Sachin A Billion Dreams box office collection day 2: Sachin Tendulkar biopic creates history, gets biggest opening as docu-drama

 

Sachin A Billion Dreams box office collection day 2: You can almost witness a stadium like moment at the theatres where chants of 'Sachin, Sachin' have filled the air. 

Sachin: A Billion Dreams released on Friday. The film, which is based on cricketer Sachin Tendulkar, has not only been receiving critical acclaim but also audience appreciation and love from all quarters. Sachin: A Billion Dreams created history by becoming the first docu-drama to get the biggest opening in the genre with Rs 8.40 crore in India on its Day 1 in all languages. With the release of Sachin: A Billion Dreams, Sachin Tendulkar became the first Indian to have a biographical drama on his life journey where he is portraying his own self.

“Considering it’s a docu-drama, #SachinABillionDreams opens IMPRESSIVELY… Fri ₹ 8.40 cr. India biz [Hindi, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu, English],” Bollywood trade analyst Taran Adarsh wrote on Twitter.
Sachin has been referred to as the God of cricket but he means a lot more to his true blue fans. He’s an emotion – an emotion too far to be fetched and the director, James Erskine has beautifully encapsulated the emotion of an entire nation in Sachin: A Billion Dreams. The movie has made Sachin fans ecstatic and their love for him has flooded social media.
You can almost witness a stadium like moment at the theatres where chants of ‘Sachin, Sachin’ have filled the air. The film is engaging since it’s a factual presentation of his journey with real-life sporting legends on the big canvas. The film has released in 2400 screens across India.

 

Sachin A Billion Dreams box office collection day 2: Sachin Tendulkar biopic creates history, gets biggest opening as docu-drama

By: Mansoor on: May 27, 2017

ADVENTURES OF OMANAKUTTAN

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Cast: Asif Ali, Bhavana

Direction: Rohith V S

Genre: Drama

Duration: 2 hours 46 minutes

Story: Omanakuttan is a luckless, introvert. After being spurned by a colleague due to his inferior personality, he decides to market himself better and pretends as different people to impress girls. However, one day he wakes up with memory loss and has no clue as to who he really is.

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Review: The team of Adventures of Omanakuttan, which comprises of mostly debutants as part of the crew, had worked close to three years on the film; meaning that they have had several months to tinker with the content, edit and re-edit the film to make it appealing. And yet the film stands at 2 hour 46 minutes, stretching a wafer-thin storyline about an introvert who pretends to be multiple people, suffers a memory loss and has no clue who he is.

The movie, directed by Rohit VS, starts off by introducing its protagonist Omanakuttan (Asif Ali) who works as a marketing employee of a hair oil company. After his love is turned down by a colleague due to his lacklustre personality, Omanakuttan’s manager suggests him to market himself better. And so he does by pretending to be different persons to different people through the comfort of a mobile phone..

Some of his personalities include IPS officer, don, fashion photographer and a Brahmin. All this while, the real Omanakuttan falls for paranormal investigator Pallavi (Bhavana) but is forced to take on the guise of a celebrity singer due to the fear of rejection. After taking a cab ride at midnight, Omanakuttan wakes up in a dump yard with memory loss. Having no help to determine who is, he meets Pallavi and the two venture out to figure out who he really is.

The film is packed with twists. However, most of them come after wearing down the patience of the audience. While there are doses of comedy to elevate the screenplay, the movie still suffers from the prolonged time wasted on certain sequences – for instance, a scene where Asif walks alone in the death of the night doesn’t merit close to four minutes of screen time.

A major flaw in the first half of the film though is that Omanakuttan’s actions can so easily be misconstrued as stalking. That makes you care less about the character in the second half as the shadow of his actions still hang over as a dark cloud.

Asif as the introvert nails the character’s expressions and body language, while also bringing his style into the other characters he impersonates. Bhavana as Pallavi is a delight and the saving grace of the film. Saiju Kurup as Omanakuttan’s roommate gets some hilarious one-liners in the course of the film.

