AwardsNivin Pauly, Anna Ben and Priyamvadha also won Special Jury Awards.Tnm StaffThe highly anticipated Kerala State Awards were announced on Tuesday. Several critically acclaimed films had released in 2019, with Malayalam films also receiving global attention through prestigious film festivals. With veteran cinematographer Madhu Ambat as the chairperson of the jury, 119 films were reportedly in the reckoning in the 50th edition of the awards. Interestingly, 71 of these films were by debut directors. The Best Film Award went to Vasanthi directed by Rahman Brothers, and produced by Shinoz and Sajaz Rahman. The Second Best Film Award went to Kenjira directed by Manoj Kana. Vasanthi stars Swasika in the title role and also has Siju Wilson and Shabareesh in the cast. Speaking about Vasanthi in an interview with Times of India, Siju had said, “It is an experimental venture and not a mass entertainer, but is definitely a film that is worth a theatre experience.
- 10/13/2020
- by Sowmya
- The News Minute
MollywoodThe film will be produced by Rima and Aashiq Abu under the banner Opm CinemasTNM StaffAashiq Abu and VinayakanAward winning Malayalam actor Vinayakan is all set to direct a movie next year, wrote actor and dancer Rima Kallingal on Facebook. Vinayakan, who is completing 25 years in cinema, is going to write and direct his first film, titled Party, she wrote. The film will be produced by Rima and her director-husband Aashiq Abu under the banner Opm Cinemas. A picture of Aashiq and Vinayakan was also shared. The title shows Aashiq as presenting the film. Vinayakan made his first appearance in a Malayalam film in 1995. He played the role of a gypsy dancer, imitating the steps of Michael Jackson, in the Mohanlal starrer Manthrikan. Vinayakan was noted for his fire-eating dance performance in a song. He was reportedly a dancer before coming to cinema, and had a troupe called Black Mercury.
- 9/20/2020
- by Cris
- The News Minute
MollywoodThe thing about Roshan is that he dons every character skillfully — from a rapist to a reckless college student to a gay man with speech disability.Neetha JohnRoshan Mathew's progress in the Malayalam film industry has been very evident — slowly, slowly and then bam! It wouldn’t be wrong to say that during this lockdown, with movies being exclusively released on Ott platforms, his face has been the most prominent from the Malayalam film industry. The first time that Roshan Mathew wriggled into our constantly updated favourite-actors list with his curly hair and his disarming smile was with Aanandam (2016). His position in our ever changing list was consolidated by his role in Anjali Menon’s Koode (2018). Roshan, not much later, strengthened his presence in the smaller but mightier kingdom of talent-dom with his roles in Geetu Mohandas’s Moothon (2019) and Anurag Kashyap’s Choked (2020). How about a stroll down the...
- 7/18/2020
- by Sowmya
- The News Minute
InterviewIn an interview, the actor-playwright speaks how working with Geetu Mohandas for ‘Moothon’ was like, Anurag Kashyap’s unconventional methods, love for theatre and more.CrisA calm face tucked between unruly curls and a beard. It opens into a smile as a man swims ashore on a dark night. The swimmer asks the man with the calm face something. In reply, he lifts his fingers and moves them around. The swimmer understands him. No one else does, Calm Face says in sign language, ‘only you do’. Calm Face’s name is Amir. A beautiful character in Geetu Mohandas’s new film, Moothon. Played by Roshan Mathew, the actor who was last seen as a dreadful antagonist in Vinayakan’s Thottappan. A week after the release, Amir and Moothon both got written about much, and celebrated by sexual minorities in Kerala. Roshan appears for about 20 minutes in the movie and leaves a bewitching impression.
- 11/18/2019
- by Cris
- The News Minute
MollywoodThe actor’s film ‘Thottappan’ that is going to release next week is about the relationship between a father and a daughter. Digital NativeActor Vinayakan has revealed in an interview to The Cue that he has composed music for a song in the upcoming Fahadh Faasil starrer Trance. He also plays an important role in the film. The actor has ventured into music composition before this – composing the song Puzhu Pulikal in Rajeev Ravi’s Kammattipaadam which went on to become a huge hit. The first look poster of Trance was released a few months ago. The film is directed and produced by Anwar Rasheed. It is scripted by Vadakkan Vincent. Apart from Fahadh and Vinayakan, the cast includes Soubin Shahir, Chemban Vinod, Sreenath Bhasi and Alphonse Puthren. Anwar Rasheed is also handling the cinematography of the film. Earlier, when the film was announced, there were reports that Fahadh plays...
- 5/29/2019
- by Cris
- The News Minute
MollywoodSrinath Rajendran who made Dulquer’s first film ‘Second Show’ will also direct ‘Kurup’, that is based on the life of the murder-accused on the run Sukumara Kurup.Digital NativeDirector Srinath Rajendran posted on his Facebook page that the film Kurup with Dulquer Salmaan in the lead, is going on the floor. He wrote, “Grateful to the almighty for this day, on which we announce the good news that Kurup goes on floors from today. We took around 5 years of our sweet time working on this epic and I, personally, thank Dulquer Salmaan for being with us throughout this journey. Details regarding the crew, cast and other details will be announced soon.” The film is based on the life of murder-accused Sukumara Kurup and Dulquer plays the title role in it. The director also posted a fan-made poster of the film saying that he couldn’t find a better occasion than this to do so.
- 5/28/2019
- by Cris
- The News Minute
InterviewBavakutty's first film 'Kismath' fetched him the State Award and his second with Vinayakan in the lead will be out soon.Neelima MenonFacebook/Shanavas BavakuttyShanavas K Bavakutty is in a hurry when I call him. “Interview? Ten minutes?” he asks me. “Umm...might take more than that.” So, we fix a time and when I call he is again anxious about the time. Just as well because his second film, Thottappan, is ready for release on June 7. It comes two years after his debut film, the critically acclaimed Kismath (2016), starring Shane Nigam and Shruthy Menon, which touched a chord with its inter-religious love story and won the Kerala State Award for Best Debut Director. Thottappan is based on a short story written by Francis Noronha. Why did you want to make it into a film? Yes, it was published by DC Books based on a short story that appeared in Mathrubhumi magazine.
- 5/28/2019
- by Sowmya
- The News Minute
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