Mammootty to receive Doctorate

The University of Calicut will soon be honouring the megastar Mammootty with an honorary D.Litt in appreciation of his contribution to the field of are and culture. Mammootty will be the first actor to receive the honour from this University.

Mammukka already has got similar honour from The University of Kerala earlier.

Mammootty and Blessy team up

Superstar Mammootty will be appearing together with Blessy again for a film. They had earlier teamed up for “Palunku’. The story of the film will be written by Blessy himself. The film will be directed by “Mayabazar’ director, Thomas Sebastian.

Scripted by Viju Ramachandran, the film’s story is about a simple man who goes to the Middle East, looking for a job but is not able to find a good one because of the economic meltdown. The role of the simple man is played by Mammootty.

Blessy started his career with “Kazhcha’, starring Mammootty.

Sneha to replace Kavya in Pramaani

Actress Sneha will replace Kavya Madhavan in the upcoming Pramaani opposite Mammootty. Sneha will play the role of a Panchayat Secretary, who accidentally starts playing a crucial role in the life of the corrupt Panchayat President, played by Mammootty.

B. Unnikrishnan of Madambi fame is the director and also has penned the script. B.C. Joshy will produce the movie and Playhouse will release it. The last film in which they were together was Thuruppugulan which was a big success at the box office.

Another bilingual project Vande Mantaram, featuring the two, is in final stages of production. The shooting of Pramaani is expected to start in the first week of January.

Chattambinaadu release on December 24

After the super hits like ‘Mayavi’ and ‘Thommanum Makkalum’, Mammootty and director Shafi are teaming up once again to create another super hit. Titled ‘Chattambinaadu’, this will be a comedy based action movie made in the scripts of Benny P Nayarambalam.

Mammootty will be presented as Veerendra Mallaya, a Karnataka based estate owner. He will speak a Kannada based new accent in this movie, which will be one of the highlights of the movie.

‘Chattambinaadu’ will feature three heroines for Mammootty. Mukesh will also play an important character in the movie. Produced by Mammootty's own distribution house “Playhouse”, the movie will start

Vande Matharam for Republic Day

Mammootty and Tamil actor Arjun starrer movie Vande Matharam is proposed to get released on Republic Day. Mammootty comes as a CBI Officer in the movie. Arjun plays the role of an investigative cop. Sneha is the heroine of the film and does the role of a pilot.

The movie, which is also released in Tamil, bears the same title. Earlier the Tamil version was titled Aruvadai. It got changed for title value. The movie is directed by T Aravind and produced by Henry. Vidyasagar has scored the music.

Chattambinaadu completes shooting

Mammooty's upcoming film Chattambinaadu, directed by Shafi has completed its shooting in Pollachi. Mammootty plays the role of Virendra Mallya, who hails from Karnataka and knows Malayalam little. He is a goonda in the film who has a criminal background.

Siddique and Manoj K Jayan plays the role of fuedal lords of two rival families. Manoj brings Mammootty to beat Siddique in the story. Actor Vinu Mohan plays the role of Mammuootty's brother. Lakshmi Rai and Maithily play the heroines.

Benny P Nayarambalam is the script writer. Produced by Anto Joseph and Noushad, movie is released by Mammootty's launched Play House. Alex Paul has scored the music for the film while Manoj Pillai handles the camera.

Paleri manikyam First report

Renjiths "Paleri Manikyam Oru Pathira Kolapathakathinte Katha" is a different cinema. It has Suspense, Drama, life and Mammootty in three different roles. Another good effort from Renjith, after his creative Production Kerala Cafe. An investigative story visualized in a very different perspective.
The story telling, the characters and the backgrounds are new to Malayalam especially in an investigative suspense thriller. The investigation of Manikyam's murder is the major storyline. The storyline goes like this: Haridas, a private detective, is investigating the murder of a young woman, Manikyam, which happened over 50 years back. But it is different.

Hats off to Mammootty. He is critically outstanding by his performance. All actors specially Sreenivasan, siddique, shwetha menon and all new faces are perfectly rendered to the craftsmanship of Director Renjith.

