Rashtram -new release

Director:Anil.C.Menon
Producer:C.Karunakaran
Cast: Suresh gopi,Laya,Madhu,KPAC Lalitha,Nedumudi Venu,ThilakanVijayaraghavan,Premprakash,Janardhanan, Suresh Krishna, Sfadikom George, Saddique, Augustine, Adityan, Baiju Ezhupunna, Bheeman Raghu, P. Sreekumar, Chaly Pala,
Music: Deepak Dev
Lyrics: Kaithapram

Mahasamudram

Director:Dr. S. Janardhanan
Producer:Suresh Kumar
Cast: Mohanlal, Laila,Innocent, Jagathy Sreekumar, Rajan P. Dev, Siddique, Biju Menon, Riza Bava, Subeer, Sai Kumar, Rahman, Indrans, Niyas, M.R. Gopakumar, Jagdish, Yethu Krishnan, Anil Murali, T.P. Madhavan, Krishna Prasad, and Ram Mohan
Music: M. Jayachandran
Lyrics: Kaithapram, B.R. Prasad

Synopsis

Isahak is a fisherman who falls in love with Devi. They get married at sea and spend their first night at sea. But their happiness is short lived as Devi is arrested and jailed for murder on that very same night. Mohanlal portrays Isahak, a fisherman who was denied the joy of spending even a day with his wife played by Laila. Isahak was essentially a person who is good at heart, but the problems in his life drive him into evil although he appears an affable person on the outside. It is on their fifth wedding anniversary that Isahak comes to know that Devi is being released on parole. This changes his whole world and brings joy to his life. Innocent plays Isahak's father who becomes insane after the loss of his wife. Jagathy plays the role of a priest, one of the few persons in whom Isahak confides. The story deals with the various problems and troubles in Isahak's life and how they change him. Mahasamudram, Dr. S. Janardhanan's maiden venture, aims at making it big at the box office. Although a lot many movies have been made on the sea shores and the life of fishermen, Dr. S. Janardhanan says that his movie is different because the sea is an essential part of the film and not a mere backdrop. Isahak and Devi get married at sea; many other turning points of the movie also take place at sea. This is Mohanlal's first movie as a fisherman. Laila from the Tamil film industry joins Mohanlal as the lead lady. The filming is being done at Vizhinjam and Alappuzha

Malayalam film shot in two hours 14 minutes

National Award winning director Jayaraj has set a record by completing his latest film Atbhutham in less than three hours. The shooting began at 11.46 a.m. Monday and ended at 2 p.m. In just two hours and 14 minutes, the entire 75-minute feature film was wrapped up. The bilingual Malayalam-English film starring Suresh Gopi is the fourth in the Navarasa series, after Karunam, Shantham and Bheebhats, by the innovative filmmaker from Kerala. Talking about the shooting, Jayaraj's assistant Anwar says: "Everything went off well. There were no retakes, thanks to all the rehearsals we had. We used only one camera so that the entire shooting was done under the direction of Jayaraj." Atbhutham is about euthanasia. The story takes place in Oregon, the only US state that has legalised euthanasia. The film is about a terminally ill world-renowned playwright and director Chandrasekhara Warrier, who migrated to the US when young and had never returned to his native place. He has been suffering from pancreatic cancer for two years. When he finds his pain too excruciating, he asks for death. His US-born Malayali wife and his attorney help him in that. On the day of his death, just before the irrevocable act, he meets important people in his life in the hospital. They are his parents, a close friend, his wife, his special "lady friend", who is an American, and a Tamil actor he had picked up from the streets of Chennai and who has made it big in the US. The story starts at 10 a.m. in a hospital and he is supposed to die at 11.30 a.m. What happens in that hour and a half is the story of the film. For actor Suresh Gopi, who plays the main lead, it has been an emotionally and physically draining experience as he is bedridden throughout the film with tubes protruding out of all parts of his body. The character is unable to speak, too, as his trachea is pierced. The entire crew was at the Ramoji Film City here rehearsing for the last five days, and the last two days were spent on shooting preparations so that there wouldn't be any problem on the final day of shooting. Except for seven Malayalis, all the other characters are from different parts of the world. The director was not ready to reveal anything about the climax.

Tiger, Thanmatra limping!

