Kerala News Archive: October 2006

Lizzie Jacob is new Chief Secretary
Tuesday, October 31, 2006 | MP

Lizzie Jacob has taken over as the new chief secretary of Kerala today. She has replaced John Mathai who retired from the post. She was the former power secretary and also served as Additional Chief Secretary of the state. Lizzie is also the state's second woman elected as the chief secretary.

Roshan Andrews to make Nadodikattu sequel
Tuesday, October 31, 2006 | MP

Young talented director Roshan Andrews is planning to make the fourth edition of the Mohanalal, Sreenivasan starrer Malayalam hit, Nadodikattu. The second and third parts were Pattana Pravesham and Akare Akare Akare. Roshan who made his debut with Udayannanau tharum is currently busy with his forthcoming film, Notebooks a film themed on problems of the youth. The Nadodikattu sequel is planned for 2007 and will focus on the characters of Dasan and Vijayan essayed by Mohanlal and Sreenivasan in the earlier versions.

Ezhuthachan Puraskaram for Kovilan
Tuesday, October 31, 2006 | MP

Renowned Malayalam novelist Kovilan is awarded with the Kerala government's highest literaray honor, Ezhuthachan Puraskaram. The award institited after Ezhuthachan is being presented for his eminent contributions to Malayalam literature. The award carries a cash prize of Rs 1 lakh was presented by Cultural Affairs Minister at the writer's residence.Besides a momentum and citation will be presented to the writer at a seperate function.

PMs Kerala visit as scheduled
Sunday, October 29, 2006 | MP

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh would continue with his Kerala visit as per the scedule, informed kerala Chief Minister. This comes in spite of the recent life threatning email threats to the PM. Mr Singh is expected to reach Thiruvananthapuram for the Kerala's Golden Jubilee celebrations on November 1st. He would also lay the foundation stone of the International Airport Terminal as planned earlier.

Magic duo pairs again
Sunday, October 29, 2006 | MP

Malayalam's magic pair Dileep and Kavya Madhabvan are pairing together again with Johny Antony's Inspector Garud. This is said to be the duo's 15th film together. Chandran Udikkuna Dikkil, Thilakkam, Lion, Runway, Raksha Rajavu, Meesa Madhavan etc are few of the films the duo had paired together. Dileep-Kavya pair has always been an instant successs and Lohitadas yet to be released Chakkaramuthu was their latest film together.

Balraaminte Magan
Sunday, October 29, 2006 | MP

Another version of the sequel of the cop story, Inspector Balram is being planned. Actor Prithviraj is said to play the lead role in the film. The film is titled as Balraaminte Magan and Prithvi will play the title role. Liberty productions will produce the film and T Damodaran will pen the script as in the earlier versions.

Photographer
Sunday, October 29, 2006 | MP

Photographer is Renjan Pramod's directorial debut and is based on the story of the Muthanga incident. The film tells the story of a photographer who is assigned on a work among the forests when the riots at the Adivasi tribals takes place. Kannada actress Nityasree pairs opposite Mohanlal in the film. Mohanlal also plays a dual role in the film as a farmer which has been kept as a top secret by the film crew. Azhagappan's cinematography deserves a special mention who captures the nature's beauty with utmost care. But the subject of the film what the director has chosen is what is more disturbing.

Pothen Vava
Sunday, October 29, 2006 | MP

Joshy's Pothenvava is projected as a family entertainer with pop singer Usha Uthup playing a significant role in the film. However except for the initial hype, there is nothing much new in the plot. Mammooty as Vava is rather a character which finds similarity with many of his earlier films like Thommanum Makkalum, Maravathoor kananvu etc. The film talks of a proud son of a successful mother who lands up as a spoilt brat. Gopika, Nedumudi Venu etc casts in the film.

Suresh Gopi in dual role
Thursday, October 26, 2006 | MP

Action hero Suresh Gopi will be playing a double role for newcomer director Jithu Joseph's film Detective. Suresh Gopi plays a detective's role as well as another role and details of the latter is yet to be disclosed by the director. Besides Mr Gopi, Madhu Warrier, Murali, Jagathy etc features n the film. The film will be released in mid 2007.

