MollywoodRatheena has earlier worked as executive producer in the critically acclaimed film ‘Uyare’.Digital NativeMalayalam megastar Mammootty has time and again given opportunities for young filmmakers and several directors have made their debut with him. This time around, Mammootty has agreed to work with Ratheena Sharshad, who is all set to make her directorial debut. Having worked as the executive producer in the critically acclaimed film Uyare, Ratheena has managed to get some of the best talents in the Malayalam film industry for her debut film. While she has roped in the mega star Mammootty to play the lead role, the film has an impressive technical crew with Girish Gangadharan to handle the cinematography, Deepu Joseph for editing and Jakes Bejoy to compose the tunes. The film’s script is handled by Harshad and the Suhas-Sharfu duo. This yet to be titled film will be bankrolled by George Sebastian, Arjun Ravindran,...
- 8/21/2020
- by Cris
- The News Minute
MollywoodMammootty wrote a Facebook post yesterday, asking fans to stand up as the lamps of love and kindness.Tnm StaffActor Mammotty took to Facebook on Monday, urging his followers to derive strength to cope with these tough times from the good deeds that are also happening around us. He wrote to his fans that even amidst these turbulent times, the light of human love and sacrifice is persistent among everyone and to asked them to turn to “the lights of hope that are not going off” for comfort. He wrote, “The world is going through a painful, painful time that our generation has never experienced, which we are not familiar with. The whole human race is standing helpless. The challenges are getting really tough for Kerala - floods, landslides and a plane crash. The wound left by each one is deep. But the comfort is that the lights of hope are not going off.
- 8/11/2020
- by Anjana
- The News Minute
Exclusive: Producer Scott Rudin will bring actor Dustin Hoffman to Broadway in a 2021 staging of Our Town, to be directed by Bartlett Sher (To Kill A Mockingbird).
Hoffman will play the role of the Stage Manager in the classic Thornton Wilder play, sources close to the production say.
The production will be Hoffman’s first Broadway role since his Tony Award-nominated performance of Shylock in 1989’s The Merchant of Venice. He played Willy Loman in an acclaimed 1984 revival of Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman, and appeared in several productions during the 1960s, including Jimmy Shine, The Subject Was Roses and A Cook for Mr. General.
Hoffman, most recently seen on screen in Noah Baumbach’s Netflix 2017 film The Meyerowitz Stories, won an Emmy Award for Volker Schlöndorff’s 1985 television adaptation of Death of a Salesman, costarring his Broadway revival castmates Kate Reid, John Malkovich and Stephen Lang.
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Hoffman will play the role of the Stage Manager in the classic Thornton Wilder play, sources close to the production say.
The production will be Hoffman’s first Broadway role since his Tony Award-nominated performance of Shylock in 1989’s The Merchant of Venice. He played Willy Loman in an acclaimed 1984 revival of Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman, and appeared in several productions during the 1960s, including Jimmy Shine, The Subject Was Roses and A Cook for Mr. General.
Hoffman, most recently seen on screen in Noah Baumbach’s Netflix 2017 film The Meyerowitz Stories, won an Emmy Award for Volker Schlöndorff’s 1985 television adaptation of Death of a Salesman, costarring his Broadway revival castmates Kate Reid, John Malkovich and Stephen Lang.
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- 6/30/2020
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
EntertainmentHere is the latest list of movies streaming on platforms like Amazon Prime and Netflix.Tnm StaffEvery week comes with a new surprise on Ott platforms. If you’re already caught up on all the latest releases that we reported two weeks ago, here is the latest list of movies streaming on platforms like Amazon Prime and Netflix. Darbar (Amazon Prime Video) You can now ‘Chumma Kizhi’ from home, dancing to this song from Rajinikanth’s latest film Darbar, which is now streaming on Amazon Prime Video. The film, which released for Pongal this year, has Rajini playing the good/bad cop with swag. Directed by Ar Murugadoss and produced by Lyca, the film also starred Nayanthara, Prateik Babbar, Nivetha Thomas, Dalip Tahil, Yogi Babu and Suniel Shetty. Rajini played Aaditya Arunasalam, Mumbai’s Commissioner of Police, on an assignment to root out the drug mafia. Irandam Ulagaporin Kadaisi Gundu...