Thanmatra and Tiger limping at the Kerala box-office is bad news for Mohanlal and Suresh Gopi!! Both films did not get a grand opening; it remains to be seen whether collections will improve during the Christmas weekend and holidays starting from December 23. Thanmatra at the prestigious Shenoys in Ernakulam, the house of hits, has registered only a 63 percent opening during the weekend. In Thiruvananthapuram, Mohanlal's bastion and a place known for its intellectuals and connoisseurs of good cinema, the film did only 68 percent at Dhanya a small screen theatre! Suresh Gopi's much hyped Shaji Kailas directed Tiger just failed to roar and collections started dropping after noon show on opening day. In desperation, the makers chopped the film by 20 minutes but it has not helped the film in any way. At Ernakulam, the film was shifted from the huge Saritha to a much smaller screen Savitha in three days! Now all eyes are on Mammootty's Christmas release Bus Conductor releasing on December 23, which opens in 51 screens and is expected to take a bumper opening.

Blessys next success story - Thanmatra

Film: "Tanmatra"; Writer-director: Blessy; Producer: Raju Mathew; Music director: Mohan Sithara; Cast: Mohanlal, Meera Vasudev, Arjun and Nedumudi Venu

Director Blessy is back with his second film "Tanmatra", looking more assured of his craft despite the heavy baggage of expectation following the stupendous success of his debut "Kazhcha". He has done away with all the frills supposedly required for commercial success -- so much so that you start fearing for the film's fate at the box office.The story of "Tanmatra" is inspired by a short story by the late Padmarajan, Blessy's mentor. It deals with parental aspirations with the advent of the nuclear family system. How people try to achieve their unfulfilled dreams through their children and the resultant despair forms the crux of this film.Ramesh Nair (Mohanlal) is a middle-level government employee working in the state secretariat. A brilliant man, who had dreamt of becoming an IAS officer in his younger days, he has now pinned all his hopes on his teenaged son Manu (Arjun). Ramesh has radical ideas about parenting and is very liberal with his son, who considers his father his mentor.A happy family man with supportive wife Lekha (Meera Vasudev) and the two understanding children, he has successfully overcome his failures in the past. But all hell breaks loose when he is diagnosed with Alzheimer's. How the family copes with this calamity forms the rest of the story.The simplicity of narration may surprise you and the languorous pace may leave you numb. It is brave of Blessy to not care about any trend or any stereotypes. He seems to have gained immense confidence from the success of his first film, which can be termed as middle-of-the-road, and has this time tried to make something that is bordering on the 'arty'. Even the songs don't have any commercial prospects. For a lay viewer, the film may turn out to be very heavy. The film is for connoisseurs."Tanmatra" can also be credited with the rediscovery of actor Mohanlal, not just because his performance is sans any star aura but because the poignant naturalness has returned in full. The character may have some resemblance with his role in Fazil's "Life Is Beautiful" a few years ago, but here it is more restrained and underplayed.Adolescent actor Arjun is the other performer who captivates you. The debutant does not seem to be a novice and has the capacity to hold his own against the stalwart. Meera Vasudev passes muster, but her character deserved sharper etching. Nedumudi Venu seems to be repeating his father act of "Baletten".Hopefully, "Tanmatra" will do well so other filmmakers waiting to do something radically new are not discouraged.

'Naran' boosts Mohanlal's fortunes

Film: "Naran"; Cast: Mohanlal, Bhavana, Innocent and Siddique; Writer: Ranjan Pramod; Music Director: Deepak Dev; Director: Joshiy; Producer: Antony Perumbavoor.After watching "Naran" Mohanlal fans are sure to heave a sigh of relief. The actor's fading fortunes had depressed his fans. The film gives us hope that the megastar is taking corrective action to regain his lost glory.Directed by veteran Joshiy, "Naran" is halfway between a typical Mohanlal potboiler and an art film. The protagonist is a henchman of the local feudal lord with his own sense of right and wrong. He is a man who can influence people with his physical power and clout. He is the moral police and the conscience-keeper of the people. The character may sound stereotypical and predictable coming from Mohanlal, but there are subtle changes from his past avatars.
A toning down of the superhuman image has worked wonders here.The credit for achieving this miraculous feat should go to writer Ranjan Pramod. He has worked on the story in such a way as to bring the natural abilities of the actor to the fore, even while treading on the well-beaten path.Mullamkolli Velayudhan (Mohanlal) is an orphan brought up by the good-hearted chief of the village (Madhu). Velayudhan keeps the evils of the modern world like organised crime, prostitution and even the import of substandard material from the outside world (depicted symbolically by a dubious fish seller from across the river) out of his tiny hamlet. He has even a designed a code of conduct for the local bar that has a thatched roof.
The first half of the movie moves at a very slow pace, establishing the character and the surroundings, his relationships and his lost love. But the tempo picks up in the second half to culminate in an unexpectedly exciting climax.Even some of the supporting characters like Kelappan (played by Innocent), who is a father figure to the hero, are well rounded. But one feels sorry for veteran Madhu and actress Bhavana.
They simply don't get their due in this film. Salim Kumar's mandatory presence tries to tickle your funny bone and succeeds to a certain extent.Mohanlal's performance is close to being called impeccable. The naturalness, for which he is famous for, comes through in trickles and flows. But the actor should take care about his ever-growing, rotund frame. He looks very bulky in the vest with a protruding paunch and tattooed biceps.Final word: director Joshiy's previous film "Mambazhakalam" had tried to revive Mohanlal's family-man image with limited success. With "Naran" he has tried to give a fillip to the actor's mass appeal.