Inspector Garud
Thursday, October 26, 2006 | MP

Inspector Garud is directed by Johny Antony who had made films like CID Moosa, Kochi Rajavu etc. Udayakrishna-Sibi K Thomas pens the script for the film. Milan Jaleel produces the film under the banner of Galaxy Films. Dileep along With Kavya Madhavan pairs in the lead roles. Dillep plays a detective in the film. Cinematography by P Sukumar. Music scored by Alex Paul. Innocent, Kochin Haneefa, Salim Kumar etc casts in the film. The film said to be an action comedy will start with its shooting in early November.

IIT satellite campus in Kerala soon
Thursday, October 26, 2006 | MP

India's premium educational institute IIT, Chennai is said to start a n IIT satellite campus in Kerala. The proposed campus to be housed on 250 acres of land is to be set up at an estimated cost of Rs.800 crore. Kerala CM has informed this in the State Assembly. The place where the campus is to built is yet to be finalised and the Kerala govt has asked the IIT Chennai to start the first batch in the campus by 2007-08 academic year.

Antony assumes office as Defence Minister
Wednesday, October 25, 2006 | MP

Kerala's former Chief Minister and newly appointed cabinet minister A K Antony has assumed office as the new Defence Minister of the country. While speaking on the occasion, he said his priority would be to safeguard the nation's interest in all his official deals. "In all aspects we will try to protect national interest. That is a priority," said Antony.

Bharatan progresses at Allapuzha
Wednesday, October 25, 2006 | MP

Anildas film, Bharatan is currently progressing with its shooting in Aalapuzha. The film has Suresh Gopi playing the lead role along with Geetu Mohandas, Risabhava etc in the cast. Madhu Mattom pens the script for the film. Kavalam is the lyricist. The film is likely to reach theaters later this year.

Rs 5bn to be raised for Kerala sports
Monday, October 23, 2006 | MP

Kerala government has said that it would raise Rs.5 billion for fuds towards development of sports infrastructure in the state. This was informed by the Kerala Sports Minister. As apart of that the govt would be even conducting a super bumber lottery scheme which is expected to collect a sum of Rs 2 bn. The sale of tickets will start from Nov 14th and the final draw will be held early next year. The govt also expect to allocate a substantial sum towards sports and through other resource mobilisation schemes in the 11th five year plan and therby hope to have a corpus fund of Rs.5 billion, said the minister.

Anchil Oral Arjunan
Monday, October 23, 2006 | MP

Anchil Oral Arjunan is directed by Anil and is produced by Pradeep Narayan and Siddique under the banner of Tiruvonam Cine Tones. T A rasaq pens the script, story and dialogues for the film. Jayaram, Sreenivasan plays the male lead while Padmapriya does the female lead. Cinematography by Anandakuttan. Other casts are Saikumar, Jagathy, Devan, Kaviyoor Ponnamma etc.Lyrics by Vayalar Sharathchandran, Rajeev Alunkal to the tunes of Mohan Sitara. The film will start rolling in early Novemeber at Ottapalam.

Dileep handful
Monday, October 23, 2006 | MP

Family audiences favourite actor, Dileep is busy with a handful of films. He is already completed quiet some films which are yet to be released. Speed, Fast Track, Chakkaramuthu etc are some of them. The other projects in the pipeline are Sathyan Anthikkad film, Johny Antony's film, Rajasenan film etc.

Dileep to feature in Rajasanen film
Sunday, October 22, 2006 | MP

Actor Dileep is teaming up with director Rajasenan for a film again. The duo had earlier worked together for Darling Darling. The new Rajasenan film with Dileep will start with its shooting after the completion of Rajasenan's Jayaram project Kanakasimhasanam. The film is expected to be Dileeps' Christmas release.

