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MollywoodThe film has been screened in several film festivals and has won awards in many of them, including Indian Film Festival of Cincinnati, Kenya International Sports Film Festival and the Roshd International Film Festival in Iran.Tnm StaffScreengrab/ YouTubeThe trailer of the Malayalam sports-based children’s film Madappally United was released on June 23, coinciding with International Olympic Day. The film has been screened in several film festivals and has won awards too in many of them, including Indian Film Festival of Cincinnati, Kenya International Sports Film Festival and the Roshd International Film Festival in Iran. The film is all set for its release in July, when it will be playing at theatres, educational institutions and multiple screening venues in Delhi, Dehradun, Kerala, Mumbai, Ahmedabad and Kolkata. The film is helmed by director Ajay Govind. Speaking about the film, the director said in a press statement on Thursday, June 23, “Madappally United...

ReviewThe story comes from a real life policeman, Sibi Thomas, who sometimes acts in films.CrisBy now, Malayalam movie goers must be familiar with the way police stations work, the moment by moment drudgery becoming part of several scripts. Rajeev Ravi’s Kuttavum Sikshayum takes that route and then diverts away with five policemen, on a very non-cinematic chase of thieves. You are not therefore caught in the routines of a police station but also not exactly gripping your chair, wondering what’s next. Even as there are things happening all the time, it is a bit of a lull, tension-free, a story you can watch in pieces like a book you keep upturned to read later. Kuttavum Sikshayum is an unhurried police story, not in the tone of your everyday thriller, and therefore not everyone’s cup of tea. Quite in contrast to all that’s upcoming, Asif Ali...

MollywoodOne is a police drama with Asif Ali in the lead, while the other is a period film led by Nivin Pauly.Tnm StaffThuramukham / Kuttavum SikshayumTwo Rajeev Ravi movies are getting ready for back-to-back releases in successive weeks. The director of acclaimed movies like Annayum Rasulum and Kammattippadam is bringing out Kuttavum Sikshayum on May 27 and Thuramukham on June 3. Trailers of both the movies have also been released on consecutive days, one showing a police drama and the other, a period film based on a play by Km Chidambaram. Rajeev Ravi, who became renowned as a cinematographer, began making films nine years ago, with Annayum Rasoolum. In every new film, he chooses a different male actor to lead the story, while retaining a few supporting actors. After Fahadh Faasil, Farhaan Faasil and Dulquer Salmaan, the fourth hero is Asif Ali, playing the lead in Kuttavum Shikshayum, as a police officer.

MollywoodAsif Ali plays a distraught police official and the male lead of the film, which also features Sunny Wayne, Sharaf U Dheen and others. Tnm StaffScreen grab from Kuttavum Sikshayum trailer / 123MusixA theft has happened. Police are questioning suspects, in Hindi. Somewhere in Kerala, a bunch of policemen are asked to find criminals in another land. As they move about, converse, the music breaks and lifts off again. Rajeev Ravi's new film Kuttavum Sikshayum (Crime and Punishment), in its short trailer, appears like a crime drama, with the elements of guilt and depression traversing through it. Asif Ali plays a distraught police official and the male lead of the film. Sunny Wayne, Sharaf U Dheen, Alencier and others appear in the trailer along with him. Two lines spoken by Alencier suggest a possible storyline in the film. "Who knows how many innocent people we have punished? What if one...

MollywoodThe Dileesh Pothan directorial starring Nimisha Sajayan, Suraj Venjaramoodu and Fahadh celebrated the completion of four years since theatrical release on June 30. Tnm StaffScreengrab/ YouTubeTeam Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum celebrated the completion of four years on June 30. Marking the occasion, the makers released deleted scenes from the movie. Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum features actors Fahadh Faasil, Nimisha Sajayan and Suraj Venjaramoodu in the lead roles. Sharing the deleted scenes, Bhavana Studios, the studio founded by Fahadh Faasil, Dileesh Pothan and Syam Pushkaran, wrote: “Celebrating 4 Years of Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum. Here are some deleted scenes from the movie.” The movie marked The Great Indian Kitchen actor Nimisha Sajayan’s debut. The movie revolves around Suraj Venjaramodu and Nimisha Sajayan, a newlywed couple who decide to move to some other place after their family and others refuse to approve the intercaste wedding. A local thief (played by Fahadh Faasil) steals Sreeja’s chain while the couple are commuting in a bus.

After the most talked about film of Malayalam film industry in the last year “Maheshinte Prathikaram” (“Mahesh’s Revenge”), director Dileesh Pothan and actor Fahadh Faasil come together for “Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum” (Roughly translated as “The Exhibit and the Witness”). Even though it’s only the second film from Pothan, due to the immense fan following from his previous film, which even generated a trend of finding minute details from that film and labeling it as Pothettan brilliance, there was much hype to live up to. By making the subject into a dark humor rather than the previous film, which was more of a feel-good movie, Pothan was able to satisfy and surprise his fans.

