Film: KADHA PARAYUMBOL
Main Cast: Mammootty, Mukesh, Sreenivasan, Meena, Jagadish, KPAC Lalitha, Kottayam Nazir, Suraj Venjaramood, Innocent, Augustin and others
Music: M. Jayachandran
Camera: P. Sukumar
Producers: Mukesh and Sreenivasan
Director: M. Mohanan

Labels: Film, Innocent, Katha-Parayumpol, Mammootty, Mukesh, Sreenivasan

Banner: Pankaj Productions
Name of the Film: VANDE MATHARAM [Malayalam], ARUVADAI [Tamil]
Main Cast: Mammooty, Arjun, Sneha, Rajan P.Dev, Jagadheesh, Jai Akash, Raj Kapoor, Riyaz Khan, Subair and others
Music : Vidya Sagar
Camera: Vetty
Producer: Henry
Director: T. Aravind
Release date NOT declared

Labels: Film, Mammootty, Sneha, Vande-Matharam

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AJ: Iranian Film '10+4' and Spanish film 'XXY' shared the Swarna Chakoram awards of the 12th International Film Festival of Kerala.  Mania Akbari, the Director of 10+4 also bagged the 'Rajata Chakoram' award for the best Director. The Rajata Chakoram award for the debutant Director went to Luca Puenzo for her film XXY. 

The NETPAC award for the best Asian film was given to 'Getting Home' directed by Lou Ye Gui Gen.'Ore Kadal' by Shyamaprasad bagged the FIPRESCI prize and NETPAC awards in the Malayalam section. `Bliss' from Turkey by Abdulla Oguz got a special jury award for its exceptional direction. 

The Suvarna Chakoram award carries a cash prize of Rs 10 lakh, a statuette and a citation, while the Rajatha Chakoram award for best director carries a cash prize of Rs 3 lakh, a statuette and a citation. 

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AJ: Shaji Kailas's new film 'Boot' is finding a little bit difficult to reach the theatres. Producers of the film Pyramid Saimira international is planning to shift the release of the movie to the 11th January of next year. As they found it difficult to acquire the large number of theatres needed for a big release just before Christmas, and also due to the release of their another film Ajith's Billa in Kerala, Pyramid seems to have stuck up with this decision.The film earlier planned to be on theatres by the 7th of this month. The film scripted by Rajesh Jayaraman, was completed in 22 days.

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AJ: The twelfth International Film Festival of Kerala, has been formally inaugurated by Kamal Hassan in a glittering ceremony in Nishaganthi Open Air Auditorium, which was attended by around five thousand film friendly delegates. Personalities including Mohanlal and Chilean director Miguil Littin were the centre of attraction in the star studded function. Famous personalities of the erstwhile Malayalam cinema were also honored in the function

After the inaugural ceremony IFFK 2007, opens proudlyby Hana Makhmalbaf was screened. Jury chairman Jiri Menzel has been replaced by Iranian director Jafar Panahi while Cuban film director Rigoberto Lopez has been added to the panel. The other members of the jury include an African actor cum director Naki Sy Savene, Polish scriptwriter Agnieska Holland and veteran Indian actor Naseeruddin Shah.The competition section of these years IFFK has 14 films,including' 'Naalu Pennungal' by Adoor Gopalakrishnan and 'Parades'i by P T Kunjumuhammed.

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AJ: Viji Thampi's new movie 'Star Singer' will start this month. The film which will get completed in two locations,in Thiruvananthapuram and Kodaikanal will have Suresh Gopi in the lead supported by, forty new artists. The film will have six songs by six eminent music directors, each doing a song for the film. The flick which is based on the present popularity of reality shows will bring out the background stories and planning sessions of each successful program.

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Amma's mega movie with the biggest ever star cast assembled in the history of Malayalam films, is starting on December 7 in Kochi. The powerful Malayalam artists association AMMA presents in association with Grand Productions Twenty:20. AMMA as part of their fund raising is making the film in association with Dileep's `Grand Production` Twenty:20, directed by Joshy with the all members of the association acting free in the film!

Take a look at the impressive star cast which makes Twenty:20, the biggest ever multi-starrer in history of Indian cinema-

Male : Madhu, Mammootty, Mohanlal, Suresh Gopi, Jayaram, Dileep, Prithviraj, Mukesh, Manoj.K.Jayan, Balachandra Menon, Kalabhavan Mani, Indrajit, Jayasurya, Jagathy, Innocent, Harisri Asokhan, Salim Kumar, Cochin Haneefa, Manian Pillai Raju, Indrans, Captain Raju, Rahman, Siddique, Lal, Sai Kumar, Biju Menon and other male members of AMMA.
 
