Joe Gatto, Salvatore Vulcano, Brian "Q" Quinn, and James "Murr" Murray hit comedy gold when they came up with the concept of being the Impractical Jokers—a quartet of friends where one person (with an earpiece) is put into an embarrassing candid camera situation, following the instructions of the other three until they can’t anymore. As their pranks turn real people into marks (with various degrees of patience) it’s like “Jackass” without the inevitability of an emergency room visit, the buddies all sharing big laughs behind monitors. And as much as the show has escalating budget sizes for the set-ups, nothing requires them to be exceptionally funny, just a little creative in their cruelty. You don’t get entirely skilled comedy from the Impractical Jokers, but you do get to see four guys who have turned forcefully messing with each other into a welcoming, idea. 

“Impractical Jokers: The Movie” never provides any good reason for its pranks to be packaged in a movie, but it does speak to the fruitfulness of its concept. The film introduces Joe, Sal, Q, and Murr playing themselves as teenagers in 1992 (a funny idea) who try to sneak into a Paula Abdul concert as security guards, and proceed to wreak havoc. 25 years later, they have evolved into the not-so-practical, professional clowns that the real world knows them as, pranking parents and kids with a Mall Santa segment in the middle of the summer. Afterward, they go to Red Lobster for some blatant product placement (including chatter about the revered biscuits), and Paula Abdul happens to be eating there. Having forgotten that they once trashed her concert, she’s now a fan of theirs and gives them three VIP passes for her show in Miami. But who will be the one left out? The four decide that they’ll go on a road trip and do hidden camera pranks, and whoever loses can’t go. When they crack this plot, they all look right at the camera and pause. 

A prank premise like this doesn’t need a movie to achieve an ultimate form, and these four Staten Island stooges know that but try to have some fun with it. Later on, they even incorporate “tell them the plot of the movie!” as part of the directions they give each other during the candid camera pranks. "Impractical Jokers: The Movie" doesn't worry about establishing characters, and any drama between the guys comes with a big wink. It’s kind of refreshing, if not liberating to see it stop from being the movie you think the show might be mutated into, but it still sometimes feels like you’re one of their marks—you bought a ticket for something you could wait to see at home and binge earlier shenanigans instead. 

Here’s where the conceit of the premise goes a long way. Just as the skits are easy to binge online (especially when seeing all four of the guys take part in a scheme, like a job interview gone wrong), the movie itself can fill up a fair amount of of its run-time time these different hidden camera pranks. The fun factor is very much like the show: Did you like the improvised presentation pranks from earlier episodes? "Impractical Jokers: The Movie" has the biggest one yet, with hundreds of people watching Sal embarrass himself about social media. And like the pranks, it usually comes down to the off-the-cuff stuff that they get each other to say, and if a particular premise is funny enough. “Impractical Jokers: The Movie” made me laugh out loud when Murr has to read off a fake eulogy to a stranger; the words given to him mortify Murr as much as they comically shock us. When the series (and the movie) are successful, it’s that punchy mix of watching embarrassment from a distance, and sharing in everyone's passing laughter. 

Co-writer/director Chris Henchy's minimum effort when it comes to the conceit of plot is more obvious in the cheesy interstitials, where the guys best show off their skills for fake laughs in sequences where ideas just pop into their heads as they drive in Sal's grandma's car to Florida. The editing can be especially junky during these barely amusing scripted bits, as if still taking after the more scattershot approach of assembling candid camera footage. It’s not the type of sloppy cuts that take you out of a film, but the laziness does show a line that was drawn about just how seriously everyone would take this entire project. 

But, as I’m sure you’re thinking: “Is ‘Impractical Jokers: The Movie’ cinema?” Well, it does have the runtime of a feature movie, and a hokey auto-tuned title rap song over the end credits, so yes. Still, it’s not worth the ticket price unless you absolutely need to see the latest episode of "Impractical Jokers" before it becomes available at home. It's a feature film event that still looks like the TV show, where bigger set-ups doesn't necessarily translate to funnier. 

The 22nd Annual Roger Ebert’s Film Festival (Ebertfest), co-founded and hosted by Chaz Ebert, announced three films for its upcoming April 15-18 event at the Virginia Theater. Ebertfest is a joint project of Chaz Ebert and the College of Media at the University of Illinois in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois, the hometown of the late film critic, Roger Ebert. Francis Ford Coppola’s “The Cotton Club Encore” will open this year’s festival and The Farrelly Brothers’ “There’s Something About Mary” will close it. Following the opening night film will be a live performance by acclaimed composer Kathryn Bostic. Mrs. Ebert also announced that due to popular demand of the Ebertfest audience, an Alfred Hitchcock film will be shown. The rest of the films and guests for the festival will be revealed soon. But the theme for the 2020 edition of the festival is "Transformations."

In the lavish, 1930s-era drama known as “The Cotton Club Encore,” Harlem’s legendary Cotton Club becomes a hotbed of passion and violence as the lives and loves of entertainers and gangsters collide. Directed by Francis Ford Coppola, and featuring a cast that includes Richard Gere, Gregory Hines, Diane Lane and Lonette McKee, “The Cotton Club Encore” includes never-before-seen scenes and musical sequences that deepen and enrich the storylines in this remastered and beautifully restored version of “The Cotton Club.” Screenwriter William Kennedy will be in attendance to discuss the film.  

Following the screening, award winning composer and artist Kathryn Bostic will perform live on stage at the Virginia Theatre. Ms. Bostic is a multi-hyphenate composer, pianist, vocalist and music producer for film, TV and live theater. She is the first African-American female score composer to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and has written the scores for such films as Ava Duvernay’s “Middle of Nowhere,” Justin Simien’s “Dear White People,” Timothy Greenfield-Sanders’ documentary, “Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am,” and Chinonye Chukwu's "Clemency."

“I am especially pleased to introduce Kathryn Bostic to the Ebertfest Family,” said Chaz Ebert. “Last year we showed ‘Amazing Grace’ about Aretha Franklin followed by an uplifting gospel choir from the community. This year, following Francis Ford Coppola's director's cut of 'The Cotton Club Encore,' the multi-talented Ms. Bostic will wow us with torch songs accompanied by a hot jazz trio from the community. Ebertfest is all about love, and community, and tearing the roof off the house with soulful sounds.” 

In “There’s Something About Mary,” the Farrelly Brothers set this romantic comedy in their home state of Rhode Island. In 1985, when teen-nerd Ted Stroehmann (Ben Stiller) challenges a high-schooler who's bullying Warren Jenson (W. Earl Brown), his concern prompts Warren's sister, the dazzling Mary Jenson (Cameron Diaz) to choose Ted as her senior prom date, a fact Ted's pals find hard to believe. However, on prom night, Ted endures an embarrassing accident, preventing his much-desired date from happening. Living in Providence and waxing nostalgic 13 years later, Ted hires Pat Healy (Matt Dillon) to locate Mary, and the creepy private investigator finds her in Miami, where she lives with her roommate Magda (Lin Shaye). Will Ted finally be able to win the heart of his dream girl?

Co-director Bobby Farrelly and screenwriter John Strauss will participate in a post-screening Q&A immediately following the screening.

Alfred Hitchcock continues to command the attention of film lovers everywhere, and Ebertfest conducted an audience survey to ask which films they wanted to see. The overwhelming choice was "An Alfred Hitchcock Film." Coming in second was "Harold and Maude." Rounding out the top five were "The Big Chill," "Fargo," and "Good Fellas." 

The 22nd Anniversary of Ebertfest will be held April 15-18, 2019 at the Virginia Theatre, the restored movie palace in Champaign, Illinois with related talks and panel discussions to be held at the Hyatt Place in Champaign and at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. 

Passes are now available for purchase and cost $150, plus processing. Four passes purchased together are $510 instead of $600, or 15 percent off. Also available are a small number of U. of I. student passes priced at $100 each. They can be purchased through the festival website, the theater website or the theater box office, 203 W. Park Ave., Champaign, 217-356-9063. Updates will be posted on the festival website. Tickets for individual movies will be available April 1st. 

Those interested in being a festival sponsor should contact Andy Hall, the festival's project coordinator, at amhall2@illinois.edu.

For additional information, please visit http://www.ebertfest.com.

At this year’s Independent Spirit Awards, the co-writer and director of “Premature,” Rashaad Ernesto Green received the appropriately titled “Someone to Watch” award. His film was also nominated for the John Cassavetes Award, which is also appropriate; Green produced this film, financed it and even shot some of it in his own apartment, channeling the spirit of the late filmmaker most associated with the origins of American independent cinema. At times, “Premature” has the same fly-on-the-wall, near-improvisational and casually meandering qualities of a Cassavetes film, though its refreshingly honest and direct depiction of Black sexuality made me think of early Spike Lee or Bill Gunn. 

I thought of a lot of things as I watched Ayanna (co-writer Zora Howard) and Isaiah (Joshua Boone) navigate the ups and downs of a bittersweet love affair, but this is not to say my mind wandered off. Instead, Green’s direction and the editing by Justin Chan create an atmosphere that, from scene to scene, engages the viewer in conversation with the material. This encourages us to create our own allusions to other movies as well as meditate on our own real-life memories of romance.

“Premature” accomplishes this by being a simple, bare bones love story. While we are occasionally privy to other aspects of the protagonists’ lives, for the most part our focus remains on how their romance unfolds, blossoms and eventually deteriorates. This relationship comes cloaked in a myriad of sensory experiences, from a well-placed jazz song to the textured, tactile cinematography of Laura Valladao, who conducts a master class on how to sensuously light Black skin of all shades. Adding to all this is a strong female voice and perspective that gives an often powerful clarity and depth to Ayanna’s journey toward adulthood and agency.

The city of New York, or more accurately, the village of Harlem, plays an unforgettable role in “Premature.” Its mise en scène runs bone deep in this film’s body: the laundromat where Ayanna and Isaiah have their first real conversation, the park on the Hudson where they share their first kiss, the stoop where Ayanna runs to escape a family argument, the 145th street MTA station where the lovers have their first major fight and the vestibule where their most heartrending moment occurs—these are all supporting characters rather than mere locations. Green frames and presents them as such, making this an additional love poem to his hometown.

