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Ex-Ministers of Kerala K.K. Shailaja Teacher, V.S. Sunil Kumar act in Vellarikka Pattanam

Jayashankar Menon Adarsh Chittar, Biju Sopanam, Deepu Navaikulam, Gowri Gopika, Janvi Baiju, Jayakumar, Jayan Cherthala, K.K. Shailaja Teacher, Kavitha, Kochu Preman, M.R. Gopakumar, Malayalam film Vellarikka Pattnam, Manju Punalur and Suraj Sajeev, Tony Sijimon, V.S. Sunil Kumar 0 Comment January 25, 2022

Former Ministers of Kerala, K.K. Shailaja Teacher and V.S. Sunil Kumar have forayed into Malayalam tinsel world by acting in the soon to be released film, Vellarikka Pattanam (Cucumber Town), which is a new movie coming out in Malayalam with a theme of social commitment.

***Ex-Ministers of Kerala K.K. Shailaja Teacher, V.S. Sunil Kumar act in Vellarikka Pattanam***

Vellirikka Pattanam is produced by Mohan K. Kurup and directed by the debutant director Manish Kurup under the banner of Mangalassery Movies, which will be released soon. The film, with a lot of innovation is sharing with the audience, a completely different theme. In fact, former ministers of Kerala, K.K. Shailaja Teacher and V.S. Siva Kumar are making their debut appearance on the silver screen in Vellarikka Pattanam, which is innovative both in terms of presentation and content.

***Former Kerala Minister K.K. Shailaja Teacher acts in Malayalam movie Vellarikka Pattanam.***

The filming of Vellarikka Pattanam was quite different from the traditional cinematic styles. The shooting and other allied activities were conducted coordinating with only a handful of crew members. In fact, Vellarikka Pattanam is a pure family entertainer replete with fun-filled moments in life. What makes Vellarikka Pattanam very different is the fact that the film has captured the panoramic rural beauty of Kerala, along with magnificent songs.

***Scene from Malayalam film, Vellarikka Pattanam***

The songs that have been released have already captured the hearts of music lovers. Those songs are still making waves on social media platforms. Out of five songs in this film, two of them have been penned by renowned lyricist K. Jayakumar, while the balance three songs were written by the director of Vellarikka Pattanam, Manish Kurup himself.

***Soon to be released Malayalam film, Vellarikka Pattanam.***

Director Manish Kurup says that the central theme of Vellarikka Pattnam is the saga of survival that turns failures into life successes. The story of the film unfolds through farming and related activities. But the film is not only about agriculture, it also shares with the audience the experiences of young people who are free thinking and achieving success in life through new ways of self-discovery.

***Exterior scene from Malayalam movie, Vellarikka Pattanam.***

Heady mix of suspense, action, thrill are replete in the movie that guarantees a wholesome entertainment to the audience. The Director says that Vellarikka Pattanam has a lot to offer to all types of audiences as well as motivating the youth. The filming of this movie was from places such as Vallayani, Alappuzha, Pathanapuram and Punalur.

***A scene from Malayalam movie, Vellarikka Pattanam.***

The star cast is pretty big, which includes Tony Sijimon, Janvi Baiju, Gowri Gopika, Biju Sopanam, Jayan Cherthala, M.R. Gopakumar, Kochu Preman, Jayakumar, Adarsh Chittar, Deepu Navaikulam, Kavitha, Manju Punalur and Suraj Sajeev. The DoP is handled by Dhanapal and music composed by Sreejith Edava. Vijith Venugopal, Akhil J.P. and Jyothish Arampunna,

***Panoramic exterior scene in Malayalam movie, Vellarikka Pattanam.***

Make-up by Irfan Imam, Makeover Satheesh, Still photography by Aneesh Videokkaran, while Mahadevan, C.G. Vishnu Puliyara and Mahesh Keshav are the colourists, title design by Sudheesh Karunagapalli, Tech Support by Balu parameswaran, P. R. Sumeran is the PRO, Artwork by Krishnaprasad K.V., Second Unit camera by Varun Sreeprasad and Manilal, Sound Design by Shine P. John and Sound Mixing by Shankar.

