Presenting you the Teaser of the most epic investigation thriller made in Malayalam starring Mammootty in lead produced by Swargachitra Appachan Directed by K.Madhu Written by S.N.Swamy and Music by Jakes Bejoy Director: K Madhu Producer: Swargachitra Appachan Writer: S N Swamy DOP: Akhil George Music: Jakes Bejoy Editor: Sreekar Prasad Art Director: Cyril Kuruvilla […]
Bheeshma Parvam, the Mammooty-starrer that released on March 3, has collected over Rs 30 crores at the Indian box-office in its first week, according to a Pinkvilla report.
The film industry across India has slowly been regaining its momentum, with five film releases in cinemas in the same week. Even so, the Alia Bhatt-starrer Gangubai Kathiawadi, that premiered on February 25, continues to successfully thrive. The Sanjay Leela Bhansali directorial, which earned over Rs 60 crores even before the end of its first week, is expected to cross the 100-crore mark by next weekend.
Bheeshma Parvam, the Mammooty-starrer that released on Thursday, has collected around Rs 6 to 6.25 crores at the Kerala box-office on its first day, according to a Pinkvilla report.
Unlike Neerad’s Iyobinte Pusthakam that was crushed by its own weight, Bheeshma Parvam is confident kitsch, a solid guilty pleasure, unafraid of being inter/extratextual, without a larger sociological context, headlined by a glorious Mammootty, who plays Michael.In Bheeshma Parvam, Neerad takes to the audience the emotional weight of the situations Michael navigates alongside the delights of mass cinema.
March is set to see the release of some notable Malayalam films in theatres, including the much-anticipated Mammooty-starrer Bheeshma Parvam.
Bheeshma Parvam, the Malayalam film set for release on Thursday, will have elements of the Mahabharata, lead actor Mammooty said during a press meet in Kochi, on Monday.
Ullaasapoothirikal, the upcoming Malayalam film featuring Hareesh Kanaran in the lead role, will be a feel-good family drama, director Bijoy Joseph tells Silverscreen India. The film’s title poster was released last week by actors Mammootty and Mohanlal, via their social media accounts.
With the decline in Covid-19 cases in Kerala and the subsequent easing of restrictions, the makers of many Malayalam films have announced new release dates. Earlier, many films were postponed indefinitely owing to the surge in cases and consequent shutting down of theatres in some parts of the state.
Several states across India have eased the restrictions imposed on the functioning of cinema halls as Covid-19 cases slowly decline.
Amidst the rise in Covid-19 cases in Kerala, many Malayalam films, including the biggies like Salute and Thuramukham, which were slated for theatrical releases, have been postponed indefinitely.
2021 has been a rough year for Kerala’s film industry. Owing to the surging second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic in April 2021, the theatres in the state gradually shut down. While some films were pulled down from theatres, releases of other films were postponed. After almost a six month hiatus, the Kerala government permitted the reopening of theatres in the state, from October 25 with a 50% occupancy.
With the imposition of a night curfew in Kerala from December 30th to January 2nd, the theatres have been restricted from screening late-night shows, as announced by the state government on Tuesday.
After months of hiatus due to the second wave of Covid-19, theatres in Kerala resumed operations on October 25. This came as a big relief for the Malayalam film industry and the exhibitors who were severely affected by the pandemic.
Jayasurya and Anna Ben, the Malayalam film actors, bagged the Best Actor and Best Actress awards, respectively, at the 51st Kerala State Film Awards for the year 2020. The winners were announced by Saji Cheriyan, minister of Kerala Film Development Corporation, and Chalachitra Academy on Saturday.
Omar Lulu, the Malayalam filmmaker, will be making his debut in Hindi with the remake of his 2016 Malayalam film Happy Wedding. In his social media post announcing the remake, he added that he is planning to start filming for the project by the end of this year.
Vijay-starrer Beast has added several new cast members. Filmmaker Selvaraghavan, Malayalam actors Shine Tom Chacko and Aparna Das, as well as Yogi Babu, VTV Ganesh, Ankur Ajit Vikal, and Liliput Faruqui have all joined the cast of the upcoming film produced by Sun Pictures.
Koogle Kuttapa is the upcoming official Tamil remake of the Malayalam science fiction comedy Android Kunjappan Version 5.25. The first look poster of the film was released by actor Suriya on Tuesday. The film is helmed by debutant duo Sabari and Saravanan who told Silverscreen India that it is not a frame-by-frame remake.
King of Kotha, the upcoming Malayalam film starring Dulquer Salmaan, was announced by the actor on the occasion of his 35th birthday on Wednesday.
Android Kunjappan Version 5.25, the 2019 Malayalam film, is set to get a sequel titled Alien Aliyan, the film’s producer Santhosh T Kuruvilla announced on his social media handle on Friday.
Director: Naseef Yusuf Izuddin
Not very long after the premiere of Jallikattu, Lijo made his next film, Churuli which is set in a similar milieu ﹣a remote forest village full of men with a talent for violence.The film opens with a woman’s voice-over narrating to a young man (or a boy) the story of a brahmin who, while looking for a mischievous minion named perumaadan, got trapped in an unending spiral inside a forest.
Actor Fahadh Faasil unveiled the title poster of his upcoming Malayalam film Irul co-starring Darshana Rajendran on Saturday.
Actor Manju Warrier announced her 50th film 9MM on Monday, which will be directed by Dhinil Babu.
Android Kattappa Version 5.25 released on Friday on streaming platform Aha Video. Written and directed by Ratheesh Balakrishnan Poduval, the film is the Telugu remake of the 2019 Malayalam film Android Kunjappan Version 5.25.