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Friday, November 20, 2009
Pazhassi completes great 35 days...Released in tamil nadu on 20/11 in 150 centers
After Pazhassi, it is Marthanda Varma
The rumours are that a Chennai based producer has already approached Mammootty to do a bilingual, based on the life of heroic ruler of Travancore 'Marthanda Varma'. Grapevines are that the producer is ready with a forty crore budget for an epic scale recreation and that Mammooty has instantly agreed to be in the movie which may be realised by 2012.
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Mammootty:chief guest at international film festival,Goa:first Malayalee to get this honour..!!!
The films selected include two Mammootty films, 'kutty Srank' by Shaji N karun and 'Pazhassi Raja' by Hariharan, children's film ' Keshu' directed by santhosh Sivan.
Malayalam superstar Mammootty was overjoyed as two of his films made it to the Indian Panorama section also he has been invited by the organizers of IFFI 2009, to be the Chief Guest at the closing Ceremony function of this year's on December first week. He was more thrilled to have his recent release 'Pazassi Raja' which invited awesome responses and turning out be Mega blockbuster in theatres, to get into the panorama.
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Friday, November 13, 2009
Pazhassiraja crew honoured by FEFKA
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Pazhassi Crosses 10 crores 26 days...!!!
Meanwhile, the Tamil version of the movie will get released by the 20th of this month. The makers are planning to go for a release with 100 prints. With Tamil star Sarath Kumar in the company of Mammootty, who is a known star in Kollywood, 'Pazhassi Raja' is expected to make decent collections. Gokulam Films will have the Telugu version of the movie released by the mid of December.
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Kerala Varma Pazhassi Raja - 5th Week [Released on October 16 2009]
2.Ernakulam - Saritha (3 shows), Savitha (Noon Show)
3.Kozhikode - Apsara
4.Thrissur - Ramdas, Ravikrishna
5.Kollam - Dhanya (3 shows), Grand
6.Kottayam - Abhilash (3 shows), Anand (Noon Show)
7.Palakkad - Priya
8.Alappuzha - Seethas
9.Kannur - Kavitha
10.Attingal - Ganga
11.Nedumangad - Rani
12.Padanthalamoodu - IMP [Opening Programme]
13.Varkala - Vimala
14.Karunagappally - TNP
15.Anchal - Archana
16.Kottarakkara - Venus
17.Adimali - Matha
18.Kattapana - Aishwarya
19.Pathanamthitta - Anurag
20.Adoor - Nadam
21.Cherthala - Chithranjali - 3 shows
22.Mavelikkara - Santhosh (3 shows), Vallakalil (Morning Show)
23.Changanassery - Abhinaya (3 shows), Anu (Noon Show)
24.Pala - Jose (3 shows), Universal (Noon Show)
25.Mundakkayam - Galaxy - 3 shows
26.Kanjirappally - Grand Opera - 3 shows
27.Erattupetta - Surya - 3 shows
28.Thalayolaparambu - Nice
29.Muvattupuzha - Issac's - 3 shows
30.Kothamangalam - Ann Cinema
31.Thodupuzha - New - 3 shows
32.Perumbavur - EVM1
33.Aluva - Matha (3 shows), Madhurya (Noon Show)
34.Paravur - Chithranjali - 3 shows
35.Kochi - Kokker's - 3 shows
36.Ezhupunna - Rekha - 3 shows
37.Chalakkudy - Surabhi
38.Kodungallur - Sree Kalishwari
39.Guruvayur - Balakrishna
40.Kanjani - Simla (3 shows), Brahmakulam (Noon Show)
41.Vadanappally - Ashoka
42.Mapranam - Varna
43.Shornur - Melam
44.Vadakkencherry - Jayabharath Movies [Opening Programme]
45.Cherpulassery - Plaza
46.Mannarkkad - New Prathibha
47.Vadakara - Jayabharath
48.Mukkam - Abhilash - 3 shows
49.Quilandi - Krishna - 3 shows
50.Perinthalmanna - K.C Movies
51.Tirur - Anugraha - 3 shows
52.Manjeri - Devaki Cinemax