Numerology hits Malayalam cinema

By Paresh C. Palicha, Kochi: Numerology, known to influence names and titles in Bollywood, has now hit Malayalam cinema.Directors Joshiy and Jayaraaj have each added an extra letter to the spellings of their names. The results of this change, however, have been very different.Joshiy has scored unprecedented success as his two recent releases "Mambazhakalam" and "Naran" starring Mohanlal have been super hits. On the other hand, four Jayaraaj releases after the spelling change of his name have bitten the dust.The person to perhaps benefit most by numerology is young director Rosshan Andrrews. He says even the spelling of his debut film "Udayanaanu Tharam", one of the biggest hits of recent times, was suggested by a numerologist.Now director Vinayan has followed by adding two extra letters to the title of his new film. The new title is "Boyy Friennd" and the film is expected to rake in more collections than a mere "Boyfriend" could have mustered!

Chanthupottu is the winner!!!.....

I think Malayalam movie media is not ready to accept the reality.Most of these reporters sit in Madras and write whatever they want.For them,only Mammootty and Lal are Malayalam movies.They don't appreciate anything other than formula movies.Media like Sify completely neglected good movies like Kazhcha and Achuvinte amma.I am not a Dileep fan and I know Dileep needs to wait for years to become a lal or Mammootty.But this year's onam he is the clear winner.His movie Chanthupottu is leading all the way and the movie is the unanimous selection of family audiences throughout Kerala.The movie will finish 100 days in all major centers.Naran and CBI got better initials ,but the movies are not holding 100 percent collections in all major centers.Both movies may complete 100 days ,but they can't be a blockbuster . Loknathan IAS and Bharatchandran are attracting non-balcony audiences .None of the onam movies will be a looser but Chanthupottu is going to be the ultimate winner.

Mammootty’s Rajamanickam is creating box-office history

Rajamanickam is emerging as the highest grosser of 2005 beating Mohanlal’s Naran or Udayananu Tharam and Dileep’s Chanthupottu. It is the latest blockbuster and record setter at the Malayalam boxoffice that has Mamotty playing the lead. The cinegoers have taken the Trivandrum style slang to their hearts creating a mass appeal to the film, young and old alike. Repeat audience for the film makes it already a box office hit in the history of malayalam cinema. It's amazing to know that Mammootty still holds a big influnece in the boxoffice charts of Kerala raising it to higher levels. His upcoming release Balaram Vs. Tharadas is the next keenly watched film expected for this Christmas. With this exceptionally appealing hit, Anwar Rasheed, director of this Mammootty starrer, joins the club with Blessy and Rosshan Andrrews. It is further reported that many south indian stars have seen the film Rajamanickam and intended to do it in their own languages. Venkatesh is romoured to do the remake of film in Telugu. Leading financier Satyamurthy seemed to have bagged the rights of the Telugu version. The report is that Venkatesh, having seen the special screening of the film, is all excited about it. The movie will be remade in Tamil with Sarath Kumar playing the lead role. Anwar Rashid himself will direct the Tamil version. But the latest buzz is that Raajamanickyam itself will have its second part planned with the same star cast and crew later next year. The director and the actor have confirmed the sequel to Raajamanickyam. Recent Asianet interview of Mammootty by Jagadish confirmed the chances of a sequel coming up soon.