Speaking of poetry, Ayanna is constantly jotting down verses in a little notebook she carries. Isaiah is a musician working with powerful singer Dymond (Myha'la Herrold) on some new songs for her club shows. Of course, one can predict that Isaiah and Ayanna will, as a symbolic expression of their love, collaborate on one of Dymond’s tunes. That prediction is validated, though not in the way we expect. In her small role, Herrold acts as kind of an uncredited spokesperson. She not only voices some of the philosophies about music that Isaiah endorses or challenges, she also gives voice to Ayanna’s own personal growth, putting a final gloss on Howard’s excellent, rich characterization. This makes the last scene of the film rather irrelevant, but more on that shortly.

What’s most interesting about Green and Howard’s screenplay is how it challenges our perceptions of the lovers and their actions, both positive and negative. They’re clearly out to elicit a response, not so much in a provocative way but a therapeutic one. No matter how balanced you may try to be as a viewer, you’re going to choose a side predicated on your own experiences (and perhaps even your own gender). And you may feel like the side you’re on is unfair in some moments and justified in others. Like human nature, it gets messy, and there’s even a scene that hints at the kind of heated conversation men and women might have after seeing this picture. Regardless, Boone and Howard’s performances never descend into caricature nor lose their complexities.

So much of what passes for African-American cinema focuses on our trauma. Rather than stitch it into the fabric of the characters’ lives, as reality does, it often sticks out like a sore thumb soliciting sympathy while minimizing all other empathetic avenues. “Premature” is not without its rough moments—there’s talk of a police shooting and a brutally honest examination of unwanted pregnancy and abortion. But these elements exist in the bigger universe of life as orbiting planets rather than as the centered Sun they’d most likely be in other movies. This recalibrates the characters as people who are dealing not just with Black issues but with human issues as well. One of those human items, which I’ll leave you to form your own opinions about, is the age difference between Ayanna and Isaiah. She’s 17, he’s, well, definitely not 17. “He grown!” says one of Ayanna’s supremely entertaining girlfriends.

I don’t know exactly how grown he is, but rather than go there, I’m going to pivot to that aforementioned ending, which I will not spoil. I believe I know why it’s there, but Dymond’s musical number and the party sequence that follows her song resonated so strongly with me that the closing scene felt unnecessary. Call me a grouch, but I think it’s the one time “Premature” dips into romantic movie cliché, barely pulling itself out by striking a note of ambiguity rather than definitely answering the question it poses. I didn’t think that question needed to be asked, but I’m willing to concede I am probably in the minority on that. No matter. This is a good movie, a romantic and richly drawn conversation-starter.

At first glance, Pedro Costa’s “Vitalina Varela” feels like it's challenging its viewer with its distancing avant garde style. It bears little of the trappings of popular movies, has only a little plot for us to follow and it looks more like a stylish photoshoot come to life. Most—if not all—of the shots in the film are static, composed to an extraordinary degree of rigor. This will either capture your attention for the next two hours or frustrate you. Should you surrender yourself to the film’s beautiful cinematography and whispered musings, you’ll find a breathtakingly gorgeous movie about love, death and immigration. 

Taking its title after the name of its star nonprofessional actress, Vitalina Varela leads us through this artful journey as a Cape Verdean woman who travels to Portugal for the first time in the days after her estranged husband’s death. Unfortunately, she arrives late, missing his burial. “There is nothing for you in Portugal,” says a member of the airline cleaning crew, the only person to greet Vitalina as she steps off a plane without shoes and trickling water behind her. Those are the first words spoken in the movie and they are only whispers. Much of the movie’s dialogue will be spoken no louder. Despite the experience, Vitalina decides to make Portugal her new home as she tries to piece together her husband’s last days with the help of neighbors and a local priest (Ventura).

Co-written between Varela and Costa, the film explores the many emotions she feels now that she’s unable to grieve her husband. She floats around his dilapidated house—which should have been their shared home—as if she were a ghost, never at ease but angry and upset. Although they were apart for decades, her love for him has stayed with her and continues even after his death. Costa positions his camera either very close to Varela’s aching expressions of loss or far away, capturing the crumbling part of town outside Lisbon, cloaking it in darkness as if in a painting. The faces of the character look off to the sides of the camera and they talk past each other, connecting with neither each other or with the audience. It’s a stylistic choice that can be unnerving, making this docudrama feel neither realistic nor particularly dramatic, but there are still wells of emotions under the surface that can be appreciated from wherever we’re sitting in the theater.  

Leonardo Simões’ stunning cinematography and Costa’s fondness for stillness enhances the haunting sensation in “Vitalina Varela.” Striking lights pick up certain shapes and create new ones against scraggly surfaces. The film’s colors are subtly darkened to create an even more expressionistic sensation, like the scene when Vitalina stands against a foreboding navy sky or how the brightly colored red and blue doors seem to pop against the drab concrete walls that hold them. At the film's start, a funeral procession of men walks through old cobblestone streets with somber expressions clouding their faces. A still camera observes the action from a distance. One man has fallen, his hand still trembling, and later, he’s revealed to be the priest who becomes Vitalina’s closest companion. But even his presence seems to bring her little comfort, as his potential for falling feels like a physical reminder of her husband’s death. For those who have seen Costa’s previous movie, “Horse Money,” it’s a reversal between Ventura, who played that film’s main character, and Varela, who only had a supporting role. Now, it’s her time to shine and her tremendous performance often speaks more loudly than how she says her lines.

Over many of his previous works, Costa has focused on emotional stories facing impoverished characters, be it a young drug addict of “In Vanda’s Room” or Ventura’s first appearance in Costa’s work as a Cape Verdean immigrant who calls his neighbors his children in “Colossal Youth.” Like those movies, “Vitalina Varela” is filled with imagery that plays on a heightened level of composition over naturalism, layering foreground and background objects that feel minimalistic yet full of life. The camera never follows her around, but it feels acutely attuned to every moment of unspoken sadness or frustration, capturing every whispered thought. This is one of those movies that will play better on a big screen, where you can immerse yourself into this visual landscape and soundscape, absorbing it all without looking away at a distraction. "Vitalina Varela" doesn’t make itself easy to watch but offers many rewards to those who dive in to explore its spaces and emotions.

For years after the breakup of The Band—the real sundering of musical and personal bonds, occurring some time after the farewell celebration depicted in Martin Scorsese’s movie “The Last Waltz”—its multi-instrumentalist (but mostly drummer) and singer Levon Helm would complain to anyone who would listen (or so it seemed) about what a snake his bandmate Robbie Robertson was. Self-aggrandizing, publishing thief, liar, inappropriate booker of Neil Diamond—you name it, that was Robbie.

Through it all, Robertson kept his own counsel, never publicly responding to Helm. During Helm's final illness and leading to his 2012 death—leaving Robertson and multi-instrumentalist Garth Hudson as the only surviving member of the seminal group, there was talk of a Robertson visit to Helm in the hospital, to make peace. Helm was not conscious for the occasion. (Manuel died in 1986, a suicide, and Danko died in 1999 of heart failure at the age of 55.)

Now Robertson, in the wake of an engaging print memoir called Testimony, tells his own version of the story in song—the movie’s title is taken from a Robertson tune—and cinema. Directed by Daniel Roher (and produced by, among other Sam Sutherland, who was a friendly colleague of mine at the MSNBC Entertainment website many years back) “Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and The Band” rolls out an impressive array of witness and commentators right off the bat. Bruce Springsteen, Eric Clapton, Scorsese and blues giant Taj Mahal all weigh in on the greatness and importance of The Band—from its role in backing Dylan to its own mighty catalog of classic, and wonderfully rendered, songs—pretty much right off the bat. And Robertson himself, whose personal charisma came into full flower in “Waltz,” after he lost the glasses, shed the facial hair, and got a couple of scarves that inspired film critic Andrew Sarris to characterize his good looks as “Byronic,” faces the camera to tell his tale.

And quite the tale it is. Born on a reservation. Told at a youthful age that the man who raised him wasn’t his father. Falling in love with rock 'n' roll. Meeting journeyman rocker Ronnie Hawkins and determining to write songs for him while not yet seventeen. Succeeding at writing songs for him. And meeting the Arkansan drummer Helm, three years his senior—a universe of a difference when you’re 16—and finding a mentor and partner.

These days as recounted by Robertson, and bolstered by contemporary interviews with the still-active Hawkins and archival footage, including some interviews with Helm himself, feel glorious. One interviewee marvels that The Band contained not one but three of the most distinctive vocalists in the area of music that would come to be called “Americana”: Helm, bassist Rick Danko, and pianist Richard Manuel. The wizardry of Hudson made The Band’s sound otherworldly. And Robertson’s songs, in the beginning written in tandem with other band members, had a magic both literate and rootsy.

Up in Woodstock, New York they were the first rock band to set the example of “getting it together in the country.” But these guys had their demons and attachments. It’s harrowing to hear Dominique Robertson recount how a wasted Manuel inveigled her to let him drive her new sports car. “I sober up when I’m driving,” he insisted. She believed him. They were clearly very young then. The car was totaled in a ditch.

And then there was heroin. By the time of The Band’s third album, Stage Fright, Manuel, Danko, and Helm were all in its grip. (It’s to somebody’s credit, who can be entirely sure, that you’d hardly suspect such a state of affairs while listening to this excellent LP.) Robertson was looking for a way out even if he didn’t know it. Enter David Geffen, who comes off like an absolute jerk here, albeit one with way too much money. He pursues Robertson to quit Woodstock—“I thought it was a shithole,” he exclaims—and resettle in Malibu. The other fellows follow suit. It’s sunnier, but you can still get drugs there.

As earnest, forthright and poignant as the surviving players wax—and it’s worth pointing out here that the Dylan interview footage is culled from the sessions that were filmed for Scorsese’s “No Direction Home” documentary, and that Garth Hudson did not participate in any interview sessions for this movie—there is a pronounced sense of Robertson taking back a story he clearly feels has been hijacked. There’s a scene early in the movie in which Robertson recounts tracking down the brothers of the father he never knew, and learning that they’re Canadian-Jewish gangsters, more or less. These amiable fellow don’t understand young Robbie’s ambitions—what’s with the rock ’n’ roll and all?—until they put it together and exclaim: “You want to be in SHOW BUSINESS.” For all the grand achievements chronicled here—and the music still sounds pretty great—this still is a show business venture. 

