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  • Kumari trailer: Aishwarya Lekshmi steps right into a cursed land of historic myths, secrets and techniques and energy

    “Don’t wander past the house into the forest,” is an acceptable warning for a personality in a mythological thriller and the trailer of director Nirmal Sahadev’s newest Malayalam movie Kumari goes past simply cautioning its viewers: It brilliantly units up the customarily spooky however constantly intriguing world of the film.

    The over two-minute trailer of Aishwarya Lekshmi starrer Kumari begins with the announcement of somebody’s arrival, “The one we have been waiting for twelve generations… Soon, all this will be over.”

    As we–and Kumari–be taught over the course of the trailer, the forest is haunted by Illymala Chathan and there’s some data greatest saved hidden, as a result of “every family has their own dark secrets.”

    Written by Nirmal Sahadev and Fazal Hameed, Kumari is billed a “genre bending” movie. The film’s trailer teases a giant scale theatrical expertise, with a rousing rating by Jakes Bejoy and lovely frames by director of images Abraham Joseph.

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    — Prithviraj Sukumaran (@PrithviOfficial) September 24, 2022

    The synopsis of the movie learn, “Kumari is married off far away in Kanhirangat, a cursed land beyond Illymala, in the west. A naive Kumari arrives in the cursed land, where people are ready to sacrifice their lives to preserve tradition and power.”

    Kumari is introduced by actor Prithviraj Sukumaran’s manufacturing home Prithviraj Productions. Last month, Prithviraj had clarified that he’s not a part of the movie as an actor however feels privileged to return on board as a presenter.

    The movie is scheduled to launch in theatres on October 28.

  • Karthik Subbaraj reveals why Ammu was at all times meant to be a direct OTT launch

    Aishwarya Lekshmi’s OTT launch Ammu has been receiving a constructive response and bringing appreciation to the actor for enjoying the function of a home abuse sufferer. The Telugu movie premiered on Amazon Prime Video and its artistic producer Karthik Subbaraj says that was the plan all alongside. He believes that the digital launch made Ammu’s attain limitless.

    Talking to indianexpress.com, Karthik says that Ammu was at all times meant for OTT. He tells us, “Every industry is number oriented. When we read the script of Ammu, we knew that it should be an OTT film and not a theatrical release. We felt that we can make it an OTT film so that we don’t have any number constraint. We didn’t want to have any revenue constraints or change this or that for theatre. The script’s concept is perfectly fitted for a straight-to-OTT release.”

    Karthik Subbaraj believes that the movie trade is already balancing theatrical and OTT releases. He says, “OTT is the latest technological revolution that has happened. OTT and theatre should co-exist. After corona, it has already started working parallelly. There are many films which are doing great in theatres and there are so many audiences who are watching movies on OTT. So, we are moving towards the right balance between theatrical and OTT.”

    Karthik, who has helmed movies reminiscent of Pizza, Jigarthanda, Petta, Jagame Thandhiram and Mahaan, is completely happy that Aishwarya Lekshmi has achieved justice to Ammu along with her good efficiency.

    “Right after studying the script, we knew that the primary character Ammu is the spine of the movie. So, we knew the character needs to be performed by somebody who can carry out rather well. We mentioned a whole lot of choices earlier than deciding on Aishwarya. I’ve labored with Aishwarya in Jagame Thandhiram additionally, so I knew that she is a superb performer. And after watching Jagame Thandhiram, Charukesh (director Charukesh Sekar) additionally knew that she would match the function. And, as all of us anticipated, she has achieved an amazing job. After watching the movie, all of us thought that she is the suitable selection,“ he concluded.

  • Aishwarya Lekshmi: ‘I wanted the audience to feel Ammu’s ache’

    Actor Aishwarya Lekshmi is perhaps born and introduced up in Kerala, but it surely has by no means stopped her from exploring different movie industries. Aishwarya’s Telugu movie Ammu launched in the present day on Amazon Prime Video. Prior to this, the actor was seen in Mani Ratnam’s Tamil magnum opus Ponniyin Selvan 1 as Poonguzhali. Aishwarya says that after her Telugu debut with Godse earlier this yr, she has turn out to be assured with the Telugu language.

