Thiruvananthapuram: The government has woken up for the agricultural sector. A law has been enacted in the state to produce mild alcohol from fruits and non-grain agricultural products. With the coming of the new law, the agriculture sector will get a new awakening.
In order to help the agricultural sector, a regulation has been enacted to grant operating licenses to units producing low-strength alcohol from fruits and agricultural products other than grains. The new Act will come into effect by amending the provisions of the Small Business Act. According to this, henceforth, the production of mild alcohol in the state from fruits including jackfruit, mango, cashew, banana, and agricultural products except grains will be allowed in the state.
For this, the amendment of the law in the Abkari rules had already been approved. The government is estimating that by making alcohol from locally available agricultural products, the farmers will get a high income and also provide employment to many people.
•ONE WORD: ‘Kantara’ is a work of cinematic brilliance.
•STORY IDEA:
The story takes place in Kuntapur in 1847. The king who rules this region is not happy in his life because despite having a lot of wealth he could not find peace. So the king starts a long journey and the journey ends in a forest. As he travels he hears a voice that leads him to a stone. This stone is sacred and is worshiped by the villagers. So the king asks their permission to take the stone with him and they reluctantly agree. But a deal will be made and the king will offer them land for the stone. Several years later in the 1990s, the King’s successor would return and claim the land as his own. After being denied by the villagers, he goes to court to sue, but soon after succeeding, he dies spitting blood. A Forest Department official named Murali also poses a problem to the villagers, saying that they cannot lay claim to or touch government land. Then the native Lord Shiva will stand for the villagers and he is an assistant of Devendra, the lord of the land. His father and brother are Kola rites, but Shiva does not like to do so. The rest of the story deals with Shiva’s life, his love, his village, various beliefs, customs and the struggle to protect his land.
•ANALYSIS OF THE DIRECTION, STORY, SCREENPLAY AND DIALOGUES:
The film ‘Kantara’ is written and directed by Rishab Shetty. The movie is produced by Vijay Kiragandur under Hombale Films. KRG Studios handles the distribution and Prithviraj Productions does the distribution in Kerala. The film has a running time of 150 minutes and is currently running in theatres with a U/A censor certificate.
I would define this film as a masterpiece, I loved every single bit of it. The content of this movie and the cinematic experience which it offers through the technical brilliance is hard to explain. It’s a kind of rare film, it should be watched on the big screen and the movie highly demands a theatre experience. I can guarantee that you will be shocked after watching the film because the movie is presented in such a different manner and the visuals of the climax will hunt you down. The last twenty minutes of this film have the power to dominate you and I’m sure everyone will feel the emotion of this film. The actions, fantasy concepts and thrilling backdrop made my viewing experience more appealing, I am still in the hangover of Kantara.
Rishab Shetty, as an actor, director and writer had done a massive job, he is the real backbone of this beautiful film. He is a clever director, the making style he implemented and his intelligent way of scriptwriting had taken this movie to a whole new different level. The story is predictable but the engaging feel that the movie gives will contrive our minds and till the end, we will be in the world of Kantara. I couldn’t take my eyes off the screen because the direction of Rishab Shetty was dominating my eyes and mind. How the movie is presented needs to be specially mentioned because the movie was strong enough to engage me. The direction style and step-by-step occurrences in the plot unfolded thrillingly and it made me wonder. Every scene was having the proper continuity and also adequate explanations were given for the crucial scene. So the impact was high and the kind of influence that the important scenes had given me was mind-blowing because a proper cinematic feel can be seen all over the film.
The first half of the film was fast-paced, the movie began with a promising introduction. From the first scene of the movie to the last scene, the fascination of the movie is undefinable. The first scene of the movie that was shown at the beginning completely surprised me. That great start gave the film more strength and energy ahead and the masterly written script balanced the movie to maintain its impact. The fantasy concept and the mysteries surrounding the premises of ‘Kantara’ is not like a normal film, we will get curious to know the facts. The glimpse of fantasy scenes, scary scenes and horror scenes is surprising, all those scenes were placed at the right time and each one of them looked interesting. I didn’t get any kind of lag, the whole 150 minutes were thrilling and the direction had done total justice for the screenplay. There are many occurrences in the plot, each incident was nicely represented and none of them felt exaggerated. The fantasy concepts in the film had the power to attract my attention, it was mixed with the present situations systematically. The blending of present happenings and fantasy came out effectively with proper depth. Also, the comedies which Rishab Shetty brought fitted pleasingly, the fun in friendship and the comedies evoked laughter.