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Malayalam Movie State Bus All Set For Release

Jayashankar Menon Chandran Narikode, IB Ravindran, Malayalam movie State Bus, Mohan Sitara, Padmakumar, Vidyadharan Master 0 Comment January 25, 2022

The Malayalam movie State Bus, directed by Chandran Narikode, with the favourite stars of Malayalees, Santhosh Keezhatoor and Vigilesh in the lead is all set for release and will reach the audience soon.

***Malayalam Movie State Bus All Set For Release***

Produced by I.B. Ravindran and Padmakumar under the banner of Studio C Cinemas, State Bus is the second flick to be directed by Chandran Narikode, while his debut directorial venture was Paathi (Half) which was a short in the arm for him as the film won several national and international laurels. Although, State Bus can be termed as a movie with the theme of travel, which also narrates the social politics through the conflicting realities of life, nevertheless, the cinema is set in a family setting. Therefore, State Bus can be termed as a family thriller with a heady mix of suspense, with gripping scenes that would make the audience sit on the edge of their seats. What’s more, the script of State Bus is laved with comedy in such a way that would entertain the audience with serious social issues that are plaguing the contemporary society. Furthermore, State Bus has succeeded in capturing the people and experiences we encounter in our everyday lives.

***A still from the Malayalam movie, State Bus.***

While talking about the film State Bus and its theme, Chandran Narikode, the Director of the movie tole The Indian News: “The saga of State Bus unfolds through the events that take place, when two policemen travel in a State Road Transport Corporation bus along with an accused from Kannur District of Kerala. The film progresses through a journey. The theme of State Bus revolves around an incident that takes place inside a Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) bus. Obviously, State Bus goes through life’s moments of kindness, brotherhood and hatred. The film has been made in such a way that it entertains all cine-goers.”

***An action scene from the Malayalam movie, State Bus.***

The camera has captured the rural settings of North Kerala in all its panoramic splendors. Another novelty of this movie is the background score by the renowned music composer, Mohan Sitara, who is staging a come back after a sabbatical. The renowned veteran music composer, Vidyadharan Master has wielded music for State Bus, which is once again making this movie unique. ‘State Bus’ is also a class of its own film that stands out from the rest of the recent Malayalam films in terms of theme and expression. The location of the film, where the filming was done was set in various part of North Kerala.

*An interior scene in the Malayalam movie, State Bus.*

The star cast includes Vijilesh, Santhosh Keezhatoor, Sibi Thomas, Sivadasan, Sadanandan, Kabani and several other new faces as well. The story and screenplay are by Pramod Koovery, DoP by Prasoon Prabhakar, Film Editing by Deejo P Varghese, Make-up by Peeyush Purushu, Art Direction by Madhu Vellavu, Project Designing by Dheeraj Bala, Costumes by Vijesh Viswam, Titles Design by Sreeni Purakkad and VFX by Jayesh K parameswaran.

While M. Mahadevan is the Colorist of this movie and PR Sumeran is the PRO, R Nandalal handled the Subtitles, Vinodkumar V.V., is the Production Executive, while M. Unnikrishnan, Prashanth Prasannan and Suresh Ramanthali have written the lyrics for the songs. The songs are rendered by Vijay Yesudas, Vidhyadharan Master and Jinsha Haridas. Vinod Plathottam is the still photographer of the movie.

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Veteran Malayalam actor Nedumudi Venu passes away

Jayashankar Menon Malayalam Actor, Nedumudi Venu 0 Comment October 11, 2021

Veteran Malayalam actor, Nedumudi Venu passed away on October 10, 2021 at a private hospital in Thiruvananthapuram due to ill-health.