53.Nilambur - Fairyland
54.Ponnani - Alankar - 3 shows
55.Valancherry - Popular Paradise - 3 shows
56.Parappanangadi - Jayakerala - 3 shows
57.Tanur - PVS - 3 shows
58.Kottakkal - Tara
59.Malappuram - Padmam
60.Kondotty - New Kavitha
61.Bathery - Matha - 3 shows
62.Mananthavadi - Veena
63.Kalpatta - Mahavir
64.Thalassery - Liberty Paradise
65.Payyanur - Rajadhani
66.Iritty - New India Paradise
67.Thaliparambu - Alinkeel
68.Kanhangad - Deepthi
69.Kasargod - Mehboob
Comeback (3rd week)
70.Punalur - Thailakshmi
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Thursday, November 12, 2009
collection Trivandrum
Kerala Cafe: 6,80,000.00 (7 Days)
Swa Le: 4,14,522.00 (7 Days)
Angel John: 8,84,497.00 (15 Days)
Robin Hood: 36,89,530.00 (43 Days)
Loud Speaker: 21,57,101.00 (48 Days)
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Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Pazhassi Raja postponed!
Due to heavy rains in Chennai and other parts of Tamil Nadu the Tamil Version of Gokulam Gopalan produced Pazhassi Raja is postponed to next Friday (Nov 20), depending on the weather.
The buzz on those who saw the Tamil version is very good and most of the areas has been sold out.
pazhassi's gross until now......
Source:Mr.Praveen of Gokulam movies
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Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Pazhassi outsells Ghajini?
And it is in this existing scenario that this officially unconfirmed report of the season’s biggest commercial hit and and an equally critically acclaimed movie has shot into prominence for a reason far removed than its already deserving collaborations on its technical front. Pazhassi Raja has been in the news for its one-of-a-kind collaboration of the country’s best talent and the local ones in a project with a budget unheard of in Malayalam movie production. The team of MT Vasudevan Nair, Hariharan,Ilaiyaraja, Resool Pookkuttya and Bharath Mammooty can only mean a phenomenal movie that will shake the foundations of Malayalam cinema.
And the domestic box – office has never rejoiced like it has in its first week collection which ran into Rs.1.5 crores on the initial day of its release from theaters in Kerala alone, which is a record. Peanuts, if you consider the Big National picture, but a windfall when Kerala is concerned.
Asianet picked up its Malayalam satellite rights for a whopping Rs. 2.6 Crore. But what comes next is what sends shivers down our timbers. According to our sources, the international digital rights has been sold to HBO for a whopping Rs.60 crore.
Aamir Khan’s Ghajini till now held the highest payout with Rs 22 crore, which would make Pazhassi Raja THE HIGHEST GROSSER IN TERMS OF OVERSEAS DIGITAL RIGHTS IN INDIAN CINEMA.
Not bad for a movie which was built on a budget of around Rs. 32 crore – the highest in Malayalam Cinema but short change when it comes to Bollywood.
Pazhassi Raa is enroute to being the top – grosser for 2009 as things stand today in Malayalam releases, and if the above is confirmed, will also make it the phenomenon of 2009.
Pazhassiraja:Record number of prints in chennai for a malayalam movie
Monday, November 9, 2009
Pazhassi Raja (Tamil) trimmed!
Pazhassi Raja in Malayalam has turned out to be a super hit in Kerala and is reported to have collected more revenue in its first three weeks than the all time super hit Twenty:20 released in 2008.
[black]Meanwhile the Tamil version of the film has been trimmed by 30 minutes and cut down from the original 3 hours 15 minutes to 2 hours and 45 minutes, making it even more slicker and racy.
