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Saturday, 15 October 2011

Asif Ali Starer : Unnam in Cinemas Soon!!

Asif Ali's Christmas release Unnam seems set to be released this Christmas season. This is another of Asif's film as a solo hero, as he looks to be the next megastar of Malayalam Cinema.

"Unnam" is a Malayalam word which means "aim". The film is a musical thriller and is directed by Sibi Malayil, who is one of the leading directors in Malayalam film industry. This is the third straight film that the director is doing with Asif, the first one being "Apoorvaragam", the second one "Violin" and now the third one "Unnam". In the first two films, Nithya Menon was the heroine. However Rima Kallingal will be playing the lead lady in this film.

Asif Ali plays the role of "Aloshy" and Rima will play the character "Jenny"/"Jennifer". Rima would be sporting a new look in the film. The shooting of the film is going on in Kochi and Chalakudy area. The cast of the film include Lal who plays the role a character named Sunny, Sreenivasan who plays the role of Balakrishna, Nedumudi Venu as Murukannan and Swetha Menon to name a few. The film is a thriller, which is loosely based on the plot in which a group of people plan to do a crime for making quick money. In between, the relationship between the people in the group changes several times. Aloshy (Asif Ali) is a street singer, Sunny (Lal) has past connections with the Mumbai underworld and Murukan (Nedumudi Venu) is his confidante. Swetha Menon plays the role of a character named Sareena, who is living with Murukan after a failed marriage.

During the shooting of the film, controversy had struck when Rima had not turned up on time of a shoot due to another engagement. Sibi Malayil had filled a complaint against her action to FEKKA, informing them the incident. He later said of the issue, that is was just an in-house issue and that these things happen. "Rima was supposed to inaugurate a firm in the Trivandrum, however she had failed to inform me about it." said Sibi. "When she found that the date clashed with the films shooting schedule, she tried to back out from the engagement by giving back the fee. But the owners didn't accept it." The shooting of the film had resumed last Monday, with all cast.

The film seems to be different from the films that we are used to see from Sibi Malayil, and hence we can expect something different and new in this film. The music of the film is done by a new music director John P Varkey. The script for this film was done by Swathy Bhaskar, and the lyrics is done by Rafeeq Ahammed. The film is produced by David Kachapily. Wishing the film and crew the best for the film..

- This is kettoo

Some of the other films from Asif Ali are: Ordinary, Indian Rupee, Sevenes, Asuravithu , Salt N Pepper
Some of the up coming films of Asif Ali are: Evening Batch, Cowboy, Mithram / Nakshatram, Husbands in Goa and Sunday.

Monday, 10 October 2011

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...

Exclusively from..
--kettoo

Friday, 7 October 2011

Dileep's Mr. Marumakan first review

Hi All..

Today I would like to review the latest film by Janapriya Nadan Dileep... "Mr. Marumakan". I was quite skeptical about the lead lady in the movie.. as it is played by the young actress.. or should I say child actor.. Sanusha. But the film seems to have come out good. The film is shot in and around Ernakulam, Ottapalam area.

The lead role is played by Dileep.. who is the Marumakan as expected. The film is a humor packed family entertainer. Dileep's character is that of a lawyer Ashok Raj, whose interest is in reviving a drama troupe named Bharatha Kalakshetram which was earlier run by his family. Dileep's brother Babu Raj, who is played by Biju Menon had taken some loan for his venture and is now having the pay back the loan. Sanusha's father in the film, who is a bank officer is the one taking legal action against Babu to repay the loan. The film revolves around this broad situation.. and things that happen afterwards.

Sanusha say about the her role in the film: "So far, my roles were of a village girl. But in Mr. Marumakan, I play a very modern character. That does not mean I have gone ultra modern. I play an arrogant and proud daughter who is back from Paris after finishing a course in fashion designing. It's a family entertainer peppered with comedy and romance."

The main cast of the film include Dileep, Sanusha, Bhagyaraj, Khushboo, Sheela, Biju Menon and Nedumudi Venu. The story is written by the duo Udayakrishna-Siby K. Thomas and is directed by Sandhya Mohan. The film is produced by Varnachitra Big Screen. The music for the film is done by Suresh Peters and Rajamani. The songs in the film are quite good.

Its a good watch.. and you would enjoy it..

--kettoo

"Arabiyum Ottakavum P.Madhavan Nairum" : "Oru Marubhoomi Katha"

"Arabiyum Ottakavum P.Madhavan Nairum" or should I say "Oru Marubhoomi Katha", is the upcoming film of Superstar Mohanlal. This is first movie of Priyadarshan, after a 7 year gap in the Malayalam film industry after the film vettam(2004). Not sure if anyone is aware about the fact that the film was supposed to be named "Arabiyum Ottakavum P.Madhavan Nairum", however it had to be renamed to "Oru Marubhoomi Katha" after the original title had met with a strong opposition in the Middle-East.

