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As Pishpa 2 crashes in Kerala- meet Khader Hassan who made him Mallu Arjun
Director Jis Joy said that he went to Thiruvananthapuram and dubbed without any hope when the movie 'Arya' came in 2007 Since Allu Arjun's debut film Arya, he has been voiced by Jis in Malayalam.
The growth of Allu Arjun’s stardom in Kerala, where no Telugu star has ever enjoyed a major fan base, is largely thanks to the efforts of Khader Hassan, a small-time producer from Thiruvananthapuram, who brought Arjun’s Arya to Kerala. He produced a dubbed version and released it across the major centers in the State through his distribution company, Redak Media.
“I did not foresee his stardom,” says Hassan. “He was a lesser-known actor then. But I felt Arya had the potential to be a super hit. It’s a highly energetic film, and Allu was so energetic. There was no such actor in Malayalam at that time – young and energetic, whom family audiences and youngsters could love, like Vijay in Tamil. Allu had that charm,” he adds.
Hassan started off as a producer in Mollywood. The first two films he produced – Swapnam Kondu Thulabharam and Nakshathra Kannulla Rajakumaran – flopped at the box-office, eroding his finances. That prompted him to change tracks, and try his hand at films in another language. “Once, when I was in Chennai, I happened to watch on TV a song from the Telugu film Nuvve Nuvve. It was very cute, as were the visuals. I thought youngsters in Kerala might love this film. That was in 2001. I didn’t exactly research the market. I bought the dubbing rights, gathered a team of writers and voice-over artists and got the work done,” he says.
Nuvve Nuvve became Pranayamaay. Satheesh Muthukulam wrote the dialogues, and Rajeev Alunkal, then a novice, handled the lyrics. “We would sit together and discuss how the lyrics and dialogues had to be. I didn’t want them to sound awkward,” says Hassan, who already had a distribution agency in Kerala; it made theatrical release easy. “We promoted the film like we would promote a film starring newcomers.” Pranayamaay was followed by films such as Nilaavu Pole, a dubbed version of Ela Cheppanu, starring Tharun and Shriya. Hassan also brought to Kerala Happy Days, a campus film by Shekhar Kammula, starring a bunch of fresh faces. The film became popular in the State.
But, it was Allu Arjun’s films such as Arya, Happy, Bunny and Krishna that turned Hassan’s fortunes. The industry would agree that Allu Arjun’s stardom in Kerala was largely shaped by Hassan, who registered fans’ associations for the actor to promote his films. The first unit was registered in Vellanad area of Thiruvananthapuram in 2006. At present, the Telugu star has over 300 such units in the State.
“I chalked out a market plan for Allu Arjun. I knew it was important to create a superstar for the dubbed films to be superhits. So, I took the initiative to form fans’ associations for Allu. We distributed over 15,000 ID cards under the banner of Allu Arjun Fans Association in 2003.”
The response was great. Famed voice artist Jismon Joy, now an established filmmaker with three movies to his credit, was chosen to be Allu’s voice in Arya after a massive audition. The makers were looking for a soft, youthful voice for the actor whose forte was boyish characters, and Jismon fit in perfectly.
Jismon continues to dub for Allu Arjun, although Hassan no longer distributes the actor’s films in Kerala. “Allu’s fans tell me that they can’t imagine another voice for the actor,” says Jismon.
Hassan notes that although a section of the Malayali audience does not accept the gravity-defying action that is common in Telugu commercial films, another section of youth enjoys it. “See the number of youngsters registered in various fans’ associations of Allu Arjun across Kerala,” he says.
When Hassan started producing and distributing dubbed films, the concept of satellite rights wasn’t very prevalent. Television channels had not yet proliferated. Surya and Asianet, the two powerful players, were not willing to air dubbed films. Now, all of them telecast dubbed films, especially those starring Allu.
“After a few films, I became a familiar name in Tollywood. I received an offer to make a dubbed version of films such as Eega and Mirchi. Prabhas wanted me to take up the dubbing of a few of his films,” says Hassan, adding that he lost the opportunity to take up Baahubali because he was working on his directorial. “That was a foolish decision,” he says.
It’s been over five years since Hassan produced a dubbed film. In January, he released Njanum Ente Sreeyum, the dubbed version of Oh My Friend, starring Siddharth, Shruti Haasan and Hansika, which was released in Telugu in 2011. “I bought the dubbing rights the same year, but there was a delay in release,” he says. Hassan’s last major release was in 2012 when he distributed Gajapokkiri. He took a break for his directorial debut Friendship, which released in 2016.