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Sunday, November 8, 2009
Pazhassi tamil trailor out...
http://dailythanthi.com/article.asp?NewsID=525510&disdate=11/7/2009
Tamil version confirmed release on 13th. 30 minutes of scenes will be cut. Original Malayalam version total time was 3hr15min, now Tamil will be 2hrs45min. The Telugu and Hindi versions will release next month.
http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/trailer/11156.html
Tamil version's trailer.
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Kerala Varma Pazhassi Raja - 4th Week [Released on October 16 2009]
2.Ernakulam - Saritha (3 shows), Savitha (Noon Show)
3.Kozhikode - Apsara
4.Thrissur - Ramdas, Ravikrishna
5.Kollam - Dhanya (3 shows), Grand (3 shows)
6.Kottayam - Abhilash (3 shows), Anand (Noon Show)
7.Palakkad - Priya
8.Alappuzha - Seethas
9.Kannur - Kavitha
10.Attingal - Ganga
11.Nedumangad - Rani
12.Padanthalamoodu - IMP [Opening Programme]
13.Varkala - Vimala
14.Karunagappally - TNP
15.Anchal - Archana
16.Kottarakkara - Venus
17.Adimali - Matha
18.Kattapana - Aishwarya
19.Pathanamthitta - Anurag
20.Adoor - Nadam
21.Cherthala - Chithranjali - 3 shows
22.Mavelikkara - Santhosh (3 shows), Vallakalil (Morning Show)
23.Changanassery - Abhinaya (3 shows), Anu (Noon Show)
24.Pala - Jose (3 shows), Universal (Noon Show)
25.Mundakkayam - Galaxy - 3 shows
26.Kanjirappally - Grand Opera - 3 shows
27.Erattupetta - Surya - 3 shows
28.Thalayolaparambu - Nice
29.Muvattupuzha - Issac's - 3 shows
30.Kothamangalam - Ann Cinema
31.Thodupuzha - New - 3 shows
32.Perumbavur - EVM1
33.Aluva - Matha (3 shows), Madhurya (Noon Show)
34.Paravur - Chithranjali - 3 shows
35.Kochi - Kokker's - 3 shows
36.Ezhupunna - Rekha - 3 shows
37.Chalakkudy - Surabhi
38.Kodungallur - Sree Kalishwari
39.Guruvayur - Balakrishna
40.Kanjani - Simla (3 shows), Brahmakulam (Noon Show)
41.Vadanappally - Ashoka
42.Mapranam - Varna
43.Shornur - Melam
44.Vadakkencherry - Jayabharath Movies [Opening Programme]
45.Cherpulassery - Plaza
46.Mannarkkad - New Prathibha
47.Vadakara - Jayabharath
48.Mukkam - Abhilash - 3 shows
49.Quilandi - Krishna - 3 shows
50.Perinthalmanna - K.C Movies
51.Tirur - Anugraha - 3 shows
52.Manjeri - Devaki Cinemax
53.Nilambur - Fairyland
54.Ponnani - Alankar - 3 shows
55.Valancherry - Popular Paradise - 3 shows
56.Parappanangadi - Jayakerala - 3 shows
57.Tanur - PVS - 3 shows
58.Kottakkal - Tara
59.Malappuram - Padmam
60.Kondotty - New Kavitha
61.Bathery - Matha - 3 shows
62.Mananthavadi - Veena
63.Kalpatta - Mahavir
64.Thalassery - Liberty Paradise
65.Payyanur - Rajadhani
66.Iritty - New India Paradise
67.Thaliparambu - Alinkeel
68.Kanhangad - Deepthi
69.Kasargod - Mehboob
Comeback (3rd week)
70.Punalur - Thailakshmi [came back on Oct 30 '09 after a a gap of 8 days. Oct 16-21 & Oct 30-]
TOTAL 49 REMOVAL....
RUNNING 81 THEATER......
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Collection
TVM - 64,22,415
EKM - 49,54,400
Calicut - 42,17,315
Kottayam - 31,40,300
Trissur - 26,12,345
Kollam - 29,24,500
Kannur - 21,45,520
18 Days - 10.93 crores gross
Source:---Mammootty Times----
collections from metro manorama at calicut..........
kerala cafe--5,40,095--8 days....
