Rajamanikyam in Kannada

Malayalam superstar Mammootty's Rajamanikyam(2005) directed by Anwar Rasheed was the biggest hit produced in the history of Malayalam cinema! It collected almost eight crores in just 60 days and around four crores from the three metros alone. With this out-and-out comedy thriller, Mammootty broke all myths and rumours that he cannot dance or do comedy roles; he proved his ability to handle humorous roles marvellously and dance superbly.

Rajamanikyam is now being remade in Kannada as Nane Bere, Enna Style Bere by Malayalee director Dinesh Babu, who has directed many super hit Kannada films including Gargasa. Kannada superstar Vishnuvardhan will play the lead role; young star Rajesh and Lekshmi Hedge will appear in important roles.

Rajamanikyam is the story of a buffalo dealer Bellary Raja alias Rajamanikyam (Mammootty) who tries to unite his warring siblings. The film begins in a village in South Kerala bordering Tamil Nadu, abode of a wealthy man, Raja Rathnam Pillai (Saikumar). Following the demise of his first wife, Raja Rathnam marries Muthu Lakshmi Ammal. But he is unaware that his new wife already has a son, Muthu. On the night of the wedding, Muthu knocks at the door of Raja Rathnam and asks for his mother. But Muthu Lakshmi denies the fact that Muthu is her own son.

When Raja Rathnam comes to know the truth, he adopts Muthu without the knowledge of Muthu Lakshmi and renames him Rajamanikyam. Later, when Raja Rathnam's son kills a child in the village, Rajamanikyam takes the blame and leaves the village. After several years, Raja Rathnam's two grown-up children, Rajaselvam (Manoj K. Jayan) and Rani Rathnam (Sindhu Menon), start fighting for their father's wealth. Rajaselvam, aided by his childhood buddy Simon Nadar (Renjith), sets up a plan to frame his own father in a murder case. As a result, Raja Rathnam is arrested but dies of a heart attack on the way to prison.

After his death, the two siblings call the family lawyer to read out Raja Rathnam's will in public. But to their utmost surprise, they find that all their father's assets have been given to Rajamanikyam, a buffalo dealer in Bellary. They fail to realize Bellary Raja is none other than Rajamanikyam. How Rajamanikyam returns to his home town to unite the warring siblings forms the rest of the story.

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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.

Unni Krishnan's I.G.

B. Unnikrishnan, the scriptwriter who turned to direction with the Suresh Gopi starrer Smart City in 2006, has recently directed the box office blockbuster Madambi, starring Mohanlal and Kavya Madhavan together for the first time. Much impressed by the basic plot of Madambi, Mohanlal had immediately accepted the film, which later turned to be a huge hit in Kerala as well as in other states.
Now, Unnikrishnan is all set to direct another film titled I.G. with Suresh Gopi in the lead. As the title I.G. indicates, the film would probably be a cop story. The producer is Mahi. More details are waited.
Currently, Suresh Gopi is busy shooting debutante director Ajmal's investigative thriller Ring Tone, which is about an investigation into a series of mysterious cyanide-caused deaths that take place in a tribal community. Suresh Gopi plays the role of Ninan Koshi, the CBI officer who investigates the case. This is the first time in his career that Suresh Gopi, who is almost synonymous with the police officer roles on screen, is donning the role of a CBI officer. Bala plays an important role along with Suresh Gopi; Telugu actress Megha Nair is the heroine.
Produced by Sree Kumar, Swaminathan and Prabhu Kumar under the banner of Panchajanyam films, Ring Tone has Ashish Vidyarthi, Rajan P. Dev, Sai Kumar and Anoop Chandran in major roles. Saneesh and Arafath make their debuts as script writers. Bejoys wields the camera. Music director Shan scores music to the lyrics written by Vayalar Sarath Chandra Varma.