InterviewEven today, before signing up for a film, Manoj is nervous whether he will be able to live up to the director’s expectations, despite his impressive body of work.Neelima MenonInstagramOne of the most dependable actors in Malayalam cinema, Manoj K Jayan has so far done over 200 films in multiple languages. There’s hardly a genre he hasn’t experimented with or a role he hasn’t excelled in. An actor who tries to consciously reinvent himself if he feels like being stuck in a comfort zone, his screen appearances have been few and far between.This year’s first Malayalam release, Salute, with Dulquer Salmaan in the lead, a film scripted by Bobby-Sanjay and directed by Rosshan Andrrews, has received mixed reviews. But even critics have been appreciative of Manoj K Jayan’s performance in the movie as a police officer: DySP Ajith Karunakaran, the elder brother of Dulquer Salmaan’s Aravind Karunakaran.
- 3/30/2022
- by AjayR
- The News Minute
MollywoodThe actors last worked together for the critically acclaimed film ‘Mayaanadhi’ in 2017.Digital NativePhoto courtesy - Jeo Jomey Aishwarya Lekshmi and Tovino Thomas are teaming up for the upcoming film Kaanekkaane, which is being directed by Manu Ashokan. The two actors are working together after the critically acclaimed film Mayaanadhi released in 2017. A few stills from the shooting spot of Kaanekkaane have been shared online and we can see the lead actors in a discussion with the director. One picture from the official handle of the film came with the caption, “About team work, conversations and reflections. Aishwarya and Tovino are seen discussing a scene with our director Manu Ashokan and chief associate director Saneesh Sebastian. Kaanekkaane- As You Watch, now rolling.” Kaanekkaane is penned by popular screenwriter duo Bobby and Sanjay. Besides the lead actors Tovino and Aishwarya, the film also has Suraj Venjaramoodu and Shruti Ramachandran playing pivotal...
- 11/24/2020
- by Cris
- The News Minute
MollywoodThe film will be directed by Manu Ashokan, who made his debut with the Parvathy starrer ‘Uyare’.Digital NativeFollowing the success of his debut directorial Uyare, Manu Ashokan is all set to team up again with the same writers - Bobby and Sanjay again. Titled Kaanekkaane, Tovino Thomas and Aishwarya Lekshmi have been roped in to play the lead pair in this flick with Suraj Venjaramoodu, Shruti Ramachandran, Prem Prakash, and Rony David Raj in supporting roles. Confirming the news about his new venture, director Manu Ashokan said in an interview to cinema express that though he was initially doubtful about doing a project during the pandemic, producer Tr Shamsudheen was very insistent about completing the screenplay. Through discussions and conference calls, they managed to do it. The technical crew of this film will include Ranjin Raj to compose the music for Vinayak Sasikumar's lyrics while Alby Antony has...
- 9/28/2020
- by Cris
- The News Minute
MollywoodThe actor will be seen playing a young woman employed abroad and the travails she undergoes while also effectively overcoming it. Digital NativeWriter-director Boban Samuel’s next outing at the theatres will be with Al Mallu, featuring Namitha Pramod in the lead role. It will be out at the theatres on January 10 and the promos are happening full swing. Reports are that it is a heroine-centric film. In the film, Namitha will be seen playing a young woman employed abroad and the travails she undergoes while also effectively overcoming it. Al Mallu has been shot entirely in the UAE as the story is set there. Harris will be making his debut with this flick as the male lead with the rest of the cast including Siddique, Lal, Miya, Prem Prakash, Mithun Ramesh, and Dharmajan among others. The technical crew comprises Ranjin Raj for music, Vivek Menon for cinematography and Deepu Joseph for editing.
- 1/7/2020
- by Cris
- The News Minute
MollywoodAsha had put up a promotional video of her film ‘Evidey’ which received a lot of abusive comments.Tnm StaffAsha Sharath in 'Evidey' / Facebook.comTwo days after putting up a promotional video of her upcoming movie Evidey, and a controversy erupting over it, actor Asha Sharath has lodged a complaint against the abusive messages she has been receiving on social media with the cyber police. “I have also written to the Dgp Lokanath Behera,” she confirms on a call. The video, which had become a point of discussion, has Asha appear in a moving car, looking shattered and saying her husband Zacharia is missing, and that if anyone knows anything about it, to report to the Kattappana police station. At the end of the one minute video, the titles of the movie come up. In the caption, it is written: ‘#Evidey Promotion video’. #Evidey #Evidey Promotion video Posted by Asha sharath on Wednesday,...
