ControversyKamal’s letter asking Minister Balan to consider making Left-leaning and progressive employees permanent at the Academy created a row.CrisMalayalam filmmaker Kamal, who is also the Chairman of the Kerala State Chalachitra Academy, landed in controversy recently over a letter that he had written to the state's Minister of Culture Ak Balan last year. The letter, which lists reasons for making four employees of the Academy permanent, has a part highlighting their Leftist leanings. This part has been criticised as Kamal trying to win the favour of the Left government. In the letter, Kamal had said, "It will help to sustain the leftist character of the Chalachithra Academy, which has a great place among Kerala's cultural institutions, to make permanent these employees who are Left sympathisers and engaged in cultural work involving leftist and progressive values." Kamal told Tnm that he regrets writing the last part and could have avoided it.
- 1/13/2021
- by Cris
- The News Minute
ControversyWhile the petition argues that the film, directed by Chalachitra Academy chairman Kamal’s son, should not take part in the awards, Kamal says that rules clearly state otherwise.Cris'Nine'Three independent filmmakers and technicians of Malayalam cinema have filed a writ petition with the High Court against the submission of the film Nine for competing in the Kerala State Awards. The film is produced by actor Prithviraj and directed by Jenuse Mohammed, son of director and Kerala Chalachitra Academy chairman Kamal. The petition alleges nepotism in the conduct of the awards. The petition, filed by Satish Babusenan, Shinos Rahman and Santhosh Thampi, alleged that nepotism by Kamal and academy vice-chairperson Bina Paul had vitiated the 2018 State Film Awards. In a press note, Babusenan stated, “In the 2018 awards, Carbon, directed by Bina Paul’s husband Venugopal had won six awards and Aami, directed by Kamal, had won two awards.” But director...
- 9/11/2020
- by Cris
- The News Minute
MollywoodTouted to be a political thriller, the film marks the directorial debut of Prithviraj.Digital NativeDigital NativeIt turned out to be a special birthday for actor Prithviraj Sukumaran on Tuesday, October 16 this year. The entire team behind the movie Lucifer, which is Prithviraj’s directorial debut, released a video wishing him. The video, which begins with birthday wishes from the film’s producer Anthony Perumbavoor, then has the entire cast and crew showering their wishes. The video has actor-scriptwriter Murali Gopy, who has penned the film’s script, cameraman Sujith Vasudev and hero Mohanlal also wishing Prithviraj on his birthday. This video made it online with Mohanlal posting it on his official Facebook page as well. The video shows the wonderful rapport that Prithviraj shares with the Lucifer team. Lucifer is one of the most anticipated films in Mollywood as it marks the directorial debut of actor Prithviraj. The film...
- 10/18/2018
- by Vidya
- The News Minute
MollywoodLawson Biju had bankrolled the film along with Anand Payannur.Digital NativePrithviraj’s comments on his recent release Ranam being an average movie in a film-related event seems to have greatly displeased its producer Lawson Biju Thomas. Prithviraj had said in a recent event about the film: “My heart constantly asks me to try different things. Sometimes it would succeed, and sometimes it may not. I clearly know that movies like Koode would become successful, while the ones like Ranam may not. But I must try. If I don’t, then I would feel bad when I think about it 10 years later.” To Prithiviraj’s remark, Lawson Biju retorted: “Ya, to do an experiment on this movie he should have used his money, not the producer money. The movie is average but when movie is running in theaters he shouldn’t say this to public (sic).” Written and directed by Nirmal Sahadev,...
- 9/24/2018
- by Vidya
- The News Minute
MollywoodMohanlal, playing the lead, will be seen as a politician named Stephen Nadumballi, say sources.Digital NativePrithiviraj’s maiden directorial Lucifer is turning out to be huge in terms of the production cost. The film has an impressive lineup of stars in the cast and judging by the shooting that has been happening in various places, it is evident that the film is being made on a large-scale budget. Recently, the Lucifer team was spotted at the Adimalathura Beach in Thiruvananthapuram where the entire star cast had assembled. Also, there were about 5000 supporting artistes and 100 vehicles used for the filming. Mohanlal plays the lead role in the film. Manju Warrier, Tovino Thomas and Saniya Iyappan also play important roles. Veteran director Fazil, Prithviraj’s brother Indrajith Sukumaran and Bollywood actor Vivek Oberoi are also part of the star cast. If sources are anything to go by Mohanlal will be seen...
- 9/22/2018
- by Cris
- The News Minute
Mollywood"I want to do the movies that I love the way I love," the actor said in an interaction with his fans.Digital NativeIn an interaction with his fans recently, actor turned director Prithviraj Sukumaran opened up about his career in films. The star also made it clear that he is not in the industry to compete with others but for his love for films is making him stay. He has been quoted by the Times of India as saying, “I am not interested in competing or being the highest earning actor. I want to do the movies that I love the way I love. I know as an actor or a star what I have to do to achieve that, and for that I am willing to do what it takes. It’s a small price to pay for my easy entry in films.” Prithviraj has had a...
