Saturday, May 24, 2008

tamil actress Priyamani in 'Thirakkatha'


After a short break, Priyamani is again back to Malayalam. She will be playing the role of Malavika, a film artist in the new movie ‘Thriakkatha' directed by Renjith.

The film which is a satirical story about film making has Prithviraj in the lead. Priyamani had been with Prithviraj, earlier in 2004 for the movie 'Satyam' which was a considerable hit of the year. The actress one again tried her luck in Malayalam, the very same year in the film 'Ottanaanayam' which remained a dud in the Box Office.

Priyamani hit big time after her successful portrayal of a village girl in 'Paruthiveeran' which was much applauded around the globe, even in many international festivals. She had been pretty busy with her assignments from Tamil and Telugu, after this mega hit.

Priyamani who has just completed a Telugu movie, will again appear with Prithviraj for the Tamil version of Malayalam hit 'Classmates'.

'Meesa Madhavan' joins the remake list


For the last few years we have been witnessing a plenty of Malayalam films, remade in Tamil. Joining this list of films is 'Meesa Madhavan' one of the biggest hits of Mollywood.

The film which established Dileep as the uncrowned super star of Mollywood, was a turning point in the careers of many like Indrajith, Salimkumar, Jyothirmayi, Renjan Pramod, Rimi Tomi and Devanand.

The Tamil version of Meesa Madhavan will feature Karthi Sivakumar, after the super success of his debut film 'Paruthiveeran'.

As per the latest reports Nayanthara will don the role of Jyothirmayi in the original. The film will be directed by Prabhakaran. Other details of cast and crew are being worked out.

Mammotty's 'Mayabazaar' to start this October


Superstar Mammootty will start working for ‘Mayabazaar’ his new film with debutante director Thomas Sebastian, from this October. The movie will feature talented actor Prakashraj, opposite Mammootty.

Prakashraj who is the scion of villainy in Tamil films is considered as the highest-paid villain in the history of Indian Cinema. One of the most natural actors in the film industry, he had worked with Mammootty years ago in the film 'Indraprastham', when he was a relatively a fresh face in the field.

‘Mayabazaar’ will be his fifth Malayalam film, the previous ones being 'Indraprastham', 'The Prince', 'Oru Yathramozhi' and 'Pandipada'.

The life of laborers, who work for demolishing old vehicles, is the background of 'Mayabazaar' which will feature two heroines, the one being Meera Vasudev, who was Mohanlal's co-star in ‘Thanmathra’. Mammootty plays the role of a laborer named Sivenkutty, with impressive cast support in Nedumudi Venu, Innocent, Salim Kumar, Suraj Vanjaramood and Bijukuttan.

The director of the project, Thomas Sebastian, a long-time associate of leading directors like Sibi Malayail, Blessy and Sundardas, has also penned the screenplay for the film with support from Govind Vijayan.

Saji Mangalath will produce this movie under the banner of Akhil Movies.