Unni Mukundan’s Malayalam film ‘Meppadiyan’ to release on Jan 14

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Unni Mukundan’s Malayalam film ‘Meppadiyan’ to release on Jan 14

Director Vishnu Mohan’s Malayalam film ‘Meppadiyan’, which features actor Unni Mukundan in the lead, will hit screens on January 14, next year.

Making the announcement, actor and producer of the film, Unni Mukundan, on social media said, “(On) Jan 14th, almost a decade back, I had given my first shot as an actor and I can’t be any happier to let you all know that this Jan 14th, I happily bring to you ‘Meppadiyan’, produced Under my banner, UnniMukundanFilms!”

The actor further added, “See you at the theatres! We as a team are blessed to have Shri Mohanlal launch our Ayyappa song and announce the release date of ‘Meppadiyan’. Thank you Lalettan, from the entire team of ‘Meppadiyan’.”

The film was completed exactly one year ago and has since been awaiting release.

Apart from announcing the release date of the film, Mohanlal also released the third song from the film.

Unni Mukundan said, “I am really happy to share the third song from my film ‘Meppadiyan’. ‘Meppadiyan’ had started its journey from Sabarimala and I’m just blessed to have had the opportunity to render these lines in the glory of Ayyappan. Also, it’s a genre that I haven’t tried, so it definitely is the most challenging song that I have sung. Rahul has done a fantastic job. And I just love the lyrics by Vinayak.”

‘Bigg Boss Telugu 5’: Sreerama Chandra becomes the first finalist of the season

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‘Bigg Boss Telugu 5’: Sreerama Chandra becomes the first finalist of the season

Singer Sreerama Chandra has made it to the list of finalists of ‘Bigg Boss Telugu 5’ after a series of tasks.

The playback singer, who suffered injuries in one of the tasks, was supported by Sunny and Shanmukh in a couple of tasks before he participated in the final round to win the ‘Ticket to Finale’.

Sreerama Chandra, who is now buoyed with the winning of ‘ticket to finale’ thanked the audience for their support. Sreerama also thanked Sunny for playing a couple of tasks on his behalf, which are considered game-changers.

Sunny, on the other hand, was spotted enjoying Sreerama Chandra’s win, as he dances to the song played by ‘Bigg Boss’.

With four contestants in the race to win the ‘Ticket to Finale’, the makers of the reality show had conducted a series of tasks related to physical and mental abilities.

Siri and Sunny had lost the game in the early stages, as they were the bottom two among the contestants who were in the race to win the ticket to finale.

Sreerama and Manas had participated in the final round to win the ticket, while Sree Rama Chandra beats Manas. So, Sreerama becomes the first finalist of the season.

This week’s eliminations on ‘Bigg Boss Telugu 5’ is to decide who among the contestants would reach the top six list of the season. While Sreerama Chandra, Manas, Kajal, Siri, and Priyanka are in the nominations, one of the contestants will be out in the weekend eliminations.

‘Adavi Thalli Maata’ song brings folk essence to Pawan Kalyan’s ‘Bheemla Nayak’

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‘Adavi Thalli Maata’ song brings folk essence to Pawan Kalyan’s ‘Bheemla Nayak’

Pawan Kalyan and Rana Daggubati as opponents, are all set to entertain the audience in the upcoming movie ‘Bheemla Nayak’.

Billed as an action drama, the release date for ‘Bheemla Nayak’ is around, the makers have started promotions on a grand scale.

The makers released the song ‘Adavi Thalli Maata’, which is hyped as the ‘essence of Bheemla Nayak’. Crooned by folk singer Kummari Durgavva, the song ‘Adavi Thalli Maata’, has singer Sahiti Chaganti’s vocals too. Lyrics penned by Ramjogayya Sastry have an essence, which can be considered simple, yet heart-touching.

Composed by S.S. Thaman, the musical ‘Adavi Thalli Maata’ is modal melody and stanzaic. The lyrical video has edits featuring Pawan Kalyan, Rana Daggubati, Nitya Menen, and Samyukta Menon. Raising the expectations higher, the song has captivated the viewers.

Directed by Sagar K. Chandra, the movie ‘Bheemla Nayak’ is bankrolled by Suryadevara Naga Vamsi under Sithara Entertainments Banner. Telugu’s ace director Trivikram Srinivas has penned the dialogues and the screenplay for the ‘Ayyappanum Koshiyum’ remake.

Slated for release on January 12, 2022, ‘Bheemla Nayak’ is one of the movies releasing during the Sankranthi season along with ‘Radhe Shyam’ and ‘RRR’.

Makers of ‘Pushpa: The Rise’ put out trailer tease

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Makers of ‘Pushpa: The Rise’ put out trailer tease

Allu Arjun and Rashmika Mandanna-starrer ‘Pushpa: The Rise’ is prepping up for its huge release around the country soon. Billed as Allu Arjun’s first pan-India movie, ‘Pushpa’ is helmed by Sukumar.

