Mohanlal Directorial debut faces BIG Threat / Next with Blessy /

 Mohanlal first Directorial venture Barroz which is a fantasy animation film in 3D faces stiff opposition from heavy duty action films Marcos of Unni Mukundan and Ashiq Abu's Rifle Club. In fact Marcos is the biggest threat as it was released yesterday and box office numbers are jumping every day and that too in crores. Marcos is the fourth-best opening of the year 2024 after Aadujeevitham, Turbo, and Malaikottai Vaaliban. It has surpassed Prithviraj Sukumaran’s Guruvayoor Ambalanadayil and Fahadh Faasil‘s Aavesham at the box office. Barroz releases on December 25th and by then Marcos fever would have gripped the Kerala box office. As Lal ettan is not playing any character that is star material, except for his fans, the opening would be average. Lal said that when he teamed with Santosh Sivan - Iruvar, Kalapani and Vanaparasatham, Sivan got awards. He failed to mention that all these films were flops. Read what Santosh Sian has to say about Barroz - https://southfilmy.blogspot.com/2024/11/the-minus-of-barroz-is-hawa-hawai-song.html. The Hindi dubbed is releasing on December 27th.

We hear that Lal has signed a film with Director Blessy, It will start in 2026 only. Based on writer Iran Muhamed the film has screenplay by Shankar Ramakrishnan. Previous outings from the combo were Thanmatra , Brahmaram, Pranayam. Ashirwaad and Fragrant Nature Films are producers.

While we are on the Malayalam films , The highest-grossing Malayalam film of 2024 was Manjummel Boys, with a collection of 241.56 crore worldwide. The survival drama earned a total of 142 crore in India.

Malayalam Film Industry in 2024, a blockbuster with Manjummel Boys and three superhits with Premalu, Vaazha: Biopic of a Billion Boys, and Kishkindha Kaandam. There were four hits with Abraham Ozler, Thalavan, Ajayante Randam Moshanam, and Sookshmadarshini. A lot of films recovered their budgets and were successful. These included Anweshippin Kandethum, Bramayugam, Aadujeevitham, Varshangallku Shesham, Aavesham, Guruavayoor Ambalanadayil, and Pani.

Here are the most profitable Malayalam Films Of 2024. 

1. Premalu: 745.5%
2. Manjummel Boys: 610%
3. Kishkindha Kaandam: 493.5%
4. Vaazha: 369.2%
5. Sookshmadarshini: 179.2%
6. Thalavan: 135%
7. ARM: 113.33%
8. Abraham Ozler: 110%

The minus of Barroz - Is Hawa Hawai song being filmed for Prabhas film ?

 

December is going to see all big Superstars of South languages gearing up release and  prominent among them is Barroz that has Mohanlal in the director's seat and also as the actor. Next is Pusha 2 in first week of December and being a sequel, it has already created a huge  buzz. In Kannada we have Upendra with UI. Only Tamil Nadu remains free from top draws.

Barroz has lot of actors from other countries and they all speak the language that are alien to Malayalee audience and so the film is full of subtitles. You have to catch the dialogues from the subtitles. Secondly, the star of the film is not Mohanlal and it is a girl.  The character that Mohanlal is doing is very gigantic but not anything heroic about it. Fourth reason is that there is so many fantasy elements that will excite the children but will it work in theatres ?

Why did Mohanlal direct Barroz, If I do only it it will happen, otherwise nobody will do this  was Lal's answer. This what Cinematographer of Barroz Santosh Sivan told OTT Play. The film is in 3D format and it means shot in 2D and converted to 3D. Most of this films are bit tacky to watch.

As we are on subject of Lal as Director, lets us hear what he has to say about direction - It is only in Malayalam filmdom that an actor gets blamed for a film's failure. In other languages, it is the Director. As an actor I can only make my role in the film great and after that it is in hands of public. It is not an actor's responsibility as we go to another film and a role.

So if Barroz clicks, Director Mohanlal will be the winner !

The iconic Hawa Hawai song in Mr India is to be shot for Prabhas Raja saab is the talk. The song danced by Sreedevi is an evergreen experience. The film is a Boney Kapoor film and rights has been bought. The buzz is that it will be filmed on Nayanthara but again it seems Malavika Mohanan is also a contender. Whether it will be a shot by shot remake or have a new choreographer movements ?

Left to actress Nazirya, she would say Actor Nani is best suited to play her hubby Fahadh Faasil in Avesham telugu remake. Co actor Basil revealed this in an interaction for promotion of the Malayalam film that both of them co star. He said that after Nasriya acted with Nani in a Telugu film, she is his fan. Ravi Teja is to play the Fahadh role in remake.

