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MollywoodThe film is about a short young man getting a job as a police constable on compassionate grounds.Digital NativeKrishna Sankar / Courtesy -- Ajith Vishnu / FacebookThe Malayalam movie Kochaal has actor Krishna Sankar playing the title role and the shooting is in progress. The title means a short person and it is a film about a young man getting a job as a police constable on compassionate grounds after the death of his father. Shine Tom Chacko plays Tinker Babu, the son of a pork butcher, in this flick. The other important role in this flick is that of the police commissioner, which is played by Murali Gopy. Sharafudheen, Indrans, Srikanth Murali and Renji Panicker also form part of the cast. Kochaal will mark the directorial debut of Shyam Mohan. The film's pooja was held at Kochi and went on floors on December 23. The technical crew of this film includes...

ReviewThe actors – four of the ‘Premam’ guys included – do their parts well but the humour appears forced.CrisWith bookshelves carved neatly in the walls, yellow lights at short distances apart, unobtrusive wooden furniture and four curious-looking doors, the house that five young men go to in Mariyam Vannu Vilakkoothi is a charming little place to live in. No wonder the five men never feel like leaving it after they enter it one evening, creating the crux of the film. It’s all meant for laughs, from the very first scene when these men were schoolboys and predictably troublesome, to the end when they finally get out of the house and end up in a police station. That’s not the exact end of course, and without giving away spoilers, let’s just say that a lot of the well-intended comedy fails. The attempt is very sincere, from creating a unique little situation,...

MollywoodDirected by Jijo Joseph, the film has Siju Wilson and Leona Lishoy playing the lead roles. Digital NativeThe first look poster of the Malayalam film Varayan was released online by Manju Warrier recently. The poster shows the film’s main lead Siju Wilson sporting long hair and in brown robes, dressed like Jesus Christ, and is captioned “Terror behind the smile”. Manju Warrier wrote, “Good luck to Satyam Cinemas and the entire team of #varayan.” Directed by Jijo Joseph, Varayan has Siju Wilson and Leona Lishoy playing the lead roles. Jude Anthany Joseph plays a pivotal role in this flick as well. Ag Premachandran is bankrolling the film under his banner Satyam Cinemas. Besides Varayan slated for release this year, Siju Wilson also has Mariyam Vannu Vilakkoothi, Innu Muthal and Upacharapoorvam Gunda Jayan in his kitty. Mariyam Vannu Vilakkoothi is directed by Jenith Kachappilly and he has co-written the film in association with Arun Padathu.

MollywoodDirected by Jijo Joseph, the film has Siju Wilson and Leona Lishoy playing the lead roles. Digital NativeThe first look poster of the Malayalam film Varayan was released online by Manju Warrier recently. The poster shows the film’s main lead Siju Wilson sporting long hair and in brown robes, dressed like Jesus Christ, and is captioned “Terror behind the smile”. Manju Warrier wrote, “Good luck to Satyam Cinemas and the entire team of #varayan.” Directed by Jijo Joseph, Varayan has Siju Wilson and Leona Lishoy playing the lead roles. Jude Anthany Joseph plays a pivotal role in this flick as well. Ag Premachandran is bankrolling the film under his banner Satyam Cinemas. Besides Varayan slated for release this year, Siju Wilson also has Mariyam Vannu Vilakkoothi, Innu Muthal and Upacharapoorvam Gunda Jayan in his kitty. Mariyam Vannu Vilakkoothi is directed by Jenith Kachappilly and he has co-written the film in association with Arun Padathu.

MollywoodThe film, directed by Jenith Kachappilly, has in its cast Siju Wilson, Krishna Shankar, Althaf Salim and Shabareesh Varma, all of whom were part of ‘Premam’.Digital NativeDulquer Salmaan released the second look poster of Mariyam Vannu Vilakkoodhi on his social media page and it has garnered the attention of the cinephiles on a big scale. The second look poster is interesting and shows the lead characters struggling with a huge pizza! Mariyam Vannu Vilakkoodhi is directed by Jenith Kachappilly and he has co-written the film with Arun Padathu. The film’s cast comprises Basil Joseph, Althaf Salim, Baiju, Siju Wilson, Sv Krishna Shankar, Sethu Lakshmi, Sidhartha Siva, Shabareesh Varma, Shiyas Ka, and Irena Mihalkovich. Mariyam Vannu Vilakkoodhi is bankrolled by Rajesh Augustine with Srijith Babu, Captain Bipin Rajendran, and Sunil Kumar Vakeel co-producing it. The technical crew of the film includes Prashant Pillai for music, Vinayak Sasikumar for lyrics,...

