Mohanlal visits ailing Sukumar Azhikode

Mohanlal today visited writer and social activist Sukumar Azhikode, who is under treatment at Amala hospital here on Monday.

Azhikode’s health deteriorated on Sunday night owing to respiratory problems, sources said. He has been diagnosed with spinal cord tumour at the Amala Medical Centre here on December 10. He has been diagnosed with spinal cord tumor, authorities of Amala Institute of Medical Sciences said that his condition is unstable.

Sonia Agarwal debuts in Malayalam with Mukesh

Sonia Agarwal debuting into Mollwood with the new movie by Mohan Kupleri. Mukesh in the lead role of this movie. The actress who has already signed for a the movie will shortly land at Ernakulam to be in the movie.

Sonia Agarwal who was introduced by Selva into film industry with starring opposite Dhanush in ‘Kaadhal Kondein’ around eight years back.

Archana debuts in films

Asianet's popular Malayalam serial ‘Ente Manasaputhri’ Archana is debuting in films. The actress will handle a meaty role as Rani in director S. Kishore's Malayalam film Kochi.

Comedian, anchor and hero Jagadheesh will be the villain. The cast also includes Meera Vasudevan, Chandru, Kishore and Tamil star Nasser. Scripted by the director himself, Kochi is produced by Giri under the banner of Star Talkies.

Prithviraj enters Bollywood

Handsome Mollywood hero and hearthroab of south india, Prithviraj and his fans have been dreaming and longing to see him doing bollywood movie.

Well here the dream comes true. Anurag Kashyap who is a very famous director and known for his glorious movies like Black Friday (2004), No Smoking (2007), Dev D (2009) and Gulaal (2009), is said to be planning to rope in Prithviraj. He is going to produce a movie and have decided to introduce Prithviraj to Bollywood industry and audience.

Actress Meena gives birth to a baby girl

Actress Meena became the latest to join the mom bandwagon when she gave birth to a girl this morning at Apollo Hospital, Chennai. She is married to Vidyasagar, a software engineer from Bengaluru.

Both the mother and baby are quite healthy and will soon return home after a brief period of post-natal care. Galatta.com congratulates this wonderful actress and her husband on their parenthood and wishes all of them a very healthy and happy life.

Vadivelu coming to Mollywood

Tamil comedian Vadivelu coming to Mollywood.The pull is not restricted to top heroes like Sarathkumar but also for off-beat actors like Samuthirakani. Lately it has been extended to the comedians also.

Vadivelu will debut in Malayalam cinema with the film ‘Lucky Jokers’ which will be produced by Aascar Films and directed by Sunil. Vadivelu will also have the company of another Tamil actor Prasanna in this comedy thriller.

Kamal Haasan to be back in Mollywood

Kamal Haasan to be back in Mollywood. The actor was talking to the press at Kochi, at a meet organised to promote his new Tamil film 'Manmadhan Ambu'.

'I will be doing Malayalam films, if producers arrive with the right scripts'. Hearing this comment from Kamal, Gokulam Gopalan, who was also among the audience approached the actor to say that he was ready to produce such a project.

Rathi Nirvedam launched

The puja for the remake of the cult film ‘Rathinirvedam’was held on Friday. K.P.A.C. Lalitha, Radhalakshmi and Rajamma (spouses of Bharathan, Padmarajan and producer Haripothen respectively) lighted the lamp with their sons Sidharth, Anantha Pathmanabhan and Asad. Krishnachandran, who played the lead role of Appu in the original, and cameraman Ramachandra Babu were present.

The film is produced by Suresh Kumar and directed by T.K. Rajeev Kumar. Shwetha will don Jayabharathi's role.

No affair with Devi Sri Prasad: Mamta Mohandas

Mamta Mohandas has cleared the air by saying no to reports which claimed that she is in love with Devi Sri Prasad, one of the hot and happening music composers of south Indian cinema.

“It is just a rumour. Just because I have crooned in his music, it doesn’t mean that there is an affair between us. I can’t concentrate on my career if I take these things serious”, the actress has said.

Denying that she is giving importance to Malayalam, her mother tongue, she said, “It is true that I am currently acting in five Mollywood films. It is because I found those offers interesting”.

“I am waiting for a challenging opportunity in Tamil”, she said and added: “I would like to do a powerful role which was not tried by anyone before. I am hopeful that I would get one soon”.

Samuthirakani wows in Malayalam

The super talented Samuthirakani who is known for his skills of direction also proved his mettle as an actor in Malayalam.

He played the role of a Telugu naxalite leader who gets killed through a fake encounter. It is heard that Samuthirakani recites a Telugu poem and that has connected very well with the audience giving his character a strong punch. It is now heard that he is being flooded with offers from Mollywood.

Arya to make Malayalam debut

Lately, it is being seen that some of the brightest stars of Kollywood are making their foray into Malayalam. After Prabhu, Sarath Kumar the seniors, the time has come for another name to join the list.

