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Malayalam star Mukesh’s upcoming family drama film ‘Philip’s’ has presented a heartfelt and compelling trailer, featuring a very realistic family drama packed with much emotional baggage as one man’s refusal to give up on his particular case distances him from the rest of his family.

A family man and the grandfather of a big happy family in Kerala, Mukesh essays the character of Philip who seems to be pursuing some kind of legal case which has him obsessed, though it doesn’t really look like he’s a lawyer.

Helping his granddaughter go to school while also settling his work, as well as dining with his son played by actor Noble Babu Thomas, soon they all begin to drift apart.

The trailer kicks off on a very light note and appears to be a typical family-drama. This movie packs in a much more experimental tone and soon shifts gears,...

Malayalam star Mukesh’s upcoming family drama film ‘Philip’s’ has presented a heartfelt and compelling trailer, featuring a very realistic family drama packed with much emotional baggage as one man’s refusal to give up on his particular case distances him from the rest of his family.

A family man and the grandfather of a big happy family in Kerala, Mukesh essays the character of Philip who seems to be pursuing some kind of legal case which has him obsessed, though it doesn’t really look like he’s a lawyer.

Helping his granddaughter go to school while also settling his work, as well as dining with his son played by actor Noble Babu Thomas, soon they all begin to drift apart.

The trailer kicks off on a very light note and appears to be a typical family-drama. This movie packs in a much more experimental tone and soon shifts gears,...

CinemaHelmed by Vineeth Srinivasan, the Malayalam romantic drama hit the big screens on January 21 this year.PTIDisney Plus HotstarBollywood filmmaker and producer Karan Johar announced on Friday, March 25 that his production banner Dharma Entertainment and Fox Star Studios have bagged the rights of Malayalam movie Hridayam. The Vineeth Srinivasan directorial featured Mollywood star Mohanlal's son actor Pranav Mohanlal in the lead, while actors Dharshana Rajendran and Kalyani Priyadarshan were roped in to play the female leads. The coming-of-age romantic-drama released in theatres worldwide on January 21 this year and attained critical and commercial success. Taking to Twitter, the 49-year-old filmmaker expressed his excitement over buying the rights of the movie for three languages -- Hindi, Tamil and Telugu. “I am so delighted and honoured to share this news with you. Dharma Productions & Fox Star Studios have acquired the rights to a beautiful, coming-of-age love story, #Hridayam in Hindi, Tamil & Telugu...

MollywoodHelmed by filmmaker Vineeth Sreenivasan, ‘Hridayam’ hit the big screens on January 21 this year. Tnm StaffTwitter/ Pranav MohanlalThe makers of the Malayalam romantic drama Hridayam, which featured Pranav Mohanlal, Kalyani Priyadarshan and Darshana Rajendran in the lead, have announced that the film will be streamed on Ott soon. The makers said on Monday, February 14, that Hridayam will stream on Ott platform Disney Plus Hotstar from February 18. A clip from the film was also unveiled by Disney Plus Hotstar on YouTube on February 14, marking the occasion of Valentine's Day. The Vineeth Sreenivasan directorial hit the big screens on January 21 and opened to positive responses from critics and fans alike. In the film, Pranav and Darshana’s characters fall in love with each other during their college days. However, following their breakup, Pranav and Kalyani Priyadarshan develop feelings for each other. But what happens when Pranav and Darshana have a chance encounter with each other,...

MollywoodHelmed by Vineeth Sreenivasan, ‘Hridayam’ is a romantic drama starring Kalyani Priyadarshan and Darshana Rajendran in the lead along with Pranav Mohanlal.Tnm StaffMollywood superstar Mohanlal took to social media on Tuesday, July 13 to unveil his son Pranav’s poster from his upcoming Malayalam movie Hridayam. The poster was released on the occasion of Pranav’s birthday. Unveiling Pranav’s look, Mohanlal wrote, “Happy to share with everyone this poster of Pranav from his upcoming film 'Hridayam’. Happy birthday Appu. Wish you and the entire team the very best. God bless.” In the poster, Pranav is seen holding a camera ready to click a photo. Several movie buffs noticed how the poster bore a striking resemblance to Mohanlal’s look from his 1988 movie Chithram. Helmed by filmmaker Vineeth Sreenivasan, Hridayam stars Kalyani Priyadarshan and Darshana Rajendran in the lead roles along with Pranav Mohanlal. Touted to be a romantic drama,...

