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
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.