The film is based on T.P. Rajeevan's novel, by the same name, which was serialised in a Mathrubhumi weekly. Director Renjith was fascinated by the novel's theme, which is based on a true incident that happened shortly before the first ministry of Kerala was sworn in.

Cinematography by Manoj Pillai and Music by Sharreth is in tune with the story.

Produced by A.V. Anoop & Subair under the banner of AVA Productions and Varnachithra Big Screen. PMOPK will be a good treat to serious movie lovers.

Shriya Saran goes to Malayalam!

If you do a sting operation on how desperate stars become, if offers dry up, then our heroines take the cake.

Shriya Saran after doing films with top heroes like Rajnikanth, Jayam Ravi, Vijay and Vikram, she has now reportedly signed a film opposite Malayalam superstar Mammootty written and directed by debutant Vysakh.

The buzz is that Shriya quiet liked the script and they needed only 30 days call sheet from her. This film titled Pokkiri Raja is a mass masala action entertainer where Mammootty and Pritviraj play brothers.

When contacted, Shriya confirmed the news and says that she will start shooting for the film from January 2010. She also added that reports about her doing a film opposite Srikanth is baseless and talks are on with Super Good films for a film with Jeeva in the lead.

Navya plays Mammootty’s wife!

Navya Nair who had announced her wedding to Mumbai-based Santhosh Menon hasn’t yet made up her mind about her career after marriage.

Now, she wants to complete all her pending projects before tying the knot in January 2010.

Anyway she is now fulfilling one of her long cherished dreams of playing Mammootty’s wife in a film.

Navya is playing wife to Mammootty in Drona directed by Shaji Kailas where he plays Pattazhi Madhavan Namboodiri, a college principal and an oracle.

Navya is thrilled that she is “playing Mammootty’s wife in reel life”, an actor whom she is a big fan and likes his style of acting.

Moser Baer acquires rights over Pazhassi Raja home video

Producer G. Dhananjayan of Moser Baer Entertainment has made an official confirmation over the acquisition of Home Video rights (DVD, VCD, Blu-Ray and other formats) of Malayalam Blockbuster Film PAZHASSI RAJA.


Featuring Mamootty, Sarath Kumar, Suman, Manoj K Jayan, Padmapriya, Kaniha in lead roles, the film is Produced by Gokulam Films. Apart from winning rave reviews and big collections in Kerala box office, the Tamil version too has been witnessing extraordinary results at box office.

Says Dhananjayan, Moser Baer Entertainment will be bringing out the film in all formats of Home Video and also in Blu-Ray format for the first time in Malayalam film industry in April 2010 across the World. Moser Baer is proud to have acquired the rights at the highest ever price in home video rights, considering the importance of this title in the history of Malayalam film industry.

Paleri Manikkam postponed!

Mammootty's eagerly awaited Paleri Manikkam, directed by Ranjit which was to be the star’s Bakrid release (November 27) has been postponed due to “unavoidable circumstances” by a week to December 5.

The period crime thriller of a CBI officer who investigates a case which happened in the late 50's in which Mammootty is having two different looks was one of the eagerly awaited films of the year. The buzz on this Ranjith directed film is very good.

Meanwhile the postponement of the release of Paleri Manikkam has worked to the advantage of Neelathamara, which will now get a solo Bakrid release.

Mammootty to play Marthanda Varma!

Mammootty, who stars in the lead in the period movie 'Pazhassi Raja', has been offered the lead role in a movie on King Marthanada Varma, it is reported.


The grapevine has it that Mammootty was approached by a Chennai-based producer with the project for a bilngual, in Malayalam and Tamil, to be produced at a budget of Rs 40 crore. It is heard that the superstar gave his consent immediately and the project would take off in early 2012.

Marthanda Varma, who ruled Travancore from 1729 to 1758, could be described as the architect of modern Travancore. He extended the boundaries of the small princely state to Kochi through a number of wars and treaties and made Travancore the strongest state in Kerala.

Mammootty In A Short Film For Kerala RTC

KSRTC is planning to make a short film on the road accidents in Kerala. Super Star Mammootty might very well act in a short film made by the KSRTC.