- 7/6/2019
- by Cris
- The News Minute
MollywoodDirector Sathyan Anthikad, too, has hailed the film, which shows how an acid attack survivor rises against all odds.CrisUyare, the film that tells the story of an acid attack survivor, is one that all of the society should watch, Kerala Health Minister Kk Shailaja writes on her Facebook page. “Uyare points a finger at the problems that girls face these days. As a member of society, a girl should be able to realise her complete individuality. It becomes a democracy only when every citizen could use opportunities equally. But the male domination that exists in our society throws big challenges against the self-respect of girls and women,” the Minister, who is also called Shailaja teacher, writes. Uyare shatters the webs of inequality that girls experience, she says. “The film describes how an acid attack survivor rises in life instead of disappearing into the dark corners of neglect. Uyare is...
- 5/1/2019
- by Luke
- The News Minute
MollywoodDid you know that Padmapriya worked as a risk consultant for Ge Capital? Or that Sukumaran was an English professor?Neelima MenonVery few popular actors in our industries go through routes that are typical of other professions - an acting school and years of getting trained, eventually leading to a degree of some sort. In fact, most of the actors who have made it big have professional histories that rarely have anything to do with acting. Here's a list of the day jobs that some well-known actors tossed away before turning to acting. Mammootty: After completing Llb from Ernakulam Law College, he was practising for two years at Manjeri. He has often spoken about how he would visit directors for acting opportunities during this period and finally made his debut in Vilkkanundu Swapnangal in 1980. He is also the chairman of Malayalam Communications, which runs Kairali TV. Nivin Pauly: After...
- 4/29/2019
- by Sowmya
- The News Minute
MollywoodThe film will be directed by debutant Manu Ashokan and scripted by award winning scriptwriters Bobby and Sanjay. Digital NativeParvathy, who is selective about her projects, has inked a deal to play a real life character. She will be seen playing an acid attack survivor in a Malayalam film that will be helmed by debutant Manu Ashokan, who has earlier worked as associate of late director Rajesh Pillai. The film will be scripted by award winning script writers Bobby and Sanjay. While Parvathy will be playing the central character in the film, Tovino Thomas and Asif Ali have been signed up for pivotal roles in it. The film will also have Anarkali Marikar, Renji Panicker, Pratap Pothen and Prem Prakash in supporting roles. Scriptwriter Sanjay has been quoted by the Times of India as saying: “Parvathy plays the role of an acid attack survivor in the movie. It’s not...
- 10/8/2018
- by Cris
- The News Minute
"All Out War" resumed on The Walking Dead with the airing of the 100th episode last Sunday, with 15 million total viewers tuning in to see Rick and Negan square off at The Sanctuary:
Press Release: New York, NY, October 27, 2017 – AMC’s “The Walking Dead” returned for its 100th episode and season eight premiere Sunday night as the #1 show on television for an unprecedented sixth consecutive season, delivering 15 million total viewers, 9.3 million adults 25-54 and 8.8 million adults 18-49 in Nielsen live+3 ratings. The two-hour special episode of “Talking Dead,” conducted live in front of 6,000 fans at The Greek Theatre in Los Angeles, delivered 5 million total viewers, 2.9 million adults 25-54 and 2.7 million adults 18-49 in Nielsen live+3 ratings.
The season premiere of “The Walking Dead” now ranks as the top telecast this broadcast season among adults 18-49 and adults 25-54. “The Walking Dead” continues to significantly out-deliver top shows on fully-distributed broadcast...
Press Release: New York, NY, October 27, 2017 – AMC’s “The Walking Dead” returned for its 100th episode and season eight premiere Sunday night as the #1 show on television for an unprecedented sixth consecutive season, delivering 15 million total viewers, 9.3 million adults 25-54 and 8.8 million adults 18-49 in Nielsen live+3 ratings. The two-hour special episode of “Talking Dead,” conducted live in front of 6,000 fans at The Greek Theatre in Los Angeles, delivered 5 million total viewers, 2.9 million adults 25-54 and 2.7 million adults 18-49 in Nielsen live+3 ratings.
