RSS put cowdung on Mammootty posters to help Mohanlal / Rahman- Ram Charan combo record price

 

When Sangha Parivar is mad with Mohanlal  after Empuran, Producer Allepy Ashraf flashback tells us the days when RSS shakas in Kerala were told by none other than Advanji to boost Mohanlal through their shakas. This boosting led to Mammootty’s film posters across the State being smeared with cowdung and people booing inside theatres. Finally a truce was arrive with Suresh Kumar ( Keerthy Suresh’s father) a close pal of Mohanlal being approached by Mammootty to call of the RSS attack. It was after that Mammootty’s posters and FDFS in theatres were spared. Ashraf says that  L K Advani had come to Trivandrum for a RSS function and his hospitality was with film people. Advani was told that Mammootty was No 1 and with a help from RSS shakas , Lal at No 2 could overtake him. Advani immediately called RSS Chief and told to boost Lal.

According to reports, Ram Charn’s PEDDI’s music rights were acquired by T-Series for a staggering ₹35 crores, setting a new benchmark in Telugu cinema. The agreement includes audio rights across all languages. This massive deal underscores the film’s hype and the audience’s expectations, especially with A.R. Rahman composing the soundtrack. (after Doctor, Don, Amaran) to reach 100 crores. Hopefully Japanese audience like this film. Will SK become a household name in Japan like his idol Rajinikanth??
The movie PEDDI shall be jointly produced through the auspices of Mythri Movie Makers and Sukumar Writing, with Buchy Babu Sana directing it. The other producer of this film is Venkata Satish Kilaru from Vriddhi Cinemas.

With Rahman’s association, fans are eagerly waiting to experience the film’s music. His first-time collaboration with Ram Charan has become a major talking point, and industry insiders believe that the soundtrack will be a game-changer.

Prithviraj’s daughter Alankrita who sang for her Dad’s film L2 Empuran got from Music Director Deepak Dev  a set of Harry Potter toys. She had liked J.K. Rowling’s Wizarding World novels. Along with the gifts, he also gave her flowers, a gesture he knew would be appreciated, thanks to his experience as a father of two daughters. The idea of getting Harry Potter toys had actually come from Prithviraj.

The recording was held in a Mumbai studio, with Deepak and Prithviraj joining via Zoom call. Deepak remarked that she was truly her father’s daughter, as she instinctively understood how to convey emotions. He only needed to mention a  feeling once, and she grasped it immediately, delivering effortlessly. In the theme song she only sang a single word twice, its impact on the audience was huge.

Suresh Gopi name removed from Empuran re-censored version; 27 cuts details and censor board members

We learn that the name of Union Minister Suresh Gopi and IRS officer Jyithish Mohan has been edited out of Thanks section credit list of Empuran in re-censoring. Gopi implied that the makers were doing the cuts voluntarily and aim was to get publicity for the film. A conversation in which the Central party leader says that he hates Kerala for it ‘s greenery implying the green colour associated with Muslim religion has been edited out. The four censor board members who had given the Empuran clearance figure in the revised censor certificate. The background of these members show that they are top level figures in BJP- ABVP ranks. A post from Mohanty with Mint cover says that purification has to happen with and later the Jihadis.

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Members who said go ahead for Emburans release in Censor board
1. *Swaroopa Kartha*: Wife of an employee at the Kerala Governor's residence.
2. *Roshni Das*: Wife of the former General Secretary of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
3. *G.M. Mahesh*: Former Secretary of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP).
4. *Manju Hassan*: BJP Councilor from Nedumangad.
Let's clean the garbage inside the house (Bjp), before cleaning up the Jihadi groups..

The Hindu reports that 24 cuts were made and from April 2 , digital streaming Qube will stream the new recensored. Here are the cuts : As per the re-censor certificate, one of the major changes is in the name of the character Balraj, alias Baba Bajrangi, the antagonist who leads a mob, which appears to be a reference to Bajrang Dal leader Babu Bajrangi who was sentenced to life imprisonment for masterminding the Naroda Patiya massacre as part of the Gujarat pogrom of 2002. The character has been renamed Baldev in the re-edited version. The display card mentioning the period of events as ‘India 2002’ has been changed to ‘a few years ago’. The visuals of vehicles passing in front of a religious structure, violence against women and visuals of dead bodies during the riot scenes in the film have also been removed. A conversation between a young Zayed Masood (played by the director of the film Prithviraj Sukumaran) and his father Masood during the riots has been removed. References to the National Investigation Agency (NIA), which is shown as being used by the ruling party against political opponents, also got the scissors. Audio mute has also been employed to cut out any mention of NIA.

