Thiruvananthapuram: Malayalam actor-cum-script writer Sreenivasan has refuted media reports that his latest film 'Padmasree Bharath Dr Saroj Kumar' shows superstar Mohanlal in poor light. Sreenivasan plays the lead role in the film. Since the film's release a week back, he has time and again said that it told a tale in simple humour. "This film is not at all a second part or a sequel of the block buster 'Udayanannu...
11:39 AM, Jan 23, 2012
Kerala: The name Casanova conjures up so many images. Director Rosshan Andrews likes to think that there is no better actor than Superstar Mohanlal who can reprise the character of the legendary Venetian adventurer and author. Its the tagline attached to the historical womaniser that clinched the deal in favour of Lal for his latest movie, according to the director - the man who loves women and a man who...
07:03 PM, Jan 14, 2012
Kerala At 6.30 a.m., on July 22, there was a pin-drop silence outside two luxurious bungalows in Kochi; one in Thevara, and the other in Panampilly Nagar. Suddenly, a few cars braked to a stop. Several nondescript-looking men stepped out, with files in their hands. Then the senior-most Income Tax officer rang the doorbell, simultaneously, in both houses, as well as in offices in Chennai, Bangalore and Thiruvananthapuram. And the...
04:08 PM, Jan 02, 2012
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
Thrissur: The curtain has come down on the tiff between veteran Malayalam writer and orator Sukumar Azhikode and Malayalam superstar Mohanlal, with both of them speaking over phone while their lawyers acted as mediators. "Both of them talked over phone, after their counsel's met to break the deadlock. All the issues have been settled," Mohanlal's business partner Alex K.Babu told IANS. The mutual settlement has come after Azhikode was detected...
12:56 PM, Dec 12, 2011
Thiruvananthapuram: Constant tiffs among film organisations and escalating costs have led to a crisis in the Malayalam movie industry, known for classics like "Perumthachan" and "Ajayan" and stalwarts such as Mammootty and Mohanlal. The industry can boast of making the first 3D film in India, "My Dear Kuttichathan", and the first cinemascope film in southern India titled "Thacholi Ambu". But after scaling great heights in the 1980s and 1990s, it...
05:54 PM, Nov 16, 2011
The Malayalam Film Industry has come to a stand still as three film associations are on an indefinite strike. ...
08:40 AM, Nov 13, 2011
Kochi: Who would don the role of Bheeman? That was the question on every film enthusiasts mind when veteran director Hariharan and legendary writer MT Vasudevan Nair set out to recreate on celluloid the emotional angst of the epic character Bheeman in the latters novel Randamoozham. Ending all speculation, Hariharan has confirmed to Express that the prestigious role will be handled by none other than Mohanlal. "We have decided to...
03:18 PM, Nov 07, 2011
New Delhi: Well Malayalam superstars Mohanlal and Mammotty may still be able to carry a film on their shoulders single handedly. But there is a sweep of small budget experimental films that Keralites are welcoming with open arms. The success of no superstar movie Salt and pepper is a fine example. Young Asif Ali and former director turned actor Lal managed to do the undoable. Films that deal with multiple...
05:33 PM, Oct 24, 2011
New Delhi: Two years after feting him with honorary Lieutenant Colonel's rank, the Territorial Army has taken serious note of reports that Malayalam movie star Mohanlal had allegedly misused his uniform for commercial purposes in Kerala government advertisements to promote tourism. The actor has denied the allegation. Officers at the Army Headquarters here said they have received reports that Mohanlal, considered to be one of Kerala's topmost film actor, had...
12:20 PM, Oct 11, 2011
Kochi: After the dull performance of movies in the first half, Mollywood is all set to buzz with activity as an array of big budget movies is slated for release in the next three months. The first biggie lined up for release is 'Snehaveedu' by the dream combo director Satyan Anthikkad and actor Mohanlal. Produced by Antony Perumbavoor under the banner of Ashirvad Films, the movie will see veteran actor...
07:01 PM, Sep 14, 2011
Mumbai: Bollywood badshah Shah Rukh Khan found a superstar tourist guide in Malayalam actor Mohanlal on a visit to Kerala, where he went to launch a resort. "The great Mohanlalji... so much humility and grace. Showed me around Kollam like an excited child," Khan posted on his Twitter page, along with a picture of the 51-year-old southern actor in a ferry. The actors seemed to have bonded well as they...
03:48 PM, Aug 23, 2011
New Delhi: Bollywood badshah Shah Rukh Khan found a superstar tourist guide in Malayalam actor Mohanlal on a visit to Kerala, where he went to launch a resort. "The great Mohanlalji... so much humility and grace. Showed me around Kollam like an excited child," Khan posted on his Twitter page, along with a picture of the 51-year-old southern actor in a ferry. The actors seemed to have bonded well as...
06:14 PM, Aug 20, 2011
Kochi: Income tax raids on residences and business establishments of Malayalam superstars Mammootty and Mohanlal have revealed undisclosed assets worth about Rs 30 crore, a top I-T official said on Friday. "Inquiries so far have indicated undisclosed assets worth approximately Rs 30 crore," ET Lukose, Director General of Income Tax (Investigation), Kochi said in a statement. Cash and jewellery amounting to Rs 2.8 crore were seized during simultaneous raids at...
04:00 PM, Aug 12, 2011
Thiruvananthapuram: Malayalam superstar Mohanlal, in the news lately over the Income Tax department raids on his house and office, completes 300 films in a career of over three decades. Two films - one yet-unamed and directed by Sathyan Anthicadu which is being shot in Palakkad, and the other Pranayam directed by Blessy and slated for release next month - are being touted as the 300th film of the versatile actor....
06:00 PM, Aug 07, 2011
Kochi: After a four-day gap, Income Tax officials on Tuesday continued searches at Malayalam superstar Mohanlal's residence. The officials began the search in the presence of the actor who returned from Chennai in the morning, I-T sources said. I-T authorities had on July 22 conducted simultaneous searches at 20 business establishments and residences of Mohanlal and co-superstar Mammootty in Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka following information that they had assets...
05:51 PM, Jul 26, 2011
Kochi: Even as two of his fellow superstars Mammootty and Mohanlal are under the scrutiny of Income Tax (I-T) sleuths, Malayalam superstar Dileep attended the tax department's cultural celebrations here as one of the chief guests. Dileep sent the audience into ripples of laughter each time he referred to the raids against his co-superstars. "The moment you people came to invite me, I asked my producer and director who was...
03:36 PM, Jul 25, 2011
Chennai: The Income-Tax department has recovered over Rs 20 lakh from Malayalam superstar Mammootty's house in Kochi, according to sources. Documents related to land dealings were recovered from both actors' homes. Mammootty's statement was recorded at his residence on Saturday. The actor was questioned for nearly seven hours on Friday till early Saturday morning by the I-T officials. Large number of Mammootty fans had gathered at the airport to express...
11:08 AM, Jul 23, 2011
Kochi: Income Tax officials, who had conducted raids at the residence and business establishments of Malayalam superstar Mammootty, questioned him for nearly seven hours till early Saturday morning. The actor who returned from Chennai around 9 pm on Friday night was questioned by I-T officials at his residence at Panampilly Naagar in Kochi till 3 am on Saturday, top I-T sources said. Mammootty "cooperated fully with the officials", the sources...
10:45 AM, Jul 23, 2011