The theatrical trailer of the movie is to be released on December 6. The makers of ‘Pushpa’ have now unveiled a trailer tease ahead of the theatrical trailer release.

Giving a glimpse into the intense, action-oriented story of ‘Pushpa: The Rise’, the trailer tease introduces all the main leads in the movie. Allu Arjun’s mass avatar as a sandalwood smuggler is established with his action sequences and dances, while other characters are introduced in small glimpses.

Rashmika Mandanna, Fahadh Fassil, Sunil, Anasuya Bharadwaj, Ajay Gosh, and others play important roles in the movie. The tease has a hint at all the key roles, which increases the anticipation around each role in the upcoming movie.

Samantha jives with Allu Arjun for a special song in the movie. Devi Sri Prasad is the music composer, while the Mythri Movie Makers and Muttamsetty Media are bankrolling the movie jointly.

‘Pushpa’ is scheduled to release on December 17, in Telugu along with dubbed versions in Malayalam, Tamil, Hindi, and Kannada.

Vicky-Katrina wedding: Event-related stickers must on vehicles

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Vicky-Katrina wedding: Event-related stickers must on vehicles

Ahead of the proposed wedding between Bollywood stars Vicky Kaushal and Katrina Kaif in Sawai Madhopur district on December 9, special instructions have been issued to put event-related stickers on all vehicles associated with the event.

Also, all guests attending the wedding must carry full vaccination certificate and negative RT-PCR report, District Collector Rajendra Kishan said on Friday.

The DC gave instructions regarding the compliance of Covid guidelines in the marriage ceremony, and briefed the hotel management and other concerned officials about law and order, security, traffic, parking etc.

Katrina Kaif and Vicky Kaushal are expected to tie the knot at Fort Barwara in Sawai Madhopur on December 9.

Speaking to the media, Kishan said, “The 120 guests attending the wedding shall follow all the Covid protocols, and only double vaccinated guests will get entry to the wedding venue.”

On Friday morning, the DC had convened a meeting in this regard, which was attended by the officials from the district administration, police, forest department, hotel staff and event managers.

The meeting was convened to ensure that adequate arrangements are in place for crowd control, smooth regulation of traffic etc.

‘Tadap’: And the fault lies in Ahan Shetty’s Stars

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‘Tadap’: And the fault lies in Ahan Shetty’s Stars

Film: ‘Tadap (Showing in Theatres); Duration: 130 minutes.
Directors: Milan Luthria
Cast: Tara Sutaria, Ahan Shetty, Sumit Gulati, Saurabh Shukla, Kumud Mishra
Rating: **1/2
Debutant Ahan Shetty is a promising actor and he delivers with all earnestness. He plays Ishana an orphan brought up by a local godfather called “Daddy” (Saurabh Shukla). He is enticed by Ramisa the daughter of MLA Damodar Nautiyal (Kumud Mishra) who notices him dancing while leading a victory procession. After their brief romantic overture, he falls hook line and sinker for her and keeps pining for her despite all odds.

‘Tadap’ is rich material for its talented actors. It is a simple, emotion-packed unrequited love story inspired by a true incident that occurred a few years ago. But Director Milan Luthria unravels the tale in the most convoluted and tedious manner.

Set in Mussoorie, the film begins on an unwarranted note followed by an action-packed chase between the chaser and the chase. Though we know that the chaser is the hero of the film, the reason for the chase was and is still unclear. As the plot develops, you realise the telling is complex by its sheer script, direction, and editing.

Narrated in a non-linear manner, the film begins as a clunky action thriller, then flits through the romance zone, and by the time it reaches the climax it crashes with gore and horror tropes.

Each scene appears dramatically staged and directed in an outdated fashion. Except for a few stray dialogues, most of the conversation too reflects that period. To make matters worse the editing is jerky. This is noticed especially in the scene just before the interval. Also, due to the poor editing, the timelines are smudged, and you keep guessing the plausibility of the tale.

During the first two acts, your mind keeps digressing, and it is only in the final act that you realise how a strong and wonderful story is marred by its complex telling.

While the story revolves around Ishana, Tara Sutaria as Ramisa leaves an indelible impact with an author-backed role. She is the only character you take back home after the viewing.

Most of the supporting cast, including Saurabh Shukla, Kumud Mishra, and Sumit Gulati, who plays Ishana’s friend, are all good in their character skins.

The songs, especially the one picturised by the riverside, seem forced into the narrative.

Overall, the film mounted with moderate production values – looks and feels like a B grade- 1990s film.

‘Shabaash Mithu’ to hit the screens on Feb 4, 2022

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‘Shabaash Mithu’ to hit the screens on Feb 4, 2022

On the occasion of Mithali Raj’s birthday on Friday, the release date of ‘Shabaash Mithu’ starring Taapsee Pannu has been announced. It will hit the screens on February 4, 2022.