The actor was in fact, admitted to a hospital yesterday morning following uneasiness. Venu was in intensive care unit of a private hospital in Thiruvananthapuram. The actor had earlier afflicted with COVID-19. Although, he had recovered from the pandemic, nevertheless, his other ailments got aggravated resulting in his death. Nedumudi Venu was one of the most talented actors in Malayalam cinema. Known as Nedumudi Venu, the veteran actor’s official name is K. Venugopal, who completed 73 on May 22, 2021.

***Veteran Malayalam Actor, Nedumudi Venu passes away***

Actor par excellence

Nedumudi Venu is a versatile actor, who could take up any role with much ease. Also, there was no doubt, any character would stay safe with the genius, a fact that umpteen number of film directors will vouch for it. Nedumudi Venu has been shining in Malayalam cinema for over four decades as a hero, villain and as a character actor. Apart from acting, he has also written stories for a few films. Venu has also directed the Malayalam cinema, title: ‘Pooram,’ (festival).

Born on May 22, 1948 in Nedumudi, Alappuzha district to PK Keshavan Pillai and Kunjikutty Amma, K. Venugopal (Kesavan Venugopal) was active in cultural activities during his education. After graduating from SD College in Alappuzha, Venu worked as a journalist in ‘Kala Kaumudi’ and as a teacher in a parallel college in his district.

Venu is an acting genius who emerged in Kuttanad today as a disciple of Kavalam Narayana Panicker. As a leading actor in Kavalam’s Malayalam plays, Venu has performed in many venues. After moving to Thiruvananthapuram, he made friends with other great film makers such as the late G. Aravindan, M. Padmarajan and Bharat Gopi. This was the turning point for Venu to foray into the celluloid world.

Nedumudi Venu’s entry to the Malayalam movie horizon was when he was active in the theater. He made his film debut in 1978 with Aravindan’s Malayalam movie, ‘Thampu.’ The Bharathan-Padmarajan duo ‘Chellappanasari’ in ‘Thakara’ and Christian Vaidikan, a student in ‘Chamaram’, which came out in 1980, ensured that the actor had proved his meetle and became increasingly ‘popular’. Nedumudi Venu’s role in Bharathan’s ‘Aravam’ Was notable for his song “Mukutti Thiruthali …”. He played the role of Mesthiri in Padmarajan’s 1981 ‘Orudathoru Filevan’ and the orphan ‘Xavier’ in Mohan’s ‘Vidaparayum Munpe.’ After that there was no stopping for Venu.

Moving away from Protagonist roles

Nedumudi Venu has stepped down from the lead role in a few years due to various reasons …
Then, Venu took up character roles and as a co-star, all the roles he had taken up, he excelled, often overshadowing the heroes! This led to a step-by-step shift to ‘kaaranavar’ or veteran roles. He soon became one of the busiest co-stars in Malayalam, and his acting skills and variety of dialogues strengthened Nedumudi’s characters. A slew of movies, such as ‘Kallan Pavithran, ‘Appunni,’ ‘Oru Minnaminunginte Nurunguvettam,’ ‘Aranyakam,’ ‘His Highness Abdullah,’ ‘Bharatham,’ ‘Maargam,’….in all these movies, Nedumudi Venu had presented strong characters.

Nedumudi wrote stories for eight movies including ‘Kattethi Kilikoodu,’ ‘Oru Katha Oru Nunakkatha,’ and ‘Savidham.’ In addition to that, he has also directed the movie, Pooram. His popular films in Tamil includes, the Kamal Hassan starrer Indian and Vikram starrer Anniyan.

Awards Galore

In 1990, Nedumudi Venu bagged the National Award for Best Supporting Actor for the film His Highness Abdullah. In 2003, he received a special mention for the role he has had acted in the movie titled, Maargam. In 1981, 1987 and in 2003, Nedumudi Venu had won the Best Actor award from Kerala State Film Awards for his unforgettable role in movies such as Vida Parayum Munpe (1981), Oru Minnaminunginte Nurunguvettam (1987) and more awards came calling him.