International boat show takes off at Kochi
Sunday, October 22, 2006 | MP

An International boat show has kicked off at Kochi which was launched by the State Tourism Minister. The 3 day event is to promote lake tourism and is aimed at encouraging eco friendly house boats. The Minister also infomed that the government would progress with the work on national waterways between Manjeswaram in Kasargod to Kovalam in Thiruvananthapuram inorder to utilise the potentials in the backwater tourism.

Bollywood filmmakers favours Kerala locales
Saturday, October 21, 2006 | MP

Kerala has always been a favourite among the tourists. But it is only in the recent years that Kerala is finding a more favoured place in the Hindi films. More and more Bollywood filmmakers are being attracted to this scenic Southern coastal state. To add to it the state tourism department is also coming up with lucurative campaigns to promote the exotic locales for film shoots. Ram Gopal Varma's 'Nishabd', Maniratnam's Guru, Aku Akbar's Gauri – The Unborn etc are some of the recent Bollywood films that was extensively shot at various locales of Kerala.

Chikungunya spread under control
Saturday, October 21, 2006 | MP

The wide spread viral fever, Chikungunya that affected Kerala state and mainly Allapuzha district is said to be under control, said Kerala's Health Minister. There has been a decline in fresh cases of the epidemic in the region. Meanwhile the government is continuing with its cleanliness and awareness campaign across the State. However the Minister refused to comment further on as to weather the disease has actually attributed to the deaths.

Kerala to take on Bengal in Semis
Friday, October 20, 2006 | MP

Kerala had made it to the last four in the Semifinals with a 2-1 victory against Karnataka at the Santosh Trophy national football competition. While K S Joby took the first goal, Kerala's win in the match was secured by N P Pradeep's goal and Kerala men showed true brilliance as they had to play the last quarter of an hour with only 10 men. Kerala will be seeking the 6th title victory and will now take on heavy weignts Bengal in the semi finals match on Sunday.

Actress Sreevidya in memories
Friday, October 20, 2006 | MP

Veteran actress Sreevidya, 53 died of illness at Thiruvananthapuram on Thursday evening. She was battling with cancer for few years. She had portrayed a variety of roles in over 800 films and several television serials, across many South Indian langauages most being in Malayalam. Her first Malayalam film was Chattambikavala opposite actor Sathyan and her most popular films include Apoorva Ragangal, Idvazhiyile Poocha Minda Poocha, Deivathinte Vikrithikal, Adaminte Vaariyellu etc. She was lately seen acting in Malayalam TV serial Amma Thampuratti but the seriel was wound up by director Sreekumuran Thampi as she could not continue due to illness.

Thalassery-Mysore rail link sought
Thursday, October 19, 2006 | MP

Minister for State law and parliamentary affairs has assured that the Kerala government would exert pressure on the Center government for Kerala's long time demand for the Thalassery-Mysore railway line. There has been several surveys conducted on the proposed railway line but so far nothing has been materialised.The Minister also informed that the govt had met with the Union Railways Minister and had made a request for revival of the proposed railway link connecting the Malabar region.

Detective
Thursday, October 19, 2006 | MP

As the name says, Detective is a film themed on crime investigation. Newcomer Jittu Joseph is the director of the film. Mahi under the banner of Superstar film produces the film. Suresh Gopi plays the lead role of the detective agent in the film. Sindu Menon is the heroine. Other casts are Jagathy, Kochin Haneefa, Saikumar etc. The director himself pens the script for the film. Cinematography by Anandakuttan.

Mayavi to begin after Palunku
Wednesday, October 18, 2006 | MP

Shafi film, Mayavi is being shifted to later this year as Mammootty is currently busy with busy with Blessy film, Palunku. Mayavi is likely to start by December and is expected to reach theaters by early next year. Vaishak is producing the film which is being scripted by Rafi-Macartin. The film is said to be a humorous entertainer in which Mamootty playing an intersting character- Mayi, known by the nickname Mayavi.

