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Indian film project “Notun Gur – A New Sweetness” has attracted a host of international co-producers.

Fran Borgia of Akanga Film Asia, Singapore, Camera d’Or winner Vimukthi Jayasundara of Film Council Productions, Sri Lanka, Ivy Yu-Hua Shen of Betula Films, Taiwan and Ajay Rai of In Front Films, U.K. have boarded the project as international co-producers.

The script is by Deyali Mukherjee, who will also direct. The producer is Sriram Raja of India’s Srdm Productions. Indian producers on board include Prateek Chakravorty of Pramod Films and Samir Sarkar of Magic Hour Films. The film is currently in the financing stage.

Raja was selected at the Asian Producers Network (Apn), an initiative of the Singapore International Film Festival (Sgiff) Film Academy, as an emerging producer. The mentors are Borgia, Lorna Tee and Park Heeseong of the Korean Film Council (Kofic).

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After teaming on Bengali-language film “Binodiini – Ekti Natir Upakhyan” (“Binodiini – Tale of a Theater Artist”), director Ram Kamal Mukherjee and actor Rukmini Maitra are collaborating again on “Draupadi.”

An adaptation of ancient Indian epic “Mahabharata” from its strongest woman character Draupadi’s point of view, “Draupadi” is based on Pratibha Ray’s 1984 Odiya-language novel “Yajnaseni: The Story of Draupadi.”

Ray said: “When director Ram Kamal approached me for the film rights of ‘Yajnaseni’ through my publisher Rupa Publications, I was delighted that even today Indian filmmakers are interested in the story of ‘Mahabharata.’ My book, ‘Yajnaseni,’ is about ‘Mahabharata’ from Draupadi’s point of view with contemporary relevance. ‘Yajnaseni’ is an epitome of patience, penance and power. It’s a creative collaboration, and Ram Kamal being an author himself, will definitely do justice to ‘Yajnaseni’ and her story. I feel we are at the right time to revisit our epics...

Rukmini Maitra (“Sanak”) will play the lead in Ram Kamal Mukherjee’s Bengali-language film “Binodiini – Ekti Natir Upakhyan” (“Binodiini – Tale of a Theater Artist”).

The film will be a biopic of Binodini Dasi, also known as Nati Binodini, who had a flourishing career as an theater actor in 19th century Bengal between the ages of 12 and 23 and was known for her innovations, including creating a stage make-up style that blended European and Indian techniques. (The difference in spelling between the actor’s name and the title of the film is due to numerology.)

The film is written by Priyanka Poddar (“Parineeta”) and will be produced by Shhailendra Kkumar for SS1 Entertainment and Suraj Sharma for Pk Entertainment, who are currently collaborating on “1770 – Ek Sangram,” and Prateek Chakravorty for Pramod Films (“Maara”) in association with Mukherjee’s Assorted Motion Pictures and popular Bengali cinema actor Dev Adhikari’s Dev Entertainment Ventures.

Maara movie review is here. The Indian Tamil-language movie is directed by Dhilip Kumar, and produced by Prateek Chakravorty and Shruti Nallappa of Pramod Films. Maara stars R Madhavan, Shraddha Srinath and Sshivada. Maara is scheduled to release through Amazon Prime Video on 8 January 2021.

Maara movie review

Need a reason why we love the magic of cinema and believe in love? Watch Maara.

An adaptation of the 2015 Malayalam gem Charlie by Martin Prakkat, starring Dulquer Salmaan and Parvathy that walked with 8 awards at the 46th Kerala State Film Awards, including Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Director and Best Cinematography. Maara is the most poignant story of love, loss and compassion to come in recent times. Dhilip Kumar has beautifully and masterly weaved together a magnificent tapestry of love, fairy tale, with an affectionate wink to the magic of cinema and kiss to those classical stories of love and humanity.

