Stills from the pooja ceremony of ‘Jiiva 45’ | Photo Credit: @nithish_sahadev/Instagram Tamil actor Jiiva has teamed up with Malayalam director Nithish Sahadev of Falimy fame for an upcoming film. Tentatively called Jiiva 45, the film went on floors with a pooja ceremony on Friday (May 9). Jiiva shared pictures from the pooja ceremony on […]
Mammootty and Mohanlal | Photo Credit: THG, PTI In the wake of the recent Operation Sindoor, several leading voices from South Indian cinema have stepped forward to salute the Indian Armed Forces for their decisive action against terror infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. Veteran actor Mammootty led the tributes on social media, calling the […]
One of the Malayalam cinema’s megastar Mammootty’s most magnificent performances, and a rare foray into Hindi cinema was the film Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar in 2000. The film was directed by Jabbar Patel, the avant-garde director of such seminal neo-classics in Marathi as Samna, Simhasan, Umbartha and Jait Re Jait. When Mammootty spoke about playing Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar, “This […]
Mammootty in a still from ‘Bazooka’ A few late flourishes can sometimes redeem a film even though it might be hurtling downhill till that point. But, in Deeno Dennis’s directorial debut Bazooka, that supposed redemption arc comes way beyond a point where most of us would have stopped caring for the characters or the plot. […]
Malayalam stars Mammootty and Mohanlal. | Photo Credit: NITHIN Popular Hindi lyricist Javed Akhtar has come in awe of the friendship between Malayalam stars Mohanlal and Mammootty. Akhtar took to social media to express his thoughts. “I wish every Mammootty of India had a friend like Mohanlal and every Mohanlal had a friend like Mammootty,” […]
Mammootty in ‘Bazooka’. | Photo Credit: Saregama Malayalam/YouTube The makers of Bazookahave released the movie’s trailer. Starring Mammootty and Gautam Vasudev Menon, the Malayalam movie is directed by Deeno Dennis. The trailer begins with the introduction of Gautam Menon, who plays inspector Benjamin from Kochi. He introduces Mammootty’s character as Mr Nobody, calling him classy […]
A controversy has erupted after superstar Mohanlal offered prayers at Sabarimala for Malayalam star Mammootty earlier this month, with critics pointing out the latter is a Muslim and he must apologise if the ‘puja’ was done at his instance. Clarifying his stand, Mohanlal has said that prayers are personal and the puja was held after […]
New Delhi: Mohanlal and Mammootty’s decades-long friendship is not a secret to fans. Recently, Mohanlal made a sweet gesture for his dear friend. On his visit to Kerala’s Sabarimala Temple, he performed special poojas not only for him and his family but also for Mammootty. Mohanlal, in a candid conversation with NDTV, opened up about […]
New Delhi: Malayalam superstar Mohanlal recently paid a visit to the Sabarimala Temple in Kerala. He performed special poojas at the temple not only for himself, but also for his friend and veteran actor Mammootty. The news comes at a time when rumours of Mammootty’s cancer diagnosis has been circulating online. But his PR team […]
