Thiruvananthapuram: The rain will be hit in the coming days in Kerala. It will be heavy rainfall in the coming days, the Meteorological Department said today. Following that, the department announced a yellow alert announced in eight districts of Kerala. It will start on next Monday to Wednesday, authorities added.
The alerts announced in Kannur, Kasargod, Kozhikode, Idukki, Malappuram, Kottayam, Alappuzha, Kollam by the department.
Disaster management said the people should keep alerted according to the yellow alert. However, the reports said that in this season the Monsson rainfall is comparatively less than the previous year.
Pune: At least 17 people including four children, died after the wall of building collapsed in Thane. The accident happened in the Kondwa region of Pune, Maharashtra. The 60-foot-high wall was reported to have smashed into nearby huts following heavy rain. The crash happened around 1.30am today.
The dead included a woman and four children. Also, some are trapped in an accident. Efforts have been made to rescue them. Meanwhile, the dead have not been identified. Pune district collector Naval Kishore said the workers were from Bihar and Bengal. The building collapsed after heavy rain, started last Thursday.
Palakkad: At least five people including two children died in an accident in Valayar in Palakkad. A minivan rammed into the container lorry which was parked near the road termed the accident. At least seven people injured in the accident.
The injured were rush into district hospital in Palakkad. One of the injured is serious. According to the reports, at least 13 people on the board. Coimbatore native as identified by the authorities. The dead bodies of victims were transferred into the hospital.
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Mumbai: The accused in the murder of rationalist Dhobalkar has been confessed of the murder of Gauri Lankesh. Sharad Kalaskar, who was taken into police custody in connection with the death of Gauri Lankesh has revealed that a plan called ‘ Event’ has been formed to kill Gauri Lankesh.
Kalaskar said the killings were carried out with proper planning and that the right-wing organizations were behind the killings. The accused has pleaded guilty to the murder of Dholkar, Govind Pansare, and Gauri Lankesh. Gauri Lankesh was shot dead while opening her house gate on the night of September 5, 2017.
He was arrested last year on charges of murder and conspiracy. Kalaskar was arrested during a raid on a pistol manufacturing company in Nallasopara in Maharashtra. At a later interrogation, he confessed that he was involved in all three murders. Kalaskar has admitted that he has been in contact with some organizational leaders and has received brief training for the murder.
Lucknow: Five members of a family including two children were found murdered in Hamirpur, Uttar Pradesh. The bodies were found in the house of Rani Lakshmi Bhai area. The son Raees (27), his wife Roshni (25), their daughter Alia (4), their relatives Roshni (15) and grandmother Sakina (85) were killed. Nurbakhsh was returning from a wedding ceremony. A hammer and a sharp weapon have been used for murder. One of Nurbakhsh’s sons is disappeared.
•POSITIVES:
1: Direction
2: Story
3: Dialogues.
4: Music and Background Score.
5: Technical Aspects.
•NEGATIVES: 1: Performance of actors. 2: Screenplay.
•ONE WORD: Luca is neither bad or neither great, an average for a one-time watch.
•STORY IDEA:
Luca tells the story on an investigative track pointing to the life of the central characters named Luca and Niharika. Luca, a Kochi based artist and Niharika who comes to Kochi for his PhD joins together with a special bond. Rest of the story tells their various life incidents, in an investigative manner by a policeman named Akbar.
•ANALYSIS TO DIRECTION, STORY, SCREENPLAY & DIALOGUES:
The movie is directed by the debutant filmmaker named Arun Bose who also handles the story, screenplay and dialogues with Mridul Geroge.
As a debutant director, Arun Bose held a passionate job and the making was made on a standard quality manner and also the story written by the makers was realistic for a romantic movie. He had given his best in the making to hold a neat direction which was impressive. He also used the unique acting talents of the actor Tovino Thomas victoriously according which deserves a mention.
The plot of the movie contains the main factors of romance, friendship and parenthood which unfolds with investigation and flashbacks, so the story was interesting to watch to know what had happened in the life of this central character. The screenplay was half baked because the scenes were not implemented perfectly as per the story so the moments didn’t give the right catching feel and also sadly the vibe of the plot was spoiled by the unworked screenplay. The ending was surprising with an unexpected twist in the climax but still, the whole package was not satisfactory because of the amateur screenplay.
The dialogues in the movie were extraordinary because the conversation between each and every character was having the deep and soulful momentum which dominates the audience to engage in the film. The dialogues also keep on the hook the audience also the observant communication can contrive the viewers to understand the feel and emotion of the plot.
Therefore the maker Arun Bose had made a pretty good job in the direction and story to make Luca as a different romantic movie but his work with Mridul George on writing the screenplay ended Luca as an unworkable attempt which failed partially to impress the viewers.
•PERFORMANCE OF ACTORS:
The movie ‘Luca’ teams with the casting of Tovino Thomas and Ahaana Krishna playing the central characters and along Nithin George, Rajesh Sharma, Vinitha Koshy, Thalaivasal Vijay, Rajesh Sharma, Chembil Ashokan joins in the casting.
