Kamal drops Anbarivu project - Dhruv Vikram Bison reshoot after Luber Pandhu

 Kamal Haasan has done it again, He has dropped the idea to produce a film with stunt choreographers Anbarivu duo. The project with STR is is said to have passed hands to another producer. Has it been shelved ? Now this film was announced with Kamal praising the duo skyhigh as directors.. They had collaborated in Vikram and later in Thug Life. It seems that the subject was not Pan Indian and after Bollywood film Kill that is considered as the top action film, what Anbarivu offers was nothing new. Secondly, Lawrence is doing the Kill remake in Tamil - Telugu. RKFI had toyed with the idea to do with new faces but it looked a big risk as the budget for action scenes was very high. Earlier Vignesh Shivan - Pradeep movie too from RKFI was dropped.

Raghav a Bigg Boss reality show contestant who entered bug screen with Kill got lot of praise from many but he treasures the message from Fahadh Faasil who wrote you shocked me. Raghav said that he was floored as he was still not got over Avesham hangover.

Swasika and Nikila Vimal are the two Malayalam actress who are toast of Kollywood after Luber Pandhu and Vaazhai. Swasika said that long time back she did act in a Tamil film but it did not click. Now Luber Pandhu, a sleeper hit and has given her recognition and so decided to set up shop in Kodambakkam. Nikila Vimal's Vaazhai has similarly giver her a big boost. She said that when Director Mari Selvaraj took 30 takes, she felt that she was not cut out for films. She said that many asked if she had only one expression after seeing her hit Malayalam film Guruvayoor ambala Nadayil.Mari Selvaraj was asked where the teacher character played by Nikila vanished, he said that actually the end was the character lying on teacher lap and crying but as Nikila date was not got , so he had to compromise

Dhruv Vikram Bison for a reshoot after Luber Pandhu 

Director Thamizharasan of Luber Pandhu said that it was the Malayalam film  Ayyappan and Koshy that gave him the idea to use the the theme of ego in the film. He said that the sports film which triggered on family rivalry , love and casteism had to be different and how to build a clash between the two main characters and then the Malayalam film gave him the idea of using ego conflict.  Sucess of Luber Pandhu has created a problem for Bison the movie starring Dhruv Vikram and director Mari Selvaraj. 70 % of movie is over. Now this film being a sports drama will face comparison with Luber andhu and now it looks that Bison like many earlier films is centered around caste rivalry and offers nothing new. Rajisha Vijayan and Anupama Parameswaran are the heroines. A reshoot is on the cards. Pa Ranjith is one of the producers.

Shine Tom Chacko the  Malayalam actor who has acted in big films like Vijay's Beast to latest NTR Jr's Devara 1 says that all these big budgeted  films are shot inside studio sets and using gree mat technology. He said everything from Mall in Beast to the sea shots in Devara are all on green mat. He said that only Malayalam films do shooting in actual locales and give the real feel. He said that this VFX in these films make it w look jaded after some time. The reason for shooting in sets is because the production cannot control the crowds that come to see the actors in outdoor locations.

As Mollywood burns - Kerala actresses shine in Kollywood- Vijay Sethupathi breaks Bollywood record on Netflix

While Mollywood witness Malayalee actresses coming out with charges of sexual harassment after the Hema committee, Kollywood is seeing the magic of Kerala actresses on the big screen. The film Thangalaan released recently had the critics and viewers raving about the performance of Parvathy Thiruvoth and Malavika Mohanan in the film. In fact, Parvathy came out with flying colours. Next in line is Kootukkaali with Soori and Anna Ben. Anna Ben in PS Vinothraj’s ‘Kottukkaali’, is the first Tamil film to world-premiere at the Berlin Film Festival. Her performance has been highlight of the film.

After this comes Mari Selvaraaj film Vaazhai which again is a critics favourite and also said to be doing more than expected at box office. Here Nikhila Varma and Priyanka Nair are the two heroines and from Kerala. Nikhila has come in for praise and an unknown fact is that she had actually first worked with Mari Selvaraj in Dhanush Karnan and that too as a dubbing artiste. She dubbed for Malayalee actress Rajisha Vijayan in the film. In fact she sis not do it as dubbing artist but on request from Mari Selvaraj. This led to her getting Vaazhai.