He is none other than the raw hunk Arya and it is heard that he has signed the dotted line for a new project which will be directed by Roshan Andrews. The buzz is that he would be teaming up with the Malayalam superstar Prithviraj in the film.

Anjali ventures into Mollywood

Anjali is all set to make her Mollywood debut. The actress would be seen opposite Jayasuriya in the upcoming Malayalam film Payyans.

The film is directed by Leo Thaddeus. The film talks about the relationship, love and bonding between a father and a son. Jayasuriya plays the son, Lal plays the father and as per reports Rohini plays the mother.

Archana Kavi first appearance in Tamil

Archana Jose Kavi has got her first Tamil offer and that was from Vasanthabalan who made some memorable films like ‘Veyil’ and ‘Angadi Theru’.

Director Vasanthabalan made the official announcement few days ago. 'Aravaan' film will have ‘Eeram’ fame Aadhi as the protagonist. Archana Kavi and Dhanshika are the two heroines in the film. ‘Veyil’ fame Pasupathy is also playing an important role.

‘Aravaan’ is a period film happening in the 18th century Tamil Nadu. Popular singer Karthik is debuting as the music composer. Siddarth of 'Yaaradi Nee Mohini' fame would wield the camera. T Siva of Amma Creations would produce the film.

Thilakan on Facebook !

Thilakan is in popular social networking website Facebook! The account is created and managed by Thilakan fans in a bid to support their favourite actor who has been banned by AMMA and FEFKA.

In its disclosure, the page says: "This is not the official page of actor Thilakan and is not connected with him in any way. This is created by a core Thilakan fan and fellow fans are welcome. Envyists, narcissists, i.e. AMMA, FEFKA stay away. Only Thilakan-ists stay here."

Mohanlal is now on Twitter

One of the finest actors in Indian cinema Mohanlal, the living legend and superstar of Malayalam cinema is now on Twitter. His id -@Lal_Mohanlal .

It was Amitabh Bachchan who had persuaded Mohanlal to join Twitter. Amitabh had tweeted that after requesting Aamir Khan to join Twitter, he would persuade Mohanlal to join the bandwagon.

Big B who was shooting with Mohanlal in Ooty was able to convince the star to join the social networking site. Today morning Bachchan tweeted that Lal has joined and he is also impressed with the Malayalam superstar’s blog which is hand written by the actor.

Vivek becomes hero in malayalam!

Tamil comedy actor Vivek going to debut in Mollywood as a hero. The comedian will be playing the lead role in his first Malayalam film ‘Oru Nunakkatha’.

Vivek will be seen as a sub inspector in the state police department, who is a film buff. Under the banner of Ben Arts, Mathew Abraham will produce the movie and Johnson Thankachan is the director.

The 48-year-old comedian has earned the Filmfare Best Comedian Award for his performances in the films 'Sivaji', 'Saami', 'Run' and 'Perazhagan'. He was born in Kovilpatti, Tamil Nadu.

Raj TV bags 'Raavanan'

As Raavanan hits the screens, we have heard that the film's satellite rights have been sold. And the popular satellite channel Raj TV has bagged the rights.

If sources are to be believed the film has been sold at an astronomical price of Rs. 5 crores. This is said to be the second highest for a Tamil film. The highest was for the Rajinikanth - Shriya starrer Sivaji.

Namitha on Twitter !

After Shahrukh Khan, Amitabh Bachchan and Aamir Khan, it's now Namitha who went on Twitter. Within a few hours, she had over 1000 followers in her Twitter account. Her Twitter id is 'inamitha' and her first tweet was “Hi Macchas!! Love you all. This is my personal twitter account.”


Other Kollywood celebrities who joined Twitter include Trisha, Genelia, Mamta, and Divya Spandana.

Sandhya back in Malayalam

Malayalam beauty Sandhya is back in the industry. After a two year gap she will be playing the lead role in a upcoming movie "College Days”. Indrajith will play the hero role.


She has been doing movies in other south Indian languages but has not been getting good offers off late. Sandhya said that she accepts movies in any language as long as the script is good enough.

Mohanlal turns 50

The living legend and icon of Malayalam cinema is turning 50 today. Lalettan as he is affectionately known among millions of Malayalees world over is keeping it a very private affair.

His fans in Kerala and other parts of the world wanted to celebrate it in a big way, but the star himself has told them that he wants to keep it simple and a very private affair. His fan clubs wanted a very ostentatious big bash in Thiruvananthapuram his home town, but the actor refused to take part in any pompous birthday celebrations.

Mohanlal told “I really don’t believe in a big bash or celebrating it in a glitzy manner. It is going to be a very private affair as some of my close friends who grew with me are planning a party for me.”

Mohanlal will be spending his birthday at home in Chennai with wife Suchitra, and children Appu and Maya. In the evening Mohanlal’s close buddies led by director Priyadarshan, singer MG Sreekumar, actor and producer Manian Pillai Raju and a few other buddies are planning “a private birthday party at a exotic getaway near Chennai”.