Tsunami: Rs 40 cr for Arattupuzha
Wednesday, October 18, 2006 | MP

Arattupuzha of Allapuzha district has been allocated Rs 40 crore grant towards Tsunami rehabilitation in the region. The state has been approved a total of Rs 1441.75cr by the Center towards the rehabilitation activities, informed Kerala's Revenue Minister. Allapuzha district was the worst hit by the killer waves and govt is undertaking works to complete the reconstruction of houses in the district which has a target of 848 destructed houses.

DIC(K)-NCP merger on Nov 12
Tuesday, October 17, 2006 | MP

NCP leader Sharad Pawar's party and Karunakaran's DIC party will be holding a merger meeting on Nov 12th on which eventually the merger announcements of the two parties are to be made. Both Pawar and Karunakaran will be attending the meetings and a merger rally also being organised on the same day. However there are objections within the party on the merger decision and many of the party workers had even left DIC feeling that the merger would steal away their identity.

Pothenvava, Photographer to clash on Oct 21st
Tuesday, October 17, 2006 | MP

Superstar films are again set for a clash this festive season. Mohanlal's Photographer and Joshy film Pothenvava starring Mammootty will be releasing the same day on October 21st coinciding with the Deepavali day. Though superstar films arrive around the same season, rarely it get released on the same day. Last time it occured was in 2001. Photographer will be the directorial debut of script writer turned filmmaker Renjith Pramod and is based on the Muthanga incident. Pothenvava is said to be a commercial film with ingredients of family sentiments, action and comedy.

Classmates goes to Telungu
Monday, October 16, 2006 | MP

Lal Jose latest hit film, Classmates which has created waves in Malayalam boxoffice is going to Telungu. The film which was highly appreciated by the Malayalam audience is sure to become a trendsetter in other film industries as well. The film has been given the remake rights in return of a high price and the Telungu version will be directed by K Vijayabhaskar and is said to have a bunch of newcomers playing the lead roles.

Kerala beat TN in Santosh Trophy quarterfinal tie
Monday, October 16, 2006 | MP

Kerala has beaten Tamil Nadu in the quarterfinal league group stage match of the 61st Santosh Trophy 2006 football tournament at Gurgaon on Sunday. Kerala's N P Pradeep and Abdul Naushad scored 2 and 1 goals respectively to make a 3-1 lead victory over TamilNadu. The next match of Kerala will be against Maharastra on 17th OCtober. The semifinals are slated for Oct 21st and 22nd and Zee sports will be telecasting all the 15 final matches live.

Mohanlal-Priyadarshan together again
Monday, October 16, 2006 | MP

Mohanlal Priyadarshan hit combo who has deleivered many a superhits right from Poochakkoru Mookkuthi, Chithram, Kilukkam etc in Malayalam is coming together again with a new project. The duo had their last film Kilichundan Mambazham in 2001. The new film is to be produced by Antony Perumbavoor under the banner of Aashirwad Cinemas and is projected for 2007 Onam release.

IGNOU extends course application dates
Sunday, October 15, 2006 | MP

Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) has extended upto OCt 25th as its last date for applying for admissions to its various courses like MCA, BCA, B.Tech, diploma and postgraduate diploma programmes. The application forms are given out at various IGNOU study centers and each can be obtained at a fee of Rs 50. Late applicants will have to pay Rs 200. The completed applications should be sent to the IGNOU Regional Centre at Kaloor in Kochi.

Blessy introduces Lekshmi Lahiri in Palunku
Saturday, October 14, 2006 | MP

Malayalam filmmaker Blessy who had earlier brought in heroines like Padmapriya, Meera Vasudev is introducing a new found heroine with his forthcoming film, Palunku. Lekshmi Lahiri is said to play the female lead against Mammootty in this film. Palunku produced by Dream team Communications has already started with its shooting in Idukki and premises. The film tells the touching story of a farmer who goes through social and financial crisis to bring up his family of two daughters.

Mathai Chacko MLA passes away
Saturday, October 14, 2006 | MP

CPI(M) leader and MLA Mathai Chacko, passed away on Friday. He was 47. He was ailing for a while and was was hospitalised undergoing treatment for lukemia. Chacko who came to politics as a prominent student leader, was elected to the State Assembly from the Thiruvampadi constituency of Kozhikode district. The swearing-in ceremony of Mr. Chacko was even held at his hospital room because of his ill health. His last rituals will be held on Saturday.