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KollywoodThe film is a remake of Malayalam film ‘Charlie’.Digital NativeThe trailer of actor Madhavan’s upcoming film Maara was released on Monday. Directed by Dhilip Kumar, Maara is the remake of the Malayalam film Charlie. The film is expected to be released on an Ott platform. Actor Shraddha Srinath, who shared the screen space with Madhavan in Vikram Vedha, is playing the leading lady Paaru in Maara. Sharing the trailer Madhavan took to social media and wrote, “A magical journey that fills Ur with love,hope,N warmth. Trailer out now. http://amzn.to/MaaraTrailer Meet #MaaraOnPrime on Jan 8, 2021, @PrimeVideoIN @ShraddhaSrinath @dhilip2488 @pramodfilmsnew @GhibranOfficial Pls let me know what you think my lovely tweeple.” A magical journey that fills Ur with love,hope,N warmth.⁰Trailer out now. https://t.co/xSa6SCno4y⁰Meet #MaaraOnPrime on Jan 8, 2021, @PrimeVideoIN⁰@ShraddhaSrinath @dhilip2488 @pramodfilmsnew @GhibranOfficial Pls let me know what you think my lovely tweeple.

Amazon Prime Video today unveiled the much-awaited trailer of the upcoming Tamil romantic musical drama Maara. Starring, talented actors R Madhavan and Shraddha Srinath, the film is directed by Dhilip Kumar and produced by Prateek Chakravorty and Shruti Nallapa under Pramod films. The Tamil film is set for an exclusive global premiere on 8th January 2021 on Amazon Prime Video across 200 countries and territories. Maara also features Alexander Babu, Shivada Nair, Mouli, Padmavati Rao and Abhirami in other prominent roles.

Taking the viewers into a picturesque world, the trailer showcases the life of Paaru (Shraddha Srinath), and how she finds a diary full of sketches and paintings in her new apartment. Awestruck by the paintings, Paaru heads out to find the artist i.e. Maara (R Madhavan). Her journey traverses through a new realm of art, music, drama, romance, hope, ensuring a soul-satisfying experience.

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KollywoodThe film directed by Dhilip Kumar, was scheduled to release on December 17.Digital NativeR Madhavan and Shraddha Srinath as a pair won audiences over with their performances in Vikram Vedha. The duo are reuniting for the upcoming Tamil romantic drama Maara which is inspired by the Malayalam hit film Charlie starring Dulquer and Parvathy in the lead. Madhavan while promoting Nishabdam confirmed in a media interaction that his long-delayed Tamil film Maara will skip theatrical release and will head the Ott way. It has now been confirmed that the film will premiere on Amazon Prime Video on January 8. The film directed by Dhilip Kumar, was scheduled to release on December 17. Earlier, director Al Vijay was supposed to direct this film but as he got busy with Thalaivi, Dilip Kumar, who had also directed an indie film called Kalki, was brought on board. Talking about the film, Dhilip had told Times...

InterviewStarring Madhavan and Shraddha Srinath in lead roles, the film will release worldwide on Amazon Prime Video on December 17.Anjana ShekarDirector Dhilip Kumar on the sets of 'Maara'Maara, starring Madhavan and Shraddha Srinath in lead roles, will release worldwide on Amazon Prime Video on December 17. Produced by Prateek Chakravorty and Shruti Nallappa of Pramod Films, the film has been directed by debutant Dhilip Kumar. Dhilip, however, isn’t entirely new to cinema. The young filmmaker had actually directed a short film called Kalki in 2017 for the same production house. “I was brought on board as a writer for this project and as things worked out, it was decided that I would direct this film,” Dhilip tellsTNM. Incidentally, director Al Vijay was brought on board for this film that was reported to be based on Martin Prakkat’s Malayalam hit Charlie. Since the time it was first proposed in 2016, many significant...