Hassan’s directorial debut Friendship, which he had also produced, sank at the box-office without a trace in 2015. The film had a youthful cast and was made on the lines of Telugu entertainers such as Happy Days. However, Hassan missed the point that the new generation wave had transformed Malayalam cinema beyond recognition from what it used to be in the first decade of the 21st Century. The failure of the film devastated Hassan who had already incurred a financial loss from the distribution of a few dubbed films.
“I was very ambitious when I started out. I dreamt about changing the industry and making a mark. I don’t know if I have done anything at all. Sometimes, I feel I have accomplished nothing,” says Hassan.
source; https://dhruvam.wordpress.com/2020/03/04/the-triumph-of-allu-arjun-how-kerala-fell-in-love-with-a-star-kid-from-telugu-cinema/
Published on Silverscreen.in on March 18, 2018
The Triumph Of Allu Arjun: How Kerala Fell In Love With A Star-Kid From Telugu Cinema
Monday, November 13, 2023
Jailer creates TV history and Thalapathy Vijay - A R Rahman, Rashmika and Anu Emmanuel in news
Jailer became the first film to get aired simultaneously
in three South languages and Hindi. Yesterday at 6.30 PM, it was aired on Sun ,
Udaya ( Kannada) , Gemini (Telugu) and Star Gold ( Hindi). However Sun network
Surya did not air Malayalam dubbed version. Jailer’s Tamil version was screened
in Kerala and created a record at box office. Jailer’s was released in Andhra
and TS with dubbed print and it beat Chiranjeevi film at box office. Simalrly
Jailer was dubbed in Kannada with Shivaraj Kumar dubbing for his role and in
Hindi too it was dubbed.
A R Rahman after two decades is scoring for a Telugu
film and that is Ram Charan film directed by Buchi Babu of Uppena fame, Babu
revealed this at the Bigg Boss Telugu episode yesterday. He said all pre-production
work was over and the announcement will be made after Game Changer release.
Rahman scored for Rajasekar starrer GangMaster directed by B Gopal. The reason
was that the film Producer T Subbarami Reddy the industrialist was a friend.
The film was dubbed into Tamil and it too ran. Next was remake of Kizhaku
Cheemayile titled Palnati Pourusham
in Telugu. Rahman Tamil track was used with Telugu
lyrics. Both was in 1994. Most of Shankar, Mani Ratnam and Gautham Menon films
that got dubbed into Telugu used Rahman tracks.
Rashmika Mandanna spend her Diwali with Vijay
Devarakonda ‘s parents. This conclusion comes after Vijay posted a Diwal celebration
with parents minus Rashmika and Rashmika posted a sold photo wishing Diwali. Netizens
say that the background of Rashmika photo is same of Vijay’s house. Recently
both were spotted at the airport on the way to Maldives.
The lukewarm reception to Japan has been a setback to
Anu Emmanuel in Kollywood. Her two earlier outings with Sivakarthikeyan in
Namma Veetu Pillai and Vishals Thupparivalan were hits. Though she acted
opposite big names in Tollywood, her ratio of hits are few.. Last two years she
has not figured in any hit Telugu films. She started her career in Malayalam
and her debut film with Nivin Pauly in Action Hero Baiju was a hit , she shifted
to Telugu and did Majnu with Nani. After that she been concentrating in
Tollywood and her comeback to Kollywood has not done any good.
Thalapathy Vijay returned back to Chennai after taking
part in chase sequence in Thailand for the upcoming film directed by Venkat
Prabhu. It was in Mankatha starring Ajith that Venkat shot a chase scene,
Cinematography by Siddharth and action choreography by Dilip Subbaraayan. This
film is 25th film of AGS.
Monday, June 19, 2023
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Monday, April 3, 2023
Mohanlal lied about Nazir -Rashmika replaces Samantha - Deepika with SRK IN Jawan -
Sreenivasan revealed in a media interview that Mohanlal turned down veteran actor Prem Nazir who had expressed his desire to direct a movie featuring him in the lead. Shah Nawas, son of the late Actor Nazir told Kaumudi Online that it was true that there was a proposal to direct Mohanlal and Sreenivasan was writing the script. Regarding this Lal and Priyadarshan had come to his house for discussions. " What happened later, I have no idea . But I have no reason to disbelieve Sreenivasan " he said. He also added that his father had planned a second film with Mammooty .According to Sreenivasan, Nazir had shared this idea with him during the filming of 'Kadathanadan Ambadi' directed by Priydarshan and had asked him to come up with a story suitable for Mohanlal.
