Amal Neerad's 'Arivaal Chuttika Nakshatram' to start soon NR [ Sat, Aug 20, 2011 ]

• The shoot of Amal Neerad's new film 'Arivaal Chuttika Nakshatram is expected to start by November.
  
  The title of the film has given rise to much speculation that the film is a political thriller. However, insiders claim that the film does not deal with politics at all.
  
  The film that is being scripted by Shankar Ramakrishnan is more of a period drama that is set in the period post-independence but before the birth of Kerala state.
  
  The politics that prevailed the scene then would become part of the film as well. Nothing more, nothing less.
  
  The film has Mammootty and Prithviraj in the lead roles, and would be produced by August Cinema.

Deepan and Mammootty to come together for 'Newsmaker'

Mammootty would be doing a film titled 'Newsmaker', to be directed by Deepan. Deepan had delivered one of the biggest hits of last year 'Puthiya Mukham'.

'Newsmaker' would be produced by George, Mammootty's personal assistant. The film would be produced under the banner of Cincil Celluloid.

Deepan would also be directing Prithviraj in the film 'Hero'. 'Newsmaker' would commence only after 'Hero's is complete, and would be Mammootty's Onam release in 2012.

Amal opts for "Arrivaal, Chuttika Nakshatram"

First it was the triumphant 'Big B', and then 'Saagar Alias Jacky' and 'Anwar'....Director Amal Neerad, who has already built a young fans group for himself, with his differently styled movies, has been in the lookout for a different but effective name for his new movie. Now the director seems to have finalised his title of the fourth movie, featuring Megastar Mammootty and Prithviraj as 'Arrivaal, Chuttika Nakshtram'.('Hammer, Sickle and star', the election symbol of   CPI(M), the biggest political party of the state)

While hearing this title, many of the fellow students of Maharajahs college will remember the political leniency of the director Amal and writer Shankar Ramakrishnan in their college days. But don't expect the new movie to a political flick. Infact 'Arrivaal, Chuttika Nakshatram' will be a thriller with subtle political back grounding of the forties and fifties, when the country was passing through the independence days. Naturally the movie will have references about the party spirits and revolts that marked the season.

'Arrivaal, chuttika nakshatram' will also feature another big artist from the south as the heroine. The writer of the movie Shankar Ramakrishnan, who devised a stunner with 'Urumi' is said to have almost completed the scripts. The makers of the movie are now fixing the final cast and crew of the movie, expected  to start its shoot by the end of November.

Mammootty in three roles for Venicile Vyapari

• Mammootty would appear in three roles in his latest film 'Venicile Vyapari' being directed by Shafi.
  
  The actor would be seen in the role of a policeman in the eighties, as a coir merchant and in a third role as well, that has been kept a suspense.
  
  Kavya Madhavan is the heroine of the film that is being scripted by James Albert.
  
  Shafi has been on a royal ride this year with both his films 'Marykkundoru Kunjadu' and 'Makeup Man' turing out to be hits.
  
  Meanwhile the megastar who is on a lean phase this year with all his major films turning out to be disappointments at the box office, is hoping for a shift in luck with this Shafi film.

Mammootty in three roles for Venicile Vyapari

• Mammootty would appear in three roles in his latest film 'Venicile Vyapari' being directed by Shafi.
  
  The actor would be seen in the role of a policeman in the eighties, as a coir merchant and in a third role as well, that has been kept a suspense.
  
  Kavya Madhavan is the heroine of the film that is being scripted by James Albert.
  
  Shafi has been on a royal ride this year with both his films 'Marykkundoru Kunjadu' and 'Makeup Man' turing out to be hits.
  
  Meanwhile the megastar who is on a lean phase this year with all his major films turning out to be disappointments at the box office, is hoping for a shift in luck with this Shafi film.

Jayaprada to do a cameo in 'The King and the Commissioner'

Bollywood actress Jayaprada who had just completed Blessy's 'Pranayam' with Mohanlal and Anupan Kher would be now seen in a Mammootty film.

The actress would be doing a cameo in the Shaji Kailas film 'The King and the Commissioner' that marks the coming together of Mammootty and Suresh Gopi after a long time. 

Jayaprada has always been open to good acting offers from Malayalam. She was also seen in 'Devadoothan' with Mohanlal several years back. She had shared screen space with Mammootty in the Hindi film 'Dhartiputra' as well.

Mammookka's son to debut

As the Megastar is on with his plans of his son's marriage Dulkar Salman, the young man is also planning to officially start his career as a movie actor in a short while. The new project titled 'Second Show' to be directed by Sreenath Rajendran, an associate to Jayaraj, will have Dulkar Salman debuting as the hero. Expected to be on sets in a week at Kozhikkod, the movie will have him as an underworld don. Salman had been to the rehearsal camp of the movie for the last one month and it is reported that the scripts written by debutante Vini Vishwalal for the movie is top class.

The makers behind 'Second Show' are close friends of Dulkar Salman including the cinematographer Pappu, who had been an assistant to Rajeev Ravi. The Mumbai based  A.O.P.L. will produce this movie which will also feature debutante Avanthika as the heroine. Baburaj and Salimkumar are also in the cast of the flick which will have music by Avial band.

Earlier it was reported that Dulkar Salman will debut into filmdom through the film directed by Linguswamy. But now, Mammooty and his wife Sulfath seems to be much impressed by the scripts of the film that they have given the green signal for heir son to go for 'Secoind Show'.

Meanwhile, Dulkar Salman is also expected to get married by the 22nd of this December at Chennai.

Mammootty's next for November

Megastar Mammootty will have his next release of the year only by the mid of November. As the shoot of his original Ramzan release 'The king and the Commissioner' has been called off due to the illness of Sureshgopi, Mammootty's next release will be 'Venicile Vyapaari' which will get to theatres by the 14th of November. The movie produced by Murali films is directed by hit maker Shafi.

'The King and the Commisioner' will now become the Christmas release from the Megastar, which will be followed by a 'Kobra'  in the lat January, directed and produced by Lal.