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#Thedal Tamil musical album rendered by Sithara Krishnakumar launched

Jayashankar Menon Dr. Thaara Jeyashankar, Elkthaara Beats, Sithara Krishnakumar, Thedal Tamil Musical Album 0 Comment August 4, 2021

#Thedal (Search), a romantic musical album, rendered by Sithara Krishnakumar and conceived by Dr. Thaara Jeyashankar got released on YouTube on July 31, 2021.

***‘Thedal’ Tamil musical album rendered by Sithara Krishnakumar launched***

The plotline of Thedal is all about the love of a couple and the consequences they face post-marriage. Ekthaara Beats, promoted by Dr. Thaara Jeyashankar has produced this musical album.

The lilting voice of Sithara Krishnakumar is matched by the panoramic setting in the album, and the matching music composition by Faizal Faizee. The touching and poignant lyrics by Divyavalli Santhosh have been absorbed like a blotting paper by the vocalist Sithara Krishnakumar, thus, doing complete justice to the album. Two others too have conceived the whole concept of Dr. Thaara Jeyashankar and they are Director, Jamsheer Muhammed and Cinematographer, Shihab Ongallur!

The cast include Vishnu Balakrishnan, Ashika Asokan and Rotary R Manikandan, all doing their jobs perfectly well. Filmed at the hinterlands of Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu such as Karadimadai, Vadivalapalayam, Sundakamuthur and Kovaiputhur, all these locations help to narrate the story visually and when one hears the song, the visual treat is mesmerising, to say the least. Special mention needs to be made on Sachin Sathya, who has done an excellent work in the department of editing.

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Others in the crew includes Bhasker Aravind, who is the Chief Associate Director, Art by Classic Media, Makeup is by Mahesh Balaji and the DI is being done at 24 Seven Studio. Bilal is the colourist, who again played a sheet-anchor’s role. Midhlaj Muhammed is the Associate Cameraman and stills are through the eyes of Fawaz Muhammed. Abijith K Rajan is the Production Controller, while Rotary S Manikandan, who added up as Location Manager besides greasing the paint. The song is recored at Auo2 Studio at Kadavanthra in Eranakulam.

Programming and mixing were handled by Mathews Hyjan. The key element of making this song so melancholic is the instruments such as the flute and guitar, which was meticulously played by Sarath Sarangi and Ananthu respectively, which was recorded at Strings Sound Hub. When Shameer Evon recorded the video, Kishore Babu handled the publicity design and Ambujakshan handled Transportation. Classic Media Logo provided the camera unit and Ajeesh helped the crew as a Production Boy!

Ever since the launch of this musical album, the song is trending with close to 50K views. Ekthaara Beats is promoted by Dr. Thaara Jeyashankar on the YouTube with a superb tagline that says: A Complete Music Channel! Do watch out for more such gems from Ekthaara Beats! Best wishes from The Indian News.

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Playback singer Kalyani Menon dies in Chennai

Jayashankar Menon AR Rahman, Kalyani Menon, Rajiv Menon 0 Comment August 2, 2021

Renowned playback singer and mother of popular advertisement personality and film maker, Rajiv Menon and Karun Menon, a civil servant attached to the Indian Railways, breathed her last this morning at a private hospital in Chennai at the age of 80.

***Playback singer Kalyani Menon dies in Chennai***

Kalyani Menon’s debut in playback singing was with the Ramu Kariat directed Malayalam cinema, Dweep. After the success of the film, she never looked back. She has rendered in south Indian movies including Tamil and Telugu. Her popular song in Tamil was “Nee Varuvaayena Naan Irunthen.’ Music maestro, AR Rahman has made good use of her voice in many of his songs in the ’90s. Few hit songs of Kalyani Menon includes Kundanapu Bomma, Phoolon Jaisi Ladki, Omana Penne, Vaadi Saathukodi and Kuluvalile.

