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One of the senior most actors of Malayalam film industry Poojapura Ravi passed away at Marayoor in Idukki district on Sunday. He was 86. Ravi who was living in his ancestral residence at Poojapura in Thiruvananthapuram shifted to his daughter’s residence at Marayoor in Idukki district after his son Harikumar and family shifted to Dublin in Ireland due to the professional commitments.

Poojapura Ravi acted in more than 800 movies. His last movie was ‘Guppy’ in which pan India actor, Tovino Thomas was the hero. He commenced his career through ‘Kalanilayam’ drama troupe of late N K Achary who was one of the doyens of Malayalam theatres. Ravi then migrated to the film industry and was a presence in almost all the movies.

The actor was given a sendoff in December 2022 when he was shifting his residence from Thiruvananthapuram to Idukki.

The funeral of the deceased actor is not yet finalised...

The release of director Harikumar’s ‘Thael’, featuring actors Prabhu Deva and Samyuktha Hegde in the lead, has been postponed, its makers announced late on Monday. Studio Green Productions, the production house that has produced the action thriller, said in a statement that the release of Thael had been postponed because of “unforeseen situations”. A new […]...

MollywoodTitled Malayalam Mojo, Jio Cinemas is presenting a Mollywood movie marathon which will consist of six movies from various genres. Tnm Staff Malayalam film buffs have a new reason to rejoice. Over-the-top (Ott) platform Jio Cinema announced on Monday that the streamer will be releasing six Malayalam films as part of the upcoming Mollywood movie marathon which has been titled 'Malayalam Mojo'. While one of the films is directly releasing on Ott, the other five are gearing up for digital premiere following theatrical release. From period dramas to comedies, movies belonging to six unique genres featuring stars such as Mohanlal and Nivin Pauly among others, have been picked as a part of Malayalam Mojo. The six movies will be released one after the other, starting from June 18. Here’s the list of six Malayalam movies that will be available on Jio Cinemas: Kayamkulam Kochunni Featuring actors Nivin Pauly and Priya Anand in the lead,...

Film buffs are in for a treat very soon with Jio Cinema celebrating Malayalam cinema with upcoming movie marathon Malayalam Mojo, starting June 18. Varying in themes, treatment and characterization - critically acclaimed films to major box office successes from one of the most prolific film industries in the country, these include two straight to digital releases as well as previously released films having their digital premieres.

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Films for all moods, ranging from period dramas to comedies, thrillers to satires, backed by celebrated talent that include actors Mohan Lal, Siddharth, Dileep, Nivin Pauly, director Jeethu Joseph, sound designer Resul Pookutty and many more, don’t miss these diverse titles streaming from June 18 onwards.

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Kayamkulam Kochunni

Dreaded by the rich and corrupt and revered by the poor and down trodden, Kayamkulam Kochunni was a Robin Hood of sorts.

MollywoodThe films could be remakes of older films or bear absolutely no connection to its predecessor.Tnm StaffPoster of Mamankam (1979)/ Courtesy - m3db.com and Mamangam (2019)Just as the recent Malayalam film Nayattu was about to release, a Google search of the title threw up another 1980 film by the same name. Starring Jayan, it had released 11 days after the actor’s death as a result of a daredevil stunt in another film. Both the Nayattus tell police stories but have no other similarities. It’s not the first time that the title of an earlier film was reused years later for a film with absolutely no connection to its predecessor. Critic B Vijayakumar writes on Malayalam Music and Movie Encyclopaedia that Sthree (1970) was perhaps the first such film to have a repeated title. Another film called Sthree had released 20 years earlier (in 1950), as an adaptation of a play by the same name.

MollywoodYet to be titled, the film will be scripted by Uday Krishna.Digital NativeBiju Menon, who has had two film releases this year – Orayiram Kinakkalal and Rosapoo – has gone on to sign a new film. Yet to be titled, the film will be directed by Suresh Divakar and scripted by Uday Krishna and will be bankrolled by Tharang Cinemas. Biju is currently busy with Padayottam, which is being directed by debutant Rafeeq Ahmad. The film is progressing well and is slated to hit the marquee as an Onam special this year. Director Suresh Divakar’s last film release was Ivan Maryadaraman, which hit the silver screens in the year 2015. It had Dileep and Nikki Galrani featuring as the leads. The star cast also included Kailash, Sp Sreekumar and Suraj Venjaramoodu. The film was produced by Anto Joseph under his banner Anto Joseph Film Company. Biju Menon also has Autorikshawkkarante Bharya in the pre-production mode right now. Based on a short story penned by the award-winning writer M Mukundan of the same name, the film will be helmed by Harikumar. Parvathy Menon has been signed up to share screen space with Biju Menon in this flick. Biju Menon began his acting career with an uncredited role in Eagle that released in the year 1991. Since then, he has been seen in various roles and has worked his way up to become a hero. Besides Malayalam movies, he has also acted in Hindi, Kannada, Telugu and Tamil films. Biju also has numerous prestigious awards to his credit, including the Kerala State Film Awards, Kerala Film Critics Awards, Asianet Film Awards, Filmfare Awards South, North American Film Awards (Nafa) and others. Some of his career best roles were in films such as Anuraga Karikkin Vellam, Anarkali, Vellimoonga, Run Baby Run, Ordinary, Snehaveedu, Seniors, Marykkundoru Kunjaadu, Mulla, Meghamalhar, Krishnagudiyil Oru Pranayakalathu and so on. Also read: 'We as a society drive trans persons away': Director Ranjith on 'Njan Marykutty' (Content provided by Digital Native)...