PAZHAIRAAJAAAAAAAAA--------43,98,360----21 dayssss............
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Saturday, November 7, 2009
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What’s between Bharath and Mammootty?
Meanwhile as we had it earlier the actor is tied up with another worthwhile project along with Malayalam Superstar Mammootty. This untitled project will be a full length action film which is planned to be directed by 'Sathyam' fame Rajasekar. Reliable sources had it that Bharath will be donning the role of a college student, while Mammootty will do the role of a lecturer.
Bharath will pair with Sunaina for the first time in 'Thiruthani' whereas in Badri's 'Thambikku Indha Ooru' is romancing Sana Khan for. Meanwhile, Mammootty is as of now tied-up with Tamil projects like 'Aruvadai' and 'Pazhani Raja' besides this one.
Let's see what the Guru has to teaches his student!
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Friday, November 6, 2009
Mammootty-shaji kailas movie dronar started...
Thursday, November 5, 2009
Kanika and Pazhassi –the best
The other awards that went to 'Pazhassi Raja' includes that for Hariharan (Best direction) MT Vasudevan Nair (Best Screenplay), Resul Pookutty, Amritha Preetham (Best Sound), Illayaraja (best music) and Padmapriya (Special award).
The others in the award list includes Manoj K Jayan, Meera Nandhan, Jagathy Sreekumar, K P A C Lalitha, Sasikumar, Jagadeesh, Baby Nivedhitha, Mohan Sithara, Vayalar Sharath, Ajayan Vincent, Rajesh Jayaraman, Yaseer Sali and Vimmy Mariyam. While '2 Harihar Nagar' was selected as the most popular film of the year, 'Passenger' was named as the best movie made with a social commitment. The awards will be given away in a grand function at the Sharjah Cricket stadium on the sixth of this month.
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Wednesday, November 4, 2009
Ee pattanathil bhootham is the firat hit of mammootty in 2009 which got a share above 4 crores & made on 3.5 crores budget
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pazhassiraja:Already 162 Malayalam prints released
#Already 162 Malayalam prints released
#Tamilnadu release @Nov.13th
#Release in 150+ theatres confirmed..20-30 theatres may be added to the list within the next week..
#10 more malayalam prints will release in Tamil nadu @Nov.13th
(Chennai-3,Coimbatore-2..then Erode..etc)
#Gokulam films will distribute the film allover India....The release will be territorywise..They are choosing sound distributors from each territory & releasing through them...In tamilnadu, it is through Sakthi films..
#After the release of Tamil version, they are planning it in Telugu & Hindi ..& also planning PR in Kannada too..
#According to him, They are preferring the Territorywise release, bcoz it will help them to concentrate more on Marketing side..
#Here from Kerala, Gokulam movies expecting a Distributor share of 12-15
crores..According to Mr.Praveen, Distributor share of PR crossed 8 crores within 17 days from 160 malayalam prints..
# For the first 9 days, The DS was 4.64 crores..
#When I mentioned about some magazine & web updates reagarding B/O collctions, He said he hasn't time to waste for reacting such kind of silly matters...According to Mr.Praveen, Gokulam films didn't provide any B/O infos to any magazines up to now .The only info provided was "1.57 crore gross within a day".. Some magazines & web medias are spreading their own predictions..
#One more grand info from him..."WE ,the Orkut Mammootty fans can suggest the CAPTION for 25th day Poster"...Another Great chance to express our Great victory..
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malayalam movie magazine 'velli nakshatharam' is giving reduced collection reports of pazhassiraja
pazhassiraja tamil version will release in tamilnadu on Nov 13th
Pazhassiraja grosses 13.5 crores in just 14 days with a share around 7 crores
Gokulam expecting that i the 3rd week PR will gross another approx 3 crore which means by 3 weeks PR will have a GROSS colection of nearly 17 crores which is historic.
