Ranjith’s Indian Rupee has wowed audiences and critics alike, and two actors have been offered a fresh lease of life, thanks to the film – Thilakan and Prithviraj. Thilakan has remained away from the industry for the last few months after being banned by AMMA, while Prithvi has been the object of many an attack in recent times.Thilakan has come out in defence of Prithviraj the actor, and says that there is no reason for the young actor to be treated...
The star had been much talked about after his alleged outburst against Prithviraj who had said that the new generation stars lacked seriousness. “Whatever happened then was purely a media-created controversy. We are good friends and not many know that. I don’t find any reason for comparing the two of us as we come from totally different backgrounds. After all, he belongs to a cinema family and has now completed almost a decade in the industry...
Director Santhosh Sivan is excited! His latest flick Urumi will open the Indian Panorama section of the International Film Festival of India ( IFFI) 2011.The ace cinematographer-director says it's "happy news" for him. The director is also upbeat about the fact that Urumi has received rave reviews at many international film festivals.Sivan, who loves to deal with themes about conflict, believes that every piece of land has been an area of conflict,...
Directors Jeckson Antony and Rejish Antony make their debuts through Louis Sixth which features Prithviraj in the lead. The freshers have come up with a novel theme which has never been seen in Malayalam cinema before. The movie revolves around Louis, who was born after years of prayers by his parents. His parents then decide that since he is born after so many years of prayers, he should spend his life serving God. So they force him to join priesthood,...
People with talent don't force modesty upon them that's actor Tini Tom's theory about his Indian Rupee co-star Prithviraj, who is the butt of jokes in a series of SMSes and Youtube videos. The chain of SMSes centred on Prithvi has him mouthing silly jokes and funny ideas while the videos posted on Youtube take a dig at excerpts from his interviews."I suspect Prithviraj's detractors have recruited people just to churn out such SMSes and videos," Tiny...
Anurag Kashyap’s next production, Aiyya, goes a step ahead with the heroine (played by Rani Mukerji) finding a man desirable because he smells good. The reaction the story generates is not one of shock. Instead, it stokes curiosity for the way in which the female protagonist woos the desirable stranger (Prithviraj).Writer-director Sachin Kundalkar says the woman’s character is not purely fictional. “I have seen such characters exist. The difference...
'Urumi', a Malayalam feature film directed by Santosh Sivan, will open the Indian panorama section of the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) 2011 to be held in Goa next month.IFFI officials stated that the jury for feature films, headed by renowned filmmaker Sai Paranjpye, has selected 23 films, out of a total of 118 eligible entries, for the IFFI 2011 Indian panorama section.The festival would be held in Panaji and Margao cities of...
Celebrated cinematographer-director Santosh Sivan, who revisits the pages of history once again with his multi-starrer 'Urumi', says he is attracted to themes which deal with conflict and cultural clashes. The director, who has previous made period films like 'Asoka' and 'Before the Rains', says he researched for a long time and then decided to make the film on Vasco Da Gama's visits to India. "I won't say that I like historical dramas but I...