Releases galore this week!

As many as four Malayalam films would grace the screens this week.Of these, the first would be 'Naughty Professor' that stars Baburaj and Leskhmi Gopalaswami in the lead roles, that has been released today.

'Simhaasanam' that has been directed by Shaji Kailas, and which stars Prithviraj in the lead role would be released on the 6th of July, along with 'Thattathin Marayathu' that has been directed by Vineeth Sreenivasan.

Come the 7th of July, 'Cinema Company' that has been directed by Mamas, that stars a bunch of newcomers will be released. Looks like the theatres are going to be flooded with fresh releases all right!

'Thattathin Marayathu' set for July 6 release

Vineeth Sreenivasan's much anticipated movie 'Thattathin Marayathu' is set for July 6 release. 

The movie is Vineeth Srinivasan's second directorial venture, after the success of his debut with 'Malarvaadi Arts Club'. The tagline of the film goes 'Ummachikuttiye Premicha Nayarude Katha' (the story of a Nair boy who loved a Muslim girl). 

The story is about a Hindu boy Vinod who falls in love with a Muslim girl Aisha. Nivin Pauly and Isha Talwar play the leading roles in the upcoming romance. The supporting cast includes Aju Varghese, Manoj K. Jayan, Sreenivasan, Sunny Wayne, Bhagath Manuel, Manikuttan, Niveda Thomas along with a list of new debutant actors.

The film is produced by Mukesh and Sreenivasan under the banner of Lumiere Film Company. The music is composed by Shaan Rahman, and the cinematography is handled by Jomon T. John. The editing is done by Ranjan Abraham. 

Dileep - Vysakh film to be scripted by Benny P Nayarambalam

Dileep is currently riding high on the success of his latest film 'Mayamohini' that has emerged to be the biggest box office hit of the year, as yet.

The actor has signed Vysakh's new film that has not been titled, and this film would be scripted by Benny P Nayarambalam, who had recently scripted Dileep's film 'Spanish Masala'. 

Vysakh too has had his taste of success this year, with his film 'Mallu Singh' turning out to be a commercial block buster. When Dileep joins hands with Benny and Vysakh for his new film, yet another mega hit seems to be in the offing.

'Ettekaal Second' might be delayed for a while!

'Ettekaal Second' has been in the news for the unique song that the film has, that has been shot entirely underwater. The film was shot in three weeks flat and hence it had us wondering why it hasn't been released as yet.

There have been reports that the post production work of 'Ettekaal Second' has been taking much longer than expected. This was because the film was shot using three cameras simultaneously to gain time.

However this has led to a lot of delay since a whole lot of sifting has to be done to identify and select the best shots from those that have been canned. The film that stars Govind Padmasoorya in the lead role would make it to the theatres soon.

Mammootty's one-eyed act impresses all and sundry

The last time Mammootty had played a man with one eye was for the film 'Rajamanickyam' directed by Anwar Rasheed, and it was one of the biggest hits ever in Malayalam. 

Now, the actor would play a man with eye sight only in one eye in the new film 'Jawan of Vellimala' that is being directed by Anoop Kannan. Mammootty's performance in the film is said to have impressed all and sundry.

The film is being scripted by James Albert, who had quite recently scripted 'Venicile Vyaapari' for the actor. Mammootty has been reported to have been so impressed by the script, that he had even decided to produce it himself. 'Jawan of Vellimala' is an Onam release.

Revathy S. Varma's debut in Malayalam

Revathy S Varma is a well-known ad filmmaker who is debuting in Malayalam movie industry with 'Maad Dad'. She has done almost 150 Ad films in various languages. Malabar Gold, VKC and Happy are some of them. In National level she directed Ad films with Amithab Bachan, Sharukh Khan and some of other Bollywood celebrities.

Tamil movie, 'June R' was her first movie. Surya, Jyothika and Khushbu did the lead. She also directed a Sinhala movie and three Telugu movies. She is on her way to direct a Bollywood movie 'AAP KE LIYE HUM '. R. Madhavan, Jaya Bachan, Ayisha Takia, Raveena Tandon and Midhun Chakraborthy are starring in this film. 

'Maad Dad' deals with the deep relationship between a father and his daughter. Lal and Nazriya play the roles respectively. To a question whether Revathi has adapted her biographic element in this regard, the young director replies to a leading weekly as:

"For me, the relationship between a father and her daughter is the intimacy between me and my grandfather. I wish to portray that sequence, and the relationship is established in the best manner. My grandfather was my best friend. I try to include that experience in the movie".

This brilliant filmmaker gives preference to the mindset of the viewers. In her words, viewers wish to see the best in the movies. Revathi gives a good reason for her late entry in the field of Malayalam movie industry. She says, she would like to present a strong and valid theme to compete among the established young directors of Malayalam Cinema.

Her upcoming project, 'Maad Dad' revolves around an eccentric fellow named Palachuvattil Geevarghese Kuriakose Esso and his family. He is a loving husband and a dad. He has passion for music, but people never considered him a serious musician. Lal plays the role of Kuriakose and Meghna Raj as his wife Anuradha. Nazriya dons the role of their daughter Mariyam. 

Revathi S. Varma has penned the screen play, story and dialogue for 'Maad Dad'. Pradeep Nair will crank the camera. Alex Paul has scored the music for the lyrics penned by Revathi and Santhosh Varma. P.N. Venu Gopal is producing the movie under the banner of P.N.V. Associates. 

Indrajith as rowdy in Mullamottum Munthiricharum

Cochin, July 4 (NR): Indrajith plays Churatta Jose, a rowdy in 'Mullamottum Munthiricharum' , directed by Anish Anwar who was an assistant to directors like Joshi and Bhadran.

Jose's father was died with a snake bite. After that tragic end, Jose becomes a snake killer. Thus he got the name as 'Churatta Jose'. The movie portrays Indrajith as a rowdy, who simply attacks the honeybee nest to get honey, and often engages in local fights. In the gradual development of the story, the responsibilities of two families have to be undertaken by Jose. Jose makes several attempts to escape from the burden. All such actions add to the funny corner of the movie.

Meghna Raj stars opposite Indrajith. Also Thilakan plays an important role along with Ananya, Asokan and Kalabhavan Shajon. Mohan Sitara is the music director and Sujith Vasudev is the cameraman.