    Aishwarya’s Ammu is a revenge thriller a few lady who’s a sufferer of home abuse. Ammu is her second Telugu movie and he or she says {that a} good script, in any language, makes her really feel grasping as an artiste.

    In an interview with indianexpress.com, Aishwarya Lekshmi stated, “As an actor, may be first two years of my career, I was worried if I would be able to pull it off. But post Godse, I got the courage to do Telugu films. The language is not the thing here, the emotions are universal. The story which we are trying to tell is universal. Maybe there are some stories, which are rooted but the emotions are universal. I can express well, even if I am a Malayali or a Tamilian.”

    Aishwarya, who has been a part of a number of Malayalam movies, added, “As far as I am concerned, I belong to Kerala but I don’t mind anything out of the ordinary. I don’t feel out of place when I work in Hyderabad or Chennai. I feel very much at home. I feel as comfortable as I feel when I am working in Malayalam. Maybe initially, I felt that I would have difficulty learning the language, now it is not there. I just get extremely greedy when I hear a good script in any language. I just don’t think language should be a barrier for any actor.”

    Directed by Charukesh Sekar, Ammu has some hard-hitting scenes depicting home abuse. The movie has scenes the place Ammu (Aishwarya Lekshmi) will get slapped by her husband (performed by Naveen Chandra) a number of occasions. Aishwarya got here on board after she learn the script, which was written in an impactful method.

    “The words used in the script was painful enough for me to know what the woman was going through. Then I spoke to our director Charu, who is also our dialogue writer, and he was instrumental in helping me get the correct beat and tonality of the character. I didn’t want to make it look like acting or a performance because I wanted the audience to feel the pain she was going through. So, I wanted it to be as real as possible,” stated the actor.

    For an artiste, to play such a personality will be taxing. To reside the lifetime of Ammu on units after which to really feel her rage, did have some impact on Aishwarya Lekshmi.

    “It was very challenging, especially the domestic abuse scenes. It was mentally very challenging especially when she actually breaks down for the first time. But I loved the revenge part. I was very happy that finally she is giving it back because I was holding so much of it inside. The drama of it was very exciting,” stated Aishwarya.

    Aishwarya Lekshmi reveals that Ammu was shot in the identical order because the story, a lot to her reduction.

    “I was very happy that we were shooting linearly. If at all we were shooting in reverse order, I am sure I would have been affected for the longest time. It left an impact while I was shooting or may be a week after that. I am usually an actor who leaves my characters on sets and goes back,” shared the actor. She additional defined, “I am not a method actor. It usually never affects me. There was this one scene where I couldn’t stop crying after the performance. Like, I was crying in the scene and even after cut, I couldn’t stop. It was very very difficult for me,” she stated.

    Next up for Aishwarya Lekshmi is Malayalam movies Christopher and King of Kotha. She may even be seen within the second a part of Ponniyin Selvan, which is predicted to launch in 2023.

  • Ponniyin Selvan 1: Aishwarya Lekshmi says she desires to be like her character Poonguzhali

    Actor Aishwarya Lekshmi will quickly be seen taking part in the function of the fierce Poonguzhali in director Mani Ratnam’s upcoming magnum opus Ponniyin Selvan 1. The actor says that she finds Poonguzhali very interesting and a lady that she needed to all the time turn out to be like.

    According to the novel on which the film is predicated, Poonguzhali is the daughter of a ship man and rows herself. In a promotional video for the movie, Aishwarya stated, “Poonguzhali felt very sexy. Like she was the woman I wanted to be like. Everybody was in awe of her. And like I said, she was smart, she was strong. She could like row across oceans and she could do that like in two nights, three nights. It doesn’t matter to her.”

    Aishwarya Lekshmi revealed that she, actually, was the primary individual within the lengthy checklist of actors, on whom the look take a look at was finished.