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நடிகர்கள்: நட்டி, அனன்யா, லால்,இயக்கம்: ஜெகன் ராஜசேகர் சென்னை: கொடூர தாதாவிடம் இருந்து, தனது பத்து வயது மகனை, அமைதியான நட்டி எப்படி காப்பாற்றுகிறார் என்கிற சிங்கம்- மான் கதைதான், காட்ஃபாதர். தான் உண்டு, தன் வேலையுண்டு என்று மனைவி அனன்யா, மகன் அஸ்வத்துடன் அமைதியான வாழ்க்கையை வாழ்ந்து வருபவர் நட்டி. சின்ன பிரச்னை என்றாலும்

நடிகர்கள்: ஶ்ரீராம், முருகதாஸ், சாயாதேவி இயக்கம்: போஸ் வெங்கட் ஆணவக் கொலைகளுக்கு அரிவாள் தீட்டும் அப்பாவுக்கு மகன் சொல்கிற வன்முறை பாடம்தான், கன்னி மாடம். சென்னையில் ஆட்டோ ஓட்டும் ஶ்ரீராமும் முருகதாஸும் உறவினர்கள். ஊரில் வசதியாக வாழ்ந்த இவர்கள் இங்கு ஆட்டோ ஓட்டுவதற்கு பின்னணியில், பிளாஷ்பேக் ஒன்று இருக்கிறது. ஒரு நாள் அதிகாலையில் ஶ்ரீராமின் ஆட்டோவில்

நடிகர்கள்: கே.ராஜூ, சுகுமார் சண்முகம், சுபா.முத்துக்குமார் இயக்குனர்: பிரியா கிருஷ்ணசாமி சென்னை: உடல் நிலை முடியாமல் ஓய்ந்துபோன தந்தையை, ஓரமாக வைக்கும் மகன், ஊர் வழக்கப்படி எடுக்கும் அந்த அபாய, அதிர்ச்சி முடிவுதான், பாரம்! வாட்ச்மேன் வேலைப் பார்த்துக்கொண்டு தனது வாழ்க்கையை கழித்துக் கொண்டிருக்கிறார் வயதான கருப்பசாமி.  

நடிகர்கள்: அசோக் செல்வன், ரித்திகா சிங், விஜய் சேதுபதி இயக்கம்: அஸ்வத் மாரிமுத்து தோழியை காதலித்து திருமணம் செய்யும் ஹீரோவுக்கு வெறுக்கிறது வாழ்க்கை. அவருக்கு இன்னொரு சான்ஸ் கிடைத்தால் என்ன என்பதுதான் ஓ மை கடவுளே! அசோக் செல்வன், ரித்திகா சிங், ஷாரா மூவரும் பள்ளிக்காலத்து தோழர்கள். படிப்பதில் இருந்து பப்புக்கு போவதுவரை சேர்ந்துதான் செல்வார்கள்.

சென்னை : ஒரு அழகான கிராமம் அதில் ஒரு அழகான குடும்பம் சரத்குமார், ராதிகா மற்றும் அவர்களின் குழந்தைகள் மற்றும் சரத்குமார் அண்ணன் அவரை ஒருவர் வெட்டி விடுகின்றனர். வயலிலே அவர் விழுந்து கிடக்கிறார் வெட்டப்பட்ட அரிவாளை சரத்குமார் மகன் எடுக்கிறான். சரத்குமார் மற்றும் ராதிகா குழந்தைகளுடன் கோவிலுக்கு செல்கின்றனர். அச்சமயம் சரத்குமார் மகன் சரத்குமாரிடம் வந்து

சென்னை: திருச்செந்தூர் பெண்ணை மும்பைக்கு கடத்தும் அசைன்மென்ட்டை ஹீரோ அசால்டாக முடித்தாரா இல்லையா என்பதுதான், டகால்டி. மும்பையில், டகால்டி வேலை செய்யும் சந்தானமும் யோகிபாபுவும் நண்பர்கள். ஒரு தொழில் தவறு காரணமாக, ராதாரவியிடம் மாட்டும் சந்தானம், தப்பிக்கும் முயற்சியில் அங்கு புகைப்படத்தில் இருக்கும் பெண்ணைத் தனக்குத் தெரியும் என்று பொய் சொல்கிறார். கோடீஸ்வர கிரியேட்டர் அசோக்

சென்னை: முப்பத்தைந்து வருஷத்துக்கு முன் உயிரிழந்த ரவுடிக்கு மீண்டும் உயிர் கொடுத்தால் அவர் என்ன செய்கிறார் என்பதுதான் டிஸ்கோ ராஜா. லடாக்கில், டிரெக்கிங் செல்லும் இளைஞர்கள், 35 வருடத்துக்கு முன் உறைந்த உடல் ஒன்றை மீட்கிறார்கள். அதை லேப் ஒன்றுக்கு அனுப்ப, அதை பரிசோதனை எலியாகப் பயன்படுத்த நினைக்கிறார் மருத்துவர். 'சப்ஜெக்டான' இந்த உடலுக்கு மீண்டும்

நடிகர்கள்: ஜார்ஜ் மேக்கே, லான்ஸ் கார்போரல் இயக்கம்: சாம் மென்டஸ் சென்னை: போர் பற்றிய படங்கள் என்றாலே, ஹாலிவுட்காரர்களுக்கு அல்வா சாப்பிடுவது மாதிரி அவ்வளவு ஆனந்தம். எத்தனை படம் எடுத்தாலும் அத்தனையிலும் மிரட்டுகிறார்கள். கடந்த சில வருடங்களுக்கு முன் வந்த டன்கிர்க், டார்க்கஸ்ட் ஹவர், த கிங், எ ஹிடன் லைப் உட்பட எந்த போர்

பிக் பாஸ் சென்று நல்ல பெயருடன் திரும்பிய சேரனுக்கு ராஜாவுக்கு செக் படமும் நல்ல கம்பேக்கை கொடுத்து உள்ளது .மேலும் நீண்ட நாட்களுக்கு பின் கனா கானும் காலங்கள் இர்ஃபானும் முக்கிய கதாபாத்திரம் ஒன்றில் நடித்து இருக்கிறார் . சேரனும் அவரது மனைவியும் குடும்ப சூழ்நிலை, கருத்து வேறுபாடு என்று பிரிந்து வாழ்கின்றனர். பல வருடங்களாக

நடிகர்கள் : தீபிகா படுகோனே, விக்ராந்த் மாசே, விஷால், மாதுர்ஜீத் இசை : இஷான் மற்றும் லாய் இயக்கம் : மேக்னா குலசர் மும்பை : தீபிகா படுகோனே துணிச்சலாக ஆசீட் வீச்சால் பாதிக்கப்பட்ட பெண்ணாக நடித்து இருக்கும் படம் தான் ச்சப்பக் .இந்திய சினிமாவிலும் சரி தமிழ் சினிமாவிலும் சரி ஆசிட் வீச்சின் கொடூரம்

புதையலை தேடி ஒரு பயணம், அப்பாவின் ஆசையை நிறைவேற்ற போராடும் இரண்டு மகன்கள். அதில் எல்லா படங்களை போல வில்லன்கள், புதையலை எடுத்தார்களா ? அப்பாவின் ஆசையை நிறைவேற்றினார்களா ? என்பதை பல டிவிஸ்ட் உடன் சுவாரசியமாக சொல்லி இருக்கும் படம் அவனே ஸ்ரீமன் நாராயணா. அமராவதி என்னும் ஒரு கற்பனை ஊரில் இக்கதை நடக்கிறது.அங்கு

நடிகர்கள் : அருன் கேஸ்ட்ரோ ,விஷ்ணு ப்ரியா, காயத்ரி , மைம் கோபி , லிஜேஸ் இயக்கம் : பாவல் நவகீதன் இசை : ரோனி ரபேல் வி 1 இந்த படத்தின் முன்னோட்டத்தில் இருந்தே இந்த படத்தை காண வேண்டும் என்ற என்னம் நம்மிடையே ஏற்பட்டுவிட்டது .இயக்குனர் வெற்றிமாறன் மற்றும் பா.இரஞ்சித்திடம் உதவி இயக்குனராக

சென்னை: கவித்துவமான, நான்கு துண்டு கதைகளை ஒன்றாக்கினால் அதுதான், சில்லுக் கருப்பட்டி. குப்பைப் பொறுக்கி குப்பத்தில் வாழ்ந்தாலும் நேர்மைகாக்கும் சிறுவன், நோய் என்று தெரிந்ததும் காணாமல் போகும் வருங்கால மனைவிக்கு மத்தியில், அதை அன்பாக மாற்றும் 'கார் ஷேரிங்' தோழி, காதலை நிரூபிக்க கடைசிவரை திருமணம் செய்துகொள்ளாமல் வாழும் வயதான யசோதா, பணம் தேடி ஓடும்

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ലോകസിനിമ മൊത്തത്തിൽ എടുത്താലും ഏറ്റവും ഗാംഭീര്യമുള്ള ഒരു ബ്രാൻഡ് നെയിമാണ് ഗോഡ്ഫാദർ. ആ പേരിൽ ഒരു തമിഴ് സിനിമ പ്രദർശനത്തിനെത്തുമ്പോൾ സ്വാഭാവികമായും ഒരു കൗതുകമുണ്ടാവും. ഇംഗ്ലീഷ് നാമധേയങ്ങളുള്ള തമിഴ് സിനിമകൾക്ക് തമിഴ്‌നാട്ടിൽ എന്തൊക്കെയോ നികുതി പ്രശ്നങ്ങൾ ഉള്ളതിന്റെ പേരിൽ വമ്പൻ ബാനറുകളും താരങ്ങളും വരെ ഇത്തരം പേരുകൾ മനഃപൂർവം ഒഴിവാക്കുന്ന സാഹചര്യത്തിൽ പ്രത്യേകിച്ചും.