Born on June 23, 1941 is a trained Carnatic singer and began her film singing career back in the ’70s. Hailing from Kerala, Kalyani Menon picked up the early nuances of the Carnatic music from MR Sivaraman Nair. Initially, she gave several classical concerts before embarking on playback singing. The song ‘Kannerin Mazhayathum’ in the movie Dweepu (1977), with the musical composition by the late Malayalam film music legend, late MS Baburaj, which catapulted to instant fame. The same year, Kalyani Menon was part of Malayalam dance drama, Magdala Mariyam, directed by famous choreographer Dahananjayan, which was choreographed as part of the Vallathol Centenary celebrations. In this dance drama, she rendered the song penned by renowned Malayalam poet, late Vallathol Narayana Menon with the musical composition by Dhananjayan.

Tamil Foray

The foray into Tamil tinsel town was in the year in 1979, when she rendered the song ‘Sevvaaname Ponmegame,’ in the K Balaji’s film, Nallathoru Kutumbam, composed by Ilayaraja. This song occupied maximum airtime. Realising the potential of Kalyani Menon’s lilting voice, Balaji made sure that she was given opportunities in many of his movies in the early ’80s, out of which, the song which became a rage was, ‘Nee Varuvaayena Naan Irunden’ from the film Sujatha, which was release in 1980. Other prominent songs rendered by Kalyani Menon includes ‘Thanniya Potta Sandhosham Pirakkum’ from the cinema Savaal in 1981, ‘Yei Rajave Un Rajathi’ from ‘Vazhvey Maayam’ in 1082 and ‘Vidhi Varaintha Paathai Vazhiye’ from the movie Vidhi in 1984. She also rendered other songs during that time including ‘Naan Iravil Ezhuthum Kavithai Muzhuthum’ in 1982 from the movie Suba Muhoortham which was released in 1983 and ‘Theril Vanthaal Devathai’ from the movie Mookuthi Meengal, which was never released, nevertheless, the songs became popular.

After taking a sabbattical from film playback singing, Kalyani Menon forged allaince with AR Rahman to bring out a slew of musical albums right from ’90s to early part of the millenium. The songs Kalyani Rendered includes ‘Vaadi Saathukudi’ in Pudhiya Mannarkal in the year 1993, ‘Omana Thingal’ sequence in ‘Kuluvalile’ from the Rajainikanth movie Muthu in 1995. Kalyani Menon, later rendered the song from ‘Alaipaayuthe’, ‘Adhisaya Thirunamam’ from parthale Paravasam in 2001 in addition to the trilingual film, ‘Vinnaithaandi Varuvaaya’ in 2010, directed by Gautham Vasudevan Menon in Tamil, Telugu and Hindi. Her mellifullous rendition was there in the AR Rahman historic song, Vannde Mataram and Srinivas’s album, ‘Ussele,’ where she rendered along with P Unnikrishnan set to a trendy modern beat of yesteryear poet Gopalakrishna Bharathi’s ‘Eppo Varuvaaro.’

Besides Rajeev Menon, she also has another son, Karun Menon (IRAS), who is a senior Civil Service officer with Indian Railways. In her son Rajiv Menon’s movie, ‘Kandukonden Kandukonden, released in 2000 Kalyani Menon made a brief appearance as Aishwarya Rai’s music teacher. When the audio cassette release function, she received the first copy from actor Kamal Hassan.

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Malayalam Web Series #Monica goes viral in social media within hours of release

Jayashankar Menon Appani Sarath, Malayalam Web Series Monica, Reshma Sarath, Sinoj Varghese 0 Comment August 1, 2021

The first episode of Malayalam web series ‘Monica,’ ‘Home Alone,’ acted and directed by young actor, Appani Sarath has gone viral in the social media few hours of its release.

***Malayalam Web Series #Monica goes viral in social media within hours of release***

This web series, which was very interestingly illustrated with the novelty of the theme and the variety of the presentation, has now received great acclaim from the audience.

