Rest In Peace
Veteran Indian actor Om Puri passed away at his Mumbai residence earlier today. He was 66. Puri reportedly suffered a massive heart attack early morning on Friday. He is survived by his son Ishaan Puri. A pioneer of Independent cinema in India, Puri was known for his gritty performances in landmark movies of the eighties.
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Abhimanyu Singh will play the villain in Dheeran Adhigaram Ondru.
Nayanthara, Nivin Pauly are in talks to appear in Dhyan Sreenivasan’s directorial debut.
Tamannaah Bhatia has signed on for the remake of Pellichoopulu.
will star in Lucknow Central.
Arvind Swamy will have a major role in Bala’s next film.
Timeout
An unofficial meeting held between Mollywood producers, distributors, and exhibitors has failed to bring in any positive results. The strike that has been delaying the release of Malayalam movies slated for a Christmas release will continue. In fact, no Malayalam film has released since the strike was announced on 16 December. Attempts to contact union leaders have also failed.
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Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan is expected to intercede to solve the issue.
Spotlight
A petition has been launched to make Princess Leia, the lightsaber wielding female lead of Star Wars series, an official Disney Princess. The petition was launched by fans of actress Carrie Fisher, who played the iconic role. The actress died on December 27, 2016 after a massive heart attack.
Let them eat cake!
Music composer AR Rahman, Kapil Dev will both turn a year older today!