‘Shabaash Mithu’ is the coming-of-age tale of women’s cricket in India as witnessed by the most successful woman cricketer. The film chronicles the highs and lows, setbacks and moments of euphoria of Mithali’s life with Taapsee essaying the titular role.

Also seen in the film will be the talented actor Vijay Raaz in a key role.

‘Shabaash Mithu’ has been shot across domestic and international locations to aptly bring alive Mithali’s iconic journey and her meteoric rise to the world stage.

Produced by Viacom18 Studios, Shabaash Mithu’s Creative Producer is Ajit Andhare, while the film is Directed by Srijit Mukherji and Written by Priya Aven.

Actor Siddharth: Stop persecuting the film industry

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Actor Siddharth: Stop persecuting the film industry

Actor Siddharth, who recently appeared in the movie ‘Maha Samudram’ alongside Sharwanand, had written a series of tweets on Thursday questioning the government on low cap of movie ticket prices.

Siddharth suggested the Andhra Pradesh government, to calculate the average house rent and per capita consumer spending on durables, and then decide the prices of movie tickets. He also brings in, a simple example of how much money he had spent on watching a movie, when he watched a movie abroad, for the first time.

“The first time I saw a movie abroad was 25 years ago. I used my student I-card and saw a movie for 8 dollars. That was Rs. 200 at the time. Today our films match all countries in technology, talent and employment…. #SaveCinema”, Siddharth’s Tweet reads.

Going on, about the same issue, the actor wrote: “A film’s budget and scale is not decided by the consumer… It is decided by the creator and the investor. No individual has the right to decide how much anyone earns from cinema.”

“Why is it that the film industry has to constantly be seen as a problem area by governments intent on telling them how to recover their investment?” the Rang De Basanti’ star questioned.

Siddharth opined that the Government Orders for ticket rates and limits on the number of shows, which comes under the violation of the MRTP Act. “Give cinema and cinema halls a chance to survive. Please,” he appealed.

Siddharth is one among the very few actors who have taken a stand against movie ticket price issues in Andhra Pradesh. Pawan Kalyan, Nani, Chiranjeevi, and Director Raghavendra Rao are the celebrities who have openly given their statements on the issue to date.

Contestants undergo tough tasks in ‘Bigg Boss Telugu 5’ to win ‘Ticket To Finale’

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Contestants undergo tough tasks in ‘Bigg Boss Telugu 5’ to win ‘Ticket To Finale’

With only a couple of weeks away from ‘Bigg Boss Telugu 5’ finale, the reality show has become more interesting with internal fights and back-to-back tasks.

The makers of ‘Bigg Boss’ announced a series of games for the contestants to win the ‘ticket to finale’.

While the tasks are to test the qualities like endurance, speed, focus, skill, and other qualities of the contestants, Priyanka, Shanmukh, and Kajal are already out of the game after three rounds.

With Siri, Sree Rama Chandra, Manas, and Sunny in the race, it is reported that two of the contestants have reached the final round to earn the ticket to the finale.

As per the latest reports, it is reported that Siri and Manas would compete with each other for the ticket to the finale in the upcoming episodes. With Kajal, Priyanka, Siri, and Manas are expected to be in the danger zone, the viewers are curious about who among them would make it to the finale, along with the other top four contestants.

Social media pages and trends are filled with polls and discussions regarding the same.

As per the voting patterns and trending social media topic, Sree Rama Chandra and VJ Sunny have earned good numbers from the official voting polls, while Siri and Manas seem to have similar voting percentages.

Kajal and Priyanka Singh might be the ones, who would face a threat in the eliminations in the coming days.

Sara Ali Khan pens heartfelt note for Rohit Shetty, Aanand L Rai

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Sara Ali Khan pens heartfelt note for Rohit Shetty, Aanand L Rai

Actress Sara Ali Khan, who will soon be seen in ‘Atrangi Re along with Akshay Kumar and Dhanush, has expressed her gratitude to her upcoming films director Aanand L Rai and her ‘Simmba maker Rohit Shetty for giving her the opportunity to be a part of their films.

The actress took to her Instagram and shared a collage of their photographs in her story where the three can be seen indulging in a funny conversation.

Using her rhyming skills to portray her love for the directors, Sara wrote: “Only love, respect, gratitude and a little masti (fun). Aapki bacchi always hasti (your kiddo is always smiling).”

Earlier, during the wrap of ‘Simmba’, Sara also thanked Rohit Shetty for his warmth, guidance, patience during the shoot.

The actress is now awaiting the release of ‘Atrangi Re’, which has been produced by T-Series, Cape Of Good Films and Colour Yellow Productions. The film directed by Aanand L Rai and written by his long time collaborator, Himanshu Sharma, is all set to stream on Disney+ Hotstar from December 24.

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