At a time when action films relied heavily on time-tested formulas, 'Vyooham', released in 1990, was distinctive in many ways. The technological brilliance was one and the film introduced Raghuvaran, an accredited baddie of the time, as the hero. Though the movie received average response at the box office, it brought a wind of change to the industry. Two years later, the director of the movie, Sangeeth Sivan, again took...
11:19 AM, May 31, 2012
As a part of his crisis management arising due to the continuous flop show of his films, Megastar Mammootty has preponed the shoot of his new project with director Ranjith. The movie will be the first project as a producer from Mammootty's Manager George. Shankar Ramakrishnan of 'Urumi' fame will script this movie which will start its production activities by June, soon after the release of Ranjith's Mohanlal film Spirit....
02:36 PM, May 22, 2012
As his last seven films have failed to keep the Box Office happy, Megastar Mammootty is on the plan to set things right. As a right initiative, he has decided not to compromise on scripts and has asked the directors of his new projects to make the necessary changes. While some of his already announced projects like Vinod Vijayan's 'Pickpocket' and VM Vinu's 'Ganapathy' stands cancelled, Mammootty also has advised...
05:55 PM, May 18, 2012
It is raining scripts from Anoop Menon. The time is such that not a single day passes without the announcement of a movie with Anoop Menon playing the lead or writing the scripts. The latest we hear is that Anoop will shortly join Megasstar Mammootty for a new movie. In fact, he will be scripting this movie for director Renjith.This project to be produced by Madhavan Nair under the banner...
02:31 PM, Apr 27, 2012
Making its way out of all nasty comments from critics Mamootty-Lal combo's latest "Cobra' has proved to be a hit Malayalam movie. The movie which was completed in a little more than three crores is said to have made more than five crores in its run of two weeks. The movie is sure to make profits when the satellite rights will be added to its theatre collections. Interestingly, Lal who...
12:41 PM, Apr 27, 2012
Kochi: Dulquar Salman's debut film 'Second Show' did reasonable business at the box office, but it hasn't stopped filmmakers to offer films to the youngster. The young actor, who is Malayalam superstar Mammootty's son, is happy with his profession and the way his acting career is shaping up. Speaking to IANS, Salman, who used to look after his father's money matters before taking up acting, said his second film 'Ustad...
04:32 PM, Apr 14, 2012
Cast: Mammootty, Poonam Bajwa, Adithya, Mohan, Innocent, Neenasam Achyutha, Sharathi Lohithashwa, Sathish, Neenasam Aswath, Mathew, Sihi Kahi Chandru, and others Direction: Abhaya Simha 'Shikari' shows the sparks of brilliance in Abhaya Simha as a writer. He has written a good script and even dialogues make a good impact. The film distinguishes itself from normal Kannada films in the way it has been written. It is plausible that Abhaya convinced Malayalam...
03:33 PM, Apr 01, 2012
It was under the direction of hit-makers like K Madhu ('Mounam Sammatham'), Maniratnam, (Dalapathy) and P Balachandar (Azhakan), that Kerala's own Mammootty forayed into the Tamil scene. Now, the megastar is all set to enter Sandalwood, and it is the one -film-old Abhay Sinha who has the privilege to introduce him to Karnataka. The biggest strength of the young director is that his maiden movie - 'Gubbachigalu' - itself had...
04:23 PM, Mar 12, 2012
Kochi:'Second Show', the debut film of Mammootty's son Dulquar Salman, has hit the theatres and the newcomer says his father's goodwill has given him a head start, but admits that he will have to work hard to carve a niche for himself. "Without doubt, his (Mammootty) goodwill has given me a head start. I know very well now that I will have to work hard because that is the only...
06:18 PM, Feb 05, 2012
New Delhi: Dulquer Salmaan always remembers the transition that used to come over his father, superstar Mammootty in public. "We could be going for a wedding reception," he says. "In the car, our family (including mother Sulfath, and sister Surumi) are normal, regular people having a conversation." But once they reach the venue, something would come over Mammootty. "He would become this star radiating charisma," says Dulquer. "You could not...
08:17 PM, Feb 01, 2012
New Delhi: Malayalam star Mammootty's son Dulquar Salman tied the knot with Sufia on December 22, 2011 in Chennai. Manmootty had taken time off from his movies to make sure he was there for his son's wedding. ...
06:11 PM, Dec 23, 2011
Thiruvananthapuram: The waning charisma of superstars, a drought at the box office and dearth of new faces...it was another bad year for the Malayalam film industry. Despite several releases, the three ageing Malayalam superstars - Mammootty, 60, Suresh Gopi, 54, and Mohanlal, 51, - seen as the saviours of the filmdom, failed to bail out the industry that was reeling under flops. Looking back on their hugely successful three decades,...
01:13 PM, Dec 21, 2011
Kochi: Malayalam superstar Mammootty is very busy -- but not with movies. He has taken a break from acting to make preparations for the marriage of his actor son Dulquar Salmaan with A Sufia, an architect. "Yes, I am busy with the wedding and we are all leaving for Chennai Friday. The marriage is in Chennai on the 22nd of this month," Mammootty told IANS. He added: "Yes, I have...
10:54 AM, Dec 15, 2011
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