New Films

Banner: UTV Motion Pictures Bhandarkar Entertainment
Cast: Priyanka Chopra, Mugdha Godse, Kangna Ranaut, Arbaaz Khan, Harsh Chhaya, Madhur Bhandarkar, Karan Johar
Direction: Madhur Bhandarkar
Production: Ronnie Screwvala
Music: Salim-Sulaiman

"Fashion" explores the world of style through the emotional personal journeys of the key people that make the industry - the dream-weavers of that elaborate world of glamour: the models, designers, photographers, businessmen, agencies etc.

Banner: A B S combines
Direction: Shafi
Cast: Prithviraj, Kunchakko Boban, Jayasurya, Roma, Bhavana
Production: Anto Joseph
Lyrics: Vayalar Sharath Chandravarma
Music: Alex Poal

Director: Samir Karnik
Star Cast: Salman Khan...Balkar Singh, Sunny Deol... Vikram Shergill, Bobby Deol... Dhananjay Shergill, Mithun Chakraborty...Dr. Naqvi, Preity Zinta...Kuljeet Kaur, Sohail Khan, Vatsal Sheth, Amrita Arora, Riya Sen
Lyricist: Jalees Sherwani, Rahul Seth
Music Director: Sajid Wajid, Monty Sharma
Cinematography: Binod Pradhan, Gopal Shah
Banner: Future Picture Company Pvt.Ltd

Heroes is the story of one journey. A journey enriched with moments and experience that changes the outlook of two young boys. Sammy and Ali are childhood friends. They have taken joint decisions in life, right from choosing a school to taking up a career. Even though they are not like-minded, they are together because they rely heavily on each other - two bodies, one soul. Sammy is an eccentric boy, high-spirited and has an uncanny knack of finding humor in the weirdest of situations. He's generous, compassionate yet impulsive. He is like a kid who needs to fall to learn how to walk. Ali on the other hand is quieter and more mature.



Heroes is the story of these two boys who travel a thousand miles to deliver three letters as a part of their film school assignment. But little do they know that the journey they have embarked upon will give a new meaning to their life. They discover the power within themselves to change lives and events that are of importance. Heroes emphasizes on the simple experiences that can awaken feelings of patriotism. A fun road trip for two boys and a series of experiences that finite emotions that have never been experienced before, this is the underlying crux of the film. The film is an attempt to bring out the new age meaning of patriotism - 'You don't have to be a soldier to love your country'

Cast: Salman Khan, Katrina Kaif, Sohail Khan, Sharman Joshi, Isha Koppikar, Gul Panag Amrita Arora, Dilip Tahil, Suresh Menon, Sharat Saxena,Arbaaz Khan
Direction: Atul Agnihotri
Production: Atul Agnihotri
Music: Sajid, Wajid

Hello... is a tale about the events that happen one night at a call center. Told through the views of the protagonist, Shyam (Sharman Joshi), it is a story of almost lost love, thwarted ambitions, absence of family affection, pressures of a patriarchal set up, and the work environment of a globalized office.

Shyam is losing his girl friend because his career is going nowhere as he trudges his way around in a call center. His girl friend, Priyanka (Gul Panag), is also an agent like him at the call center who is about to be snatched by an NRI techno geek.

t is a night when dreams will finally crumble. Or will it? For there is that call from God. Narrated as a tale within a tale as a beautiful woman (Katrina Kaif) meets the auteur/ narrator (Salman Khan) and promises him a story on the condition that he has to narrate it further….

Banner: Dharma Productions
Cast: Abhishek Bachchan, John Abraham, Priyanka Chopra, Bobby Deol, Shilpa Shetty
Direction: Tarun Mansukhani
Producer: Karan Johar
Music: Vishal Dadlani, Shekhar Ravjiani


What started off as a small lie for getting to stay in an apartment turns out to be a nightmare for the two guys. The cool headed fun loving best friends Sameer played by Abhishek Bachchan and Kunal played by John Abraham never thought that the land lady's niece Neha played by Priyanka Chopra will be so gorgeous and one among them after the meeting will fall for her charm so quickly. So now how to get out of the mess that is standing like a hurdle? What is the way out of the simple lie of being a gay couple forced to be made because of the same old land lady who had insisted that she cannot give the apartment because she thought the two dashing young men will corrupt the mind of her beautiful niece if allowed to stay there.