The music of the film is found wanting at times but the cinematography sort of captures that mood of Omanakuttan. Adventures of Omanakuttan is an experimental movie but one which truly tests the patience of the audience. The second half of the film does pick up a bit but to get there is an arduous task.

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By: Mansoor on: May 27, 2017

RAMANTE EDANTHOTAM

Ramante Edanthottam is a 2017 Malayalam romantic comedy movie written and directed by Ranjith Shankar stars Kunchacko Boban and Anu Sithara in lead roles. It also has Aju Varghese, Muthumani, Joju George, Ramesh Pisharody, Sreejith Ravi in supporting roles. The film has music composed by Bijibal and produced by Ranjith Sankar under the banner Dreams N Beyond.

Story: Elvis and Malini have been married for more than a decade and the element of love has been absent from their life for ages together. Elvis strays outside the relationship often, while Malini leads a quiet life despite being a gifted artiste. Things take a turn once Raman, an environmentalist-cum-resort owner, comes into the picture.

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Review: Ranjith Sankar’s latest movie is titled Ramante Edenthottam, but probably it should have been named after its leading lady, Malini. The beauty of the Edenthottam is definitely a major part of the movie, however, its heart is Malini’s journey of self-transformation. A story about how a languid, indignant homemaker emerges as a confident woman who sets herself free, the film is a simple tale that many women today would be able to connect with.

A film producer with more of flops to his credit, Elvis (Joju George) claims that he is happily married. He has a graceful, obedient wife Malini (Anu Sithara) at home and enough of freedom to ‘have fun’ with ‘chicks’ when he feels like. The ‘cool’ man says he wouldn’t mind his wife too treading the route if she wishes. Once on a trip to Wagamon on a vacation, the family meets Raman (Kunchacko Boban), who leads a nearly ascetic life and he forms a bond with the initially spiteful Malini.

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Cast: Kunchacko Boban, Anu Sithara, Joju George

Direction: Ranjith Sankar

Genre: Romance

Duration: 2 hours 2 minutes

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Ramante Edenthottam is delightful with some stunning, green visuals of the beautiful Edenthottam. You would want to take a break and head to rest on its lap. The story it says isn’t one we haven’t seen or heard of. It is what stands for and against the film, at the same time. Women who are forced to crush their dreams and needs, being victims of smothering, unequal marriages, despite being talented, are all around us. It does make you feel that long gone are those who feel life goes for a toss, if stuck with an ill-treating partner. Not only would they break-free, they would surge ahead, even forgetting any hatred for the ex-partner, being neck-deep drenched in peace and the newfound freedom.

We have seen umpteen movies about them, even in Mollywood. Ranjith Sankar’s movie stays free of any drippy sentimentality that generally comes along with such stories and you see Malini’s character handling it all with poise and grace. All that said, the film still doesn’t offer many take aways, moments or something special that stay with you once you leave the hall.

Those contemplating on a fit-cation or a radical break, try watching Ramante Edenthottam, for it can definitely offer a decent dose of slow yet steady rejuvenation.

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By: Mansoor on: May 26, 2017

1971 BEYOND THE BORDER FULL MOVIE DOWNLOAD AND REVIEW

1971: Beyond Borders STORY: Set against the backdrop of 1971 Indo-Pak war, the movie is inspired by real incidents and the protagonists are inspired by Param Vir Chakra recipients. The movie shows what consequences of war are on the lives of soldiers on either side of the border.

1971: Beyond Borders REVIEW: Director Major Ravi’s previous movie Picket 43 showed a different side of the filmmaker, in the sense that he could successfully wrap a story of soldiers on either side of the border while giving the audience an emotional layer to harp on.

He has tried the same for 1971: Beyond Border, which is set against the backdrop of 1971 Indo-Pak war. The movie has Mohanlal in two roles – as Colonel Mahadevan and his dad Major Sahadevan, who is the protagonist.

