Sneha to play heroine in Mammootty’s comeback Tamil film

Sneha captivated the Malayalam cinema fans with her scintillating smile in the film ‘Thuruppu Gulan’.

And her sparkling onscreen chemistry with megastar Mammootty in that film was one of the highpoints of Thuruppu Gulan .

Now, the grapevine is abuzz that Sneha has been signed up to play Mammootty’s heroine in his comeback film in Tamil.

The film, being directed by Mani Ratnam’s assistant, Karthik, will have music by Vidyasagar.

There is more good news for the fans of Sneha and Mammootty. The buzz is that the twosome will be paired again in a Malayalam movie to be made after the Tamil film of Mammootty has been completed.

The last film Mammootty did in Tamil was ‘Junior Senior’. Among his earlier films in Tamil was ‘Dalapati’ in which Mammootty rubbed shoulders with the reigning super star of Tamil films, Rajnikant .

Mammootty, popular in Tamil and Malayalam

Mammootty has been acclaimed for his performance both in filmTamil and Malayalam films. However, the actor has been concentrating more on his Malayalam ventures since some time. Mammootty’s last release in Tamil was Junior Senior. Now the actor returns to Tamil films with his Tamil movie Vande Matharam, which will be released in Tamil Nadu and Kerala simultaneously. The Telugu version will obviously be released in Andhra Pradesh. Vande Matharam (title is subject to change as given in another news item), produced by Henry Pankaj Productions, will be directed by Karthik. Mammootty will appear as a initially self-centred policeman; Sneha will take off in her role of an airlines pilot.

Mammootty’s big budget movie Pazhassi Raja will be released in Tamil simultaneously along with the Malayalam version. Pazhassi Raja, produced by Sree Gokulam Movies, was launched recently in a gala function attended by many important personalities of the Malayalam film industry. Tamil superhero Sarath Kumar (who is also playing an important role in the film) also graced the occasion with his presence. Directed by Hariharan, the movie has the story and screenplay by M.T. Vasudevan Nair and Venu is the cameraman. Music maestro Illyaraja scores the music for songs penned by O.N.V. Kurup.

The Song From Mammootty's "Palunku"

Blessy, who earlier gave us Kaazhcha and Thanmathra, now amazes and impresses us with Palunku, his latest offering. While the first half of the film sometimes leaves us wondering as to what the film is all about and whether Blessy's career graph is going for a dip, the post-interval section simply leaves us spellbound and exclaiming that Palunku is Blessy's best till date. The film has outscored Kaazhcha and Thanmathra, subject-wise and treatment-wise, though it may perhaps not be a crowd puller or appease die-hard fans of lead man Mammootty.

"Muttaththe mulle chollu..." - Mayavi as Mammootty

Director Shafi and actor Mammootty have once again teamed up to give us a thoroughly enjoyable entertainer in Mayavi. If you are looking for two and a half hours of total relaxation, then here is the film for you. Forget yourself and your worries and smile and laugh with 'Mayavi'.
Of the songs penned by Vayalar Sharath Chandra Varma and set to tune by Alex Paul, "Muttaththe mulle chollu..." could soon turn out to be hit. We seem to miss the Suresh Peters type of songs that have been the trademark of Rafi-Mecartin and Shafi brand of films. But still the songs and the music are good and suit the theme. The technical aspects are all in tune with the subject and the treatment. Scenarists Rafi and Mecartin and director Shafi deserve special appreciation for having come up with such a good entertainer.

Mayavi repeats wonders

Mayavi, the super hit film directed by Shafi is continuing its wonder run, but now in the B class theatres. The film has celebrated 100 days in major centres, a month ago and was acknowledged as the first super hit of the year.

As the Vishu flicks took over major release centres by Vishu, the film which was in its winning stride was pushed off to many B class centres. But the film is repeating the collections, exactly as it has made in the class centres.

In almost every second centres, the film ran for more than four weeks. The film is running to 65 days in a centre, where the film has already managed a share of more than 3 lakhs.

The film has completed a 50 days in another center at Thrippunithura, in the five kilometer radius from Ernakulam city. The film is expected to make more than 20 crores revenue from the overall run in the state.

