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Tharun Moorthy, the director of the critically acclaimed and commercially successful Malayalam film Operation Java, has announced his next project. The untitled film will have Binu Pappu as the writer and Supreme Sundar as the action choreographer. The film is expected to have some thrilling action sequences that will keep the audience on the edge of their seats.

Binu Pappu is not only a writer but also an actor who has impressed the viewers with his versatile roles in films like Helen, One, Operation Java and Bheemante Vazhi. He is the son of veteran actor Kuthiravattam Pappu, who was known for his comic timing and memorable characters. Binu Pappu has shown his flair for writing in Operation Java, where he co-wrote the dialogues with Tharun Moorthy. He has also worked as an associate director in several films.

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Supreme Sundar is a popular stunt master who has worked in Tamil,...

InterviewIn a short span of time, the ‘Saudi Vellakka’ actor has played quite a few remarkable characters with lasting impact.CrisHers is a face that stays with you, even if she is on screen only for a few precious shots. The characters somehow leave that imprint – a tribal policewoman caught up in the revenge drama between two men, a woman who fights against cybercrime when a fake video of hers goes online, a student driven to suicide by a casteist professor. Dhanya Ananya says that it began to happen shortly after her foray into films from theatre. The actor, only a few years old in Malayalam cinema, has just played another impressive character in Saudi Vellakka, a film that released last week, made by Tharun Moorthy, the director of the acclaimed Operation Java. “My very first appearance in a film was in Athiran, in which I played an insignificant role,...

ReviewDirector Tharun Moorthy, who previously gave us 'Operation Java', now presents a story that puts an adamant and adorable old woman in its centre.CrisSome punch lines actually work. Despite the helping of music in the background, the camera looking sideways at two men holding onto a rail, it does not feel dramatic when one man says to the other, “Didn’t you ask me if this is all humans are? This is how much humans are.” Saudi Vellakka is a sweet film, risking a lot by putting an adamant and adorable old woman to lead the game. Devi Varma, playing this character, is something of a novelty, her almost plain expressions conveying much. But then again, the film comes from Tharun Moorthy, a director who does not seem to believe in relying on market strategies that are supposed to bring success. He gave us Operation Java, a marked debut,...

MollywoodHelmed by Dijo Jose Antony, Jana Gana Mana hit the big screens on April 28. Tnm StaffTwitter/ Netflix Actors Prithviraj and Suraj Venjaramoodu’s recently released Malayalam movie Jana Gana Mana is set to stream on over-the-top platform Netflix. The makers announced that the movie will be screening from June 2. Helmed by Queen fame director Dijo Jose Antony, Jana Gana Mana hit the big screens on April 28 this year. The film is set to release in four languages including Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, and Kannada. “Justice and the law are two sides of the same coin - until they are not.#JanaGanaMana is coming to Netflix on June 2 in Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu and Kannada (sic),” read the tweet posted by Netflix India South on May 26. The film is bankrolled by Prithviraj’s wife, journalist Supriya Menon by their home production banner Prithviraj Productions. It is also bankrolled by Harris Desom, Naveen P Thomas,...

Mollywood‘Jana Gana Mana’ is slated to hit the big screens on April 28 this year.Tnm StaffScreengrab/ YouTubeThe trailer of actor Prithviraj Sukumaran and Suraj Venjaramoodu’s upcoming film Jana Gana Mana was unveiled on Wednesday, March 30. Sharing the trailer, Prithviraj wrote: “If the deaf are to hear, the sound has to be very loud!” - Bhagat Singh. Presenting, the trailer of #JanaGanaMana.” The trailer opens with a frail-looking Prithviraj waiting to meet a government official outside his office. As Prithviraj, who looks older in the trailer, waits in the building, a senior citizen questions him if he is there to collect his pension. Prithviraj replies that this is not the case and goes inside to meet the politician. The politician who seems to be located in Tamil Nadu, comments in Tamil about Prithviraj’s changed appearance. He then goes on to mock Prithviraj’s character for his belief in justice,...

Mollywood'Operation Java', starring Balu Varghese, Shine Tom Chacki, Vinayakan and Lukman, among others, had hit the big screens on February 12, 2021. Tnm StaffMalayalam movie Operation Java is now streaming on Ott platform Zee5. Released on the platform on May 15, Operation Java has been helmed by filmmaker Tharun Moorthy. The movie stars an ensemble cast which includes popular actors Balu Varghese, Shine Tom Chacko, Vinayakan and Lukman. The film is bankrolled by Padma Uday under the banner of V Cinemas International. Operation Java hit the big screen in February this year. Other actors such as Irshad, Binu Pappu, Mamitha Baiju, Prashanth Alexander, Dhanya Ananya, Dinesh Prabhakar, Johny Antony and P Balachandran among those seen in supporting roles in the film. Operation Java has music by composer Jakes Bejoy. Faiz Siddik has been roped in as the cinematographer, while Nishadh Yusuf is on board as the editor for the project. Operation Java is inspired from real life incidents.

Mollywood 'Ayyappanum Koshiyum' has the noise and fireworks of a 'mass' film, but it also has a soul. Sowmya RajendranFor a while now, Malayalam cinema has been hungry for new markets. The industry, which traditionally made small, critically acclaimed films, mostly set in villages and towns, had in the last few years grown ambitious and sensed an opportunity for its cinema to reach new territories. Although Malayalam cinema had built a reputation among niche non-Malayali audiences, it was yet to reach the popularity levels of mass Tamil and Telugu films which are routinely dubbed and released in multiple languages. While the industry continues to have filmmakers who prefer focussing on stories with modest ambitions but exquisite craft, there are quite a few stars and directors who are consciously trying to make larger-than-life films which will immediately appeal to audiences with varied sensibilities. From hiring actors across industries to including over-the-top stunt sequences,...

MollywoodVinayakan plays the lead role in the film, written and directed by debutant Tharun Moorthy.Digital NativeThe first look poster of the Malayalam movie Operation Java was unveiled a few months ago. There are speculations that it will be a cop flick and the tagline ‘Stories of Unsung Heroes’ appears to fit the bill. Operation Java is written and directed by debutant Tharun Moorthy and has an impressive cast with Vinayakan, Balu Varghese, Irshad, Binu Pappu, Sudhi Koppa, Deepak Vijayan, Lukman, P Balachandran, Dhanya Ananya, Mamitha Baiju and Prashanth Alexander playing pivotal roles. Faiz Siddik is cranking the camera for this flick with Nishadh Yusuf handling the edits and Jakes Bejoy composing the tunes. Sound designers Vishnu Govind and Sree Sankar (Sound Factory), costume designer Manjusha Radhakrishnan and art director Dhundhu Renjeev Radha are the rest of the technical crew associated with the film. The shooting of this film has...