Mamootty and Mohanlal have been the face of Malayalam cinema for over two-decades. Sridevi Sreedhar wonders if their box office spell is on the wane, from last year's unimpressive fare that the superstars milled out... Is the popularity end box-office clout of M&M (Mammootty and Mohanlal) who held sway over the Malayalam film world for over two decades, slowly but surely going down? The answer is a disturbing yes if you go by the box-office stats of Malayalam cinema in 2009, Between ther, M & M featured in 13 films out of the 78 Malayalam releases last year, and only Mammootty’ Pazhassi Roja ‘and Chattambinadu found their way to the top ten hits of the year ‘based on theatre collections. Mammootty managed to survive better than Mohanlal though. Out Of his seven releases in 2009, Pazhossi Roja, Is the highest grosser of the year. The year end Christmas release, Chattambinadu took ‘2 Good opening and Its speculated that it will turn out to be a hit. But the ve flops - Love in Singapore, Ee Patanathit Brocthom, Daddy Cool, Loud Speaker and Poleri Monikkam ~he churned out during the last year were certainly disappointing. Besides, Mammootty alone ‘cannot take the credit for the success of ‘Pazhassi Raja. It was/is MT Vasudevan Nair’s script and veteran Hariharan’s presentation, Oscar winner Resul Pookutty’s sound, and Ramanath Shetty's ‘camerawork that went in equal measure to make the perlog epic, acult dassic. Mohanial however, had a nightmarish year, as all his six releases Fed Chiles, Sagar alias Jacky, Bhagavan, Brahmaram, Angel Jabn, Ividum Swargamanu ~ drew a lukewarm response at the box-office, He seems to have lost his famous opening, as most of his films have- Started to limp their way through the week right trom the first. day. Says industry trade analyst, John Mathew: “Itwas Mohanial’s worst fever year. The man seems to be losing hs Midas touch, Sagar alios Jocky and Wvidum Swargamianu though, may recover the investment putin into them through sale of other rightsiike television, overseas and home video." ‘The possible reasons for the detline'in.M & M's botoffice success may be attributed to the budgets of their fms which are going haywire and crossing the danger mark of F5\6 crore and upwards at the time of release including prints and publicity cost, which the Malayalam film industry cannot afford. Due to the prohibitive cost and star salaries, the Kerala Fllry Producers Association has put forth a resolution that. cost of production of any film in Malayalam should not be more than Rs 3.50 crora, This has clipped the wings ofthe superstars, and Mohanlal’s big budget multi-starrer Casanova had tobe dropped, while Mammootty has Smartly cutdovmn on the budget of his forthcoming film, PokKiri Roja. However, noted critic, Beena Renjani points out: "Mammootty and Mohanlal are the icons of Malayalam cinema. They are the shining jewels of our industryeThe tpouble i8;not with the stars but ‘their choice of films. Some of them are rehashed from their earlier films. They should look for innovative new subjects and themes within the commereial format.” For the first mein his career; Mohanlal, a supercool quy otherwise, blamed other language movies for the woes of the Malayalam ‘lm industry. Speaking ‘sbithe promotional tour of his Ividum ‘Sworgar®anu, Mohantal said: “Some kind of regulation has to be put ‘on other language fs in Kerala. Otherwise our industry will crash. Atleast during the holiday season lke Christmas, priority should be Given to Malayalam releases. The other states are protecting their ‘lm industries, but in Kerala today we have to compete with Avatar, 3 idiots. and a Vettoikoran, ‘Meanie: the popularity of other tanquage tims is rising in Kerala. James Cameron's Avetor 30 version at Sridhar Emakulam has done better business than M & M's Christmas releases! And 3 idiots wil grass more than Mohanla’sIvidum Swargam Aanu in the same City. Tis has created shockwaves in the trade, which speculates 2 dominetion of Hollywood, Bollywood and Tami films in Kerala. ‘Says. @ leading producer: “Al these years M & M safeguarded our cinema, but now with Emakulam falling, the floodgates wil open up for smaller players to cave in.” Allu Acjun's rising popularity among the youth with the Malayatam ‘dubs of his Telugu films has eaten into the market of traditional Malayalam youth heroes (ke Prithviraj and Jayasurya. Says Alex George of Central Pictures, a leading distributor: "The distribution rights of other language films in Kerala has gone thraugh the roof, but stil there are buyers iho find that they are more financially viable than distributing