വെടിവഴിപാട് എന്ന ഒറ്റ ഐറ്റത്തിലൂടെ മലയാളസിനിമയിൽ തന്റെ സാന്നിധ്യം കതിനാവെടി പൊട്ടിച്ചറിയിച്ച സംവിധായകനാണ് ശംഭു പുരുഷോത്തമൻ. ഇഷ്ടപ്പെട്ടവർക്ക് ഗംഭീരമായി കേറിക്കൊളുത്തുകയും സദാചാരസമ്പന്നർ അയ്യേന്നും പറഞ്ഞ് തീണ്ടാപാടകലത്തിൽ നിർത്തുകയും ചെയ്ത ഒരു വെടിച്ചില്ല് ഐറ്റമായിരുന്നു വെടിവഴിപാട്. ആറുകൊല്ലത്തിന്ന് ശേഷം ശംഭു മച്ചാൻ അടുത്ത ഇടിവെട്ട് ഐറ്റവുമായി അവതരിച്ചിരിക്കുന്നു. പാപം ചെയ്യാത്തവർ കല്ലെറിയട്ടെ! ശംഭു പുരുഷോത്തമന്റെ ക്ലീന്‍ എന്‍ടെയ്‌നര്‍ ചിത്രമാണ് പാപം ചെയ്യാത്തവര്‍ കല്ലെറിയട്ടെ.

ഞങ്ങൾ മൂന്നുപേർക്ക് വേണ്ടിയാണ് വെള്ളിയാഴ്ച ഉരിയാട്ട് എന്ന സിനിമ മലപ്പുറം മല്ലികയിൽ പ്രദർശിപ്പിച്ചത്. ഞങ്ങൾ എന്നുപറയുമ്പോൾ ഒപ്പം ചെന്നവർ ഒന്നുമല്ല. ഞാൻ ചെന്നപ്പോഴേക്ക് സിനിമ തുടങ്ങിയിരുന്നു. ഷോ ഉണ്ടോ എന്ന് ചോദിച്ചപ്പോൾ രണ്ട് പേർ ഓൾറെഡി കയറിയിട്ടുണ്ടെന്ന് പറഞ്ഞ് കൗണ്ടറിലെ പെൺകുട്ടി ടിക്കറ്റ് തരികയായിരുന്നു. സ്വഭാവികമായും ആ തിയേറ്റർ മാനേജ്‌മെന്റിനോട് ആദരവ് തോന്നി. അൻപത് സീറ്റ്‌ മാത്രമുള്ള

രത്ന ശിവ എന്ന സംവിധായകന്റെ ആദ്യത്തെ സിനിമ ഞാൻ കണ്ടിട്ടുണ്ട്. റെക്കൈ! (അർത്ഥം ചിറക്). നാലുകൊല്ലത്തിന് ശേഷം അദ്ദേഹം രണ്ടാമത്തെ സിനിമയുമായി വരുമ്പോൾ അതിന്റെ പേര് — ചീറ്! ഗർജ്ജനം എന്നർത്ഥം. വിജയ് സേതുപതിയും ലക്ഷ്മിമേനോനും അഭിനയിച്ച റെക്കൈ ഒരു മ്യുസിക്കൽ ലവ്‌ സ്റ്റോറി ആയിരുന്നെങ്കിൽ ജീവാ നായകനായെത്തുന്ന ചീറ് ആക്ഷൻ മസാലയാണ്. ഡി ഇമ്മാന്റെ

  മോഹിത് സൂരിയുടെ മലങ് ആരംഭിക്കുന്നത് നമ്മടെ അഞ്ചാം പാതിരയെ പോലൊരു അടിപൊളി ത്രില്ലർ സെറ്റപ്പിൽ ആണ്. ചക ചകാന്ന് കൊലപാതകങ്ങൾ. അതും പൊലീസുകാരെ തന്നെ. കോൾഡ് ബ്ലഡഡ് ആയി. പക്ഷെ, കൊലയാളി ആരാന്ന് അതിനും മുൻപേ തന്നെ നമ്മക്ക് കാണിച്ച് തരുന്നത് കൊണ്ട് ആ വകയിലുള്ള ത്രില്ലങ്ങ് പോകും . അപ്പോൾ നമ്മൾ കരുതും. ഇനിയങ്ങോട്ട്

കാൻ ഫെസ്റ്റിവലിൽ പാം ഡി ഓർ 2019 നേടുന്നതോടെ ആണ് പാരസൈറ്റ് ലോകമെങ്ങുമുള്ള സിനിമാപ്രേമികളുടെ ശ്രദ്ധയിൽ പെടുന്നത്. സംവിധായകൻ ബോങ് ജൂൺ ഹോ മുൻപേ തന്നെ ശ്രദ്ധ നേടിയ ആളാണ് എങ്കിലും ഒരു കൊറിയൻ ചിത്രം കാനിൽ മികച്ചതിനുള്ള പുരസ്കാരം നേടുന്നത് ആദ്യമായിട്ടായിരുന്നു. പാരാസൈറ്റിന്റെ കാര്യത്തിൽ അതൊരു തുടക്കമായിരുന്നു. തുടർന്നിങ്ങോട്ട് ലോകമെങ്ങുമുള്ള വിഖ്യാതമായ ചലച്ചിത്രമേളകളിലായി ചിത്രം

'ഏതൊരു ആൺകുട്ടിയുടെയും ആദ്യത്തെ പ്രണയം ഏതെങ്കിലുമൊരു കാറിനോടാവും', ഗൗതമന്റെ രഥം എന്ന സിനിമയിലെ ഡയലോഗ് ആണിത്. ആലോചിച്ചു നോക്കുമ്പോൾ പരമമായ സത്യം. നീരജ് മാധവ് ഗൗതമനായി വരുന്ന സിനിമയുടെ പ്രമേയവും ഈ കാർ പ്രണയത്തിൽ കെട്ടിപ്പൊക്കിയതാണ്. മുഷിപ്പിക്കാൻ ഓങ്ങിക്കൊണ്ട് മുന്നോട്ട് പോവുന്ന ഒരു ഫീൽഗുഡ് രഥമെന്ന് അടിവര  

"അത്തള പിത്തള തവളാച്ചിചുക്കുമ്മിരിക്കണ ചൂളാപ്പമറിയം വന്ന് വിളക്കൂതിഗുണ്ടാ മാണീ സാറാ കോട്ട്" എന്ന കുട്ടിക്കുസൃതിക്കളിപ്പാട്ടിന്റെ രസികത്തവും അബ്‌സേഡിറ്റിയും ആസ്വദിക്കാത്തവർ ഉണ്ടാവില്ല . അതിന്റെ ഒരു രണ്ട് മണിക്കൂർ ഇലബോറേറ്റഡ് വേർഷൻ ആണ് ജെനിത് കാച്ചപ്പിള്ളി സംവിധാനം ചെയ്തിരിക്കുന്ന മറിയം വന്ന് വിളക്കൂതി എന്ന സിനിമ . ആ അർത്ഥത്തിൽ ടൈറ്റിൽ തീർത്തും കറക്റ്റ് ആണ് എന്ന് പറയാം . സ്മാർട്ട് ആൻഡ് നോട്ടി എന്ന് അടിവര .

കുറെ കാലമായി ഈ സിനിമയുടെ പോസ്റ്റർ കേരളത്തിലെ റോഡ് സൈഡിലെ ചുമരുകളിൽ കാണാൻ തുടങ്ങിയിട്ട് . ടൈറ്റിൽ ഫോണ്ടിന്റെ ഡിസൈൻ ഓവർകിടു ആയതിനാൽ പേരങ്ങാട്ട് ശരിയ്ക്ക് വായിക്കാൻ തിരിഞ്ഞിരുന്നില്ല . ഈയാഴ്ച സംഭവം റിലീസായി എറണാകുളം സംഗീതയിൽ നിന്ന് കാണാനിടയായപ്പഴാണ് സിനിമയുടെ പേര് വ്യക്തമായി കിട്ടിയത് . കൊച്ചിൻ ശാദി അറ്റ് ചെന്നൈ 03. അടിപൊളി ! സ്തുതിയായിരിക്കട്ടെ എന്ന് അടിവര

മിഷ്കിൻ എന്ന പേര് കേൾക്കുമ്പോ മനസ്സിൽ വരുന്ന ചില ഫ്രയിമുകളും ഒരു മേക്കിംഗ് സ്റ്റൈലുമൊക്കെ ഉണ്ട്. സിനിമയുടെ പേര് സൈക്കോ എന്നുകൂടി ആവുമ്പൊ നമ്മുടെ മനസ്സിൽ മിഷ്കിൻ എങ്ങനെയാവും ആ സിനിമയെ സ്‌ക്രീനിൽ പകർത്തിയിരിക്കുന്നത് എന്നതിനെ കുറിച്ച് അദ്ദേഹത്തിന്റെ സിനിമകൾ കാണുന്നവർക്ക് ഒരു കണക്കുകൂട്ടലൊക്കെ ഉണ്ടാവും. ആ കാൽക്കുലേഷനിൽ നിന്നും അര മില്ലീമീറ്റർ പോലും അപ്പുറമൊ

വൈശാഖൻ മാഷിന്റെ ചെറുകഥയാണ് സൈലൻസർ. അതേ പേരിൽ തന്നെ ഒരു സമാഹാരവും അദ്ദേഹത്തിന്റേതായുണ്ട്. പ്രിയനന്ദനൻ തന്റെ പുതിയ സിനിമയ്ക്കായുള്ള ഉള്ളടക്കം കണ്ടെത്തിയിരിക്കുന്നത് വൈശാഖൻ മാഷിന്റെ പ്രസ്തുത കഥയിൽ നിന്നാണ്. ശീർഷകവും അതുതന്നെ — സൈലൻസർ. സൈലൻസർ — പ്രതിഷേധങ്ങളുടെ തുടർ മുഴക്കം  

