He is a superstar down South with 80 films to his credit. But actor Prithviraj Sukumaran, who is making his debut in Bollywood as the leading man in 'Aiyyaa', has no qualms with the film being portrayed as his co-star Rani Mukherjee's project. "Its a Bollywood film and I am a completely a new entity and I love that. The film is riding on Rani's shoulder I am happy with...
12:41 PM, Oct 01, 2012
Making a historical film needs enough preparations and solid research. For Santosh Sivan, an acclaimed cinematographer-cum-director, it seems to have come quite easily. His 'Urumi' chronicles Portuguese sailor Vasco Da Gama's visit to India and the revenge of a youth who was hell-bent against the sailor for allegedly killing his father. Though the movie is set in 14th century, the message it throws fits the contemporary audience. The love for...
02:37 PM, Jun 08, 2012
Urumi ('Pathinaindham Nootrandu Uraivaal') is an upcoming historical epic film made in Malayalam, Tamil and English. (Urumi means the weapon Surul Pattai in Tamil.) Though the film is seen as a Malayalam film its large canvas makes it a world film. The English version of the film has been titled 'Vasco Da Gama', while the Tamil version is 'Pathinaindham Nootrandu Uraivaal'. The film will have two versions for screening. One...
03:34 PM, Jun 01, 2012
Her cheery disposition and natty dressing made her the obvious choice for roles requiring a young, sprightly and even childish actor. After Sachin and Santosh Subramaniyam, it seemed like Genelia was willing to be pigeonholed with such roles. But with her performance as the Princess of Arakkal in Urumi, Genelia seems to have silenced critics with a sword. Urumi was the break that I was looking for, confesses the actor,...
05:45 PM, May 31, 2012
Prithviraj Sukumaran has a sizeable fan club in the city, thanks to 'Mozhi', 'Vellithirai' and Mani Ratnams 'Ravanan'. And he is back after a brief absence with the Tamil verison of the big budget historical movie, 'Urumi', which he has jointly produced with Santosh Sivan and Shaji Natesan. He will also be seen in Bollywood with Anurag Kashyaps production, 'Aiyya', also starring Rani Mukherjee. Sharing his views on his new...
05:09 PM, May 28, 2012
Urumi ('Pathinaindham Nootrandu Uraivaal') is an upcoming historical epic film made in Malayalam, Tamil and English. (Urumi means the weapon Surul Pattai in Tamil.) Though the film is seen as a Malayalam film its large canvas makes it a world film. The English version of the film has been titled 'Vasco Da Gama', while the Tamil version is 'Pathinaindham Nootrandu Uraivaal'. The film will have two versions for screening. One...
10:53 AM, May 25, 2012
After working as a close aide to his mentor Renjith for almost a decade, Shankar Ramakrishnan has suddenly turned busy with his works. Known more as the script writer of the historical thriller 'Urumi' featuring Prithviraj and Genelia, Shankar has currently emerged as one of the most sought- after writer in the industry. Shankar is currently working on three eagerly awaited projects. His new script 'Gold' will be directed by...
06:14 PM, May 18, 2012
New Delhi: Bring in novel themes and reap success will be the mantra of the filmmakers when it comes to celebrating the new year, as 2011 is an eye-opener for many of them. Most of the films, including those with superstars in the lead roles and that of hitmakers, failed to attract huge crowds to cinema halls. According to the details provided by the Producers' Association, this year 95 films...
01:46 PM, Jan 04, 2012
Chennai: Tamil: Aadukalam Director: Vetrimaran Cast: Dhanush, Taapsee Pannu, V L S Jayabalan and Kishore Instead of the traditional Jallikattu (bull fight), audiences were treated to a rooster fight in the film. A turn of events leads to the ward (Dhanush) overruling his mentors (V I S Jayabalan) decision, only to come out successful in the end. The mentor now begins to plot against his ward and much later, the...
03:56 PM, Jan 02, 2012
Panaji: After Shah Rukh Khan inaugurated the 42nd Indian International Film Festival, actress Madhuri Dixit carried forward the Bollywood presence here by opening the Indian Panorama section and the short films center this morning. Dressed in a lime green knee-length dress and heels, Madhuri wore her trademark smile throughout as the media and delegates jostled to grab and eyeful of the 'dhak dhak' girl. "I am very honoured to be...
05:20 PM, Nov 24, 2011
'Urumi' is one of the most talked about Malayalam films of the year starring Prithviraj and Genelia D'Souza. ...
01:39 PM, Nov 16, 2011
New Delhi: Malayalam film industry, of late is on an upsurge with the success of a few multiple narrative, multi-star and new-age films like 'Traffic', 'Salt N' Pepper' , 'Chaappa Kurish'. A bunch of new directors like Ranjith Shankar, Mamas, Vysakh, Lijo Jose Pellissery are up with fresh themes. The question is whether this new trend is here to stay now? And how the youth looks upon the new waves...
01:14 PM, Nov 12, 2011
Mumbai: Celebrated cinematographer-director Santosh Sivan, who revisits the pages of history once again with his multi-starrer 'Urumi', says he is attracted to themes which deal with conflict and cultural clashes. The director, who has previous made period films like 'Asoka' and 'Before the Rains', says he researched for a long time and then decided to make the film on Vasco Da Gama's visits to India. "I won't say that I...
02:15 PM, Oct 17, 2011
Mumbai: A special screening of the Tamil version of the Malayalam blockbuster Urumi was held at the Four Frames preview theatre on Monday. Several well-known names from the Tamil film industry, including ace director Mani Ratnam, lyricist Vairamuthu, and producer Ramkumar turned up to watch the film, which has done extremely well in Kerala. The story of the film, which stars Prithviraj, Prabhu Deva, Genelia and Vidya Balan in the...
05:13 PM, Aug 11, 2011
Thiruvananthapuram: Touted as the first global film from Kerala, recently released 'Urumi' is an attempt to read history from the side of the vanquished, its director Santosh Sivan said. "Generally, history is written from the perspective of the conqueror. But, 'Urumi' is an attempt to read history from the side of the defeated," Sivan told reporters here. The film, starring Prthviraj and Genilia D'souza, is rather a representation of historical...
03:02 PM, Apr 02, 2011
