Sunit Jangir

Sunit Jangir

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As a Senior Editor at Sacnilk, Sunit Jangir leads our coverage on Indian cinema, box office analytics, and global entertainment trends. Passionate about Cricket, Sunit Jangir is an avid sports lover. He finds inspiration in other people's life stories and try to absorb them. Though introvert by nature, he doesn't feel shy when the topic is cinema and sports, particularly cricket.

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A.M.M.A. To Produce A Crime Thriller Film Featuring Over 140 Malayalam Actors
1949 days ago
Mollywood

A.M.M.A. To Produce A Crime Thriller Film Featuring Over 140 Malayalam Actors

The Association of Malayalam Movie Artistes (A.M.M.A.) will be producing a crime thriller film featuring 145 actors including superstars Mohanlal and Mammootty. Priyadarshan and TK Rajeev Kumar will direct this film, and it will be a fundraiser project to provide financial support to actors who are struggling in the Malayalam film industry due to the COVID-19 pandemic. ## The project was launched by superstars Mammootty and Mohanlal together after the inaugural ceremony of AMMA's new headquarters in Kochi. Ashirwad Films will produce the movie on behalf of AMMA.## The AMMA provides pension to all the Malayalam movie actors and this is being done through the annual donations from its members as well as through the interest generated by the movie 20:20 which was earlier produced by the association starring Malayalam superstars and was a big hit.## Mohanlal, who is also the president of the association, was quoted by the Times of India as saying that since it was tough to do a fundraiser show, they have planned to do a film. He has requested all actors to work in it. ## The pre-production works of the movie will commence soon and the shooting of the film will begin later this year. The film is expected to release in 2022. The association is also planning to organize a competition and ask the audience to suggest a title for the film.## Stay tuned...

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Drishyam 2 Isn't Just a Good-Versus-Evil Crime Thriller: Mohanlal
1949 days ago
Mollywood

Drishyam 2 Isn't Just a Good-Versus-Evil Crime Thriller: Mohanlal

Superstar Mohanlal's long-awaited crime thriller movie, Drishyam 2's trailer was launched on Saturday (February 6). It is a sequel to the 2013 Malayalam hit Drishyam, which was remade in Bollywood as a 2015 film of the same name starring Ajay Devgn, Tabu, and Shreya Saran. ## Speaking about the sequel which is written and directed by Jeethu Joseph, Mohanlal said that the movie isn't just a good-versus-evil crime thriller, adding that it will take forward the legacy of the franchise, dispelling all theories and answering all questions. ## "Critics, fans, and the audience showered us with tremendous love and appreciation seven years ago. We didn't expect the film to receive such a phenomenal response and garner the cult-status", said Mohanlal, about the 2013 first film.## "With 'Drishyam 2', we aim to take this legacy forward and accomplish a new cinematic milestone. ‘Drishyam 2' isn't just a good-versus-evil crime thriller. It is an immersive story about Georgekutty and his family and the emotional journey he goes through to save them, at any cost", he added.## The actor continued, "Over the last few years, viewers have written in to us with so many theories. I am happy to say that we will now finally dispel all theories and answer all questions with the sequel". ## Starting off from where the first part ended, the film promises to come back with a more thrilling plot. The trailer gives a glimpse of it, where the viewers are introduced to the world of Georgekutty (essayed by Mohanlal) and his family, and how their lives have altered post that one fateful night.## Drishyam 2 also stars Meena Durairaj as the female lead. It will directly premiere on Amazon Prime Video on February 19. ## Watch trailer here - ## ## Stay tuned...

