Malayalam actor Kuldeep to star in 'Oru Yakshy Kadha' It has been more than couple of years that Mollywood has witnessed a ghost thriller. And so after a very long time 'Oru Yakshy Kadha' written and directed by film maker Nandhan Menon is on the roll to scare thae audience. Kuldeep, who made debut in a Malayalam movie titled '24 Hours' will be seen again in a lead, in a romantic role in this movie while Navya Narayanan and Mahitha plays the female lead.



Rajeev Roshan, Siddaraj, Jos Prakash, M C Kattapanna, Sajad Bright, Munshi Renjith, Unni S Nair, Kottayam Purushan, Binu Ram krishna,Suneesh Nendoor, Raghavan Purrakad, Aishwarya,Ramadevi, Shobhitha,Gopika, Akhila Paul, and Greeshma G Nair are also in the cast of the movie.

Produced by Bittaj Joseph and Sebastin O J, under the banner of Aqua Movies, this suspense movie will have music by Hari Venugopal, while Reji V Nair does the camerawork. ...more    
11:25 PM, Apr 20, 2013

Actor Rajeev Pillai to star in 'Second Innings'
by IANS
The Malayalam flick will star actors like Badri, Siddiqu and Maniyan Pillai Raju in other key roles. ...  
10:53 PM, Mar 16, 2013

Family restrained by church: Suryanelli victim's mother The mother of the Suryanelli gangrape victim on Friday alleged that her family members had been restrained from attending the church by the Vicar of their parish in view of recent developments in the 1996 case. The church, however, refuted the charge maintaining that no ban of any kind had been imposed on anyone from coming to the church and saying prayers or attending the mass. ...  
01:55 PM, Mar 08, 2013

Actor Prithviraj bags the Kerala State Awards
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Actor Prithviraj won the award for his performances in 'Celluloid' and 'Ayalum Njanum Thammil'. ...  
03:43 PM, Feb 22, 2013

Suryanelli case: Key convict Dharmarajan taken into custody The third accused in the Suryanelli rape case, SS Dharmarajan, was taken into custody by a special team of the Kerala police on Friday. Dharmarajan was arrested from an undisclosed location in Karnataka and will be brought to the special court in Kotayam where he will be presented before the magistrate. Dharmarajan, who was granted bail in 2005, had been absconding since then. ...  
01:09 PM, Feb 15, 2013

2012: Year of small films at southern box-office
by IANS
Believe it or not but 2012 has sounded the death knell for hero-worshipping scripts. Out of the 423 films released to date in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam, the most successful have been the ones sans any superstar or mega budget. ...  
03:50 PM, Dec 25, 2012

Survey: Bizarre small town sex facts you didn't know The 10th annual sex survey highlights the state of India's sexual health in the country's far flung extremities. ...  
04:29 PM, Dec 04, 2012

Kerala: Man rides naked on bike for an hour Kottayam: In a stunning spectacle, a 30-year-old man rode a motorcycle in and around the town here for about an hour before his naked quest was halted by police and local people. The daring show of the man riding the bike totally naked was first noted by some passersby at the busy KK Road area in the town around the dusk on Thursday. As he raced on negotiating the evening...  
01:54 PM, Nov 16, 2012

Kerala: Man attacks estranged wife in court premises Kottayam (Kerala): A 60-year-old man attacked and seriously wounded his estranged wife of Sri Lankan origin at a court premises here, police said on Thursday. The man, identified as Kuriakose, attacked Dayanidhi on Wednesday at the veranda of the first class magistrate court, police said. Kuriakose has been arrested. The 45-year-old Sri Lankan woman, who has taken Indian citizenship, met Kuriakose in Mumbai and entered wedlock some years back. However,...  
01:28 PM, Nov 15, 2012

Directors Ashiq and Anwar to get Mohan Raghavan Award
by IANS
Malayalam directors Aashiq Abu and Anwar Rasheed will be honoured with the Mohan Raghavan Award for their films '22 Female Kottayam' and 'Usthad Hotel', respectively. The award includes a cash prize of Rs.25,000, a citation and a statuette. John Paul, head of the jury, announced the award in a press meet at Kochi on October 16. Both the directors will receive the award from Ganesh Kumar, former actor and currently...  
06:43 PM, Oct 17, 2012