Mammootty's Mission 90 Days preview

Mammootty plays Major Sivaraman, a National Security Guard (NSG) officer, in Major Ravi’s ‘Mission 90 Days’. Major Ravi was the one who searched down Sivarasan, one of the main convicts in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, and killed him. So this film will give first-ever, in-depth information about the assassination of Rajiv Gandhi. It will be a big challenge for Major Ravi because expectations are sky high after ‘Keerthichakra’.

Shooting of the film started by mid-April and is planned as a 40 days at a stretch schedule. The film will be released on 6th of July. It is being shot at Kochi, Chennai and Bangalore.

The film tells the story of Major Sivaraman, the special officer in charge of the investigation of Rajiv Gandhi assassination. They track down the convicts in 90 days, thus the title. The film not only deal with the nail-biting investigation and the final showdown with Sivarasan, it also shows the emotional turmoil that the team went through during the period.

One of the interesting thing they have used real names for the characters in the movie. They haven’t changed the names of Rajiv Gandhi, Sivarasan, Nalini, Thanu etc


Tulip Joshi, a North Indian actress is also playing an important role in the film, which also has Lalu Alex, Kalabhavan Mani, Sai Kumar, Innocent, Kiran Raj and Baburaj among others. Cochin Haneefa plays a NSG doctor, who is specially trained to rescue convicts trying to suicide using cyanide, and to give medical assistance to the squad. Apart from Mammootty, the special squad consists of Jolly, Dennis, Shyam and Anil. Like Major Ravi, Anil was also in original NSG squad that hunted down Sivarasan. Shyam is a popular VJ of Kiran TV. Kiran Raj plays a CBI officer and Lalu Alex a DIG.

Major Ravi who has also written the script says it will give inside account on the Rajiv Gandhi assassination investigation. But the director has clarified that the movie will not discuss any historical or political issues regarding the assassination. Thiru is the cameraman of this racy thriller being made by Sasi Ainchira for Sri Utrithati films. The film is scheduled to release in the first week of July.

Mammootty's Balram v/s Tharadas Images

Balram Vs Tharadas is a big disappointment, if you consider the stature that both the characters Balram and Tharadas enjoy in the minds of the viewers.

It is not such a bad movie, but everyone from average viewer to extreme critic would only review it keeping in mind the hype that this movie created, thus their verdict would not go beyond the average mark. The stupendous opening that it got might help it get the break-even status.

A box containing arms was found hidden in a college construction site and DYSP Balram is instructed to take up the case. He soon finds through his investigation that it belong to Tharadas, an international criminal. He soon realize that Kerala’s top politicians and police officials are mere puppets of Tharadas and he stood no chance of catching this international don, unless he does something out of bounds.

So he arrests Tharadas’s love of life, actress Supriya (Katrina Kaif), under the charge of keeping weapons. He imprisons her and made sure that Tharadas’s marionette politicians can’t get her out, so that Tharadas himself would come for her rescue. Indeed, Tharadas comes, but didn’t fell prey to Balram’s trap. He manages to rescue his beloved but had more pressing matters to deal with than Balram, when his own men started back stabbing him.

Most of the second half is a cat and mouse game where Balram is hell bent on catching Tharadas and Tharadas having a hard time, with his side-kicks all set to finish him off. In the end Tharadas gets back to them and has a changeover.

It is perhaps for the first time that two characters from different films come together for a film directed by the same director. I.V Sasi and team succeeded, to some extend in bringing to life the changes that might have occurred to both the characters, over the years. Balram, as he is DYSP now, has matured a lot and loses his temper a lot less often than he used to as Inspector. On the other hand Tharadas predictably has broadened his horizon worldwide.

Everyone associated with the movie were so intimidated by the characters that they grossed out with their creative mind. Taking on even one of these characters would have been a gargantuan task; I.V Sasi-T.Damodaran-S.N.Swamy team took on the two of them.

To cut the story short— they dug their own grave, or at least that of IV Sasi’s. Never will anyone entrust him with a big project. They say it was Mammotty who insisted on adding Tharadas in to the story and also the one who paneled the songs. Hmm...no comments. Mammotty had a difficult job, playing two characters from two different movies. Balram was a success but can’t say the same about Tharadas.

Except for the vaguely hummable ‘Mathapove…’ all the songs were bad. And their visuals were even worse. The camerawork was pretty decent. Katrina really looked out of place, but beautiful nevertheless. Siddique, Mukesh and Rajmohan Unnithan were the notable performers. The comedy track with Jagadeesh and Kalpana was little more than ordinary.