‘Monica’ is a web series written and directed by Appani Sarath for the first time under the banner of Canteloop Media Productions (Canada). What’s more, Monica is also the first web series to feature Appani Sarath and his wife Reshma on the silver screen together, for the first time. Monica is not only a first Malayalam web series featuring famous film stars, but also born out of a friendship. The first episode of Monica presents interesting events that take place in a house during the Corona pandemic related lockdown period. Apani Sarath donnes the character of Donny, while his spouse Reshma plays the character of Molly (Monica). The ten-episode Monica was filmed in Canada and Kerala. During the lockdown, Monica was filmed in full compliance with Covid-19 protocols. Although we have loads of funny moments offered by the star couple, ‘Monica’ made by Apani Sarath, elicits more curiosity and fun from all of them.

The story of Monica progresses through the small moments of daily life, which are thought provoking, at the same time immersed in satire. The fact of the matter is that the theme of Monica is fun, comedy or satire, you name it!

In addition to Appani Sarath and Reshma Sarath, others line of cast includes Sinoj Varghese, Manu S Plavila, Kripesh Ayyappankutty (Kannan) and Shynas Ilyaz.

Produced by Vishnu, the screenplay and dialogues are by Manu S Plavila, cinematography by CB Joseph and the background music is by Four Music. Sumeran PR is the PRO of Monica.

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Sreekumaran Thampi lyrical Madhushree Narayan song from Malayalam Movie Perfume released

Jayashankar Menon Kaniha, KS Chithra, Madhushree Narayan, Malayalam Movie Perfume, Mirna Menon, Sreekumaran Thampi, Tiny Tom, Vineeth Radhakrishnan 0 Comment July 4, 2021

After a long hiatus, Sreekumaran Thampi’s song “Perfume” has been released. Sreekumaran Thampi, the poet of heartrending songs, who amazed music buffs with his dampening songs, arrives with a new song in the Malayalam cinema Perfume, rendered by Madhushree Narayan.

***Sreekumaran Thampi lyrical Madhushree Narayan song from Malayalam Movie Perfume released***

Shariyethu Thethethu, which is the third song, rendered by Madhushree Narayan, composed by Rajesh Babu K, renowned actors Vineeth Radhakrishnan and Mirna Menon formally released on their Facebook pages.

‘Perfume’ is directed by Haridas starring Kaniha, Prathap Pothen and Tini Tom in the lead roles. Perfume, which lays lot of emphasis on music is all set to be released on the OTT platform. The other two songs which has been released released have already made it to the charts. In addition to the veteran lyricist Sreekumaran Thampi, the heartwarming songs of the debutant lyricists are another novelty of this film.

***Madhushree Narayan renders the Sreekumaran Thampi song in Perfume***

What’s more, the recently released trailer of Perfume is an instant hit in Youtube. Apart from Sreekumaran Thampi, other lyricsts include Sudhi, Advocate Sreeranjini, Sujith Katod and in addition to Madhushree Narayan, other singers include KS Chithra, Ranjini Jose and PK Sunil Kumar.

***Veteran Malayalam lyricist Sreekumaran Thampi is penning a song after a long hiatus in the movie, Perfume.***

The theme of ‘Perfume’ is the crises and difficulties that city life creates in the life of a housewife. The film discusses the impact of the city on a woman who unexpectedly becomes a city dweller, and the challenges and impact of her life falling victim to the city’s temptations.

***Kaniha’s scintillating performance in the Malayalam movie, Perfume.***

Perfume points to the ongoing debates and controversies about women in society in recent times. Another novelty of ‘Perfume’ is the visual language that highlights the dignity of the female community.

***Pratap Pothan and Kaniha is the Malayalam movie, Perfume.***

The film stars Kaniha, Prathap Pothen, Tini Tom, Praveena, Devi Ajith, Dominic, Sushil Kumar, Dileep, Vinod Kumar, Sarath Mohan, Baby Shamma, Chinchumol, Al Amin, Nazir, Sudhi, Sajin and Rema in the lead roles.

