vc on June 29th, 2007

The editors of Varnachitram recently had an opportunity to chat with Maniyan Pillai Raju (Actor/Producer). Raju, a successful producer with movies like Ananthabhadram, Chotta Mumbai, Vellanakalude Naadu, Ey Auto, and Anaswaram gave us insights into various aspects of film making. Like the characters he plays on screen, he was jovial, honest and informal. This is [...]

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vc on June 28th, 2007

The editors of Varnachitram recently had an opportunity to chat with Maniyan Pillai Raju (Actor/Producer). Raju, a successful producer with movies like Ananthabhadram, Chotta Mumbai, Vellanakalude Naadu, Ey Auto, and Anaswaram gave us insights into various aspects of film making. Like the characters he plays on screen, he was jovial, honest and informal. The concluding [...]

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vc on June 26th, 2007

Popcorn Entertainment had to pay 75 lakhs to the producer of the Malayalam film ‘Manhar Mathayi Speaking’, from which ‘Bhagam Bhag’ was copied. Now, producer P. Vasu is seeking damages worth 3 crores from T-Series as he claims that the story of ‘Bhool Bhulaiya’ is plagiarized from his film. ‘Bhool Bhulaiya’, is a remake of [...]

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vc on June 22nd, 2007

The official reason Malayalam Cine Technicians Association (MACTA) is striking is to increase the daily allowances of drivers and spot boys. The unofficial reason is that they want to put a cap on super star movies. To teach the producers a lesson, a strike was called and all production activities halted. Now the leaders of [...]

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vc on June 20th, 2007

Adlab, movie production arm of Reliance conglomerate is venturing into movie production in Kerala. Adlab, the famous production group from Mumbai is planning to produce Malayalam pictures. As the part of their project to invest around hundred crores in the South, they has produced some films in Tamil. [Adlab plans Malayalam ventures.] Such ventures might [...]

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vc on June 18th, 2007

Even after the Bengalis have seen light, Kerala is the only state in the union which is opposed to Globalization. If you probe further you will find that the opposition to Globalization borders on hypocrisy. We like the Globalization of Labor because it allows Malayalees to go to Gulf countries and send the money back [...]

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vc on June 13th, 2007

For all the entertainment they provide, looks like the folks behind movies are a bunch of unhappy people. Here’s some of the the activities they have planned for the coming days. MACTA – How do you promote new comers in Malayalam cinema? By asking superstars to stop acting or asking them to act in limited [...]

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