Mammootty in a cross-over film

Mammootty will be part of a cross-over film which would be shot in a span of just 20 days at Mahabalipuram. Mammootty had hogged limelight recently being part of Ambedkar.

His portrayal was so convincing that he won the National Award for the film. The actor is now getting ready to star in another off-beat film called 'The Late Night Beggar', in which Mammootty plays the role of a doctor.

Rohini is his wife and Baby Malavika is his daughter in the film. S Karthik is the director.

Nasraani shifted

This was to happen as Mammootty, as never before was running between four films at a time. And for the first time in his last four years, his planning is going haywire. His Onam film Nasraani according to his earlier schedules was to start next month.

But now, the film will start late and will be postponed for a further release date. Orekadal will be his immediate release which will hit the theatres by July 12. Mission 90 days, the action thriller by Major Ravi, will now become his Onam release.

Apart from this film, Mammootty is presently on the sets of magnum opus Pazhassi Raja which will be completed only with a shoot for another 65 days.

Mammootty has also started working for his bilingual Vande Matharam directed by debutante Karthi. Apart from these he has also earmarked his five days to appear for a cross over experimental film by debutante S Karthik.

Big B will have a remake

Big B, the film which is creating waves in the Malayalam box office for its exquisite styles and difference in narration, will be remade in Tamil.

The film which is running to packed houses in Kerala will be remade by Team Work productions. The film will be directed by Subrahmaniam Shiva.

Ameer, the director of the latest Kollywood hit Paruthi Veeran will appear in the lead role that Mammootty did in the original. The film will start its shoot by the end of next month.

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Singing paeans of Pazhassi Raja

M T Vasudevan Nair and Hariharan have commenced work for Pazhassi Raja featuring Mammootty in the role of a freedom fighter.

Hariharan says, “We felt that Pazhassi Raja had not got the recognition he deserved, especially outside Kerala, for his contribution to the freedom movement”.

'The 1857 Sepoy Mutiny is considered the first freedom fight, but Pazhassi Raja fought the British 50 years before that, in the jungles of Wayanad. My film is about how he fights the British by organizing a tribal force in Wayanad and how he gives up his life for the cause”.

Kanika plays Pazhassi's wife and Padmapriya plays the other major female role in the film.

Tamil film actor Sarath Kumar is also in the cast. Music is by Ilayaraja.

Mammootty Style Images

As an Actor Mammootty is quite ambitious. It was his childhood dream to act in a movie, become a great star, earn the love and respect of the people of his land, his country and the whole world. The chivalrous hero who chases the villain, claims the heroine and goes singing on a horseback, that was his idea of a film star. Yet Mammootty is not sure when he had the first desire to act.

Probably that desire started with the first movie he saw. Not just as a whim, but a burning desire to be a megastar. For which he prayed intensely.

What sort of an actor does he want to be remembered as? Does he think an actor can induce change in society? Yes he can. That is his belief. Yes a good actor can bring about some changes in society, inducing the people to rethink their attitude, lifestyle or the whole of society itself.

But Mammootty thinks he has not reached that stage yet. Mammootty the responsibility of an actor is much more than that of a film director, writer, screen writer or a politician. An actor's only tool is his talent for acting.

The actor lives the fiery moments of life of a citizen on screen. And the audience may role-model the character thus presented. Hence a little thoughtlessness can spoil not just the acting but the life of the gullible masses. So Mammootty great care with every role of his.

How did Mammootty into cinema? Both M.T. Vasudevan Nair and K.G. George have to be seen as his mentors. MT discovered him while KG brought him up. Mammootty profound respect for both of them in his mind even today. Mammootty feels indebted and grateful to both of them.

Mammootty As "Gulan Kunjumon"

When it comes to the movie ‘Thuruppu Gulan’, it is all about Mammootty and you can either absolutely love him in it or hate him! Even the best of his fans would agree that he was over the top in some scenes but his worst critic would agree he was excellent in other. In general, the film evokes a mixed feeling in you.

Kunjumon (Mammootty) is the son of Kochuthoma (Innocent), who runs a Thattukada at Cochin. Kochuthoma sends his son to a friend at Kozhikode because Kunjomon has caused too much problem at Kochi, even as a kid. But kid grew up to become the very person Kochuthoma has dreaded.