The film begins in a rural village near Alappuzha where chance encounters lead into a love affair between Prasad and Sreeja. Their inter-caste marriage prompts them to shift to Kasargod. On the bus journey, Sreeja’s...

MollywoodThe first schedule of the film will be shot in Rajasthan.Digital NativeNivin Pauly and Asif Ali will play the lead roles in the upcoming Abride Shine directorial, which has not been titled yet. The actors have worked together in a couple of films earlier and will be teaming up after a decade. In an earlier interview to the Times of India, Abrid Shine said that the story is laced with humour. The first schedule begins in Rajasthan on Monday. While the team is stationed there already, Asif Ali will be joining after taking care of some work related to his upcoming film Maheshum Marutiyum, directed by Sethu, say sources. Both Nivin Pauly and Asif Ali have quite a few films in hand besides the Abrid Shine directorial. Nivin’s Thuramukham will have its world premiere at the prestigious International Film Festival of Rotterdam (IFFR). The film’s theatrical release...

MollywoodThe film is based on a true investigation story, which was headed by one of the scriptwriters.Tnm StaffFive faces sketched in sepia brown are on the poster of Rajeev Ravi's new film Kuttavum Shikshayum – Crime and Punishment. Actor Asif Ali, who is playing the lead in the film, released the poster on Sunday evening with the caption 'Man will get used to anything', the same as the movie's tagline. Other than Asif Ali, the film has Sunny Wayne, Sharafuddin, Senthil and Alencier on the poster. On it is written the title and the curious tagline which ends with a Malayalam curse word, 'Mayiran'. The film is written by Sibi Thomas and Sreejith Divakaran, and produced by Arunkumar VR. The tagline is a quote from Dostoevsky’s iconic novel Crime and Punishment, though the film has nothing to do with the novel. It is based on a true investigation...

MollywoodThe film will reportedly be directed by Rajeev Ravi and scripted by Sibi Thomas. Digital NativeReports surfaced some weeks ago that Asif Ali has signed up a new film that will be directed by Rajeev Ravi and that it’s titled Kuttavum Shikshayum. Sibi Thomas is penning the screenplay for this flick in association with Sreejith Divakaran. Asif Ali will be playing a cop in this thriller which also has Sunny Wayne, Alencier Ley Lopez, Sharafudheen and Senthil Krishna in the cast. Suresh Rajan is cranking the camera and National Award winner B Ajithkumar is in charge of the editing. Arun Kumar Vr will be bankrolling Kuttavum Shikshayum under the banner Film Roll Productions. Interestingly, this is the first time Asif is playing a cop and his fans are waiting in anticipation to see him in that get-up on the silver screen. Some pictures from the sets of Kuttavum Shikshayum...

MollywoodRJ Mathukutty is making his directorial debut with this flick touted to be a youthful romantic entertainer. Digital NativeAsif Ali is bagging some of the best roles in his career. His next film in the pipeline will be Kunjeldho, which is based on a real-life incident. Rj Mathukutty is making his directorial debut with this flick touted to be a youthful romantic entertainer. Sources in the know say that Asif Ali will be playing a college student in Kunjeldho. He will be pairing up with debutant Gopika Udayan on screen. A short clip of the film was released by the Mollywood megastar Mammootty recently which shows Asif Ali as a happy-go-lucky young man in love. A song sung by Vineeth Sreenivasan plays in the background. The technical crew of this film includes Shaan Rahman for music and Swaroop Philip for cinematography. Vineeth Sreenivasan is the creative director of the film.

Mollywood The story is based on a real life investigation of a bank robbery in Kasaragod.Digital NativeAsif Ali has signed up a new film that will be directed by Rajeev Ravi and it has been titled Kuttavum Shikshayum (Crime and punishment). Sibi Thomas is penning the screenplay for this flick in association with Sreejith Divakaran. Sibi Thomas, before venturing into the film industry, was a circle inspector who served at a police station in Kasargod. Sibi was seen as a cop in Dileesh Pothan’s Thondimuthalum Driksaskshiyum, which was well received by the audiences. After proving his mettle as an actor, Sibi Thomas is set to take the new avatar as a screen writer. He will be penning the screenplay and it will be based on the real investigation that he had done in 2016. Apparently, the film will be based on the jewelry robbery in Kasargod that Sibi investigated.

MollywoodSibi Thomas, who made his acting debut in Dileesh Pothan’s ‘Thondimuthalum Driksaskshiyum’, is now turning screenwriter for a film to be directed by Rajeev Ravi. Digital NativeSibi Thomas was working as a circular inspector at a police station in Kasargod when he first got an opportunity to act in a film. He was seen as a cop in Dileesh Pothan’s Thondimuthalum Driksaskshiyum, which was well received by the audience. After proving his mettle as an actor in a few films, Sibi Thomas is set appear in a new avatar as a screenwriter. He will be penning the screenplay for a film to be directed by Rajeev Ravi and it will be based on a real life investigation that he had done in 2016. Not that he left his police job, he is currently posted at the coastal station in Azheekode. In an interview to Silverscreen.in, Sibi spoke about...