Pranayam
Director:
Blessy
Producer:
Mr. and Mrs. Sajeev P.K.
Cast:
Mohanlal | Anupam Kher | Jayaprada | Anoop Menon
Music Director:
M Jayachandran
Lyricst:
O N V Kurup
Singers:
Shreya Ghoshal,Sharreth,Vijay Yesudas,P Jayachandran
plot:
On a lighter note Pranayam can be said as a triangular love story of the aged. Anupam Kher as Achutha Menon finds his divorced wife Gracy (Jaypradha) when he comes to live with his son. Gracy is now the wife of Mathews (Mohanlal) a former professor whose right half is paralyzed with stroke and always in a wheelchair. Achutha Menon has divorced his wife on some misunderstanding which he repents even today. The meeting of lovers after 40 years drastically changes the life of the three involved. Film travels through the emotional complexities of this woman, her husband and her former husband. Mathews show a tint of envy in beginning, it soon fades away. Gracy is the sun in which these planets revolve. The film’s second part is about rediscovering the beauty of life and takes us to the exterior. The first part of film is full of interior and is only 1 hour long. This film is a nice romantic movie which has uniqueness. Blessy, the master of story tellers is all set to enthrall us this time with a love tale. Entitled 'Pranayam', the film would talk of love that is boundless, free and everlasting. Love is independent of circumstances or situations, people and relationships. Love is that beautiful emotion that inspires and motivates every human being to live and look ahead in hope. 'Pranayam' is a unique portrayal of that great emotion 'love' which binds man to one another through life's journey. It is a classic narration of the different dimensions of love capturing the joys and pain, loss and gain, the present and the past ... and so much more in between. Love is a mighty rain that can drench you when you least expect it to. The only golden rule in love is love itself. What makes 'Pranayam' even more special, is that the the three lead roles in the film are being played by three great artists who have graced the Indian Cinema industry for decades with their versatile expertise and great talent - Mohanlal, Jayaprada and Anupam Kher. Together, they bring alive very beautifully and naturally, this beautiful love story, that transcends time. Blessy himself has scripted the story and screenplay of the film. It would be produced by Mr. and Mrs. Sajeev P.K. The producers of the film have made it clear that they intend to make a movie that deeply touches the audience's hearts. We could rest assured hence, that 'Pranayam', would be an ethereal tale of eternal love. The thin line that draws the three main protagonists in Pranayam together stretches over a time span of more than forty years. Achutha Menon (Anupam Kher) comes across his first love Grace (Jayaprada) in an elevator, forty years after they had separated. Grace has been married to Mathews (Mohanlal) for long. Much water has flowed away and many autumns have shed their leaves. And yet, when chance throws the three of them together again, fresh sprouts of memories of a withered love spring up again. As much as it sounds romantic, the superficiality that pervades the entire film cannot be ignored in a hurry. For one, Blessy is never able to strike up a solid link between the past and the present, and though much time is spent on falling in love in the seventies, there is not much in it that suggests of an ever lasting romance. Getting wet in the rain, and singing songs on the train is almost as far as he gets. Contrastingly, Mathews and the relationship that he shares with Grace has all the warmth of a romance that has mellowed over time. It still shows signs of blooms that are just around the corner, and time has obviously had a say on the constancy that they have arrived at. The writing fails Achutha Menon and his love miserably, while its infinitely better when it comes to Grace and Mathews. The dialogues are a huge letdown in Pranayam, and barring a few gems that are mouthed by Mathews, there are very few instances when you listen to a line in it and a gulp escapes your throat. Like the one when Mathews says of doors left ajar, through which love seeps in unnoticed. Unfortunately such instances are few in Paranayam, and very far between. Ironically, Mathews in a scene comments on the certainty of death, and in a compelling counsel