When situations have already got hot and slippery, the third good looking man enters the picture to create more mayhem. The person is none other than Neha's boss Abhimanyu played by Bobby Deol who also wants Neha as his own. Now what will be the ultimate games that Sameer and Kunal will play to end up things in the way that they wanted?

The shoot of Sagar alias Jackie Reloaded, a sequel to Mohanlal's 1987 blockbuster Irupatham Noottandu directed by K. Madhu, will start in mid-December. The film will be shot in the exotic locations of Goa, Mumbai, Dubai, and Kochi.

To be directed by Malayalam's most stylish director Amal Neerad of Big B fame and produced by Antony Perumbavoor under the banner of Ashirvad films, the film will be a stylish thriller on the lines of the Tamil film Billa. It is learnt that producer Antony Perumbavoor has approached South India"s costliest actress Nayantara to play one of the heroines, while Meena will play the other heroine.

Sagar Alias Jackie, written by S.N. Swamy, Jackie, after killing the Chief Minister's son, escapes from India to Dubai where he slowly becomes a big underworld don. However, he returns to Kerala as his enemies try to trap him in an 'explosive' case. How he sorts them out is the story in a nutshell. The film is expected is grace theatres on March 31, 2009 as Mohanlal's big summer release.

Soldier-turned film maker Major Ravi, whose earlier films Keerthichakra on the Kashmir conflict and Mission 90 Days on the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case have won accolades from many corners, is now ready to release his third movie Kurukshetra.

The movie tells a story based on the Kargil war with superstar Mohanlal in the lead role. Mohanlal's role is that of a Colonel with tolerance and the determination to protect his compatriots. Tanya Singh and Nehak Bhatia will be playing the female roles in the film.But none of them are the pair for Mohanlal.

The story, dialogues and screenplay are by the director himself. Cinematographer Lokanathan is handling the camera. The film has four songs, one of them in Hindi. Siddarth is the music director. Along with Mohanlal, Siddique, Biju Menon and Suraj Venjaramoodu are among the cast.

Banner: Amma Creations
Cast: S.P.B. Charan, Siva, Kajal Agarwal, Premji Gangai Amaran, Vaibhav, Vega, Prakash Raj, Jayaram
Direction: Venkat Prabhu
Music: Yuvan Shankar Raja

The movie features S.P.B. Charan, Premji Gangai Amaran among others in the lead cast. Vega, model from Mumbai, will play the heroine in the movie. Yuvan Shankar Raja will score music for the film.According to Venkat Prabhu, "It is a different film from ‘Chennai 600028’. I am keen not to reproduce the same in 'Saroja'. It would be an entertainer and worth watching".

Banner: Shree Ashtavinayak Cinevision Ltd
Release Date: October 2, 2008
Director: Sanjay Gadhvi
Star Cast: Sanjay Dutt...... Vikrant Raina, Minissha Lamba...... Sonia Raina
Imran Khan...... Kabir, Vidya Malvade, Malaika Arora, Amrita Arora, Rahul Dev, Reema Lagoo, Sophie Choudry...... Special Appearance
Cinematography: Bobby Singh
Choreography: Remo
Action: Allan Amin

When you carry the baggage of super-successful films like DHOOM and DHOOM 2, the expectations from your subsequent outing is bound to be gargantuan. Unfortunately, KIDNAP falls short of expectations. You expect a seven course meal, but you're served mere crumbs.
Let's introspect. Where does it falter? The boy versus man concept holds tremendous scope and writer Shibani Bathija could've come up with an enthralling revenge drama. But KIDNAP fumbles, stumbles and falls on its face. The cat-n-mouse game is hardly enticing and that is its biggest drawback.
KIDNAP comes close to ZINDA in terms of plotline. There're similarities between the two films. But KIDNAP isn't as dark and gruesome as ZINDA. Also, KIDNAP loses focus after a promising start.