Malayalam films and recovery on these ‘lms is faster. Today, in Malayalam only fims with good content run irrespective of whether or not the superstars are featured in it.” Now Malayalam fim producers themselves are buying and selling other language films. It has created 2 boom as Allu Arjun’s new Telugu film, Aryo 2 dubbed into Malayalam releasing on Valentine's day, has gone fora record Rs 1.10 Crore! Concludes Suresh Shenoy of Shenoy Theatres in Ernakulam: “Television is bombarding the viewer with the latest promos of English, Hind and Tamil releases, and the youth in Kerala are more than eager to lap these up. ft creates a market and an opening for these films. But the appeal of these language films cannot be replicated by our Malayalam films due to budget conse" (aay Feb 2010 IsouriscoPe (15)ee aaH Archane 2010 LAUNC: Q AS Om oa na iy Bo pa O50 n ‘indy Madhavi G08) SOUTHSCOPE Feb 2010,lesutra SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSRSSESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS id in, what with the wardrobe. 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Golden Star Ganesh was seen walking in with his jfe-turned-producer at a film event recently. ‘The star seemshappy as he gears up to announce the launch of his film Maleyall Jotheyali in the overseas market. It was @ music launch and music tivecton Sundor C Babu was the star‘OF the| evening: Gopichand wes 8 special quest but.jt was Ravi Teja who drow the biggest.chears from the:crowd. The foot tapping music also had the-crond swaying. The Kannada film industry pays tribute to superstar Vishnuvardhan, who passed away recently. > Directors Nagabharana, Girish Kasaravalli_and Kamataka Film Chambers of Commerce President Jayamala were seen in attendance at the release of Dr Puttaswamy's latest book on films. G12) sourascore | Feb 2010Former indian cricket captain, Anil Kurnble and actor Ohanush inaugurated a fitness studio in Chennal. The trainer of the National Cricket Academy, Shankar ‘Basu Is the brains behind the project. At the event, Dhanush shared that all the Credit for those fabulous six packs he's sporting these days goes to Basu. Naseefuddin Shah wabin Chennai with fis; theatre group recently. Accompanied by his Gan, Imad Khan, the team staged an amalgamation of narratives, called Katho Collage. KALEIDOSCOPE ilayathalapathy Vijay lapped up all the attention at’@ performance by his mother, nated Carnatic singer Sabha Chandrasekhar at the CChennaiyit Thiruvaiyar. Vijay walked in with his wife, Sangeetha and dad S.A Chandrasekhar, much to the delight of music eonnaisseurs at Kamara) Arangam on Christmas day, Kemal Haasan wes recently seen at the launch of om Puri's biography, The book, Om Purl: An Unlikely Hero has been penned by his wife Nandita € Purl and attracted controversy before its launch. ‘The buzz is all aboutthe references in the book to his relationship with vaFtaus Women, Om Puri candidly noted that he was proud of his story and that it was tribute to friends, colleagues, mentors ‘and the women in is ie. ‘The five day tong Chennai international Fashion Week (CIFW) had Tamil flm personalities walk the ramp to showicase some of the best in. contemporary designer wear. The designers featured Included Satya Paul, Nishka Lulla, Neeta Lulla as well as Rehane ‘and Sidney Sladen. Tamannaah walked the ramp for Nishka Lula, while Shriya Saran and Neetu Chandra featured Nesta Lulla creations. Genelia showcased Ishita Singh, Koena Mitra for Pria Kataaria Puri, and Namitha and Nell Nitin Mukesh walked for Sidney Siaden, Fep 2010 [souruscope {13a, woe if i) 2 i meet Ace film producer Allu Arvind celebrated his birthday amidst family, friends and well wishers. | ioc ee“There was a time when | could easily have poni puri without being mobbed by fans anywhere outside the south, but all that has changed now," admits R Madhavan, What Rang De Basonti did for sometime, 3 Idiots has done for ever to Madhavan! He's ow up there. Not that we loved him any lesser. But now he's one of the idiots and idiot these days has become a cool thing to. bel After the stupendous success of 3 ots, everyone's wondering what will happen to Shahrukh khan’s My Name is Khan and ‘Solman's Khan's Veer. Karan Johar, the co- producer of the My Nome is Khan has even ‘thrown in the towel before its release, this ‘month, saying #3 Idiots has reached a level that nobody can challenge.” Shahid Kapoor ‘whose Chance Pe Dance released and is on its way out, has also admitted that Aamiris por excellence, * We just hope that he sits ‘at home for six months and lets us remain In the race!” And