The romantic scene between Rishab Shetty and Sapthami Gowda was neatly written, and their chemistry worked out well. Initially, I thought it would create a diversion from the actual theme but Rishab Shetty controlled it perfectly. In the script Rishab Shetty had written the characters well, unwanted characters were never brought for filling up additional time. The characterization was cleverly written, and the hero-villain clashes, in the end, were brilliantly executed. The villain character of Achyuth Kumar had more than enough screen presence and his character was enriched with the shades of a promising villain. The supporting characters in the film are plenty, so Rishab Shetty in his writing has given enough importance to their characters. The DFRO role played Kishore is the best example, that character was written out brilliantly, the mood of hero-villain clash was all over. The intense way of filmmaking and the raw scenes had given more profoundness to the theme. Towards the climax it’s rough, it’s one for the best climax I had seen in recent times. The transformation of Rishab Shetty in the climax was shocking, his acting talents and the natural way of undertaking the character was authentic.
The atmosphere and mood of this film are beyond the imagination. How the situations are going to connect with the fantasy and mysteries will make you guess till the end. The feeling that I got while seeing the film was different, especially at the climax, it was like Rishab Shetty was taking us into his world of trance. The way he performed in the climax and how he organised the set and how he executed it was outstanding. The climax visuals had a predominant quality and the dark and intense happenings made me speechless. Till the climax, the movie was like a normal engaging film, in between when they used to display the fantasy visuals and it was giving me a feeling that something big is going to happen. So I was hundred percent sure that the climax was going to be different, but it was more than my expectations. Fear was getting on my nerves, my eyes couldn’t believe what just happened and the mood that those visuals gave had taken me into the mysterious world of Kantara. So it was one of the best climaxes I had seen in recent times and Rishab Shetty had nailed it, huge applause for his big clever effort. As an actor, writer and director Rishab Shetty has done a fabulous job and I’m greatly grateful to him for giving us Kantara.
•PERFORMANCE OF ACTORS:
Rishab Shetty as Shiva and Shiva’s father did a fantastic performance, he was just living with the character. I didn’t find any errors, his entire performance was flawless and he had given his best. His climax performance was fantastic and the way he acted it out had blown my mind. His expressions, the action sequences and the way he transforms were extraordinary. The portions in which Rishab Shetty played Kola rituals are a treat to watch, it exactly looked like the original artform. How he expresses his emotions and how he bursts out his anger and his various attitudes were bewildering with the qualities of a true actor. Rishab Shetty’s body grace while performing the action sequences was great, the fight sequences were thrillingly handled. The climax action sequences are terrific, he had tried to make it look different and the final output on the screen was shocking. The emotional sequences of Rishab Shetty were also sentimental, the scene in which his brother dies and how he expresses it was touching. So it was like his stellar show, flawless and natural, he is the real backbone of Kantara. Kishore as Muralidhar, played the role of Deputy Range Police Officer. His supportive role was really good, his personality as a sincere police officer and the attitude he expressed was nice to watch. The combination scenes with Rishab Shetty was thrilling and it carried the first half of the movie steadily. Achyuth Kumar as Devendra Suttooru shined as the villain, his negative character and his characterization came out well. The villain attitude and his crooked expression was matching for the situations and also his contribution in the climax portion was good. Sapthami Gowda as Leela did a notable performance, the police officer role was adequately handled. She was looking cute, and the combination scenes with Rishab Shetty were romantic and the emotional scenes were also handled authentically. There are plenty of other supporting actors, the actors who played the role of Shiva’s friends, the village people and the actress who played Shiva’s mother’s role did complete justice to their respective supporting roles.
•MUSIC & TECHNICAL ASPECTS:
The musical composition for the film is tuned by B. Ajaneesh Loknath. The soundtrack of Kantara consists of six songs and the songs were finely composed. Among the songs I liked “Varaha Roopam Daiva Va Rishtam ” and it’s the best. The feel and the vibe which that song gives us is hard to explain. When I heard it in the theatre I felt like I was in an unbelievable trance. It’s dark and can make you fear and the mysterious feel that the song gives is tremendous. The song is similar to ‘Navarasam’ by Thaikkudam Bridge, both have the same ragas and pattern and fusion are also similar. Sai Vignesh’s voice was magical and suited well for the song. There are various instruments used in the song and the way it was arranged is mindblowing. The mix of traditional and electronic instruments had given a rare fusion feel. The lyrics of Shashiraj Kavoor had given more appeal to the song and the visuals of Kola Art made the song unforgettable for me. The song “Singara Siriye” was romantic, the voice of Vijay Prakash and Ananya Bhat made it feel different. The song “Karma Song” had a pleasant feel and Venkatesh DC sang well. The background score in the movie is terrific, the BGM stood higher to set an extra impact. Every scene in the film was crammed with an appropriate background score and while watching the film we can apprehend the real feel and depth. The climax was beautifully implemented with the right set of tunes and the background score synched perfectly without any errors. The emotional scenes had also the right sentimental tunes and the background score in the romantic scene also matched well. The mix of traditional and modern mix of musical instruments also made the background score attractive, specifically, it worked effectively at the ending.