Sreenivasan also mentioned that Mohanlal had apparently informed him of Nazir's proposal but had shown little interest in the project. Later, Sreenivasan had shared a storyline with an intermediary named Nadarajan of KRG Movies, which Mohanlal had rejected, Mohanlal told that Nazir at this old age should not take up direction. The same plot was used in the classic film 'Sandesham', an iconic film directed by Sathyan Anthikad.
Sreenivasan further claimed that Prem Nazir had paid an advance to Mohanlal at the wedding engagement ceremony , but unfortunately, Nazir passed away before the project could materialize. Sreenivasan expressed this after Mohanlal had publicly stated now after Nazir's death that he had wished to act in his directorial movie.
Following Sreenivasan's statement, there has been a divide among netizens, with some speculating that this might be a PR stunt to defame Mohanlal, and it could have been Mammootty who had turned down Nazir's project. Sreenivasan in an interview was asked whether his relations with Mohanlal was strained because he did Dr Saroj Kumar, a spoof on Mohanal on screen, the actor said that even otherwise they were not on best on terms. He was reminded of Lal kissing on his cheek at an Award function, Sreenivsan shot back - " He is a Complete Actor ". Sreenivasan said that before his death, he would expose Mohanlal's double standards. Sreenivasan son Vineeth directed Mohanlal's son Pranav in Hridyam . This film is the first hit in the career of Pranav.
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Dream Warrior Pictures has announced that Rashmika Mandanna will be starring as the lead in their upcoming Telugu film titled "Rainbow," which will be directed by first-time female director Shantharuban. This romantic fantasy revolves around the female protagonist and will feature actor Dev Mohan in a significant role. The shooting for the film commences on April 7, with Justin Prabhakaran serving as the music director.
Rashmika expressed her excitement about the film Rainbow , noting that this will be her first time playing the lead role from a female perspective. She promised that "Rainbow" would be an entertaining and thrilling ride for audiences, with her character taking them on a wild journey. It's worth noting that this film was initially intended to star Samantha, with the producer expressing his joy in signing her on back in October 2021.
In October 2021, the producer of the film tweeted his satisfaction with Samantha being cast in the lead role. The bilingual film, titled "Production 30," is being produced by Dream Warrior Pictures and directed by Shantharuban87. SR Prabhu expressed his happiness by sharing the news on Twitter, saying, "Happy to have @Samanthaprabhu2 onboard for our next Bilingual film!! #Production#30 #Tamil #Telugu @DreamWarriorpic."
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It has been reported that Deepika Padukone will be featuring in a lead song for the upcoming film Jawaan, alongside Shahrukh Khan. This news has delighted fans who have already been charmed by their previous collaboration in the movie Pathan. The shooting for this special song is scheduled to commence in the first week of April and is expected to be completed by April 15th. The music for Jawaan is being composed by the renowned South Indian music director, Anirudh, and Shahrukh and Deepika will be showcasing their dance moves to his composition. Nayanthara is the leading lady.
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Wednesday, March 29, 2023
Rashmika- Tammannah to perform at IPL - Nayanthara College Brand Ambassador- Ravi Teja - Samantha in news
The IPL excitement will persist for around 74 days and enthrall spectators. The stadium in Ahmedabad has a seating capacity for over 100,000 people, and it is expected that more than a lakh spectators will come to watch the first match. The match will commence at 7:30 pm, preceded by the toss, where the captains of the two teams, MS Dhoni of CSK and Hardik Pandya of Gujarat Titans, will step onto the field together.
On Monday, April 3, CSK, led by MS Dhoni, will play their first home game in Chennai against Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) after a hiatus of three years. The Chennai Super Kings (CSK) have announced the details of online and in-person ticket sales for their first game at home in Chennai in IPL 2023. While 5000 tickets were sold through counters, the rest were purchased online. Apart from Dhoni's fans, a long line of migrant workers from UP was spotted at the booking counters.
Tiger Nageswara Rao release date
Mass Maharaja Ravi Teja’s prestigious Pan India film Tiger Nageswara Rao being directed by Vamsee is one of the craziest projects releasing this year. This indeed is the most ambitious project of producer Abhishek Agarwal of Abhishek Agarwal Arts who delivered two back-to-back blockbusters The Kashmir Files and Kartikeya 2. He is mounting the movie on a massive budget with high production values and top-notch technical standards. A huge budget was allocated to recreate Stuartupuram village for the movie in a 5-acre land.