here's what Maddy's got to say: “We are just dumb struck by our success. Most people who | know have watched this film twice in the theaters, a remarkable feat in today’s time. It has gone from happiness to pure happiness, to just plain numb. We are well on the way to being the most popular Hindi film, breaking even the records of Ghajini and Sholay. | hardly know anybody who has not seen the fm. ‘The box office returns in the US have been ‘more in the 3rd week than in the first. Youngsters have been telling me that they how have the courage to speak to their parents about their choice of careers. What more can | ask for?” ‘And what was It tke to work for the film? “it was. quite challenging to not only play fone of the main leads, but also that of the narrator. | took the maximum time for dubbing since | had to sound different, else the joke would have fallen apart,” he says ‘And while he's ati, he can't help but switch’ to Aamir Khan, who he looks up to. “It takes ‘guts for a protagonist to agree to a film in Which he’s on screen for only 60 per cent: of the time. All said and done, he would not ‘all 3 Idiots, his best, since he thinks that ‘anybody could have pulled It/off as long {5 they looked like a student. Ensemble films only work when there's a0 insecurity ‘among the principle cast..The chemistry between the three of us was quite visible,” he shares. Didn't it remind him of his days In college? “Yes it did Except that we were even naughtier. Once. we attached'a fart ‘machine ta the PA‘system!" This BSc electronics Graduate, like Aamir Khan's character, Rancho ‘in, the film, also has strong views about the) country's education system, “We need a radical shift. The over emphasis on Math and Science has to end. Students tll class six OF seven should be taught just two or three languages and basic Math which will be sufficient for them. Also, students should not be forced to choose fused streams, ‘Someone studying to be a doctor doesn’t hhave to study computers to treat patients, Row. There should also be @ no hold back policy at least tll class eight as my school In Jamshedpur follows,” he suggests. He Pauses for breath. Whew! Here we have @ real passionate advocate for an education revolution, Maddy admits that his parents were not very happy about his decision to opt for an MA in advertising. "But I don’t blame the Parents for they don’t want their children ‘committing suicide due to fallure." When asked to define an idiot, he says, “An idiot is someone like us who always wants to do his own things. It was what we had ‘always heard from our parents right from childhood and now Raju Hirani has given it anew meaning.” Besides Rang De. and now 3 Idiots, Madly is loved for his role in Rehna Hoi Tere Dil Moin and the horror thriller, 138. “! was {quite surprised when during the promotion of 3 Idiots, people in Indore kept calling me by my screen name in Rehno. Hal. ‘Another Hindi film which. Maddy. really liked doing was Romji Londonwatlah, But it unfortunately wasn’t:promoted properly “And | had to pay the price," he rues: Maddy has been Knownsin the south, for doing some serious cinema. in Bollywood, he now wants todo both commercial and offbeat films. He has no regrets that Abhishek did the Lead role.in Guru (Maddy had done the. same role in Mani Ratnam's, Tamil version) "Each film. has certain commercial aspects to consider.” He also doesn’t regret not having done too many ‘main leads down south, “But then God has compensated mewith 3 idiots, right?” He is.among. those! few south male stars who have made a place In Bollwood, "| ‘don't think there is any conspiracy to keep soUth Indians out. One of the main reasons why wiesdon't see too many southern stars in, Hindi could be because hardly anyane knows the language. But now things are ‘changing with Surya and Charan also centering Hing films.” Asked to describe the key fo his success in Bollywood, and Maddy says, "Hard work, dedication and of course a ittie bit of luck for being atthe right place at the right time. There are good and bad directors everywhere. But yes | feel that Mumbai is much more organised than the Tamil film industry." After 3 laiots, he has Teen Patt with Amitabh Bachchan, coming up. “it i an out and out commercial film about betting and living in the fast lane. The film has international star, Ben Kingsley in a guest appearance. It's amazing how both of them exude such a sense of warmth and enthusiasm an the sets," Maddy shares. R Madhavan leaves Anil Merani gawking imawonder while he admits ta’enjoying Ruble attention, talks Oftiaisdéys in college and of course all