Suriya Kanguva is South costliest film - Coolie decoding set right-

Suriya’s Kanguva has joined the list of South biggies that will ignite North Indian screens in coming months according to a Bollywood portal. It is put in the same league as Prabhas Kalki, Pushpa The Rule, Devara, Game Changer and Indian 2. Yet another report in the Bollywood portal , Kanguva is more costly than any of these South films and the budget is put at Rs 350 crores. To quote the portal - The source also mentioned that a film of this stature requires a rock-solid producer and hence, Studio Green came on board to tell this epic cinematic saga to the audiences. If these statements are true, the budget of the Suriya film may surpass the estimated budgets of big-ticket entertainers like Singham Again, Pushpa 2;The Rule, and other films coming this year. The top Bollywood portal in an earlier writeup said - PRABHAS - ALLU ARJUN - NTR JR - RAM CHARAN - KAMAL HAASAN - SURIYA TO BAIL OUT BOLLYWOOD… This is a bitter pill to swallow for those who constantly indulge in North vs South debate. While the Hindi film industry faces an acute shortage of event films this year, the South industry is expected to bail out the Hindi industry in the coming months. That’s a fact, like it or not.

A Rajini fan clears some misconception about Coolie teaser. For one he says that the notion that the film is a sequel to Thee due to gold smuggling and harbor as well as superbike in teaser. He says that Anirudh kept Disco song from Thangamagan purposely as Rajini plays a gold smuggler in that film too. In fact the film might have more to do with Coolie he argues. Some say the dialogue is from Ranga is used in the teaser but he says it is actually from the song Jagame Thandiram that appeared in Rajini- Kamal Ninethalay Inikum. Just as Coolie excited Thalaivar fans , Lalettan fans were excited after a behind the scenes video of their hero as director working on sets of Barroz.

A R Rahman - Anirudh team up for Indian 2 - Mohanlal - Prithviraj latest news

Fans are eagerly anticipating the collaboration between AR Rahman and Anirudh Ravichander in 'Indian 2'. Anirudh had previously incorporated Ilaiyaraaja's music in 'Vikram', which has further piqued the audience's interest in how the two composers' music will blend together in this film.

Reports indicate that music composer Anirudh Ravichander has started working on the background music for the upcoming film 'Indian 2', which is currently being filmed. It is said that Anirudh will be creating new music for the movie, while also incorporating some parts from the original film's soundtrack. Director Shankar reportedly requested permission from AR Rahman to use the music from the first 'Indian' film, to which the Oscar-winning composer agreed.Directed by Shankar, 'Indian 2' features an ensemble cast including Kamal Haasan, Kajal Aggarwal, Priya Bhavani Shankar, Rakul Preet Singh, Siddharth, Bobby Simha, and Guru Somasundaram. The movie is a sequel to the original 'Indian' film that was released in 1996. Indian batsman, Yuvraj Singh's father Yograj Singh shared a snap of himself from the makeup room as he geared up for the shooting. 

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Mohanlal, , is preparing to make his directorial debut with the movie 'Barroz', and as a result, fans are eagerly anticipating any news about the project. The latest updates suggest that the filmmakers are aiming to release the film on Onam this year. ‘Barroz’s story revolves around a 400-year-old spirit who is assigned the duty of protecting D’Gama’s treasure that should be handed over to the only true descendent of D’Gama. The script of the movie is penned by the director Jijo Punnoose who delivered India’s first 3D film ‘My Dear Kuttichathan’ and for the same reason, the expectation levels are quite high among the audiences. Mohanlal plays the central character Barroz in the movie and the rest of the cast majorly includes foreign actors. ‘Minnal Murali’ fame Guru Somasundaram will be playing a significant role in Mohanlal’s debut directorial venture ‘Barroz’.

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 Kaaliyan is a film packed with action, featuring Prithviraj in the role of Kunjirakottu Kaali, a forgotten hero and fierce warrior from the Venad kingdom. The music for the film will be composed by Ravi Basrur, known for his work in the popular film KGF. The remaining details about the cast and crew have yet to be officially announced. The film is being directed by S Mahesh, a former journalist and martial arts expert, and is being produced by Magic Mountain Cinemas, headed by Rajeev Govindan. According to the producer's recent interview, the production is scheduled to start by the end of June, following the construction of large sets in Chennai, Thiruvananthapuram, and Palakkad by the team.