കാണാൻ കൊള്ളാവുന്ന ഒരു കോമഡിപ്പടമായിരുന്നു അടി കപ്യാരേ കൂട്ടമണി. ഒരു സീക്വലിനുള്ള സാധ്യതകൾ തുറന്നിട്ടുകൊണ്ടായിരുന്നു അടി കപ്യാരേ കൂട്ടമണി അവസാനിച്ചത്. അതിനെ കുറിച്ചുള്ള ചർച്ചകൾ പലപ്പോഴും സിനിമാഗ്രൂപ്പുകളിൽ ചൂടുപിടിച്ചു നടക്കാറുമുണ്ട്. അതിനിടയിലാണ് അടി കപ്യാരെയുടെ സംവിധായകൻ എ ജെ വർഗീസിന്റെ പുതിയ പടം എന്ന പരസ്യവാചകത്തോടെ ഉറിയടി തിയേറ്ററിൽ എത്തിയിരിക്കുന്നത്.ഉറിയടി — ഗൗരവമുള്ള പ്രമേയം, അലസമായ അവതരണം

കന്യാകുമാരി എന്ന സ്നേഹയുടെ ക്യാരക്ടർ ധനുഷിന്റെ ദ്രവിയം പെരുമാളിനോട് പ്രണയം വെളിപ്പെടുത്തുന്ന ഒരു സീൻ ഉണ്ട്. സിംപ്ലി രോമാഞ്ചദായകം. രോമങ്ങൾ എഴുന്നു നിൽക്കും. തന്നെക്കാൾ പ്രായമുള്ള സീനിയർ നടിമാരെ നായികമാരാക്കി തന്റെ കൂടി പെർഫോമൻസിനെ തിളക്കമുള്ളതാക്കുന്ന ധനുഷിന്റെ പതിവ് അസുരന് ശേഷം പട്ടാസിലും തുടരുകയാണ്. അസുരനിൽ മഞ്ജു വാരിയരുടെ പച്ചൈയമ്മാൾ എങ്കിൽ പട്ടാസിൽ സ്നേഹയുടെ കന്യാകുമാരി.

ಸಸ್ಪೆನ್ಸ್, ಥ್ರಿಲ್ಲರ್ ಸಿನಿಮಾ ಕನ್ನಡದಲ್ಲಿ ಬಹಳಷ್ಟು ಬಂದು ಹೋಗಿದೆ. ಆದರೆ, 'ಶಿವಾಜಿ ಸುರತ್ಕಲ್'ಸಿನಿಮಾ ಇವೆಲ್ಲಕ್ಕಿಂತಲೂ ವಿಭಿನ್ನವಾಗಿ ನಿಲ್ಲುವುದು, ಅಚ್ಚುಕಟ್ಟಾಗಿ ಚಿತ್ರಕಥೆ ಹಣೆದಿರುವ ನಿರ್ದೇಶಕ ಆಕಾಶ್ ಶ್ರೀವತ್ಸ ಅವರಿಂದ. ಶೆರ್ಲಾಕ್ ಹೋಮ್ಸ್ ಶೈಲಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಸಾಗುವ ಇಂತಹ ಸಿನಿಮಾಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಚಿತ್ರಕಥೆ ವೇಗವಾಗಿ ಸಾಗುತ್ತಿರಬೇಕು. ಹಾಗಿದ್ದರೇನೇ ಚಿತ್ರ ಪ್ರೇಕ್ಷಕರನ್ನು ಸೀಟಿನಂಚಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಕೂರಿಸಲು ಸಾಧ್ಯ. ಇಲ್ಲಿ, ಸಸ್ಪೆನ್ಸ್ ಜೊತೆ, ಭಾವನಾತ್ಮಕ ಸನ್ನಿವೇಶಗಳನ್ನೂ ನಿರ್ದೇಶಕರು

'ಶಿವಾಜಿ ಸುರತ್ಕಲ್' ಒಂದು ಪಕ್ಕಾ ಸಸ್ಪೆನ್ಸ್ ಥಿಲ್ಲರ್ ಸಿನಿಮಾ. ಒಂದು ಸಸ್ಪೆನ್ಸ್ ಸಿನಿಮಾಗೆ ಬೇಕಾದ ಎಲ್ಲ ಅಂಶಗಳು ಸಿನಿಮಾದಲ್ಲಿದೆ. ಪ್ರೇಕ್ಷಕರಿಗೆ ಥ್ರಿಲ್ ನೀಡುವುದರ ಜೊತೆಗೆ ಸಿನಿಮಾದ ಭಾವುಕ ದೃಶ್ಯಗಳು ಮನಸ್ಸಿಗೆ ಹತ್ತಿರ ಆಗುತ್ತದೆ. ಕೆಲವು ಹಾರರ್ ಎನಿಸುವ ದೃಶ್ಯಗಳು ನೋಡುಗರಿಗೆ ಭಯ ಬೀಳಿಸುತ್ತದೆ.

ಜಿಲ್ಕ, ಔಟ್ ಅಂಡ್ ಔಟ್ ಯೂತ್ ಸಿನಿಮಾ. ಇಂದಿನ ಯುವ ಜನಾಂಗಕ್ಕೆ ಸ್ಕೂಲ್, ಕಾಲೇಜ್ ಲೈಫ್ ಹಾಗೂ ಜೀವನದ ಪಾಠ ಪರಿಚಯ ಮಾಡುವ ಸಿನಿಮಾ. ಹಿರಿಯರ ಜನರೇಷನ್ ಗೂ ಇಂದಿನ ಜನರೇಷನ್ ನಡುವಿನ ಅಂತರವನ್ನು ತಿಳಿಸುವ ಒಂದೊಳ್ಳೆ ಚಿತ್ರ. ಪೂರ್ತಿ ವಿಮರ್ಶೆ ಮುಂದೆ ಓದಿ... ಚಿತ್ರ: ಜಿಲ್ಕ ನಿರ್ದೇಶಕ: ಕವೀಶ್ ಶೆಟ್ಟಿ ಕಲಾವಿದರು: ಕವೀಶ್ ಶೆಟ್ಟಿ,

1990ರ ಸೂಪರ್ ಹಿಟ್ ಚಿತ್ರ 'ಉದ್ಭವ' ಚಿತ್ರದ ಮುಂದುವರೆದ ಭಾಗ ಎಂಬ ಕಾರಣಕ್ಕೆ 'ಮತ್ತೆ ಉದ್ಭವ' ಹೆಚ್ಚು ಕುತೂಹಲ ಮೂಡಿಸಿತ್ತು. ಆ ಚಿತ್ರಕ್ಕಿಂತ ಹೆಚ್ಚು ಮನರಂಜನೆ ಸಿಗಬಹುದು ಎಂಬ ನಿರೀಕ್ಷೆಯನ್ನು ನಿರಾಸೆ ಮಾಡಲಿಲ್ಲ ಮತ್ತೆ ಉದ್ಭವ. ಆರಂಭದಿಂದಲೂ ಅಂತಿಮವರೆಗೂ ಪ್ರೇಕ್ಷಕರನ್ನು ಹಿಡಿದಿಟ್ಟುಕೊಂಡು ಖುಷಿಪಡಿಸುವಲ್ಲಿ ಸಿನಿಮಾ ಗೆದ್ದಿದೆ. ಪೂರ್ತಿ ವಿಮರ್ಶೆ ಮುಂದೆ ಓದಿ.... ಚಿತ್ರ: ಮತ್ತೆ ಉದ್ಭವ

ಶಿವರಾಜ್ ಕೆ ಆರ್ ಪೇಟೆ, ಸಂಯುಕ್ತ ಹೊರನಾಡು ಮತ್ತು ಶ್ವಾನ ಪ್ರಮುಖ ಪಾತ್ರದಲ್ಲಿ ನಟಿಸಿರುವ 'ನಾನು ಮತ್ತು ಗುಂಡ' ಸಿನಿಮಾ ಈ ವಾರ ರಾಜ್ಯಾದ್ಯಂತ ತೆರೆಕಂಡಿದೆ. ಸಿನಿಮಾ ಭಾವನಾತ್ಮಕವಾಗಿ ಚೆನ್ನಾಗಿ ಮೂಡಿಬಂದಿದ್ದು, ಪ್ರೇಕ್ಷಕರ ಮನಸ್ಸು ಮುಟ್ಟುವಂತಿದೆ. ಚಿತ್ರ : ನಾನು ಮತ್ತು ಗುಂಡ ತಾರಾಗಣ: ಶಿವರಾಜ್ ಕೆ.ಆರ್ ಪೇಟೆ, ಸಂಯುಕ್ತ ಹೊರನಾಡು, ಜಿಜಿ ಮತ್ತು ಸಿಂಬಾ (

ಚಿತ್ರ:ಶ್ರೀ ಭರತ ಬಾಹುಬಲಿ ನಿರ್ದೇಶನ: ಮಂಜು ಮಾಂಡವ್ಯ ನಟನೆ: ಮಂಜು ಮಾಂಡವ್ಯ, ಚಿಕ್ಕಣ್ಣ, ಸರಾ ಹರೀಶ್ ನಾಳೆ (ಶುಕ್ರವಾರ) ಕನ್ನಡದ 3 ಸಿನಿಮಾಗಳು ಬಿಡುಗಡೆ ನಿರ್ದೇಶಕ ಮಂಜು ಮಾಂಡವ್ಯ ಒಳ್ಳೆಯ ರೈಟರ್. ಡೈಲಾಗ್ ಹಾಗೂ ಕಾಮಿಡಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಅವರು ಎತ್ತಿದ ಕೈ. 'ಶ್ರೀ ಭರತ ಬಾಹುಬಲಿ'ಯಲ್ಲಿಯೂ ಇದು ಮತ್ತೆ ಸಾಬೀತಾಗಿದೆ. ಒಂದು ಹಳ್ಳಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ನಡೆಯುವ, ಸಾಕಷ್ಟು ಕಾಮಿಡಿ ಅಂಶಗಳನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಿರುವ ಚಿತ್ರ ಇದಾಗಿದೆ. ಮನರಂಜನೆ ನೀಡುವಲ್ಲಿ ಸಿನಿಮಾ ಯಶಸ್ವಿಯಾಗಿದೆ.  