Interview with Gopika

Gopika made it big in the Tamil film industry thanks to the huge success of Cheran’s Autograph. Her Malayalam film 4 The People completed its silver jubilee run in Kerala and the song ‘Lejjavathiyae ...’ became popular. She came to be identified in Kerala as ‘Lejjavathiyae ...’ girl. When Autograph and 4 The People were remade in Telugu, they became hits too. And soon Gopika became popular in all the three South Indian languages. Gopika speaks about her journey to the top ...How does it feel to be a top actress in such a short span?Frankly, I had no intention of joining films. I won a beauty contest back in my hometown Thrissur and did a couple of ads for a popular jewellery shop. Soon enough, film offers started pouring in but I was not keen on joining films. Thaha, a photographer and family friend, asked me to take up Thulasidas’s film Pranayamani Thooval with Vineeth as the co-star. But the film did not do well. Next was the Jayraj film. After seeing the stills of 4 The People given by cinematographer RD Rajshekar, Tamil director Cheran sought me out for his film. After all the tests, I was made one of the heroines in his film Autograph. Though there were two other actresses including Sneha, my role was spoken about very highly. The role of a Malayalee girl went down well with the masses. Both my films were released on the same day and both were hits. Both successfully completed a silver jubilee run too. People identified me and appreciated my performance in both the languages. When they decided to do the film in Telugu, it was natural that I do the role. Anyway, I thank the Almighty for my success.How has your experience with the Telugu industry been?Like I said, when 4 The People and Autograph was remade in Telugu, I was the natural choice. Autograph was remade as Naa Autograph and I played the same role. In fact, except for Bhumika, all the other three heroines had worked in the Tamil original. Next was Letha Manasulu, the remake of Azhagy where I played Devyani’s role. Letha Manasulu is another author-backed role where I played a powerful character of a woman who has to take on her husband’s mistress. A lot of thought had gone into the characterisation. There was no vulgar dialogue in the film. My co-stars Ravi Teja and Srikanth are professionals. One is a mass hero and another has family hero sentiment. Both put me at ease and never behaved like big stars with me. In fact, it has been a pleasant experience working in Telugu. The people have been nice and sweet. I have also acted in a Kannada film titled Kanasina Loka.What about the other films that you have signed?Vesham with Mammootty has been released for which I bagged the Aisanet award. The film was an eye-opener. Everybody said Mammootty was a hot-tempered guy but I found him to be very friendly. He even gave me tips on acting. Fingerprint with Jayram as my co-star released recently. On the sets of Fingerprint, the director used to get irritated because I was always laughing at the jokes cracked by Jayram. Now I am doing Chanthupotu with Dilip as the hero and directed by Lal Jose. In Tamil, I am now doing Thotti Jaya with Simbhu and Kana Kandean with Srikant. It is KV Anand’s first film as the director.What’s your role in Thotti Jaya?Here again, I play the role of a homely girl. Silambarasan plays the male lead. The entire story happens in Kanyakumari and Nagercoil and a few scenes were shot in Kolkata. I have donned the role of a college student. There’s enough scope for me to prove my acting credentials in the film.In Kana Kandean, you seem to have done a few close scenes with Srikant.If you see the song, it hardly comes for a flash of a second. When it is splashed as a photograph it looks sensuous. In fact even KV Anand was surprised to see the stills. I am playing Srikant’s wife, a homely girl in the film. Prithviraj has a very good role. It was fun working with the two heroes.You speak good Tamil. Why don’t you dub in your own voice for your films?When I was doing my first film itself, Thulasidas told me that my voice was not good and thus he used a dubbing ariste. In Autograph, the dialogue had a mix of Malayalam and Tamil. Cheran felt that it would be better that I dubbed in my own voice and I did so. In Vesham and Fingerprint, I was not asked to dub.During the shooting of Autograph, it is rumoured that Cheran used to yell at you a lot.(laughs) Since I did not know the language then, I did not know what he was saying. I just kept quiet and did not bother to respond.Will you venture to do glamorous roles in future?I want to do good performance-oriented roles and don’t mind waiting for them. After the completion of Autograph, I got more than 20 offers. Those offers didn’t go well with me as most of them demanded glamour. Only a good character role is my goal.What if good roles don’t come your way?I’m prepared to wait. For me, quality is more important than quantity. I want to establish myself as an actress, competent enough to play any character with ease. I never dreamt of a career in films and so I don’t mind sitting at home if good roles don’t come.Is it true that your sister is coming to films also?(Laughs) Even I have heard about it. Offers came after the industry people saw her at the muhurat of Thotti Jaya. But she plainly refused anything to do with films. Now she even refuses to come to the sets with me.