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Kerala Film Chamber Against Opening Theatres In State Amid The Dispute With Government
1980 days ago
Mollywood

Kerala Film Chamber Against Opening Theatres In State Amid The Dispute With Government

The Kerala film chamber has decided that it will not open theatres in the state even though the government has granted permission to open theatres from January 5 with 50 percent capacity by following the strict Covid-19 protocols and periodically sanitize the theatres.## The film chamber has said that it will not be in a position to open the theatres without any proper decision on entertainment tax by the government. The chamber and the theatre owners demand that entertainment tax must not be collected by the government to which there was no proper communication from the state government.## The office-bearers of the theatre owners' association said that opening theatres with 50% capacity and paying entertainment tax is not a feasible option. The government has also fixed the timing for screening movies from 9 am to 9 pm, which is not acceptable to the theatre owners as they feel that late-night shows draw maximum customers.## Siyad Kokkar, a senior producer and former President of the film chamber, told IANS (as quoted by India TV) over the phone, "I don't know how we can maintain the theatres without the government foregoing the entertainment tax and not allowing them to operate in full capacity. We are under tremendous tension as theatres have remained shut in the state since March 2020 while the overheads have almost remained the same".## Stay tuned...

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The Kerala Film Association Disappointed With Mohanlal's Decision To Release Drishyam 2 On OTT
1984 days ago
Mollywood

The Kerala Film Association Disappointed With Mohanlal's Decision To Release Drishyam 2 On OTT

Malayalam superstar, Mohanlal recently unleashed the teaser of his highly anticipated Mollywood drama-thriller, Drishyam 2, and to surprising everyone, the actor announced that the movie will directly release on Amazon Prime Video in the coming days. And now, as expected, the Theatre Owners Association of Kerala has criticized Mohanlal for his decision of skipping the theatrical release of the movie. ## According to FilmiBeat, the spokesperson of the Theatre Owners Association, Liberty Basheer slammed the superstar for his decision to go for an OTT release, while addressing the media. He said that the theater owners were hopeful that the release of Drishyam 2 will bring back the audiences to the theatres. He also stated that Mohanlal's decision has hit hard the theatres owners.## While giving the example of Thalapathy Vijay, who patiently waited for the theatres to re-open, to release his biggest film Master, the film chamber members slammed Mohanlal for not thinking about the current situation and called it a selfish act.## Also Read - Cinema Associations Urges Salman Khan To Release Radhe – Your Most Wanted Bhai Across Nation On Eid 2021 To Give A Boost To Sigle Screens## However, Jeethu Joseph the director of Drishyam 2 defended Mohanlal and producer Antony Perumbavoor in a recent interview given to a leading Malayalam media. According to the filmmaker, the team acted according to the need of the hour. He pointed out that the future of the film will be totally unpredictable if they had waited for the theatres to re-open.## Meanwhile, according to the reports, Vijay's decision to release Master in theaters has not only found him the respect of theater owners in Tamil Nadu but even the Chief Minister of the state. Post a meeting with Edapaddi K Palaniswamy, which was said to be about increasing theater occupancy from 50% to more, the CM told the media, ## "He met me to talk about the whole film industry. Vijay told me that the producers are struggling hard by investing crores of money and requested me to help them. The meet is not just regarding Master".## Stay tuned...

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Lijo Jose Pellissery's Malayalam Movie 'Jallikattu' is India's Official Entry in The 2020 Oscars
2022 days ago
Mollywood

Lijo Jose Pellissery's Malayalam Movie 'Jallikattu' is India's Official Entry in The 2020 Oscars

The Film Federation of India has selected Lijo Jose Pellissery's Malayalam movie "Jallikattu" as the country's official representative in the 93rd Academy Awards' best international feature category. A 14-member committee of the FDI, that picks the Indian nominee every year, made the announcement on Wednesday.## Jallikattu has been a festival favorite around the world having played at Toronto, London, Busan, and Stockholm in 2019 and at Rotterdam in 2020. Pellissery won the best director at the International Film Festival of India, Goa in 2019.## The story of the film revolves around a tamed buffalo that escapes from a slaughterhouse in a hilly remote village of Kerala's Idduki district. To hunt down the buffalo, the whole village gathers which exposes deep societal fissures in the process.## INDIA'S OFFICIAL ENTRY TO #OSCARS... #Malayalam film #Jallikattu will be #India’s official entry to the 93rd Academy Awards 2021 #Oscars. pic.twitter.com/qxPpfvT83a— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) November 25, 2020 ## The movie was selected among the 26 other contenders which are - The Sky is Pink, Gunjan Saxena, Shakuntala Devi, Gulabo Sitabo, Chippa, Chhalaang, The Disciple, Shikara, Bittersweet, Is Love Enough, Sir, Moothon, Kalira Atita, Bulbbul, Kaamyaab, Chintu Ka Birthday, The Check Post, Eeb Allay Ooo, Bahattar Hoorian, Malang, Bhavai, AK Vs AK, Chhapaak, Bhonsle, Serious Men, I Pad and Atkan Chatkan.## India has been sending entries to the Oscars' erstwhile foreign-language category since 1957 and has been nominated three times, for "Mother India" (1958), "Salaam Bombay!" (1989), and "Lagaan" (2002).## The 93rd Academy Awards that were earlier scheduled to be held in February, will now take place on April 25, 2021, in Los Angeles after being pushed back by two months due to the coronavirus pandemic. ## Stay tuned...