EntertainmentHere’s the list of new releases on Amazon Prime Video to keep you entertained during the upcoming festival season.Tnm StaffWe’re in the last leg of 2020 and Amazon Prime Video has come up with an exciting list of nine new Indian films for you to stay entertained. We have festivals like Dussehra, Milad Un-Nabi, not to forget Halloween, followed by Deepavali and Christmas lined up and the new films could not have come at a better time. Fresh content will begin streaming on the platform in five different Indian languages like Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam starting October 15. The platform already has 10 regional content in five different languages such as Penguin, Ponmagal Vandhal, Law, French Biriyani, Sufiyum Sujatayum, C U Soon, V, Gulabo Sitabo, Shakuntala Devi and Nishabdham, which released over the course of the year. From Suriya’s Soorarai Pottru (Tamil) to Parvathy Thiruvothu-Indrajith Sukumaran...

KollywoodThe actor also hinted that the film might have music by Sam Cs.Digital NativeAfter working together in 2016’s hit horror comedy Devi, Prabhudeva and filmmaker Vijay joined hands for the second time in forthcoming dance drama Lakshmi, slated to hit the screens this week. At the audio launch of Lakshmi over the weekend, Prabhudeva confirmed signing Devi 2 with director Vijay and he also hinted that it might have music by Sam Cs. While the project might not take off immediately, it is quite possible that the director-actor duo might collaborate next year. In fact, the ending of Devi, which also released in Hindi and Telugu and bombed, suggested that a sequel is in the offing. Tamannaah Bhatia played the leading lady in Devi. At the event, talking about Lakshmi and reuniting with Vijay, the actor-choreographer said that it’s undoubtedly the best work of Vijay. “Vijay has made good...

TollywoodBoth films are slated for release on August 24.Digital NativeCome August 24 and two important films in the Tamil film industry will be out at the theatres. Clashing at the box office would be Prabhu Deva’s Lakshmi and Vijay Sethupathi’s production venture Merkku Thodarchi Malai. Interestingly, Merkku Thodarchi Malai has been screened at the 21st International Film Festival of Kerala and was honoured with the award for Best Cinematography at the Bioscope Global Film Festival, Punjab. In Ifft 2017 (12th International Film Festival of Thrissur), it was selected for K W Joseph All India debut film competition and won the Kw Joseph award in 2017. It was also selected at the Singapore South Asian International Film Festival and Chicago South Asian Film Festival. Merkku Thodarchi Malai is directed by debutant Lenin Bharathi and stars Antony, Gayathri Krishna and Abu Valayankulam in leading roles. The film is bankrolled by Vijay Sethupathi under his banner Vijay Sethupathi Productions.

EntertainmentThe song has already garnered over 6 lakh views on YouTube. Digital NativeDigital NativeLakshmi, a film that has Prabhu Deva in the lead, centres on a strict dance master played by Prabhu Deva and his little student. According to the buzz, the film is about the young girl’s ambition to become a dancer while she is forced into academics by her parents. Aishwarya Rajesh plays the mother of the young girl Ditya. Recently, a single from the film, Morrakka, was released online and it clearly showcases the youngster’s desire for the art while she fears her mother to continue it. The song has already garnered over 6 lakh views on YouTube. Veteran comedian Kovai Sarala plays the school principal who is supportive of the child’s passion for dance. On releasing the single online, Prabhu Deva posted on a social networking site: “Here we go, the 1st Single #Morrakka Video Song from Tamil Movie #Lakshmi : https://t.co/UF9zlQBYod Dir by #Vijay starring @PDdancing, #Ditya, @Aishu_dil Prod by @pramodfilmsnew & @tridentarts_ind Music @samcsmusic on @Muzik247inDOP #NiravShah Edit @editoranthony @ShrutiNallappa.” Directed by Al Vijay, Lakshmi is bankrolled by Prateek Chakravorty, Shruti Nallappa and R. Ravindran under the banners Pramod Films and Trident Arts. Sam Cs has composed the music with Nirav Shah cranking the camera and Anthony handling the editing department. While Prabhu Deva, Aishwarya Rajesh, Ditya Bhande and Kovai Sarala play the central characters in the film, those in the supporting roles include Karunakaran, Salman Yusuff Khan, Chaams, Akshat Singh, Jeet Das and Sam Paul. Lakshmi is touted to be a dance film particularly for children. It features Ditya Bhande, the winner for a reality dance show on TV in the title role. Two other dancers, Akshat Singh and Jeet Das, also play pivotal roles in the film. The film is in the post-production mode and its makers are yet to announce the release date officially. (Content provided by Digital Native)...