about 3 Idiots Feb 2010 SOUTHSCOPESo are the offers flowing thick and fast post 3 Idiots? “Well, they always did, but of late with the success of films like 'Mumboi Mere Joan (in which he featured) and A Wednesday, | am beginning to get Interesting kind of roles wich are not contingent on my dancing skills." Unlike many other stars, he Is not astiamed to admit that he Ukes public attention. "I have seen stars who will wear thick glasses to avoid being seen, yet get disturbed when nobody natices them.” He also has fis share of crazy fans, "Some girls want to get married to me while a few others have offered to be my mistress!" he smiles bemusedly. So how does his wife Sarita deal with it all? "Well she is an equally big fan Cf Shahrukh Khan, so I quess it evens out,” the winks. This 40-year-old actor who began his acting career with the Hindi television Programmes, Baneg! Apni Boat and Seo Hawks, says, “Although TV has arrived in a big way thanks to the media hype and reality shows, the aura and charisma of a film star is still huge.” He does not want to do any more television at the moment since he has his hands full with Hind! and Tamil flms. “A TV actor gets alot of exposure. 6 I would feel stressed out working for TY; he feels. He quite candidly acimits that his interest in acting only arose after the press wrote good reviews about his TV shows "Till then | was just mouthing the lines and going home." Maddy also does not want to go down the 6 pack abs route “I am a family pack man! Down south, we have a saying which goes: what really matters is what is below the packs.” you know this ti Maddy?) Dene malesInputs from Sridevi Sreedhar MWe met in Kolhapur wier@it Was. teachings she ‘came there with her cousin who was studying there and joined my class, Latey, she became an air- hostess and carne back to thank me and took me ‘out for dinner and ever since, she has been feeding Who proposegtingi? M = It’s strange and embarrassing, since | never proposed to her: 'S= We were in love for rihe:fears and our parents knew about it and. got us married. Neither of us proposed to the other Vidbit love at fst sighe? What dia you tke about each =I guessit was. | ikéd her fingers 5 [tgs love at first sight. was smitten by his smile ‘and fliry Ways, what feahe Fias¥git you ¢ IM: Itwas a mawe coloured Tshirt, He always tIked my hands so | gave hima silver key chain which was in the shape of a hand. ‘Waai,is the best thing you anes you frst started dating MeShe is frank and genuine. ‘$= He's very good a heart. Hi M And here's all about Madhavan and his.wife, Sarita’s stuff omdave: togetherness.and'well more love». eh OF Voy jeepslur marciage M & S- Weare more like friends. of yotprotidjemborrassed M- She is an amazing\wife. Being the wife of an ‘actor is no joke. It has been tough for her and | am. [proud about the fact that she has been able to look after me'and my tfe so well all these years. | am embarrassed at times with her frankness. ‘SJ am proud of is hard work and the way he hos ‘grownias an actor on his own. | am embarrassed about his eating habits. Wiiat, is Ih” most special moment each of you emeriiber from yaur dating days? i Jul= There are too many special moments for me. 'S= He saved up from his pocket money and took me ut te Pearl, an up market restaurant, while we were dating | you celebrate Valentine's Day? Which was us have celebrated 'S. Yes we do, every year. Our best Valentine's Day was in our friend's farm house in 2 place called Kagil in Kolhapur. it had these open green fields covered with mist and we lit up candles and it turned out be such a romantic night. What isthe best co iment you have got from each M- She loves my smile ‘5 He is forever complimenting me for something or the other, w pave your at it was about? Who makes gh? M= Itwas a couple of months after our marriage over some silly matter. | usually take the initiative to make up. S-I can'tremember why we had that fight either. But fever since the first fight, IIs Maddy wie takes the initiative to make up. ‘S- Maddy teaches Vedent to be obedient and plays with him @ ict. take care of him, make sure he ts =e 23 Es aa es ga 3 ba Bs a on ga Sz Se St is ox z= ea os Es 8 2 ‘After three decades of just how impossible i: (00? SOUTHsCOPE, Feb/?010 CATCHER | HE EY Weal dream big. Nomake that huge, as kids. wanted to wina Nobel Prize (can't remember for what) before finishing School! That's not ‘al. also wanted to be a rocket scientist and fancied mi_chances oF ‘walking ou fo open wth Sachin Tendulkar in tne 2003 Word Gup. We ‘ream end we cream more and we dreary diferenty as time