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.

Ananthabhadram becomes Sivapuram in Tamil

Cinematographer-turned-director Santosh Sivan's directorial venture Ananthabhadram is the first Malayalam feature film screened using a satellite feed instead of conventional prints. It stars Prithviraj, Kavya Madhavan, Manoj K. Jayan, Riya Sen, Kalabhavan Mani, Biju Menon, Revathi and Cochin Haneefa.

 

Now, this film is to be dubbed and released in Tamil as Sivapuram. The Tamil version will be produced by Sathish Kumar. Marutha Bharani has penned the dialogues and lyrics are by Piraisoodan. The movie is expected to grace theatres in Tamil Nadu soon.

 

Based on the award-winning novel of the same name by Sunil Parameswaran, Ananthabhadram won five awards in the Kerala State Film Awards 2005 and was a commercial success as well. In a year when most Malayalam films failed to recover costs, Ananthabhadram was one of the few commercial successes, along with Rajamanickam, Chanthupottu, Naran, Thommanum Makkalum and Udayananu Tharam.

 

Its song 'Pinakkamano' became the top hit among Malayalam film songs in 2005. The director used three paintings of Raja Ravi Varma as an inspiration to picturize this song, rendered by M.G. Sreekumar and Manjari.

 

Produced by actor Manian Pillai Raju, Ajaya Chandran Nair and Reghu Chandran Nair under the banner of Sri Bhadra Pictures, Ananthabhadram is set in the backdrop of black magic and martial arts. The story is about Ananthan (Prithviraj) who returns to his ancestral village of Sivapuram from the US to light the lamps at Shivakavu, a dark and mysterious temple of Shiva, to fulfil the long-standing wish of his dead mother.

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

Mammootty is Manik Baasha now

No one can forget Manik Baasha, a character played by Rajinikanth in his big hit 'Baasha'. The character has become immortal and is still adored and admired by all his fans.
Cashing in on its popularity, a popular Malayalam movie 'Big B' starring Mammootty is being dubbed and released in Tamil as 'Manik Baasha'. Directed by Amal Neeradh, the movie features Mammooty as a youth, who goes to Mumbai and becomes a don. He returns to his native place to avenge the killers of his father.
Former Miss India Nafisa Ali, Mamta Mohandoss, Manoj K Jayan and Pasupathy are also in the cast. Produced by Pavan Kumar, the movie was a big hit in Kerala.
Dubbing is currently on and 'Manik Basha' would arrive soon.