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Udayananu Tharam Box Office: Mohanlal’s Satirical Gem Returns(Photo Credit –YouTube)

Recently, Mohanlal has enjoyed enormous success at the box office in the Kerala domestic market, not only with his new films but also with re-releases. The most recent example of this success is Chotta Mumbai (2007), which managed to earn Inr 3.31 crores during its second run. Now, another re-release of a Mohanlal classic is returning to the silver screen. The film is a black comedy that takes a satirical look at the Malayalam film industry, primarily focusing on the struggles of up-and-coming talents like directors, actors, and the prevailing superstar culture. The film supposedly drew inspiration from some real-life incidents.

What Is the Plot of Udayananu Tharam?

Udayananu Tharam explores the Malayalam film industry through the struggles of talented individuals trying to break in, but who never had the opportunity to prove themselves. The protagonist, Udayabhanu, is a writer-director,...

Udayananu Tharam 4K Re-release Poster (Photo Credit – Prime Video)

The Malayalam film Udayananu Tharam is returning to the big screen, following the growing trend of re-releases. The movie, which initially hit theaters on January 21, 2005, will be re-released in 4K format for its 20th anniversary.

Directed by Roshan Andrews, the film features Mohanlal in the role of Udayabhanu, a struggling scriptwriter and aspiring director, while Sreenivasan portrays Rajappan Thengummoodu, an aspiring actor. Sreenivasan also wrote the script for this film.

In addition to Mohanlal and Sreenivasan, the film also features Jagathy Sreekumar as Pachalam Bhasi, a character who has become a popular figure in memes and internet trolls. The supporting cast includes Meena, Mukesh, Salim Kumar, Indrans, Cochin Hanifa, and Bhavana. Udayananu Tharam delves into the world of the film industry, exploring themes of backstabbing, the treatment of women, and the industry’s darker aspects, all presented through a comedic lens.

MollywoodIt is a testament to these actors’ caliber that their changeovers are not only received so well, but actively encouraged by fans of cinema.With that cracking loud voice of his, actor Janardhanan introduces himself – all too politely to the surprise of an audience unaccustomed to seeing him like that – as Ouseppachan, the miserable father-in-law of a woman found dead in the house. He is one of the suspects in the 1988 crime film Oru Cbi Diary Kuruppu. Up until then, Janardhanan had mostly played the unabashed villain in Malayalam films of the 70s and 80s. But for reasons best known to K Madhu, the director of Mammootty’s Cbi series, Janardhanan was cast as the harmless rich guy in the film, whose misfortunes somehow translated into comic relief for the audience. After this, the senior actor played comedian in movie after movie, one of his most loved sequences featuring in Mannar Mathai Speaking,...

MollywoodBindu’s first image-breaking role was as the comically naive homemaker Indu in ‘Sreekrishnapurathe Nakshathrathilakkam’. She then surprised the audience as the formidable madame of a shady brothel in ‘Soothradharan’.Bindu Panicker in RorschachWhen this writer told a friend that Bindu Panicker’s filmography lists roughly 250 films since her debut in Kamaladalam (1992), he pointed out that it was a dismally low number if you compare that to her male counterparts. Even more so, considering her astonishing range and talent. If one were to draw a career chart of the 55-year-old actor, they would find that her progression is staggeringly consistent not only as a performer, but as someone who has casually reinvented herself at crucial junctures in her career. Bindu, however, rarely got the opportunities or scripts to flex her craft like her male contemporaries. Or let’s just say she probably couldn’t afford the work flexibility of male...

RepresentationFor a long time, Malayalam and Tamil movies have resorted to using dwarf persons for humour, which often borders on the cruel. Are we any better now, Tnm explores.Lakshmi PriyaMore than 40 years since its release, veteran Malayalam director Kg George’s 1980 film Mela has proved to be a milestone in many ways. Adapted to the screen from a book of the same name, written by circus artist and writer Sreedharan Champad, Mela tells the story of a 27-year-old dwarf person, who struggles with jealousy and insecurities after his marriage to a woman almost double his height. In his book ‘An Album of Indian Big Tops (History of Indian Circus)’, Sreedharan refers to Mela as the first film in the world to be made with a dwarf person as the hero: Puthenveli Sasidharan. Sasidharan eventually came to be known as Mela Raghu — a beloved screen name he received thanks to...

Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 2 - Popular Malayalam film actor Cochin Haneefa died at a hospital in Chennai Tuesday, family sources said. He was 58.

Haneefa, known for his villainous roles in movies as well as his prowess at comedy, had been in and out of hospitals since last October following a liver ailment. His body is expected to be brought to Kochi Wednesday for the last rites.

Born as Salim Ahmed Ghoush, the actor who hails from Kochi started off as a mimicry artiste and was also an accomplished script writer.

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