MollywoodDarshana Rajendran, Pranav Mohanlal and Kalyani Priyadarshan play the main characters in the film.Tnm StaffA picture of three figures in white lying carefree on a patch of lush grass is the first-look poster of Hridayam (Heart), an upcoming Malayalam film written and directed by Vineeth Sreenivasan. Pranav Mohanlal is in the middle and two young women – Darshana Rajendran and Kalyani Priyadarshan – are on either side of him in the poster. The poster was shared by director Vineeth Sreenivasan on Saturday evening, tagging the film’s major cast and crew. The film is produced by Visakh Subramaniam under the banner of Merryland Cinemas. One of the first film studios in Kerala, Merryland has not been producing films for more than 40 years, following the death of its founder P Subramaniam. Hridayam will be a comeback film for the studio. The film’s co-producer is Noble Babu Thomas, presenting it under his banner Big Bang Entertainments.

InterviewIn an interview to Tnm, debutant director Mathukutty Xavier explains how they got the idea for ‘Helen’ and about shooting in a real freezer with Anna Ben, the lead.CrisVineeth Sreenivasan was reading their script. Mathukutty Xavier, Alfred Kurian Joseph and Noble Babu Thomas waited for Vineeth’s feedback as the singer-songwriter, actor and director paused reading halfway through. Vineeth then calmly announced that he would produce the film. This was in January-February 2019 and Helen, the film, was made, released and loved in the months that followed. Two years later, Helen has won the National Indira Gandhi Award for Best Debut Feature. Covid-19 had delayed the National Awards by months. When the award was announced, Mathukutty, the debutant director of the film, was with co-writers Alfred and Noble, discussing the various good films that were competing for the awards this year. “We didn’t have the slightest inkling we’d get it.

KollywoodKeerthi Pandian will reprise the role done by Anna Ben in the original while her father, actor Arun Pandian, will play the role of her father in the remake.Digital NativeDigital Native The makers of Tamil movie Anbirkiniyal starring Keerthi Pandian, released the trailer of the film on Monday. Anbirkiniyal is the remake of Malayalam movie Helen. Actor Karthi who had revealed the first look poster of the film earlier, has now released the trailer of Anbirkiniyal. Happy to launch the trailer of #Anbirkiniyal #AnbirkiniyalTrailer - https://t.co/qSgbZQNVPl Best wishes to @DirectorGokul @iarunpandianc @iKeerthiPandian and the team. — Actor Karthi (@Karthi_Offl) February 22, 2021 Watch the trailer of Anbirkiniyal here: The movie is directed by Idharkuthane Aasaipattai Balakumara fame, director Gokul. Veteran actor Arun Pandian has teamed up with his daughter Keerthi Pandian for the Tamil remake of the celebrated Malayalam movie, Helen. The film is bankrolled by Arun Pandian...

CinemaActor Karthi launched the title and first look poster of the film on Monday.Digital NativeVeteran actor Arun Pandian and his daughter Keerthi Pandian are teaming up for the Tamil remake of Anna Ben's critically acclaimed Malayalam film Helen which was directed by Mathukutty Xavier. The title and the first look poster of the film were launched on Monday by actor Karthi. Directed by Gokul of Idharkuthane Aasaipattai Balakumara fame, the film has been titled Anbirkiniyal. Happy to reveal the first look of#Anbirkiniyal. Wishing the very best for @DirectorGokul, @iKeerthiPandian and the entire team. pic.twitter.com/HHfAuT7Fph — Actor Karthi (@Karthi_Offl) February 15, 2021 While Keerthi Pandian is reprising the role played by Anna Ben, Arun Pandian will be playing the role of her father in the film, which was played by popular Malayalam actor Lal. The remake is produced by Arun Pandian's home banner A&p Groups.

MollywoodThe Manju Warrier starrer was directed by Rosshan Andrrews based on a story by Unni R.Digital NativeA few days ago, reports surfaced that the Malayalam film Prathi Poovankozhi will be remade in multiple languages. And now, it has been confirmed that ace Bollywood producer Boney Kapoor has the remake and dubbing rights of this film in all languages. The Manju Warrier starrer, directed by Rosshan Andrrews, released last year. The film also had Anusree, Rosshan Andrrews (making his acting debut), Saiju Kurup, Grace Antony, Alencier Ley Lopez, Sp Sreekumar, Divya Prabha, Sekhar Menon, Chali Pala, and others forming the supporting cast. Gokulam Gopalan bankrolled the film under his banner. The technical crew of this film included Unni R, who has written it, G Balamurgan for cinematography, Jyotish Shankar for art direction and Gopi Sunder for music. Prathi Poovankozhi tells the story of a woman who is molested in a...