goes, by. Guess filmmaker Ashok Amritra) was ike eny other Kidaahen he ‘dreamt about playing tennis and making Hollyaoad movies. I's just that his dreams did not change. They came true, and how tt has been an incredible Journey thats started in the by-lanes cof Chennai. Ashok Amrita} ropresented naia in. tennis at the international level and played in all the major Grand slarns. And then he quit one day. Like this was done’ ang it was now time to do the other, Pursue his Hollywood dream that js. Thirty years later, ‘Ashok is one of the mest influential independent producers in the Incustry. He has procuced ayer 100 fms which have grossed well cover @ billion dollars. An astonishing featwhen you consider that fhe was “the only brown skin in a see Ofte," that Hollywood wes thirty years ago. He tves the High life, unehes vith Hollywood honches, signs mut million dollar dels worldwide and.is on first name terms with the biggest stars. Yet, you, cannot trace even the slightest hint of an acquires accent and he Seems to exude a certain warmth that can cu across 9 telephone line.gating ride so far with many B," he smiles. By now, Ashok BEsomany questions, I dort know : ie Would have felt when he fist met fEWse: This is where Ashok made things easier for me and began his Hyde Park Entertainment. ‘Ashok'set up Hyde Park Entertainment in 1999. It is one ofthe leading entertainment. companies in Hollywoad today. The company Is now evolved into a cutting-edge alternate to the traditional Hollywood Studia system for fimmakers, by turing into one ofthe few progressive independent firms that encompasses mast elements of 2 full-Redged studio, Feb 2010 Isouruscope (7‘Street Dancing ‘There is qulte a buze surrounding his next ‘movie, Street Dancing. The film focuses on ‘mixing dance styles and cultures in the world ‘and AR Rahman fs composing the music. Most Importantly it has an Indian angle to it “street Dancing the frst cross-cutturalproject ‘of Hyde Park in partnership with Imagenation ‘Abu Ohabl and Media Development Authority, ‘Singapore. It Isa story that revolves around ‘an Indian boy and a Canadian git and blends dance styles and cultures while traveling from ‘Singapore to New York. portion wl be shot in ‘Mumbai too. Its @ young love stary and it has ‘a lot of songs in it. AR Rahman is composing ‘music for the film along with Dave Stewart” heshares. Hyde Park imagenation Hyde Park imagenation is 2 jeint venture between Hyde Park Entertainment and Imagenation Abu Dhabi, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Abu Dhabi Media Company. "The idea is tohelp build abridge between the West, the Middle East and Asia through cinema. We want to accomplish that by creating global cinema that appeats to all by combining talents” Ashok says sharing his vision. ‘There isa string of big tcket projects in the pipeline. There is Deod of Night starring Brandon Routh, set for a Spring 2010 release. Hyde Park partners with Hisako Matsui of essen Commurications, Japan, to produce Leonie, based on the ‘fe. story of Leonie Gilmour, mother of the famed American- Japanese sculptor, Isamu Noguchi. Wie also have Machete, crected by Robert Rodriguez. Danry Trejo, Robert De Niro, Jessica Alba and Lindsay Lohan wil feature in the film. ‘The black and white of It ‘That's a lot to look forward to. The legend of Ashok Amrtra} fs certain to get bigger: He Is sil just 53) But things did not look so promising when it ell started, The colour of bis kin and his ethnicity made it all the more. dict to breakin. “On it was excruciatingly dificult. When | started there was no Indian in any noteworthy position in the business. The Wt seve or lah Years were incredibly tough. Nobody took me seriously, The Business was controlled by the whites and they didnot have ayreason to allow. anybody else into the Inner cirle. It took, 2. great deal of determination and perseverance tobreak into the industry Climbing up the ladder. {t took him five year to make his frst lm, Flesh Bum in 1985. 8ut things changed after Double Impact in 1981. Sinee than he fas produced many blockbusters “ike Bringing Down the/House Antitrust, Origingl Sin, Get Cconter, Premonition, Moonilght Mle, to name 3 few./ashok has ‘accamplished a lot mare than what fe dreamt of, "| remember going {0 Hellyyood wanting to make one film there. That | thought would be wonderful, 2 dream come true. But reality has far surpassed my ‘reams. We made a [ot of successfu films. 