Empuran re-censor costs Rs 40 lakhs / Michella from Sri Lanka in Rasayya Kannan,film

To enforce the three minutes cut in L2 Empuran, the digital projection arm Qube has raised a bill of Rs 40 lakhs . It has to be removed and re-edited version has to be ransmitted from central server to 4000 screens. Gokulam Gopalan The producer further talked about the losses the film might incur and said, “Don’t know what technical difficulties they might face while making the changes, because if it were to be changed in a certain theatre, it would cost a lot. The film is showing in 4000 cinemas, so my guess is that at least Rs 40 lakh would have to be spent on those changes.”. The earliest that the new version could be seen by public is Tuesday. More delays mean more box office returns in Kerala as viewers are eager to catch the first version. With 59 crores in the kitty, L2: Empuraan is inches away from surpassing its predecessor, Lucifer, which earned 65.21 crores in its lifetime run. The difference between both films is 6.21 crores, which is expected to be covered today. Since the reported budget is 180 crores, the Mohanlal starrer might struggle to secure a clean success verdict at the Indian box office. Today, being an Eid holiday, there will be some boost in collections, but on regular weekdays, some big drops might come, considering mixed word-of-mouth.

“Rasayya” Kannan presents, Samuthirakani - Ramya Nambeesan starrer “Baila” Filmmaker Rasayya Kannan, who shot to fame for his commercially successful movie ‘Rasayya’ and later proved his credibly as a great filmmaker through ‘Kadhayalla Nijam’. He is now producing a movie titled ‘Baila’ for his production house of Kala Theaters. Samuthirakani is playing the content-driven protagonist in this movie and Ramya Nambeesan is performing his wife’s character. Rajkumar is playing his brother’s role, and Sri Lanka based actress Michella is performing his pair. The others in the star-cast include Yogi Babu, Ilavarasu, Singampuli, Madhumitha, Vijay TV fame Andrew, N. Ilango and many others. Filmmaker K. Veera Kumar, who earlier made the film ‘Chasing’, is writing and directing this film. Producer Rasayya Kannan is writing screenplay for this film. Viji, who has written dialogues for this film, and he has already written for ‘Azhagiya Theeyae’, ‘Mozhi’, ’36 Vayadhinile’, & ’Goat’. Sanugha, who won the global acclaims for his Chartbuster Indie song ‘Ayyo Saamy’ is composing music for this film. Sri Lanka based lyricist Pothuvil Ashwin is penning lyrics. A.S. Senthilkumar, who has worked as assistant to Balu Mahendra, Rathinavel, Arthur A Wilson is handling cinematography for this movie. Vijay Thennarasu is overseeing art department and Dhilip Subbarayan is choreographing action sequences. Dinesh is choreographing dance for this film. Sukithan Sakthivel is the Executive Producer and T.N. Gokulnath is the Production Executive. Baila is co-produced by co-produced by Nilgiris Murugan for Nilgiris Murugan Dream Entertainment and K.R. Muruganantham for K.R.M Movies. This shooting commenced at the Uttarakosa Mangai Amman Temple and Vaa Vidu Murugan Temples in Rameswaram. The production is currently taking place in both Rameswaram and Sri Lanka.

Empuran voluntary cuts to avoid BAN on TV channels -OTT

To avoid Empuran being denied certificate for screening on TV channels and OTT, team is to cut 17 scenes from the film and it will take place only next week and only Friday coming the newly revised version will be screened. So those thronging the theatres to see the film before re-censoring has five more days. Sources say that Kerala Censor has delayed the procedure citing that censor board members and also officials are on leave. Empuran Producer Gokulam Gopalan was told that it will face Marcos fate – no TV release, if they do not come forward with cuts voluntarily. Added to this the cuts have to be passed on to OTT platform that has already got the first censored version. OTT platform can renegotiate the price after the 17 cuts are implemented. Muslim countries in the GCC regions are witnessing huge crowds and the bold scenes of Hindi outfits violence gainst Muslims are a key attraction. Ironically Empuran’s Director Prithviraj ‘s outing as an actor in aadujeevitham faced ban in GCC and Saudi. "Aadujeevitham: The Goat Life," a film based on a Malayalam novel about a migrant worker's struggles in the Gulf, faced censorship and release delays in several GCC countries, including Saudi Arabia and Kuwait, while having a limited release in the UAE. <