Entertainment‘Helen’, a Malayalam survival thriller directed by Mathukutty Xavier, released last year and was much appreciated.Tnm StaffActor Janhvi Kapoor will play the title role in the Hindi version of Helen, a Malayalam movie that released last year with Anna Ben in the lead. The film's director Mathukutty Xavier shared the news that came on a website and wrote that the movie has always made them proud. "Helen, since the day it released, it has never stopped making us proud. Thanks to everyone who stood with me in this journey. So glad that a very small phone conversation started all of this. Thank God for everything!" Mathukutty wrote. Bollywood producer and Janhvi's father Boney Kapoor bought the rights to remake the movie in Hindi, the news says. Director Mathukutty confirmed the news to Tnm. Helen was his much awaited debut after a series of short films. The movie received...

SandalwoodLasya will be reprising the role done by Anna Ben in the Malayalam original.Digital NativeDigital NativeLasya Nagaraj has bagged a role in the upcoming heroine-centric Kannada film to be directed by popular ad filmmakers Sabu Aloysius and M Arun Kumar. A remake of the hit Malayalam movie Helen, Lasya will be reprising the role done by Anna Ben in the original. Silver Train International and Friday Films are jointly bankrolling this film. On choosing Lasya for the role, one of the producers of the film, Lohit, said in an interview with the New Indian Express, “We were looking for a fresh face and a performer who matched the sensibilities. Lasya is also a good Bharatanatyam dancer, which was one of the requirements in our film.” Helen was scripted by debut director Mathukutty Xavier in association with Noble Babu Thomas while Alfred Kurian Joseph had directed it. Noble Babu Thomas,...

After grabbing attention for its interesting award nominations and winners’ list last year, Critics’Choice Film Awards are back again with even more intriguing nominations spread across eight Indian languages.

While the first edition of Critics’ Choice Film Awards witnessed Best Film category for varied languages, for the second season the makers have upped the ante by introducing Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Director, Best Film as well as Best Writing across Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Bengali, Marathi, Malayalam, Gujarati and Kannada.

Offering a surprising twist to the usual nomination lists as usual, this year there are surprises with Best Actor nominations including names like Manoj Bajpayee for SonChiriya and Gulshan Devaiah for Mard Ko Dard Nahi Hota, Geetika Vidya Ohlyan for Soni, and Hamid bagging a nomination for Best Writing. Critics’ Choice Film Awards holds its ground to honour cinematic brilliance irrespective of the mass appeal of the films.

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ReviewThe film, directed by newcomer Mathukutty Xavier, is a happy mix of enjoyable everyday life and gripping panicky moments.CrisAn old woman shuts the wardrobe in her room and says she is afraid when the clock strikes 9 in the morning. At her door is the next door neighbour, a young nurse ready with a syringe. “You have given birth to five children and are still afraid of an injection,” she says, before rubbing the other woman’s hands mechanically to do the daily deed. In those few moments, the two women, separated by age and a few fences, exchange the most casual words, intimate pleas. When the older woman says your dad doesn’t want you to go to Canada, the nurse has a bored expression before she answers and then rushes out. Those minute expressions flickering on her face when she does the nurse’s job and talks at the same time,...

InterviewAnna, who was noted in her debut film ‘Kumbalangi Nights’, talks about playing the lead in ‘Helen’, a survival thriller directed by Mathukutty Xavier.CrisSitting at her home in Kochi, Anna Ben listened as director Mathukutty Xavier narrated the story of Helen, a new film. She liked how he was making it all very visual. It was going to be his first feature film, Anna’s second. Her first, Kumbalangi Nights, had done insanely well. But it didn’t occur to Anna that she should choose her second carefully, that there’d be expectations from her. She used a simple formula to choose: she should enjoy working in the film. “I don’t know if there’d be such expectations, it hasn’t struck me like that. I liked how Mathukutty made it all very visual, scene by scene. I also felt assured by the fact that Vineeth Sreenivasan (actor-singer-director) was producing it,...

MollywoodThe actor tweeted that he would play a role in the Dhanush film to be directed by Mari Selvaraj.Digital NativeVeteran actor and filmmaker Lal has made an announcement on his social media page. He wrote that his next collaboration will be with the National Award winning Tamil star Dhanush. Lal wrote, “In Mari Selvaraj’s next! Looking forward to work with the multitalented @dhanushkraja. Shoot starting in December.” Wielding the megaphone for the upcoming film will be Mari Selvaraj of Pariyerum Perumal fame. The shooting of this film, which has not been titled yet, will begin in December. Dhanush is currently shooting for director Karthik Subbaraj's next in London and is expected to wrap up his work on this project and then join the sets of Mari’s film which will be completed by February or March 2020. During a film-related event, director Mari Selvaraj was quoted by the India Today as saying,...

