case against the team of Aby.

Initially, Aby's script was supposed to be just about a young man's love for flying but later, on hearing about a real-life person Saji Thomas, a deaf-mute who wishes to fly, the writer, Santosh Etchikkanam, added bits from his life into the script. In the meantime, a certain Pradeep M Nair bought the rights of a film with Saji Thomas's real life story and the two stories clashed.
As of now, Aby will go on floors first.

aby film: Aby gets a go-ahead, no issues with Vimanam - Times of India

 

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Do not compare my film with Jacobinte Swargarajyam: Sathyan Anthikad...

Reacting to the claims that Sathyan Anthikad's just released movie Jomonte Suvisheshangal is a Dulquer version of Vineeth Srenivasan's Nivin Pauly starrer movie Jacobinte Swargarajyam, the director said, "We aren't fools to copy an already released movie. Just because both films talk about the relationship between a dad and a son, it should not be compared."
Its scribe Iqbal Kuttipuram had already explained that though the films have a basic theme, there is nothing common about the two films. He also said that Vineeth and he are good friends and when they discussed about the common plot, the both had said that there is nothing common in the films. It is an incident which can happen in any family.

Do not compare my film with Jacobinte Swargarajyam: Sathyan Anthikad - The Times of India

 

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Director Harikumar to start shooting movie on child prodigy Clint...

Acclaimed director Harikumar's next film will be on Kochi's child prodigy and artiste Edmund Thomas Clint. While he passed away in 1983 at the age of six, he left behind over 30,000 paintings.

Harikumar, who had first announced a project based on the life of the whizkid, was on the hunt for its protagonist and auditioned over 800 children across India before he finalised on his hero.

The director tells us that he would announce the hero as well actor who would play his parents in February. "The movie will go on floors by the first week of February," he says.

Director Harikumar to start shooting movie on child prodigy Clint - Times of India

 

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Unni Mukundan turns lyricist and singer for Achayans...

The six-pack-hunk of M-town, Unni Mukundan is happy that he got to explore another creative side of his. And you know how? He recently wrote the lyrics for a song in Achayans and also sung it!
A visibly excited Unni says, "It was something which I had never done earlier and it sounds really cute and beautiful!"

The film's music is by Ratheesh Vega. Talking about his singing experience, the actor says, "Though I have given voice overs for my movies, I never had an experience of singing in a studio. It took Ratheeshettan and me five hours to write the lyrics and I sang it in just one-and-a-half hours. We just finished the recording on Sunday."

Quiz the actor as to what prompted him to try singing, Unni reveals, "We had a small after shoot party recently at Vagamon and we were all singing. As the impromptu session gained momentum, it turned out to be a jugalbandi session between Jayaramettan and me. While everybody was cheering for us, the director of the movie, Kannan Thamarakulam suggested why don't I sing for the film."

Unni says that he was a bit hesitant and that's when Ratheesh Vega too motivated him to try. "Ratheeshettan encouraged me and we thought of coming up with something that suits the movie," he adds.

On the song, the composer tells us that it will be a three-and-a-half minute long romantic melody. "It was a surprise for me to know that there is a singer beneath his six packs," says Ratheesh, who also had made Amala Paul and Prakash Raj sing for the film.

Achayans: Unni Mukundan turns lyricist and singer for Achayans - Times of India