From Nithya Menen’s role in Vijay 61 to Balakrishna’s biopic plans, a quick look at all things bright and shiny in cinema today!
Sign On
Nithya Menen has replaced Jyothika in Vijay 61
Balakrishna has announced plans to make a biopic on his late father, NTR
Arjun has been approached to play the villain in Irumbuthirai
Regina Cassandra and Vishnu Vishal have teamed up for a new film
Spotlight
Director Priyadarshan has credited actor Mohanlal for pulling him out of his ‘personal hell’. “It has been a traumatic time for me. I can’t even begin to describe what I went through. I stopped making films for three years. I couldn’t think straight. I felt I had lost my ability to make films.
“He (Mohanlal) told me I had to get back to work, and not with another comedy. Mohanlal and I have done nearly 40 films together, many of them comedies. I could’ve easily done another comedy with him. But he insisted we do something we haven’t done before.”
Timeout
Recommended
A heated debate broke out at the Bengaluru International Film Festival yesterday when a section of the audience refused to stand up for the national anthem. This happened during the screening of Serbian film, Train Driver’s Diary. Organisers had to step in after the screening was delayed for more than an hour. The members who refused to stand up were escorted out, while the screening began in earnest.
Let them eat cake!
Writer Ashok Banker, actor Ankit Sharma will both turn a year older today!