Social media has been abuzz with discussions about L3 since the big reveal. Several users took to online platforms to share spoilers, confirming that the title of the much-anticipated sequel is L3: The Beginning. A fan even shared an image of the film’s logo on X (formerly Twitter), sparking a debate among netizens. While some urged the user to remove the spoiler, others speculated whether the trilogy could extend into a fourth instalment. However, Prithviraj has consistently maintained that the Lucifer series is planned as a three-part saga. According to a report by Pinkvilla, L3: The Beginning will delve deeper into the world of power and crime, dominated by Mohanlal’s Stephen Nedumpally, aka Khureshi Ab’raam. The conclusion of L2: Empuraan introduces a formidable new antagonist alongside a Chinese gang, setting the stage for an intense final chapter. The sequel is expected to explore their influence on global crime syndicates while pushing the Lucifer storyline to its grand climax.

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.

35 minutes of Empuran is in Hindi/ Mohanlal says no Politics

Two Malayalam actor Mohanlal and Prithviraj were on Times Now interview and many new things came out. One that 35 minutes from Empuran start the dialogues are in Hindi as it involves North Indian charachters. Director Prithviraj reason was that he did want something like M16 guys talk in Malayalam. Mohanlal asked whether he follow Thalapathy Vijay and Kamal Haasan to politics said no not my cup of tea. In an exclusive interview with Times Now, he was asked whether he would follow in the footsteps of his contemporaries, such as Rajinikanth and Kamal Haasan, who have ventured into the political arena. Mohanlal responded by stating that acting is his true passion and that he ways to dedicate his life to cinema. The seasoned actor emphasised that he is content with his career and wishes to continue entertaining audiences through his craft. No no. I'm an actor," he responded without a thought. When asked about other South stars joining politics, he went, "So what? This is not my cup of tea. Let me act, just let me act." "Why you want me to put into that league? I'm fine. I am happy with this. I know only this job and let me complete my beautiful life with this job," he emphasised.

Speaking about this choice to keep Hindi dialogues, Prithviraj explained to Navika Kumar from Times Now that a significant portion of the film is set in North India, making it crucial for characters in that region to speak Hindi rather than Malayalam. He emphasized that forcing Malayalam dialogue in such settings would feel unnatural, much like expecting MI6 officers to converse in Malayalam. With over 35% of the film in Hindi, Prithviraj trusts that audiences will appreciate this realistic approach, noting that the first 25 minutes of the movie will feel like a Hindi film due to the setting and characters involved. Regardless of which language version audiences choose—Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, or Kannada—they will still experience the first 35 minutes with Hindi dialogues as dictated by the story. Despite the massive anticipation surrounding Empuraan, Prithviraj remains modest in his expectations. As he did with Lucifer, he continues to downplay the hype, calling it a “small” film despite its grand scale. He urges audiences to watch the film with an open mind rather than expecting an overhyped spectacle. Acknowledging that the final verdict rests with the audience, Prithviraj stated that no amount of promotional effort can determine a film’s fate—only the audience’s reception truly matters.

Where is Vandanam Girija of Gadha Jam fame ?

Where has Girija the girl in Vandanam by Priyadarshan and Geethanjali by Mani Rathinam vanish? Yes vanish !. Both films are iconic movies. Geethanjali for example led to Geethanjali dresses a craze in campus and the comedy scenes like Girija telling I love you to Mohanlal are all time classic. I remember that Girija was featured in Screen by me on the front page. Priyan told me that Girija is a Britisher and came to cinema by accident as she was down here to learn classical dancing. Girija was born in 1969 in Orsett, Essex her father is a doctor from Karnataka and her mother is a British. Currently she is a writer staying in London, now she is writing for a shipping magazine. In 2014 she won Social Media Journalist of the Year as senior reporter for UHS Maritime Fairplay at Seahorse Journalist Awards, London.

Girija is an expert dancer, since the age of 18 she got trained in classical dance, Bharatanatyam. She completed a doctoral thesis in Integral Yoga Philosophy and Indian Spiritual Psychology from Cardiff University in 2003. Fine but what surprised me was this information L In 2024 she made her comeback after a long gap to the film industry by acting in the Kannada film Ibbani Tabbida Ileyali, Rakshit Shetty produced the film. Girija did the role of Madhumita alongside Vihan Gowda, Ankita Amar and Mayuri Nataraj. The film received good response from the audience and the critics expressed their positive opinion about the film. Times critic wrote ; Manirathnam’s Geethanjali fans will also get to see the beautiful Girija Shettar in a memorable role.