Meanwhile, the makers announced the theatrical arrival date of the movie. The box office hunt of Tiger Nageswara Rao begins from Dussehra with the movie releasing grandly worldwide on October 20th. Dussehra is one of the biggest seasons and an auspicious occasion. Moreover, the movie will cash in the long festival holidays. Ravi Teja can be seen standing on top of the steam train in the get-up of Tiger Nageswara Rao.
Tiger Nageswara Rao is a biopic on the notorious thief and is set in 70s in the village named Stuartpuram. Ravi Teja’s body language, diction and getup will be completely different and it will be never before character for the actor. Nupur Sanon and Gayathri Bharadwaj are roped in to play the leading ladies opposite Ravi Teja in the movie.
R Madhie ISC is the cinematographer and GV Prakash Kumar takes care of the music. Avinash Kolla is the production designer. Srikanth Vissa is the dialogue writer, while Mayank Singhaniya is the co-producer.
Cast: Ravi Teja, Nupur Sanon, Gayathri Bharadwaj and others
Writer, Director: Vamsee
Producer: Abhishek Agarwal
Banner: Abhishek Agarwal Arts
Presenter: Tej Narayan Agarwal
Co-Producer: Mayank Singhaniya
Dialogues: Srikanth Vissa
Music Director: GV Prakash Kumar
DOP: R Madhie
Production Designer: Avinash Kolla
PRO: Yuvraaj
Nayanthara saree and Sam on Pushpa item number
The buzz in town is about Nayanthara's stunning appearance in a saree at Sathyabhama College in Chennai. The saree was priced at Rs 32,000 and she chose to wear only silver earrings to complete her elegant look. As Brand Ambassador of the College, Nayanthara along with Dr. MariaZeena Johnson, Chancellor of Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology recently launched ‘Madhugai’, a health and hygiene project for government higher secondary school students as part of its socio-community welfare project.
Samantha, who recently announced her divorce with Nag Chaitanya, revealed that despite her friends' advice against accepting an item dance number in the Telugu film Pushpa due to concerns about her public image, she decided to take it up anyway. As a result, the dance number garnered even more attention. Currently, she is promoting the film Shakunthalam, in which she portrays the titular character.
Thursday, January 12, 2023
Keerthy Suresh roots for Thalapathy Varisu and AK's Moonwalk gets trolled
Keerthy Suresh landed in Chennai last night. This morning Keerthy Suresh happened to watch the early morning show of her co-star( acted together in films like Sarkar and Bairavaa) cum Thalapathy Vijay starrer Varisu at the reputed Vettri Theatres in the city. In her Instagram story, Keerthy Suresh even posted a picture from the theatre watching Varisu. Keerthy Suresh told the media, that Pongal meant she had to be in Chennai and watch the FDFS of Vijay's film.
On
the films front, Keerthy Suresh before leaving for vacation wrapped up the
shooting for Nani’s Dasara. The talented actress also has Chiranjeevi’s Bholaa Shankar
in the pipeline. In Bholaa Shankar, Keerthy Suresh will be seen in the role of
Chiranjeevi’s sister.
Read about wikipedia Thalapathy Vijay divorced Keerth Suresh partner - https://southfilmy.blogspot.com/2023/01/thalapathy-vijay-divorced-keerthy.html
Ajith fan does a
moonwalk on bags kept in a running lorry and dies in the fall. Rohini Theatre
in Chennai that screened both films witnessed fan fights and window panes were
smashed. AK fans coming out got into full clash with Thalapathy fans waiting
outside. On twitter the war started with AK moonwalk in Thunivu.
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Ajith sir doing Moonwalk in bank Cringe thanga
mudilaaa bhaa.. WTF DA VINOTH, EXPECTED MORE
Ajith doing
Moonwalk in bank Cringe thanga
mudilaaa bhaa #ThunivuFDFS
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Replying to
Cringe ku
definition ah onnu 4 maniku screen pannuvanunga
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Thalapathy
fans soon after the Thunivu show screened at 1 AM took to twitter taking
potshots at Ajith’s moonwalk in the film. Dubbed cringe, the momentum gathered
as the Varisu show was second and till that time the moonwalk got trending .
The flow subsided after Varisu show. It
was AK fans asking to go to Varisu with a towel as it was a mega serial. Next
was that Kushboo was missing from the film.
As time went
now the question is about first day collections. Thalapathy fans say that
Varisu will collect Rs 25 crore on TN Day one and AK fans says that Thunivu is
in range of Rs 40 crores. AK fans hit back saying that even Varisu world wide
collection will not match TN collections of Thunivu.
Another
tweet that created a flutter was Keerthy Suresh official rooting for Varisu. As
a report is circulating about a linkage with the actress and the actor, it
further fuelled speculation.
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