The hallmark of any revenge fare is the suspense quotient. In this case, there's a motive behind what Imran does. And money is definitely not the motive here. So far, so good. But the purpose of kidnapping the billionaire's only daughter as also the chain of events that lead to the culmination is such a put-off. Things keep deteriorating as they reach the finale.
KIDNAP belongs to Imran Khan. Watch this youngster take giant strides and you know that he has arrived. He carries the cold look effortlessly. Sanjay Dutt looks disinterested, as if he is about to break into a yawn. Minissha Lamba is miscast. She doesn't look like a 17-year-old in the first place. Also, the generous dose of skin show doesn't gel with someone who's held captive. Vidya Malvade is efficient. Reema Lagoo is a mere prop. Rahul Dev's character looks forced.

On the whole, KIDNAP fails to grip you and that is its biggest flaw. At the box-office, KIDNAP being teen sensation Imran Khan's immediate release after the blockbuster hit JAANE TU… YA JAANE NA would ensure a strong opening weekend, but the poor merits are sure to take a toll once the initial euphoria subsides. Disappointing!

Director Ranjith's Malayalam super hit Nandanam (2002), which was the debut film of both Prithviraj and Navya Nair, will soon be remade in Tamil by Ranjith himself.

The surprise element is a cameo by Dhanush as a human avatar of Lord Krishna.
The Tamil screenplay is being written by writer-director Viji, who wrote the screenplay of Mozhi and also wrote and directed Vellithirai.The shooting will start in January 2009, after Prithviraj and Priyamani complete the shooting of Mani Ratnam’s Ravana.

Banner- Orient Films
Director- Jayaraj
Cast- Ranjith, Siddique, Neenu Mathew, Meghanathan, Nishanth Sagar, I.M.Vijayan, Augustine, Karthik Prasad etc.
Cinematography- M.J.Radhakrishnan
Music- Johnson

Malayalam film industry is facing a new controversy during the festival season of Ramzan, when the major films of megastars like ‘Kurukshetra’ starring Mohanlal ‘Maya Bazaar’ of Mammootty, and Suresh Gopi’s ‘Bullet’ are scheduled to be released tomorrow on October 1st.

Cine Exhibitors Federation (CEF), an organization of 'A' class theatres in Kerala demands for a restriction in the number of releasing centers for the films. Screening of new releases in larger number of centers would harm the other films. They insisted that there must be only 48 releasing centers in the state whereas the films’ producers want their films to be screened for release in 90 centers. Film producers association and the B-C Class theatre owners consider this restriction as harmful to the solidarity of the film industry in the forthcoming festival season.

However, the Film producers association cleared that the demand of CEF is the breach of contract signed last march, which says about permitting any number of releasing centers in the state.

Banner: Rose Movies, Eros Entertainment
Cast: Abhishek Bachchan, Priyanka Chopra, Kay Kay Menon, Jaya Bachchan
Direction: Goldie Behl
Production: Shrishti Arya





Drona: The warrior. He who shall protect the eternal circle of life and death.

Far away in a distant town, there was once a young man named Aditya, Brought up by a foster family, Adita was unaware of his real identity and the destiny that awaited him. Ever since he was a child, a recurring nightmare haunted him. And when he woke up in fright, there was no one he could ever hold on to except for a magical BlueCross petal that came wafting in the wind, never failing to make him smile through his tears.




One sudden day Aditya and Riz came face to face and Riz immediately recognized him as the Drona. Aditya's destiny had caught up with him and his life was about to take him on a journey he had never imagined.

Aditya couldn't comprehend why Riz's men were hunting him down. Just when he was about to be captured, a cult that believed that The Drona was their Messiah came to his rescue.

Sonia, the leader of the cult, revealed Aditya's real identify to him. Baffled, Aditya found it all too hard to believe. Having no time to lose, Sonia decided to take Aditya back to his place of birth, the ancient kingdom of Pratapgarh where his mother, Queen Jayanti Devi would have all the answers to his questions. But before he could embrace his mother, Riz and his army of the darkest powers caught up with him.

Aditya would now have to rise to the occasion and embrace his destiny. For the sake of mankind he would have to become the legendary warrior he was born to be. Drona.

Thus began Drona's journey through myths and legends. Along with Sonia, he would fight the evil spells of the absolutely lethal Riz Raizada. By battling odds, he would discover skills that he never knew he had. But would his fears catch up with him? Would the nightmares from his childhood come in the way of his epic journey?