Mammootty had met up with the Transport Minister Jose Thettayil last dayand had apparently agreed to become a part of the project. He said that he was just serving his duty as a responsible citizen, by being a part of the film.

Mammootty, While studying in Low College, Jose Thettayil was his senior student and he was the leader of a cultural club. Mammooty said.

Dhrona renamed

Director Shaji Kailas has renamed his upcoming movie from Dhrona to Dhrona 2010. This is because two films, Hindi and Telugu with the name Dhrona, have both flopped. He definitely doesn’t want the same fate for his film. The film stars Mammootty in the lead. His role is that of a “sanyasi’ with mystical powers. The movie will release around February next year.

Mammootty chief guest at IFFI closing ceremony

Mammootty would be the chief guest at the concluding session of the prestigious International Film Festival of India (IFFI) in Goa.

It is another feather on Mammooka’s cap, as normally only Bollywood stars are given the honor by the organisers to be present at the valedictory function.

It also shows the growing influence of Malayalam films at the national level.

Mammootty is on a roll as two of his finest movies are getting screened at IFFI starting on November 23.

His Kutty Sranku will be premièred for the first time in India at the Indian Panorama section and the stars critically acclaimed box-office hit Pazhassi Raja will only be screened at the festival.

Paleri Manikyam release on November 27

Director : Ranjith

Crew : Mammootty, Sidhique, Mukesh, Vijayaraghavan, Salim Kumar, Lal Jose Rajiv Anchal, Jayaraj, Kalpana

Genre : Investigative Story, Thriller

Producer : A.V.A Productions and Varnachithra Big Screen

Inspired By : Novel by T.P Rajeevan called “Paleri Manikyam - Oru Pathira Kolapathaka Katha”

Releasing Date : 2009 November 27

Kavya may star opposite Mammootty

Actress Kavya Madhavan is returning to Malayalam films with Christian Brothers is old news. According to sources, she has also been signed on for the film, Pramaani by director B Unnikrishnan, opposite Mammootty. The film will have Mammootty playing a corrupt Panchayat leader whose few good qualities are seen by the female lead. The news is yet to be confirmed.

Mammootty in Geethu Mohandas Marriage Photo

Geethu mohandas Wedding photos More wedding photos will be available after some hours.Geethu mohandas and Rajiv ravi marraige photos.Mallu actress Geethu Mohandass got married with cinematographer Rajiv Ravi at Cochin kadavanthra indoor stadium at 7.30 pm on Nov 14 2009.

Pazhassi Raja (Tamil) trimmed!

Gokulam Gopalan’s Hariharan directed Mammootty- Sarath Kumar- Manoj K Jayan- Kaniha- Padmapriya epic drama Pazhassi Raja with music by Ilayaraja in Tamil is confirmed to release on November 20, all over Tamil Nadu.

Pazhassi Raja in Malayalam has turned out to be a super hit in Kerala and is reported to have collected more revenue in its first three weeks than the all time super hit Twenty:20 released in 2008.

Meanwhile the Tamil version of the film has been trimmed by 30 minutes and cut down from the original 3 hours 15 minutes to 2 hours and 45 minutes, making it even more slicker and racy.

Kanika opposite Mammootty in Dhrona

Kanika is the new star in the Malayalam film industry. After the tremendous success of Bhagyadevatha and the latest super hit movie Pazhassi Raja, there has been no looking back for the actress. The actress has virtually breathed life into the role of Kaitheri Makkam in Pazhassi Raja.

After that scintillating performance the actress has been roped in to perform another vital role in the upcoming Malayalam movie Droner by director Shaji Kailas, opposite Mammootty. Shwetha Vijay who had made her debut opposite Sureshgopi in the movie Kadaksham is also making her appearance onscreen as another heroine opposite Mammootty.


Apart from Mammootty, Kanika and Shwetha Vijay, the movie also features Thilakan and Manoj K Jayan in prominent roles. A K Sajan handles the script of this movie which is being produced by Aroma. The shooting has already begun in Ottappalam, Kerala.