Pappi Appacha is a Super Hit!

Thursday, 06 May , 2010, 16:53

Dileep is back with a bang! His Pappi Appacha is turning out to be the biggest hit of summer of 2010. The star has made a fantastic comeback to mainstream commercial cinema.
Anoop, Dileep’s brother has produced and distributed Pappi Appacha, directed by Mamas with Innocent and Dileep playing father and son, along with Kavya Madhavan doing the female lead. The film was scathed by critics and industry people as “crass and crude comedy”, but the common man seems to like this masala entertainer.
But Dileep’s lucky streak started after he did “pooja” at Guruvayoor temple before the release of the film. And the ongoing fight between distributors and theatres resulted in no new releases for the last three Fridays. This helped Pappi Appacha as there was no opposition and the summer special family audiences lapped it up, making the film a super hit.
The trade feels if Pokkiri Raja and Alexander the Great had released, the Dileep comedy would not have been such a big hit. Plus the fact Lal directed In Ghost House Inn, collections started dropping after a fantastic opening.
The film has taken a distributors share of Rs 2.82 crore from 73 releasing stations in 23 days (up to May 5). Says Anoop: “It is my biggest hit till date. The film has been made at a cost of Rs 3.5 Crore and it looks like it will make around Rs 4 to 4.5 crore from theatrical collections alone.”
Remember there are other revenue streams like television and Home Video rights which will fetch the producers another Rs 2 crore. In short Pappi Appacha, has given Dileep a new lease of life at the box-office. 

Harrypotter in Mollywood !!

Wednesday, May 05, 18:35

Well, it is time for the local "Harry Potter". To be directed by Shafi, it will have the senior actor Dileep in the lead. Others in the cast will include Suraj Venjaramoodu, Jagathy Sreekumar and others. As expected, this flick will be for kids with lot of humor. The movie is expected to kick off in the month of August. Many are waiting to see if this involves atleast ten percent of the graphics that were used in the Hollywood blockbuster series.

Thaha for back to back sequels

Director of slapstick comedies Thaha, will go for the sequels of his two super-hit movies in 2010. The first to kick off will be the sequel to his 'Mookkilla Rajyathu’, featuring Thilakan, Siddhique, Mukesh and Jagathy in lead roles. Thaha is also planning a second part to 'Ee Parakkum Thalika', the biggest hit in his career.

The sequel of the movie which was remade in many languages, will feature Dileep in the scripts by V R Gopalakrishnan. The heroine of ‘Ee Prakkum Thalika' Nithya Das will appear in a cameo in the second part. Salimkumar and Harishree Ashokan who were in the first part will also become a part of the sequel. Parakkum Thalika-2 is expected to be on sets by the end of this year.

Thaha's latest movie in theatres 'Kappal Muthalali' had some interesting plots, but the movie with comic star Ramesh Pisharady as the hero couldn't get to a status of a hit at the Box Office.

Cristian Brothers - Shoot Progressing

Christian Brothers made more news than any other recent film the moment the project was announced.
A first it was the budget which is expected to go beyond the Rs 3.5 crore limit decided by the producers' association.
Then came the controversy involving Thilakan, who was supposed to do a role in the Malayalam movie. The actor blamed a certain superstar for his ouster from the film which is directed by Joshiy.
Joshiy's last film Twenty 20 with Siby-Udayan was a blockbuster.
Even the star cast caused quite a stir as it boasts of stars like Mohanlal, Dileep, Suresh Gopi , Sarath Kumar, Kavya Madhavan , Kaniha, Lakshmi Gopalaswamy, Suresh Krishna, Sai Kumar and Biju Menon among others.
Mohanlal and Dileep play brothers Christie and Joji respectively. Kaniha and Lakshmi Gopalaswamy play their sisters. The storyline goes through many interesting twists and turns, according to scriptwriter duo Siby K Thomas and Udayakrishnan.
Mohanlal is a high profile police informer, a key figure in Mumbai . But his family thinks he is a goonda. Dileep had joined a seminary to become a priest but opts out after he falls in love with a girl. Now, things take some interesting turns.
The shooting of Christian Brothers currently underway in Kochi. Mohanlal has already started shooting for the film.
Anil Nair is the cinematographer and Deepak Dev the music director. The film is produced jointly by Varnachitra and AVA Productions.