If you haven’t heard Brooklyn Shanti’s gorgeous track ‘Rani Rani’, stop reading now, and remedy that straight away. But don’t stop there! The Brooklyn based Bengali has been making music for nearly his entire life– just check out www.brooklynshanti.com for a taste of his back catalogue. With a track (‘Pyaari Pyaari’) in the upcoming family comedy From Sydney With Love, Brooklyn Shanti’s brand of beautifully uplifting, heartfelt hip hop is set to reach an even wider audience – which can only be a fantastic thing!

The incredibly upbeat music man was kind enough to take the time to tell us about what’s in a name, his hip-hop philosophy, where to find new tunes and what it’s like making music for films.

You’ve been making music your whole life, right? Was there a specific point you decided to channel your abilities into hip-hop...

The half-Indian half-German Evelyn Sharma, who made news as Bollywood’s latest fashionista sometime ago, seems to be emerging the first foreigner after Katrina Kaif to get a good grip on Bollywood.

The newbie hasn’t even completed a year in the industry yet, but has just tucked her fifth film in her over-flowing kitty this week. Evelyn will now also be seen playing a lead with Vicky Donor star Ayushmann Khurrana, Delhi Belly fame Kunal Roy Kapur and newcomer Pooja Salvi in Rohan Sippy’s next!

When Sippy offered Evelyn “a beautiful role” with her friend and Yeh Jawani Hai Deewani co-star Kunal Roy Kapur; she did not hesitate a bit and jumped on board with enthusiasm.

“Having shot for four movies, my acting and especially my Hindi diction, have improved a lot,” quips the girl, who inspite of her half-foreign origins, dubs for herself.

Evelyn will be seen...

We’ve seen an ‘event’ful week with promotional jigs for Bol Bachchan, Cocktail and Barfi along with restaurant and magazine launches. But while known names like Priyanka Chopra, Nargis Fakhri, Sophie Choudry, Ileana D’Cruz, Jiah Khan, Shriya Saran and Shazahn Padamsee vied for attention, one name that shined naturally bright was Bollywood newbie Evelyn Sharma.

No wonder, fashion hotspace Style Me India has chosen this half-Indian half-German model-turned-actress among ‘the best dressed celebs’ who sashayed at parties last week.

A thoughtful choice indeed; considering Evelyn not only turned heads at various fashion and corporate events, but also shared the stage with the ladies man Akshay Kumar at the music launch of her debut film From Sydney With Love (Fswl).

Shaking up the fashion world off late, Evelyn stole the show when she wore a stunning pink dress with an adorable hairdo at the Blackberry Porsche event, followed by...

New Delhi, July 12: Grandfather Pramod Chakravorty produced "Love In Tokyo" and now Prateek Chakravorty revives the family banner with "From Sydney With Love". He hopes to bring the banner back in the reckoning by making sensible films rather following any trend.

Pramod Chakravorty launched Pramod Films in 1962 and made films like "Ziddi", "Love In Tokyo", "Dream Girl" and "Naastik". He died in 2004 and the banner became inactive after that.

Eight years later, Prateek is ready with "From Sydney With Love" that releases July 27. This year also marks 50 years of the banner.

Prateek says "he wants to follow the principles of making sensible films".

"This is what I will do when it comes to reviving Pramod Films..

Mumbai, June 29: Actor Akshay Kumar's former karate student Prateek Chakravorty has turned director with "From Sydney With Love" and the star reveals that the new director calls him "uncle".

"He calls me Akshay uncle. Backstage he asked me if he should call me Akshay uncle or not? I love what comes from the heart," the 44-year-old said here at the music launch of the film.

"This is unfortunate that he (Prateek) did not take me in his first.