suggests that its not a abrupt end, but rather a gradual progression towards an inevitability that lies in wait. And yet, Blessy's obsession with physical loss continues in Pranayam as well, and his story as well as its characters can't help being a part of the climatic breakdown that ensues with the demise of one of the lead characters. The clichés that arrive bundled up as the immediate relatives of the three lead characters, mar the possibilities of the film even further. There is Suresh (Anoop Menon), the proverbial son who has been denied everything on account of a mother who had disappeared during childhood, and his emotional tussle with Grace, draws the focus further away from love, and the pangs of it. The trio of actors who make this film worth a watch, is also the best thing about it. There are any number of occasions when the story and the situations threaten to bog them down, and they never for a moment let that happen. My favorite from among the three, would definitely have to be Mohanlal, who is remarkably brilliant as Mathews. Almost everything about his act - be it the impeccable body language or the flawless dubbing - is praiseworthy, and yet it remains one of the actor's most subdued and restrained performances ever. Jayaprada is equally convincing as the woman caught in a quandary at a late phase in her life, and all the struggles that she goes through are evident, and the frustrations right in place. Anupam Kher, with the lengthiest of the three roles, perhaps makes a slightly less of an impression, chiefly on account of a voice that doesn't often gel with the character that he plays. Pranayam does strain hard to achieve the nuances of an enchantingly sublime love, but ends up being a literal minded love tale, with one among the three lovers oddly left out. The chief reason you should probably watch it for then, is because it showcases three of the nation's best actors who are in supreme form.
SNEHAVEEDU
Director:
Sathyan Anthikkad
Producer:
Antony Perumbavoor
Cast:
Mohanlal | Padmapriya | Sheela | Biju Menon | Lena | Innocent | KPAC Lalitha | Chembil Asokan
Music Director:
Ilaiyaraaja
Lyricst:
Rafeeq Ahmed Music
Singers:
Chitra | Hariharan | Shreya Ghoshal | Rahul Nambiar | Swetha |
plot:
After the super hit film 'Innathe Chinthavishayam', megastar Mohanlal and director Sathyan Anthikkad are joining again in the Malayalam movie Sneha Veedu. Written and directed by Sathyan Anthikad, Mohanlal is playing the role of a farmer. Padmapriya and Sheela are doing the lead female roles in this movie Sneha Veedu. Mohanlal's character name is Ajayan, a man who had lived in many towns but has now settled in a remote village as a farmer. Ajayan moved to the village to look after his ageing mother Ammukutty ( Sheela) and to get her love and the nostalgia of his growing up years. He has a deep bond with his friends like toddy tapper Manian (Asokan), coconut merchant Mathai (Innocent), Sub Inspector Balachandran (Biju Menon) and his lady love Sunanda (Padmapriya).
INDIAN RUPEE
Director:
Ranjith
Producer:
August Cinema
Cast:
Prithviraj | Asif Ali |Rima Kallingal | Lalu Alex | Jagathy Sreekumar |
Music Director:
Shahbaz Aman
Lyricst:
Mullanezhy | VR Santhosh
Singers:
Vijay Yesudas | MG. Sreekumar | Sujatha | G. Venugopal |Asha G. Menon
plot:
Jaya Prakash(JP) and CH are two small town real estate brokers who work for Rayinka the seasoned player. JP is visceral and chases a dream of making it big while CH is rational and rooted to his day to day needs. JP is in search for his real break in life and other than CH, only his love interest, Dr. Beena seems to understand his struggle. The duo runs through the underbelly of Calicut operating from their make shift film distribution office turned into their real estate shack. To their mundane existence enters Achutha Menon, a man with mystery in his past. He gives them a grand plan which would change their lives forever. JP decides to throw the dice and fate turns around spinning him into a wheel round of events where he will alter everything around him relationships, love, friendship and even integrity..
VENICILE VYAPARI
Director:
Shafi
Producer:
V.P. Madhavan Nair under the banner of Murali Films.
Cast:
Mammootty | Kavya Madhavan | Suraj Venjarammoodu | Jagathy | Salim Kumar | Poonam Bajwa |Janardhanan | Vijaya Raghavan | Sreeraman | Kalabhhavan Shajon | Rajan Padoor.
