Director Selvaraghavan sure seems unperturbed by the critical and commercial failure of his last flick ‘Irandaam Ulagam’ starring Arya and Anushka. The filmmaker in fact, has moved on and is already in talks to make a movie with STR and Trisha.
In what has come as a huge shock to the Indian film industry, especially the music fraternity, Krishnakumar Kunnath, the Indian playback singer popularly known as KK, died on Tuesday night, after suffering a suspected cardiac arrest post a concert performance in Kolkata.Directed by Shankar, with music composed by Harris, the song features colourful sets and costumes, in coordination with Sadha and Vikram’s energetic choreography.
Summer in Bethlehem, the 1998 Malayalam super hit film is set to have a sequel, producer Siyad Koker confirmed to Silverscreen India.
Writer Jay Krishna, who has penned dialogues for Telugu films such as Vijay Devarakonda-starrer Dear Comrade, Nani’s Krishna Gadi Veera Prema Gadha, and the recent OTT release Bhamakalapam, led by Priyamani, has some interesting projects lined up.Ahead of Radhe Shyam’s release, Jay sits down with Silverscreen India to talk about his approach to penning dialogues, the difference between working on projects for OTT and the big screen, writing for women characters, and more.
Actor Kottayam Pradeep, who predominantly worked in the Malayalam film industry besides appearing in a handful of Tamil films, died during the early hours of Thursday in Kottayam, Kerala, after suffering a heart attack, according to a report by Onmanorama.
Kooman – The Night Rider is the title of filmmaker Jeethu Joseph’s upcoming Malayalam film starring actor Asif Ali in the lead role. The director, who revealed the title on Wednesday by releasing a motion poster on social media, tells Silverscreen India that the film will go on floors by the end of the month.
Filmmaker Priyadarshan, who was hospitalised in Chennai earlier this week after testing positive for Covid-19, is currently stable and his health condition has improved, his manager Shanavas told Silverscreen India.
Actor Vishal, who was last seen in the action film Enemy alongside Arya, recently announced that he is reuniting with the producer of that movie, Vinod Kumar, for an Adhik Ravichandran directorial.
In adapting the sequel for the Telugu audience, the director says some minor changes to the premise and structure of the film have been made without modifying the core content. “Though Drushyam 2’s plot is essentially the same as that of Drishyam 2, there is a sizeable Telugu audience that has not watched the Malayalam version and is waiting to watch the sequel in their own language.
The shooting for the first installment of the Tamil historical drama film Ponniyin Selvan was wrapped on Saturday. Directed by Mani Ratnam, the movie will release in the summer of 2022. The film’s producers Lyca Productions and Madras Talkies took to their social media to make the announcement.
The upcoming Varalaxmi Sarathkumar-starrer Kannitheevu is an adventure drama-thriller, which features her as a boxer, the director of the film Sundar Balu said in a conversation with Silverscreen India.
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan has resumed the shoot for filmmaker Mani Ratnam’s upcoming historical drama Ponniyin Selvan in Puducherry, sources informed Silverscreen India. Along with Rai Bachchan, actor Aishwarya Lekshmi has also joined the sets of the film.
Mohanlal, the Malayalam actor, announced his upcoming film titled 12th MAN on Twitter on Monday. The film will be directed by Jeethu Joseph and produced by Antony Perambavoor under the banner Aashirvad Cinemas.
Nellai Siva, the Tamil comedian and supporting actor, died after he suffered a cardiac arrest, on Tuesday, in his hometown Panakudi in Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu.
Released six days before voting in Tamil Nadu began, the film stars an ensemble cast including the likes of Yogi Babu, Sheela Rajkumar and Shangli Murugan. In an interview with Firstpost, Yogi Babu who plays the lead says, “I thought, if this fellow (Pradeep Ranganathan, who directed Comali) who knows me so well, and who has directed me, can cry, then probably I am not that bad with emotion. “Although some rogues get elected to parliament, we will not allow gangster tactics in the election,” says Sanjay Mishra, who plays an officer of the Election Commission of India, in Newton.
The Great Indian Kitchen, the recently-released Malayalam film which has been getting rave reviews, was lauded by Supreme Court judge DY Chandrachud.
Kushboo Sundar, the actor turned politician, announced on January 29 that Aranmanai 3, the film directed by her husband Sundar C, will star singers Hariharan and Shankar Mahadevan in special appearances.
Actor Prakash Raj has joined the cast of director Mani Ratnam’s upcoming multilingual historical drama Ponniyin Selvan on Thursday. Raj tweeted to say that he was reflecting on his journey with Mani Ratnam, which began 25 years ago with the film Iruvar.
Director Ajay Pratheeb is all set to adapt Ponniyin Selvan, the classic Tamil novel written by Amarar Kalki Krishnamoorthy, into a nine season-series titled Chiranjeevi Ponniyin Selvan.
Twitter India, on Monday, released the list of the 10 most tweeted about South Indian actors in 2020, with the hashtag #ThisHappened2020. While Keerthy Suresh and Mahesh Babu topped the list, Pawan Kalyan and Kajal Aggarwal followed them in the second position.
As Kamal Haasan turns 66 on Saturday, it is that time of the year to go through his works and accomplishments that he has achieved in cinema. An all-rounder, Kamal Haasan, who started out as a child artist, has constantly proved his mettle in the field of arts. While acting is one field through which he has captured the hearts of his fans, Kamal Haasan has left a mark in every aspect of filmmaking, playing different roles, both onscreen and offscreen. Kamal Haasan has even gone beyond cinema and plunged into politics, starting his party Makkal Needhi Maiam, in 2018. While there are many more feathers on the actor’s cap, here is a tribute to the multi-hyphenate perfectionist. Silverscreen India has compiled the actor’s dasavatharams (10 roles) that he played in the film industry.
The problematic portrayal of the LGBTQ+ community often goes unnoticed in generic Indian comedies, feel filmmakers. Even films that are propagated and marketed as being pro-LGBTQ+ are not free from bias. “Four months ago, we saw a sneak peek of an adult film doing rounds on social media.In such a situation, women filmmakers feel that it is imperative to make responsible cinema. It is not impossible to make films that have adult humour without relying on crude jokes and objectification. “If you bring both the gender perspectives and dynamics, you can achieve that.
Actors Anushka Shetty and Vijay Deverakonda may soon collaborate for a project, according to Hindustan Times report on Monday. This is the first time the two actors would be seen sharing screen space.
After years-long long delay, Sony Music South announced on Twitter on Saturday that the song Oru Manam, from Gautham Vasudev Menon’s Dhruva Natchathiram featuring Vikram, Ritu Varma, Aishwarya Rajessh, and Simran in lead roles, will be soon be released.
For the past few weeks, model and actress Meera Mitun has kept Twitter abuzz with her allegations and claims against actors in the Tamil film industry. While the commotion began with her allegation that actress Trisha and several other stars were emulating her style and fashion sense, it escalated to defaming top actors in the industry by stating that they were part of the ‘Kollywood Mafia’ that rules the film industry.