FRIDAY RUSHES
Emotional reunion
The launch of the remake of
`Rathinirvedam' was an emotional reunion of
sorts. KPAC Lalitha who had acted in the
original film told the packed audience that
the film proved to be a turning point in her
life. Bharathan had proposed to her after the
shooting of the film and Cupid was enacted by
cinematographer Ramachandra Babu. The
Bharathan film, scripted by Padmarajan and
produced by Hari Pothen, is a coming-of-age
movie; a landmark film in Malayalam cinema.
The families of the producer, the scriptwriter
and director of the film were in there in full
strength to motivate Suresh Kumar and T.K.
Rajeevkumar, producer and director
respectively of the new `Rathinirvedam.'
Clicking with Bollywood
Amal Neerad is all set to widen his
horizons. The hotshot
cinematographer who hit the big time
in Mumbai is all set to return to
Bollywood as a director as UTV has
requested him to direct a film for the
production house.
Platform for good films
The shooting of film director R.
Sarath's `Platform Number 2' will
begin in January. "The script is in the
final stage. We plan to shoot the film
in Hindi and Malayalam. Producer
Jayaprada and Kay Kay Menon have
been cast in the Hindi film. We also
plan to introduce several youngsters
in the film," says the director. The
casting for the Malayalam version is
still on. His previous film, `Desire,' is
likely to be premiered in Mumbai.
Memorable debut
M.T. Annoor and Jithu Joseph are the
two debutant filmmakers who struck gold
with their very first film. The Indian
Panorama section of the ongoing
International Film Festival of India has
included Anoor's `Kalchilambu' and
Jithu's `Mummy and Me.' "It is a great
recognition for me and it proves that
there is a place for films that do not
always hit the commercial circuit," says
Anoor who is working on his next film
with childhood buddy M. Sukumar.
SARASWATHY NAGARAJAN
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