This year Best Actress National award has been shared by Nithya Menen for the Tamil film Thiruchitamabalam. Manas was other winner for Kutch Express. In 2020, Aparna Balamurali won National award for Soorarai Pottru. In 2018, Keerthy Suresh won national award for Mahanadi the Tamil- Telugu film in 2018.

Thangalaan directed by Pa Ranjith and starring Vikram – Parvathy and Malavika Mohanan is going to release on August 30 in Hindi. The subject that deals with the exploitation of lower castes in the KGF gold Fields. There is no opposition in North India as no big movies are releasing. The film had a mixed response and there was a criticism that upper caste reviewers had targeted it. On the opening day, Pa Ranjith’s film collected around 13.30 crore at the box office. This is one of the biggest openings of Tamil Cinema this year. Meanwhile, it earned 4 crore overseas, taking the worldwide collection to 19.30 crore. But after that it slipped badly.

Vijay Sethupathi starrer Maharaja on Netflix has beaten all Bollywood films released this year with an viewership of 18.6 million. Crew, starring Kareena Kapoor Khan, Tabu, and Kriti Sanon, was at the top spot on Netflix with 17.9 million views, followed by Kiran Rao’s Laapataa Ladies with 17.1 million views. Maharaja was in third place with 15.5 million views. However, Maharaja has now surpassed both films, reaching 18.6 million views to become the top film on Netflix. The OTT battle between Tamil Rayaan of Dhanush and Prabhas Kalki verdict is out. Raayan has topped Kalki 2898 AD on the Amazon Prime Video. The film is trending at No 1 position pushing Kalki 2898 AD to the second spot. Kalki ‘s Telugu version with subtitles is released on Prime and Hindi on Netflix. Hindi version is doing well. The reaction from viewers for Rayaan on OTT is much different from the theatrical response as evident. Many have slammed the film after the OTT release.

Bahubaali director is OPPO model - Abbas opens up - Kerala - Tamil Nadu no craze to Adipurush

Bahubaali and RRR fame S S Rajamouli has become the brand Ambassador of mobile phone OPPO . photos of him shooting for the ad0film has gone viral. Reports say that he is paid Rs 3 crores as fees. It is probably for the fist time that a film director is paid so highly and features as a brand Ambassador from South for a product that is nationally marketed. Rajamouli is expected to direct Mahesh Babu in his next. OPPO had collaborated with Bahubaali team in the promotions through curated mobile games etc. Tamannaah who acted in Bahubaali said in an interview that unlike Prabhas and Rana who got the full mileage for Bahubaali success, she could not cash in on it as she was not emotionally able to capture the full impact of the hit. She also added that when action films turn hits, actresses do not get the full credit and heroes get the mileage. Her topless and lip lock in a webseries that is streamed now has become the talk of the town. On August 10, she has two major releases – Rajinikanth’s Jailer and Chiranjeevi’s Bhoola Shankar. In an related matter , Swarnabhoomi a real estate film in Hyderabad is in the dock for duping buyers and Ram Charan is the brand Ambassador for the firm.

Tamil Actor Abbas who was the heart throb in the mid nineties has setelled in Auckland of New Zealand. Now his interview to Behindwood portal has created a buzz as he talked about his life abroad. He said that he came to be in New Zealand as he wanted to away from the materialistic life in India. He wanted to be away from all the questions that arise when he has no movies. He said that he worked in petrol stations, worked as an mechanic in a bike servicing centre and meanwhile got a certificate as a public speaker. He speaks at forums about suicides and how to overcome the fears. He appeared to fully at peace with himself and his surroundings. He said that his son stays separately with his live in girlfriend and his daughter is in a relationship. He said that he himself replies to fans who contact him through FB. Till recently his Harpic bathroom cleaber adfilm was on all TV channels and now Ganesh Venkataraman has replaced him.

No craze for Adipurush dubbed versions in Tamil Nadu and Kerala has been puzzling. Considering that Ramayana is known all over India, these two States have not seen any kind of frenzy that the film has generated in two Andhra States and Karnataka. In fact this Friday, the Tamil film Por Thozhil starring Sarath Kumar and Ashok Selvan is getting more screens in Kerala as word of mouth publicity and reviews are positive for the investigative thriller, actress Nikhila Vimal along with Sunil Sukhada and Santosh Keezhathoor who play important roles in the film are popular faces in Mollywood , adds to the factor for the film to attract Kerala audience. One week box office All India net stands at Rs 11 crore.