    “For Poonguzhali’s look test, I could see that Eka had a lot of photographs, a lot of references. And we were trying to see what looks better for the character right now in our time. There was a lot of research and the first shot of the entire film was on me,” she stated. When requested if the entire course of was tough, the actor stated, “Every scene was tough. It is Mani sir we are talking about!”

    Aishwarya Lekshmi, who has been a part of Malayalam and Tamil movies, additionally recalled the time when she obtained a name from Mani Ratnam’s manufacturing home Madras Talkies.

    “In 2019 May or something, I got a call from Madras Talkies asking me to come and meet sir. Obviously, the reports were all over the papers because everybody was expecting sir to do Ponniyin Selvan next. After one and a half years of pre-production, I was the first person on whom they tried the look of the character,” Aishwarya shared.

    Sharing an anecdote from behind the units, Aishwarya Lekshmi revealed that her co-star Karthi, who performs the function of Vallavaraiyan Vandiyadevan, used to all the time inform her how you can be round Mani Ratnam. She stated, “They (all co-stars) were fun to work with. Karthi sir used to just hold me back from asking Mani sir too many questions. Because he used to be an AD, he knows Mani sir’s mood. So, he’ll be like, ‘Don’t go.’ He did that all the time.”

  • Ponniyin Selvan tune Alaikadal: AR Rahman delivers a melody on longing

    The makers of Ponniyin Selvan: Part One on Monday unveiled the lyrical video of the tune “Alaikadal”, composed by Oscar-winner AR Rahman. It’s a monitor that underscores the yearnings of a girl for the person of her goals. The tune options Aishwarya Lekshmi and Karthi.

    In the film, Aishwarya performs the position of Poonguzhali. The tune means that she is pining for the love of Vallavaraiyan Vanthiyathevan, performed by Karthi. She steers the boat via seemingly uneven waters as Vallavaraiyan sits there, smiling and having fun with the trip. There is a battle within the tune. While Poonguzhali appears to be in love with Vallavaraiyan, within the story, Vallavaraiyan is thought to be romantically within the Chola princess, Kundavai, performed by Trisha within the film.

    “Alaikadal” is written by lyricist Siva Ananth and sung by Antara Nandy.

    The music album of Ponniyin Selvan: Part One was launched at a grand, star-studded occasion earlier this month. The makers are leaving no stone unturned to offer this movie the very best probability to succeed on the field workplace.

    The producers have deliberate an intensive promotional marketing campaign involving the movie’s principal star solid. Billed as director Mani Ratnam’s most bold film but, the movie boasts of an all-star solid. The movie stars Vikram, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Jayam Ravi, Karthi, Trisha, Aishwarya Lekshmi, Sobhita Dhulipala, Prabhu, R Sarathkumar, Vikram Prabhu, Jayaram, Prakash Raj, Rahman and R Parthiban.

    The first installment of the two-part epic is ready to reach on September 30.

  • Arachana 31 not out assessment: Aishwarya Lekshmi shines in tiring watch

    The songs and trailer of Archana 31 not out, starring Aishwarya Lekshmi within the lead function, gave an impression of a easy story of a girl from a small village pressurised to get married. Directed by debutant Akhil Anilkumar, Archana 31 not out can be the primary film by which the gifted Aishwarya performs the titular function.
    As anticipated, the film tells the story of Archana , a 28 yr previous lady from a village in Palakkad, who’s a instructor in a personal faculty. She is the only breadwinner in her household consisting of an ailing father, a typical mom who’s a homemaker and a youthful sister. The predominant plot of the film revolves round Archana’s want to get married amidst rising stress from society and her age. Unlike many latest Malayalam films the place the feminine lead liberates herself from the chains of marriage and societal stress like Sara’s and The Great Indian Kitchen, Archana is but to kickstart a revolution due to her limitations as a girl from a rural background and lack of choices. Akhil in his first film will not be attempting to make Archana appear to be a daring warrior who breaks standard ideas of marriage, as a substitute he reveals Archana as a girl who needs to get married for the happiness of her mother and father. A wedding dealer is looking out for an acceptable man for Archana, however luckily or sadly none of it really works.
    The first half of the film largely reveals Arachana’s life in her residence and faculty. However, the thirty first proposal introduced by the dealer works and Archana’s marriage will get fastened. The film then reveals the same old comfortable moments earlier than marriage – renovation of home, marriage invitation, shopping for gold and so forth. However, on the eve of the wedding, when the marriage celebrations are at its peak in Archana’s residence, she will get a cellphone name that makes the world collapse round her.