- 9/20/2018
- by Cris
- The News Minute
MollywoodThe film also stars Wamiqa Gabbi as Eva and Mamta Mohandas as Annie. Digital NativeTwitter/Pritiviraj ProductionsThe makers of the Malayalam movie Nine are managing to capture the attention of the film buffs by releasing the character posters of each actor in regular intervals. The character poster of the female leads – Wamiqa Gabbi and Mamta Mohandas – were released a few weeks ago and created huge expectation levels for the film. Recently, the team launched the first-look of Prakash Raj who plays an important role in the film. He will be playing Dr Inayat Khan in Nine and his look in the film is something to watch out for. Previously, the duo Prakash Raj and Prithviraj have collaborated on movies such as Mozhi and Anwar. Presenting @PrakashRaaj as “Dr. Inayat Khan” അൻവർ, മൊഴി എന്നീ സൂപ്പർഹിറ്റ് ചിത്രങ്ങൾക്ക് ശേഷം പ്രകാശ് രാജ് - പൃഥ്വിരാജ് കൂട്ടുകെട്ട് വീണ്ടും ഒന്നിക്കുന്നു..@9MovieOfficial | @PrithviOfficial | @PrithvirajProd | #SupriyaMenon | @SonyPicsIndia | @Poffactio pic.twitter.com/zQzdEDlN9n — Prithviraj Productions (@PrithvirajProd) June 9, 2018 It may be recalled here that Wamiqa Gabbi plays the character Eva while Mamta Mohandas will be seen as Annie. Touted to be a science fiction, Nine’s shooting began in April this year and has been progressing steadily since then. The team had recently completed a schedule in the Himalayas, according to reports. Directed by Jenuse Mohammed, the film is being produced by Prithviraj’s home banner Prithviraj Productions in association with Spe Films India. Being his first production venture, after his walkout from August Cinemas, Nine is termed to be a very important film in the star’s career. The technical crew working on the film includes Shaan Rahman who will be composing tunes for the songs, while the background score will be done by Sekhar Menon. Abinandhan Ramanujam is cranking the camera for this venture while Shameer Mohammed is the editor. Prithviraj and Prakash Raj are a formidable combo in the south Indian film industry having worked together in a few movies. (Content provided by Digital Native) Also Read: ‘Was coerced to donate my brother’s organs,’ says Kerala man, Tn hospital denies charge...
- 6/12/2018
- by Monalisa
- The News Minute
Mollywood The film is bankrolled by Prithviraj's wife Supriya Menon and the distribution rights have been bagged by Sony Pictures. Digital NativeDirector Jenuse Mohammed’s upcoming film has been titled Nine and it will feature Prithiviraj Sukumaran in the lead role. The title Nine is apparently in relation with the series of events that unfolds in nine days and how it is resolved. The film is touted to belong to the sci fi horror genre and this is the first such film to be ever made in the Malayalam film industry. The shooting of Nine commenced in Kerala on April 9th and the team intends to shoot some important portions in Manali later. The film is bankrolled by Prithviraj’s wife Supriya Menon under the banner Prithviraj Productions along with Spe Films and the film’ distribution rights have been bagged by Sony Pictures. This is the maiden production venture from the Prithviraj banner. On the star cast, we hear that talks are on with Nithya Menen and Parvathy to play the female leads but nothing has been confirmed yet. Besides directing the film, Jeuse Mohammed had written the story and screenplay as well. On the technical crew, it is Shaan Rahman, who will be composing the tunes for the soundtrack while Sekhar Menon will be composing the background score. Abinandhan Ramanujam is the cinematographer for this venture and Shameer Muhammed is the editor. As the film went on to the floors recently, rumors have surfaced that Prithviraj plays a scientist in it and it is inspired by the Spanish film Times Crimes. However, this needs to be confirmed yet as there are no official word on it yet. Prithviraj’s next film release would be Ranam, which is due to hit the silver screens this month. He also has a number of films such as My Story, Aadujeevitham, an Anjali Menon directorial, and Kaaliyan in his kitty needing his attention. (Content provided by Digital Native)...
- 4/12/2018
- by Monalisa
- The News Minute
Announcement Malayalam actor Prithviraj made the announcement through social media. Tnm StaffPopular Malayalam actor Prithviraj and his wife Supriya, have rolled out a new film production company. Named after the actor himself, Prithviraj Productions wants to "give back to cinema," a statement read. According to a statement released by Prithviraj through his official social media accounts, Prithviraj said that the duo was realising a dream, by launching the production company. "We have always wanted to give back to cinema… and we couldn’t possibly think of a better way to do that than facilitate films which we believe will make Malayalam cinema proud," the statement read. The actor said that they have been in the process of realising their dream for the past year. “Why did it take one year? Why do we believe this could be the start of something very special for our industry? Why is this dream of ours effectively taking a step closer to the vision that I have always harboured for Malayalam cinema? These are all questions to which hopefully you’ll find answers in the next few announcements that will follow,” said the actor. Prithviraj also thanked entrepreneur Shaji Nadesan and cinematographer, film director, producer and actor Santosh Sivan saying that they held his hand when he took baby steps into the world of film production. "A heartfelt thank you to each and every one who taught me all that I know of cinema," he said. Till 2017, Prithviraj was part of a production house called August Cinema, along with Shaji Nadesan, Santosh Sivan and actor Arya. However, around six years after being part of the production house, Prithviraj announced that he was pulling out from the company, stating that it was time for him to take a different tangent. August Cinema produced and distributed several hit movies such as Urumi, Indian Rupee, Bangalore Days, Double Barrel and The Great Father. Ever since Prithviraj left August Cinema, there has been speculation that the actor will launch another production house of his own. Read the full statement from Prithviraj Productions here. Prithviraj's latest release was the movie Vimaanam, which was released in December last year. Recently, the first look poster of his upcoming film Kaliyan was released. Reported to be a period drama, he will play a warrior named Kunchirakkotu Kaali. Reports also say that Prithviraj is set to portray the role of a scientist in Jenuse Mohammed’s upcoming sci-fi film Nayan.
- 3/9/2018
- by Megha
- The News Minute
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