MollywoodWhile ‘Sachin’ has Dhyan Sreenivasan playing the lead, the audio launch happened on the sets of ‘Love Action Drama’, which has Nivin in the lead and Dhyan turning director.Digital NativeActor Nivin Pauly recently launched the audio of the movie Sachin, which will have Dhyan Sreenivasan in the lead. The audio launched happened on the sets of the film Love Action Drama, which would mark Dhyan’s debut as a director, and which has Nivin playing the lead. Sachin is directed by Santosh Nair and apart from Dhyan, there are Aju Varghese, Hareesh Kanaran, Renji Panicker, Ramesh Pisharody, Appani Sarath, Maniyanpilla Raju, Anna Rajan, Maala Parvati, Aabid Nassar, Reshmi Boban and Sethu Lakshmi in supporting roles. Shaan Rahman is the music composer for this film which has Neil D'Cunha handling the camera and Ranjan Abraham editing it. Even as he is busy with Sachin, Dhyan is also focused on the filming of Love Action Drama.

MollywoodThe comedy entertainer is directed by Rahul Riji Nair, who won the Kerala State Award for Best Feature Film last year. Digital NativeAward-winning director Rahul Riji Nair’s next film is Dakini. The film is a comedy entertainer that has a largely senior cast of women actors in the lead, including Sarasa Balussery and Savithri Sreedharan, the actors who were lauded for their ‘mother’ characters in Sudani from Nigeria. Veterans Pauly Valsan and Sethu Lakshmi are also in the lead with Chemban Vinod, Aju Varghese, Indrans and Saiju Kurup playing important roles. The official trailer of this film has been released and it promises to be a laugh riot. Produced by Sandip Senan and Aneesh M. Thomas under the banner of Urvashi Theaters, the film’s distribution will be handled by Vijay Babu’s Friday Film House. Director Rahul Riji Nair shot to limelight with his debut movie Ottamuri Velicham...

MollywoodLike its characters, this is a harmless, wacky film that does not aspire for greatness and is quite content with what it is. Sowmya RajendranDebut director Rafeek Ibrahim's Padayottam is an absurd drama about gangsters who are not particularly bright. Much of the film depends on situational comedy for laughs and since it has a cast of talented actors, the proceedings are never dull. The plot takes several twists, introducing us to one gangster after the other. However, by humanising each of them in a way that's not merely gimmicky, Padayottam manages to stay entertaining till the end. Biju Menon plays Raghu, a devout gangster, who is terrified of his mom (the ever-delightful Sethu Lakshmi). In your regular film, gangsters merely chop people up. At the most, they may swig a drink and dance along in an "item" number. But when the hero is a gangster himself, we see...

MollywoodThe movie revolves around a woman who is deeply influenced by actor Mohanlal’s onscreen persona.Digital NativeDirector Sajid Yahiya’s upcoming film Mohanlal has Manju Warrier and Indrajith playing the lead roles. In this movie, Manju Warrier plays an ardent Mohanlal fan, it has been revealed. Sources say that her character is named Meenukutty and she will be seen as a diehard Mohanlal fan in the movie. The teaser of the film, released a few days ago, garnered positive reviews from film buffs and the song that was played in the trailer also created high expectation levels. We hear that the team is planning to have the film out in theatres for Vishu this year and that the dates are being worked out. According to reports, the movie revolves around a woman, played by Manju Warrier, who is deeply influenced by Mohanlal’s onscreen persona. As a 6-year-old, Manju solves an important issue in her life after getting inspired by a Mohanlal starrer and since then becomes his diehard fan. Meenu was born on the day when the Mollywood superstar appeared for the first time on the silver screens across Kerala, through the iconic movie Manjil Virinja Pookal. The film also has Salim Kumar playing an important role. His character name in the film has been revealed to be Sathan Kumar while Indrajith’s character is named Sethu Madhavan. The star cast also includes Aju Varghese, Hareesh, Perumanna, Soubin Shahir and Sethu Lakshmi among others. The film is bankrolled by Anil Kumar under his banner Mindset Movies. While Tony Joseph has composed the soundtrack music, the background score has been composed by Prakash Alex. Director Sajid made his debut as an actor with the 2011 release Collector and has acted in a number of films before donning the director’s robes for the first time for Idi – Inspector Dawood Ibrahim, which had Jayasurya in the lead. Mohanlal is his second directorial. Manju’s latest venture was Aami, a biopic of renowned writer-poet Kamala Das. The film opened to mixed responses at the box office, but Manju has been receiving accolades from all quarters for her performance. (Content provided by Digital Native)...