A flashback ; n 1992 she signed for the Bollywood film Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar. She was supposed to act opposite Aamir Khan as a leading actress but she left the project in the middle to complete her prior commitment. So after the first schedule she was replaced by actress Ayesha Julka. In the same film Girija made a special appearance in the song Jawa ho yaron… In the same year she got an opportunity to work in another Telugu film Hrudayanjali under the direction of A. Raghurami Reddy. Though the film was completed in 1992 it got released after a decade in 2002. The film won 3 Nandi Awards but due to delayed release it received negative response and didn't receive proper recognition. Recently, in an interview with a daily, the actress revealed that she never knew that the scene ‘Gadha Jam had got a cult status in Kerala. ...

Mohanlal L2 Empuran Producer Lyca steps down enters Gokulam / Sona hates Vadivelu Why ?

Finally Gokulam Gopalan of Gokulam Movies has stepped in to ensure Mohanlal’s L2 Empuran release on March 27th. We had reported that Ashirwad Cinemas the company owned by Antony Perumbavoor is running to raise money to atleast partly pay the Rs 80 crores plus interest that Lyca has been asking ( read; https://southfilmy.blogspot.com/2025/03/mohanlal-most-crucial-film-l2-empuran.html). As Red Giant is not chipping in with any money, Gokulam Gopalan who regularly buys Tamil films for Kerala Distribution has chipped and mediated a settlement by joining Ashirwad Movies as producer. Lyca will get a part of the invested amount and rest it can recover through theatrical collections. Gokulam and Ashirwad will share the Malayalam version proceeds. To put an end to speculation that film is not releasing on March 27th, it has put out a post reaffirming that it is sure to come. Mohanlal is at shooting spot and so also Prithviraj at Rajamouli shoot. From what we hear is that Lyca will remain as Tamil Nadu distributor and not co- producer. Ashirwad had tried to rope in Confident Group to step in but it did not fulfill. Lyca was the presenter of the film and out of Rs 150 crores, it put in Rs 80 crores and rest of it came by accounting the salaries of Mohanlal and Prithviraj and footing VFX bills. Lyca wanted 50 % of the proceeds as it knew that it cannot recover the money from Tamil Nadu and two Telugu States. To this Ashirwad has not agreed and now that Lyca will get compensated by Gokulam. Another reason for Lyca to have a scare was that the Kerala Producers and Exhibitors negative approach about the film. Times Group Junglee Pictures and Mumbai based biggest Digital rights holder GoldMine had stepped in to produce Malayalam films. Lyca has a business arrangement with Gokulam over Kerala distribution of their Tamil films. Overseas deals are not confirmed yet as Lyca and Ashirwad differences existed. Lyca is a major player overseas. Similarly OTT platforms will not confirm any deal without release clarity.

Sona Heiden who is busy doing a biopic on her life and career was quoted saying that even if she is given Rs 1 crore, she will not act opposite Vadivelu. They had become a good pair with Chandramukhi. Now that Vadivelu has made a comeback was the question posed. She said that she had a bitter experience with him. Kerala Producer Alleppey Ashraf said that Vadivelu and a Malayalee actress were in a relationship and unlike Kerala actors who promise to compensate with money and cheat, the comedian bought for his lady love a bungalow. Sona seems o have a different story. Her biopic is coming on OTT.

Kamal Haasan- Suriya in Chennai- Prabhas in Hyderabad for Empuran promo / Priya Varrier on photoshoots

Empuran Tamil promotion event is a Lyca backed one as they are co- producers and have got Kamal Haasan and Suriya as special guests for the Mohanlal film directed by Prithviraj. Moving to Hyderabad, Prabhas with whom Prithviraj has worked will be chief Guest. In Bengaluru it is Kicha Sudeep and in Mumbai, it will be Akshay kumar. On March 15, 3 minutes trailor of Empuran will release. 90 % of Kerala screens are to screen Empuran on March 27th. One event in Dubai’s Burj Khalifa and UAE are planned. L2E: Empuraan, has officially cleared its censorship process and received a U/A certification from the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC). Helmed by Prithviraj Sukumaran and led by Mohanlal in the iconic role of Khureshi-Ab’raam, the film has a locked runtime of three hours. The screenplay, crafted by Murali Gopy, further builds on the gripping narrative established in the first installment. Produced by Aashirvad Cinemas and Lyca Productions, the film has been made on a massive scale, raising expectations sky-high. With Deepak Dev composing the music and Sujith Vaassudev handling the cinematography, The teaser and character reveal have only heightened the excitement surrounding the film.The film features a stellar cast, including Prithviraj Sukumaran, Tovino Thomas, Manju Warrier, Indrajith Sukumaran, and Game of Thrones fame Jerome Flynn, among others. Shot across diverse international locations such as India, the UK, the US, and the UAE, the movie is set to bring a visually grand spectacle to the audience. The screenplay, crafted by Murali Gopy, further builds on the gripping narrative established in the first installment

