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[vinodtnt]

Originally Posted by psanthosh

This now impacted our adv industry and recently I saw adv casted by other language movie actors [ jose alukkas etc] .

as these jewelers are rapidly expanding their networks beyond boundary, nothing wrong going for actors with pan-Indian acceptance.

[psanthosh]

they may be expanding.. but this is not good for Kerala.. they should make seperate ads

[shelly]

Originally Posted by vinodtnt

Merryland Studios

Merryland Studios, which played important roles in the history of Malayalam cinema, was opened in 1951 by veteran director-producer P. Subramaniam)
When the visionary and canny entrepreneur P. Subramaniam opened ‘Merryland Studio’ in 1951, Malayalam Cinema was still in its nascent stage.
Film stars, lyricists, composers, directors and technicians entered filmdom through the doors of Merryland. ‘Atmasakhi’ marked the debut of Satyan. Kottarakkara, Raghavan, Bahadur, Miss Kumari, Kaviyur Ponnamma and Sreevidya are some of the stars who shone on the silver screen, courtesy Merryland.

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Kamal Hassan started his career here as dance teacher

[shelly]

Originally Posted by vinodtnt

Merryland Studios

Merryland Studios, which played important roles in the history of Malayalam cinema, was opened in 1951 by veteran director-producer P. Subramaniam)
When the visionary and canny entrepreneur P. Subramaniam opened ‘Merryland Studio’ in 1951, Malayalam Cinema was still in its nascent stage.
Film stars, lyricists, composers, directors and technicians entered filmdom through the doors of Merryland. ‘Atmasakhi’ marked the debut of Satyan. Kottarakkara, Raghavan, Bahadur, Miss Kumari, Kaviyur Ponnamma and Sreevidya are some of the stars who shone on the silver screen, courtesy Merryland.

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you missed uma studio owned by madhu

[vinodtnt]

Originally Posted by shelly

you missed uma studio owned by madhu

i was in a hurry to create the thread in my spare time. . If possible, please add the missed contents.

[vjfile]

[RajeshVR]

Originally Posted by shelly

you missed uma studio owned by madhu

Does Uma studio exist as such?
I thought It was taken over by Asianet

@vjfile

Cute shots

[shelly]

vinod ,its a great intiative from your side .you srarted this thread in the right time ,because years after trivandrum is back to this industry with new possibilitees
cheers

[ajithv]

K.S Chithra : The Legend Completes 30 years as Playback Singer.

• This celebration "Chithra Pournami" will be held at Mar Ivanios College on February 15th at 6:15pm.

Source : Metro Manorama

[yuketrivandrum]

The Main stream Sound Labs in Trivandrum are... (As i found a small list in the first page)

1.S S Digital
2.Aarbhi
3.Iris
3.Dhwani Wave Station Vanchiyoor
4.Ivan Dreams Karamana and Pothancode
5.Omkar Poojappura
6.Benson Creations Bakery Jn
7.Bhairavi Bakery Jn
8.Aquila Digital Vellambalam
9.Sun Media Sasthamangalam
10.Sree Ganesh Thycaud (Sangeetha Bharathi)
11.Thought Studios Karamana
12.Karma Studio (Of Avial Band) near under pass
13.Mithra Studios Jagathy
14.Sound Lab Press Club Trivandrum Statue

These are only main stream studios completely dedicated to Audio Production... Apart from this so many personal studios and music production stations are their including mine..

And So many new studios are coming up
1. Sasthamangalam
2. Killippalam
3. Pattoor (Dhwani Wave Station New Studio)
4.Tharangini is reconstructing the studio
5.Alfa is reconstructing

And There are so many dubbing studios like Eyedrome, Ammu digital, V-tracks, Vtv, New T.V.,Media City, Sree Subramanya, etc etc...

[vinodtnt]

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: It might sound like the Odessa Collective of the legendary John Abraham and his group. Surprisingly, this time, the idea of a collaborative effort in filmmaking has been put forward not by a group of intellectuals or anarchists, but by a team of employees of Technopark.

With a tagline ‘You can be a film producer with just Rs 500’, these youths are set to realise their dream of making a commercial film by breaking the traditional constraints. Without waiting for a rich producer or anticipating huge profit, they just aim to realise the aim of a genuine film enthusiast.

Not just the way, the subject too is of great importance. P I Bijoy, R Praveen and Prasanth P Nair, employees of SunTech Business Solutions, are pondering over the reason behind the Perumon tragedy of 1988, which has baffled us for years.

The guys conducted a thorough research on the subject and even met one of the lead investigating officers. “But, no! This is not a documentary. The film, titled ‘Island Express’, is a purely commercial film. The script, a fiction in the backdrop of the Perumon tragedy, is ready. We are busy with the pre-production works,” said Bijoy. The film will be jointly directed by Bijoy and Prasanth.

The film, touted to be a thriller, will reveal the real cause of the Perumon tragedy. “For some time, a tornado was said to be the cause of the tragedy. Later, it was found out that some technical snag was the reason. But the exact cause of one of the worst train tragedies in Kerala, which killed 105 people, is yet to be known. This film will tell you the real reason,” Bijoy said.