They will soon come up with the BO info and next week's MTIMES will carry it!
Rememeber that ,
RM grossed 12 crores in 50 days in those days
AT grossed approx 8.7 crores in 2 weeks with a share of 3.3 crores!
So who's the real crowd puller in malayalam??? any doubts?
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Mammootty teams up with T.V.Chandran
Mammootty,who celebrates the historical victory of his latest film Pazzasiraja is going to do another quality fare with T V Chandran, who is most known for his art-house films.He had won several major national and state awards for most of his works and were also screened at major international festivals.Mammooty won the national award for his role in Ponthan Mada directed by T.V Chandran in 1993.The shooting of T.V. Chandran's Mammootty film will begin early in 2010.
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Tuesday, November 3, 2009
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Box office collection....
Paleri Manikkam -Preview
Asked to brief on Mammootty's Double role, he says, "Mammootty plays as a CBI officer who comes from Delhi to re-investigate a murder case which had occurred in the mid of the last century. At the same time he appears as a Muslim landlord lived in the same period and is connected with crime.. He is sharp, aggressive and very much a person who suits the job he is doing. The character would be no doubt liked by all admirers of Mammootty, and he has been doing the role with the ease which he has always displayed while doing such roles".
The movie is based on a short story by T P Rajeevan which was published in Mathrbumi weekly in the mid of last century. Director himself scripting for the movie and produced by A V Anoop and Maha Subair under the banner of Varnachithra and Varnachithra itself will be releasing the movie on november 27. Apart from Mammootty, Sreenivasan, Vijayaraghavan, Siddique and many theatre artists also can be seen in the key roles in the movie.
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Charmi and kaniha will play Mammootty's heroine in 'Drona'
The shooting of the film start by November first week produced by Aroma Mani in the banner of Aroma films will hit the screen on February 18.
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Monday, November 2, 2009
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updates...
collection details-calicut
pazhassi first week collections
apsara-2 shows;kairali-4 shows;radha-3 shows
total 9 shows per day
total collection in 1stweek-around 18 lakhs(from metro manorama)
2nd week
apsara-3 shows;kairali-3shows;coronation-3 shows
total 9 shows per day(remind ticket rate of coronation is less compared to others)
total collection in 2nd week-around 17.5 lakhs(from metro manorama)
azhashiraja gross(14days) from Calicut.
Kairali 10,96,458.00(13days).
Apsara 11,72,096.00 (14 days).
Radha 6,94,105(6 days).
Coronation 5lacs(7days)
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Total collection in 14 days is 34,62,659.00
xXxCLUSIVE NEWS:
PAZHASSIRAJA SELCTED 4 INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL AT TRIVANDRUM.
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Kerala cafe review:
Kerala Café, for your info, is in fact a modest tea stall at a railway station and certain characters from each of the films are somehow connected to it. It's a nice concept, perhaps inspired by movies like Paris, je t'aime for instance, but the best thing about it is that the directors have held it together with some excellent ones and some okay efforts.
Among the ten films, it is perhaps Anjali Menon's Happy Journey that stands out with its intelligent use of the allotted time. A heartening, simple tale has been well told by the director. The film is set inside a bus with an insurance surveyor (Jagathy Sreekumar) with a roving eye, trying to make advances on a pretty girl (Nithya Menon) sitting next to him. But she turns out to be really smart for the man to handle.
Preview: Ten directors team up for Kerala Cafe
Director Anwar Rasheed's Bridge talks about two parallel tracks, the first one involving a young boy and his pet kitten. The other story has a son (Salim Kumar), who lives in poor surroundings, deciding to leave his ailing mother (Shanthadevi) in the street. With amazing technical brilliance, the director takes things to an altogether different level and stamps his presence quite effectively.
Makal, directed by Revathy, is about the flesh trade which is happening under the guise of adoption. Sona Nair and Sreenath have done the main roles. Some of its situations are predictable, yes, but it has its moments and that hugely works to the film's advantage.