Priya Varrier who was last seen in Tamil NEEk directed by Dhanush says that Malaylam film indstry has not been giving her films as they have a preconcieved notion about the kind of roles that she can do. In other language industry this is not there and so she is busy in the these industries. About her hot photo shoots, she says that the idea is not to show off and please anybody.I'm doing photoshoots to present myself as much as I can, She says that she has attended many auditions but nothing has come up. Tags like arrogant and socail media comments have affected her career in Malayalam. She says photoshoots are not to get new offers.

Less Mass More Content reason for Vidamuyurchi struggle / Mohanlal Directorial Barroz got Rs 4 cr share for Producer !!!

VIDAAMUYARCHI BOX OFFICE CURRENT REPORT The movie is struggling at the box office right now. The film collected just 90 crores worldwide in 3 days which is quite low for an Ajith film. It needs to collect 185 crores worldwide to break even with a 92 crores distributors share. The positive is for now no Tamil movie is releasing and Thandel is no where to be seen in Tamil theatres. So Vidaamuyarchi has chances to squeak through and become an average grosser. It would have grossed more than this but the negative WOM spoiled the show. Moral :- Even Thala-Thalapathy movies will struggle to break even if the film receives negative WOM. So either give a high content and quality film or give a mass entertaining film. Don’t mix commercial and content. They are like water and oil. Vettaiyan and Vidamuyarchi kind of movies will only work for actors like Ravi Mohan and VJS with lowering the commercial aspects. People expect Thunivu, Jailer, Leo, GOAT kind of movies which delivers mass cooked scenes with high theatrical moments from tier 1 stars (Rajini, Kamal, Vijay, Ajith). Or else their films would flop. That’s why Mankatha, Aarambam, Veeram, Vedalam, Viswasam, Thunivu worked, and Billa 2, Valimai and Vidaamuyarchi didn’t work for Ajith. Only Vijay understands this trick. Suriya, Dhanush, STR and Sivakarthikeyan can work in content oriented films as they are hovering between tier 1 and tier 2. Posted by AROK in Balus box office Day 4 box office ; On its 4th day, the film saw a slight dip in the day-wise collection. According to the early estimates in Sacnilk, the film earned 11.92 crores*. This was a drop of 11% since the Ajith starrer had amassed 13.5 crores on its previous day.The total India net collection of the film now comes to 62.67 crores*. Including the taxes, the gross collection of Vidaamuyarchi comes to 73.95 crores*. The film has earned around 38 crores* when it comes to the overseas collection which is also quite impressive.The worldwide collection of the film now stands at 111.95 crores*. The film has now managed to enter the 100 crore club globally

Truth behind Rs 100 cr gross films revealed Rcent figures put out by Kerala Producers body about what the producers of hit films got says it all. OTT Play has put the figures as Among December releases, Marco and Rifle Club had a theatre share of Rs 12 Cr and Rs 9 Cr against budgets of Rs 9 Cr and Rs 18 Cr, respectively. Mohanlal’s Barroz tanked at the box office, with a theatre share of just Rs 4 Cr against its whopping Rs 112 Cr budget.Asif Ali’s Rekhachithram is the only superhit in January 2025, fetching Rs 12.5Cr for its producer against Rs 8.5 Cr budget. Movies like Tovino Thomas’ Identity, which is currently streaming on ZEE5, and Basil Joseph’s Pravinkoodu Shappu had burned a big hole in their respective producers’ pockets. While the former was made on a budget of Rs 30 Cr, it returned only Rs 3.5Cr to the producer, while Basil’s film had a theatre share of Rs 4 Cr against its Rs 18.5 Cr budget.Explaining the difference between overall gross collection and theatre share, Kerala Film Chamber of Commerce official and director Anil V Thomas tells us, “The figures that are published by makers are overall gross collection. The theatre share, which goes solely to the producer, is only a partial amount of this. For instance, if a movie makes Rs 100, 30% of this goes as tax, and the remaining 70% is divided between the producers, and distributors and exhibitors. For the first week, the producer gets 50%, the second week, 55% and third week onwards, 65% of this share.” So, even a movie like Manjummel Boys, which is the highest-grossing Malayalam film ever, would only have brought in less than Rs 50 Cr as theatre share, explains Anil, adding that no Malayalam movie has fetched Rs 100 Cr theatre share as of now.

