After the recent comeback to commercial movies with B Unnikrishnan's 'Grandmaster', young actor Narein will be shortly seen as a cop again. This time he will be playing the same for the remake of the famous Kamal hassan movie 'Kaakkichattai'. The original featuring Kamal hassan as a youngster forced to play the role of cop was directed by Rajasekhar and featured Ambika and Madhavi as the heroines. This time Narein...
05:41:09 PM May 08, 2012
After the recent makeover in his image, actor Baburaj is finding it difficult to allot the dates for any movie coming his way. The actor who has also excelled in the recent 'Mayamohini' and 'Ordinary', will be seen in at least a dozen more films in the coming months. He will also play the lead in some of the films releasing this year. 'Dy S P Shankunni Uncle' by Sooryan...
04:46:14 PM May 08, 2012
Kochi: The Dirty Picture may have been one of the most popular Hindi films of 2011 but it appears not everyone is convinced that it was an authentic biopic on Silk Smitha's life. It is the argument of those pushing for a 'real' take on Silk Smitha that all was not 'Dirty' about the actor and that there were many critical aspects of her life that were ignored in Milan...
03:40:46 PM May 05, 2012
With the film, Dileep joins the league of actors like Kamal Haasan who have played a female character on screen for a large part of their film. ...
05:47:26 PM Apr 17, 2012
Malayalam actor Dileep's portrayal of female seductress in the film 'Mayamohini' is creating quite a buzz at the box office. ...
11:26:51 AM Apr 16, 2012
Kochi: Guess what is the cost of 'liking' a movie on Facebook. Close to Rs 5 lakh! Hard to believe? Exploiting the wide possibilities of online promotion of Malayalam movies, unauthorised internet marketing groups are becoming rampant in the state. Interestingly, these groups are taking advantage of the scope of social networking sites like Facebook. These batches of online promoters offer comprehensive packages to directors and producers, including more than...
03:10:47 PM Apr 14, 2012
New Delhi: The code to make an exuberant comic entertainer is not easy to crack. But for the duo of Rafi and Mecartin, making a comic drama is not something they sweat over. In fact, it's a challenge that they are always eager to take up. The writers-turned-directors are coming up with a new movie this year, their third flick with Mohanlal. "Our next directorial venture will have Mohanlal playing...
03:18:33 PM Apr 10, 2012
Grandmaster is an upcoming Malayalam action thriller film directed by B Unnikrishnan. It stars Mohanlal, Anoop Menon, Narain, Priyamani and Jagathy Sreekumar in the lead roles. The film is produced by UTV Motion Pictures and is set to be released on April 27, 2012. Mohanlal plays a police officer in the film. ...
05:55:37 PM Apr 03, 2012
Kozhikode: Thousands turned up to bid adieu to eminent scriptwriter T Damodaran, who passed away on Wednesday, at the Town Hall on Thursday. Damodaran's body was later cremated with state honours at the crematorium on Mavoor Road. Earlier, personalities from social, political, literary and film spheres came to pay their last respects to Damodaran. Film directors Hariharan, Sathyan Anthikad, Jayaraj, Siddique, Suveeran, Ali Akbar and V M Vinu, scriptwriters S...
02:53:05 PM Apr 02, 2012
Kozhikode: A three-member medical team from Christian Medical College hospital, Vellore, today examined veteran Malayalm film actor Jagathy Sreekumar, being treated at a private hospital here after his March 10 accident. The team expressed satisfaction over the recovery the actor has made, sources at Malabar Institute of Medical Sciences said. Kerala Assembly Speaker G Karthikeyan, who had also visited the hospital recently, said Chief Minister Oommen Chandy had intervened to...
05:14:20 PM Mar 30, 2012
Mumbai: Getting an award is always special but receiving one from one's own community and hometown adds an extra dimension to the experience. Though Asin Thottumkal is tied up with the promotions of her upcoming film and travelling, she took time off recently to make a trip to Thiruvananthapuram where she was honoured by the government of Kerala. The actress was awarded for her achievements and success in the field...
12:27:47 PM Mar 29, 2012
Kozhikode: T Damodaran, known for scripting successful films like "Angaadi", "Ee Nadu" and "Avanazhi", died on Wednesday at his residence here, according to family sources. He was 77. He is survived by three daughters, including Deedi Damodaran, an upcoming scriptwriter. In a career spanning more than three decades, he scripted close to 50 Malayalam films. He is billed to have created the current superstars of Malayalam cinema - Mammootty, Mohanlal...
12:24:18 PM Mar 28, 2012
Kochi: The grand old man of Malayalam films Jose Prakash passed away Saturday afternoon at a private hospital here, family sources said. Thespian Prakash, 86, will be remembered for his villainous roles in which he smoked a pipe and wore jackets - giving Malayalam films a touch of Hollywood, way back in the late seventies. Incidentally, Prakash took up singing after voluntary retirement from the British Indian Army. He formed...
05:30:56 PM Mar 24, 2012
Kozhikode: Malayalam film actor Jagathy Sreekumar is recovering well after three operations to fix fractures on his hand, leg and hip following the March 10 accident, doctors attending on him said. "The operations to fix fractures on the right hip, right thigh and right foream were completed successfully by 6 PM yesterday after a seven-hour long operation," Dr Abdullah Cherakkat, Managing Director, Malabar Institute of Medical Sciences (MIMS) hospital, told...
02:04:41 PM Mar 14, 2012
Kozhikode: Popular Malayalam film actor Jagathy Sreekumar was seriously injured in a road mishap in neighbouring Malappuram district on Saturday, police said. The 61-year-old Sreekumar, who sustained injuries on chest and abdomen areas, was rushed to a private hospital here where he underwent an abdomen surgery to arrest internal bleeding. Hospital sources said the actor's condition was stable but will be under 48-hour observation and he had been put on...
10:15:13 PM Mar 10, 2012
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