5/16/2018

Actress Samvrutha Sunil is back to lime light with Nayika Nayakan Show on Mazhavil Manorama

Actress Samvrutha Sunil is coming back to screen after a gap thouth Mazhavil Manorama channels talent hunt show -Nayika Nakaan. A show for finding hero and heroine of Lal Jose’s latest film. Nayika Nayakan will be launched on May 28th, 2018 to find hero and heroine for a malayalam movie directed by Lal Jose. The new show will be broadcasted every Monday to Wednesday at 9:00 PM.

The promos are going on air now on her return to lime light.Actress Samvritha (Samvrutha) Sunil, who is still a girl-next-door for Keralites, has been away from the limelight for quite sometime now. The promos highlight the return of Samvrutha Sunil to lime light again as a judge of this talent hunt reality show.

She started her film career through Rasikan directed by LalJose and became part of many movies directed by him and others. Samvrutha Sunil made her debut in 2004 through the film Rasikan directed by her mentor Lal Jose, she has starred in over 40 Malayalam films and in a few Telugu and Tamil films. Her performances include in the films Arabikkatha (2007), Chocolate (2007), Thirakkatha (2008), Boomi Malayalam (2009), Cocktail (2010), Manikyakkallu (2011), Swapna Sanchari (2011), Arike (2012), Diamond Necklace (2012) and Ayalum Njanum Thammil (2012). The movie 101 Weddings (2012) was her last movie before hiatus from entertainment industry. She always maintained that she will come back given a good chance. Now she is back to screen, but this time to mini-screen when she got a call from her mentor Laljose.

Samvrutha Sunil in  Nayika Nayakan Show on Mazhavil Manorama
Samvritha Sunil from Kannur and she married to  Akhil Jayaraj.After entering wedlock in 2012, the talented artiste shifted to the US with her US based engineer husband Akhil Jayaraj and is now the mother of a two-year-old boy named Agastya.

Lal Jose Show Nayika Nayakan on Mazhavil Manorama will have many male and female contestants selected after audition rounds . He along with Actress Samvrutha Sunil and Actor Kunjacho Boban will judges the performance of the contestants and will deceide the winners of Nayika Nayakan. Pealey Maney will host the show. The names and details of judges, contestants will be updated soon.
Samvrutha Sunil in  Nayika Nayakan Show 
The episodes of talent show Nayika Nayakan on Mazhavil Manorama will be available through the channels official youtube channel after the telecast of the show. 

Nayika Nayakan Show on Mazhavil Manorama launching on 28th May 2018

Malayalam channel Mazhavil Manorama is all set to launch their brand new reality show Nayika Nayakan on May 28th, 2018 to find hero and heroine for a malayalam movie directed by Lal Jose. The new acting talent show will be broadcasted every Monday to Wednesday at 9:00 PM. The promos shows that the winners of the show will be given a chance to be the hero and heroine from the selected set of male and female contestants from auditions. Mazhavil Manorama recently launched another chat show Nakshathra Thilakkam on 14th may 2018

Nayakan -Nayakan will be a director Lal Jose Show. He along with Actress Samvrutha Sunil  and Actor Kunjacho Boban will judges the performance of the contestants and will deceide the winners of Nayika Nayakan. Pealey Maney will host the show. The names and details of judges, contestants will be updated soon.

Nayika Nayakan on Mazhavil Manorama is  similar to Surya TV' Vivel active fair big break telecasted in 2011 for finding heroine for Lal Jose Movie. The winners of the show Anusree (Diamond Necklace fame), Chandini Sreedharan (KL 10 Patthu, Darvinte Parinamam) are noted film actress now. The finalists of Big Break show,  Swasika Vijay  and Amala Rose Kurian are also active in Television Serials and Movies. So it is a great chance of aspiring actresses to participate in Nayika Nayakan. Asianet also recently called application for similar show called  New face hunt to find heroine of Asianet Serials.