    The second half reveals how Archana carries the burden of the heartbreaking information she receives and the way she plans to handle it on her marriage ceremony day. There are some moments within the film that make the viewers guess how Archana goes to handle her marriage ceremony day. The second half of the film is all in regards to the psychological dilemma of Archana as she weighs all her choices together with suicide, operating away and even capturing everybody who got here for her marriage ceremony with a machine gun. These are good cinematic moments within the film and the mounting rigidity on Archana is portrayed effectively by utilizing some parts of surreality.
    However, the movie is devoid of another participating issue. The sluggish tempo and lack of any memorable incidents or characters make issues worse. Indrans makes an look as a mysterious character who doesn’t have any dialogues. And this provides to the character’s enigmatic nature. The veteran actor delivers the products as traditional. The climax of the film doesn’t depart an influence however nonetheless manages to speak to viewers the significance of self-determining functionality of a girl and the way Archana manages a troublesome scenario together with her presence of thoughts. The climax feels really easy with Archana talking from her coronary heart and that’s it, everyone seems to be comfortable.
    As the plot is as minute as a grain of sand, the director’s efforts to enlarge it right into a characteristic size movie make Archana 31 not out a tiring watch after a degree. And there are numerous pointless characters within the film, particularly the character of Ramesh Pisharody, who comes at very essential level of the movie with out nothing to supply apart from the track “Manasuno”, which is already a success on social media platforms.

    Aishwarya Lekshmi’s efficiency as Archana is participating. Her display screen presence makes the film watchable. She handles emotional scenes with maturity and conveys the psychological stress of the character subtly and successfully. Rajesh Madhavan’s function as a wedding dealer provides the one humour component within the film together with some previous drunkards who create a large number on the marriage ceremony home.

  • Releasing Jagame Thandhiram on Netflix was the best choice, say producers

    Ahead of the digital premiere of Jagame Thandhiram, producers of Y NOT Studios and Reliance Entertainment issued a press release thanking the movie’s solid and crew, media and followers for his or her fixed assist. They additionally reiterated that selecting Netflix to launch the movie worldwide was the most effective accessible possibility through the pandemic.
    “Given the unprecedented scenario of a global pandemic, consuming content at the comfort and safety of our homes has become the best available option for the entertainment industry to continue functioning. We are extremely proud and happy to have utilised this opportunity to secure the widest release one could imagine for a home-grown Tamil film, by joining hands with Netflix and making ‘Jagame Thandhiram’ – which is our biggest and most ambitious production till date – instantly available in 17 languages across 190 Countries, and to over 200 Million subscribers of Netflix (sic),” mentioned the assertion.
    Releasing Jagame Thandhiram on OTT had been a sore spot between the producers and the movie’s star Dhanush. There was even a web-based marketing campaign to construct stress on the producers to withdraw from the take care of Netflix and persist with the standard theatrical window. However, the producers remained unfazed. Producer S. Sashikanth of Y NOT Studios has avoided collaborating in promotional actions and media interactions for the reason that Netflix launch of Jagame Thandhiram was formally introduced.
    Jagame Thandhiram is written and directed by Karthik Subburaj. Besides Dhanush, the movie additionally stars Joju George, Aishwarya Lekshmi, Sanchana Natarajan, Deepak Paramesh, amongst others.
    Jagame Thandhiram premiers on Netflix on Friday at 12:30 PM.

