Spotlight - Malayalam

Kerala firm to animate BBC mega series

Published on December 19, 2007 by IANS
The British Broadcasting Corp (BBC) has teamed up with a Kerala-based firm for an animation series with a budget of more than 10 million pounds ($20 million). The animation, called Freefonix, is co-produced by Britain-based Cinnamon Entertainment and the BBC, and has been made in Thiruvananthapuram in Kerala. Read More

Superstar Mohanlal to play 'reel life' magician

Published on December 17, 2007 by IANS
Veteran Malayali superstar Mohanlal is all set to play a magician in his next film, the songs for which have been penned by a Class X student. The muhurat of Mohanlal's latest film, titled "Swapnamalika", was held at his Vismaya Film Studio here. Read More

Kerala filmmakers lament official apathy

Published on December 14, 2007 by IANS
Lamenting what they termed as official "neglect" of the regional cinema in Kerala, filmmakers at a film festival here Thursday said local movies have failed to make any mark due to the lack of proper marketing and promotional tactics. Read More

Jeevan TV to launch song and dance reality show

Published on December 13, 2007 by IANS
One of Kerala's leading TV channel, Jeevan TV, will launch a reality show dubbed "2 Crore Apple Megastar" Feb 1 next year, which will carry a total prize money of R Read More

A Malayalam filmmaker's feat with feet

Published on December 12, 2007 by IANS
A young Malayalam filmmaker, Ranish K. Dawa, has made a unique short film which features no faces and stars people's feet. The 18-minute long film called "Chuvadu" (Footstep) is the story of a farmer who sells his paddy field and migrates to a city. Read More