Mammotty in"Pramaani"

Scriptwriter turned director B Unnikrishann had been lucky enough to convert all his movies to safe earners. While his Suresh Gopi flicks like ‘Smart City’ and the recent ‘IG’ managed with average collections, his Mohanlal movie ‘Madambi’ was one of the biggest hits of last year.

Anyhow, B Unnikrishann is now getting ready to start the works on his first movie with Mammootty. This project, which will be the fourth movie from the director is titled as ‘Pramaani’.

Mammootty will appear as a corrupt Panchayath president Raghavapanikkar in this movie. Planned to start its shoot by the end of this year, the movie will also feature Suraaj Venjaaramodu, Jagathy, Nedumudi and Salimkumar.
         
Expected to get completed in a single schedule, this movie will get into theatres by March, 2010.

Black Dalia: Coming Soon

Black Dalia, the upcoming debut directorial venture of popular Malayalam villain and character actor Baburaj (husband of actress Vani Vishwanath), is a thriller starring action hero Suresh Gopi as a forensic psychiatrist named Dr. Aadikesav. It revolves around a gang of ten NRI girls studying in Sacred Heart Medical College.

Unlike other college gangs, these girls have some special skills. They are highly interested in hockey and basketball and have won several university matches. They are together from the very first day of their college admission and have developed an unique intimacy without any ego clash or differences in opinion. Normally, they do not create any issues with other students, but things turn upside down when one among them is struck by an unexpected event. The story develops from this point.

Srilankan actress Tami Dushyantha, Tamil-Telugu actress Suja Naidu, Malayalee actresses Teena Ponnamma, Ruksha, Jisna Ali, Althara, Kavitha  Nair, Pavithra, Thegika from Hyderabad and Sherry Minhas from Punjab are the ten heroines. Vani Vishvanath, in the role of DIG Daisy Wilfred, begins her second innings in films withBlack Dalia. 

Produced by M.K. Muhammed under the banner of M.K. Productions, the film is scripted by the director himself. Also in the cast are Sai Kumar, Jagathy, Vijaya Raghavan, Siddique, Devan, Skantha, Niyas, Johny, Abusalim, Kollam Thulasi, Saju Kodiyan, Seema, Ambika Mohan and Usha. P. Sukumar wields the camera. Sayan Anwar sets music for lyrics written by I.S. Kundoor, Jeofi Tharakan and Dr. Deepak Sneh. Shooting has started at the locations of Bangalore, Dehradun and Malaysia.

Sagar alias Jackie on March 26

Malayalam superstar Mohanlal’s Sagar alias Jackie, made with a budget of five crores, directed by Malayalam's most stylish director Amal Neerad of Big B fame, has been finally scheduled for release on 26th March, 2009. This racy action thriller will be one of the costliest Malayalam film ever shot. Mohanlal is currently busy shooting for the second schedule of Sagar alias Jackie in Dubai and other locations in UAE.

Planned as a sequel to Mohanlal's 1987 blockbuster Irupatham Noottandu directed by K. Madhu, Sagar alias Jackie is produced by Antony Perumbavoor under the banner of Ashirvad films. Scripted by S.N. Swamy, who also did the scripts for the original, Sagar alias Jackie is cinematographed by the director himself.

Heroine Bhavana appears as a CNN reporter named Namitha Menon; National award winning actress Shobhana and famous South Indian actress Meena also appear in important roles and Jyothirmayi plays a cameo role. Other cast members include Jagathy Sreekumar, Nedumudi Venu, Suman, Manoj K. Jayan, Ganesh, Vinayakan, Baiju, Sumeeth, Sreeraman and others. Lyrics are handled by Rio Joy. Gopi Sunder has scored the music.

Lollipop: Climax changed

The climax of Prithviraj's latest starrer Lollipop directed by Shafi has been changed just one day after its release on Sunday (December 21). According to reports, the decision came after Mulagupadam Films, the distributers, urged the producer to change the climax since the initial collections and audience reaction were discouraging.
In the original version, Lollipop begins withe scenes of a jetty where a novelist (Jagathy Sreekumar) is stranded after missing the previous night’s last boat. In a bid to pass time, he strikes up a conversation with the only other person there Francis (Jayasuriya), who starts episode and Jayasurya is no longer a ghost! The conversation between Jagathy Sreekumar and Jayasuriya has also been deleted.
Lollipop is about Franco (Prithviraj), his sister Jenny (Roma), Franco's friend Eby (Kunchacko Boban), Jenny's collegemate Rose (Bhavana) and Paachi (Jayasuriya). Prithviraj appears as the owner of an automobile workshop. Kunchako Boban plays a junior doctor, while Jayasuriya plays a pickpocket. Lollipop has been scripted by Benny P. Nayarambalam and music is by Alex Paul.

‘Crazy Gopalan’ confirmed for Dec 24

The latest news for this Christmas is that Dileep’s ‘Crazy Gopalan’ has been confirmed for 24th of this December. The movie which was earlier planned to make a release on the last 19th was shifted due to non completion of its DI works. The movie which fall under the heist genre will be a hilarious comedy thriller’, according to Deepu Karunakaran, the debutante director of the movie.
Crazy Gopalan has almost all comedy stars of Malayalam. Dileep appears in seven different get ups in this movie, donning the character of a hi tech thief. New comer Radha Varma is the heroine of the movie whose funny and different posters has already started a talk in the town.
Ullattil Sasidharan is producing the film under the banner of Bhavana Media. Script is by the director himself. D. Kannan is the man behind the camera. Music is by Rahul Raj and lyrics by Giresh Puthencheri and Anil Panachooran. Other cast members include Biju Menon, Jagathy, Hari Sree Asokan, Salim Kumar, Janardhanan, Kochu Preman and others.

Sagar alias Jackie: Second schedule begins

Sagar alias Jackie recently completed its first schedule shooting at the locations of Goa, Leh and Vizhinjam at Thiruvananthapuram. The second schedule is for 10 days in Dubai from December 19, 2008, after which the crew will return for the next major schedule in Ernakulum.
After Chotta Mumbai, actress Bhavana dons the female lead opposite Mohanlal as a CNN reporter named Namitha Menon in this film, which also has National award winning actress Shobhana and famous South Indian actress Meena in important roles. Actress Jyothirmayi will play a cameo. Other cast members include Jagathy Sreekumar, Nedumudi Venu, Suman, Manoj K. Jayan, Ganesh, Vinayakan, Baiju, Sumeeth, Sreeraman and others.
Planned as a sequel to Mohanlal's 1987 blockbuster Irupatham Noottandu directed by K. Madhu, Sagar alias Jackie is directed by Malayalam's most stylish director Amal Neerad of Big B fame and produced by Antony Perumbavoor under the banner of Ashirvad films.
It is learnt that Sagar alias Jackie will be a stylish thriller on the lines of the Tamil film Billa. Notably, the lyrics are handled by Rio Joy, an undergraduate at Aluva U.C. College. Gopi Sunder has scored the music. S.N. Swami has penned the script. Sagar alias Jackie is due for release during Vishu 2009. Stay with us for more updates