Meghna Naidu does an item song in Bada Dosth
Friday, October 13, 2006 | MP

Bollywood and South Indian actress Meghna Naidu who charmed her audiences with item songs is now in Malayalam to do an item number for Viji Thampy's film Bada Dosth. The actress known for her sizzling dance numbers will be dancing along with the footsteps of Suresh Gopi in the film. Meghna was in Kochi to perform for the song sequence which will also mark her debut appearance on the Malayalam screens. Lately like Tamil and telungu industry, item numbers are being a part of Mallu films as well.

Ponkala fest set to make it to Guinness Book
Friday, October 13, 2006 | MP

The famous Attukal Ponkala, the annual festival of Attukal Bhagavathi temple in Thiruvananthapuram is all set to make its entry into the Guinness Book of World Records. The celebration which draws millions of crowd every year to perform the traditional ritual of Ponkala cooking is getting mentioned in the Guinness book in the category of events attended by more than a million people. The Guinness book authorities had already contacted the temple officials on this regard. The Guinness indicates that about 15 lakh attended the 1997 festival and over 12 lakh in the last year.

Center for stem cell collection at Kozhikode
Thursday, October 12, 2006 | MP

LifeCell which does research on stem cell therapy with umbilical Cord Stem cell banking has opened a stem cell collection center at Kozhikode. Stem cells collected from umbillical cord has the unique ability to regenerate or reproduce into over 200 types of tissues and thus useful in treating various diseases including diabetes, heart dieseases, leukemia, cosmetic treatment etc. LifeCell in collaboration with CRYO-CELL International, USA helps the cryogenic preservation of stem cells and the one at Kozhikode is the 18th collection centre facility in India.

CID Moosa from Scotland
Thursday, October 12, 2006 | MP

As the namer suggests, CID Moosa from Scotland is the sequel to the popular Malayalam hit, CID Moosa. John Antony will be directing the film and actor Dileep who featured as Moosa in the film will don the main lead in the sequel also. The film will begin from where the part 1, CID Moosa has ended and unfolds the mysteries that had occured to Moosa who set off to Scotland for a new investigation. The film promises to be another humorous entertainer from CID Moosa along with his dog squad.

State wide sanitaion drive to fight diseases
Wednesday, October 11, 2006 | MP

In the wake of the increasing chikangunya disease spreading in the State, the Kerala govt is organising a state wide sanitation drive that will kick off on Oct 13th under the campaign name, `Clean Kerala Day'. The programme intend to create awareness among the public and calls for hygenic practises to keep the premises clean. Students, teachers are asked to volunteer themselves for the campaign which will comprise of house-to-house awareness and similar cleanliness activities.

Karthika Thirunal Karthikeyan
Wednesday, October 11, 2006 | MP

Karthika Thirunal Karthikeyan is the title of the Malayalam film which is to be directed by T Suresh Babu. Mohanalal plays the lead role on the film. Valiyaveettil Siraj under the banner of Valiyaveettil Movie International produces the film. The film is said to be a light hearted hilarious entertainer. Mahesh Mithra pens the story for the film. More details awaited.

Kerala tourism to focus on Home Stay concept
Wednesday, October 11, 2006 | MP

Kerala Tourism is lately focussing on the Home Stay concept in an effort to promote tourism revenues with the support of local communities. Besides overcoming the shortage of hotel rooms, these home stays also act as an additional income for the families who extend their services in this hospitality sector. The tourism Dept is also coming out to extend support to the home owners to market and advertise their properties and details and also lending subsidies to restructure heritage buildings and farms to home stays.

Nadiya Moidu to be back with Fazil film
Tuesday, October 10, 2006 | MP

Actress Nadiya Moidu who got introduced to films with Fazil's Nokketha Doorathu Kannum Nattu is returning to film industry after a gap. Nadia who got married and based in London made a comeback with the Tamil hit film, M. Kumaran Son of Mahalakshmi. Now the actress is set to stage a return to Malayalam films with filmmaker Fazil again. She is said to play the lead role in his film which is projected for next year release around Vishu time.

