Chennai, June 25 (IANS) Well known Tamil actor and producer Suriya has showered praise on director Chidambaram’s critically acclaimed superhit Malayalam film, ‘Balan the Boy’, calling the film another gem from the Malayalam film industry.Taking to his Instagram page to pen a post of appreciation to the unit of the film, which has come in from much praise from both audiences and critics, Suriya wrote, “Watched #Balan and I’m still processing it. After ‘Manjummel Boys’, the choice to do a film l…
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Kochi, June 22 (IANS) Can actor-turned-first time Congress MLA, Ramesh Pisharody, bring back stability to the Association of Malayalam Movie Artists (AMMA)? That is the question confronting the Malayalam film industry after the organisation plunged into its biggest leadership crisis in years, with the entire 17-member governing committee resigning following a stormy General Body meeting.The AMMA is an organisation long known for its larger than life personalities, competing egos and internal equ…
Mumbai, June 9 (IANS) After ‘Pallo Latke’, actress Shreya Sharma has once again joined forces with producer Prerna Arora for an ambitious promotional dance number that will feature in an upcoming Malayalam film.The project gains significance as it marks Shreya’s first association with the Malayalam film industry. The song in question is expected to be released as part of the film’s promotional campaign ahead of the movie’s release by the end of the year.Shedding further light on the exciting c…
Kochi, May 26 (IANS) The simmering internal feud within the Malayalam film actors’ association AMMA has exploded into a full-blown public controversy, with a section of the members openly attacking the organisation’s leadership and demanding accountability over its finances and functioning.Soon after the Hema Committee became a public document, the affairs of AMMA went into a spin and saw the team led by Mohanlal and Siddique making way for a new leadership led by women like Swetha Menon and…
Chennai, May 5 (IANS) Malayalam actors Rahman and Suraj Venjaramoodu, like several others from the Malayalam film industry, expressed shock and grief at the tragic demise of actor Santosh Nair, who passed away in a car accident on Tuesday. Taking to his Instagram page to pen his condolence message, actor Rahman wrote, “Deeply saddened and shocked to hear about the untimely passing of my friend Santosh Nair in a tragic car accident. We practically grew up together in the film industry, sharing sc…
Chennai, April 18 (IANS) Actor Prithviraj, who plays the lead in director Vysakh’s eagerly awaited revenge thriller ‘Khalifa’, has now shared a new picture of his character from the film much to the delight of fans and film buffs. Taking to his Instagram page, Prithviraj shared a younger looking picture of himself and wrote, “AAMIR – The story that was…! #KHALIFA.”The film has triggered huge expectations among fans and film buffs and is among the most eagerly awaited films of the year. It may …
Kochi, April 15 (IANS) Kerala’s ‘drug lady’ Rincy Mumtaz (32) has been arrested again for her alleged role in supplying narcotics to young actors and film shooting sets, officials said on Wednesday. This has uncovered disturbing details about an organised drug network operating in Kochi.Rincy was arrested along with three associates from a hotel near Nedumbassery airport while allegedly selling MDMA. The operation was carried out jointly by the Rural District DANSAF team and Nedumbassery pol…
Thiruvananthapuram Dec 24 (IANS) Filmmaker Anuraj Manohar has defended his recent release Narivetta, asserting that the film was a profitable venture, even as the Malayalam film industry faces a challenging year. The film, released in May, had been rejected by several major producers before the Indian Cinema Company agreed to back it, marking their first production effort.According to the Kerala Film Chamber of Commerce ( KFCC), out of 184 films released in the current calendar year, fewer than …