Kavya Madhavan set to act again after failed marriage

Popular Malayalam actress Kavya Madhavan, who had bid adieu to films after tying the knot with computer engineer Nischal Chandra early this year, is now making a comeback with "Christian Brothers". Her marriage is said to have hit rock bottom.
"I am not sure about my future but I am acting in this film," said the actress Wednesday at the puja function of the movie. It was one of her rare public appearance after her return from Kuwait where she was living with her husband.
To be directed by Joshi, "Christian Brothers" has three superstars -- Mohanlal, Suresh Gopi and Dileep. Mohanlal also took part in the function here.
In February this year Kavya surprised everyone by getting married and leaving with her husband to Kuwait. Her last film before marriage was "Patanthil Bhootham", in which she teamed up with Mammootty.
Born in Nileshwaram in Kasaragod district, the 24-year-old forayed in Malayalam films as a child artist with "Pookkalam Varavayi" (1991). She came into reckoning when she featured in "Azhakiya Ravanan" in 1996. And since then she has not looked back.
In more than a decade-long career, she acted with leading superstars like Mammootty, Mohanlal and Jayaram. Her films with Dileep turned out to be big hits at the box-office.
Some of her big hits are "Meesha Madhavan", "Madhamabhi", "Classmates" and "Ananthabhadram".

Actor Bala's accident story fabricated?

Wagamon, 20 Oct 2009: The reports that actor Bala had a narrow escape in an accident have turned out to be fake.

The report was allegedly 'created' for the popularity of the movie which the actor has currently committed.

Earlier this day, it was reported by most of the news channels that while on the way to the shooting spot in Wagamon, Bala's caravan and the car in which the shooting crew were travelling had lost control. It added that the caravan then fell into a 4000 feet deep gorge but had a narrow escape as it got stuck on a tree trunk.

These information were provided by the crew members themselves and most of the TV channels reported it as soon as it was known.

The Vyga news team that reached the spot to cover the incident found that the caravan was stuck in a ditch and not a gorge as reported.

The shooting team said that the vehicle was raised using a recovery van. However, there is no satisfactory explanation as to how a recovery van reached Wagamon in such a short span of time.

The media were briefed of the incident by actor Bala himself. The incident is believed to have been fabricated.

The actor had said that the ambassador car and the caravan that followed lost control simultaneously and the car moved left whereas the caravan skidded to the right side.

The fact that both the vehicles suffered brake failure at the same time evokes suspicion.

Meanwhile, the localites said that they were not aware of such an accident.

All this added to the suspicion that the story was fabricated. Also, the cinema crew could not provide satisfactory explanation about the accident.

The shooting for the movie, 'Ring Tone' has been taking place for several months now. The film had gained public attention earlier as the last movie in which actor Rajan P Dev appeared before his death.

Suresh Gopi and Bala are the lead actors in the movie directed by Ajmal.

Pazhassi Raja: Costliest Malayalam film

With the release of South India's biggest ever historic film Pazhassi Raja the king of Kerala is back on the 70 mm, Mammootty in and as Pazhassi Raja. This period film is said to be the costliest movie ever made in Malayalam.

It took two-and-a-half years of shooting in thick forests and with it's release this Friday the long wait for fans is finally over.

Says Rafiq, a fan, "Thousands of fans have been waiting for this movie. It will surely go to the Oscars. Mammootty will surely be nominated. Atleast this is our belief."

The Rs 27 crore film is the costliest Malayalam movie to be made in India. It is about the Kerala Varma Pazhassi Raja of the Kottayam royal family who fought the British in the 18th century.

Says Hariharan, the director of the film, "It is a film which all generations should watch and would enjoy."

Mammootty is currently shooting for his next film in Palani in Tamil Nadu. He says though Pazhassi Raja is his biggest film, he is hardly nervous because the biggest names of the South are associated with the film, namely Tamil's Sharat Kumar, Malayalam's Thilagan, Telugu's Suman, music by Illayaraja and sound by Oscar winner Resul Pookutty.

The movie is also being dubbed in Hindi and Tamil with commentary by Shah Rukh Khan and Kamal Haasan. Mohanlal lends his voice for the Malayalam version. It doesn't get bigger than this.

Source: ndtv.com

Sadgamaya-Harikumar’s next

Sadgamaya, directed by Harikumar is his latest film and stars Navya Nair and actor Suresh Gopi along with Jagathy Sreekumar and Shwetha Menon in important roles. Produced by M Nandhakumar under the banner of Mandhaar films, the movie will start filming in the second week of October.

Never-ending troubles for Madankolli

Madankolli, directed by Major Ravi is in deep waters. The film has been facing problems for quite sometime now. Actor Prithviraj, who was supposed to play the male lead in the film, has left because of date issues. The lead actress of the film, Kavya Madhavan too has walked out. Parvathy Omanakuttan has replaced her in the film now.

Ravichandran to star with Nayantara

The film Kichaka will see Ravichandran pair up with Malayalam actress Nayantara. The movie will be directed by Ravichandran and the music will also be composed by him. He will be seen in a double role in the film and the movie will start shooting on October 18th. Ravichandran has earlier acted with a number of heroines from Poonam Dhillon to Shilpa Shetty.

Tamil remake for Chota Mumbai

Mohanlal’s 2007 hit film, Chota Mumbai is on the brink of having its Tamil remake. It will star Tamil actor Vijay and be his 50th film. The film, titled Sura, is not yet confirmed but according to sources, it is indeed a remake of Chota Mumbai.