From Junior NTR’s highly anticipated triple role in Jai Lava Kusa to Shraddha Kapoor taking on a role that appears to be her toughest, here’s a quick look at all the top releases this week:
Jai Lava Kusa
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Directed by Bobby (KS Ravindra), the film has Junior NTR in triple roles — Jai, Lava, and Kusa. Jai appears to be a character with shades of grey and has a stammer. Lava appears to be a simple, meek, office-going man. Kusa is a modern man who likes to party, a contrast from the subservient, goody-two-shoes Lava and the dark Jai.
Raashi Khanna, Nivetha Thomas play the female leads in this film. Other actors include Posani Krishna Murali, Brahmaji, Pradeep Rawat, Jayaprakash Reddy, Prabhas Sreenu, Praveen and Hamsa Nandini, with music by DSP.
Parava
Directed by Soubin Shahir with a script jointly written by Shahir and Muneer Ali, Parava marks Shahir’s directorial debut and features yesteryear actors’ sons – Shane Nigam, son of popular comedian Abi, Arjun Asokan, son of Harisree Asokan, and Zinil Sainudeen, and a cameo by Dulquer Salmaan.
The film is produced by Anwar Rasheed under the banner Anwar Rasheed Entertainments, best known for producing Bangalore Days and Premam.
Valladesam
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Valladesam stars Anu Hassan, Nassar, David, Bala Singh, Adukalam Jayabalan, and Mayathavasi in important roles. The music has been composed by LV Muthukumarasamy. The film was largely shot in London with only 30 per cent of the movie canned in India.
In an interview with Silverscreen, Anu Hasan says that her role is fairly different from the other kind roles she’s played before. “In Valladesam, I saw scope for performance. There’s a mother, an arms dealer, a patriotism angle, and the chance to do some stunts. How could I possibly say no to it?” she says.
Newton
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Newton (played by Rajkummar Rao) is the story of a man who does things as per the system, and things that he feels right. Knowing that he’s definitely more smarter than the rest, he isn’t exactly a know-it-all but does assert his authority when necessary.
The film is set in the jungles of Chhattisgarh and is about how a young man is trying to conduct a free and fair election there. Pankaj Tripathi plays an Army general. The film also stars Raghubir Yadav, Sanjay Mishra and Anjali Patil.
Early reviews already suggest that the film is pretty terrific.
Haseena Parkar
Shraddha Kapoor plays Mumbai’s most dreaded don, Dawood Ibrahim’s sister Haseena Parkar, with the film focusing on how she carried on with his work after he fled the country. Directed by Apoorva Lakhia, Shraddha’s brother Siddhanth Kapoor will be essaying the role of Dawood on-screen.
When Haseena’s husband was shot dead, Dawood retaliated by killing the murderers of his brother-in-law at the famous JJ Hospital shootout. Soon after, Haseena shifted to her new den, the Gordon Hall Apartments in Nagpada, from where she headed the crime syndicate. Parkar died of a cardiac arrest in July 2014.
Music is composed by Sachin-Jigar, and also features a special song “Tere Bina”, written by Priya Saraiya, it is a duet sung by Arijit Singh and Priya Saraiya.
