Reliance’s entertainment arm Big Pictures is said to be taking two movies to the 14th Pusan International Film Festival. Mammootty starrer “Kuttysranku” and “Abohamaan” will feature in Pusan in the Asian Cinema Section. “Kuttysranku” has been directed by popular director Shaji N Karun. This flick has already won lot of appreciation. Meanwhile Big Pictures also seem to have taken two Bengali movies to the London festival.
Big Pictures takes two Malayalam movies to film festival
Mohanlal as Mathukuttychayan in Roshan Andrews film
Mohanlal is playing a traditional Kanjirapally Syrian Christian farmer Matthew in Roshan Andrews directed Aashirwad Cinemas new untitled film produced by Antony Perumbavoor.
The script of the film is by James Albert (Classmates fame) and is said to be a realistic look at the decay that has set in Kerala’s farm lands. Thilakan is playing Mohanlal’s dad, nearly 10 years after that blockbuster Narasimamham, a film produced by Antony.
Mohanlal’s two favourite screen mother’s Kaviyoor Ponnamma and Sukumari are playing his mother and aunt in this family entertainer set against a Christian milieu. The story is about deep love between a father and son, as they try to stop a land mafia from taking over their farmland and converting it into another resort.
There are three heroines in the film an advocate played by Lakshmi Rai, Priyanka plays a investigative news reporter and Lakshmi Gopalasamy is a corporate manager. The film has Mohanlal wearing Mundu and designer shirts throughout the film.
This untitled film will be Mohanlal’s big Christmas release.
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Yesudas to help Thekkady boat driver
Veteran playback singer K.J. Yesudas Thursday said he would provide all legal help to the driver of the ill-fated boat, which capsized Sep 30 at Thekkady lake in central Kerala’s Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary killing 45 people.
Speaking to a TV channel here, the singer said it is sad that the driver alone is being accused for the tragedy.
“The driver was doing his job. Are there no other officials who also need to be made accountable for the tragedy? It is not fair to target just the hapless boat driver. So, we have decided to help him fight the case,” Yesudas said.
The driver, Victor Samuel, and his assistant are in judicial custody after the Crime Branch arrested them last week.
“The driver did not own the boat, it belongs to the Kerala Tourism Development Corporation (KTDC). He alone should not be made the scapegoat,” Yesudas said.
A shipping expert Wednesday confirmed the boat had some inherent faults and had a tilt about 2.9 degrees to its right side.
The state cabinet has requested the Kerala High Court to provide a sitting judge to probe the tragedy.
State Bharatiya Janata Party president P.K. Krishna Das Thursday demanded that Kerala Tourism Minister Kodiyeri Balakrishnan and KTDC chairman Cherian Phillip should step down on moral grounds.
Director Joshy’s Lion to have a sequel
News has come in that Dileep would be playing Home Minister in Joshey’s forthcoming film. This film is expected to be a sequel to ‘Lion’, in which Dileep had played a minister.
Sibi K Thomas and Uday Krishna would be penning the script for this sequel. Kavya might be the heroine.
Joshey has also been planning another sequel to his hit ‘Runway’. Titled ‘Valayar Paramasivam’, this film would also have Kavya as the female lead.
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Film : Uthara Swayamvaram
Director : Ramakanth Sarju
Producer : Santhosh Pavithram
Main Cast : Jayasurya,Roma,Balachandra Menon and Others
Lyrics : Gireesh Puthencherry
Music : M. Jaya Chandran
Camera : Salu George
screen play : J.Pallaseri
Banner : Pavithram creations
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Island Express
Writer & Director: Shankar Ramakrishnan
Cast: Prithviraj, Jayasurya, Rehman, Manian Pilla Raju,Sreejith Ravi, Sukumari, Kani, Shelly,Geethu Christie.
Cinematography: S.Kumar ISC
Editing: Mahesh Narayan
Production Design: Manu Jagath
Sound Design and Audiogrphy : Ajith A George
Makeup and Styling: Ranjith Ambady
Sand Artist: Deepak Mouthattil
Music and RR: Manu Ramesh
Line Producer: Sunith
Direction team: Noushad and Anoop Raveendran
Cinematography Team: Mahesh, Prashanth and Kunjunni
Art Team: Sreekumar,Justin,Sabu
Lalitham Hiranmayam
Director: Shaji Kailas
Cast: Suresh Gopi, Jyothimayee, Dhanya Mary George
Puram Kazhchakal
Screenplay, Dialogues & Director: Lal Jose
Cast: Mammootty, Sreenivasan, Manikandan, Sreelekha, Suresh Nair
Story: C.V.Sriraman
Cinematographer: Vijay Ullaganathan
Editor: Ranjan Abraham
Music: Bijibal
Make Up: Sreejith Guruvayoor
Costumes: Saji Kunnakulam
Art: Mohandas
Production Controller: Vinod Shoranur
Aviramam
Writer & Director: B.Unnikrishnan
Cast: Sidhik, Swetha Menon, Sudheesh
Cinematographer: Shamdat
Editor: Manoj
Music: M Jayachandran
Art Director: Joseph Nellickal
Make up: Renjith Ambady
Costumes: SB Satheesh
Bridge
Director: Anwar Rasheed
Cast: Saleem Kumar, Kozhikode Santhadevi, Kalpana, Jinu Joseph, Molly Master Akash, Baby Karthu
Writer: Unni R
Cinematographer: Suresh Rajan
Editor: Vivek Harshan
Music: Rex Bijayan
Make Up: Renjith Ambady
Costumes: Abbas
Production Controller : Vasudevan RV
Off Season
Director: Shyamaprasad
Cast: Suraj Venjaramood, Frank Pietropinto, Marie Muscroft, Vindhyan
Writer: Joshua Newtonn
Cinematographer: Azhagappan
Editor: John Kutty
Music: Rahulraj
Costumes: Sakhi Thomas
Nostalgia
Writer & Director: Padmakumar
Cast: Dileep, Navya Nair, Suresh Krishna
Cinematographer: Anil Nair
Editor: Sreejith
Music: Thej Mervin
Make up: Renjith Ambadi
Costume: Sunil Rahman
Art: Salu George
Associate: Gireesh Ullery
Assistant: Ambarish
Makal
Story/Direction: Revathy
Cast: Sona Nair, Augustin, Srinath, Sreelakshmi, Archana, Jayarao, Sasi, Master Arun, Sai Shree
Screenplay/Dialogues: Deedi Damodaran
Cinematography: Madhu Ambat
Music: Bombay Jaishree
Sound Design: Lakshminarayan
Make Up: Annadurai
Costume: Raju
Art Direction: Shankar
Editing: Rajalakshmi, Madhu Ambat Studio.