Malavika in Aishwarya Lakshmi out / no phones for Priyanka Chopra / LYCA banks on Prithviraj MAGIC

A report stated that the core team, including Mahesh Babu and Priyanka Chopra, had to sign a non-disclosure agreement (NDA). This agreement stops them from sharing any details about the project. If someone breaks this rule, they face financial penalties. Priyanka arrived from Toronto to Hyderabad and shoot is on at an Aluminium factory at outskirts of Hyderabad (Serilingampally). Even the actors cannot bring their phones to the sets. To describe this situation SS Rajamouli put a post In the photo, he holds a passport. In the background, there is an image of a lion behind bars. Is Mahesh Babu the Lion ?

Malavika Mohanan is to act opposite Mohanlal in Hridyapoorvam directed by Satyan Anthikad. This is the 20 film of Lal- Anthikad combo. At first Aishwarya Lekshmi was play this role but now Malavika has replaced. Satyan’s two sons are assisting Dad. Produced by Ashirwad Cinemas.

Subaskaran's Lyca Productions Makes Explosive Malayalam Debut with Mohanlal's High-Octane Action Thriller "L2: Empuraan"; Teaser Out Now Lyca Productions, one of South India's leading production houses, is set to make its entry into the Malayalam film industry with the highly anticipated project, L2E Empuraan. Directed by Prithviraj Sukumaran, the film stars "The Complete Actor" Mohanlal in the lead role, marking their hat-trick third collaboration as director and actor after the super successful films, Lucifer and Bro Daddy. As the second instalment of the trilogy that began with the 2019 blockbuster Lucifer, L2E Empuraan promises to deliver an epic cinematic experience. The teaser launch was held in Kochi today and was graced by the presence of Megastar Mammootty as the chief guest, the film's principal cast and crew, and other prominent personalities. https://youtu.be/AYzSvao5RbQ The teaser sets the stage in an abandoned town in Northern Iraq named "Qaraqosh," introducing the character Steven Nedumpally, a saviour with a dark and intriguing side as Ab'raam Qureshi, who leads the most powerful mercenary hit group in Asia. The film showcases Mohanlal in an action-packed avatar with larger-than-life visuals. The film explores themes of power, betrayal, and control by blending elements of the political nexus and the world of mercenaries. Lyca Productions, founded by Subaskaran and headed by G.K.M. Tamil Kumaran, is a top production house known for delivering high-budget and content-driven films. For its Malayalam debut, Lyca Productions partnered with renowned producer Antony Perumbavoor's Aashirwad Cinemas Pvt. Ltd banner and bankrolled this massive project. The stellar ensemble cast includes Prithviraj Sukumaran, Indrajith Sukumaran, Tovino Thomas, Manju Warrier, Saniya Iyyappan, Sai Kumar, and Baiju Santosh in pivotal roles.

L2E: Empuraan was written by Murali Gopy, with music composed by Deepak Dev and cinematography by Sujith Vaassudev. Suresh Balaje and George Pius served as Executive Producers. Prithviraj Productions handled the Production Design and Mohandas served as the Art Director. L2E: Empuraan is slated for a grand worldwide release on March 27, 2025, in Malayalam, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, and Hindi languages.

Naga Chaitanya film bets bigger - Hollywood Producer joins Mohanlal film

Pre-production is as important as production, particularly for films that are based on real incidents and are made in original locations. Naga Chaitanya’s 23rd film to be helmed by Chandoo Mondeti and produced by Bunny Vas under the guidance of legendary producer Allu Aravind who presents it. The makers are leaving no stone unturned to give a new experience to the audience across the country. For that, they adopted a new approach. To begin the pre-production, team #NC23 explored coastal Andhra Pradesh and visited K Machilesham village in Srikakulam. Producer Bunny Vas said, "The director was keen that we should not work on this story sitting in Hyderabad. We are taking this pre-production forward with a lot of care by studying the people and atmosphere." Director Chandoo Mondeti said, " Our pre-production begins now after coming to this village and observing every minute detail." Hero Naga Chaitanya said, " We are in this village to meet the characters, study their body language… know the texture of the village and understand their lifestyle." Taking it to the next level, team #NC23 took to the sea to understand the worklife of the fishermen. The entire journey is presented as a documentary called The First Cut Documentation. It’s an exciting expedition, we must say. Like never before in Tollywood, a hero visited locations and interacted with people, before starting the shoot. Naga Chaitanya is showing his special interest in the project by taking part in the pre-production works.

