First Review on Dileep's Christmas Release - Spanish Masala

Dileep's latest film "Spanish Masala" is all set for a Christmas release. The film has been directed by Lal Jose, and is produced by Noushad under the banner of "Big Screen".

The film has been extensively shot in Spain, as the plot of the movie is based there. There would be only 2 days of shooting in Kerala. The cast of the film include Dileep, Kunchacko Boban, Biju Menon, Kala Ranjini, Vinaya Prasad, Nelson and Gopalan. Oh.. I almost forgot to mention the actress for the film. The leading lady in the film is Kavya Madhavan oops!! I got that wrong. The heroine for the film is an Austrian born actress Daniela Zacherl. She is a professional hip-hop dancer and a ballet dancer, apart from which she has acted in a couple of short films and music videos. The rest of the crew is mainly from Europe.

The film tells the story of a Malayali mimicry artist who comes to Spain with his group of mimicry artists. He wants to start a new life in Spain and runs away from the troupe, to illegally migrate to Spain. In search of a job, he lands with the job of a chef for the Spanish ambassador due to his talent for cooking. He later falls in love with the Ambassadors daughter, and the rest of the film tells how the marry each other. The whole plot of the film is based on how food helps in uniting two cultures together. All in all, the film is a comedy packed and entertainment is guaranteed as is most Dileep films we have seen.

Some of the well known Spanish masala, such as the Tomatina festival, bull-fighting, flamenco dancing add some local Spanish touch to the film. The films script has been written by Benny P Nayarambalam and the music has been done by Vidyasagar. It has been heard that the producer and chef Noushad himself had blessed the film with this tasty title. Hoping that the film is as tasty as the title itself...

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--kettoo

Kunchakko's Ordinary : Hoping it be a Super Fast!!

Kunchakko Boban's upcoming film "Ordinary" started its shooting from October 2nd. The shooting started at Pathanamthitta, a place that is very familiar to me. The place is a very beautiful place with a lot of greenery and mountains surrounding the area. I know the place as I had done my Bachelor's Degree from a college near Pathanamthitta. Its one of the very few films that have been shot in that area. It was in the news that a very large crowd had gathered for the initial shooting at the Pathanamthitta KSRTC bus stand. The funny thing is that some of the KSRTC staff had even gone ahead and asked to be given a chance in the film.

The film is directed by debutante Sugeeth P S. Sugeeth has earlier worked as assistant under the famous director Kamal. The film is based around the life of a bus driver and conductor, for a KSRTC bus. The main cast of the film apart from Kuchakko Boban are Biju Menon, Ann Augustine, Vaigha, Asif Ali, Salim Kumar, Suraj Venjramoodu, Nedumudi Venu, Babu Raj, Sreetha, Sobha Mohan and Ambika Mohan. The other major roles are played by Jishnu, Unni Mukundan and Lalu Alex.

Kunchakko Boban plays the lead role of Iravi Kuttan Pillai, who is the conductor of a K S R T C bus flying between Pathanamthitta to Gavi. Biju Menon play the role of the driver of the bus. Asif Ali is acting again with Kunchakko after several successful pairing with him in the last one year. He plays the role of a character named Bhadran.

This film produced by N Sudheesh and Rajeev Nair under Lakshminath Creations and Magic Moon Productions. Vidyasagar has given the music for the film. The lyrics are written by Rajeev Nair.

You can see a glimpse of the shooting of the film below:

-- Kettoo.

Mohanlal's "Kerala Strikers" Comming Soon!!

Mohanlal's "Kerala Strikers" are set to rock the Celebrity Cricket League. This is a T20 cricket tournament for the celebrities of India. Kerala Strikers is jointly owned by Mohanlal, Lissy Priyadarshan and Shaji. The coach of the team is said to be Pankaj Chandrasenan Nair.

The official launch of the team logo would be done on October 6th. The whole team would be unveiled at the same event, in which Sourav Gangualy, Sohail Khan and other celebrities are expected to take part.

As per the latest news and information from our sources, Superstar Mohanlal is set to be the Captain of the team while the vice captain of the team would be Indrajith. Some of the other keys stars would be Prithviraj, Kunchacko Boban, Bala and Asif Ali, to name a few.

Kerala Strikers is managed by Idavela Babu, and promoted by AMMA (Association of Malayalam Movie Artists). "The rules for being a CCL team member are laid out. Each team should have six heroes who should have acted in at least three films, five character artists who should have acted in five films and one team member who should have acted as a hero in at least one film," said Lissy. "There is a cash prize of Rs.2.5 million for the winners," said Lissy. 

The first match of the second edition of CCL will take place Jan 21 in Hyderabad. Then the tournament will be held in the middle-east at Sharjah,  as there is a huge following of Indian films there due to the concentration of Malayalee's these. On Jan 26 at Sharjah, Kerala Strikers will take on the Mumbai team and the next day they will play the Karnataka team. On Jan 29, Kerala will play against Bengal team at Kochi. On Feb 4, they will play the Chennai team and the finals at Kolkata.