A chat with Meera Jasmin

Taking time off from the shooting of her Telugu film 'Gudumba Shanker' with Pawan Kalyan in Hyderabad, Meera Jasmin, this year's recipient of the national award for best actress her performance in the film 'Padam Onnu Oru Vilapam', talks to Chennaionline about her films and experiences.
The talented actress is very focused about her goal, her head screwed firmly on her shoulders.
When did you first hear about the award?I was in Chennai that day (August 13) when around midnight my manager Giri rang up to tell me that I had won the award. I thought it was a false alarm, and wasn't ready to beleive it. Then early morning, at 5.30 a.m., a reporter from a Malayalam daily called up from Kerala and told me the news. Then people started calling me and congratulating me. But I waited for the final announcement. By 11 a.m. the news got confirmed. I prepared to leave for Kerala, and when I reached the airport, the whole press was there to give me a warm welcome. I was really touched. It's an unforgettable experience for me!

Had you thought of anyone as a competitor for the award?I'd heard that Aishwarya Rai was in the reckoning and I thought I'll surely lose out to her.
Did you make any special preparation for the role?Nothing much. I liked the story, and I loved the character of Shaina. I was able to relate to her problems. I converted all my emotions to give shape to that character. With director T V Chandran guiding me, I got involved in my role. I'm thankful to Chandran for his encouragement and guidance, and the credit for the award goes to him too.
Any role models?Quite a few like Sarita, Revati, Suhasini, K P A C Lalita, Shobhana...and many, many more. I've seen their films, and I too want to be like them.
You've acted in all the four southern languages..how was the experience?I was very comfortable acting in all these languages. But the really challenging roles came from Malayalam. I want to do stronger roles in Tamil and Telugu too. Not just the singing-dancing types. I don't mind waiting for the right roles...
Any dream role?Nothing in particular. For me, whatever role I get is the dream role of the moment.
Who among your heroes do you have a good comfort level?For me, it doesn't matter much who my co-star is. It's the role that counts. But everyone says my screen chemistry is good with Madhavan. Working with Pawan Kalyan has also been an enjoyable experience.
Any directors you'd like to work with?I've worked with some very good directors in Malayalam. I'd always wanted to work with Mani Ratnam, and was thrilled when I got the chance. I would like to work with him again. I would also like to work with some of the Bengali directors like Gautam Ghose....
How do you generally approach a role?I've a lot of memories, both sweet and sad. When I perform a role, I bring them back whenever I need them. I relate the emotions of the character I play to my emotions and experiences. I love to recollect these things. It all helps me enhance my performance.
What are the films you're doing now?It's my last day of the shoot for this Telugu film. I'm going to dub for it myself. There's a film in Malayalam to be directed by Kamal, 'Perumazha Kadathu'. It has Dilip and Prithwiraj, but it's a heroine-oriented subject. And there's 'Chembattu' to be directed by my guru, Lohit Das, where I have an exciting role.
The person you'd like to dedicate the award to?To my guru Lohit Das. I'll always be grateful to him. He discovered me and moulded me. I was raw, without any artistic background when I entered the field. I didn't even know if I could act or dance. But he had confidence in me. I also thank God for it was due to His blessings that I won the national award!

Shiela come back after years

With about 500 films to her credit, including all south Indian languages - "I've never kept count" says she - Shiela's had some of the most memorable roles and peformances to her credit in a career that began a little more than four decades ago. So, the actress' first national award in her comeback film the Shyama Prasad-directed 'Akalae' (best supporting actress) does come a bit too late in her career. But Shiela is unperturbed and has a point when she says, "When an actor like Sivaji Ganesan hasn't ever got the national award for best actor, and when a place like France has honoured him with a Chevalier even before we honoured him, am I better than him to get it?" The actress, however, adds that "I'm enjoying it since I've got it!"