Music Director:
Shyam
Lyricst:
Kaithapram
Singers:
Jithin | Dheeraj | Vineeth
plot:
Shafi-Mammmotty-James Albert team is titled \'Venicile Vyapari\'.It has nothing to do with William Shakespeare\'s famous play \'The Merchant of Venice\'.But in this film Mammootty will play a trader based on Alappuzha which is called \'Venice of the East\'. This is Shafi\'s Fourth Mammootty Film after Thommanum Makkalum,Mayavi and Chattambinadu. This is the fourth Film of James Albert after Classmates,Cycle and Ividam Swargamanu. Also This is the First Film of James albert with Shafi and Mammootty. The Film will be an interesting one since it unites one of the best Commercial Film Directors of Malayalam with one of the Best Writers in Malayalam. The story revolves around a murder mystery happened in 1980s. Pavithran (Mammootty) was once a police constable. He lost his parents in his childhood. He enters police force by chance as it is not his ambition. So he resigns this job and starts coir business at Alapuzha. Ammu (Kavya) is the leader of the coir workers. Pavithran loves Ammu, but does not reveal his love. Tamil and Telugu film actress Poonam Bajwa is also doing an important role in this film. She is reprising the role of Lakshmi, a bank manager.
BOMBAY MARCH 12
Director:
Babu Janardhan
Producer:
Haneef Muhammed
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THREE KINGS
Director:
VK.Prakash
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BADRINATH
Director:
V.V. Vinayak
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Cast:
Allu Arjun, Tamannaah Bhatia and Prakash Raj.
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VIOLIN
Director:
Sibi Malayil
Producer:
AOPL Entertainment
Cast:
Asif Ali | Nithya Menon
Music Director:
Bijibal | Anand Raj Anand
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Seniors
Director:
Vaisakh
Producer:
Vaisakh Rajan
Cast:
Jayaram, Rahman,Biju Menon, Kunchacko Boban, Rahman, Ananya, Padmapriya.
Music Director:
Alex Paul ,Alphonse and Jassie Gift
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Janapriyan
Director:
Boban Samuel
Producer:
Mamman John & Reena M John
Cast:
Jayasurya, Bhama, Jagathy Sreekumar,Manoj K Jayan, Suraj Venjarammoodu, Salim Kumar.
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Urumi
Director:
Santhosh Sivan
Producer:
Shaji Natesan, Santosh Sivan and Prithviraj
Cast:
Prithviraj, Genelia d\' Souza, Prabhu Deva, Vidya Balan, Tabu, Arya, Nithya Menon, Amol Gupte, Ankur Sharma, Jagathy Sreekumar, Alexx Onell
Music Director:
Deepak Dev
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Urumi is set in the backdrop of the fierce warrior clans of Northern Kerala in the sixteenth century and focuses on the cult of a hero Chirakkal Kelu Nayanar (Prithviraj) - a man with an epic mission. His target and mission is Dom Vasco da Gama, the Viceroy of Portuguese Empire in India.
China Town
Director:
Rafi Mecartin
Producer:
Antony Perumbavoor
Cast:
Mohanlal, , Jayaram, Dileep,Kavya Madhavan, Poonam Bajwa, Dipasha,Captain Raju
Music Director:
Jassie Gift
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Singers:
M G Sreekumar,
plot:
Rafi Mecartin's last film 'Love in Singapore' was a disappointment hope to regain their lost charm through 'China Town' and it has been set in Goa, the only one place where gambling is going on as legally in India. The story talks about two generations, and of three sons of three illustrious fathers meeting after twenty years with a purpose in mind. The fathers are played by Mohanlal, Sankar and Jose, while their sons are essayed by Mohanlal again, with Jayaram and Dileep.The heroines of the film are Kavya Madhavan, Poonam Bajwa, Lekshmi Gopalaswami and Dipasha.The film that has been shot on several locations across the country would release in March aiming at the famil audience.
