‘Yakshiyum Njanum’ release barren

Director Vinayan’s ‘Yakshiyum Njanum’ which was to be release on July 30 has not made it. Vinayan, who is always critical of the Malayalam super stars, has again blamed a group of actors including the super stars for plotting to stall his film’ release.

The film which was all set to release was blocked by the Kerala Film Chamber saying it did not have the publicity clearance certificate from the chamber. Today Vinayan has requested the Chief Minister to step in and sort out the issue.

‘Yakshiyum Njanum’ is as understood by the title is a love story starring newcomers Gowtham, Shyam, Meghna Nair in the lead.

Mohammed Asif to star in Malayalam movie

Pakistani fast bowler Mohammed Asif will make his film debut with a Malayalam movie, directed by lyricist Kaithapram Damodaran Namboodiri.

The shooting of the film, titled Mazhavillinnattamvare (Till the tip of the rainbow), is scheduled to begin in September.

Besides Asif, Mazhavillinnattamvare will also mark the directorial debut of Kaithapram, who has penned hundreds of songs and won several national and State awards.

“Asif is now busy playing cricket in England. He will be free by September to begin shooting in Kannur,” Kaithapram told.

To play role of coach
“The film begins with Asif coming to a cricket camp in Kannur as a coach. When he travels from Lahore to Kerala, he has a personal mission too. The film will progress through his journey to his goal.”

Kaithapram has also penned the story, besides writing the the script and lyrics.

There will be five songs and a ghazal, the mixing of which will be done in London. The songs will be rendered by K.J. Yesudas, Udit Narayan, Shankar Mahadevan, K.S. Chitra, Deepankuran and Shreya Ghoshal.

The film is being produced by a Sharjah-based entrepreneur M. Mukundan, who hails from Kannur, under the banner of Valluvankadavu Recreations.

Kavya Madhavan files for divorce

Kavya Madhavan has finally filed her divorce papers at the Ernakulam Family Court in Kochi. She also filed another petition with the Ernakulam First Class Magistrate Court against her husband and in-laws under the Domestic Violence Act for causing mental stress.

Kavya, got married to computer engineer Nischal Chandra in February last year and decided to call it a day from the film industry at the height of her popularity. After few months living in Kuwait with her husband, Kavya returned to her parents’ home.

Record satellite price for ‘Christian Brothers’

Asianet has bought the television rights of ‘Christian Brothers’ for a big 3 crores and this has set a new bench mark in Malayalam satellite television.

The highest price paid for the television rights of a movie so far was 2.86 crores. That was for Mohanlal starrer T20 paid by Surya TV. Now another Mohanlal film has broken that record and set a new record.