Female: Kaviyoor Ponamma, Sukumari, Meera Jasmine, Kavya Madhavan, Navya Nair, Padmapriya, Bhavana, Samvrutha, Vimala Raman, Kalpana, etc, etc.

The promo blurb says - "All stars in one screen!". The shoot of the film will be in one single schedule from December 7 to January 27 in around Kochi. There are four songs in the film written by Girish Puthencherry and tuned by Benny Ignatious. The story and script will be by Uday Krishnan- Sibi. K.Thomas and Camera by P.Sukumar.

A spokesperson of `Grand Productions` said: "Twenty:20 will be completed in one single schedule and will be the ultimate multi-starrer in India. All the actors will appear as characters throughout the film and be a part of the story. The film will release on March 14, as Summer special."
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The grandson of a veteran film producer, Kunchako has now decided to
take up film production under the banner of Udaya Studios. He is going
to produce a new comedy film starring Mammootty in the lead, which is
to be directed by debutante Ashik Abu.
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'Katha Parayumbol', starring Mammootty in the lead, will hit the theatres on December 21. Mukesh and Sreenivasan co-produce the movie, which tells the story of a famous cine star who happens to meet his old friends after years, one of them working as a college teacher and the other a barber. Veteran actress Meena is the heroine.
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AJ: Mohanlal and Meera Jasmine will unite after the super hit 'Rasathanthram' in the new Sathyan Anthikkad film. Meera will be playing the role of wife of the character of Mohanlal. Sathyan is trying to narrate the problems that the newly weds face in the new global circumstances. The film is planning start by mid of january. 
The film will have Mukesh, Rahman, Vijayaraghavan, Mohini, and Seetha apart from Sathyan regulars. The film is produced by Antony Perumbavoor in the banner Aashirwaad films and distributed by
central pictures.

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AJ: Renjith is planning to make a film on the character of Nanda Gopal Maarar, the guest role that Mammootty did in the mega hit Mohanlal film 'Narasimham'. The film scripted by Renji Panikkar who did a story based on this character. The film will be an investigative thriller, which will start its shooting after the completion of the full scripts.

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AJ: Ajayakumar, popularly known in the filmy circuit as 'Undapakru', has managed to get into the Guinness book of world records. The citation was made for being the shortest actor who appeared in a normal full length character in a feature film. Pakru only 76 centimeters tall, was the lead actor in Vinayan's 'Albhutha Dweep' which also shown him in the built up of a normal man of 6 feet height.

The actor who debuted through the children's film 'Ambili Ammavan'' in 1984, was Gajendran, the young king of the dwarfs in a peculiar island, in 'Aldutha Dweep', the film which was released in 2005. He received the state awards last year for his performance in this   film. Last year he also fetched Tamil Nadu state awards for his performance in the film 'Dishyum'. Pakru's accomplishment is cited in 167th page of 2008' Guinness book.

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AJ: Annual Malayalam Movie Awards, (AMMA), initiated byU A E postal departments and snow white, which was announced. 'Ore Kadal' was selected as the best picture. Adoor Gopalakrishnan was named the best in director. Mammootty and Meera Jasmine bagged the best actor and actress award. The other awards are Supprting actors - Lalu Alex, Ramya Krishanan, screenplay - Iqbal Kuttipuram, Cinematography - Azhagappan, Singers - Yesudas, Sujatha, Music dirctor -Ouseppachan, Lyrics -Anil Panachooran, Popular film - Arabikkatha. The awards were announced according to the S M S and, Email received on various nominations. The awards will be distributed on the eighth of this month in a function organized at Dubai by Asia Vision and Indish Creations.

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AJ: Raj Babu, the director of 'Chess' and 'Kangaro' directing another film titled 'Plastic Surgery'. Jayaram and Jagathy who share the
lead in the film, will appear in comic double roles all through the proceedings. The film which is plotted to be a slapstick entertainer will be scripts of Sudheesh John. Jayaram, who has recently completed his new film 'Novel' with East coast Vijayan, will be shortly into the new film by Anil 'Paarthan Kanda Paralokam'. He has two films 'Magic Lamp', and 'Seetha Kalyanam' those have
been completed long before and is waiting for release.

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Suresh Gopi Picture Album from Telugu Movie "Pokir Raja"

Cast: Suresh Gopi, Navya Nair, Priyanka, Jayasoorya, Priyanka, Biju Menon, Rizabava, Cochin Haneef, Anil Murali, Aby, Indrans, Bindu Panikar, Rajan P Dev, Augustine.
Direction: Samad Mangada

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