NewsSiddique had directed many popular comedies in Malayalam cinema with his friend Lal, like 'Godfather', 'In Harihar Nagar', and 'Ramji Rao Speaking'.Writer and director of many comedies in Malayalam cinema, Siddique, passed away in Kochi on August 8, Tuesday. He suffered a cardiac arrest on Saturday at a hospital in Kochi, where he was admitted since July 10 due to respiratory issues. The 60-year-old filmmaker hailed from Kochi. Like many artistes of his generation, Siddique had begun his career at the mimicry troupe run by Kalabhavan, a prestigious arts centre in Kerala. With Lal, his friend and colleague at Kalabhavan, he forayed into Malayalam cinema in the latter half of the 80s, writing comedies of a new flavour with an element of melancholy in them. If comedies were mostly written as a parallel track in films until then, in Siddque and Lal’s works, they merged with the main storyline,...
- 8/8/2023
- by AzeefaF
- The News Minute
MollywoodSiddique is known for the many Malayalam comedies he wrote and directed with his friend and colleague Lal in the late 80s and early 90s.Writer and director of many popular comedies in Malayalam cinema, Siddique, suffered a cardiac arrest on Sunday, August 6, at a private hospital in Kochi, where he has been admitted since July 10, for treatment of pneumonia and respiratory difficulties. He is now in the Intensive Care Unit on life support, and his condition remains critical. Hailing from Kerala’s Kochi, Siddique, now 60, had begun like many artistes in Malayalam cinema, at the mimicry troupe run by Kalabhavan, a prestigious centre for performing arts. Along with his friend and colleague Lal, he forayed into the film industry in the last half of the 80s, to write comedies that had an element of melancholy in them. They began directing films in the late 1980s. A number of popular comedies in Malayalam cinema,...
- 8/8/2023
- by Cris
- The News Minute
KollywoodThe actor revealed in a Twitter chat that his fans can "expect the unexpected" from the film.Digital Native ArvindSwami_DN.jpgDigital NativeIt’s been a busy year for Arvind Swami, who got to work on multiple projects. He began the year with the release of Bogan, in which he shared screen space with Jayam Ravi again after Thani Oruvan. The film did lukewarm business at the box-office but Arvind’s performance was widely appreciated. Since the release of Bogan, he has completed shooting for Sathuranga Vettai 2, Bhaskar Oru Rascal, the Tamil remake of Malayalam film Bhaskar The Rascal, Vanangamudi and Naragasooran. On Saturday, in a Twitter chat with his fans, he revealed that he might direct in 2018 if everything falls in place as planned. Answering a fan who asked if he has plans to don the directorial hat, Arvind said it might hopefully happen in 2018. He also said people can expect the unexpected from him in his directorial avatar. Talking about his next film with Mani Ratnam, a multi-starrer which will also star Vijay Sethupathi, Simbu, Fahadh Faasil, Jyothika and Aishwarya Rajesh,; he said that he’s really looking forward to join hands with everyone. Arvind also clarified that his immediate focus is on doing more Tamil project which he will ensure get dubbed in Telugu. His last Telugu outing was last year’s Dhruva, a remake of Thani Oruvan. Of all the projects in his kitty, Arvind is most excited about Naragasooran, in which he has joined hands with young filmmakers Karthick Naren. In October, Arvind tweeted: “Just finished my first shot for Naragasooran. Excited to work with such a young and unique talent, Karthick Naren. Watch out for him people.” Tipped to be a supernatural thriller, the film is said to be the story of a fallen demon, going by the first poster of the film which was released not long ago. The film also stars Shriya Saran and Aathmika, who was recently seen in the hit Tamil film Meesaya Murukku. The project started rolling from September 15 in Ooty, and has been predominantly shot inside a house. It’s tipped to be wrapped up in flat 45 days. Aathmika is said to be paired with Sundeep in the film. Apparently, Sundeep’s role was originally supposed to have been played by Naga Chaitanya, who backed out in the last minute due to reasons yet unknown. The film is a multilingual project and will be released in Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam. Ron Yohaan is composing the music. Enanble Notification: NoTNM Marquee: No...
- 12/18/2017
- by Editor
- The News Minute
KollywoodThe actor revealed in a Twitter chat that his fans can "expect the unexpected" from the film.Digital Native ArvindSwami_DN.jpgDigital NativeIt’s been a busy year for Arvind Swami, who got to work on multiple projects. He began the year with the release of Bogan, in which he shared screen space with Jayam Ravi again after Thani Oruvan. The film did lukewarm business at the box-office but Arvind’s performance was widely appreciated. Since the release of Bogan, he has completed shooting for Sathuranga Vettai 2, Bhaskar Oru Rascal, the Tamil remake of Malayalam film Bhaskar The Rascal, Vanangamudi and Naragasooran. On Saturday, in a Twitter chat with his fans, he revealed that he might direct in 2018 if everything falls in place as planned. Answering a fan who asked if he has plans to don the directorial hat, Arvind said it might hopefully happen in 2018. He also said people can expect the unexpected from him in his directorial avatar. Talking about his next film with Mani Ratnam, a multi-starrer which will also star Vijay Sethupathi, Simbu, Fahadh Faasil, Jyothika and Aishwarya Rajesh,; he said that he’s really looking forward to join hands with everyone. Arvind also clarified that his immediate focus is on doing more Tamil project which he will ensure get dubbed in Telugu. His last Telugu outing was last year’s Dhruva, a remake of Thani Oruvan. Of all the projects in his kitty, Arvind is most excited about Naragasooran, in which he has joined hands with young filmmakers Karthick Naren. In October, Arvind tweeted: “Just finished my first shot for Naragasooran. Excited to work with such a young and unique talent, Karthick Naren. Watch out for him people.” Tipped to be a supernatural thriller, the film is said to be the story of a fallen demon, going by the first poster of the film which was released not long ago. The film also stars Shriya Saran and Aathmika, who was recently seen in the hit Tamil film Meesaya Murukku. The project started rolling from September 15 in Ooty, and has been predominantly shot inside a house. It’s tipped to be wrapped up in flat 45 days. Aathmika is said to be paired with Sundeep in the film. Apparently, Sundeep’s role was originally supposed to have been played by Naga Chaitanya, who backed out in the last minute due to reasons yet unknown. The film is a multilingual project and will be released in Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam. Ron Yohaan is composing the music. Enanble Notification: NoTNM Marquee: No...
- 12/18/2017
- by Editor
- The News Minute
Actor – cricketer Rajeev Pillai, known for his muscular physique shot to the limelight for his stint in the Celebrity Cricket League.
Having made his acting debut with the Malayalam film City of God in 2011, he went on to act in Veendum Kannur, D Company, Bhaskar The Rascal and Oru Muthassi Gadha in Malayalam, in Kamaal Dhamaal Malamaal and Guru Dakshina in Hindi and in Thalaivaa and Eli in Tamil.
Having made his acting debut with the Malayalam film City of God in 2011, he went on to act in Veendum Kannur, D Company, Bhaskar The Rascal and Oru Muthassi Gadha in Malayalam, in Kamaal Dhamaal Malamaal and Guru Dakshina in Hindi and in Thalaivaa and Eli in Tamil.
- 10/30/2017
- by TNM NEWS
- The News Minute
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