ಟಾಲಿವುಡ್ ನ ಸ್ಟೈಲಿಶ್ ಸ್ಟಾರ್ ಅಲ್ಲು ಅರ್ಜುನ್ ಅಭಿನಯದ 'ಅಲ ವೈಕುಂಠಪುರಂ ಲೋ' ಸಿನಿಮಾ ಇಂದು ಅದ್ದೂರಿಯಾಗಿ ಬಿಡುಗಡೆಯಾಗಿದೆ. ಟ್ರೈಲರ್ ಮತ್ತು ಹಾಡುಗಳ ಮೂಲಕ ಅಭಿಮಾನಿಗಳ ನಿರೀಕ್ಷೆ ಇಮ್ಮಡಿಗೊಳಿಸಿದ್ದ ಸಿನಿಮಾ, ಇಂದು ಬೆಳಗ್ಗೆ ದೇಶದಾದ್ಯಂತ ತೆರೆಗೆ ಬಂದಿದೆ. ಅಲ್ಲು ಅರ್ಜುನ್ ಗೆ ನಾಯಕಿಯಾಗಿ ಪೂಜಾ ಹೆಗ್ಡೆ ಕಾಣಿಸಿಕೊಂಡಿದ್ದಾರೆ. ಅಲ್ಲು ಅರ್ಜುನ್ ಹೇರ್ ಸ್ಟೈಲ್ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಕಾಲೆಳೆದ ನಟಿ

ಬಾಲಿವುಡ್ ನ ಬಹು ನಿರೀಕ್ಷಿತ ಚಿತ್ರ 'ಚಪಾಕ್' ದೇಶದಾದ್ಯಂತ ಬಿಡುಗಡೆ ಆಗಿದೆ. ಆಸಿಡ್ ಅಟ್ಯಾಕ್ ಸಂತ್ರಸ್ತೆ ಲಕ್ಷ್ಮೀ ಅಗರ್ವಾಲ್ ಜೀವನಾಧಾರಿತ ಚಿತ್ರ ಇದಾಗಿದ್ದು, ಸಿನಿಮಾದಲ್ಲಿ ಲಕ್ಷ್ಮೀ ಅಗರ್ವಾಲ್ ಆಗಿ ದೀಪಿಕಾ ಪಡುಕೋಣೆ ಅಭಿನಯಿಸಿದ್ದಾರೆ. ಕಳೆದ ಎರಡು ದಿನಗಳಿಂದ 'ಚಪಾಕ್' ಚಿತ್ರವನ್ನ ಬಹಿಷ್ಕರಿಸಿ ಎಂಬ ಕೂಗು ಸೋಷಿಯಲ್ ಮೀಡಿಯಾದಲ್ಲಿ ಕೇಳಿಬರುತ್ತಿದ್ದರೂ, 'ಚಪಾಕ್' ಚಿತ್ರಕ್ಕೆ ಉತ್ತಮ ಓಪನಿಂಗ್ ಸಿಕ್ಕಿದೆ. ಎಲ್ಲೆಡೆ

ಔಟ್ ಅಂಡ್ ಔಟ್ ಪೊಲೀಸ್ ಸ್ಟೋರಿ. ಒಳ್ಳೆಯ ಪೊಲೀಸ್ ಇರ್ತಾರೆ. ಕೆಟ್ಟ ಪೊಲೀಸ್ ಇರ್ತಾರೆ. ಆದರೆ ಪೊಲೀಸ್ ಹುಚ್ಚನಾದರೆ (ಮ್ಯಾಡ್) ಹೆಂಗಿರುತ್ತೆ ಎನ್ನುವುದು ದರ್ಬಾರ್. ಅದೇ ಎನರ್ಜಿ, ಅದೇ ಜೋಶ್, ಅದೇ ಫೈಟ್, ಅದೇ ಸ್ಟೈಲ್, ಅದೇ ಡ್ಯಾನ್ಸ್...ರಜನಿ ಅಭಿಮಾನಿಗಳನ್ನು ಖುಷಿಪಡಿಸುವಲ್ಲಿ ದರ್ಬಾರ್ ಸಕ್ಸಸ್. ಚಿತ್ರ: ದರ್ಬಾರ್ನಿರ್ದೇಶಕ: ಎ ಆರ್ ಮುರುಗದಾಸ್ನಿರ್ಮಾಪಕ: ಲೈಕಾ ಪ್ರೊಡಕ್ಷನ್ಕಲಾವಿದರು: ರಜನಿಕಾಂತ್, ನಯನತಾರ,

ಮೇಕಿಂಗ್ ನಲ್ಲಿ ಪ್ರೇಕ್ಷಕರ ಪ್ರಶಂಸೆಗಳಿಸಿದ ಉಗ್ರಂ, ಟಗರು, ಮಫ್ತಿ, ಕೆಜಿಎಫ್, ಸಾಲಿಗೆ ಸೇರುವ ಇನ್ನೊಂದು ಸಿನಿಮಾ ಸಚಿನ್ ನಿರ್ದೇಶನದ ಬಹುನಿರೀಕ್ಷಿತ ಅವನೇ ಶ್ರೀಮನ್ನಾರಾಯಣ ಚಿತ್ರ. ಅವನೇ ಶ್ರೀಮನ್ನಾರಾಯಣ ಸಿನಿಮಾದ ಪ್ರತಿಯೊಂದು ಫ್ರೇಮ್ ನಲ್ಲೂ ಚಿತ್ರತಂಡದ ಪರಿಶ್ರಮ ಎದ್ದು ಕಾಣುತ್ತದೆ. ಸಿಂಪಲ್ ಸ್ಟೋರಿ ಲೈನ್ ಅನ್ನು ಹೇಗೆ ಡಿಫರೆಂಟ್ ಆಗಿ ತೆರೆಮೇಲೆ ತರಬಹುದು ಎನ್ನುವುದಕ್ಕೆ ಕೊಡಬಹುದಾದ ಉದಾಹರಣೆ ಈ

ಒಂದು ಅನೂಹ್ಯ ವಾತಾವರಣದ ಒಳಗಡೆ ನಂಬಿಕೆಗಳನ್ನು ಮರೆತು ಪರಸ್ಪರ ಎದೆ ಬಗೆದು ಕೊಲ್ಲಲು ಕಾದ ರಕ್ಕಸರು ಹಾಗು ಎಲ್ಲ ನೋವುಗಳ ನಡುವೆ ಜೀವನಪ್ರೀತಿಯನ್ನು ಕಾಪಾಡಿಕೊಂಡು ಬಂದಿರುವ ಕೂಟದ ನಡುವಣ ನಾರಾಯಣನ ವಿನೋದ ಲೀಲೆಯೇ ಅವನೇ ಶ್ರೀಮನ್ನಾರಾಯಣ ಸಿನೆಮಾದ ಮೂಲ ತಿರುಳು. ಇಲ್ಲಿ ಪ್ರಚೋದನೆ ಹಾಗು ಭಾವೋದ್ವೇಗಕ್ಕೆ ಜಾಗವೇ ಇಲ್ಲ, ಮನರಂಜನೆಯೇ ಎಲ್ಲ. ಇಂಗ್ಲೀಷ್ ಸಿನೆಮಾಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಸ್ಪಾಗೆಟ್ಟಿ ವೆಸ್ಟರ್ನ್

ಭಾರೀ ನಿರೀಕ್ಷೆ ಹುಟ್ಟುಹಾಕಿದ್ದ ಸಲ್ಮಾನ್ ಖಾನ್, ಸೋನಾಕ್ಷಿ ಸಿನ್ಹಾ, ಸುದೀಪ್, ಮುಖ್ಯಭೂಮಿಕೆಯ ದಬಾಂಗ್ ಸರಣಿಯ 'ದಬಾಂಗ್ - 3' ಚಿತ್ರ ಕನ್ನಡವೂ ಸೇರಿದಂತೆ ನಾಲ್ಕು ಭಾಷೆಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಬಿಡುಗಡೆಯಾಗಿದೆ. ಚಿತ್ರದ ಪ್ರಮುಖ ವಿಲನ್ ಆಗಿ ಕಿಚ್ಚ ಸುದೀಪ್ ಅಭಿನಯಿಸುತ್ತಿದ್ದಾರೆ ಎನ್ನುವ ಕಾರಣಕ್ಕಾಗಿ ಇನ್ನಷ್ಟು ಕುತೂಹಲಕ್ಕೆ ಕಾರಣವಾಗಿದ್ದ ಈ ಸಿನಿಮಾ ನಿರೀಕ್ಷಿತ ಮಟ್ಟದಲ್ಲಿ ಪ್ರೇಕ್ಷಕರನ್ನು ಖುಷಿಗೊಳಿಸುವಲ್ಲಿ ಯಶಸ್ವಿಯಾಗಿದೆಯೇ ಎಂದರೆ, ಅದಕ್ಕೆ

'ಸಾರ್ವಜನಿಕರಿಗೆ ಸುವರ್ಣಾವಕಾಶ' ಸಿಂಪಲ್ ಸಿನಿಮಾ. ನಾಯಕ, ನಾಯಕಿ ಜೊತೆಗೆ ಒಂದಷ್ಟು ಪಾತ್ರಗಳ ಸುತ್ತ ಕಥೆ ನಡೆಯುತ್ತದೆ. ಸರಳ ಕಥೆಯನ್ನು ಮನರಂಜನೆಯಾಗಿ ಪ್ರೇಕ್ಷಕರಿಗೆ ಹೇಳಿದ್ದಾರೆ. 'ಕೆಲವೊಂದು ಎಂದಿಗೂ ಕಳೆದು ಹೋಗುವುದಿಲ್ಲ.. ಕಳೆದು ಹೋದ ಹಾಗೆ ಅನಿಸುತ್ತೆ ಅಷ್ಟೇ..' ಎಂಬ ಸಂದೇಶ ಇಲ್ಲಿದೆ.

Four of Sunday's Serie A soccer matches, plus a women's rugby international, have been postponed because of an outbreak of the coronavirus in the northern Italian regions of Lombardy and Veneto.