Kantara has the best work on technical aspects. The cinematography and the lighting were extraordinary and I was shocked by seeing the efforts. The cinematography by Arvind S. Kashyap was beautiful because the village premise of the movie was elegantly captured. Nature, the temples, the customs, the traditions and the way they live was flawlessly undertaken by the cameraman. So while watching I was able to feel the living conditions of the characters. The camera movements in the action sequences were superb, and the breathtaking climax was conducted with sudden camera movements. So the whole ending was visually appealing for the eyes and the frames had made a drastic influence. Some closeup frames were exhibited to showcase the acting talents of actors, especially their emotional sequence was perfectly captured. Many wide-angle frames had given extra beauty to the film, and the inside forest visuals were also captured rightly. The editing was perfect, and the duration of the film didn’t feel dragged. The transition of the scene was good and the incredible colour grading had given more attraction for the viewing.
CONCLUSION:
So the film ‘Kantara’ is a brilliantly executed movie that one should not miss in theatres. Rishab Shetty had given extraordinary acting and I’ll pass huge applause for his incredible effort. The direction and the script by Rishab Shetty are also flawless and he made this movie completely engaging. I’m sure one won’t feel any kind of lag and the climax will blow your mind. Therefore, I will highly recommend Kantara to everyone and the mysterious fantasy world of Kantara is a treat to watch.
New Delhi: State governments are not allowed to start TV channels. The decision is made by the Broadcasting Ministry. The Center has clarified that states are not allowed to broadcast or distribute. It has also been directed to regularize the currently functioning channels under Prasar Bharti. The Ministry also directed that the process be completed before December 31, 2023.
The Ministry of Broadcasting and Distribution issued an order in this regard on Friday. The ministry said the directive was issued taking into account the recommendation of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), the Supreme Court judgment in the Cricket Association of Bengal case and the legal advice of the Law Ministry.
According to reports, the proposal may directly affect IPTV controlled by the Andhra Pradesh government, Kalvi TV, Arasu Cable, etc. by the Tamil Nadu government. The proposal is also likely to create major political ramifications. The ministry also stated that certain concessions will be given to continue broadcasting of television channels for educational purposes.
Bengaluru: Karnataka Police has made it mandatory for all passengers in passenger vehicles in the state to wear seat belts. It has been decided to levy a fine on those who violate the law by not wearing a seat belt in the back seat. A fine of Rs 1000 for first time offenders and Rs 2000 for second time offenders.
The new order is based on the central government order that all passengers must wear seat belts. The law applies to all M1 category vehicles, which include vehicles with not more than eight seats in addition to the driver’s seat.
Recently, the Mumbai Police had made seat belts mandatory for all passengers from November 1, 2022. Motor vehicles without seat belts for all passengers must install them before November 1, 2022.
Bhopal: At least 15 were killed in a bus accident in Madhya Pradesh’s Rewa district. 40 people were injured. The accident occurred when a bus and a container lorry collided. The bus which was going from Hyderabad to Gorakhpur met with an accident. All the people on the bus are from Uttar Pradesh.
New Delhi: Air pollution is severe in Delhi. Air quality index recorded 262. The decrease in temperature and adverse weather conditions increase the level of pollution. In view of the air pollution crisis, the government has imposed restrictions on Diwali celebrations in Delhi. Production, sale and bursting of firecrackers has been banned in Delhi to control air pollution on Diwali. Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai said strict action will be taken against those who burst firecrackers. Meanwhile green crackers with very low pollution levels are allowed.
Kasaragod: Three more people were arrested in the case of Pandal vandalism at Bekur School in Kasaragod. The contractors Ahmed Ali, Abdul Basheer and a laborer were also arrested. With this, the number of people arrested in the incident has increased to six.