As part of inviting participation of interested people, the group has created the website www.megawave.in. Those interested can register their names and specify the amount of investment at this site.

“We are planning to market the idea with the support of some FM channels in the coming weeks in Technopark. However, we have got overwhelming support from techies, who have so far offered ` 2.5 lakh. And also, many came forward expressing interest to be a part of our team. I never imagined that techies would be so interested in various aspects of cinema,” Bijoy said.

Interested persons can contribute amounts starting from ` 500. The team is planning to gather around Rs 60-70 lakh.

Bijoy, Praveen, Prasanth and Balu have made short films in the past, which were successfully screened at Technopark. These include ‘The Shadow’ (The story of a cop suffering from somnambulism. The film is about his alter image which acts without his knowledge), ‘Myth’ (about some secrets hidden in the Sri Padmanabha Swamy temple) and ‘Lady in the Dark’ (ghost story).

The technicians who co-operated with the team during the making of these short films will help them in the new venture.

Bijoy and his team are planning to cast freshers in the film. The shooting is planned during the end of this year and the release is scheduled for 2012. If these youths could bring about a wave with this new film, it would script a new chapter in the film history of the State.

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[vinodtnt]

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: A rural school from the district has won three awards in the All-India Children’s Educational Audio-Video Festival organised by the National Council for Educational Research and Training (NCERT).

‘Kalpaadukal’, a documentary produced by the students of the New Higher Secondary School, Nellimoodu, won the awards in the senior secondary category of the festival. The awards were for the best video film, best editing and best research. The documentary was based on the life of Swadeshabhimani Ramakrishna Pillai.India TV chairman Rajath Sharma presented the awards to J Unnkrishnan, the teacher of the school who directed the documentary, at a function held in New Delhi the other day. The film had also won prizes at the State Children’s Educational Film Festival.

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[vinodtnt]

Urvashi starrer Kathayile Nayika started rolling at Trivandrum.

Urvasi's character Nandhini is a government employee who struggles to meet the two ends. The movie is directed by debutant Dilip.

Urvashi is hoping that she could give a hit through this movie after Mummy and Me and Sakudumbam Shyamala. Her last release Best Of Luck bombed at the box-office.

Roma is also playing an equally important role in the film. Suraj, Sai Kumar, KPAC. Lalitha and Sukumari are the other actors in the film.

Lyrics are by Shibu Chakravarthy, Music by Thej. Cinemotography by Sadath and screenplay by Sinoj. Movie is produced by Minter Green productions.

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[ajithv]

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The fifth edition of Signs, the Indian Festival of Documentaries and Short features for John Abraham National awards, will be held in the city from February 13 to 17.

Hailed as the refuge for aspiring film-makers and documentary-makers, Signs 2011 is all set to stamp its identity with a collection of best works from across India in documentaries and short films.

Around 250 films, including short films which were shown in Cannes festival, musical videos and animation films will be exhibited at Kalabhavan, the festival venue. For the John Abraham awards, a total of 16 documentaries and 29 short fictions will be screened. A new segment, ‘Campus Cuts’, has been introduced this time including five films. In the ‘Focus’ section, there will be 19 documentaries and 49 short films. Films from all languages, including Urdu and Kutch are part of the festival.

K R Mohanan is the jury chairman this time accompanied by Tamil documentary filmmaker Amudhan, editor Vinod Sukumaran, activist Mini Sukumaran and Radhalakshmi Padmarajan (filmmaker P Padmarajan’s wife). The best documentary award carries a purse of Rs 25,000 and so does the award for the best short feature. Cinema of Resistance and Cinema Experimenta are other two categories included.

'Cinema of Resistance’ has documentaries on subjects like state oppression, human rights violation, environmental issues, especially in the areas like gender equality, social/cultural identity et al. It also carries an award of Rs 25,000.

‘Cinema Experimenta’ also carries a purse of Rs 25,000. It awards the best experimental cinema, either technically or aesthetically, challenging the existing concepts in the medium. Campus cuts, however, has entries from Kerala only. The five films chosen have been made by Plus-II students and have separate awards for documentaries and short films each carrying a prize money of Rs 5,000 each.

Khanabadosh (Punjabi), Kharboozey (Hindi), In Camera (Bengali) and Mullaitheevu (Tamil) are some of the other-language short features to be screened. "With every passing year, we are able to take Signs to more film-lovers though funds are a major problem. We have asked the State Government for support," said K G Mohankumar, Secretary of Federation of Film Societies of India (Kerala) Secretary.

There will be open forum on all festival days. The schedule of the festival is available in www.ffsi.in.
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[vinodtnt]

Rs.1-crore project for setting up a Film City at the Chitranjali Studio Complex.

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[Tri Man]

Originally Posted by vinodtnt

Rs.1-crore project for setting up a Film City at the Chitranjali Studio Complex.

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The budget itself is an election manifesto like the High Court bench proposal during the Last Assembly Election.
Let's wait and see.