Puram Kazhchakal, directed by Lal Jose, is based on C V Sreeraman's book and narrates a bus journey where people of different mindsets, purpose and nature go along for a while. Mammootty and Sreenivasan play the main characters in it. Mammootty looks quite subtle and different from his normal self and as it happens, surprises everyone with the final shot. We start a journey back from then on in our own minds and that is exactly what the film intends to convey.
The main attraction about director Uday Ananthan's Mrityunjayam could be its genre, horror. It has some mystery surrounding an old illam and despite the warnings of the tirumeni (Thilakan), a young journalist (Fahadh Faasil) comes there for an investigative story. Anoop Menon, Meera Nandan and Rima Kallingal are also part of the proceedings. There are some loose ends but here is a film that looks different from the rest and catches the viewers' attention quite easily.
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Nostalgia, directed by M.Padmakumar and based on R Venugopal's poem Nattuvazhikal, zooms in on a typical NRI. Johny (Dileep) is all nostalgic about his motherland when he is in Dubai but once he reaches Kerala, he is an altogether different man, cribbing for virtually everything that comes his way and that sadly includes his parents as well. Navya Nair plays his wife. One gets the feeling that the director has gone for a conventional format to narrate the story here, without going for some cinematic experiments.
Debutant director Shankar Ramakrishnan' s Island Express looks again at the real-life Perumon tragedy involving the train that happened in 1988, but still remains as a scar in the minds of every Malayali. Prithviraj, Jayasurya,Rahman, Maniyanpillai Raju and Sukumari include the film's cast. The story meanders along in some strange ways initially but the director manages to get his act together towards the end.
Shaji Kailas' Lalitham Hiranmayam is about the angst of a married man played by Suresh Gopi, who falls in love with another girl. Jyothirmayee does the role of his wife while Dhanya Mary is the other woman in question. This is a simple tale, narrated with a lot of style, in true Shaji Kailas style.
Shyamaprasad' s Off Season has been made to be seen on a lighter vein and has Suraj Venjarammood in the lead, as a tourist guide in Kovalam. He reminisces about the tryst with a Portuguese couple, who had not much money with them to spend during a vacation. The film gives a lot of promise in the beginning, but things are not happening in a great way, from then on.
B Unnikrishnan' s Aviramam is about a couple, played by Siddique and Swetha Menon, who loves each other so dearly. But their lives take a drastic turn after recession hits the existence of his IT Company pretty badly. Though it has been made pretty well, the problem with the story is that it looks pretentious at times.
With a motley mix of stories, Kerala Café manages to stitch them together as an absorbing watch. There are shortcomings but here is one experiment done with some honesty, which is to be seen there on the screen. Among the highlights of the film are its technical brilliance, music quality and not to forget, the pace that never really allows the viewer to take their attention anywhere else. If there is a price to be given for the best short film of the lot, Anjali Menon´s Happy Journey is undoubtedly the pick of the lot followed by Anwar Rasheed's Bridge
The performances too help the film immensely with some sincere acting from the veterans in the business and some of the young faces, like the pretty Nithya Menon, Fahadh Faasil and Rima Kallingal. Watch out for some spectacular moments with Salim Kumar and Shanthadevi in Bridge, Jagathy Sreekumar in Happy Journey, Mammootty and Sreenivasan in Puram Kazhchakal, Jyothirmayee in Lalitham Hiranmayam, Sona Nair in Makal and Suraj Venjarammood in Off Season among others.
Get some popcorn and head straight for Kerala Café, which incidentally has been conceived and anchored by director Ranjith. It is a new experiment and not an easy one to execute as well. But those involved in its making have done a nice job and needs a pat on their back for just that. Go for it and you may not regret the idea for sure.
Verdict: Good
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Anjel John falls behind pazhassi...
No Mohanlal film in recent times has taken such a poor opening. The
film on its second day fell flat, and in some smaller stations was
"Hold Over" (trade term for not getting the minimum required gross
collection)!