Baba Kalyani shooting begins in Ekm
Monday, October 9, 2006 | MP

Shaji Kailas film featuring Mohanlal in and as Baba Kalyani has started with its shooting in Eranakulam. The film has Mamta Mohandas playing the heroine. Lal enacts the role of a police officer in the film which is said to be filled with action cum family sentiments. Antony Perumbavoor is producing the film and is expected to reach theaters during Christmas.

Kayamkulam project: Qatar to hold 40pc stake
Monday, October 9, 2006 | MP

Power major, National Thermal Power Corp. Ltd.(NTPC) had decided to give a 40 percent stake to the Qatar investment body, QIB in Kerala's gas fuelled Kayamkulam power project. Petronet LNG Ltd has 10 percent stake in the project while the remaining 50 percent will be held by NPTC itself. NTPC runs a 350-megawatt power plant in Kerala and as a part of its expansion plans wants to expand it to a 1,950-megawatt unit by 2010-11.

Kaioppu
Sunday, October 8, 2006 | MP

Director Renjith is in the making of his forthcoming film, titled Kaioppu. Mammootty plays the main character of a middle class clerk employee by the name Balachandran. Tamil actress Kushboo is playing opposite him in the film. The film talks about human relationships and is said to be a low budget film with no commercial aspects attached to it. Renjith himself produces the film. The film is currently underway with its shooting in Kozhikode and Kochi and the entire shooting is being completed in 18 days.

Winter
Saturday, October 7, 2006 | MP

Winter is a horror thriller from director Deepu Karunakaran and is produced by K Radhakrishnan. Actor Hayaram play the hero in the film. Bhavana is the heroine. Manoj K Jayan plays a prominent role in the film. The story is about a doctor and his family who shifts their house from the busy city life to a quiet and an isolated house in the outskirts. And what they awaits there forms the rest of the story. Popular musician M.G. Radhakrishnan's son Rajakrishnan scores the music for the film.

Chikungunya declared an epidemic
Saturday, October 7, 2006 | MP

The government has declared the viral fever disease, chikungunya an epidemic. "This is the epidemic outbreak of chikungunya and the fever incidence is very high. We have to take effective preventive measures in order to contain the epidemic outbreak", stated expert from the National Vector Borne Disease Control Program. The disease is visiting Kerala after 32 years and this time around the disease is caused by a more stronger African strain of virus which is said to have a higher transmissibility and higher infection rate in humans.

Khushboo opposite Mammootty
Friday, October 6, 2006 | MP

Popular Tamil actress Kushboo is making a comeback to Malayalam industry with director Renjith's film starring Mamootty in the lead. This low budgeted film has started with shooting in Kozhikode and is expected to finish in a time frame of 18 days. Mammootty plays a middle class man and Kushboo who is the heroine dons the role of Mamootty's wife in the film.

Malayalam made compuslory in schools
Friday, October 6, 2006 | MP

The Kerala government has decided to make Malayalam compulsory in all schools at the primary level till Std 4th from the next academic year. The order has been issued in view with the State's 50th year of formation celebrations. The State Council for Educational Research and Training (SCERT) had been asked to prepare the syllabus and study material accordingly to instill Malayalam learning in schools. Earlier Malayalam writers and literary personalities has come up forward with a similar demand so as to popularise the use of Malayalam language in the State.

Marad: Former CM blames it on CPI-M
Thursday, October 5, 2006 | MP

Referring to the riots involved with the Marad incident, Former Kerala CM A K Antony has blamed it on CPI-M responsible for creating communal violence in the region. He pointed out that the judicial probe conducted by the Commission has clearly revealed that the CPI-M was not in interests of efforts for peaceful settlement of the issues and wanted to make use of the situation to create communal divide among the people. He also added that his government's timely interaction had only helped to prevent further spread of the violence.