Tovino Thomas who played the central character Luca did an outstanding performance, through his sensational acting he delivered another predominant performance which surely finds a spot among his career-best performances.
The various expressions, the way he handled the acting, the presentation in telling the dialogues, the method he acted out for the romantic scenes etc was first-rate with quality performance. The emotion of anger was also safer in the court of Tovino to act out.
Ahaana Krishna as Niharika did a matured performance. Shining acting was seen on her overall acting. The emotional scene in which she portrays her character’s flashback was brilliant with sharp emotions of sentiments, disappoint and struggle. Her voice was vivid and strong and also the combination scene with Tovino was emotional.
The combination scene shared by Tovino Thomas and Ahaana Krishna is something which is mediocre. On an angle, their chemistry works in a good way but viewing from another side an imperfect appearance lies between them. Due to the incredible matured voice of Ahaana, her combination scene with Tovino as a lover seems to work but still, the chemistry was not working effectively because of the appearance and due to its difference. For a friendship, they are good but as couples, they don’t seem to be special and equal.
Nithin Geroge as Akbar was average, his performance doesn’t stand upright. The proper qualities of a police officer were not sincerely seen because of his amateur dialogue delivery. The body language of a cop was also moderate. His emotional scenes were good. Anwar Shereef as Aloshi did a notable performance as the sub-inspector.
Chembil Ashokan, Thalaivasal Vijay and Srikant Murali did total justice to their respective characters. Pauly Valsan and Chembil Ashokan as the servants were fine on their particular roles.
•MUSIC AND TECHNICAL ASPECTS:
The musical works for the film are composed by Sooraj.S.Kurup who also handles the background scores.
The songs are demanding for the plot and the tracks play a crucial element for this film so ultimately the music director Sooraj.S.Kurup had given some outstanding soundtracks to give an authentic vibe to maintain the impact of the storyline.
The song ‘Ore Kanal’ sung by Nandhagopan, Anju Joseph and Neethu was amazing to hear with its beautiful romantic visuals shared by Tovino and Ahaana. Another song ‘Vanil Chandrika’ sung by Aravind Venugopal and Zia Ul Haq was remarkable because of the powerful vocals which suit the song and also the lyrics written by Shabareesh Varma made the song to pass some catching moments. The song ‘Neeyila Neeram had given a different feel and the terrific lyrics was also thought-provoking.
The Background Score tuned by Sooraj was excellent for giving the impact of scenes, especially for emotional scenes. The BGM tunes used for the narration scene in the first half was something beyond the excellence. The background score at the climax was also thrilling and the BGM at emotional scenes showing the family tragedy was striking.
The cinematographer Nimish Ravi deserves a big round of applause because of the stunning visuals which he had captured for the film. The frames he captured for the title song was superior. The visuals of Biennale, the truck scene, rain shots and the bed sharing scene was tremendous with ideal lighting.
The editing performed by Nikhil Venu was smooth and shine which didn’t give the sort of mismatched feel. The Costume Designer Remya Suresh also deserves a special mention because of the beautiful dresses which she had made for every character, especially for Tovino and Ahaana. The Art Direction held by Annes Nadodi was spirited with lots of imposing sets. The set of the house lived by the central characters were really impressive and also the craft work, paintings, artistic spaces were perfectly made by thr Art Director.
•CONCLUSION:
So overall to conclude Luka had given me an unsatisfied experience because of the unrealistic screenplay but still the story and the performance lead by Tovino won’t disappoint anyone for a one time watch, watch with fewer expectations.
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Washington: US President Donald Trump says India’s tariffs on 28 products are not acceptable. Trump’s response came just before he met with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the G20 summit. Trump said India’s tariffs on US products were not acceptable and should be withdrawn.
There has been considerable tension between India and the US following Trump’s announcement that he would end his priority trade with India. Earlier this month, the Modi government retaliated by imposing tariffs on 28 US products.
Trump arrived in Japan at the G20 summit and tweeted Thursday that he would meet Prime Minister Modi. “India has been imposing very high tariffs on the US for many years. Recently they have increased again. This is not acceptable. The tariff should be revoked. I would, therefore, like to discuss this issue with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. ” This was Trump’s tweet.During his visit to India on Wednesday, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo also spoke in a similar manner to Foreign Minister S Jaishankar saying the country needs better trade access. This was ahead of the Modi-Donald Trump meeting at the G20 summit. In addition to the summit talks, the two leaders are expected to hold a bilateral meeting at the Osaka summit on Friday. President Trump is likely to bring up the controversial issue of tariffs imposed on American products.
Swiss government freezes Nirav Modi’s and sister’s bank accounts. Switzerland has agreed to freeze the account at the request of the Enforcement Directorate. Four accounts of Nirav and his sister Purvimodi were frozen. Of this, Rs 283 crore is invested.
Four months ago, the Enforcement Directorate had asked the Swiss government to freeze Modi’s bank accounts. The decision to freeze the accounts came after it was alleged that PNB fraud money was transferred to a Swiss bank account. He first transferred the money to a bank in Dubai and later transferred it to Hong Kong and the Swiss bank for greater security, the Enforcement Directorate found.