At Kottayam Anand on the fifth day for Monday evening show there were
hardly 56 audiences in a theatre with a capacity of over 1000 seats.
The trouble was that people rejected the film as the fantasy story did
not register with the audiences.
The trade pundits are saying Angel John may end up as one of Mohanlal's biggest ever failures.
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Kerala cafe:list of short films
Director- M Padmakumar
Cast- Dilip, Navya Nair, Babu Namboodiri
2. Island Express
Director- Shankar Ramakrishnan
Cast- Prithviraj, Jayasurya, Rahman, Kani
3. Lalitham Hiranmayum
Director- Shaji Kailas
Cast- Suresh Gopi. Jyothirmayi
4. Mrithunjayam
Director- Uday Ananthan
Cast- Fahad Fazil, Thilakan, Reema Kalungal
5. Bridge
Director- Anwar Rashid
Cast- Salim Kumar, Kalpana, Santhadevi
6. Aviramam
Director-B.Unnikris hnan
Cast- Siddique Shwetha Menon
7. Off Season
Director- Shyama Prasad
Cast- Sooraj Venjaranmoodu, Vindhyan
8. Makal
Director –Revathy
Cast- Srinath, Sona Nair, Archana
9. Happy Journey
Director- Anjali Menon
Cast- Jagathy Sreekumar, Nitya Menon
10.Puram Kazchakal
Director- Lal Jose
Cast- Mammootty, Sreenivasan
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1.Mammootty - Pazhassi Raja1.'Pazhassi Raja': Mammootty's new offering historical epic is a winner in all terms. Mammootty has got another massive hit after last years 'Annan Thampi'& Katha Parayumbol. The film has amassed more than 8.85crores from its Nine days run and is still the favorite among the masses who schedule the film for repeat viewing. The songs of the film have also become a hit. The film has collected more than one crores from the three main centres of the state.It also made a record Satellite rights 2.6 crore which is biggest in the history of malayalam cinema.
Mohan Lal - Angeljohn,Janakan,Alexander The Great,Ividam swargamane
2. 'AngelJohn': Mohanlal's Action Fun ride directed by Jayasury has mixed responses and that is only reason the film is not at the top as is the case of openings of the other Lal films. If marketed well the film may prove to become a winner.
3.Prithvi Raj-Robinhood3.'Robinhood': Prithvi Raj's Ramzan movie is the favorite which out numbered the other Malayalam films to capture the number three slot. The film is registering 50 percent in all the major centres of the state after the arrival of Biggies like Pazhassi Raja and Angel John.
4.Mammootty - Loud speaker4.'Loud Speaker': Mammootty's Ramzan flick just manages to be in the list. But will prove a profit maker for the distributors for its good opening and low budget. And within a week the film celebrate fifty days in major centers .
Suraj Venjaramude-Duplicate
5.'Duplicate: The suraj starrer has the good word of mouth and is slowly emerging a winner due to minimum budget, but the lack of publicity will affect the film's prospects.
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According the Gokulam films, the producers of this Hariharan- M.T. Vasudevan Nair classic film, âPazhassi Rajaâ has grossed near 12.5 lakhs in three days by four big screen from capital city of kerala. Latest Buzz say's that film approved a good word of mouth and chance to turn around a historical blockbuster. It also made a record Satellite rights 2.6 crore which is biggest in the history of malayalam cinema.