- 3/4/2020
- by Anjana
- The News Minute
MollywoodLal had to opt out of the film and Renji Panicker has been brought in to replace him in the film, directed by the latter’s son Nithin.Digital NativeThere were reports that Suresh Gopi and Lal will be starring in Nithin Renji Panicker’s second film Kaval but we now hear that Lal has opted out of the film and the director's dad Renji Panicker has been brought in. Sources in the know say that Lal could not join the sets of Kaval as he is busy with other work commitments. The prep work to get this film on the floors on January 25 is on right now. Joby George is bankrolling Kaval under his banner Goodwill Entertainments. The film has an impressive crew including National award-winning cinematographer Nikhil S Praveen, Mansoor Muthootti for editing, and Ranjin Raj as a music composer. Zaya David, Muthumani, Sujith Sankar, Alencier, and Kannan...
- 1/23/2020
- by Cris
- The News Minute
MollywoodThis is that kind of a movie - it is forgettable, it is done to death… it is running out of boring descriptions for itself. CrisTatatarata, tatatarata – Gopi Sundar’s original music fills Mammootty’s new movie Shylock, from frame to frame, sentence to sentence. So much so that minutes after the film, you might still hear it in your head, even if there’s a very good chance that you are already forgetting the movie’s thread. Because it is that kind of a movie - it is forgettable, it is done to death… it is running out of boring descriptions for itself. Before the customary short description of the movie, let’s make sure we don’t confuse it with the scores of superstar movies that come and go every few weeks. A slow-moving, fabulous car out of which two sidekicks first emerge (Baiju and Hareesh Kanaran about...
- 1/23/2020
- by Cris
- The News Minute
MollywoodShylock is a bilingual that will be released in Tamil and Malayalam, and the Tamil version has been titled 'Kuberan'.Digital NativeDigital Native The Mammootty starrer Shylock is scheduled to hit the silver screens on January 23. Directed by Ajai Vasudev, the film went through the censor formalities and the film was awarded a U/A certificate. The teaser of the film was released recently and Mammootty appears as a ruthless money lender and gangster in this flick and has come out with a remarkable performance as usual. Shylock is a bilingual that will be released in Tamil and Malayalam, and the Tamil version has been titled Kuberan. Rajkiran has bagged the Tamil dubbing rights of the film and will be releasing the film under Red Sun Art Creations. Incidentally, Rajkiran has written the dialogues, and penned the lyrics of a few songs, for the Tamil version. The film is scripted by debutants,...
- 1/16/2020
- by Luke
- The News Minute
MollywoodThe teasers for this film released earlier showed it to have oodles of comedy and action, and the poster unveiled now makes it out to be a complete family entertainer. Digital NativeDigital Native The latest poster from the makers of Shylock featuring its lead actors Mammootty, Raj Kiran and Meena is gaining a lot of attention among the netizens. The poster has all the three actors clapping their hands happily looking on at something. The teasers for this film released earlier showed it to have oodles of comedy and action, and the poster unveiled now makes it out to be a complete family entertainer. The film is directed by Ajai Vasudev, who is teaming up with Mammootty for the third time after Rajadhi Raja and Masterpiece. This family entertainer is scripted by debutants, Bibin Mohan and Aneesh Hameed. Joby George is bankrolling the venture under his banner Goodwill Entertainment. Gopi Sundar...
- 1/6/2020
- by Luke
- The News Minute
MollywoodThis is the first time Mammootty and Manju Warrier are sharing the screen space despite being the film industry for decades.Digital NativeThe official launch of the Mammootty-Manju Warrier starrer took place recently amidst a lot of expectations. This is the first time Mammootty and Manju Warrier are sharing the screen space despite being the film industry for decades. Besides Manju Warrier, the film will also have Nikhila Vimal in an important role. Reports are that Mammootty is playing a priest in this flick, which has not been titled yet. Sources in the know say that it is a thriller that has impressed Mammootty so much that he allotted dates on a priority basis. Anto Joseph is bankrolling the film under his banner in association with filmmaker B Unni Krishnan. The technical crew will include Akhil George for camerawork. While this untitled film has been launched, Mammootty’s Shylock is...
- 1/3/2020
- by Anjana
- The News Minute
Mollywood The film is directed by Ajai Vasudev, who is associating with Mammootty for the third time.Tnm Staff'Thamaradikana kaalamayedi Theeyame', Mammootty sings as a bunch of policemen dance around him. The song, popular in Angamaly and made famous through its rendition in the film Angamaly Diaries, is what the second teaser of Mammootty's film Shylock begins with. The teaser was released shortly after the clock struck 12 on New Year's day. It ends with a menacing laugh from the superstar. Mammootty plays a ruthless moneylender and gangster in this film, directed by Ajai Vasudev. He is teaming up with Mammootty for the third time. The first teaser was released last week and showed Mammootty in another stylish getup. It showed him wearing his trademark sunglasses, laughing his laugh and cracking mass dialogues to Gopi Sundar's 'dappankuthu' music. It also showed a fleeting glance of Tamil actor Raj Kiran who...