The makers of Vrushabha, which boasts of top actors like Mohanlal and Roshan Meka and that which marks the launch of Zahrah S Khan and Shanaya Kapoor on a pan-India level, have now roped in Nick Thurlow as the Executive Producer of their film. Nick Thurlow, who’s known to have produced and co-produced several Hollywood films in the past, acquired laurels for academy awards winning films like Moonlight (2016) and Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017) With Nick Thurlow now on board, Vrushabha merits itself as a superior quality film being made on the lines of Hollywood cinema. To showcase the grandeur and the massive scale on which the film is being made, the makers released a 57-second video, displaying the architectural model of the set, meticulously making the crew well versed with the technicalities, the paraphernalia and the protocol to be followed during the entire shooting schedule of the film. Vrushabha stands to be the first film in India to adopt this style usually followed by filmmakers from Hollywood. Nick Thurlow shared, "Vrushabha is my first Indian film and I’m very very excited. As an executive producer, I will be looking into the different aspects of filmmaking including creativity. This is my first brush working in a multilingual film that too outside my country and I am absolutely thrilled. Every film is a new experience for me, giving me something to learn and with Vrushabha I am sure the experience will be extraordinary." Producer Vishal Gurnani shared, “With Nick Thurlow having teamed up with us, one can only imagine the gigantic scale and grandeur with which our film is being made. Vrushabha is amongst the first Indian films to be made at a scale on par with Hollywood films, and we are fortunate to have someone of Nick's stature and credibility join Team Vrushabha" Vrushabha is the Pan “India high-octane father-son drama", starring Megastar Mohanal & Roshann Meka, Shanaya Kapoor and Zahrah S Khan in the lead along with Srikanth Meka and Ragini Dwivedi. The film is High on emotions and VFX, the film is an Epic Action Entertainer transcending generation. Touted to be one of the biggest films of 2024, Vrushabha is presented by Connekkt Media and Balaji Telefilms in association with AVS Studios. The film is directed by Nanda Kishore and produced by (for AVS) Abhishek Vyas, Vishal Gurnani, Juhi Parekh Mehta and Shyam Sunder (First Step Movies), produced by (for Balaji Telefilms) Ektaa R Kapoor and Shobha Kapoor, produced by (for Connekkt Media) Varun Mathur and Saurabh Mishra. Shooting simultaneously in Telugu & Malayalam and will release in Telugu, Malayalam, Hindi, Kannada and Tamil.

Sanjay Kapoor daughter and Salma Agha daughter with Mohanlal

The presence of talented beauties Zahrah S Khan and Shanaya Kapoor promises to add a dose of glamour and spunk to this powerful Saga in Legendary Star Mohanlal’s VRUSHABHA. Shanaya Kapoor, daughter of Sanjay Kapoor makes her much awaited and talked debut in the film. She stars opposite Roshann Meka and plays a pivotal role who bridges the gap between Past and Present timelines of this Epic Action Entertainer. On the other hand, India’s Pop Diva Zahrah S Khan, the daughter of yesteryear star Salma Agha, also marks her Pan India debut in the film. Starring as the female lead opposite Roshann Meka in the period portion of the film, Zahrah plays a Warrior Princess and has some major action scenes in the film.After their success with critically acclaimed ‘Janhit Mein Jaari’ & ‘Hawaizaada’, Juhi Parekh Mehta the creative force and co-producer along with Vishal Gurnani and Abhishek Vyas found AVS Studios Pvt Ltd. Along with the release of ‘Sirf ek Banda Kaafi hai’, the socially committed filmmakers are also prepping for their upcoming film ‘Vrushabha’ with Malayalam Superstar Mohanlal