***Poignant scene from the Malayalam movie, Perfume.***

The Crew

Banner: Mothi Jacob
Productions – Nandana Mudra Films
Direction – Haridas
Production – Mothi Jacob Kodiyaath and Sudhi
Executive Producer – Sharath Gopinath
Script – KP Sunil
DoP – Sajeth Menon
Music – Rajesh Babu K
Lyrics – Sreekumaran Thampi, Sudhi, Advocate Sreeranjini and Sujith Katod
Vocals – KS Chithra, Madhushree Narayanan, PK Sunilkumar and Ranjini Jose
Production Controller – Shaji Pattikkara
Art – Rajesh Kalpathur
Costumes – Suresh Fitwell
Make-up – Pandiyan
Stills – Vidhyasagar
PRO – Sumeran PR
Poster Design – Manoj

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Maadathy begins streaming on NeeStream after obtaining court order against piracy for the first time

Jayashankar Menon Delhi High Court, Leena Manimekalai, Maadathy, NeeStream 0 Comment June 24, 2021

The OTT platform, Neestream begins streaming of its first Tamil film, Maadathy in Kerala with a court order from Delhi High Court against social media piracy like Telegram.

***Maadathy begins streaming on NeeStream after getting court order against piracy for the first time***

In fact, Neestream received the interim order from Delhi High Court following a case filed against social media like Telegram. This is for the first time that an OTT platform is releasing a film in Kerala with a court order against piracy. The court order bans illegal streaming of Maadathy directed by Leena Manimekalai, in social media for a certain period.

Manu Abraham, Director of Neestream Creations Private Limited, said the company will fight against piracy, which will destroy the film industry. Maadathy, written and produced by Leena Manimekalai under the banner of Karuvachy Films, began streaming on the OTT platform from yesterday, June 24, 2021. The movie with the tagline ‘Nobodies do not have Gods; they are Gods’ is a coming of age saga of an adolescent girl born in an ‘unseeable’ caste group in the remote South region of Tamil Nadu.

Maadathy is an un’fairy’ tale as it speaks about the ostracised community of Puthirai Vannars, who are forced to wash the dirty linens of the Dalits, the deceased and the menstruating women who must hide from the rest of society because their sight alone is perceived as contamination. Therefore, Maadathy is a reflection on gender, caste, and identity, religious beliefs, and violence. The trailer of Maadathy is a slice of life on how a wronged woman of a slave caste becomes a goddess. Furthermore, Maadathy depicts what it is like being an unseeable woman, living the lowest among the lowest, as a victim to both patriarchy and caste system through the fresh female prism.

Rafiq Ismail and Yavanika Sriram have co-written the screenplay with Leena Manimekalai. Jeff Dolen, Abinandhan Ramanujam, and Karthik Muthukumar share the credits of its immersive cinematography. Although, Maadathy was initially crowdfunded, nevertheless, during the post-production stage, Piiyush Singh from Golden Ratio Films, Bhavana Goparaju, and Abinandhan Ramanujam joined as Co-Producers. Ajmina Kassim, Patrick Raj, Semmalar Annam, and Arul Kumar have given life to the lead characters in Maadathy while the ensemble cast is from the community itself. Thangaraj has handled the editing, while the sound designing is by Tapas Nayak. Karthik Raja has composed music for Maadathy, while Mohana Mahendra has handled the Art Direction and Designs by Pavisankar. Maadathy, winning the hearts of many in the film festival circuits across the world, has now come on to your own screens. Divo Music is Maadathy’s music label.

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Malayalam Movie ‘Perfume’ Trailer Trends in Social Media Platforms

Jayashankar Menon Haridas, Kaniha, Malayalam Movie Perfume, Perfume Trailer, Prathap Pothen, Tini Tom 0 Comment June 24, 2021

The trailer of Malayalam movie, Perfume, released on the social media pages of the favourite stars of Malayalam cinema such as Jayasurya, Anup Menon, Pratap Menon, Tini Tom and Kaniha, which is packed with exciting life moment has now become a wave.