Leaders Manchester City and second-placed Chelsea shared the spoils in a pulsating 3-3 draw in an FA Women's Super League clash on Sunday that saw spectacular goals from six different scorers.

Manchester United kept alive their hopes of finishing in the Premier League's top four after goals from Bruno Fernandes, Anthony Martial and Mason Greenwood secured a 3-0 home win over Watford on Sunday.

Defending champion and second seed Stefanos Tsitsipas beat Canadian teenager Felix Auger-Aliassime 6-3 6-4 on Sunday to win the Marseille Open for the second time in a row.

A goalkeeper with Uruguayan first division club Cerro Largo faced an uncertain future on Sunday, the day after winding up his opponents led to a red card – only for them to score twice against 10 men in stoppage-time and rescue a draw.

Real Madrid forward Eden Hazard is set for another lengthy spell on the sidelines after the club confirmed the Belgian had broken his ankle in Saturday's 1-0 La Liga defeat at Levante.

Trent Boult followed up his counter-attacking cameo innings of 38 to take three wickets, including that of Virat Kohli, to put New Zealand on top against India at the end of the third day of the first test on Sunday.

Japan's Yoshihito Nishioka fought back from a sluggish start to overpower sixth-seeded Frenchman Ugo Humbert in a rain-interrupted semi-final at the Delray Beach Open in Florida on Saturday.

Spaniard Jon Rahm had a hole-in-one on his way to a course-record 10-under-par 61 that lifted him into contention in the third round at the WGC-Mexico Championship on Saturday.

Top seed Simona Halep came back from a set down for the third time in the tournament to beat Kazakhstan's rising star Elena Rybakina 3-6 6-3 7-6(5) to win the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships for the second time on Saturday.

One of the stars of "Parasite" said on Sunday he hoped the film would help improve cultural ties between Japan and Korea, which have been strained by disputes including a trade row that ignited between the Asian neighbors last year.

Raf Simons will join Prada as co-creative director, marking the first time the Italian fashion house has hired an outsider to work with renowned head designer Miuccia Prada.

WarnerMedia is reuniting its "Friends" cast for an untitled, unscripted special for its upcoming streaming service, HBO Max, the company said on Friday.

The jury in Harvey Weinstein's sexual assault trial in New York said on Friday they were deadlocked on the most serious criminal charges and suggested they were unanimous on the others leveled against the former Hollywood mogul.

The cascade of allegations against producer Harvey Weinstein, currently being tried on charges of rape and sexual assault, has "changed everything" for women in the film world, actress Sigourney Weaver said on Friday.

The racist killings of nine people in a German town cast a shadow over the Berlin Film Festival on Thursday, where a minute's silence was held to commemorate the victims, and stars who will feature in the festival spoke out.

President Donald Trump on Thursday ridiculed the historic best-picture Oscar win for South Korean film "Parasite," telling a campaign rally he wished for the return of Hollywood classics like 1939's "Gone with the Wind."

AT&T Inc's WarnerMedia has expanded its partnership with Alphabet Inc's Youtube TV to feature its upcoming streaming service HBOMax, as well as content from HBO and Cinemax, the companies said https://bit.ly/38LpRnE on Thursday.

Actor Jeremy Irons said on Thursday he fully supported same-sex marriage and the women's rights movement as he sought to dispel criticism over his role as president of the Berlinale film festival prize jury.

Jurors in Harvey Weinstein's rape trial appeared to take a methodical approach in their deliberations on Wednesday, asking to review testimony from a former production assistant who says Weinstein raped her as well as from actress Rosie Perez.

Briscoe dominated much of Sunday’s race, the final 150 laps of which was postponed from Saturday. He easily held off Austin Cindric for the victory in the Boyd Gaming 300 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.The win is the third of Briscoe’s career.Ryan Sieg finished third, Noah Gragson was fourth and Harrison Burton completed the top-five.Following the break between Stages 2 and 3, all of ...Keep reading

The Erebus pair came to blows on the opening lap of yesterday's second race of the season, Reynolds lunging Mark Winterbottom at Turn 9 only to find De Pasquale at the apex.The contact sent De Pasquale into a spin, Scott Pye then clattering into the #99 Erebus Holden moments later to take both himself and the Erebus Holden out of the race.Reynolds was able to continue, finishing eighth ...Keep reading

After getting caught up in a wreck in last week’s season opener at Daytona, DiBenedetto found himself on the last lap of Sunday’s race at Las Vegas with a chance at his first NASCAR Cup Series victory.But after leader Joey Logano and DiBenedetto took the white flag a wreck erupted in Turn 4 behind them, which forced NASCAR to throw a caution.With the field frozen, Logano earned the ...Keep reading

Logano got a jump on the field on the restart with two of 267 laps remaining and just after he took the white flag, a wreck erupted behind him in Turn 4, which placed the race under caution.The win is Logano’s first of the 2020 NASCAR Cup Series and his first with new crew chief Paul Wolfe. It’s Logano’s 24th win of his career.Matt DiBenedetto ended up second, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. was ...Keep reading

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Petronas SRT rider Quartararo topped the Sepang test outright after leading all three days in Malaysia, and was an early pacesetter on Sunday at Losail with a 1m54.974s lap.This stood as the benchmark for some time, before his SRT teammate Franco Morbidelli on the ‘A-spec’ M1 took over with a 1m54.954s with just under four hours to go. Over the next 45 minutes, Ducati’s Danilo ...Keep reading

The #63 Corvette shared by Rockenfeller and fellow team returnee Jan Magnussen ended up seventh and last of the GTE Pro cars during Saturday evening's qualifying session for the Lone Star Le Mans race, 2.2 seconds off the pace of the pace-setting Aston Martin.Their average time left them 1.7s adrift of the next-slowest car in the class, and behind the fastest three GTE Am runners.Audi DTM ...Keep reading

Red Bull’s RB15 was a demanding car for its drivers to master, but did score three wins with Max Verstappen during the 2019 campaign.Albon, who is starting his first full season with Red Bull after being promoted from Toro Rosso mid-way through 2019, offered his thoughts on the new RB16 after setting the 13th-quickest overall time in the first pre-season test at Barcelona earlier this ...Keep reading

Williams’ 2020 season started in much better shape compared to ’19 – when it missed the first two full days of testing with the FW42 – with Russell handing it the ninth fastest-time in the first Barcelona test, ahead of Haas.When asked if he felt Williams would be closer to the midfield compared to last year, when the team scored just one point, Russell said: “There's no way we'll be ...Keep reading

Crutchlow revealed at the Sepang pre-season test two weeks ago that the new-spec RC213V is worse at turning than its predecessor, which he was very vocal about across the 2019 season. The LCR rider was 1.295 seconds off the pace in 19th on the opening day of the Qatar test on Saturday and, though he says he “never put any [soft] tyres” on for a time attack, he says the feeling on the bike ...Keep reading

Racing Point stirred some controversy this week when it revealed its new RP20 was heavily inspired by the design of last year’s Mercedes.While some teams are not happy at the prospect of teams copying each other, Horner thinks that anything which helps smaller teams be more competitive is a bonus.“I think collaborations do make sense,” he said. “Otherwise, how do teams like ...Keep reading

The pair were slapped with a $2000 fine each, with $1000 suspended until December 31, for the anthem no-show."The deputy race director conducted an investigation following a report from the Supercars media manager that the drivers of cars #34, Zane Goddard, and #35, Garry Jacobsen, both failed to attend the pre-race national anthem as required by V2 of the promotional schedule in breach of ...Keep reading

The Triple Eight driver made up four spots in the Top 10 Shootout compared to Q2, a 1m19.810s leaving him 0.03s clear of Ford hero Scott McLaughlin.It could easily have been an all-T8 front row, however, with Q2 pacesetter Jamie Whincup looking good for pole before brushing the Turn 11 wall on his Shootout lap.That was enough to drop him down to seventh on the grid and ensure a first ...Keep reading

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is expecting a windfall from the Indian Premier League (IPL) media rights auction, which gets underway here on Monday with top companies from across the globe participating.

Axar Patel has become the highest placed India bowler in the latest ICC ODI rankings after breaking into the top-10 bowler's list while legspinner Amit Mishra has vaulted 25 places to enter the top-20.

Mishra didn't mince words when asked about the frustration of having to sit out, but added that coach Anil Kumble's tips had helped him tide over the low phase.

Amit Mishra finished with 5/18, his second ODI five-wicket haul as India beat New Zealand by a whopping 190 runs at Visakhapatnam to clinch the five match ODI series 3-2. Mishra was named both Man of the Match and the Player of the series.

"His (Anil Kumble) mental support is the biggest thing for me. I sat out for the entire Test series but he supported me mentally and told me "don't worry, your time will come"," leg-spinner Amit Mishra said.

The New Zealanders, after being thrashed in the three-match Test series, were expected to put up a much improved show in the One-dayers – a format which they have done well in over the years.

"I think the guys are pretty excited to do what no other NZ side has ever done before - come over here and win a one-day series. The excitement in the group is very high," Tim Southee said on the eve of the series decider.

After scores of 0, 12, 7* and 3, MS Dhoni was sent up the order to No. 3 against Pakistan and proceed to smash 148 off 123 balls with 15 fours and four sixes, setting the platform for India's 356/9 at Visakhapatnam in April 2005.

"Batting down the order is one of the toughest things to do. You don't get a (ready-made) player who's complete, who bats at No.5, 6 or 7, all the time," skipper MS Dhoni said.

Eyeing a historic bilateral ODI series win in India, New Zealand batsman Ross Taylor said they are hungry to win the five-match series decider on Saturday and make up for the 0-3 whitewash in Tests. "You don't often win series away from home especially in the sub-continent," Taylor said.

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South Korea declared a "red alert" on Sunday after a surge in coronavirus infections and two more deaths, while China state media warned the outbreak there had yet to reach a turning point despite some signs of easing.

French Health Minister Olivier Veran said on Sunday that there were no new cases of coronavirus in France and that he was watching the situation in Italy closely.