As good and evil clash in this contemporary fantasy fable, a breathtaking adventure beckons you into a world of mythic heroes and malicious magicians, of enchanted lands and life altering choices, of cunning curses and absolute innocence.

Banner: Screen Entertainment Company
Cast: Mukesh, Jayaram, Sreedevika, Jagathy Sreekumar, Kalabhavan Mani, Salim Kumar, Shobha Mohan, Kottayam Naseer
Direction: Anil

Jayaram, after a worse year than ever, is again joining with his favourite director Anil after last year' s '' Anchil Oral Arjunan'.This new film titled as Parthan Kanda Paralokam, planned as a total laugh-riot comes up , especially at a time when Jayaram's career is drooping ever time low, with the recent debacle of films like 'Novel'' .. Anil, who was formerly directing films jointly with Babu in the title Anil-Babu , had directed Jayaram for many hits like Pattabhishekam, Aramanaveedum Anjoorekkarum, Uttaman and Njaan Salpperu Ramankutty.Parthan Kanda Paralokam', produced by K.B. Madhu under the banner of Screen Cine Entertainment, has a plot based on a story by K B Raju. Rajan kiriyath writes the screenplay for the film in which Mukesh and jagathy are also doing key roles.
''Parthan Kanda Paralokam'' is scripted by Rajan Kiriyath who is writing for a jayaram starer after ''Pattabhishekam' and ''aramana veedum anjoorekkatrum''..The movie will have three songs by M. Jayachandran set in the lyrics of Kaithapram

Anandakuttan wields the camera while P.C. Mohanan does the editing and Balu alappuzha takes care of art-direction. The film which was shot in locations in and around Palakkad is in its post production stages.The film which will grace the theatres by the mid of March,will be largely look upon to know whether it can provide , any kind of resurrection to its lead actor's sinking star value.

Banner: Akhil Cinema
Cast: Mammootty, Tisca Chopra, Kalabhavan Mani, Rajan P. Dev. T.G. Ravi, Suraj Venjarammoodu , Salimkumar, Sabitha Anand, Saikumar, Bijukuttan, Master Akhil, Lalu Alex, Yamini Sharma
Direction: Thomas Sebastian
Production: Saji
Music: Rahulraj
Mayabazaar is the new film from Mammootty. The super actor who was little disturbed by the colossal flop of his last movie ‘Parunthu’ is coming up with this slick entertainer which is all set to satisfy his entire fans with right mass masala ingredients. The movie is a humorous journey through the life of men in 'Mayabazaar’, a market where scrap or parts of worn out vehicles are sold.

Directed by debutant Thomas Sebastian, the film with apt amount of action, comedy, songs and sentiments was shot in Pollachi and Kochi. Mammootty dons the role of a man called Rameshan who buys old cars, dismantles them and sells the parts. Rameshan is the son of Akri Damodharan (Rajan P Dev) who migrated to Mayabazaar from Cherpulassery. Akri Damadharan is a typical character who occasionally steals money from his son and sets on for pilgrimages.Whenever Rameshan finds his father on long tours he is very sure that some of his money is already stolen.

The others in the cast of ‘Mayabazaar' includes Kalabhavan Mani, Rajan P. Dev. T.G. Ravi, Suraj Venjarammoodu , Salimkumar, Sabitha Anand, Saikumar, Bijukuttan, Master Akhil, Lalu Alex, Yamini Sharma and Anil Murali. The movie is cinematographed by Manoj Pillai while Bijith Bala does the editing. Lyrics for the songs are by Sarath Vayalar while the music is composed by Rahulraj. The two songs of the movie ‘Asal Aslai’ and ‘Jil Jil’ are already in the top of the charts. The movie’s highlights also include four fight sequences and two dance sequences choreographed with Mammootty.
The movie will grace around hundred theatres on the first of October.

Banner- Orient Films  
Director- Jayaraj 
Cast- Ranjith, Siddique, Neenu Mathew, Meghanathan, Nishanth Sagar, I.M.Vijayan, Augustine, Karthik Prasad etc.  
Cinematography- M.J.Radhakrishnan 
Music- Johnson 

‘Gulmohar’ is set in the 1970’s, a period that witnessed naxalite groups capturing the imagination of the youth. The central character of the film, Induchoodan, a college lecturer, leads a group of six insurgents on a mission to eliminate those who exploit ‘adivasis’. They target a rich and affluent person, but end up killing the wrong person. Ranjith, a popular director and a much sought-after scenarist, does the role of Induchoodan, while debutante Neenu Prasad is the lead lady. Ace-footballer I.M.Vijayan, whom Jayaraj had earlier introduced as an actor in ‘Shantham’, makes a comeback with ‘Gulmohar’.

