Actor Jayasurya set to don RJs role
Actor Jayasurya is all set to essay the role of a RJ in Payyans, a movie by Leo Thadaevoo. The actor has said that no additional or special preparation was needed for this role as he did anchoring for a local channel. He did this before he joined the film industry. He has prior experience in the field and so he is confident that he would be able to essay this role with panache.
Anjali is the heroine of the movie and she is also a RJ in the movie! An abundance of radio jockeys as we can see! The story of the film involves a mother and a son. Rohini is the mother in the film and Lal essays the role of Jayasurya’s father.
The auspicious pre-release pooja was done last week in Kochi, where Oscar winner Resul Pookuty had lit the lamp.
The event was attended by Jayasurya, director Joshi, producer Naushad Kammu, and cinematographer S.G. Raman.
 Mammootty wants August 1 sequel
Megastar Mammootty is in the mood of making sequel to one of his old movies titled August 1, which was released on July 21, 1988.
Mammootty has also been affected by this season of sequels. The star played the role of Perumal, a brainy investigative officer in the original movie, which was a huge hit.
The original movie was directed by Sibi Malayil. Apart from Mammootty, the movie also starred Captain Raju, Prathapachandran, Innocent, Jagadish, Janardanan, Lizy, Mammukoya, Poojappura Radhakrishnan, Jagathi Sreekumar, Sreenath, Sukumaran, K.P.A.C. Sunny, Kollam Thulasi, Urvashi and Vijayan.
Director Sibi Malayil tried a different style to make this movie unlike his regular sentimental movies. Sibi Malayil will not probably direct the sequel to August 1. A new young director may be roped in for the sequel.
The movie is likely to go on the floors by the beginning of next year.
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Thiruvanathapuram International Film Festival begins
Noted director Budhadebdas Gupta will inaugurate the 15th Thiruvanathapuram International Film Festival at Kalabhavan Theatre on Friday 6.30 p.m. Hurt locker, which won six Oscar, directed by Kathryn Bigelow, will be the inaugural film. Kesari is the other venue. Chalachitra academy chairman K.R. Mohanan would preside over the function.
More than fifty films will be screened in the festival. Twenty two films will be showcased in world cinema category, nine films in Asian film category, six films in current masters category and retros of prominent directors will also be there. The festival will end on August 5.
Mookkilla Rajyathu 2 in the offing
As people remember, Mookkilla Rajyathu was one of the most rib-tickling movies of the 90s. Well, good news for the fans of the film, since a sequel to the movie is being planned.
The movie was directed by Thaha and featured Thilakan, Mukesh, Siddique, Jagathy Sreekumar. They all portrayed roles of mildly mentally disturbed people, who escape from a mental hospital collectively. The sequel would again be directed by Thaha and apart from Thilakan; the rest of the cast would be the same with some additions.
This time Suraj Venjaramoodu, Lal, and Jagadeesh join the earlier cast of Mukesh, Siddique and Jagathy Sreekumar. It is also said that a budding newcomer would be introduced as essaying the female main role. The shooting for the sequel should be starting in the month of August; however more details are needed for the confirmation of such news. So let’s just hope that the sequel lives up to the craze that its predecessor had created.
Pakistani cricketer Mohammed Asif invades Mollywood
Kaithpram Damodharan Namboothiri is busy with his first directorial venture Mazhavillinu Attam Vare. He has penned the screen play, lyrics and dialogue for this film. Pakistan fast bowler Mohammed Asif is going to play the lead role.
The story begins with the arrival of a Pakistan cricket player at Kannur in a coaching camp as a coach. When he travels from Lahore to Kerala, he has a personal mission too, and the story develops with the achievement of his goal.
Kaithapram's son Deepanguran will tune the music for his father's lyrics. Five songs, which include a Ghazal, will be mixed at London based studio. Prominent playback singers Yesudas, Sanker Mahadevan, Udit Narayan, K.S Chithra, Shreya Ghoshal and Deepanguran have rendered the songs.
The film is produced by A. Mukundan, a Sharjah based business man, under the banner of Valuvankadavu Creations. Its shooting will begin in September at Ezhimala and Valluvankadu Muthappan gramam.
Urvashi will play a greedy and dominating mother of Kunchacko Boban’s character. Shyamala gets into politics all of a sudden and becomes the minister of the state. She wants her son to marry a rich man’s daughter but he is in love with his colleague Vandana played by Bhama, a girl from a middle class family.
Debutant director Radhakrishnan Mangalathu, who is known for directing popular TV serials, has directed the movie. S. Gopakumar has produced Sakudumbam Shyamala under the banner of Kunchuveettil film.
Mohanlal to start Casanova in Sept.
Roshan Andrews has confirmed the Mohanlal starrer, big budgeted Casanova will start shooting from September 4 in Bangkok. The movie is being produced by Confident group’s Dr. P. J. Roy, who is based in Bangalore. The movie’s distribution rights have gone to Maxlab.
The actor Mohanlal would be seen in a totally new look for the film Casanova. The movie also stars Shreya Saran, Lakshmi Rai, Reema Kalingal, and Sanjana. Casanova is also going to be the debut of the newcomer Abhiram.
Bobby Sanjay is the script-writer for the film and it promises to be a speedy entertainer and will be full of entertainment so to speak.
Casanova might just be the costliest Malayalam movie ever, if the hype and the certain buzz are to be believed. The film is supposed to be shot at exotic locales like Bangkok, Malaysia, Dubai, and even Holland. The movie blends action and comedy with an unenviable flair.
Khushboo with Mammooty again!
Cochin, July.7 (NR): Khushboo was last seen in Malayalam in a remarkable role in 'Kayyoppu', the much acclaimed film directed by Ranjith.
She had played Mammootty's romantic interest in the film.
Now she is back in a stellar role in another film being directed by Ranjith, 'Pranchiyettan and the Saint', that again has the Megastar doing the lead role.
Khushboo is believed to be playing a role of great importance in the film, though she might not play the actor's love interest. Priyamani is the heroine of the film.
101 Uruppika progressing at fast pace
101 Uruppika, directed by A. Raju Ambaran is progressing at Cherayi. The story takes place in a village named Manchadikara. Sadasivan, a known broker in that village has a nickname 101 Uruppika. He got the nickname for his peculiar style of dealing things.
He makes contract with anybody for anything with an advance of Rs.101. Thus became the name 101 Uruppika Sadasivan. His daughter Nandini loves Kannan, a guy from the same village. During this period, superstar Sathyanath arrives. His aim is to acquire as much land as possible in that village. 101 Uruppika Sadasivan entertains him the most.
Jagathy plays the role of Sadasivan and Suraj as Sathyanath. Sruthi Lakshmi dons the role of Nandini and Saiju Kurup as Kannan. Rajesh Thirumala has penned the lyrics and Raghu Lathi has scored the music. Rajukrishna cranks the camera. Mujeeb Edavanna is producing it under the banner of Edavanna Films
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Courtesy: oneindia.in, rediff.com
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