Apart from Mohanlal, Mukesh, Laxmi Rai and Bhavana play important roles in the film. The music of the film is done by M.G. Sreekumar. The story of the film has been written by Abhilash Nair. Ashok Kumar, Jamal Al Nuaimi and Naveen Shashidharan on the banner of Jancos Entertainment has produced the film. Story of "Oru Marubhoomi Katha" is penned by Abhilash Nair and slated for release in November.

The film has entirely been shot in Abu Dhabi and Al Ain. Mohanlal plays the role of a Malayali NRI in film, and Laxmi Rai plays the role of his love interest. The film is said to be a comic drama. Priyan and Mohanlal have worked in over 40 films together. The film is set for release in the next couple of weeks. Hoping for another Mohanlal-Priyan super hit...

--kettoo

Review on Mammotty's Venicile Vyapari

Venicile Vyapari is an upcoming Malayalam movie of superstar Mammotty. The film is based in Alappuzha, which is popularly known as the Venice of the East, hence the name of the film is aptly titled.

The film tells the story of a man who was a police constable, who later turns to a businessman settled in Alappuzha. Mammotty plays the role of a character named Pavithran. The actor will appear in three different looks in the film. The film is set in the mid-80's, and the actors would be wearing the dress of that era. Kavya Madhavan would be playing the role of Mammotty's heroine in the film. Her character is the union leader of coir worker in Alappuzha. Mammotty is in love with her, however is not able to tell her his feelings.

The other lead roles are played by Poonam Bajwa, Jagathy Srikumar, Suraj Venjaranmood, Salim Kumar, to name a few important characters. This is the fourth film that Mammootty stars in Shafi's film. The earlier flicks were Thommanum Makkalum, Mayavi and Chattambinadu. This is the first film that James Albert has written for a Mammootty-starrer film.

The music for the film is done Bijibal. The film will feature a remix of the song "Kannum Kannum" from the film Angadi. The film is expected to be in theaters in the first week of November 2011.

Wishing them the best.

--Kettoo.

Thursday, 6 October 2011

Social Networking's Impact in Life

Today I thought of posting a speech I presented on "Social Networking" in a recent session that I had taken part in. So here goes..

Recent studies conducted across the globe shows that people who are using the internet are spending more time on social networking sites. This shows the significance of social networking sites in today's world. Social networking has been in the news for the last couple of years both its good and bad reasons. When Google had stepped into the social networking space through its new service google+ it was a big news. In the Egypt revolution that had taken place earlier this year as well, the people used social networking sites to stay connected. Studies says that youth considers social networking as a medium of free speech. Day by day social networking sites are getting more and more popular, that it is slowly taking the place that the e-mail earlier had.

Social Networking sites are mainly used for communication and interaction. These sites are used by people to stay up-to-date, to maintin their existing relationships and to create new relationships.Social networking encourages Globalization, Participation, Interaction and Usability. These sites can be used for communication irrespective of region, religion etc. Social networking sites or portals are basically where people can create his/her online profile for describing his/her interest. Some of the major social networking sites are Facebook, Myspace, Twitter, Orkut, Linkedin, Youtube etc.The various ways in which communication happens within these sites are through messages, status updates, tweets, videos, images, online multi-user games, polls, surveys etc. Social networking has both advantages and disadvantages.

Some of the major advantages is that is can be used for exchange of view and knowledge quickly. This plays an important role is modern education system, science and medical system. People having disabilities such as hearing, speaking, mobility due to age/health etc. can make best use of these sites to overcome there weakness. They get the freedom to interact with their friends and contacts without any problem. In some countries; Social Networking has been used as a therapy to fix problems related to self-esteem, personality, stress, tension etc. In certain other countries, police use social networking sites a means to communicate/reach with the society to spread awareness. NEWS channels also use social networking sites to generate feedback from their audience etc. Social networking sites have been widely used in business to market products and generate reviews with respect to products. Most recently, Shahrukh Khan had made use of Youtube, twitter and is said to have agreed to make use of Google Plus to market his latest film "Ra One".

Similarly these sites pose some disadvantages, mainly due to their over use. Children/youth who spent more time on the social networking sites, have a chance to loose concentration in their studies. They also stand a chance to become obese, as they do not have regular exercise. Due to ease of connectivity through mobile devices such as iphone's, blackberry's, android enabled mobiles etc; people end up only having a virtual life and forget the real world. The main problem with having a virtual life is that, they wont be able to handle real life situation. A simple status update can make a person take a stupid decision in life, which sometimes can never be justified.

In conclusion, what I would like to say is that we should make the most out of the potentials of social networking sites. We should also spread awareness on how best to make use of these sites and how not to misuse it. We should also make the youth understand the do's and don't of using the social media and what limits should be kept. Awareness should also be spread on how to take criticism and feedback, on the Social Networking sites.

Hope you guys liked my short speech. Anyways happy social networking...

-kettoo

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