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Kochi: Noted Malayalam film director C P Padmakumar passed away at a private hospital here following a brief illness.He was 54. Padmakumar, a native of Thiruvananthapuram, was admitted to the hospital for cancer treatment for quite some time. He started his career as an art director. He was associate director of late G Aravindan. He was associated with Aravindan in all his films, except 'Pookkuvail'. He directed his first film 'Aparana' in 1981. His

Kochi : "DAM999", a controversial movie released last year, has bagged two honorary awards at the Global Music Awards (GMA) held in California. GMA has bestowed the Award of Excellence for the movie's soundtrack and Award of Merit for original score to the film, directed by Sohan Roy. Roy's "DAM 999", a USD 10 million film, tells the tale of a cracking dam built during colonial rule and nine people whose lives revolve around the the pressure-moun

Chennai: Amala stormed into Kollywood when stereotypes were prevalent. In an unconventional role, in and as Mynaa she won over the audiences and in no time she became a star. After hitting the bulls eye in commercial hits like Vettai and Kathalil Sothappuvathu Eppadi, Amala is going slow and choosing films with utmost care. Recently, when Joshiy the showman of Malayalam cinema narrated a script, Amala was floored. It is the story of two journalists told with humour, fun and thrill.

Thrissur: Director Shaji Kailas has written the script as well, for his latest venture titled Simhaasanam which has Prithviraj as the hero. The shooting of the film has started at the director’s favourite location, Varikkassery Mana at Ottappalam. The film talks about a prestigious family called ‘Chandragiri’. Prithviraj is a journalism student named Arjun, who comes back home to take on the rivals. Aiswarya Devan plays the heroine. Shaji K

Kochi: This year, several films are gearing up for release during the Vishu season and the prominent ones to come first include director Lal’s Cobra, with himself and Mammootty as the male leads, Jose Thomas’ Mayamohini in which Dileep plays a woman, M Padmakumar’s Jayaram film Thiruvambady Thampan and Aashiq Abu’s 22 Female Kottayam, with Fahadh Faasil and Rima Kallingal in the lead. UTV’s maiden production in Malayalam, Grandmaster, directed by B Unn

Kochi: Traffic director Rajesh Pillai has announced his next project in Malayalam, a film titled Gold. “It’s based on the lives of women athletes and their journey of struggles that often gets unnoticed,” says Rajesh Pillai. The film has been scripted by Sankar Ramakrishnan, who wrote Urumi. Rajesh, who recently pulled out of the Tamil version of Traffic, will direct the Bollywood version of the film soon. The cast of Gold is being decided