Ranjith's Magical Touch

Films that were made with cinema as the backdrop, has always captured the hearts of Malayalee viewers. Be it in 'Udhayannu Tharam’,’Chathikkatha Chanthu', or 'Lekhayude Maranam - Oru Flashback', to name a few, every film with a backdrop of cinema invited interests due to their refreshing narratives and untold elements in the making of movies. Now after two decades in filmdom, Film director Ranjith is making a tribute to his struggling days of eighties with the new film 'Thirakkatha'. The film, produced under the banner of Varnachitra Big Screen and Capitol Theatre, has Prithviraj playing the lead role, that of a young filmmaker named Akbar Ahmed. The movie narrates the story of a young film director who is in the search for a perfect script to make a movie.

Akbar runs a cafeteria 'Casablanca', named after the classic love story, with his sweetheart Devayani. He has a group of friends, who also share his passion for Cinema. It was with them that Akbar produced and directed his first film, which has been a huge success, critically and commercially. But Akbar is also a little worried because he faced some criticisms for plagiarisms in the story lines in his debut venture and so is very keenly trying to avoid any similarities with any other films in his new venture.

Samvritha Sunil gives company to Prithviraj's Akbar Ahmed as Devayani, while this year’s national award winner Priyamani makes a comeback to Mollywood as Malavika.  Nishant Sagar plays a key role as a cinematographer named Kevin Paul. ‘Thirakkatha' also stars Khushboo, Siddharth ,Cochin Haneefa, Maniyan Pilla Raju, Nandu, Nishanth Sagar, K. B. Venu, Mallika Sukumaran, Surabhi, and Augustine.

Director Jayaraj commented that the success of Thirakkatha, a film without superstars, is an extremely encouraging sign for filmmakers like him. “It is great to know that there is still an audience for a good, meaningful film. I am now more confident about my next film, Gulmohar, which is due for release,” he said.

Director Ranjith, who is incidentally the hero of Gulmohar, said he is delighted to know Thirakkatha had been received well by the discerning Malayalee audience. “I was confident that I had made a good film and it’s heartening to know that it is doing well at the box office,” he said.

Banner: Moser Baer Entertainment, Global One Studios Production
Cast: Cheran, Vimala Raman, Remya Nambeesan, Navya Nair, Gajala, Karthika, Nithin Sathya, Pasupathi
Direction: K.P. Jagannaath
Music: Vidyasagar

Speaking about the project, Jaganji says, ' it is one of the greatest experiences of my life doing this film. Directing my mentor (Cheran) was a scintillating experience. He has been a guiding force to me encouraging and motivating me a lot'.

A one-time associate of director Cheran, Jaganji has managed a casting coup with prominent stars of Tamil Cinema playing important roles in the film. RTS is a film that revolves around a youth played by Cheran and the movie talks about different people and varied cultures that he comes across in his life.

Rajesh Yadav's brilliant camera work, Vidhyasagar's refreshing tunes both with the songs and the background score and Vairabalan's art work merge very well to bring out the desired effects. Good team work is evident right through and that has certainly translated itself very well with the end result. Though the film carries the same title of the MGR – Jayalalitha 1972 film, the name probably could not have been better as it synchronizes perfectly with the characters involved.
There is no dearth for beautiful girls in the film. Vimala Raman, Ramya Nambeesan, Gajala, Karthiga and Navya Nair fill in with their respective screen time adding freshness with their diverse portrayals.