The season premiere of “The Walking Dead” now ranks as the top telecast this broadcast season among adults 18-49 and adults 25-54. “The Walking Dead” continues to significantly out-deliver top shows on fully-distributed broadcast...
- 10/29/2017
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Ultra Group launched an attractive DVD & Vcd Pack of the action flick Force 2. Produced by Vipul Shah, Ja Entertainment and Viacom 18 Pictures. The film is directed by Abhinay Deo.
Force 2 is a family film high on action and drama for all age-groups. It stars John Abraham, Sonakshi Sinha and Tahir Raj Basin. All songs of the film like the track ‘Laal Rang’, ‘O Janiya’, and ‘Ishaara’ were chartbusters even before the release of the film. It is a complete action-packed film. The film is set in China and India and a major part of it is being shot in Budapest. Force 2 brings back Acp Yashvardhan (John Abraham) who teams up Raw agent Kk (Sonakshi Sinha) to bring down a mastermind terrorist Shiv (Tahir Raj Basin).
There had been much curiosity and eagerness for the DVD launch of this film. One of the main reasons is John and...
Force 2 is a family film high on action and drama for all age-groups. It stars John Abraham, Sonakshi Sinha and Tahir Raj Basin. All songs of the film like the track ‘Laal Rang’, ‘O Janiya’, and ‘Ishaara’ were chartbusters even before the release of the film. It is a complete action-packed film. The film is set in China and India and a major part of it is being shot in Budapest. Force 2 brings back Acp Yashvardhan (John Abraham) who teams up Raw agent Kk (Sonakshi Sinha) to bring down a mastermind terrorist Shiv (Tahir Raj Basin).
There had been much curiosity and eagerness for the DVD launch of this film. One of the main reasons is John and...
- 4/6/2017
- by Press Releases
- Bollyspice
The Voice India season 2, recently came to a close. The season was hosted by popular television actor Gunjan Utreja. Gunjan has also previously acted in the popular Colors TV serial Madhubala. I was fortunate to have a catch up with Gunjan, who is currently very excited about his next project which will see him feature in the third music video from Arya Entertainment for a song called Piya. Read on to find out Gunjan’s exprience on the music video and more.
Hi Gunjan, please share with us your career highlights so far.
I have been fortunate to work with some of the best people, on some of the best projects in the industry. From hosting the Indian edition of worlds biggest singing reality show The Voice India Season 2, then to play the main lead in Madhubala on Colors, and later to act in a Web-series Mickey Vickey ka Program,...
Hi Gunjan, please share with us your career highlights so far.
I have been fortunate to work with some of the best people, on some of the best projects in the industry. From hosting the Indian edition of worlds biggest singing reality show The Voice India Season 2, then to play the main lead in Madhubala on Colors, and later to act in a Web-series Mickey Vickey ka Program,...
- 3/19/2017
- by Jem Raj
- Bollyspice
Ultra Group launched an attractive DVD & Vcd Pack of the action flick “Akira”. Produced by A R Murugadoss productions and Fox Star Studios & Directed by A R Murugadoss, its theatrical collection was Rs 46 Crores worldwide.
Akira is a quintessential family film for all age-groups.It stars Sonakshi Sinha along with Konkana Sen Sharma, Anurag Kashyap and others. All songs of the film like the track “Rajj Rajj Ke” which is sung by Sonakshi Sinha, “Purza”, and “Baadal” were chartbusters even before the release of the film. It is a complete action-packed women-centric film. The film is set in a homely backdrop initially but shows a transformation when Sonakshi’s character moves to Mumbai. It is a gripping action thriller about a college girl Akira, (Sonakshi Sinha) who has grown up with the ideals of being self reliant. Her life spirals out of control when she becomes unwittingly involved in a...
Akira is a quintessential family film for all age-groups.It stars Sonakshi Sinha along with Konkana Sen Sharma, Anurag Kashyap and others. All songs of the film like the track “Rajj Rajj Ke” which is sung by Sonakshi Sinha, “Purza”, and “Baadal” were chartbusters even before the release of the film. It is a complete action-packed women-centric film. The film is set in a homely backdrop initially but shows a transformation when Sonakshi’s character moves to Mumbai. It is a gripping action thriller about a college girl Akira, (Sonakshi Sinha) who has grown up with the ideals of being self reliant. Her life spirals out of control when she becomes unwittingly involved in a...
