Dulquar Salman is doing the hero role in the second part of Mamooty’s megahit film ‘Samrajyam’. It is a very auspicious moment in Malayalam that the actor’s son is doing the second part of the same film. The famous Tamil director Perarasu is directing this film. Initially, Prithviraj is selected for the project but he moved back from the project due to date issue. So Dulquar has got the opportunity to safe his father’s ‘Samrajyam’.
Bollywood actress Juhi Chowla is coming back after a small gap of one year. She is doing a simple character with comedy. The name of the film is ‘Sun of Sarda’. Sanjay Dutt is doing the hero character. Sonakshi Sinha is also doing an important character in the film. Ashwani Dhir is the director of the film.
Dileep is doing the role of a Magician in the 3D film ‘Manthrika Thakol’. Famous cinematographer Ramachandra Babu is the director of the film. The script and direction by Anil Mukhathala. The film is producing by Anil Thottam in the banner of new TV Visual Solution(P) Ltd.
Movie Name: Karma Yodha
Directed by: Major Ravi
Written by: Major Ravi
Starring: Mohanlal, Rajeev Pillai, Aishwarya Devan
Music by: M. G. Sreekumar
lyricist : Dr. Madhu Vasudevan
Story: The film revolves around the kidnapping of a teenaged girl, with Mohanlal and Rajeev playing an investigative officer who conducts the investigation into her abduction
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House build by the Malayalam Movie Artistes Association AMMA for veteran actress Shanthakumari was hand over on Saturday. Minster K B Ganesh Kumar hand over the key to Smt.Shanthakumari in the presence of AMMA members. Ganesh Kumar, Dileep, jayasurya, Idavela Babu,Vinu Mohan, Beena Antony, Seema G Nair, and other film artists attended the housewarming ceremony
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Director : Johny Antony
Cast : Mammootty, Charmme, Murali Gopy, Vijayaraghavan, Suresh Krishna, Kalabhavan Shajon etc.
Producer : Milan Jaleel
Music : Vidyasagar
Review By : Unni R Nair/ Kerala9.com
The way it started off, I felt ‘Thaapaana’ would be a thorough and colourful entertainer, like ‘Mayavi’. But as things progressed and as the tempo slackened, I started losing hope. Finally when it all ended, I felt it was an opportunity gone waste due to bad scripting and sloppy characterization. I now feel the film didn’t make an impact on my mind and would leave no lasting impressions.
Samson (Mammootty) is released from prison. Just as he comes out of the prison gates and gets ready to move on, he sees a woman prisoner (Charmme) coming out too. They don’t know each other, but Samson walks a few steps with her, talking this and that. Just then the lady gets knocked over by a passing vehicle and he rushes her to the hospital. He doesn’t know her name or whereabouts, so he gives her name there as ‘Marykutty’. Later, when she regains consciousness, he comes to know that her name is Mallika. The hospital authorities ask them to pay a big amount as the hospital bill. Samson and Mallika hoodwink the hospital authorities and escape at night, without paying the bill. It’s not safe for Mallika to travel back home alone and so Samson agrees to go with her. They tell each other their stories in the course of the journey. Samson meanwhile had developed a liking for Mallika, but his hopes are put out when Mallika tells him that she is already married and is going back to her husband Manikuttan (Murali Gopy). She had in fact gone to jail for having murdered someone in a bid to save Manikuttan’s life. Samson decides to take Mallika to her place, leave her there and go back to his life. But Destiny has something else in store for both Samson and Mallika.
The plot, developed from a short story penned by Ashapoorna Devi, is interesting enough. But if it had been scripted and directed well, it would definitely have been an interesting movie. ‘Thaapaana’, as such is a film that leaves much to be desired. A film that would have made for a good, loud and pacy entertainer ends up being unimpressive. You finally end up wondering why and where it all went wrong. The writer and the director are to take the blame. Even if the film manages to cash in on the Onam festive mood, I’d say it could have been a real big entertainer if the director and writer had paid attention to it in a better way. As of now, it’s a film that has gone off the track…
Performance
Mammootty is his usual self and has done his part convincingly well. Charmme is OK as Mallika. Murali Gopy once again proves that he is here to stay. But better scripting and better characterization would have given him and the other actors better scope for performance. The others too fit into their roles perfectly well, but none of them leaves an indelible impression upon our minds.
Technical aspects
Nothing much to say about the technical side. It’s all in tune with the plot and the mood.
Music
The first song of the film, which comes in the first 20 minutes, is good. We enjoy it and think that it sets the pace of the whole movie. But the song soon loses its appeal as the consequent happenings in the film, after the first half hour, disappoint us and we forget that we had that one OK kind of song in the film.
Script
Sindhuraj, who does the script, should have taken care of it in a better manner. The characterization side is totally flawed. Murali Gopy’s character could have been made much more powerful and the clash between the hero and the antagonist could have been worked out much differently. The hero’s sidekick (played by Shajon) too should have been worked out in a different way, giving scope for some more loud humour. There are too many artists in the film, but most of them or the characters they do don’t get represented well. The pace, the treatment too suffers.
Direction
Johny Antony has done what he could with his script. Of course he could have taken better care of the pace and the treatment, but had the script been better, that would have improved by itself. ‘Thaapaana’ should have been much better.