The pandal collapsed during the Manjeswaram sub-district match. 30 students were injured. The upper part of the pandal was made of iron sheets. The children suffered head and face injuries. It is reported that the injuries are not serious. Some children were taken to Mangalore for specialist treatment. The police stated that the cause of the accident was a defect in construction. People including small children were present at the venue. According to the police, the pandal was built carelessly without considering its seriousness. A high-level team comprising Kasaragod District Medical Officer visited the incident site. It is reported that a team including the District Collector also visited the children seeking treatment. The Education Department has been instructed to give an explanation on the incident. Based on this, the investigation led by the Education Department is also in progress.
Thiruvananthapuram: The Central Meteorological Department has informed that there is a possibility of rain at isolated places in all the districts of Kerala in the next 3 hours. A yellow alert has been declared in 11 districts today. Yellow Alert has been declared in districts except for Thrissur, Kannur, and Kasaragod.
The Meteorological Center has also warned not to go fishing on the Kerala coast and Lakshadweep coast. The low pressure formed in the Bay of Bengal is expected to form Cyclone Sitrang by Monday, the Met Office said. The low pressure formed over the North Andaman Sea will become an intense depression over the central East Bay of Bengal by Saturday.
Later, it is warned that it will become a cyclonic storm over the central-west Bay of Bengal. Thunderstorms are also likely ahead of Thulam rain. According to the Central Meteorological Department, in the next hour, there is a possibility of rain with thunder at isolated places in the districts of Kottayam and Ernakulam and wind gusting up to 40 kmph.
Prince Movie Review; the movie is boring and it has got an outdated cliché scripted story that tests everyone’s patience.
Review for PRINCE:
REVIEW BY ARUNJYOTHI R
•Language: TAMIL
•Duration: 02 Hour 23 Minutes.
•Genre: Romantic Comedy Drama.
POSITIVES:
1: PERFORMANCES OF SHIVAKARTHIKEYAN.
2: DECENT SONGS.
NEGATIVES:
1: WORST DIRECTION
2: OVERDRAMATIC STORY
3: POOR SCREENPLAY
4: FLAT COMEDIES
5: LACK OF CHEMISTRY BETWEEN HERO AND HEROINE.
6: ART DIRECTION
•ONE WORD: Pathetic and boring.
•STORY IDEA:
Anbu (Sivakarthikeyan) is a cool and silly social science teacher. He lives with his father Ulaganathan (Sathyaraj). His father is patriotic and the people in his village respect his father very much. His father was a freedom fighter and he follows straightforward thinking and doesn’t believe in caste systems. Soon Anbu will fall in love with his new colleague named Jessica (Maria Ryaboshapka) who teaches English. They will decide to marry each other but many unexpected problems will stand as obstacles to their relationship.
DETAIL REVIEW:
The film ‘Prince’ is written and directed by Anudeep K.V. The film is produced by Suniel Narang, D. Suresh Babu and Pushkar Ram Mohan Rao. Sree Venkateswara Cinemas and Suresh Productions handle the production and the film is distributed bySuresh Productions and Gopuram Cinema. With a running time of 143 minutes, the movie is currently running in theatres with a U/A censor certificate.
I love to watch Shivakarthikeyan movies because the content in his films is always enjoyable. The commercial elements, the jolly celebration and the colorful visuals and his screen presence is fun to watch. His recent films like Don and Doctor are the best examples, they also performed well at the box office. So for the film ‘Prince’, I was having some kind of expectations but unfortunately, the movie was big-time torture. The whole movie was crammed with the worst direction, poor script and an unconvincing way of storytelling. The entire film is senseless, with no proper continuity and what the film is trying to convey was making me angry, I felt irritated. The inexperience of the writer and director can be seen here, I think he was too much overconfident. The basic story itself was baffling with routine cliches, everything from the beginning to the end was testing my patience. The predictability in the storyline was also making the viewing dull, what is going to happen next is easily understandable.
The screenplay was miserable, I can’t believe that Shivakarthikeyan and the investors had said yes to this utter crap of nonsense. In the screenplay, there were no emotions at all, it has got a good social message but how Anudeep KV portrayed it will make you angry. The theme was strong enough and the premise of the story was promising for a good commercial entertainer but the making and the writing went upside down. The outdated way of direction by Anudeep KV was boring, if this film was released 20 years back maybe it could have been a hit. The direction was struggling to maintain good continuity, and the connections to the next scene looked awful. How he presented this film and how he established the character was not at all justifying. There was no logic, no good reasons, no solid proper explanation, it felt like the director was forcing us to believe all his foolishness. To be frank, I couldn’t connect with the film, the poor direction hasn’t made me engaged.
