Malai Malai to release in KeralaOctober 6th, 2009 Director A Venkatesh’s Tamil film, Malai Malai did good business at the box office in Tamil Nadu and completed its 50 successful days recently. The film is now coming to Kerala and hopes to be able to repeat its success.
Ranjith is the narrator for Kerala CafOctober 3rd, 2009 Kerala Café’s director, Ranjith, was last seen on screen in the movie, Gulmohar. The director will be the narrator for Kerala Café.
Vijays Sura from September 18September 16th, 2009 Actor Vijay, who had recently admitted that he has no plans on joining politics, is all set to commence his next film. With the final schedule of ‘Vettaikaran’ getting wrapped up today, the actor will kick-start with his next project ‘Sura’ on this Friday across the shores of Alapuzha, Kerala.
In Love with Kerala to begin filmingSeptember 5th, 2009 Debutant director Anish J Karinad’s In Love with Kerala is expected to start shooting in the first week of November. Italian actor Vincenzo Bocherelli is paired with Mamta Mohandas, and he will play the film’s lead role.
Film institute closed due to swine flu scareAugust 12th, 2009 PUNE - The well-known Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) has been closed for a week due to the spread of influenza A (H1N1) virus, an official said Wednesday. "As per the government of Maharashtra, the district collector and the guardian minister's directions, all education institutes in Pune have been closed for a week, and even FTII has followed suit to the order, an FTII official told IANS on condition of anonymity.
Miss Kerala won by Archana NairAugust 7th, 2009 Archana Nair won the title of Miss Kerala at the beauty contest, organized by Impresario Event Management Company, under the supervision of a High Court panel in Kochi on Wednesday. The first and second-runner up positions went to Geethu Christie and Bonnie Mary Matthew respectively in the Vivel Miss Kerala 2009 Pageant out of the 21 finalists.
Daddy Cool releasing on Aug 6thAugust 3rd, 2009 The film Daddy Cool starring Mammootty has finally got a confirmation from its distributors for its release on the 6th of August. The film will be written and directed by newcomer Ashik Abu and is based on father-son bonding.
Contract revised for higher wagesJuly 23rd, 2009 After a series of long discussions on daily wages for the last one month between the Film Producers' Association and Film Technicians' Association, the Kerala Film Producers' Association president G. Suresh Kumar, general secretary Sabu Cherian, Film Employees' Federation of Kerala president Sibi Malayil and its general secretary B.
Mani Ratnams Raavan to revisit KeralaJuly 23rd, 2009 Ace director Mani Ratnam has been shooting for the much-talked flick, Raavan for the past several months. The film stars Abhishek and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan.
IFFK gets a permanent venueJuly 23rd, 2009 The state government is to set up a permanent venue for conducting the popular International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK). As per the State minister for Education and Culture M A Baby, a Government appointed committee headed by film maker Adoor Gopalakrishnan, had recently submitted its report on the matter, which also proposes to start a Film Institute, a video park and film archive by Kerala Chalachithra Academy.
Kerala film industry happy with 'Mundakkal Sekharan' Napoleon as ministerMay 28th, 2009 THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - The Kerala film industry is excited to have one of its own in Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's cabinet. D. Napoleon, who became a household name by playing the villanous Mundakkal Sekharan in two popular Malayalam films, has been chosen to be a minister of state.
Celebration time for Cine WorkersMay 3rd, 2009 The Cine workers are in a celebration mood on the occasion of the completion of 75 years of the Kannada Film Industry. The celebrations took on after Parvathamma Rajkumar (wife of late Rajkumar) inaugurated the ceremony on 23rd February.
Entries invited for international film festival in KeralaMay 3rd, 2009 Entries have been invited for the second international documentary and short film festival to be held in Thiruvananthapuram from June 19 to June 25. A press note, issued by the Kerala State Chalachithra Academy, said the last date for submitting applications is May 1.
Rahmans mega show in KeralaMay 3rd, 2009 After having won the Oscars, music maestro would be first time performing live music concert titled ‘Jai Ho’ at Corporation Stadium in Kozhikode, Kerala on May 3 to express solidarity with the HIV positive orphan kids. Apart from Rahman, over 50 well-known musicians will be participating in this show being organized by the NGO Global Kerala Initiative.
Nila National Festival was inaugurated by AdoorMay 3rd, 2009 India’s most-acclaimed filmmaker, Adoor Gopalkrishnan, inaugurated Nila National Festival of Dance and Music, organized by Kerala Kalamandalam, at Cheruthuruthy, Thrissur on Friday. He has also been selected as a jury member of the international Fribourg Film Festival to be held from March 14 at Switzerland.
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