Kunjumon (Mammootty), popularly known as Gulan, for his skill at playing cards, became rich by gambling and has scores of Tattukada’s at Kozhikode. He is feared by all and has all the high connections. Kochuthoma has problems with the owners of Raj Palace, a five star hotel beside his thattukada, and Kunjumon (Mammootty)rushes to his aid.

Earlier, the real owner of Raj Palace Menon (Devan), who was friends with Kochuthoma had moved to Singapore with his family to pursue business, leaving Raj Palace under the care of his trusted companion Sreedharan Unnithan (Kalashala Babu), but was cheated by him. He lost everything he earned in Singapore and was jailed by the dirty games played by Sreedharan Unnithan and his sons. Only way for his daughter Lakshmi (Sneha) to release him was to raise 10 crore rupees. She finds solace in Kochuthoma and Kunjumon. The rest of the story is how Kunjumon helps her release her father and how he sweep away the bad guys.

There is a big dilemma when it comes to commenting on Mammotty’s performance— u can call it good and grouchy— all at the same time. If only they hadn’t gone over the top in some scenes and had gone for milder jokes as in ‘Rajamanikyam’, then the whole scenario would have been different. The attempt was clearly to top what ‘Rajamanikyam’ did. It is hard to see a person doing all the crude jokes, a person who had maintained a macho image all through his career. But he is so funny in some scenes that you will forget who he is. In the end that is what saved the film.

Director Johnny Antony has nothing new to offer to the no-brainer written by Sibi.K.Thomas - Udaya Krishna. The supporting cast which includes loads of comic actors was reduced to mere spectators as Mammootty towers over the screen space. Alex Paul’s music was disappointing and it is better not to mention the lyrics, at all.

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Mammootty As "Vavachy"

On the surface, ‘Pothanvava’ looks like a slick film, very fast paced and hilarious, but it suffers from one-upmanship of Mammootty that ultimately detracts from its theme and messes up the already weak scripted movie. It is also one of those rare films that director Joshi failed to make an impact.

Pothenvava (Mammootty) is the son of Mariamma Vakkeel (Usha Uthup). His name is Vava but people nicknamed him Pothenvava, because he is rather stupid and carries out all the orders that his mother gives. His father Vishnu Narayanan Namboothiri (Nedumudi Venu), who is a Brahmin, divorced his mother, when their families had fights on choosing religion for Vava (Mammootty) . Mariamma Vakkeel won the custody of her son but she chose not to have him any religion. This caused problems in Vava’s life as he couldn’t go to school without belonging to any religion. Thus Vava (Mammootty) ended up an illiterate.

Mariamma Vakkeel represents the Vaddakkeyangaadi, who are in conflict with the Thekkeyangaadi, lead by Pulikkattil Vakkachan (Rajan P Dev) and sons Anto and Paul(Spadikam George and Manianpilla Raju), as to who will conduct the Palli Perunnal.

Mariamma Vakkeel wins the battle but Pulikkattil family objects to Vava heading the festival as he is not baptized and thus not a Christian. Vava (Mammootty) decides to get baptized but his mother tells him to ask his father’s permission first. Thus Vava (Mammootty) set out to meet his father. With fate playing its part, he meets his father for the first time while rescuing him from an accident.

It turned out Vishnu Narayanan Namboothiri was very keen on meeting his son and father and son bonded instantly. Vava (Mammootty) then tries to reunite his parents and succeeds in it for some period. But the Villain in their life had other plans.

Neither Mammootty nor Joshi seemed to care about the plot’s weaknesses. But rather they tried to bank on the success of dialect that Mammootty successfully used in ‘Thuruppugulan’. Only saving grace is Bijukuttan (Manikandan), enacting the role of Marambal. Even though it is his first full-fledged role in a film, he has adapted to the big screen quite effortlessly.

It is Joshi’s trademark hurried narrative that will keep you from excruciated by the story, which was written solely to suite Mammootty’s new comic streak. ‘Pothanvava’, coming after ‘Chandupottu’, is perhaps the worst script written by Benny P Nayarambalam. Most of Benny’s hits had been successful adaptations of his own plays. Songs by Alex Paul is good in patches.

In totality, the film didn’t feature anything to write home about, but it won’t make you sick either.

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Mammootty as "Prajapathy"

The movie Prajapathy make the hit maker Ranjith.Mammootty as Prajapathy
Mammootty plays as prajapathy the land lord.Mammootty's impression in this
movie very well.

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