Now I am getting a headache when I think of the outrages made in the name of comedy. All the comedy tracks in the film were exaggerated, it doesn’t even match the occurrences. In the beginning, the comedies worked here and there in a few places but they failed to give proper laughs. I found the climax quite annoying because instead of convincing, the director was making it more complicated.
Each of the scenes leading up to the climax didn’t grab my attention and the storylines leading up to the final climax didn’t feel appropriate. The happening and occurrences in the screenplay looked amateurish, and it was crammed full of cliche scenes. The romantic scenes of the hero and heroine were unsatisfying, how they fall in love and how they face complicated situations were poorly written and directed. The father-son relationship track was supposed to create an impact but it was also not utilised effectively. In the name of comedies, they spoiled many good potential scenes.
The performance of Shivakarthikeyan is the only decent thing in this film. I am not fully convinced with his performance but his screen presence was the only factor which helped me to complete this film. Usually his movies are fun to watch, but due to the bad direction and script his performance also looked dull. Only a few comedies of Shivakarthikeyan had worked nicely and also his father-son relationship scenes were also ordinary. The combination scenes with the foreigner actress Maria Ryaboshapka also had less chemistry. The performance of Maria Ryaboshapka was not convincing, her way of speaking and facial expressions was moderate. Her dialogue delivery didn’t look natural and the dance moves on the song also looked poor. Sathyaraj as father was annoying at many points, his humor and dialogue delivery was struggling to match the situations. He was having more screen presence than Shivakarthikeyan but the screen presence with the flat comedies had given a boring experience. Premgi Amaren with the negative shade character also delivered a mediocre performance, the villain’s shade and it’s personality was missing on his entire acting. So the performance of the The actors in the movie were normal, nothing great to mention.
The music composed by Thaman S was good, and the soundtrack of the film had decent songs. The situations for the songs were cliche but still the songs looked nice. The song “Bimbiliki Pilapi” sung by Anirudh Ravichander, Ramya Behara and Sahithi Chaganti was rich with energetic beats. The voice of Anirudh and the dancing steps of Shivakarthikeyan made the song appealing. The song “Jessica” sung by Thaman S was also having the cool dance moves of Shivakarthikeyan and the vocals of Thaman S were also fair. Manoj Paramahamsa could have done his cinematography better because most of the frames and the placement of the camera didn’t look nice. The song Jessica was elegantly captured, and the camera movements used to show the dance moves of Shivakarthikeyan were good. The overall duration of the film was too, I wish Praveen K. L. could have trimmed many scenes. The overall duration of the film was too much. I was wondering why this movie is not ending. I think Praveen K. L. had forgotten to trim many unwanted parts. All the set work used for the songs by the art department was poor, and felt artificial.
•CONCLUSION:
So overall I don’t recommend the movie ‘Rajakumaran’ to anyone because this movie has the worst direction and screenplay. The only saving grace is Sivakarthikeyan’s performance and screen presence. The movie is boring and it has got an outdated cliché scripted story that tests everyone’s patience. Also, Anudeep KV’s direction was pathetic and his style of direction had given me a horrible experience. So I kindly advise you to stay away from this nonsense and save your valuable time and money.
New Delhi: Manichan, who was convicted in the Kalluwathukkal hooch tragedy case, was released from jail. Manichan’s release comes after the Supreme Court order waived the fine. Manichan is coming out after 22 years.
Manichan’s wife has approached the Supreme Court seeking relief from the order that 30 lakh rupees should be deposited for his release. The government issued an order releasing 33 prisoners in the case, including Manichan, but the condition was that Manichan could be released only after paying a bond of 30 lakh rupees. But the release was possible when the court pointed out that Manichan should not be punished again just because he did not pay the fine.
Earlier, the victims of the tragedy had responded that they had no objection to Manichan being released from jail. Although Manichan indeed gave the drug that caused the hooch tragedy, it was Manichan’s mistake, and the victims responded.
Chandran Manichan is the main accused in the Kalluwathukkal hooch tragedy case in which 31 people died. On October 21, 2000, the Kalluwathukkal disaster rocked Kerala. Manichan kept the bogus liquor in the underground chambers of the house. The disaster was caused by a poisonous spirit mixed with vigor. The Cabinet decided to release Manichan who had completed 20 years of imprisonment, but the Governor did not decide on the government’s recommendation. Manichan first served his sentence in Poojappura Central Jail. Later he was shifted to Nettukaltheri open jail.