[Abhijithh92]

a new fim tata bhai and family starring prithviraj will start shooting from 16th this month. the film will be shot completely in trivandrum. the film is from the makers of udayananutaram.

[vinodtnt]

Vivek Oberoi and wife Priyanka have a special plan for their first Valentine's Day together. The couple who dedicatedly work for a social cause will be celebrating this special day with underprivileged girls from Trivandrum, Kerala.

Vivek informs that his wife loves to work for social causes, and this was indeed the best way to make her day special. Vivek and Priyanka landed in Trivandrum this morning. He said, "Priyanka and I have just landed in the beautiful city of Trivandrum, Kerala! This is what I call a true celebration of love. I feel lucky that my wife and I have the same passion for social causes. She says that making these kids feel special today is the best Valentine's gift ever."

He also informed that he has been invited for a premiere of a film made by underprivileged girls. "I feel so honored, I've been invited as chief guest of the film premiere for 'Given a Chance' - a film made by a group of amazingly talented underprivileged girls. I sincerely hope everyone will support these talented, young girls and I look forward to watching the film and making these kids feel special today," he signed off.

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[ajithv]

• Famous Actor Vivek Oberoi giving autograph.
• He was in Trivandrum for the premiere for the film "25 Girls,Their Stories" by Sanjeev Sivan.

Source : Metro Manorama

[ajithv]

THIRUVANATHAPURAM: “Just as you learn batting from bowlers, I am trying to learn film-making by watching more and more films.” The excitement and anxiety were quite palpable in these words of Ritwik Mukherjee, senior assistant editor with the ‘Financial Chronicle’ and an author, when we caught up with him to talk about his directorial debut in Bengali, ‘Grihaprabesh’. The reason why he was in the city was Pandit Ramesh Narayan, who is composing music for the film.

The main people behind the venture, ie Ritwik; Dr Partho Das Chowdhury, the producer, who is also the CEO of eMotions Infomedia, which is into image-based security and process solutions; Pandit Ramesh Narayan; Amitaditya Sanyal, an exponent in Rabindra Sangeet and a singer in the movie; and Aditya Narayan Banerjee, a tabla exponent who was instrumental in introducing Ramesh Narayan’s music to Ritwik and Partho Das, had recently got together at Iris Digitals in the city where the basic tracks of the movie were recorded.

The movie is based on Ritwik’s own novel ‘Grihaprabesh: Housewarming & The Journey Beyond’. The story ‘underlines the changes of the socio-economic and political conditions of the world and the helplessness of the people caught in the vortex’. The film spans over four decades through Atalanta’s time travel - his childhood, days with his grandpa, school, college, university days and then his professional life, and married life with Suchismita.

Ritwik said, “We wanted a film which stood out in all respects. Regarding music, once we heard Rameshji’s songs, we were mesmerised. He is dedicated and a thorough professional.” Ritwik has written the lyrics “because my producer felt I could do it. It is because of him that I am directing it as well.” He has done post-graduation in Economics and PG diploma in Journalism and Mass Communication. It was during his stints with Doordarshan, Star Ananda and Akash Bangla that he got exposed to audio-visual genre.

It is a debut venture for Partho Das as well, who otherwise is busy with his company which is into providing security and surveillance solutions to various institutions and firms, which include the Motor Vehicles Department in Kerala. “The story appealed to me. I could relate with the character. Also, I felt there are very few well-meaning films coming up in Bengali. Earlier, Bengali films were made into Hindi and now we are copying what they do in Mumbai,” said Partho Das.

The music will be ready by mid-April and the shooting is expected to wind up by August-September. The release is planned in December.

Discussions are going on regarding the cast. To play the female lead, they are looking for an actress who is familiar to both the Bengali and South Indian audience, since they might bring out the movie in Malayalam as well. They have shortlisted a few names who are from Bengal but are acting in South Indian movies too.

Big Moment

It is for the first time that a Malayali composer is giving music for a Bengali film, though it has happened the other way before. And even more exciting for Pandit Ramesh Narayan is the fact that his guruji, Pandit Jasraj, will be singing for him. “It is an honour for me,” shared Ramesh Narayan. The other singers in the list are Hariharan, Shreya Ghosal, Shaan, Shankar Mahadevan, Amitaditya Sanyal, Aditya Narayan Banerjee (“it is a debut in singing for me, thanks to Rameshji”), and Ramesh Narayan himself.

“Amitaditya Sanyal will be singing Rabindra Sangeet which we have included as part of the 150th birth anniversary celebrations of Rabindranath Tagore,” Ramesh Narayan said.

The movie will have five songs, with two of them melodies and the other two fast numbers, which is actually a first for Ramesh Narayan.

The basic tracks were recorded at Iris Digitals in Thiruvananthapuram with James Anose as the sound engineer and Ajai Thilak as the keyboard programmer.

“I am happy with the fact that both the director and producer are artistically rich and are good singers too. So, the result has come out so well,” Ramesh Narayan added. The recording will begin in Mumbai later this month.

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