Tag: Cinema of Kerala

Can Resul bring home another Oscar?

Can Resul bring home another Oscar?

| January 14, 2012 | 0 Comments

The Oscar-winning sound designer is targeting the Jewish lobby to get India’s entry nominated for Best Foreign Film this February As the race to the 84th Academy Awards heats up, none other than former Oscar-winner Resul Pookutty is championing the cause of Malayalam film Adaminte Makan Abu, India’s entry to the Best Foreign Language Film [...]

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‘Dam 999′ songs for ‘Oscars’

‘Dam 999′ songs for ‘Oscars’

| December 20, 2011 | 0 Comments

Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 Next Apart from AR Rahman, no Indian composer has managed to grab a place at the Oscars. But that seems to have changed this year. Three songs from the film Dam 999, composed by veteran Kerala-based National Award winning composer Ousephachan’s (who composes for most Malayalam films) are [...]

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Asif Ali and Mythili pairing in the new movie “Cowboy”

Asif Ali and Mythili pairing in the new movie “Cowboy”

| November 25, 2011 | 0 Comments

Asif Ali is now gearing up to take role of  Cowboy in the malayalam movie titled “Cowboy” will be directed by newcomer P. Balachandra Kumar. “Cowboy” will be an action movie in which Asif Ali portray the character of a tough guy and a incident occurred in his life which change his point of views. [...]

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A makeover for the Oscars

A makeover for the Oscars

| November 22, 2011 | 0 Comments

India’s official entry at the Academy Awards was deemed technically weak; currently undergoing a face-lift Technically too shoddy to make the grade with other contenders, India’s official entry to the Oscars the Malayalam film Adimante Makan Abu – is currently undergoing a makeover. A group of top-notch technicians have come together to revamp it free [...]

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Memory of veteran actress Sreevidya honoured

Memory of veteran actress Sreevidya honoured

| October 21, 2011 | 0 Comments

‘Sreevidya Smrithi Dinam function’ was held at the Co-Bank tower, Trivandrum, to honour the 5th death anniversary of veteran actress Sreevidya. The veteran versatile actress passed away at a private hospital in Kerala after suffering from cancer. She was 53. Sreevidya had acted in more than 300 Malayalam films, and played the female lead with [...]

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George Varghese Kakkanadan passes away

George Varghese Kakkanadan passes away

| October 20, 2011 | 0 Comments

Noted Malayalam novelist and one of the best writers of the modern-era, George Varghese Kakkanadan passed away on Wednesday at a private hospital in his native town of Kollam.  He was 76 and has been battling cancer for over two years now. Kakkanadan is best known for his being very outspoken which took him popular [...]

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