Verdict : Not up to the mark; could have been great entertainer, but misses the bus…
Rating: 2/5
Friday Malayalam Movie Review
Director : Lijin Jose
Cast : Fahadh Faasil, Manu, Ann Augustine, Nedumudi Venu, Seema G Nair, Dinesh, Tiny Tom, Vijayaraghavan etc.
Music : Roby Abraham
Background Score : Rex Vijayan
Producer : Sandra Thomas, Thomas Joseph Pattathanam
Review By : Unni R Nair/ Kerala9.com
I’d prefer to be honest. If you ask me if I liked ‘Friday’, I’d come out with a clear and loud ‘Yes’. Yes, I liked the film. The reasons? Well, it’s simple. I liked it as it’s well-made. There could be flaws, but I guess those, if any, could be overlooked. This is a good attempt and the debutant director (Lijin Jose) has succeeded in making use of the medium called cinema in an effective way to draw a very realistic picture of human life. Critics may seek to find fault and similarities, but I’d prefer to discuss the positives of a film that conveys some positive messages too, in addition to the narration.
So, ‘Friday’, as the title suggests, sketches the happenings on one single day, a Friday. Different people from different walks of life move about in the Town of Alappuzha, each with a purpose and intention of his own. There is an autorickshaw driver (played by Fahadh) who, when he starts the day off with his auto-rickshaw, knows that he has to make lots of money. He has so many things to be taken care of. There is another young guy (played by Dinesh), whose wife has delivered a baby the previous day and who couldn’t make it to the hospital to see his baby that day as he had lots of things to take care at home. He is a farmer. He has come to town by the morning boat to see his baby. There are two college students (played by Manu and Ann Augustine) who are in love and decide to spend the day at the beach as it’s a holiday for them. There is an old man (played by Nedumudi Venu), who has come to town with his two daughters and his granddaughter to buy garments and ornaments for the granddaughter’s wedding. There is a couple (played by Prakash Bare and Asha Sharath) who don’t have a child and who have come to Alappuzha from Bengaluru to adopt a child. The lives of these characters and some other characters are intertwined as things happen on that one single day in the town of Alappuzha. The story culminates in a boat journey at the end of the day in which some of these characters are brought together and which could prove very decisive for all of them.
It’s the narrative that’s the highlight of ‘Friday’. The way the characters and incidents are carried forth, the way the incidents and characters are interconnected and interwoven to construct and work out the fabric of the movie and the way it all progresses is what contributes towards the totality of the movie. Lijin and team deserve to be appreciated for the effort taken. It’s life that we see in ‘Friday’- life as it happens and life as we make it happen. It’s destiny that we control and that part of destiny on which we don’t have any control that we see depicted on screen. It’s the innate goodness of human nature that the film portrays all through. I feel this is a film that we all should see, appreciate and discuss. Well done, Lijin!!
Performance
Fahadh, Dinesh, Nedumudi Venu, Vijayaraghavan, Seema G Nair, Prakash Bare, Asha Sharath and all others fit into their roles perfectly well. Manu and Ann Augustine portray their roles convincingly well and Manu, who had earlier acted in ‘Tournament Play Replay’, could get better offers after ‘Friday’. All the others in the cast do their respective parts quite convincingly.
Technical aspects
Jomon Thomas as the cinematographer and Manoj as the editor have rendered able support to director Lijin in making ‘Friday’ a movie worth reckoning.
Music
You feel the first song, the romantic duet featuring Manu and Ann, could have been avoided. Yes, in fact that song and maybe all the songs could have been avoided. But let’s give the makers some concession; they got to sell the movie and songs do play a key role in selling movies at the box office. But the songs could have been better.
Script
Najeem Koya, who’s in charge of the script, has done a clean job. The way the whole fabric is woven, the way the parts sync with one another and the characterization aspect deserve special mention. There are some sequences that could have been handled better, but still, Najeem Koya has done a good work.
Direction
Lijin Jose, who has made many short films, seeks to narrow the gap that exists between short films and full-length feature films with ‘Friday’. The duration too is somewhere in between, just about 1 hour and 45 minutes. The structure, the narration etc too fall somewhere in between the two genres. So, that’s a positive thing to happen to Malayalam Cinema. Let’s hope Lijin is followed by many others who’d experiment with film-making in other ways as well and give us many other good films.
Verdict: Appreciable venture; totally different mode of narration and making
Rating: 3.5/5
Unni Mukundan is doing the hero character in his new film ‘Orissa’. M. Padmakumar is the director of this film. Unni Mukundan is doing the role of a police officer in this film.
The script by G.S.Anil. Nedumudi Venu is doing an important character in this film. Heroine for this film is not yet fixed.
Reports are saying that the 4th part of the box office hit film ‘In Harihar Nagar’ is coming. Director Lal has started endeavor to picturise the film. ‘ To Harihar Nagar’ and ‘In Ghost House Inn’ are the other parts of ‘In Harihar Nagar’. The films got good response in box office. The shooting of the 4th part will be commencing on next year.
Director Rajesh Pilla’s new film ‘Motorcycle Diaries’ is coming. Nivin Pauly and Kunchako Boban are doing the central characters. The film is producing by director Sugeeth and Sathish in the banner of Ordinary Films. The script by Rajesh Pilla itself. The film is telling the story of a mental affection to a motor cycle.
Kavya Madhavan and Kailash are doing the central characters in director Harikumar’s film. Hope this film will give a break to Kailash’s career. The shooting will be commencing on September.
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