Nayika Nayakan show Details 
Channel: Mazhavil Manorama
Genre: Talent show focused on acting
Date: May 28th at 9:00 PM
Telecast time : Mon-Wed at 9:00 PM
Nayika Nayakan Show Mazhavil Manorama
Nayika Nayakan Show Mazhavil Manorama

The promos highlight the return of Samvrutha Sunil to lime light again as a judge of this talent hunt reality show. She started her film career through Rasikan directed by LalJose and became part of many movies directed by him and others. Samvritha Sunil from Kannur and she married to  Akhil Jayaraj . 101 Weddings was her final film before marriage and coming back through mini screen.

Kunjacko Boban debuted through Fazil's Aniyathi Pravu got a big break in his second innings through LalJose movie Pullipulikalum Attinkuttiyum. He also will join the show alone with Laljose

Director Lal Jose dont need any introduction to Malayalam movie lovers. He debuted as a director through Oru maravathoor kanavu starring Mammotty in lead role. His hit movies include Chandranudikkunna Dikhil (1999), Meesa Madhavan (2002), Classmates (2006), Arabikkatha (2007), Neelathaamara (2009), Diamond Necklace (2012), Ayalum Njanum Thammil (2012), Immanuel (2013), and Vikramadithyan (2014). He later became a film producer and distributor with his banner LJ films. He was the judge of Surya TV big break show and its winner Anusree debuted through his movie Diamond Necklace (2012). She is now an established actress in Malayalam movie industry. So this show will be a great turning point for winners who aspire to become film actor or actress.

The episodes of talent show Nayika Nayakan on Mazhavil Manorama will be available through the channels official youtube channel after the telecast of the show. 

5/15/2018

Avanthika Mohan Quits Athmasakhi serial on Mazhavil Manorama

Popular malayalm actress Avanthika  has decided to quit the very popular Athmasakhi serial recently. She plays the lead role of a bold and modern character Nanditha who is a doctor by profession in this Malayalam TV series. Athmasakhi was launched in  May 2016 on Malayalm GEC channel Mazhavil Manorama.

This fiction is produced by Shobana Umadharan under the popular banner Sauparnika Creations. The story and script is written by noted TV actress Sangeetha Mohan and the show is directed by Mohan Kupleri.  Rayjan Rajan plays the role of the hero Sathyajith IPS. The actors and actresses include Manu Nair, Beena Antony, Sree Raksha, Sanjay, Jishin Mohan, Sangeetha Mohan etc . The protrayal of Nadhitha by Avanthika was well received by the audience and they were not happy when a new actress Divya replaced here.

The Malayalam TV serial audience were clueless about the change. Avanthika Mohan finally  revealed the reason why she quits the serial in an intereview given to a National Daily that '"I am experiencing a special phase of my life and doctors advised me to take a 3 months bed rest that's why I was forced to quit the show. I am pregnant.The initial days are very crucial and so I need to take care of the baby within me. Busy shooting schedules really affected my health" she revealed this happy news on Maother Day. She also added that she is looking forward to the first mother's day next year. She is planing to come back to entertainment industry after this break.

Read more :Actress Divya replaced Avanthika Mohan in Athamasakhi serial

Avanthika has acted in many movies including those in  Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu and Kannada languages. She made her debut film, Yakshi – Faithfully Yours and was later seen in films including Crocodile Love Story (2012) and Mr. Bean (2013). 2014 she made her Tamil debut with Aalamaram. In May 2016, she debuted as a telvision actress through the TV series Athmasakhi .Later in June she made her Telugu Television debut through Raja Rani in which she plays a strong and innocent school teacher.She is getting positive reviews from both TV series.

Avanthika married Anil Kumar Kainth, a pilot by profession,  on August 31, 2017 at Kozhikode. It was a love cum arranged marriage. Rituals like Haldi, Mehendi and Sangeeth in Punjabi style were held on 30th August 2017. Congrats to Avanthika.