- 10/25/2016
- by Press Releases
- Bollyspice
New Delhi, October 04, 2011 – Saga Music, a rapidly-growing music distribution company expanding its footprint in Bollywood, today announced acquisition of physical and digital distribution rights for the music of director Praveen Kumar’s upcoming Hindi movie Jo Dooba So Paar: Its Love in Bihar. The offbeat romantic comedy features Vinay Pathak, Rajat Kapoor and Anand Tiwari in lead roles. The cast also includes Sadiya Siddique, Pitobash Tripathy, Dadhi Raj, Uttam Haldar, Purav Bhandare, Sita Ragione Spada, Vivek Setia, Prem Prakash Asthana and Alexx O’Neil. The movie is slated to release on Friday, October 14. The story revolves around a failed but determined Bihari youth, Kishu, falling in love with an American girl, Sapna, who visits Bihar to research on Madhubani Paintings but gets kidnapped in the middle of rampant corruption and pandemonium.
The music and the background score of the movie is composed by Manish J. Tipu and the lyrics are by Shailender Singh Sodhi,...
The music and the background score of the movie is composed by Manish J. Tipu and the lyrics are by Shailender Singh Sodhi,...
- 10/7/2011
- by BollySpice Editors
- Bollyspice
Saga Music has acquired the physical and digital distribution rights for the music of director Praveen Kumar’s upcoming Hindi movie Jo Dooba So Paar: It's Love in Bihar.The offbeat romantic comedy features Vinay Pathak, Rajat Kapoor and Anand Tiwari in lead roles. The cast also includes Sadiya Siddique, Pitobash Tripathy, Dadhi Raj, Uttam Haldar, Purav Bhandare, Sita Ragione Spada, Vivek Setia, Prem Prakash Asthana and Alexx O'Neil.The movie is slated to release on 14 October. The story revolves around a failed but determined Bihari ...
- 10/5/2011
- BusinessofCinema
According to ICv2's of Diamond’s numbers, the top selling graphic novel for November was Vertigo’s Fables Vol. 11. The 12,800 units sold was good for first place but shows a dip from the previous volume. Second place went to Aspen’s Michael Turner Tribute Graphic Novel, “ the only other book with over 10,000 copies sold in by Diamond.”
In terms of revenue, the $99 Absolute Sandman Vol. 4 took the top spot with an estimated 3500 copies sold. The Watchmen hardcover edition was in second place.
Marvel’s first appearance on the list was in 13th position with Hulk Vol. 1: Red Hulk while Naruto Vol. 32 took 9th place for best manga.
Here’s a look at the top 25:
Rank Index Title Price Pub Est.Qty
1 12.4 Fables Tp Vol 11 War & Pieces (Mr) $17.99 DC 12,791
2 9.74 Michael Turner Tribute Gn $8.99 Asp 10,047
3 8.97 Btvs Season 8 Tp Vol 03 Wolves At The Gate $15.95 Dar 9,253
4 8.95 Heroes Hc Vol 02* $29.99 DC 9,232
5 7.86 Watchmen...
In terms of revenue, the $99 Absolute Sandman Vol. 4 took the top spot with an estimated 3500 copies sold. The Watchmen hardcover edition was in second place.
Marvel’s first appearance on the list was in 13th position with Hulk Vol. 1: Red Hulk while Naruto Vol. 32 took 9th place for best manga.
Here’s a look at the top 25:
Rank Index Title Price Pub Est.Qty
1 12.4 Fables Tp Vol 11 War & Pieces (Mr) $17.99 DC 12,791
2 9.74 Michael Turner Tribute Gn $8.99 Asp 10,047
3 8.97 Btvs Season 8 Tp Vol 03 Wolves At The Gate $15.95 Dar 9,253
4 8.95 Heroes Hc Vol 02* $29.99 DC 9,232
5 7.86 Watchmen...
- 12/23/2008
- by Robert Greenberger
- Comicmix.com
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