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TollywoodThe actor reportedly walked out after having differences of opinion with the film's director.Digital NativeReports are that Tammannah has walked out of Raju Gari Gadhi 3 and that Kajal Aggarwal has been roped in as a replacement. Different reasons have been attributed to Tammannah’s ouster from the film. While one section says that it is due to call sheet issues, the other version is that she had differences of opinion with the film’s director Omkar. Apparently, Tammannah isn’t too happy with Omkar’s brother Ashwin given prominence in the franchise. Incidentally, Ashwin played a pivotal role in both Raju Gari Gadhi and Raju Gari Gadhi 2. Raju Gari Gadhi, the first of the franchise, was released in 2015. It was a horror comedy directed by Omkar. Ashwin Babu and Dhanya Balakrishna played in the lead roles in it. The film was bankrolled by Varahi Chalana Chitram, Ak Entertainments Pvt.

MollywoodRanjith Sankar, who directed ‘Pretham’ in 2016 with Jayasurya playing the mentalist, released the teaser to the sequel on his Facebook page.Tnm StaffThe teaser of Pretham 2, directed by Ranjith Sankar, was released on Sunday morning. Ranjith released it on his Facebook page, with the caption: John Don Bosco's story. It is a conversation between two men, one asking the other if he can really see ghosts. Jayasurya who played the lead in Pretham, a comedy horror directed by Ranjith Sankar in 2016, will again be the lead in the sequel. In the teaser, you see him tell a man about impressing a girl called Angelina in his orphanage with his magic tricks. She dies in tenth grade and he realises how much he liked her. It is to talk to her again that he began his work as a mentalist and got interested in paranormal activities, he says. Do you still talk to her,...

TollywoodTrisha, Nayanthara, Anushka Shetty, Sai Pallavi and others have all done horror films which offer them meatier roles than mainstream cinema.Tnm StaffTrisha's Mohini will release on Friday, along with Vijay Sethupathi's Junga. The film is Trisha's first in two years in Tamil and will see the actor playing a dual role for the first time in her career. While Nayaki, Trisha's previous outing in the horror comedy genre bombed badly, the actor herself had stayed away from the promos of the film. Rumours varied between payment issues and her supposed displeasure at the how the film had turned out. However, Trisha has been promoting Mohini actively and the film will release in Tamil and Telugu. Directed by Madhesh, Trisha hinted at a film promo that the story will also touch on child sexual abuse. The horror genre has been the popular route for heroines to star in films...

MollywoodThe actor released a poster of the film and wrote: ‘John Don Bosco coming again’.Digital NativeThe Jayasurya starrer Pretham released a couple of years ago was a big hit. No Jayasurya fan would be able to forget the star’s role as John Don Bosco that easily. So, when an announcement was made that Pretham 2 is on the way, fans are excited and elated. Releasing a poster of the film, Jayasurya wrote online: “John Don Bosco coming again.” Pretham was written and directed by Ranjith Shankar and was produced jointly by him and the film’s lead star Jayasurya under the banner Dreams N Beyond. The film also has in its cast Aju Varghese, Sharaf U Dheen, Shruthi Ramachandran, Govind Padmasoorya and Hareesh Peradi. The technical crew of the film included Anand Madhusoodanan for music, Jithu Damodar for cinematography and V Saajan for editing. Pretham was a massive hit...