Shiela says that her real reward is the appreciation of her fans. "They love me so much and that's enough for me. When I re-entered films after a long gap with 'Manasin Akkare' I was a bit apprehensive. But all my fears were unfounded for the audience took me to their heart," says the actress. She recollects that when she went to see the film in the theatre with the audience, her eyes had filled with tears at the audience response.
"My first appearance in the film was in a long shot. But even then the audience recognised me and there was a resounding applause all round. It was such a great feeling and a great moment for me. A thousand times more rewarding and fulfilling than getting any award," says the actress.
Coming back to the awards, Shiela confesses that she's not always been happy with the way the awards are being given. "There's so much of politics and lobbying. At times, when unworthy recipients are given at the expense of the worthy ones, it upsets me a lot. I want to take it up as an issue," says the actress.
Shiela gives all the credit for her re-entry to her son George (aka Vishnu who's acting in films and serials). The actress had left films and settled in Ootty, busying herself with her son's upbringing and education, rejecting any offers she got. But when she got the offer a year ago to act again, it was George who coaxed her to don the grease paint again. "George brought me back to the field, and he's the happiest at my winning the award," says Shiela.
bout her award winning role in 'Akalae', Shiela says that it was not just playing mother to two youngsters but a challenging role with various nuances. Says she, "Shyama Prasad knew how to extract good work from his artistes. The film was shot in about thee weeks on a very limited budget. But it walked away with most of the awards, at the state level too." Including the best supporting actress award again for Shiela.
About the younger generation, Shiela says, "Nowadays anyone can act!" She finds the younger crop clever, some of them very emotional, very insecure and very impatient too. But adds that they are very sweet and give her the respect due to a senior. "It's better than olden days that way!" she adds.
One of her favourites is Mammootty with whom she acted in 'Thaskara Veeran'. "Mammootty was so nice, a very emotional person and so straightforward. I've seen him laugh and cry too, he's so child-like, a man with no hypocracy at all," the fondness for the megastar evident in her voice. The actress also remembers her interaction with Rajnikant during 'Chandramukhi'. 'Rajni is so very polite, and down-to-earth. He'll even get up when he sees me," says Shiela of the Superstar.
Today the actress is not in any great hurry to sign all that's offered her. She's taking it easy as she wants only challenging roles. "People's expectations are high. This comeback is for myself and not to prove anything. I've done four films now, because they were projects I wanted to do," says the actress.
One of the happy moments she recollects is when she, with many of the cast and crew of 'Chemmeen', had gone on a trek to the seashore to the spot where the film was shot. "It was a great moment of nostalgia for all of us, sharing the nice times we'd had. Lakhs of people had gathered there to see us," says Shiela in an emotion-filled voice. An actress and a woman who seems at peace with herself!
Lttle known facts about Shiela:
Shiela has scripted and directed three films in Malayalam, two of them were remade in Tamil, one being the Rajnikant-starrer 'Aayiram Janmangal'.
And the other, the Sarita-starrer - 'Rusi Kanda Poonai'.
The actress is a multi-lingual and has written about 40 short stories, some of them for Tamil magazines like 'Ananda Vikatan' and 'Kumudham'.
And she's penned a novel in Malayalam, titled 'Kuyilindey Koodu'.
Added to that she's a painter too.
Her pairing with Prem Naseer in a record number of 107 films, has got the duo entry into the Guinness Book of World Records.

Mohanlal's line up of new films

'Mahasamudhram' will be Mohanlal's new release after the super success of 'Naren'. The film stars Padhmapriya as his heroine. Janaardhan is the film's director. His 'Thanmatra' will be ready before the end of this month. And Mohanlal has another handful of projects lined up. He will be starring in Major Ravi's 'Kargil'. Tamil film producer Thaenappan is the producer of this one, and the shooting begins in April next year. Meanwhile, the pooja of 'Kanal' was conducted at Thiruvananthapuram's Vismaya Studios recently. They still haven't decided on the heroine and the shooting schedule. But this one will begin before the end of this year.

Kalabhavan, Rambha in malayalam film Red

Kalabhavan Mani and Rambha come together in a film Red; this will the first movie where they come together. The film Red will complete Kalabhavan Mani's transformation to an action hero (from a villain-comedian-character artist0. Haridas, director of Indraprastam, is the director; the cast includes Napoleon, Rajan P. Dev and others. With Meena's marriage almost fixed, there are rumours that Rambha's marriage will also take place next year; in that case this will be her last film in Malayalam before marriage. She had already sold her house in Chennai to repay the debts incurred for producing the disastrous Three Roses.