- 1/1/2020
- by Sreedevi
- The News Minute
MollywoodMammootty plays a ruthless moneylender and gangster in this film, directed by Ajai Vasudev.Digital NativeMammootty is again all stylish, making a grand entrance and everything, in the teaser of his upcoming film Shylock. The teaser was released Thursday and Mammootty wearing his trademark sun glasses, cracks ‘mass’ dialogues, laughs his laugh, all to Gopi Sundar’s dappankuthu music. The teaser says ‘Mass has a new face’. Mammootty plays a ruthless moneylender and gangster in this film. The teaser also gives a fleeting glance of the Tamil actor Raj Kiran who is making his debut in Mollywood. Shylock is a bilingual that will be released in Tamil and Malayalam. The film is directed by Ajai Vasudev, who is teaming up with Mammootty for the third time. Touted to be a family entertainer, the film is scripted by debutants, Bibin Mohan and Aneesh Hameed. Joby George is bankrolling the venture under his banner Goodwill Entertainment.
- 12/21/2019
- by Cris
- The News Minute
MollywoodThe actor plays Kerala Chief Minister in the film and the makers have managed to obtain permission to shoot at the old assembly complex to shoot some important scenes.Digital NativeIt was earlier reported that Malayalam mega star Mammootty is playing the Chief Minister of Kerala in the upcoming film One. Though this is not the first time the star is playing Chief Minister of a state (he had done so in the Tamil film Makkal Aatchi decades ago and more recently played former Andhra Chief Minister Ysr in Yatra), One will have the distinction of being the first film to be shot at the Kerala Legislative Assembly old complex. The venue was never open for film shootings till date but the makers of One have managed to obtain the permission to shoot some important scenes realistically. Vishnu Unnikrishnan, Renji Panicker and Sreenivasan, Joju George and Murali Gopy have been...
- 12/17/2019
- by Cris
- The News Minute
MollywoodThe release date was postponed to avoid clash with the star’s historical film ‘Mamangam’ that’s coming out on December 12.Digital NativeFollowing the delayed release of Mammootty’s historical film Mamangam, another upcoming film of the star, Shylock, too has been postponed. Shylock will now make it to the silver screen only next year on January 23. The film was supposed to release on December 20 but the filmmakers decided against it as both the films will be at the box office around the same time affecting each other’s prospects at the ticket counter. Mamangam was scheduled to release on November 21 but the release had to be postponed due to the delay in post production. The new release date announced for this historical is December 12. Mamangam is a historical directed by M Padmakumar. With Ganesh Rajavelu aka Jim Ganesh wielding the camera, M Jayachandran scoring the music, Sreekar Prasad in charge of the editing,...
- 11/16/2019
- by Cris
- The News Minute
Mollywood'Mamangam' and 'Shylock' will release this year while 'One' will release next year.Digital NativeMammootty’s fans out there can look forward to three of the star’s films releasing in quick succession. It will be Mamangam and Shylock this year and One will make it to the silver screen next year. Mamangam is currently in post-production mode and it will be released in Hindi, Tamil and Telugu besides Malayalam on December 12. It is a historical based on a medieval fair for the warriors. Made on a budget of Rs 50 crore, it is being bankrolled by Venu Kunnampilly under the banner Kavya Films. With Ganesh Rajavelu aka Jim Ganesh wielding the camera, M Jayachandran scoring the music, Sreekar Prasad in charge of the editing, and Kaecha Khamphakdee choreographing the stunts, it is a strong technical team for the film. Unni Mukundan, Neeraj Madhav, Sunil Sukhada, Meghanathan and Sohan Seenulal...
- 11/13/2019
- by Cris
- The News Minute
MollywoodMammootty and director Sathyan Anthikad's last film together was 'Oral Mathram' made in 1997. Digital NativeThe Malayalam mega star Mammootty and ace director Sathyan Anthikad have worked together in several films in the past including Sreedharante Onnam Thirumurivu, Golandhara Vartha, Kalikkalam, Artham and Oral Mathram, which was their last outing together 22 years ago. They are now gearing up to collaborate again for a film and the work is in progress. Iqbal Kuttippuram, the script writer of hit movies Jomonte Suvisheshangal and Oru Indian Pranayakadha, has been roped in to work on the script of this film as well. According to reports, the film will be going on the floors later this year. Mammootty currently has two films – Mamaangam and Shylock – in his kitty. Mamaangam has reached the post-production stage and is likely to hit the marquee later this year. Mamaangam, made on a budget of Rs. 50 crore, is being directed by M Padma Kumar.
- 10/8/2019
- by Luke
- The News Minute
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