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MollywoodKalidas will be playing the title role in this movie that will also have Bollywood actor Javed Jaffrey in an important role.Digital NativeKalidas Jayaram has been on a roll ever since his debut movie Poomaram’s release. The young actor has been signed up for a number of projects and the latest addition to this list will be Happy Sardar. Kalidas will be playing the title role in this movie that will also have Bollywood actor Javed Jaffrey in an important role. This is not the first time Javed is acting in a Malayalam film – he has earlier played a Pakistani soldier in the film Picket 43. According to industry reports, Happy Sardar is a film about the great Indian wedding. Touted to be a romantic tale, it will be laced with humour throughout, we hear. A few stills from this film has been released online and is going viral among the netizens.

MollywoodAparna Balamurali will play the lead opposite Kalidas.Digital NativeSoon after Kalidas Jayaram’s debut movie as hero in Mollywood, Poomaram, hit the silver screens earlier this year, it was announced that the young actor would be teaming up with maverick director Jeethu Joseph. The project went on to have an official start with its muhurat happening in Ernakulam recently. The event was well-attended by the film’s star cast and crew, with producers Anthony Perumbavoor and Vijay Babu as well as actor Jayaram gracing it. Enquiries about the film revealed that it has a working title, namely Mr Rowdy, but that has not been taken up officially. Pairing up with Kalidas Jayaram in the film would be Aparna Balamurali and the cast also includes Shebin Benson, Ganapathi and Vishnu Govindan among others. Producer Vijay Babu, who played Sarbath Shammer in Aadu and Aadu 2, will also have a role in the film.

MollywoodThe film marked star kid Kalidas Jayaram’s debut as hero in Mollywood.Digital NativeKalidas Jayaram’s debut flick as hero in Mollywood, Poomaram, hit the silver screens recently after facing a lot of hurdles. The film, which was in the can for a long time for various reasons, is finally out at theatres and is garnering good response. It is not just movie buffs who are raving about the film but celebs as well. Nivin Pauly is one of the stars in Mollywood heaping praises on Poomaram. He took to social media to convey his words of praise and his post has gone viral. Soon after watching the film at PVR Cinemas in Kochi on the day of its release, Nivin went on pen on social media, “Loved watching #Poomaram. This is a movie that will be etched in my heart for a long long time. Poomaram is poetic yet so realistic. To me, this is one among the best classics of Malayalam cinema. For anyone who has been part of college youth festivals, this movie has moments and magic that will make you nostalgic. The meaningful climax is done with much perfection. Kalidas Jayaram, what a flying start this is! All the new actors in the film also need to be appreciated for their stand out performance. It’s truly a light hearted, feel good movie from Abrid Shine. Go & experience Poomaram in theatres!” (sic) Written and directed by Abrid Shine, Poomaram has Kalidas Jayaram in the lead role with a star cast including Kunchacko Boban, Meera Jasmine, Joju George and Neeta Pillai. The film is based on the Mahatma Gandhi University Youth Festival that takes place annually where colleges under the university participate to vie for the champions trophy. The film is bankrolled jointly by Paul Varghese and Abrid Shine under the banner Dr Paul Entertainments. Kalidas Jayaram will be moving on to the Alphonse Putheran directorial which he had signed a few weeks ago. According to reports, Kalidas will be sharing screen space with Siddarth in this film. Music composer Rajesh Murugesan and cinematographer Anand C Chandran have been roped in for this project. (Content provided by Digital Native) Also read: ‘Poomaram’ review: A faithful capture of Kerala’s youth festival, minus melodrama...

MollywoodThe young actor said that his parents - Jayaram and Paravthy - were both lost in memories when they watched the film.Digital NativeDigital NativeStar kid Kalidas Jayaram’s debut as hero in the Malayalam film industry was with Poomaram, which hit the silver screens on March 15 amidst a lot of expectations. The film’s release was postponed on multiple occasions and finally it made it to the theatres and opened to positive reviews. Directed by Abride Shine, Poomaram was bankrolled by him and Paul Varghese under the banner Dr. Paul's Entertainment. Happy over the positive response that his debut film has received, Kalidas has said in an interview to Manoramaonline, “It's been a great journey. Poomaram is the result of a team's hard work and perseverance of over a year. Poomaram is the heart and soul of us all. It is receiving a great response from Kerala audience. The movie released all over the nation on Friday. I'm looking forward to hearing all responses.” On the reaction of his star parents – Jayaram and Parvathy – on watching Poomaram, the young actor said, “My parents weren't sure whether I'd gel into the character because they know that I'm alien to Kalolsavams. Interestingly, both of them have got a lot of Kalolsavam memories. They have been parts of Kalolsavam during their college days. They tried to explain the aspects of Kalolsavam. But after watching the movie, both of them got lost in the memories of their own college lives. My sister couldn't watch the movie yet as she's pursuing her higher studies abroad." With Poomaram’s release, Kalidas is excited about his next film in the pipeline. The actor has been signed up by director Alphonse Putheran to play the role in his Tamil directorial, which has not been titled yet. It may be mentioned here that this project is the next directorial from Alphonse Putheran after the massive success of Premam. (Content provided by Digital Native)...

There have been rumors that Kalidas Jayaram’s Malayalam debut flick as hero, Poomaram has been put in the cold storage but this has been denied by the team.

According to sources, it is true that the film went on the floors last year and it is yet to see the light of day but that doesn’t mean it has been put on the backburner.

There are no production issues that have stalled Poomaram’s progress, claim sources close to the film unit. Things are moving positively and in all probability, the film is slated to hit the silver screens later this year.