Samyuktha facing ire for not promoting 'Boomerang'; pooja ceremony video of 'Aadujeevitham' out; Mammootty's look in 'Agent' revealed.
Sandra Thomas, Pruthviraj in 'Aadujeevitham'' Mammootty in 'Agent'. (Twitter)
South Indian actress Samyuktha has been facing criticism after actor Shine Tom Chacko and producers of her upcoming movie, Boomerang, lashed out at her for not turning up for the promotions.
Meanwhile, rumours are agog that Samyuktha won’t act in Malayalam films again but would only do big-budget films. Despite these rumours and criticism pouring in from some actors and social media trolls, the actress didn’t respond.
However, actor-producer Sandra Thomas has a different story to tell about Samyuktha. Sandra produced Edakkad Battalion (2019), starring Tovino Thomas and Samyuktha, which didn’t do well at the box office. It’s directed by Swapnesh K Nair.
In a Facebook post, Sandra Thomas said that Samyukta didn’t accept her full remuneration as the film didn’t do well at the box office.
“We could only pay 65 per cent of the remuneration to Samyukta. I asked her to give me some time for full payment. But two days after the release, Samyuktha messaged me saying that she doesn’t need the rest of the money,” she recalled.
“Samyuktha also stated that she knows about the poor business of the movie and promised to do another movie with me later,” Sandra Thomas wrote.
In her post, Sandra said Samyuktha is unlike those actors who demand full payment even before the dubbing and promotional activities of a film begin.
The makers of Aadujeevitham, one of the much-anticipated Malayalam movies, released the video of the pooja ceremony after five long years. The film’s pooja was organised on 1 March 2018. However, the video received a warm welcome from film buffs on social media.
The four-minute video also shows the crew shooting at a spot in Kerala. Prithviraj, who plays the protagonist, appears in it applying makeup. Amala Paul is the female lead.
The film is based on the popular novel of the same name written by Benyamin.
In the voice-over, director Blessy speaks about the desert in Jordan where major portions of the movie were shot. He also reveals how he came to know about the novel “Aadujeevitham” (The Goat Days) from writer Ravi Varma Thampuran.
Author Benyamin talks about Blessy’s vision to adapt the novel for his movie.
The shooting of Aadujeevitham got delayed as the crew got stuck in Jordan due to a curfew imposed in the country owing to the Covid-19 pandemic. It was shot extensively in Algeria, Wadiram (Jordan), Pathanamthitta and Palakkad in Kerala.
Prithviraj once revealed that he adopted some unhealthy ways to shed weight to fit into his character (Najeeb).
AR Rahman is the music director. Resul Pookutty is the sound designer. KS Sunil is the cinematographer.
The upcoming pan-India movie Agent has Malayalam actor Mammootty playing a pivotal role. The film will be released in Telugu, Malayalam, Hindi, Tamil and Kannada languages.
The action thriller features young Telugu actor Akhil Akkineni and Mammootty together on screen for the first time. Mammootty will be seen as a military officer named Mahadev.
Written and directed by Surender Reddy, Agent casts debutante Sakshi Vaidya as the female lead. The background music is scored by Hiphop Tamizha.
Akhil Akkineni underwent a huge makeover for this action-packed film. Shot in Hyderabad, Delhi and Hungary, Agent is produced under the banners of AK Entertainments and Surender 2 Cinema.
The film will be released worldwide on 28 April. The Kerala distribution rights of the film have been bagged by Yulin Productions.
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Kerala Rights bagged by @yulinproduction
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