1 ) souruscoPe Feb 2010 jined the Academy, joined the board and even joined the British Academy. There have been 3 lot of firsts since. First producer of Indian origin to make over @ hundred movies, my films have grossed over ane bilion doitrs in revenues end many have been on the top five Jn the lst of 80 charts” Nothing tike ten Breaking Into an industry with an aesthetic sense that is unlike anything we can call nda’ was not easy. Hollywood wes nothing like professional tennis, “n tennis, everything {is cut and dy, you play well you win =f your ‘opponent plays beter, you lose, n the movie business, there are many gray, areas. had seen movies and knew some’ people. Besides that, | knew very little about the. business ‘of making movies. | ary-depentant on the tirector, the personalities of the actors the ‘marketing of the film nd the response of the audience, which comes about one year after | have decided to make 2 film, [bis more of @ THE GOLF COURSE HOME Pop star Justin Timberlake is going all out with his golfing Dassion. Last heard, he had a Putting green installed in his house. 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Babu Sait, Musics Satit Chowdhury. Camera: Martus Bartley Dialogues: SL PuramSadanandanThis is no overstatement. It was indeed, history in the making. It was the mid-1960s, Less than a decade after legendary writer, Thakazhi Sivasankare Pillel wrote the novel, Chemmeen (Prawns), the film arrived. Four decades later, ‘thas attained the status of a classic. Fans and critics alike agree that Chemmeon remains one tf the Finest flms ever made in the history of Malayalam cinema, Chemmeen is set on a shore in Kerala, home Of the Beautiful fisherwoman Karuthernma, Her father, Chembankunju, played by Kottarakkara Sreedharan Nair is an ambitious man. Chembankunju has big dreams about life and borrows money from a Muslin youth, Pareekutty (Madhu), to buy a boat and fishing het. Incidentally, Karuthamma and Pareekutty are in love. ‘After 3 while, Chembankunju meets Palani (Sathyan), a smart and young fisherman during 4 chakara oF the harvest season in the sea, ‘Keruthamma is forced to marry Palani, leaving Pareekutty distraught. The film ends on a ‘tragic note with the bodies of Koruthamma and Pareekutty washed up an the seashore. Chemmeen was noted not just for its lt value, but also for the technical briliance that set this film apart. \t was directed by Rar Kariat, who hasalso made films lice 2954), Minnaminungy (1957), Puthron (961) and Moodupg ‘among others. i Chemmeen was originally plennéd. 2s budget black and white abu became the producer, potential, Soon, he larger scale, Some of lngian cinema worked ofthefim hee Varga, atey, one oft Sees ete Wiclied es ree toes, ea A mrs Semoun wets fcttesn Maree one ofa neler inthe Noy chest hr one cae ts ae ie nee a ee The shooting ofthe har ‘on the shores" of, Purakked, The loa ‘hte i Nha Fourteen were released. igit i fim eomlsted 300 days neath Eon. Th brofitsiviere estit od jptee ni 40 Laas, which wesundoubtedly in shose Gays 2, themmeen gained acceptance Sosauaesinend hasbeen ser ‘Vintemational Alri festivals. Th © sccess oF Chemmeen considers Seifelayalaniecins Industry. Cher even. > President's Gold Mecal selection for the \ Fl fa 1865. The fm remains 9 i! lassie sndano- revisited cinematic ”52) souTHscoPE: Feb 2010io rele IMME SM NT SSelI SILI NODA] PM LNs Let) ee COMPAL LCI We're addicted tothe PTC Ley Wels welt) revel Nes eatin on the experience you'll have here." Safna Puttnam (AVP Six Sigma) 7 ee ete come eee er ee ek iL em eee er aeNatentne Bical DETTER FROM THE EDITOR Dae ets a nerds Cre UM cs ae pee pee ta eG a rd Ree aie ce ee a a eee erator ten een et ead Prec eee tae te ne oa cu ea Seen so Pee eeu ace ket en CRC nes ‘aught in the cross fire and had to bear the brunt, willy nilly. What are we thinking? Or are we thinking ere eccrine Ce ah oe aati statement in @ film magazine. All |'am attempting ta do is to echo the voices of hundreds of our eee pts tty rrr asta teteet eon a Ue eee eg ee ca ca See eee Oar tea eae rca eee Re ee ae readers are making an e'fort to reach out to everybody through us to let cinema stay untouched so Pete eta tee ean ene coe Ge ee eae oe eee Coe eee ar te orien ec ea a ue ae language.” Let's then put qu hands and hearts together to enjoy cinema in its purest form without Potente een ee cae etc Pete eg recur in se eRe ans eee een pee ee Sa ase a gece ced Ce eee ye ec eee RU Rs of other elements to0. Far action lovers we have Puri Jagannath, the very talented Telugu directon Bias ne eo ne a eS an ois Cee he Ree bt een eran tear ei ey etme aN a fof comedy while Hemachandra provides music Lo your ears besides the regular masaia from all four fanguages. 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