Lucky to be in Mollywood -Piya

21 Jul 2011

‘I am very lucky to get a role that will help me to prove my acting proves. I consider this, jut like an acting workshop’ says Piya Bajpai who is debuting into Mollywood with the new movie ‘Masters’. Piya is infact, thrilled to be a part of the movie which will have Tamil director Sasikumar and Malayalam super star Prithviraj in the lead. While Prithvi will be in the role of an young IPS officer named Sreerama krishnan, Sasikumar will appear as a journalist named Milin Poly. ‘Masters’ directed by Johny Antony will get to sets by the next month in and around Kottayam.

Mammootty had been my role model in acting: Vikram

21 Jul 2011

In an interesting opening up, Tamil superstar Vikram has acknowledged that Malayalam superstar Mammootty had been his role model in acting. Vikram says that it was the megastar who inspired him to go for variety, than to stick to hero centric roles. The star as an example of his role model’s brilliance also observed that though Mammootty had been in a number of movies as a police officer, he had been able to do justice to each of the roles by making it different in appearance as well as in his manoeuvres. Vikram was talking in the wake of his new release ‘Daivathirumakan’, in which he plays an youth with just the mental development of a six year old child. The movie which will be on theatres in a week, is said to be Vikram’s best in his acting career so far.

Silk Smitha's 'Inaye Thedi' to be remade

21 Jul 2011

After the successful remakes of ‘Neelathaamara’ and ‘Rathinirvedham’, the show will now witness the remake of another hit from the eighties ‘Inaye Thedy’. The original movie which had the glamour queen Silk Smitha for the first time inthe lead in a Malayalam film, also was the first movie of many including scriptwriter John Paul, Music director Johnson and director Antony Eastman who also wrote the story lines. The movie will be reworked to suit the current generation by the debutante director Bharathraj. The movie will be produced by Karton Lewis in the banner of Lewis Carlton films. The makers are now in the lookout for a face to don the lead character. Reports are that a big name from the Tamil cinema will debut into Malayalam playing the role. The movie will kick start it shoot by August at Ooty and surrounding areas.

Megastar Mammootty’s fourth flop

19 July 2011

The year is turning to be a disastrous one for Megastar Mammootty, who had been trying to be in different films and with different young directors. His latest’ Bombay, march 12′ is the latest debacle in the Box Office, with the movie hardly making any decent initials. The characteristic Mammootty opening was also missing for the movie which was publicised more like a serious art movie. Though the content of the movie was hard-hiting and was better than the other three Mammootty films -’August 15′, ‘Doubles’ and ‘The train ‘released this year, the lack of good promotions has affected the movie’s fate at the Box Office. As of now, the movie may not last long in the release centres with collections getting down to 20-40 percent or below even for the first shows.

Meera jasmine gradually bids adieu to filmdom

19 July 2011

As stories are floating around which says that Meera jasmine is gradually biding adieu to filmdom, the actress will be seen in Tamil and Telugu in a new film. She has been cast against Prasanth in the new movie ‘Mammattiyaan’ and its Telugu remake ‘Dibulee’. A remake of the old hit ‘Malayoor Mammattiyaan’ featuring Prashanth’s father, actor-director Thayagrajan, the new movie will be also directed by him. Vadivelu, and Mumaid Kahan are also part of the cast of this movie which will get to theatres in a couple of months. Meanwhile, Meera Jasmine hasn’t yet signed any new film in Tamil and Malayalam and is said to be on a leave from films to prepare for her marriage.