-kettoo

Sevens : Nadia Moidu

Hi all..

I think I am watching way too much TV these days.. any how I think I have seen some good programs and were able to understand some real life character of certain actors. Out of the many, one person that has impressed me was Nadia Moidu. I am sure all of you would be remembering her for the roles she has played in the films such as "Nokketha Doorathu Kannum Nattu". She had made her debut in the year of 1985, and featured prominently in the next three years. In 1988, she married and later settled abroad with her family. She has two daughter's aged 15 years and 10 years. She currently resides with her family in Mumbai.

She has made her come back in Malayalam film recently, and has played an important role in the Kunchacko Boban starer, "Sevenes". I am not sure why the name is spelled that way... Any how, Nadia has played an important character in the film.. she plays the role of  a police officer.

Sevens tells the story of seven football players and how there life takes a spin after a certain incident.. The film is a good watch... the cast of the film is mainly the young stars of the Malayalam film industry.. Apart from Kunchacko.. Asif Ali, Rejith Menon, Nivin Pauly, Aju Varghese, Rima Kallingal, Bhama.. and host of others too.. Their performances have been good... and can give the super stars of the industry run for their money..

Now coming to Nadia Moidu, I had watched an interview of hers and came to know some interesting things about her.. She says that.. "I am a disciplinarian.." and that she is strict with her kids, however giving them the freedom to make their own decisions. She tells that since it is her come back to the Malayalam film industry, she has made a conscious effort to pick only good scripts and good characters. She goes on to say that actors in their middle age are generally offered stereo-type roles, and she does not wish to do those kind of roles. She say that she gets support from her family, which is her driving force. She told that during the shooting of her film, her mom stays over to watch over her children. This helps to reduce the stress on her husband as well.

I was really impressed.. the other thing that all people should take away from a person like her is that, even after these many years she seems to be really fit and health conscious. She tells in her interview that she follows a strict regime to stay healthy and that she exercises regularly. What I would say is that we all should do the same, whatever job we do we should find time to for doing exercise. Any way.. I for sure would be seeing what she is up to in the coming years..

Catch you all later.. please do post your comments and review.. waiting to hear from you all..

Doctor Love : Ninoodenikkulla Pranayam

Lyrics:
ninode anike ulla pranayam cholluvan
njan kattirunna dinam(2)
pranayam paranjidan vyathe nine njan pranayikum e sudinam
nine pranayikum e sudinam
ninode anike ulla pranayam....pranayam...pranayam....

Arikil veendum vidaraan nammal
shalabhangalaakunna sudinam
parayaanere parayaathe mounam
arike anayum nimishangal
kallanum kalliyum kadamizhiyaaloro
kadha parayum sudinam
kalamezhuthum sudinam
Ninnodenikkulla pranayam
pranayam pranayam...

Azhakulla koumaaram kanavinte thaalathil
niramezhumaadunna sudinam
karalil neele nura pole moham
vidarum padarum kulirode
vingumee sandhyayil piriyuvaanaakaathe
virahithamaay mounam
vida parayunna dinam
ninnodenikkulla...

Vidhya Unni doctor Love Break

Vidhya Unni the younger sister of the former malayalam actress Divya Unni, has followed in the foot-steps of her elder sister. She has got her first break in the Kunchako Boban starer film "Doctor Love". She plays the role of an independent college goer in the film. Vidhya is doing her final year Engineering, and plans to complete it on a high note. She plans to take her acting as they come.. she states "Let's see if good scripts come my way in the meantime."

Her acting in the film "Dr. Love" has received mixed reviews. She plays the role of Manju in the film.

Movie Review: Doctor Love (Malayalam)

Guys.. today I want to give you all a quick review of Kunchacko Boban's new film "Dr. Love". First of all, let me  introduce the cast: Kunchacko, Bhavana, Ananya, Manikuttan, Suraj, Salim Kumar, Innocent, Vidhya Unni and a host of other actors. This film is director Biju's debut and to tell you frankly he has done a nice job.. I was actually impressed by the posters and promos of the film..

Being a chackochi fan couldn't have missed this one.. I was expecting the film to be on similar lines to the Hollywood film Hitch, however to my pleasant surprise it was not but surely inspired by Hitch and Partner.. Even though the film is based on campus love story, it has a breath of fresh air to it.. there are some bits of drama in the film that could have been avoided.

Chackochen plays the lead role as the Dr. Love, who comes to this college to help settle a love matter.. going on to become the love doctor or consultant for all in the college.. Bhavana throws him a challenge, which becomes the main plot of the film..

The songs in the film are wonderful and I am almost sure that everyone would surely like them.. the cinematography and direction are great.. Chackochen and Bhavana was at their usual best.. credit must go to the supporting cast as well.. and one more thing is that Asif Ali plays a a cameo role.. giving a teaser about the movie..

Hmmm.. I must say.. Doctor Love has made me love the film.. hope he does the same to you..

My Rating: 7/10