Kerala govt orders probe into juvenile home abuse Thiruvananthapuram: The Kerala government has ordered a probe into the alleged sexual abuse of children in a juvenile home at Thiruvanchur in Kottayam district, run by the Social Welfare Department. Based on a report by CNN-IBN, Chief Minister Oommen Chandy instructed the Director of Social Welfare Department to conduct an inquiry and submit an initial report, official sources said here on Thursday. Some of the children had told CNN-IBN that...  
03:43 PM, Oct 11, 2012

Kottayam: Kids sexually abused at a juvenile home Kottayam: Two kids who lived in juvenile home in Kottayam, Kerala have finally spoken out against the atrocities carried out by the attackers, who were none other than caretakers and senior boys at the home. After months of abuse, two children have come forward with tales of how caretakers and senior boys sexually abused them. One of the kids said, "They beat us with large sticks. At night the wardens...  
08:49 AM, Oct 11, 2012

'22 Female Kottayam' completes 100 days in theatres One of the boldest movies to have ever arrived on Mollywood, Aashiq Abu's '22 Female Kottayam' has celebrated its 100 days run. The movie which has a refreshing theme and superb execution is touted as the best dark film in Mollywood which also managed to fetch popular as well as critical acclaim. The movie which opened in theatres during last Vishu was also well supported by the releasing centres, which...  
04:36 PM, Jul 27, 2012

Ex-IGNOU V-C charged with corruption New Delhi: The former vice chancellor of the Indira Gandhi National Open University, VN Rajasekharan Pillai, was on Thursday charged with corruption by the CBI. Pillai is accused of favouring the Sikkim Manipal and the Punjab Technical universities without following due procedures. The CBI on Thursday conducted raids at his properties in Thiruvananthapuram and Kottayam in Kerala, following which a corruption case was registered against him. ...  
09:40 AM, Jul 27, 2012

916: When families lose their balance Conflicts within dysfunctional families have always been a favourite subject to filmmakers. Director M Mohanan says his latest movie, 916 narrates a set of events when two closely-knit families lose their balance. The director, who has always made it a point to helm socially relevant movies that leave a message like Katha Parayumpol and Manikyakallu, says, 916 is an indicator of purity, the reason why I opted it as the...  
04:05 PM, Jul 19, 2012

Video: Making of film '22 Female Kottayam' 'Salt N Pepper' fame Aashiq Abu who had been in the pre-production work of his 'Idukki Gold' has suddenly shifted his plans and announced his new movie in the title '22 Female Kottayam'(22FK). Another small film featuring Rima Kallingal and Fahad Fazil in the lead cast, the new movie will be scripted by Abhilash Kumar with the support of Shyam Pushkaran. The movie which carries an interesting tag line 'No...  
05:25 PM, May 25, 2012

Return of the native for Mollywood after a year Remember last Diwali, the festival season in the last week of October with three big releases Ra. One, Velayudham and Ezham Arivu? The Malayalam industry looked almost a loser as these three films ruled the screens of Kerala for nearly one month and there were hardly any good cinemas left to screen the homemade ones. The bad season during Christmas and New Year made things worse. But things have changed...  
08:53 PM, May 20, 2012

Malayalam Review: '22 Female Kottayam' is excellent When we first heard the song 'Chillane', we suspected something in its lyrics that posed a contempt on the tenderness of female psyche. But after watching the movie, which intelligently narrates the transformation of a gullible, 22 year girl into bold, tough women, in between the repetition of the same song in the title cards and final credit rolls, we are in all admiration for you, Aashiq Abu. You definitely...  
10:15 AM, May 19, 2012

Releases postponed for unavailability of theatres The 18th of May was scheduled to witness at least five releases in Mollywood. Hero, Thiruvambady Thampaan, Namukku Parkaan, Ezham Sooryan and Vaadhyar were all trying to be on theatres to make the best of the summer holidays. But the latest report says that all these films are now shifted to coming weekends due to unavailability of release centers. An interesting position that was never witnessed in Mollywood, the problem...  
03:18 PM, May 16, 2012

Failure was mine, not of my father: Fahad Fazil THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Fahad Fazil, the latest heartthrob in the Malayalam film industry, has played down his disastrous debut despite being launched by his illustrious father Fazil in 2001, saying the failure was his and not that of his father. "Please don't blame my father for my failure because it was my mistake that I came into acting without any preparation," said Fahad who returned with a bang in his second outing....  
03:59 PM, May 15, 2012