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ObituaryShabu was Nivin's personal make-up man and assistant for several years, beginning with the 2012 film ‘Puthiya Theerangal’.Tnm StaffShabu Pulpally with Nivin Pauly / Credit - Amal K JobyActor Nivin Pauly's personal make-up man Shabu Pulpally passed away on Sunday evening, after suffering a fatal fall. He was 37 years old. Shabu has been working with Nivin for several years. Shabu had climbed a tree to hang a Christmas star but lost balance and fell. He died following internal injuries, the Film Employees Federation of India (Fefka) Directors Union posted on Facebook. Although Shabu was immediately taken to a hospital, he could not be saved. Shabu had been working with Nivin Pauly since the time he did the actor’s makeup for the Sathyan Anthikad film Puthiya Theerangal in 2012. He was well-liked in the industry, Fefka Directors Union wrote. പുൽപ്പള്ളി: മലയാള സിനിമയിലെ പ്രശസ...

MollywoodThe actor will be seen playing a young woman employed abroad and the travails she undergoes while also effectively overcoming it. Digital NativeWriter-director Boban Samuel’s next outing at the theatres will be with Al Mallu, featuring Namitha Pramod in the lead role. It will be out at the theatres on January 10 and the promos are happening full swing. Reports are that it is a heroine-centric film. In the film, Namitha will be seen playing a young woman employed abroad and the travails she undergoes while also effectively overcoming it. Al Mallu has been shot entirely in the UAE as the story is set there. Harris will be making his debut with this flick as the male lead with the rest of the cast including Siddique, Lal, Miya, Prem Prakash, Mithun Ramesh, and Dharmajan among others. The technical crew comprises Ranjin Raj for music, Vivek Menon for cinematography and Deepu Joseph for editing.

MollywoodThe film appears inspired by ‘Jolly Llb’ but falls short. Sowmya RajendranVishnu Unnikrishnan appears to harbour ambitions to become this generation’s Sreenivasan. The actor is aware that he’s not hero material when it comes to physical appearance (someone even quips that Dulquer Salmaan may look like him in his Aadhaar photo), and so when he plays the lead, it comes with the premise that he will be the underdog with self-effacing humour. Vikadakumaran, directed by Boban Samuel, is about a small-time bumbling lawyer who lands a big case. In this Malayalam version of Jolly Llb, Vishnu plays Binu Advocate, a lawyer who cannot even say ‘alibi’ confidently. Dharmajan Bolgatty, his sidekick-friend-investigation partner, tags along, providing some laughs along the way. The plot revolves around two crimes and how Binu Advocate comes of age in his personal life as well in as the courtroom. Is it breathtakingly original? Well, no. You know that when a hotshot Supreme Court lawyer argues against Binu Advocate, he’s only been included to be shown his place. As soon as a sister is introduced, you know she’s there only to add to Binu Advocate’s list of family problems (how amazing would it be if we had a sister character who knew karate for a change?). The pleasant looking Manasa Radhakrishnan as the heroine is there only to underscore the Sreenivasan-ness of Vishnu’s character. Despite the predictable plot which moves from point A to point B without offering any surprise and the occasional slapstick humour, however (the sequence with the cheating wife was cringeworthy), the film manages to stay fairly engaging. You’re waiting to see how Binu Advocate will finally tie up all the loose ends. But this is where the film fails, falling back on coincidences and an unconvincing explanation for the climax. Jinu Joseph as Roshi, the villain, is presented to us as an omniscient force. The man knows what’s happening outside even when he’s in a hostile police station. But after building him up to such an extent, his downfall seems all too convenient. You can’t help but feel cheated. On the other hand, Binu, who comes across as daft, suddenly develops a super brain. Perhaps there was a sequence in the film where some body-swapping happened and I completely missed it? Vikadakumaran is strictly average. In other words, it’s the Aadhaar card photo of Jolly Llb. Disclaimer: This review was not paid for or commissioned by anyone associated with the film. Neither Tnm nor any of its reviewers have any sort of business relationship with the film's producers or any other members of its cast and crew.