Production Design: Sudha Varadarajan
Line Producer: Saji
Executive Production: Studio One Productions Private Limited
Screenplay & Dialogues: Deedi Damodaran
Cinematographer: Madhu Ambat
Editor: Rajalakshmi
Shubha Yathra
Writer & Director: Anjali Menon
Cast: Jagathy Sreekumar, Nithya Menen, Mukundan
Director of Photography: M J Radhakrishnan
Editor: B.Lenin
Art Direction: Suresh Kollam
Costumes: Sameera
Makeup: Pattanam Rasheed
Sound Recordist: Harikumar Madhavan Nair
Production Manager: Nasim PA
Mrityunjayam
Writer & Director: Uday Ananthan
Cast: Thilakan, Fahd Faazil, Reema, Anoop Menon, Meera Nandan & Unni Sivapal
Cinematographer: Hari Nair
Editor: Samjad
Music: Ouseppachan
Make up: Patanam Rsheeda Purple & Norah production
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Dinamalar news editor arrested for defaming south actress
Tamil daily Dinamalar editor B Lenin was arrested on Wednesday for making derogatory remark against Tamil actresses following statement made by Bhuvaneswari who was arrested for allegedly running a high-profile brothel.

According to the police, Dinamalar editor B Lenin was arrested following complaint lodged by Radha Ravi, general secretary of the South India Film Artistes Association.
He was booked under Section 4 of the Tamil Nadu Women Harassment (prevention) Act.
The Tamil daily has published the news based on the statement of Bhuvaneshwari. The article mentioned the name of several Tamil actors and published their pics too.

Meanwhile, after the 10 minuets of interrogation, B Lennin was produced in a local court in Egmore where he was remanded to judicial custody by magistrate.
Mammootty’s Chattambi nadu for Christmas
Mammootty and his super hit Thommanum Makkalum and Mayavi director Shafi are together again in all out action entertainer Chattambi nadu. Slated to be a Christmas release, Chattambinadu has Mammootty in the role of a planter Virendra Mallaya,According to filmmaker Shafi, “Mammooka will be speaking in Malayalam with a heavy Kannada accent and will be having a new look in this film.” This Christmas release will have Mukesh in a key role as well.
Also in the cast are Lakshmi Rai, Siddique, Manoj K Jayan, Vijayraghavan, Salimkumar, Cochin Haneefa, Vijayaraghavan, Suraj Venjaramoodu, T G Ravi, Shivaji Guruvayoor, Mydhili and Meenakshi. The movie produced by Naushad and Anto Joseph in the banner of Big screen productions will be brought to theatres by Playhouse release.
Now the shoot of the movie progressing at Pazhani
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Prithviraj-Mohanlal come together for film
According to sources, Prithviraj acting with superstar Mohanlal in a film titled “Cousins”. This movie will be di
rected by Lal Jose and produced by Gopan Chennithala under the banner of Bhagya Chitra combines. The shooting is expected to start off during 2010. This is the first time the two actors are coming together on screen.
Lohithadas’s son turns director
Late director Lohithadas’s younger son Vijayshankar will turn a film director with a new Tamil movie. Prithviraj will be the hero of this movie which will also be scripted by the director. Vijayshankar and Lohi’s wife Sindhu announced the launch of the movie project yesterday at a press conference. The movie will tell the plot about the intense relation between a father and his son. Sathyaraj, Bhavana and Khushboo will be a part of this project. After this movie Vijayshankar will also attempt an Arab movie. Both these projects will be produced by a Kodungalloor based NRI, Shiyas.
Lohithadas’s eldest son Harikrishnan will debut into filmdom as an actor, playing the lead in the movie by Vinod Guruvayoor. He also has plans to convert some of his father’s unpublished stories to full movie screenplays.
Prithviraj’s next Tamil film
The handsome and talented Prithviraj has tasted huge success with “Robinhood” which is still running successfully. Meanwhile the actor has signed another Tamil movie, according to sources. The movie titled “Kuttrapirivu” will also star Srikanth and the two will be playing the role of police officers. However their operating style will be different from each other. Further details about the movie are awaited.
Bhama turns a singer
Actress Bhama, famous for her films like ‘Nivedyam’ and ‘Oru Black And White Kudumbam’ has turned a singer. She has sung a song ‘Enthu Parayu Njan” for the devotional musical album ‘Maaya Madhavam’ produced by music value. The songs for this album is written and set to music by Remesh Kavil. The album will also feature songs sung by Devaanand, Biju Narayanan, Unni Menon, Madhu Balakrishnan, Pramila and Minmini.