  • Jagame Thandhiram Teaser Out: Dhanush Starrer Portrays His Journey From Madhurai To London, Film To Release on Netflix

    Dhanush‘s upcoming Tamil movie Jagame Thandhiram is all set for the direct-to-OTT launch on the net streaming large, Netflix. On Monday, Netflix India launched the teaser of the action-drama movie. The teaser portrays the journey of Dhanush from Madhurai to London. Helmed by Karthik Subbaraj, the movie has Dhanush essaying the function of a small-time gangster in Madhurai named Suruli. Also Read – Tamil Actor Indrakumar Dies of Suicide at His Friend’s Place, Police Seize Mortal Remains In an announcement, Karthik had mentioned, “Jagame Thandhiram is my dream film. A script that is close to my heart. A story that needs to be told, and heard by audiences across the world. This film has found a new way to speak to its audience.” Also Read – SBI, Paytm, Netflix & Major Indian Brands Join The ‘Pawri Ho Rahi Hai’ Trend, Come up With Hilarious Memes Podu t̶h̶a̶g̶i̶d̶a̶ ̶t̶h̶a̶g̶i̶d̶a̶ Rakita Rakita! Suruli is coming quickly to Netflix. #JagameThandhiramOnNetflix@dhanushkraja @karthiksubbaraj @sash041075 @chakdyn @Music_Santhosh @StudiosYNot @RelianceEnt @Shibasishsarkar @APIfilms @SonyMusicSouth @onlynikil pic.twitter.com/NbBDu3LFcU Also Read – Master Deleted Scenes: Amazon Prime Video Releases 4.49 Minute Video For Fans- Watch— Netflix India (@NetflixIndia) February 22, 2021

    The movie is ready in London and likewise stars Aishwarya Lekshmi, Game of Thrones actor James Cosmo, Joju George and Kalaiyarasan, amongst others. producer of the movie S Sashikanth from YNOT Studios mentioned, “As a brand, we have always been identified with backing bold and path-breaking ideas. This decision emphasises further that the ideology is not just limited to content, but also extends across all our strategies and initiatives.” Meanwhile, Dhanush additionally has Karnan within the pipeline which is anticipated to hit screens on April 9, 2021. Reportedly, the movie relies on the notorious caste riot that occurred in Kodiyankulam in 1991. Apart from these, he’s at present taking pictures for his upcoming Netflix movie, The Gray Man directed by Avengers: Endgame director Russo Brothers. The movie additionally options Ryan Gosling and Chris Evans.

  • Malayalam stars unite to announce Tovino Thomas’ Anveshippin Kandethum

    Malayalam actor Tovino Thomas turned a 12 months older. On the event of his thirty second birthday, the A-list stars of the movie business got here collectively to announce his subsequent movie, which has been titled Anveshippin Kandethum.
    Mohanlal, Kunchacko Boban, Aishwarya Lekshmi, Asif Ali, Unni Mukundan, Antony Varghese, Anoop Menon collectively revealed the title of the film, which will probably be helmed by newcomer Darwin Kuriakose.
    The poster means that Anveshippin Kandethum is more likely to be a suspense thriller. There are a number of roads and rolling landscapes in a foggy backdrop. The movie is also set in a unique interval. The movie is written by Jinu Abraham. Cinematographer Gireesh Gangadharan and editor Saiju Sreedhar are additionally a part of the movie’s technical crew.

    The makers of Anveshippin Kandethum have roped in composer Santhosh Narayanan to care for the movie’s music. The film will mark Santhosh’s debut within the Malayalam movie business.
    Meanwhile, Tovino has a number of tasks in numerous phases of constructing. He has a superhero film known as Minnal Murali, motion thriller Kala, director Aashiq Abu’s Naradhan, interval movie Ajayante Randam Moshanam, director Dijo Jose Antony’s Pallichattambi, Albey’s Bhoomi, director KS Bava’s Karachi 81 and a horror thriller 563 St Charles Street.

    Meanwhile, he has accomplished capturing for Kaanekaane, which is directed by Manu Ashokan of Uyare fame. The movie stars Aishwarya Lekshmi, Shruti Ramachandran and Suraj Venjaramoodu within the supporting forged.