SouthScope: Bobby Deol comes on board for Pawan Kalyan’s Hari Hara Veera Mallu 

Samantha writes an emotional note for her fans post the success of 'Yashoda'; Malayalam film 'Jaya Jaya Jaya Jaya Hey' becomes the biggest family hit in 2022.

ByBhawana Tanmayi

Published Nov 20, 2022 | 10:00 AMUpdatedNov 20, 2022 | 10:00 AM

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Given his recent news-making political antics — mini padayatras, car-top rides, and meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi — you might think Pawan Kalyan will have time for nothing else. But the fact is that he is also busy shooting for his upcoming film Hari Hara Veera Mallu. Krish Jagarlamudi is the director.

The makers are currently picturising a high-octane action sequence and interval bang at Ramoji Film City in Hyderabad.

Earlier, Bollywood hero Arjun Rampal had been roped in to play Aurangzeb in Hari Hara Veera Mallu. But due to delayed schedules, the actor chose to walk out of the project.

Now, Bobby Deol has come on board to play the same character. The actor is expected to join the shoot anytime soon.

Hari Hara Veera Mallu, a period action-adventure flick, is one of the most-awaited projects of Tollywood. It is likely to be released in multiple languages. AM Ratnam is bankrolling it.

Given that the state and general elections at just a year-and-a-half away, Pawan Kalyan will reportedly wrap up the project at the earliest. After this film, he has two more in his kitty — Bhavadeeyudu Bhagath Singh with director Harish Shankar and an untitled project with director Sujeeth of Saaho fame.

The actor-politician is also part of the Telugu remake of the Tamil film Vinodaya Sitham. He will play Samuthirakani’s role, while Sai Dharam Tej will be seen essaying the role of Thambi Ramaiah.

Samuthirakani is directing the flick, while Trivikram Srinivas is writing the script and dialogues besides producing it.

Samantha’s emotional note for her fans

Actor Samantha is on cloud nine after receiving widespread appreciation for her performance in Yashoda. The film has ended up as a blockbuster hit at the box office.

Samantha couldn’t promote the movie due to her health condition. However, her fans and admirers showered immense love on Yashoda thus making it a hit.

On Friday, 18 November, new theatres have been added for the screening of the film in the US. Following this. Samantha shared a heartfelt note to everyone, on social media, through the makers of Yashoda.

Yashoda is an action thriller written directed by Hari-Harish and starring Samantha in the titular role alongside Unni Mukundan, Varalaxmi Sarath Kumar, and Murali Sharma.

The film’s music was composed by Mani Sharma while its cinematography was handled by Sukumar. The editing was taken care of by Marthand K Venkatesh.

The Samantha-starrer is still running successfully in theatres across the world.

Biggest family hit in Mollywood

Jaya Jaya Jaya Jaya Hey, starring Basil Joseph and Darshana Rajendran in lead roles, has become one of the biggest hits in Malayalam cinema in 2022.

Soon after its release in the theatres on 28 October, the movie was received with open arms by the audience.

It is directed by Vipin Das who has co-written the script with Nashid Muhammed Famy.

It is produced by Lakshmi Warrier and Ganesh Menon under the banner of Cheers Entertainments. They are known for the much-acclaimed Malayalam movie, Jaaneman.

Basil Joseph won critical acclamation for his directorial Minnal Murali. Darshana is one of the much-celebrated artists in Mollywood, thanks to her work in Hridayam.

Jaya Jaya Jaya Jaya Hey is a complete family entertainer which revolves around the story of a newly-wed couple.

Vipin Das succeeded in conveying a relevant social issue in the wittiest way, but with all the impact it demanded.

Jaya Jaya Jaya Jaya Hey has collected around ₹40 crore gross worldwide. It has also won rave reviews. Now, the movie is extending its dream run in other states as well.