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Kollywood Producers Say There Is No Need For Panel To Deal With Sexual Harassment Complaints

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Maneka Gandhi, the Union Minister for Women and Child Development, recently announced that seven Bollywood production houses have agreed to set up panels to deal with cases of sexual harassment, as per the request of the ministry and has urged 17 others to follow their lead. The production houses have also been directed to submit a report on the internal complaints committee set up by them.

The Age Of The Magnum Opus In Malayalam Films: How Viable Are They?

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Sukumar Thekkepatt, one of the leading producers in Mollywood, believes that Malayalam film industry doesn’t have the capacity to make profits out of a mega-budget movie of Rs 20 crores or above.  “Unlike Telugu, which now has a huge market that goes beyond its state border, Malayalam films’ theatrical revenue comes from just three regions – Malabar, Kochi and south Kerala.

Little, Only A Little While Ago: Interview With Former Child Star & Soon-To-Be Female Lead Esther Anil

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And when Shaji (N Karun) sir cast me in a film, there was no reason to be hesitant,” says Esther.Esther’s first film was Nallavan (2010) in which she essayed the childhood self of the heroine, actress Mythili.The first look poster of the film came out last week, and it is all about Esther – her petite figure submerged in water, surrounded by wild lotus flowers and roots.

Aadhi Review: Pranav Mohanlal Grandly Parkours Into Malayalam Cinema; But The Film Is Awfully Old-Fashioned

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When we see him first, Aaditya Mohan aka Aadhi (Pranav Mohanlal) is on stage, playing guitar and singing a vintage beauty, Mizhiyoram, from Manjil Virinja Pookkal, the film that launched Pranav’s superstar father to the centre-stage of Malayalam cinema.  Aadhi spends around the next 40 minutes of the film talking about his ambition to make it big in the field of film music, walking around with a guitar tied to his back, and brooding about a bleak future.

Bhaagamathie Review: Anushka Shetty Ably Shoulders This Neatly Made Fantasy-Drama

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A little while into the film, she is introduced to the audience in a Kabali-sque scene in her prison cell from where she is whisked away at night by a team of CBI officers and cops, to a ruined palace in the middle of a jungle for interrogation in a high-profile robbery case.  The place is known to be haunted by the spirit of Bhaagamathie, a princess who committed suicide inside the palace, rendering the majestic structure damned forever.

Weekend Watch: Padmaavat, Nimir, Bhaagamathie And Street Lights & More

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Pranav, son of Malayalam superstar Mohanlal, is making his acting debut as an adult with Aadhi, directed by Jeethu Joseph.  The 27-year-old plays an aspiring music director and will also be seen doing parkour as part of the action scenes in the film.Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s epic drama Padmaavat, which was scheduled to release on December 1, is officially releasing today but with a lot of protests around the country.  Bhansali’s film starring Deepika Padukone, Shahid Kapoor, and Ranveer Singh is a cinematic adaptation of the epic poem Padmavat written by Malik Muhammad Jayasi in 1540 CE, which most historians have called a work of fiction.

Top Stories Of The Week: Row Over Vishal’s Nomination Papers For RK Nagar By-Polls; Passing Away Of Shashi Kapoor

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If there’s one thing late actor Shashi Kapoor would be known for, apart from his acting of course, that would be his interesting choice of films, an unusual repertoire for someone belonging to the famous Kapoor khandaan.  When the news of his death broke on Monday evening, most likened him to the ‘Adonis of old Bollywood’ films.  Popular figures and former co-stars have nothing but fond memories of him.

Pankaj Tripathi: ” In Our Country Actors Are Not Actors, They Are Products; They Are Brands”

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Critically acclaimed actor Pankaj Tripathi is currently in the limelight for his film Newton, India’s official entry in the Best Foreign Language Film category for Oscars 2018. However, the National School of Drama alumnus, who has worked in films like Omkara, Gangs of Wasseypur, Masaan and Bareilly Ki Barfi, says that in India, actors are not actors but are more like products and brands.

‘Secret Ballot’ Producer On ‘Newton’: “Not Even A Hint Of Plagiarism”

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While Newton, which stars National Award-winning actor Rajkummar Rao, revolves around a government employee who struggles to supervise voting in a forest area of Chhattisgarh, controlled by Maoists, Secret Ballot is described as a movie which focuses on the life of a lady ballot officer who visits a barren and desolate place to plead with voters to cast their votes and take part in the elections.

Watch On Netflix: National Award-Winning Documentary About Ahmedabad’s Kite-Fliers

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Filmmaker Hardik Mehta and his crew followed Zaid for six days over a period of two years to make a 30-minute documentary film, Amdavad Ma Famous (Famous In Ahmedabad), a witty and technically brilliant work that captures the spirit of an Indian small-town, among other delightful things.The film has great visuals – the kind you rarely find in Indian documentary films that are often sombre works by filmmakers reluctant to experiment with the form or be funny.

New-Age Fathers In Mollywood Are Essentially The Same Old Patriarchs, Here’s Why

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This particular type of dad though, went out of demand when actor Lalu Alex launched his series of overtly sugary, and liberal father roles that he played in films like Niram and Chocolate.  He played wing-man for his ready-to-mingle sons, and wholeheartedly supported his daughters who wanted to marry a man of her choice.