Trivandrum is the Hub of Malayalam film and TV industry with lots of Film Production Studios and TV Channels. This thread is for the News and Developments of the burgeoning Television and Film industry in Trivandrum.
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The TV news channel market of Kerala is gearing up for new players entering the domain. While a few months back Mathrubhumi News had announced its entry in the genre, now South Indian broadcasting group Raj TV has also forayed into the Kerala market. The channel is expected to go on air in the first week of May 2011.
For its operations in the Kerala market, Chennai-based Raj TV has tied up with Grand Kerala Broadcasting Ltd. John Samuvel will be the Chief Editor for Raj News Malayalam.
Speaking on the development, Noushad Thottunkara, Chairman, Raj News Malayalam, said, “Raj News Malayalam is going to hit the entire traditional channel outlook and will bring about a new era in news, entertainment and knowledge.”
Meanwhile, AK Meera Sahib, Managing Director, Raj News, commented, “Through this new channel, we can expect a new variety of entertainment programmes and impartial, independent true stories from all around the globe.”
The official inauguration of the studio and headquarters of Raj News Malayalam took place on March 28, 2011 at Thiruvananthapuram. The function was inaugurated by Anarath Ammed Haji, Vice Chairman, Raj News Malayalam, and Chairman Century International.
The new channel, which is said to be a news and entertainment channel, did not disclose any details about the percentage division of news and entertainment content. Raj News Malayalam will be using 3G-3D system telecasting of news. The channel is also concentrating on the Malabar region, where there aren’t any other major channel offices so far. Besides, the channel is committed to set up news bureaus in all districts of the state as well.
It may be recalled that Mathrubhumi, the second most read Malayalam daily of Kerala, had announced in December 2010 that it will launch a 24-hour Malayalam news and current affairs television channel – ‘Mathrubhumi News’ in Kerala.
The newcomers will face stiff competition from already established players like Asianet News, India Vision, People (Kairali) and Malayala Manorama in the Kerala market.
urlThe veteran actress-turned-director Revathy will be coming back on screen in a title role in an upcoming film.
The movie, which is the directorial debut of Jayachandran Avilara, has an interesting title — Sneham+ Ishttam= Amma. Jayachandran, who worked as an associate to the legendary director of Mollywood Bharathan, has already kicked off the shoot of the movie at Trivandrum.
The story revolves around a writer who out of her intense love to her son turns a murderer. The story, scripted by Haja Moinu, is touted to be a unique. Fresh face Shehin will be playing the lead role of the movie, supported by Vandhana and Namitha, who will don the roles of his heroines.
The film is produced by J Bharath Samuel under the banner of Bharath Creations and will have Jagathy Sreekumar, Nedumudi Venu, Suraj and Kalpana forming part of the cast.
Source: Manoramaonline"Marthandavarma" to be screened at Filca
Thiruvananthapuram: The 11th edition of Filca (Film Lovers Cultural Association) International Film Festival will begin here on May 14.
Noted Kannada film-maker Girish Kasaravalli will inaugurate the seven day-festival in which a retrospective of his films will be the highlight, Filca General Secretary MPK Nair told a press meet today. Kazakhstan movie 'Daughter-in-law' will be the opening film, a release said here.
Five films will be screened every day at the Kalabhavan theatre here. While 'TD Dasan Std VI B', 'Sadgamaya', 'Kuttysrank' and 'Umma' will be screened in the Malayalam section, 'Natarang', 'Udaan', 'Peepli Live', 'Dhobi Ghutt' and 'Angadi Theruvu' will be included in the 'Indian Cinema Today' section. 'A Mighty Heart', 'The Social Network', 'The Ghost Writer', 'Fitzcarraldo' and 'Inception' will be the movies in the 'World Movie Section'.
A Retrospective of 'Michelangelo Antonioni' will also be in the festival, it said. The first silent movie made in Malayalam, 'Marthandavarma,' will be shown as a special feature of the festival.
Today the audio release of Rathi Nirvedam will be done in AKG center.
The audio launch function of 'Rathinirvedam' remake held at Trivandrum today.The audio of Rathinirvedam from Manorama music, includes songs penned by Murukan Kattakkada. State award winning composer M Jayachandran has scored the music and this is his 100th movie. Dancer Padma Subrahmanyam will be the chief guest of the event.
'Rathinirvedam', the remake of yesteryear classic with the same title will have ace actress Swetha Menon in the lead role and Sreejith, a new comer as hero. Director T K Rajeev Kumar is all set to release the adaptation of the controversial 1978 flick from Bharathan-Padmarajan duo in June 2011. The shooting was started in February this year at Mavelikkara.
Later the team chilled out in the world famous Kovalam beach at the Taj Kovalam. GV Prakash has tweeted about the beauty of the seaside resort.
urlTHIRUVANATHAPURAM: Dr K Ampady, Head of the Regional News Division (RND), Doordarshan, has bagged the Doordarshan National Award for heading the RND of Doordarshan, Thiruvananthapuram, which has been adjudged the Best RND of the country by the National Broadcaster.
�The award, in recognition for the overall restructuring of the RND and the qualitative and quantitative upgradation of the News and Current Affairs programmes in DD News Malayalam, was presented to Ampady by Union Minister for Information & Broadcasting Ambika Soni at a function held in New Delhi on Wednesday.
�Ampady, a 2002 batch civil service officer belonging to the Indian Information Service,� joined Doordarshan, Thiruvananthapuram in 2007. In a span of four years since then, DD News Malayalam has seen almost three times increase in news and current affairs content. RND, Doordarshan, Thiruvananthapuram, also became the first fully-automated RND of the country and the commercial revenue from News and Current Affairs programmes almost doubled.
�Doordarshan has now hourly news bulletins, daily popular current affairs discussion show ‘Varthakalkku Pinnil’, one-to-one interview programme ‘Thuranna Manasode’ and business magazine ‘Business Matters’.� During this period, DD News Malayalam also empanelled its representatives throughout the State and Lakshadweep, enabled them with high technology gadgets for up-to-date visual transfer and empanelled news anchors, correspondents and post-production assistants.
�ENPS automation system was put in place, with high quality digital reception, editing and transmission facilities. Ampady has also been the recipient of the Adoor Bhasi Award and Rajiv Gandhi Award earlier this year for the restructuring of DD News Malayalam.
How can we forget 'Earth Song' by Great MJ on this day...As a part of world environment day ,this sunday June 5th a three day film festival would be inaugurated by Sri Ashwathy Thirunal Gowri Lakshmi Bhai at the university senate chamber,Trivandrum on 10 am. The themes of the films will be related to the love for nature.
The three days of film festival will screen short films and documentaries in first day, and movies on second and third days which includes more than 30 in numbers that of contemporary film makers. Only those who have delegate passes would be allowed entry. Those who need passes may contact phone number 9387018695.
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urlVelayutham team has moved over to Thiruvananthapuram, where some important scenes are being canned. Director Jayam Raja is filming scenes that involve Vijay here. Soon after the shooting in Thiruvananthapuram is complete, the team will go abroad to shoot a song sequence.
The shooting of Velayutham is expected to be wrapped up very soon and the release date will be fixed upon. It may be mentioned here that the climax scenes have already been shot in Chennai just a few days ago and the scenes being shot in Thiruvananthapuram are a continuation of that.