Some people fled, some stocked up on essentials, others simply called for calm after authorities imposed stringent measures on swathes of northern Italy to try to halt an outbreak of coronavirus.

The Bank of Japan will be fully prepared to take necessary action to mitigate the impact of the coronavirus on the world's third-largest economy, its Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said.

Armenia is closing its border with Iran for two weeks and suspending air traffic after reports of coronavirus cases there, Armenia's Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said in a Facebook post on Sunday.

The last two days of the Venice Carnival, which draws tourists from around the world, have been canceled because of an outbreak of coronavirus, the head of the Veneto region Luca Zaia said on Sunday.

South Korea raised its infectious disease alert to its highest level on Sunday as confirmed coronavirus cases in the country jumped to 602 and the death toll rose to six.

Iran has confirmed 15 new cases of the new coronavirus, taking the total to 43 with a death toll of eight. Most of the infections have been in the Shi'ite Muslim holy city of Qom.

A third passenger from the coronavirus-infected Diamond Princess cruise ship in Japan died on Sunday, authorities said, as the government promised to introduce fresh steps to contain the outbreak.

Iran said on Sunday an Iranian infected by the new coronavirus died in the country, head of the Medical Science University in the Mazandaran province was quoted as saying, bringing the number of deaths to seven in the Islamic Republic.

Bhumi Pednekar has been on a roll for the past two years and has been giving back to back hits. With the coming year being just as exciting, Bhumi Pednekar will be seen in Durgavati and now, we hear that she has also signed on another project for the year. With her cameos in Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan and Bhoot: Part One – The Haunted Ship, Bhumi Pednekar has been impressing her fans with every performance.

Her next project is said to be produced by Sanjay Leela Bhansali and will be helmed by a debutant director. While all the other details have been kept under wraps regarding this project, a source reveals, “Bhumi Pednekar has been signed for this yet-untitled project that will be produced by Sanjay Leela Bhansali. The makers are yet to finalize the rest of the cast.”

Well, Bhumi Pednekar is definitely going big with this one.

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In Hollywood, there exists a concept named ‘Black List’ that comprises of most liked scripts which have not been transformed into celluloid. Some famous films and classics like Argo, American Hustle, Juno, The King's Speech, Slumdog Millionaire, Spotlight, The Revenant, The Descendants etc were once a part of this reputed list. If a similar concept starts in Bollywood, the film that would be first mentioned will be Saare Jahaan Se Achcha. It is based on an incredible true story but for various reasons, most actors have turned it down.

However, if reports are to be believed, then Siddharth Roy Kapur, who owns the rights to the script of this film, has now approached none other than superstar Salman Khan. A source reveals, “A few weeks ago, Siddharth Roy Kapur met Salman Khan to discuss the said project. The producer is confident that Salman can pull off this role. It’s a mammoth project. For such an expensive film, they are looking for a superstar and who better than Salman.”

The source adds, “Salman Khan has some dates from March. Hence, he decided to hear out the narration of Saare Jahaan Se Achcha. He has liked the concept but he hasn’t given his nod.”

Saare Jahaan Se Achcha is based on the life of Rakesh Sharma, the first Indian astronaut to fly into space. He is the first and the only Indian citizen to travel in space till date, when he flew aboard the Soviet rocket Soyuz T-11 in 1984. He created history when the then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi asked him how India looked from outer space and he famously replied, “Saare Jahaan Se Achcha”. The film will be directed by reputed ad filmmaker Mahesh Mathai, who has also directed the 1999 acclaimed film Bhopal Express. Surprisingly, the film has been offered to numerous actors like Aamir Khan, Shah Rukh Khan, Vicky Kaushal and Ranbir Kapoor. But all of them walked out. Many in the industry are speculating that the project is jinxed and whether the script is weak.

“Aisa kuch nahi hai,” retorts the source and signs off by saying, “No actor refused the film because they didn’t like the screenplay. They were other reasons. And there have been many great films which took a long time in getting the cast. Saare Jahaan Se Achcha will be something to watch out for, not just for its VFX and space element, but also for its emotional quotient. Wait and watch!”

Also Read: Salman Khan to play Sikh policeman, Aayush Sharma as gangster in upcoming action drama

Chitrangda Singh's Bob Biswas has been in the news ever since it was announced and its first schedule hit the floors in Kolkata. Known for sparing no effort to ease into the character, the gorgeous actress took to learning Bengali for the film that marked her much-awaited homecoming.

No details of Singh's role in the crime thriller have been out yet except that her character is that of a Bengali native. A source informs that knowing the language was a prerequisite for the actress and she resolved to go all out for the portrayal of her character.

A source says, "Chitrangda had been learning Bengali from a friend in Kolkata and also consulted a professional language coach to master the cadences. She had always loved the language and that sped up the learning process for her."

Chitrangda says, "I was super excited when I was told that I had to learn Bengali for the film. It is one of my favourite languages. Earlier, I understood Bangla a little bit, but I did get the chance to learn it. I'm so happy that Bob Biswas became the reason for me to learn Bengali."

Fans of the actress have a lot to watch out for as the Kahaani spin-off tells the backstory of Bollywood's rare assassin and has her essaying a role she has never tried before. Singh's character in the forthcoming Red Chillies and Sujoy Ghosh production is still a secret. And evidently, there is quite some positive anticipation surrounding the actress's role in the Diya Ghosh directorial.

Along with the Kolkata schedule of Bob Biswas, Chitrangda is also gearing up for her upcoming production, Soorma 2.

Also Read: Chitrangda Singh gets a special gift for Abhishek Bachchan on his birthday

Singer Mika Singh’s manager, Soumya Zoheb Khan, was found dead at his studio in Andheri on February 3. The 30-year-old manager had been going through depression and overdosed on sleeping pills, according to the police. Soumya was also the wife of music composer Zoheb Khan. According to the reports, her body was found by her co-workers at around 10:15 pm on the first floor of Singh’s studio after she failed to show up on the ground floor till evening.

They headed up to figure out what was wrong only to find her lying on the ground. After she was rushed to the nearest hospital, she was declared dead and the post mortem reports do not suggest a foul play.

Mika Singh took to his Instagram handle to express his sincere condolences to her family and friends.

Take a look at his post.

Waheguru ji ka Khalsa Waheguru ji ki fateh . Very sad to Announce that ,Our dear @saumya.samy has left us for heavenly abode, leaving behind with us her Beautiful memories she left this world at a very young age. May God bless her soul rest in peace . My heartfelt condolences to her family and her husband @official_zohebkhan ...

A post shared by Mika Singh (@mikasingh) on Feb 2, 2020 at 5:01pm PST

May her soul rest in peace.

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It was only last week that Ali Abbas Zafar announced Mr. India 2 and has been working on this dream project silently for quite some time. The film is most likely to be titled as Mr. India 2, with a fresh take on the classic. The film will also see a festival release in 2022 and this news has left Shekhar Kapur and Sonam Kapoor Ahuja quite upset. When Ali Abbas Zafar announced the trilogy in association with Zee Studios, Shekhar Kapur, who has directed the original starring Anil Kapoor, Sridevi, and Amrish Puri, called him out on Twitter.

Shekhar Kapur claimed that the makers were only using the name to get a big opening at the weekend and also mentioned that they cannot make the film without the permission of the original’s makers. After Shekhar Kapur, even Sonam Kapoor Ahuja took to her Twitter to address the lack of approval from the makers.

Sonam revealed that Anil Kapoor was not even aware that such a project was in the making. He was not even informed about the project. She tweeted, "A lot of people have been asking me about the MR. India remake. Honestly my father didn’t even know the film was being remade, we found out about it through social media when @aliabbaszafar tweeted. It’s quite disrespectful and underhanded if it is true, since no one bothered to.'

She further posted a message to the creators of Mr. India 2 stating, “consult my father or Shekhar uncle, two people who played a major role in making the film what it was and is. It’s sad because that was a film made with heart and hard work and is very sentimental to my father, beyond commerce and announcements, it’s a part of his legacy.”

Harshvardhan Kapoor also seemed upset about it and commented on the same saying that filmmaking is an art form and the sensitivity towards the artists is diminishing as everything has become about money and greed.

Take a look at her tweet and statement, along with Harshvardhan Kapoor’s comment.

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A post shared by Sonam K Ahuja (@sonamkapoor) on Feb 21, 2020 at 8:11pm PST

consult my father or Shekhar uncle, two people who played a major role in making the film what it was and is. It’s sad because that was a film made with heart and hard work and is very sentimental to my father, beyond commerce and announcements, it’s a part of his legacy.

— Sonam K Ahuja (@sonamakapoor) February 22, 2020

It's quite clear that just like original director Shekhar Kapur, even lead actor Anil Kapoor of the original Mr. India is quite miffed with the way the remake has been planned without their blessings. It is to be seen how the makers of the remake handle the situation from here.

Also Read: Shekhar Kapur slams Mr. India 2 makers and Ali Abbas Zafar, says no one asked for his permission

Raghubir Yadav, known for his roles in Lagaan and Peepli Live, is going through a tumultuous time in his personal life. The actor’s wife Purnima Kharga has filed a divorce at the Bandra Family Court after 32 years of marriage. Purnima, who is a former Kathak dancer, has alleged cheating and desertion. Raghubir and Purnima have a 30-year-old son.

In her petition, she has informed that Raghubir Yadav cheated on her with a co-star in 1995. At the time, she had filed for divorce but withdrew it later. She reportedly receives alimony of Rs. 40,000 but it is not paid to her on time. In her latest petition, she has demanded the maintenance of Rs. 1 lakh and final alimony of Rs 10 crore. She has mentioned his partner and manager Roshni Archeja a party to the petition. The petition filed through the lawyers Ishika Tolani and Tuooba Khan states that under the circumstances of cheating and living in an adulterous relationship that has created marital discord, Raghubir is entitled to a Decree of Divorce under section 13(1)(I) and 13(i-a) of the Hindu Marriage Act.

Raghubir Yadav, on the work front, was last seen in Newton with Rajkummar Rao. He has been part of several movies including Salaam Bombay, Bandit Queen, Rudaali, 1947 Earth, Lagaan, Peepli Live and Water among others.