Arya, paid Rs 2 crore to play villain

It is Arya’s big day as he is making his debut as villain in Allu Arjun’s Telugu filmVarudu directed by hit maker Gunasekhar. If the film, releasing today, clicks Arya will have a new market in Tollywood.
The market buzz is that Arya was paid 2 crores to play the bad guy. The producers were forced to cough up the amount as Arya is a top Kollywood hero. But Arya says:” I took up the villain role because it has equal footage to that of the hero’s character and it looks interesting.”
Varudu is releasing big worldwide including four screens in Chennai. Adding to the suspense the actress who is playing heroine has been kept a closely guarded secret.
No photograph of her has been released to the media and her name has been kept under the wraps.

Janakan postponed to April 8

Janakandirected by N R Sanjeev, which has Mohanlal in a cameo and was to release on April 1 for the Easter weekend has now been postponed to April 8. It has Suresh Gopi, Biju Menon , Harishree Ashokan, Kaveri, and Jyothirmayi in supporting roles.
The highlight of Janakan will be Mohanlal in a cameo as Advocate Soorya Narayanan, who is famous for winning every case that comes his way. In the film he comes to the rescue of Suresh Gopi and others who have been framed up in a murder case.
Now only April Fool directed by Viji Thampy, a laugh riot is releasing on April 1. The movie tells the hilarious events that happen in the life of a businessman played by Siddique which leads to a piquant situation.
Jagadheesh, Biju Menon and Jagathy will appear as the hero’s friends. The film will also introduce a Bangalore based model ‘Nayana’ as the heroine.

Review of Pramani

While making Pramani, writer-director B Unnikrishnan has applied the same recipe which he had used for his earlier hit, Madambi. The only difference is that in Madambi we had Pillay played by Mohanlal while this time, Unni has Mammootty playing Panicker!
True, there are some genuine aspects that have been highlighted in the story, like for instance, the Panchayathi Raj Act and so on. But the problem is that Unnikrishnan has only managed to come up with a half-baked script this time and as a result, Pramani turns out to be a meek affair which looks evidently outdated.
Just like most of the stories in Malayalam these days, Pramani also begins as the tale about a hero-with a grey shade, who turns over a new leaf after a while and end up as the most virtuous man in the whole universe!
Here, Viswanatha Panicker (Mammootty) is the president of Thazhe Keezhppadam grama panchayath in Kuttanad. He is corrupt, ruthless and is called Pramani because he is in possession of a number of land documents (or pramanam) that belongs to the poor and the hapless in his area. He has also been nicknamed 'America' for his tricky ways to play the big brother and thereby getting control over the issues where he gets involved.
Panicker's dealings are done through his cousin brother and confidant, Somasekharan (Siddique). Now, anyone who has watched at least a couple of movies in Malayalam can guess the storyline from now on. Sadly, there are no surprises left to excite you and Pramani moves along painfully predictable lines.
There are a few sub-plots involved, like the one involving panchayath secretary Janaki (Sneha), who is opposed to Panicker's corrupt ways and also the issue of a nearby panchayath, ruled by Castro Vareeth (Janardhanan). There is yet another sub-plot with Rosy teacher (Lakshmi), whom Panicker respects a lot, and her family.
With too many relatively small issues narrated simultaneously, the focus tends to drift away all too often. Well, it could also have been done intentionally, as there is no real story worth mentioning in the whole film. There seems to be a real confusion on whether to show Viswanatha Panicker as a villain or not, right from the beginning. Later on, the reasons for the transformation from his corrupt ways have also not been convincingly shown.
Mammootty has made his character look convincing with his style and genius, but this one is not a distinctly challenging role for an actor of his calibre. Siddique repeats his usual style and there are only limited roles to play for the rest of the cast which includes Prabhu, Lakshmi, Sneha and Suresh Krishna among others. Suraj Venjarammoodu's efforts to make the viewers laugh with his usual gimmickry fails to impress and falls flat. Among the technical aspects, Sham Dutt's camera is just fine and M Jayachandran's tunes are okay.
In all fairness, Pramani is watchable as a passé entertainer, if you are not looking forward to some nice experiments. It's an old-fashioned tale, being told in the formulaic or the clichéd style. Go for it, if such films suit your tastes!
Verdict: Average

Prithiviraj 's Anwar rolling with love jihad issue.??

The big question being asked in film circles is whether Prithviraj’s Amal Neerad directedAnwar about “Love Jihad”?
Love Jihad, was widely reported in coastal Kerala and Karnataka where young handsome Muslim boys reportedly targeted college girls belonging to non-Muslim communities for conversion to Islam by feigning love.
Last year the matter created a furore in Kerala after various “investigative reports” in the media highlighted it. Finally the Kerala High Court had to intervene and ask the state police and Union Home Ministry to probe the matter.
The buzz is that the thread of Amal’s Anwaris based on “Love Jihad” with Prithviraj playing a Muslim youth Anwar who lures Mamta a non-Muslim and converts her and later makes her join his terrorist outfit.
Prakashraj will play a deadly cop Stalin who heads the anti-terrorist squad who is on a mission to uncover the “Love Jihad” operations of terrorists. The others in the cast are Lal, Saikumar, Geetha and a few other Pathan looking villains from Bollywood.
The shooting of Anwar started last week in Kochi. Prithviraj himself has told a Malayalam magazine that Amal has discussed everything about the film and it would be the director’s best film till date that will tackle a social issue.
During the first schedule of the film, Prithviraj got injured while doing some deadly action scenes

Pokkiraja crew got accident

Pokkiriaja crew got accident near anghamaly.They were going to shoot the last schedule of pokiiraja at Pollachi.7 got injured in the acident.Nothing serious..The film is likely to release by this april 30th

Jayaram -Prithviraj-Shafi teams up

It is the season of multi starrers in Malayalam cinema. Director Shafi is bringing Jayaram and Prithviraj together in Makeup Man, a comedy riot produced by leading production manager turned producer M Ranjith of Rajaputra Films.

Lakshmi Rai has been signed up as one of the heroines, and Shafi is on the lookout for another heroine. Sachi-Sethu (Chocolate fame) has written the script of this film which has Jayaram playing the role of a makeup man in films.
The others in the cast are Innocent, Suraj Venjaranmoodu and Salim Kumar. The shoot of the film will start from April first week.

Bhavana turning glamourous in telugu

Bhavana is now getting more and more glamourous in telugu world.She who done the first film in Malluworld is now busy in telugu and tamil industry.Her latest film released in malayalam is Happy Husband , which is doing good in box office