Mammootty looks forward to first film production, sequal to film ‘Mathilukal’
Kochi, Jan 9 (Calcutta Tube) After a very productive 2010 with four hit films and a best actor award, Malayalam superstar Mammootty will in March this year launch the first film under his production house — a sequel to his 1990 acclaimed film ‘Mathilukal‘. The new year will also see his hospital project taking shape. [...]
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 7 (Calcutta Tube) Malayalam superstars Mammootty and Mohanlal, who have dominated the Kerala film scene ever since they debuted over 30 years ago, have bagged the top honours at the 13th Ujala-Asianet Film Awards announced here Saturday. Mammootty got the best actor award for his roles in films like ‘Pranchiettan’, ‘The Saint’, ‘Kutty [...]
Continue reading …New Delhi, Dec 3 (Calcutta Tube) Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) is organising two-day Malayalam Film Festival starting Monday here. Held in collaboration with Smriti, a cultural association of JMI students from Kerala, the festival will screen movies on the campus from 12 noon to six in the evening. ‘The vision behind the film festival is [...]
Continue reading …Kozhikode, Nov 23 (Calcutta Tube) Veteran Malayalam film actress Shanta Devi died at a private hospital near here Saturday. She was 85. In a career spanning close to six decades, she acted in 480 films besides numerous plays. Shanta was ailing for some time and before being shifted to the hospital, she was staying in [...]
Continue reading …Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 16 (Calcutta Tube) Congress leader Rajmohan Unnithan is sure he will have a headstart in the Kerala assembly polls next year if he contests. That’s because two of his Malayalam films will hit the screens at campaign time! Unnithan, 57, is already shooting for the two films – ‘Uppukandam Brothers – Back in [...]
Continue reading …Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 14 (Calcutta Tube) He is neither Mamootty nor Mohanlal but Jagadish, who, with his comic timing and wit, has made his way into the hearts of Malayali film buffs through the over 300 films he’s acted in. The comedian, who started off as a commerce lecturer, is now turning director and doesn’t hide [...]
Continue reading …Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 25 (Calcutta Tube) The Malayalam film industry is highly superstitious and also lacks transparency, cinematographer-turned-film director Amal Neerad, who is famous for casting superstars and using advanced technology in his films, said Sunday. Neerad told reporters after a special screening of his latest blockbuster ‘Anwar’ that there is an unwritten rule in the [...]
Continue reading …Kochi, Oct 22 (Calcutta Tube) Popular Malayalam film actress Kavya Madhavan and her husband Nischal Chandra Friday agreed to part ways and filed a joint divorce petition at the Ernakulam family Court. George Sebastian, secretary general of Kerala Congress (a ruling Left Democratic Front member), said that it was through his talks with the two [...]
Continue reading …Kochi, Oct 23 (Calcutta Tube) The Kerala High Court Tuesday stayed the 57th National Film Award for Malayalam children’s film ‘Kesu’ that was directed by veteran director Sivan, father of film personalities like Santosh, Sangeeth and Sanjeev. A bench of Justice Antony Dominic, through an interim order, stayed the national film award for ‘Kesu’, but [...]
Continue reading …Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 20 (Calcutta Tube) Malayalam superstar Mammootty compares himself to a ‘hard working farmer’ who just cares about his work and hopes for the best. ‘I am like a farmer. A farmer always works hard in his field and his only prayer is that his crop should be a bumper one. Similarly, I always [...]
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