Mohanlal - Prithviraj Pan Indian Dream Empuran Crashes

Prithviraj- Mohanlal’s dream to be the Yash- Prabhas and Rajamouli- Prasanth Neel of Malaylam filmdom and be the first duo to be makers of a Pan Indian film through L2 Empuran has failed miserably. For Mohanlal , he has notched yet another box office record of being the first Malayalam film to enter Rs 100 crores club in two days and that it beat Aadujeevitham starring Prithviraj. Sacnik puts the worldwide net at Rs 64 crores. Take look at this post and it is summary of Sacnik figures Kerala opening was Day 1- Rs 14cr and Day 2- Rs 9 cr. As Eid comes in we can expect a jump in the North Kerala areas. Similarly in GCC too the collections will soar. Just yesterday, Salman Khan said that Hindi film heroes films are not patronized by South filmgoers and they prefer to watch their own heroes and so no Hindi film can be Pan Indian like a Baahubali or KGF. He said that personally he is acceptable to South Superstars and even people call him Bhai Bhai but they do not patronize his films. This is the case with Malayalam films too.

Post Empuran, the top 5 openers in Kerala box office have three non Malayalam films. Look at Empuran box office in neighboring South States. Unlike Salman, Mohanlal has acted with Vijay- Surya- Kamal Haasan in Tamil and with NTR Jr in Telugu. All of thee films had a good response. As Gokulam Gopalan and Mohanlal are facing fury, hate posts pour in. Prithviraj has been asked to go for re-certification. In case of film Marcos, too the Thrivanthapuram Censor Regional officer was caught off guard. After a backlash, he asked for a non certification of the film to be screened for TV audience. By them everybody had seen it inOTT platforms. Sanghis in the board are trying to wriggle by saying word Godhra has not been used but it is obvious that the incident is the base. Falling for Murali Gopy’s talk, Mohanlal who is said to be a Modi sympathizer and Producer Gopalan who runs a host of financial companies have a lot to lose if BJP feels offended. Mercifully Hindi version has not caught the eye of Balrang Bali and other Hindu activists. One section are laughing as some time back Mulim Groups were asking for a ban on Kerala Story and same censors gave 30 cuts to their own Kangana’s Emergency.

Ravi Mohan to turn Director ? / Manju Warrier to Produce/ Ranya Rao with Karnataka CM

Manju Warrier will be once again producing and acting in Beyond The Border Lines, directed by three-time National Award-winning Malayalam filmmaker Bijukumar Damodaran, popularly known as Dr Biju. The film is about an archaeology team stranded at the Indo-China border and is set against the geopolitical border tensions of the region. Beyond The Border Lines was announced at the second edition of India’s Cinevesture International Film Festival (CIFF) as part of the CinéV-CHD Market lineup, featuring 22 diverse projects from established and emerging filmmakers. In this project, films that are produced are tied up with investors and distribution lines. Three other Malayalam projects have also been unveiled as part of the lineup. These include Kunjila Mascillamani's Guptam (The Last of Them Plagues). The film is produced by Jeo Baby ( the Great Indian Kitchen) and Kani Kusurti ( All we Imagine Light). Kunjila directed a film for the anthology Freedom Fight produced by Jeo Baby and streamed on Sony Liv. Director Krishand's Masthishka Maranam (A Frankenbiting of Simon’s Memories) is another project Krishand got Kerala State award for Aavasavyuham and also directed Purusha Pretham and was co producer off Gaganachari .Jeo Baby's film is Punishment. Manju has previously co-produced films such as Chathur Mukham, A'hr, and Lalitham Sundaram. Dr Biju's previous directorial was Adrishya Jalakangal, starring Tovino Thomas in the lead role.

The latest news is that Hero Ravi Mohan turns into a director. His brother Raja is a very sucessful Director of Tamil and Telugu films.Currently, he is busy with two films: one as the lead hero titled Karathey Babu, and in the 2nd one, he is playing the villain role. The film is Sivakarthikeyan’s Parasakthi, directed by Sudha Kongara.

Catch actress Ranya Rao of the Bengaluru gold smuggling case in Wagah Tamil film starring Vikram Prabhu at Jio Hotstar ( Hindi ) and Tamil is available free on YouTube. Directed by written and directed by G N R Kumaravelan, this film featured Vikram Prabhu in the lead. With music by D Imman the film was set in Kashmir. Wagah revolves around an Indian soldier who is caught by Pakistani soldiers while escorting his lady love to her home in neighbouring country. Latest is that current Karnataka CM and present Home Minister had attended Ranya’s wedding. Posted by BJP MLA

Sonakshi Sinha to play Princess in film on Padmanabhaswamy temple mystery / Manju Warrier was rejected by NetFlix

Sonakshi Sinha plays the Princess of Travancore Royal Family in the upcoming Telugu film Jaladhara . Directed by directed by Venkat Kalyan and produced by Prerna Arora. Sonakshi is the antagonist directed by Venkat Kalyan and produced by Prerna Arora. The film’s hero is Sudheer Babu and a grand launch was done sometime back without announcing the antagonist role. Now Zee Studios has come as presenter and with that Sonakshi has entered. The first-look poster, released last year, had Trishul and Lord Shiva inspired imagery. Sonakshi had acted in Rajinikanth’s Linga opposite Rajinikanth and the film was a disaster. Jatadhara is a blend of mythology, fantasy, and drama. It explores the mysteries of the Anantha Padmanabha Swamy Temple, revealing its secret treasures and the scientific and mystical phenomena that have puzzled historians and researchers. Prema has produced Hindi films Rustom (2016) , Toilet: Ek Prem Katha (2017) .Pad Man (2018) ,Pari (2018),Parmanu: The Story of Pokhran (2018). Pari is a horror movie that had Anushka Sharma in the pivotal role. It was a hit and wasa about a satanic cult in Bangladesh. Manju Warrier rejected by NetFlix for Sacred Games - Maharajah Hindi dubbing is bad

Did you know that Anurag Kashyap the baddie in Maharajah starring Vijay Sethupathi has not seen the Hindi version that created history on Netflix ?. Reason being that it is badly dubbed. Kashyap who is presenting the Malayalam film Footage with Manju Warrier, is taking extra care to see that the Hindi dubbing is perfect. Kashyap revealed that he had wanted Manju for the role done by Amruta Suresh did in Sacred Games. Manju said that she was rejected. Anurag clarified, “No, you didn’t. Netflix then didn’t have an India office. Everything was going to the US. Those were the days when the OTT platforms were not looking at South films at all. Hence, they wanted an actress to be picked up from a place where their market is. Hence, it was limited to Maharashtra or the Hindi belt. Apart from her, we also considered Nayanthara.”

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