Venu (Cheran), a successful businessman seems to have everything in life except a wife. The film starts off with him in Nagerkoil where he is in the process of selecting a bride. Ranjitha (Vimala Raman) seems perfectly happy with him until she hears about his past. Venu, a hard working student needed psychiatric help in order to come to terms with life and his stammering during nervous periods still exist as a naked reminder to his troubled times. The denial makes Venu hunt for other girls and goes to Vidhya's (Ramya Nambeesan) house. The girl says 'yes' and marriage preparations get underway. Happiness is in the air until the girl elopes with her boyfriend on the day of marriage. Venu takes the blame upon himself and become a nervous wreck. In comes a visually challenged man Nedumaran (Pasupathy) a Radio Jockey who hosts a positive thinking way-to-success show. After getting to know about Nedumaran's rather unusual love affair with Isaitamil (Gajala) ad ther eventual marriage, Cheran oozes with confidence and goes back to Nagerkoil to 'seek' another prospect. This time arranged by Manivannan (Vidhya's father) who has a troubled conscience that pricks him.

Producer: Salavuddin
Banner: Cinema Kottaka
Cast: Jayaram, Gopika, Nivedita, Jagathy Sreekumar, Innocent, Madhu Warrier, Suraj Venjaramoodu, Sivaji Guruvayoor, Kalabhavan Prajod, Sarayu, Mini Arun and Mahima
Director: Akku Akbar
Script: Gireesh Kumar
Editing: Ranjan Abraham
Cinematographer: Shaji
Music: Shyam Dharman

Veruthe Oru Bharya is one of the best films of recent times, narrated with intensity and integrity from beginning to end. We have seen quite a few preachy films on matrimonial harmony in the past; director Akku Akbar's Veruthe Oru Bharya, starring Jayaram and Gopika, is one among them, with the message that a wife is not the bonded labour of her husband.

'Veruthe Oru Bharya', delves into the related questions, about whether the house wives are sitting idle and jobless at homes, whether they get rest, leave or retirement amidst heavy house chores.

Let's think about a lady waking up early in the morning at 5:00 a.m., getting into the drudgery of domestic work until 11:00 p.m. When she goes to bed after finishing all her duties as a housewife, she finds her sex-hungry husband pouncing on her. And again, her routine works begin at 5:00 a.m. the next morning! As the title of the film Veruthe Oru Bharya indicates, this is the best summary of this film's story.
The movie revolves around a few lives -- Sugunan (Jayaram), an employee of the Electricity Board with conventional notions of what a wife is meant for, his wife Bindu (Gopika) and their teenage daughter Anju (Nivedita), Sugunan's colleagues and Bindu's family, comprising her parents and her brother Ramesh (Madhu Warrier).

Sugunan is a typical egoistic person, the ever-complaining husband who considers Bindhu as just a person who is obliged to meet all the pressures in managing home affairs. As household chores occupy all her time, Bindu does not get any leisure to enjoy with her friends or relatives or attend public functions. And she has to deal with her teenaged daughter Anju's growing demands. Sugunan neither acknowledges his wife's efforts nor does he help her.

All in all, Veruthe Oru Bharya is one of the most brilliant mainstream crowd pleasers and best thought-provoking family movies released in recent times.

Banner: Aamir Khan Productions, PVR Cinema
Cast: Imraan Khan Genelia Dsouza, Ratna Pathak
Direction: Abbas Tyrewala
Production: Mansoor Khan, Aamir Khan
Music: A R Rahman



Meet Jai Singh Rathore - 'Rats' (Imran Khan), the most non-violent Rajput either side of the Aravallis. And meet, if you dare, the violent and passionate Aditi Mahant - 'Meow' (Genelia D'Souza). Whatever you do, do not pick a fight with her. She scratches. And abuses.
Jai thinks Aditi's parents should have rinsed her mouth with soap when she was a child. Aditi thinks that Jai is the biggest coward she has ever encountered. There is nothing Rajput-like in him. Heaven has mixed up its apples and oranges.Rotlu weeps secretly for Aditi. Bombs' heart explodes for Jai. Jiggy applies golden mascara to his hair. Shaleen… well, she's probably the only one who doesn't seem a few notes short of a concerto.


Can two people ever, truly, know the secrets of their hearts? And how do you know it's the real thing? Will they find love in each other? When do you know it's love?

Produced by Mansoor Khan and Aamir Khan with director Abbas Tyrewala at the helm, the film which has music by A.R. Rahman and lyrics by Abbas Tyrewala also stars Naseruddin Shah, Arbaaz Khan, Sohail Khan, Arshad Warsi, Ratna Pathak and Paresh Rawal in a special appearance.