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Malayalam Film 'CU Soon' That Was Shot On Mobile During Lockdown To Directly Release On OTT
2118 days ago
Mollywood

Malayalam Film 'CU Soon' That Was Shot On Mobile During Lockdown To Directly Release On OTT

The lockdown caused by the coronavirus pandemic might have stopped everything but it also paved the way for work from the home trend. Using this time as an opportunity, the entertainment industry kept entertaining people through short movies and videos. ## The Fahadh Faasil-starrer Malayalam film, CU Soon, that has been shot on mobile phone during the coronavirus lockdown in the country, is now set to release. Amazon Prime Video has acquired the film and will soon announce the trailer release date while the movie will release on September 1. ## CU Soon is about a software engineer from Kerala who has been assigned by his family to help his Dubai-based cousin find his missing fiancee after she leaves behind a video suicide note. The film was shot with a phone in a controlled environment during the lockdown. ## ANNOUNCEMENT... #Malayalam film #CUSoon - starring #FahadhFaasil, #RoshanMathew and #DarshanaRajendran - to premiere on #Amazon on 1 Sept 2020... Directed by Mahesh Narayanan. pic.twitter.com/ddI0rfNuxV— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) August 21, 2020 ## "Working with Mahesh Narayan has always been an inspiring experience. We had an incredible stint with our erstwhile blockbuster 'Take-Off'. Making 'CU Soon' was an interesting experience", said Fahadh Faasil who also produced the movie. ## Apart from Fahadh Faasil, the movie also stars Roshan Mathew and Darshana Rajendran while Mahesh Narayan has edited and directed the film. ## Stay tuned...

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Mohanlal announces his upcoming crime-thriller movie Drishyam 2
2210 days ago
Mollywood

Mohanlal announces his upcoming crime-thriller movie Drishyam 2

On his 60th birthday, the Malayalam film superstar, Mohanlal has announced his one of the most anticipated movies 'Drishyam 2' which is the sequel of his 2013 blockbuster Malayalam movie 'Drishyam' directed by Jeetu Joseph. As per reports, the shooting will commence post lockdown.## #Drishyam #Drishyam2 pic.twitter.com/OHnue7P5uw— Mohanlal (@Mohanlal) May 21, 2020 ## FYI, Mohanlal and Jeetu Joseph recently came together for another Malayalam thriller 'Ram' that was officially announced in December last year. The makers of 'Ram' even released the first title poster when the movie was announced. However, in a media interaction a few weeks ago, Jeetu Joseph had revealed that he is going to put a hold on 'Ram'. Instead, he is working on another project that will be 'Drishyam 2' as per the latest reports. ## Talking about the 'Drishyam 2', it is the sequel of the 2013 Malayalam drama-thriller film 'Drishyam' that starred Mohanlal along with Meena in lead roles. It was written and directed by Jeetu Joseph and was produced by Antony Perumbavoor under the banner Aashirvad Cinemas. The film was a blockbuster at the box office. ## Drishyam was remade in several other Indian and foreign languages including Hindi and Chinese. The Hindi remake was made in 2015, which starred Ajay Devgn and Shriya Saran along with Tabu, Ishita Dutta, and Mrunal Jadhav in pivotal roles. It was directed by Nishikant Kamat and was hit at the box office. ## Stay tuned...

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