Krian Media Acquires US Rights Of Dulquar, Fahad's Movies

Ranjit Thakur, the man who pioneered the Digital Revolution in the exhibition space in India with Scrabble Entertainment Pvt. Ltd, has recently launched Krian Media Ltd. as an extension to servicing of cinemas in the digital space globally. Krian Media which also has a film distribution arm aims at not only catering to domestic markets but to markets which are underexposed to Indian cinema, such as USA, Latin America and some European countries, with the ultimate vision of becoming a single window for release of Indian movies worldwide. Krian Media kicked off by distributing a Hollywood release, GI Joe: Retaliation across India this year. Following their vision, Krian Media has acquired US theatrical distribution rights for two Malayalam films. Neelakasham Pachakadal Chuvanna Bhoomi is a Malayalam road movie directed and co-produced by Sameer Thahir and written by Hashir Muhammad. The film featured Dulquar Salman, Dhritiman Chatterjee and Sunny Wayne in the lead roles. It will be releasing on 6th September in the US. The other film, North 24 Kaatham has been written and directed by debutant director Anil Radhakrishnan Menon and features Fahad Fazil in the lead role. It is produced by E 4 Entertainment and will be releasing on 20th September, 2013.
Raj Malik, Vice President, Film Acquisition & Distribution, Krian Media highlighted "Understanding the popularity and demand of regional cinema across the globe we aim to deliver the best entertainment to our audiences on a global platform. Through our foray into distribution of films, we are servicing cinema in one or more way and adding to its reach. Apart from domestic distribution, our international reach is established in major markets such as of North America as of now." The Indian film industry is highly regionalised with the largest language groups supporting major regional industries. In fact regional (especially southern) films bite a huge chunk of the overall Indian film market as they have evolved by leaps and bounds and have been witnessing new trends over time. Although, Bollywood being the biggest film industry in India, the southern film industry is contributing substantially to the market. The US market is concerned as it has been a fast-growing and affluent population of Indian Americans: with 2.5 million people. Many distributors of Bollywood and regional Indian films are growingly eager to broaden their global appeal.

Megastar Mammootty Turns 62!

Megastar Mammootty is celebrating his 62nd birthday today (September 7). This birthday is very special for the actor as he is basking in the success of his last release Kunjananthante Kada, which was a much anticipated movie. Mammootty was born in a middle class Muslim family to Ismail and Fathima on September 7, 1951. Though Mammootty is a lawyer by profession, he was more keen on acting that forced him to leave his job and enter into acting. Till now, the legendary star has acted in 348 movies.

Mammootty made his debut in the industry with the movie Anubhavangal Paalichakal in 1971, which went unnoticed. Devalokam marked his career as a leading actor, but this film did not get released. Later on, Mammootty was seen in many movies and grew up to be a wonderful star and now he has reached the stardom as Megastar. Kunjananthante Kada was his last release, which is still running successfully. Mammootty is well-known for his natural style in acting. Daivathinte Swantham Cleetus, Balyakalasakhi, The Gangster and Black Investigators are his upcoming movies. Mammootty has won three National Awards, five Kerala State Film Awards, 11 Filmfare Awards, 11 Kerala Film Critics Awards and five Asianet Film Awards. In 1998, the government of India honoured him with its fourth highest civilian award, Padma Shri for his contribution to the Indian film industry. He was conferred with the Doctor of Letters degree by University of Calicut and University of Kerala in 2010.

Unni Mukundan In 'The Last Supper'

The Last Supper is an upcoming movie written and directed by debutant Nikhil. Unni Mukundan, Sreenath Bhasi and Berly play lead roles in this movie. S George is producing this film under the banner of Sin Sil Celluloid. Immanuel was the last film produced under this banner. Alby is a computer hacker in the police department. Imran Khan is a cinematographer and Berly is a channel producer. Three of them are very thick friends and Plan to go for an adventurous journey to a strange and mysterious place.

In the course of their journey, they face certain unexpected incidents and it completely changes their lives. The intriguing scenes that follow forms the rest of the story. Unni Mukundan plays the role of Alby, Sreenath Bhasi is seen as Imran Khan and Berly is seen as Berly itself. The Last Supper has its music composed by Gopi Sunder. Rafeeq Ahamed has penned the lyrics for this movie. Ajayan Vincent has wielded the camera. This movie is said to be a full length entertainer which is narrated in a humourous manner. Meanwhile, Unni Mukundan's upcoming movie Samrajyam 2 has been indefinetely postponed. The movie is the remake of the old movie Samrajyam starred Mammootty. The posters of the film are getting good reviews from the audience. Hope The Last Supper will be another success to his career.