Read more :Actress Avanthika Mohan wedding photos

Avanthika Mohan -Athmasakhi serial on Mazhavil Manorama
Avanthika Mohan as Dr Nandhitha in  Athmasakhi serial on Mazhavil Manorama


5/14/2018

Actor Kalasala Babu passed away

Malayalam Actor Kalasala Babu -known for his roles in Malayalam Films, Television Serials and drama -passed away at the age of 68y on 13th May 2018 Night in Ernakulam. He was suffering from heart-related problems and was under treatment for the past three months. His health condition deteriorated after he reportedly suffered a stroke during an emergency surgery. He breathed his last on Sunday due to cerebral hemorrhage. He is survived by his wife Lalitha and children, Sreedevi who resides in the US and Viswanthan who resides in Ireland.

Kalasala Babu is the son of Kathakali maestro Kalamandalam Krishnan Nair and Kalamandalam Kalyanikutty Amma-renowned Mohiniyattam danseuse. He is active part of entetainement industry for more than 45 years. He debuted as a drama actor through plays ('Manishada' , Drishyanjali') mostly produced by Kalidasa Kala Kendram. He debuted as a film actor in 1977, in Inayethedi, the first venture of John Paul, George Kitho, Kaloor Dennis and Antony Eastman as hero of Silk Smitha, but the film was a flop. As he was not getting good response in films, he launched his own drama troupe called Kalasala in Tripunithura, which had artistes such as Thilakan and Surasu among others. This is how he got the name 'Kalasala Babu'.  The theater group was active for more than 10 years.

He started his television career through a telefilm 'Kala' made for Doordarshan in the year 1999. He essayed important roles in as many as 28 mega serials. His television serials include Kadamattath Kathanar,Swamy ayyapan,Lipstick,,Police Story, Kudumbayogam Mattoruval, Devimahatmyam, Amma, Ramayanam, Vallarpadathamma,Indira,Sooryakaladi,Parassini shri Muthappan,Sathyam Shivam Sundaram Jagratha,etc

Malayalam Actor Kalasasla Babu
Actor Kalasasla Babu
He came back to silver screen in 2003 through  Kasthooriman. Directed by Lohithadas, the film made him a popular choice to play the villain role. Following which he acted in more than 100 films, mostly in negative or villain or elderly roles. His recent movies include Kalipp (2018),Queen (2018), Sunday Holiday (2017) etc. He has acted with almost all leading actors of malayalam movie industry. 

5/13/2018

20th Asianet Film Awards 2018 Coming Soon | Date,Venue, Telecast, Ticket details

Malayalam Channel Asianet is all set to telecast their prestigious Film Awards. The 20th Asianet Film Awards 2018 is coming soon on Asianet. The promos of the Award show is going rounds on the channel. This program is also one of the top rated show on Malayalam Television as of now.

 The 20th Asianet film awards are for films released in 2017. The promos reveals the glitter glamour of the south Indian film Industry at the show. Actors Mamootty, Mohalal,Dhanush, Nivin Pauly,Sheela, Sail Pallavi, Parvathy, Asha Sahraeth,many top actresses including Nayan Thara, Thamanna, Anusha Shetty etc were present during the award night.

This most awaited awards are given every year for artistic and technical excellence on  Malayalam movies. Awards are presented in nearly 32 categories every year at the Asianet film awards. The date and time of telecast of the show will announced soon The full videos will be added to hotstar following the telecast.

Update : Winners List of Asianet Film Awards 2018 - Images and other details

Date and Venue of 20th Asianet Film Awards Ceremony 2018

Date:20th May 2018

Venue : Adlux International Convention & Exhibition Centre, Karukutty, Angamaly, Kochi, India

Tickets for Asianet film awards 2018 - 20th Asianet film awards 2018 is absolutely free and anyone can come to the venue of Asianet awards 2018 with a pass can watch the show.The channel facebook page provide details on how to get Asianet Film Awards Pass easily by commenting on their page (Asianet Film Awards 2018 -pass distribution)


 Asianet film awards 2018 Telecast Details- The recorded version will be telecasted later. There will be no live coverage of the award show. Following the telecast the show videos will be available through hotstar as in previous years.