MollywoodThe film with Jayasurya playing a trans woman has been receiving good reviews and lauded by the trans community.Digital NativeNjan Marykutty, the Jayasurya starrer telling the story of a trans woman, has released in the Middle East region, following many positive reviews. The film was released in the UAE and Gcc regions on July 5th. Thirty two screens in the UAE and nine screens in Gcc Oman are screening the movie, directed by Ranjith Sankar. The film was produced by Ranjith and Jayasurya under the banner Dreams and Beyond. Jayasurya had undergone a lot of preparation to play Marykutty, including wearing the Sari for days at home, and shaving himself three times a day. The movie was received well by the trans community in Kerala, many of whom identified with the challenges that Jayasurya as Marykutty goes through. From the society that is reluctant to accept her, to the torture she faces at the hands of the police, many real life incidents from the lives of the trans community in Kerala have been taken to the screen. Ranjith and Jayasurya had spoken to quite a few successful trans to learn their stories and know their difficulties. The film had released in Kerala on June 15 and received good reviews. A week later it was released in other parts of the country. Other actors playing important characters are Jewel Mary, Aju Varghese, Jins Baskar, Suraj Venjaramoodu, Joju George, Innocent, V K Baiju, Shobha Mohan and Malavika Menon. Ranjith Sankar-Jayasurya pair have come together earlier in quite a few films, including Punyalan Agarbattis (2013), Su.. Su... Sudhi Vathmeekam (2015), Pretham (2016) and Punyalan Private Limited (2017). (Content provided by Digital Native) Also read: ‘My Story’ review: Parvathy and Prithviraj shine, but the cliched plot is a let-down...

MollywoodThe actor is playing a trans woman in his upcoming film 'Njan Marykutty'.Tnm StaffFacebook/RanjithShankarMollywood's versatile actor Jayasurya is all set to entertain audience with the most challenging character in his career. He will be seen playing a trans woman in his upcoming film Njan Marykutty. The film will address the issues faced by trans women. Jayasurya’s wife Saritha is a costume designer well known for the outfits she had designed for her husband in films such as Punyalan Agarbathis, Fukri, Su Su Sudhi Valmeekam, and Pretham.She had also designed the costumes for the film film Njan Marykutty, which has been well received by all. Saritha, who runs a boutique in the name Saritha Jayasurya Designer Studio, has used the trans woman getup of her husband from the film to promote her designer studio. Jayasurya, dressed as Marykutty in a saree, is featured on the hoarding in Kochi. The trailer, which was released recently, is impressive and begins with Jayasurya approaching doctors for a sex change surgery and then celebrating the first birthday after it happens. Although the film appears interested in representing trans persons respectfully, the central character is played by a cis man rather than an actual trans woman. Indeed, this has been the general trend in film industries across the world, as trans actors have pointed out. Written and directed by Ranjith Shankar, the film is produced under the banner Dreams and Beyond. The film has Jayasurya playing the lead role with Jewel Mary, Innocent, Suraj Venjaramoodu, Aju Varghese and Joju George in the star cast. Anand Madhusoodanan is the music director of Njan Marykutty while Vishnu Narayanan is the cameraperson and Liju Prabhakar is the digital intermediate. Sajan V has been roped in for editing. The shooting of this film began in Muvattupuzha in March last year and the first look teaser was out on March 10th this year. Njan Marykutty has gone into the post production mode and it will hit the silver screens on June 15th. Director Ranjith Shankar and Jayasurya have worked together in four films - Punyalan Agarbattis, Su.. Su… Sudhi Vathmeekam, Pretham and Punyalan Private Limited – so far and Njan Marykutty is their fifth venture together. This has created a lot of expectations for the film particularly after the trailer was launched. ​(With inputs from Digital Native) Also read: People think women directors can't do action sequences: 'Kaali' filmmaker Kiruthiga...

Malayalam cinema is no stranger to the comedy horror genre, with perhaps the greatest contribution to it in the form of Fazil’s 1993 film Manichitrathazhu (“The Ornate Lock”). But the team of director Ranjith Sankar and actor Jayasurya look to add to the genre in the form of their upcoming film Pretham (“Ghost”). Sankar writes and directs, Jayasurya acts, they both produce. Theirs is a winning combination, having come together previously for the 2013 satircal social comedy Punyalan Agarbattis (“Saintly Incense Sticks”) as well as for 2015’s Su.. Su... Sudhi Vathmeekam (for which Jayasurya was awarded a Special Jury mention at the 63rd National Film Awards for his sensitive performance as the stuttering Sudhi). Malayalam films are known to feature strong supporting casts, and Pretham...

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