***Trailer of Malayalam movie ‘Perfume’ trends in the social media platforms.***

The trailer shares moments of lust, love and hate. The theme of ‘Perfume’ is the crises and difficulties that city life creates in the life of a housewife. The film discusses the impact of the city on a woman who unexpectedly has to live in the city, and the challenges and impact of the city’s temptations on her life. The film also features a number of heartrending songs by novice lyricists.

The Crew

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‘Sachy Sir Made Me Human Too’ Pazhaniswami reminisces on Ayyappanum Koshiyum Director’s Death Anniversary

Jayashankar Menon Ayyappanum Koshiyum Director Sachy, Biju Menon, Nanjamma, Pazhaniswami, Pazhaniswami S. Attappady, Prithviraj 0 Comment June 19, 2021

As the first death anniversary of the director of Ayyappanum Koshiyum, Sachy alias KR Sachidanandan has just gone by, reminiscing about the experience, Pazhaniswami S. Attappadi, the tribal youth from Attappadi in Palakkad District says, Sachi Sir Made Me Human Too.’

***Pazhaniswami, Sachy and Prithviraj on the sets of Malayalam movie, Ayyappanum Koshiyum.***

Those who have watched Sachi’s super hit Malayalam movie, Ayyappanum Koshiyum will never forget Pazhaniswami and Nanjamma, the two tribals from Attappadi. In fact, it was the virtue of Sachy’s mind that gave opportunity to the adivasis Pazhaniswami and Nanjamma in this cinema. Even Pazhaniswami too have few things to say among those who were beloved with Sachy.

Reminiscing about his experience of acting in the movie, Ayyappanum Koshiyum, Pazhaniswami says:

“I am a tribal, who is a representative of a community that still struggles to enter the mainstream of society. The movie was a dream come true for me. Will there ever be a chance in life for someone like me or someone in my community in cinema? Never. The Malayalam films that have been made so far have been insulting to the adivasis and the lower castes by portraying in poor light. Malayalam cinema has never given a dignified character to a person from the lower strata of society. Malayalam cinema used to criticise us as clowns. Why, we were never been accepted as human beings. As far as I am concerned, Sachy Sir is such a brave movie genius, who did shatter such public consciousness and traditional approach of the Malayalee.”

Stating that neither him or Nanjamma did not have any connection with the cinema industry, Pazhaniswamiwent on to appreciate Sachy for his willingness to cast them on his film and giving the opportunity to act in this commercial film.

***Biju Menon, Pazhaniswami and Sachy on the sets of Malayalam Movie, Ayyappanum Koshiyum.***

“In fact, Sachy Sir gave us opportunity to us on par with Prithviraj and Biju Menon. That is is a humongous challenge. That is the challenge Sachy Sir undertake,” Pazhaniswami said.

“Although, there are many reputed and highly talented filmmakers in Malayalam film industry, nevertheless, none of them were willing to take such a bold step. Sachy Sir not only asked me to act in Ayyappanum Koshiyum, but also entrusted many responsible tasks to me. He also educated me about the many nuances of film making and further gave me great advices. After that, Sachy Sir said: ‘Pazhaniswami, you should make a movie on your community, as only you can present the story of your community in a sincere way. So, you have to learn movie making and make a cinema.’ Those words of Sachy Sir is echoing in my mind even today. Even our children were feeling embarrassed to sing our traditional songs in campuses.

***Pazhaniswami, Nanjamma and Sachy on the sets of the Malayalam movie, Ayyappanum Koshiyum.***

But, the entire population of Kerala rendered the song he made Nanjamma sing. And so, Sachy Sir, who lead the cinema to a new path from the traditional ways, did give me a new life. Sachy Sir started a great experiment in Malayalam cinema by maintaining the dignity of the people who belonged to the lower strata of society. Just as the social reformer of Kerala Sree Narayana Guru made the Malayalees humans, Sachy Sir made me human too. No matter how many achievements you make in life, for someone like me who loves cinema in the spirit, the blessings bestowed by Sachy Sir cannot be forgotten. Debt cannot be repaid by birth.”

PRO: PR Sumeran.

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