Telecast Date and Time: Telecast on 2nd and 3rd June 2018
20th Asianet Film Awards 2018 Winners list
20th Asianet Film Awards 2018- images from 19th asianet awards

Read more: Winners of Asianet Film Awards
20th Asianet Film Awards 2018 Winners List
Old photo- 19th Asianet Film Awards 2017 - MT Vasudevan Nair receives award from Mammootty 
The awards for performance in films in 2017 were already announced including Kerala state film Awards, Vanitha Film Awards, Kerala Film Critics film awards etc. The winners of the Film awards are given below.
20th Asianet Film Awards 2018
20th Asianet Film Awards 2018
Asianet has already announced their television awards in 2018 ( Asianet Television Awards 2018 -Winners). Now its the turn of film awards

5/11/2018

Mohanlal to host Bigg Boss Malayalam Season 1 on Asianet

Bigg Boss Malayalam is coming soon on Asianet. The Bigg Boss Season 1 Malayalam will be broadcasted globally soon. Asianet has bagged super Star Mohanalal as the host of much awaited show on Asianet. The official launching of the show was held on Crowne Plaza on May 10, 2018. The anouncement came from Mr. K. Madhavan, M.D, Star South.

According to him, this show is expected to be another path breaking program from Asianet which already has to its credit such iconic reality shows such as Star Singer, Nigalkum Aakam Kodiswaran and many other serials. The show would include contestants not just who are from the limelight, but those from the everyday walk of life as well. In reply to the announcement of him as the anchor of Bigg Boss Mohanalal said “I hope to do a good job as an anchor and I am really grateful and honoured to take up this opportunity for the upcoming Malayalam reality show Bigg Boss. He also added that “This show will definitely be a new experience for me. It is a role that I am excited about because the challenges will be totally different. I’m really looking forward to it". Madhavan,M.D, Star South said in his speech that “We are privileged to have a great star and a personality like Mr. Mohan Lal to host Bigg Boss in Malayalam. This surely means that our viewers are in for unique and exciting entertainment.” The actor recently also hosted a chat show Lalsalaam-The complete actor on Amritha TV.

Bigg Boss Malayalam host
Bigg Boss Malayalam host, Anchor of Asianet Bigg Boss Season 1
Asianet Bigg Boss Malayalam show is launched as a part of celebration for completing 25th anniversary of Asianet. Presented by Asianet and produced by Endemol Shine Productions, Bigg Boss will feature 16 celebrities living together inside a custom made ‘Bigg Boss’ house for 100 days. The participants will be completely cut off from the outside world – they will have no access to internet, phones, television or newspapers. With no way out to distract themselves, each participant will have to compete with others inside the house to complete various tasks; they will be tracked and monitored by 60 robotic & manned cameras continuously. The lavish Bigg Boss house will have all necessary comfort to stay for 100 days.

The show in Bigg boss format is not new to Malayali Audience. Asianet Bigg Boss Malayalam will be a replication of the old reality show called ‘Malayali House’ telecasted on Surya TV. Rahul Easwar was the winner of the show.

Read more :  Winners, Contestants of Malayalee House on Surya TV

Bigg Boss is the biggest reality show in the country and with it doing fabulously well in regional languages (Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Bengali and now Marathi).The Telegu, Tamil Bengali and Kannada versions are hosted by Jr NTR, Kamal Haasan and Mithun Chakraborty, actor Sudeep respectively. Actor Salman Khan will host 12th season of Bigg Boss Hindi.
Bigg Boss Malayalam host, Anchor of Asianet Bigg Boss
Mohanlal -the anchor Bigg Boss Malayalam on Asianet and  Mr. K. Madhavan, M.D, Star South
 during the launching of Bigg Boss malayalam