MollywoodActor-director Vineeth Sreenivasan is producing the film and debutant filmmaker Mathukuty Xavier is directing it.Digital NativeActor-director Vineeth Sreenivasan is producing a Malayalam film titled Helen. The first look poster of film is out online and features Anna Ben of Kumbalangi Nights fame. It shows Anna as a waitress, holding a tray of food and drinks. From the title, one can assume that it will be a heroine-centric project. Debut director Mathukutty Xavier is not only wielding the megaphone for this venture but has also scripted it in association with Noble Babu Thomas and Alfred Kurian Joseph. Noble Babu Thomas is also playing the male lead in this flick. Helen has Aju Varghese, Lal Paul, and Rony David Raj playing supporting roles along with a set of debutants. The technical crew of this entertainer will comprise Anend C Chandran of Premam fame for cinematography, Shaan Rahman for music and Shameer Muhammed for editing.

MollywoodThe first look of 'Manoharam' was released on Mammootty’s social media page recently and has gone viral. Digital NativeDigital NativeThe first look of the Malayalam movie Manoharam was released on Mammootty’s social media page recently and has gone viral. The film has Vineeth Sreenivasan playing the lead role with Anwar Sadik helming the project as its director. Incidentally, the actor and director had collaborated for Ormayundo Ee Mukham earlier. The film had Namitha Pramod and Aju Varghese as female leads. Shaan Rahman had composed music for this flick with Jithu Damodar as a cinematographer and John Kutty as editor. Manoharam has Deepak Parambol, Basil Joseph, Aparna Das, Delhi Ganesh, Indrans, Hareesh Perady, Jude Anthany Joseph and Vk Prakash in the supporting roles. The technical crew of Manoharam includes Sajeev Thomas — a former associate of Ar Rahman, for composing music, Jebin Jacob for cinematography and Nithin Raj for editing.

MollywoodThe film will be directed by Anvar Sadik who has earlier made the film ‘Ormayundo Ee Mukham’ with Vineeth in the lead.Digital NativeVineeth Sreenivasan has inked a new deal to act in a movie titled Manoharam. The film will be directed by Anvar Sadik. The two of them has earlier teamed up for Ormayundo Ee Mukham, a film that seemed to be inspired by the American romantic comedy 50 First Dates. Manoharam will be bankrolled by Jos Chakkalakal under the banner Chakkalakal Films. Besides Vineeth Sreenivasan, the film will have Indrans, Basil Joseph, Deepak Parambol, Hareesh Perady, Jude Anthany Joseph, Vk Prakash, Delhi Ganesh, Ahmed Siddique, Nisthar Sait, Manju Sunil, Kalaranjini, Sreelekshmi, Veena Nair and Nandini playing supporting roles. Jebin Jacob will be the cinematographer for Manoharam with Sajeev Thomas, a former associate of maestro Ar Rahman, roped in to compose the tunes and Nithin Raj doing the editing of the film.

Mollywood The 45-second long teaser features a conversation between the father and son who are sharing screen space after a long time. Digital NativeThe teaser of the Vineeth Sreenivasan starrer Aravindante Athidhikal is out and has raised the expectation levels among audience. The 45-second long teaser was released on March 31st and has gone viral since. Directed by M Mohanan, the film stars Vineeth’s dad Sreenivasan in a pivotal role as well. Interestingly, the teaser features a conversation between the father – son duo. It’s been a long time since they got to share the screen space and fans are now eager to see them both in action again. Produced by Pradeep Kumar Pathiyara and Noble Babu Thomas under the banners Pathiyara Entertainments and Big Bang Entertainments, this Mollywood movie is gearing up for release on the 27th of April. The post production work is happening at a brisk pace to meet this deadline. Shaan Rahman is the music director for this film with Swaroop Philip cranking the camera and Ranjan Abraham editing. The star cast of Aravindante Athidhikal, apart from Vineeth Sreenivasan and Sreenivasan, include Aju Varghese, Salim Kumar, Urvashi, Shanthi Krishna and Shammi Thilakan while Nikhila Vimal is paired opposite Vineeth. Reports about the film’s storyline is that it revolves around Aravindan played by Vineeth and his foster father, Madhavan, a lodge owner. The film also has a love angle with Nikhila Vimal arriving at their lodge for a dance performance in the city and gets romantically involved with Vineeth. On this film, its director M Mohanan had reportedly told the Indian Express much earlier, “This is an entertainer, which is high on situational humour. One can’t call it a family drama, but families are going to love it as it has a feel-good factor.” With Aravindante Athidhikal’s release date set, fans just can’t wait for it to hit the silver screens. Watch the teaser here: (Content provided by Digital Native)...