Producer, Juhi Parekh Mehta said, " We are elated to have Shanaya Kapoor on board for Vrushabha. Her debut has been much awaited by the audience and are thrilled to have her in our team. As for Salma Agha's daughter, Zahrah, I had watched her in Khoj and was impressed by her acting prowess. She is perfect to play the fearless warrior princess and can't wait to unveil her look." Director Nanda Kishore said, " Both, Shanaya and Zahrah are the perfect fit for their respective characters in terms of looks and skills. They are very talented and hardworking young actors and for me, as a director, I want to bring the best out of them. Our collaboration as actors and director is something I am eager to experience. Actor Shanaya Kapoor said, “I am highly excited to face the camera and begin shoot, there will be so much to learn and explore from this film. The storyline is a fascinating one which has stayed with me. Also, the film has all big names associated with it, and is being made on a massive scale, it’s the kind of role any young actor would be excited, and inspired to play. Especially so early in one’s career. It’s a dream come true. And with Mohanlal sir on board, I feel honoured to be a part of Vrushabha. Extremely grateful." Actor Zahrah S Khan said, " Vrushabha being my debut pan India release is a dream come true, I’ve always wanted to be apart of a film with such high level performers like Mohan sir & to share screen space with him is a treat for me as an actor, the look of the film and the scale is huge from the periodic section to the present day. I’m very excited to be paired with Roshan as I feel he’s got such striking screen presence. I’m eagerly waiting for everyone to see my character and the way it’s been shaped up, the credit goes to our director Nanda sir. Can’t wait for everyone to see this epic film come to life." Vrushabha is presented by Connekkt Media and Balaji Telefilms in association with AVS Studios. The film is directed by Nanda Kishore and produced by (for AVS) Abhishek Vyas, Vishal Gurnani, Juhi Parekh Mehta and Shyam Sunder (First Step Movies), produced by (for Balaji Telefilms) Ektaa R Kapoor and Shobha Kapoor, produced by (for Connekkt Media) Varun Mathur.

Bigg Boss Malayalam 4 50 Days :Lone Rangers Robin- Lesslie hot favourites

 Bigg Boss Malayalam Season 4 next 50 days will see a fight between Dr Robin Radhakrishnan and Lesslie for the title. Based on the previous voting patterns in the weeks gone by, both these contestants are in top list of most votes polled. Why ?. Common factor is that both are gamers who play it as per what they think will appeal to the viewers. They put across to the housemates that they are Lone Rangers and do not conform to the rules set by the Bigg Boss . In reality, both draw a line when it nears a point of point of getting summarily evicted by Bigg Boss for breaking rules. It is this trait that foxed Jasmine Moosa who asked " Why only warnings to Robin always and extreme warnings to me/?".

Housemates see both the contestants as mad caps and those who will play out themselves from the game. Very few like Daisy and Aparna have seen through the game of Lesslie. Robin pitches himself as a opponent to Jasmine ( most vocal ) and counters it with the same vocal bury. He however is careful that his fight is not adopted by anyone else and it remains his own. This way , he comes across as a Lone Ranger . Jasmine on the other hand invites support and looks like a ganging up.

Lesslie pitches his sweetness to the contestants and puts across an act of a simple lad who does not know the dynamics of the show. In fact, he gets close to those who he thinks could be easily exposed to the voters and this he does without their knowledge. His USP to his voter base is that of youth who has no family - career background and slightly better than a street singer, is out to prove himself in a crowd of actors and social media influencers. 

Similarly Robin puts himself as a difficult person who is always misunderstood for his views ( read as  rude comments). He has a goal  that he wants to achieve and that is indulge in bigger level of charity after becoming a STAR and he revealed it to Wild card Vinay who admitted that he could not make any head nor tail of the `goal'.

Despite every contestant calling Robin a fake and he too admitting it, voters do not send him home as they see him give jitters to a few known faces and those who claim to have a social media following. He has  kept his  motivation therapy back home as he knows that it will not cut any ice with contestants or a cynic audience.

Both the gamers have realised that they need a `love story' to add to their act in Bigg Boss. Dilsha is their victim. She playing along as it will save her in the long run and Robin - Lesslie are not easy pushovers who will be eliminated easily. Lesslie puts across the role of  a lover boy who even after rejection will continue to die for his lady and Robin is playing the guy who hopes to graduate from `best friend' to lover.

On the cards are wild card Riyas going in for a `pact' with Robin and getting Jasmine to join the newly opened front. In due course, Suchithra - Dhanya - Lakshmi Priya - Suraj will fall in comparison to other contestants in tasks . Akhil  with his wit and good at physical tasks will join the elite 5 is my reading. Akhil  could be the dark horse ?

When Jasmine removed her blazer and told other contestants that she was not the one to sit and listen to this as she has self respect after a dressing down by Mohanlal , Why was she not even shown a read card ? What was the need to ask her " What way did I touch on self respect by Lal. After that Jasmine gets a kid glove treatment in following episode and camera edits never miss her. Any reason Bigg Boss ?