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CinemaVeteran actor and filmmaker Pratap Pothen, who worked in over a hundred films in Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu and Hindi, passed away on July 15 in Chennai. Tnm StaffPratap Pothen/ Facebook Condolences poured in from all quarters following actor Pratap Pothen’s death on Friday, July 15. While fans and members from the film fraternity mourned his loss, many took to social media to revisit his notable movies as an actor, director and writer. Pratap started his acting journey with The Madras Players, the oldest English theatre collective in Chennai. Popular Malayalam director Bharathan, who enjoyed his performance in the play Androcles and the Lion, invited him to act in his film, Aaravam (1978). Pratap acted in over a hundred films, primarily in Malayalam and Tamil. He also appeared in several Telugu and Hindi movies. We bring to you a list of the actor’s memorable performances, ranging from the romantic hero in the...

MollywoodThe film is directed by Jibu Jacob, who also made the popular political satire ‘Vellimoonga’ with the same duo in the lead, five years ago.Digital NativeActors Biju Menon and Aju Varghese will come together in the film Adhyarathri. The first look of this film is out and we can gather that it is a rural drama. The first look poster shows Biju Menon walk with actor Manoj Guinness, through a rain drenched road, under an umbrella. Reports are that Biju Menon plays a marriage broker in Adhyarathri with Aju Varghese appearing as his assistant. The film is directed by Jibu Jacob with Sharis Mohammed and Jebin Joseph Antony penning the script. In an earlier interview to the Times of India, Jibu Jacob said, “It’s based on a set of incidents during a wedding and hence the title Adyarathri. We are currently finalising the rest of the cast and...

Interview‘Sathyam Paranja Viswasikkuvo’ tells the story of a mason worker, played by Biju Menon, and marks the comeback of actor Samvrutha Sunil.CrisSajeev PazhoorA long while ago, Sajeev Pazhoor had sat at one place for hours, waiting for a political leader who was coming down to Kerala from Delhi. He was working as a journalist then, and along with other reporters, whiled away the time, doing nothing but wait. That evening he put in his papers. He didn't want to be a journalist any more, he just didn’t want to waste so many of his hours doing nothing. After a few years, he wrote Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum, the movie that would fetch him a National Award in 2018. Today, days before the new feature film he has scripted – Sathyam Paranja Viswasikkuvo -- is about to release, Sajeev sits in the shade of a tree in Tagore Theatre, Thiruvananthapuram. He is...

MollywoodScriptwriter Sethu said that the film will not be a sequel to Prithviraj starrer ‘Chocolate’ but will be a new interpretation of it. Digital NativeEleven years after Prithviraj starrer Chocolate released, there comes a film called Chocolate Retold. Confirming the project, scriptwriter Sethu said that it will not be a sequel to the 2007 film but a new interpretation of it. Unni Mukundan will play the lead role in the new film. In an interview to the Times of India, Sethu has been quoted as saying, “It’s a new interpretation of Chocolate. The story happens after a guy named Abhimanyu arrives in a women’s college that has close to 3000 girls. Abhimanyu is not there to study or teach. The reason he’s there and impacts it has on the students form the story.” Pritvhiraj’s Chocolate was one of the biggest hits of the time. The film was scripted...

Mumbai, April 22: Southern superstar Prithviraj Sukumaran, who debuted in Bollywood with "Aiyyaa", has bought the rights of his hit Malayalam film "Ayalum Njanum Thammil". He plans to make it in Hindi and approach Amitabh Bachchan with the script.

"Ayalum Njanum Thammil", directed by Lal Jose, released in October last year. Also featuring Narein, Prathap Pothen, Samvrutha Sunil and Remya Nambeesan, the film was a medical drama and critics appreciated the film as well as Prithviraj's performance in it.

"I have taken the first step and bought the film. Now, the rights of the film rest with me, so I can be assured that.

Kannur (Kerala), Nov 1: Popular Malayalam actress Samvrutha Sunil Thursday got married to Akhil, a computer engineer working in the Us.

The traditional marriage took place in the presence of close friends in the industry and select politicians. A reception will be held Nov 6 at Kochi.

Samvrutha began her short but eventful career in 2004 when she starred opposite Dileep in "Rasikan".

Samvrutha has acted in 30 films including popular hits like "Achanurangatha Veedu", "Arabikkatha", "Chocolate", "Minnaminnikoottam" and "Thirakkatha".

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