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ശീതീകരിച്ച തിയേറ്ററില്നിന്ന് 'പഴശ്ശിരാജ' മാറ്റി; മമ്മൂട്ടി ഫാന്സ് ബഹളംവെച്ചു കാഞ്ഞങ്ങാട്: വിനായക കോംപ്ലക്സിലെ ശീതീകരിച്ച തിയേറ്ററില്നിന്ന് 'പഴശ്ശിരാജ' സിനിമ മറ്റൊരു തിയേറ്ററിലേക്ക് മാറ്റി. ഇതേത്തുടര്ന്ന് മമ്മൂട്ടി ഫാന്സ് അസോസിയേഷനും തിയേറ്റര് അധികൃതരും തമ്മില് ബഹളവും വാക്കേറ്റവും നടന്നു. ഇതേത്തുടര്ന്ന് വ്യാഴാഴ്ചത്തെ
ഒരുപ്രദര്ശനം മുടങ്ങി. വിവരമറിഞ്ഞ് നിര്മാണക്കമ്പനിയുടെ പ്രതിനിധികള് എത്തുകയും നേരത്തെ ഉണ്ടാക്കിയ കരാറിന് വിരുദ്ധമായ നടപടിയാണ് തിയേറ്റര് ഉടമ ചെയ്തതെന്ന് ചൂണ്ടിക്കാട്ടി വിനായക കോംപ്ലക്സിലെ സിനിമയുടെ പ്രദര്ശനാനുമതി നിരോധിക്കുകയും ചെയ്തു. തുടര്ന്ന് 'പഴശ്ശിരാജ' കാഞ്ഞങ്ങാട് ദീപ്തി തിയേറ്ററിലേക്ക് മാറ്റി.�
വിനായക കോംപ്ലക്സില് രണ്ട് തീയേറ്ററുകളിലായിരുന്നു 'പഴശ്ശിരാജ' പ്രദര്ശിപ്പിച്ചുകൊണ്ടിരുന്നത്. വ്യാഴാഴ്ച റിലീസായ മോഹന്ലാല് സിനിമയായ 'എയ്ഞ്ചല് ജോണ്' ശീതീകരിച്ച തീയേറ്ററായ വിനായക പാരഡൈസില് പ്രദര്ശിപ്പിച്ചു. അവിടെനിന്ന് 'പഴശ്ശിരാജ' മറ്റൊരു തിയേറ്ററിലേക്ക് മാറ്റുകയായിരുന്നു.�
വിവരമറിഞ്ഞ് മജീദ്, ഷാജഹാന് തുടങ്ങിയവരുടെ നേതൃത്വത്തില് മമ്മൂട്ടി ഫാന്സ് അസോസിയേഷന് പ്രവര്ത്തകരെത്തി ബഹളംവെക്കുകയും ഇക്കാര്യം 'പഴശ്ശിരാജ'യുടെ നിര്മാതാവ് ഗോകുലം ഗോപാലന്റെ ശ്രദ്ധയില്പ്പെടുത്തുകയുമായിരുന്നു. അദ്ദേഹം നേരിട്ട് ഇടപെട്ടാണ് 'പഴശ്ശിരാജ'യുടെ രണ്ട് പ്രദര്ശനങ്ങളും വേണ്ടെന്നുവെച്ചത്.�
ഫാന്സ്കാരുടെ ബഹളത്തെതുടര്ന്ന് പോലീസും സ്ഥലത്തെത്തിയിരുന്നു
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Pazhassi mumbai centers:
Matunga - Aurora Daily 6.30 pm
Mulund - PVR Daily 2.10pm & 7.20pm
Goregaon - PVR Daily 7.20 pm
Malad - FAME Daily 6.45 pm
Kalyan - FAME Daily 6.10 pm
Vashi - FAME Daily 6.45 pm,7.45 pm
Vashi - Cinemax 7.00 pm
Chembur - FUN 6.50pm
Vasai - K T Vision 6.00 pm
Vasai - Broadway 6.00 pm
In addition to the above there will be special morning shows on sundays in theatres of Dombivli, Ullasnagar etc.
As per current reports this film is running in packed houses in all theatres. The sunday show at FAME Kalyan was sold out and many left without tickets. A two week run will be a big thing here.
This film is also released in Pune, Ahmedabad, Baroda, Jamnagar also.
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pazhassiraja creates record in 1st day collection at trivandrum
Due to reduction of ent. tax the NET share will be around 3 lks to be divided between the theatre & distributor. remember that this is astonishing openeing day gross because T20 managed around the same with only increased ticket rates!
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