Mohanlal starts shooting for Sholay remake
Thursday, October 5, 2006 | MP

Actor Mohanlal is off to Mumbai to shoot for Ram Gopal Verma's remake film of the 1975 classic, Sholay. Mohanlal plays the role of Thakur in the new Sholay which will be known as 'Ramgopal Varma Ki Sholay’. Lal will be enacting the role of the police officer Thakur which was orginally played by late Sanjiv Kumar. However RGV's Sholay is said to be slightly made different from the original. Besides Mohanlal, Amitabh Bachchan, Abhishek Bachchan, Mohit Ahlawat, Urmila, Katrina Kaif etc are featuring in the film.

WHO team visits chikungunya affected areas
Thursday, October 5, 2006 | MP

A team of experts including WHO members visited the State's Chikungunya affected areas. The team which also comprise of experts from National Institute of Virology and National Institute of Communicable Diseases is assessing on the situation and is working with the Government and the district health administration in taking steps to prevent the spread of the disease. Meanwhile the number of casualties affected by the disease is rising with more cases reported from Palakkad, Eranakulam, Kottayam districts.

Amaran
Wednesday, October 4, 2006 | MP

Noted Malayalam director I V Sasi is roping in Suresh Gopi lately for his forthcoming film which is said to be named as Amaran. This is Sasi's new venture after Balram Vs Taradas. I V Sasi is also teaming up with writer A K Sajan who will pen the script for the new film. The film is produced under the banner of Shreechakra Private Limited.The film will start rolling in November.

Govt take steps to contain chikagunya fever
Tuesday, October 3, 2006 | MP

Kerala government has called upon the Center govt's support for dealing with the increasing incidence of chikungunya viral fever in the State. Kerala Chief Minister has said that the govt was taking necessary steps to contain the spread of the disease. Awareness programms to educate the public and treatment facilities were being monitored in the the district levels. Central team is also coming to the State to collect blood samples of the patients and to conduct field studies and access on the situation.

Changathipoocha
Tuesday, October 3, 2006 | MP

Changathipoocha is directed by first timer S P Mahesh.Actor Jayasurya plays the hero in the film. Remya Nambeesan who acted in Anachandam will be the heroine of the film. Rasheed Doha under the banner of Flying Films is producing the film. Shani Ettukandathil has the script.Vipin Mohan handles camera.Jagathy, nedumudi Venu, Harisree Asokan, Salim Kumar etc features in the film which will start rolling in November.

Jayaram as drama artist
Tuesday, October 3, 2006 | MP

Family audiences hero, Jayaram is teaming up with director Rajasenan again in the forthcoming film, Kanakasimhasanam. After Rajasenan's film with Madhuchandralekha, the director brings in another family entertainer with Jauaram in the lead. Jayaram plays a drama artist in the film who runs a drama troop. Karthika and Laxmi Goplaswami are the female lead.

Lakhs of children marks Vidyarambham
Monday, October 2, 2006 | MP

Lakhs of children marked their world of learning with Vidyarambam on Monday. Vijayadasami day is considered as the most auspicious day to initiate children into writing their first alphabets.Temples and religious institutions witnessed hectic rush where children were brought to scholars or literary personalities who held their hands making them write the first letters on sand or in a tray of rice grains.Eminent personalities like Adoor Gopalakrishnan, Sreekumaran Thampi, film actor Murali, renowned poet and writer O.N.V. Kurup were few among who initiated children to letters this year. Though a Hindu tradition recently it is being celebrated by people across all castes and religions.

Oruvan
Sunday, October 1, 2006 | MP

Oruvan is directed by Vinoo Anand and produced by Saseendra Varma and Ajith Varma.Veteran actor Sukumaran's sons, Prithviraj- Indrajit brothers are teaming up together again in the film lately after their recent hit film, Classmates. Indrajit plays the lead character of Shivan in the film while Prithvi dons the role od a police officer in the film. Meera Vasudev plays the female lead.The other casts are Salim kumar, Mala Aravind etc.Reji Nair pens the story.

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