The movie kicks off by introducing Colonel Mahadevan and his Indian troupe saving a set of Pakistani soldiers during a UN mission. That’s where the backstory of the movie comes into focus as Mahadevan saved the son of the head of a Pakistani force who was killed by his dad Sahadevan. However, there is no animosity between the soldiers – as for them, just like the recurrent theme of the movie suggest, humanity supersedes war and they are aware that war, no matter how needless it is, will take casualties.

The film focuses on three decorated officers – Major Mahadevan, Lieutenant Chinmay (Allu Sirish) and Lieutenant Raja (Arunoday Singh) from the Pakistani Army. The director dedicates the first half to showing the lives of the soldiers outside the war front – when they are with their families. Also, even when they are on the battlefront, how their thoughts are always with their loved ones.

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The movie though doesn’t bank heavily on Mohanlal’s superstar image. It is, rather, a Major Ravi film. The director makes it clear from the onset that the film would show the perspectives of the soldiers on both sides – thus presenting a balanced picture. That doesn’t mean that there aren’t any heroics that would satiate Mohanlal fans. He has his share of inspiring dialogues but so does Arunoday Singh. Both the heroes are equally gallant and match each other in terms of values and also words of honour at the battle ground. Arunoday Singh shines as the morally upright Pakistani army officer, who even goes against his superiors so that he is just to the Indian soldiers.

The cinematographer Sujith Vaassudev deserves a special mention as it’s his frames that bring the war alive on in a Malayalam film like never before. The 20 minute war scene in the second half is a landmark in Malayalam cinema, and Sujith brings his A-game. The music department especially the Hindi songs by Najeem Arshad used during the climax battle ups the entire scene and lends it the emotional layer the movie required.

Allu Sirish doesn’t have much to do, but his armoured tank scene is one of the highlights. Sujith splendidly captures the powerhouse of the tanks in all its pomp and glory.

The film though sometimes fails to be engaging as the story shuttles between soldiers of both sides – their problems in the family as well as their worries on the battlefield, and that takes the punch away from the script. However, by the end of the film it’s clear that’s exactly what the director wanted to focus on instead of playing to the gallery. The film puts across the message that fighting wars for “borders and orders” robs away so many lives needlessly.

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By: Mansoor on: May 26, 2017

TUBELIGHT

Tubelight is an upcoming Indian historical war drama film written, and directed by Kabir Khan. The film is produced by Salman Khan and Kabir Khan. Set in the 1962 Sino-Indian War
, it stars Salman Khan in the lead role who plays a man from India.It is confirmed from the director that Shah Rukh Khan
will play a cameo on the film. Julius Packiam and Pritam will compose the music of the film, with the former composing the film score and latter composing the songs.The film is scheduled for release on 23 June 2017 during EID Festival The end credits in the teaser revealed that the story of the film is based on the 2015 movie Little Boy

Cast

• Salman Khan as Laxman Singh Bisht
• Sohail Khan as Bharat
• Zhu Zhu
• Paras Arora
• Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub
• Om Puri
• Shah Rukh Khan in a cameo ^[5]

Production

The director obtained a no objection certificate from the makers of the Kannada film Tubelight. The first schedule of filming started in July 2016 in Ladakh. Chinese actress Zhu Zhu was finalised for the leading role. She commenced shooting from 8 August 2016. The first schedule lasted for a month and was completed in mid-August 2016

Soundtrack

Pritam will compose the songs of the film. Sony Music Indiawill release the soundtrack album of the film.

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Radio"	Amitabh Bhattacharya	Pritam	Kamaal Khan, Amit Mishra	4:49

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By: Mansoor on: May 26, 2017

ACHAYANS

Story: Three cousins and their best friend leave for a road trip, hoping for one final hurrah before one of them gets married. Their path crosses with that of two girls who are on a getaway of their own. Their plans are derailed after a suspicious death. Who was the killer and why forms the plot.
Review: Director Kannan Thamarakulam's previous two films - Thinkal Muthal Velli Verrey and Aadupuliyattam - had the director attempting two different genres, a family drama and a horror-comedy, albeit without much success. For his latest outing Achayans, the filmmaker has picked a thriller as the genre and roped in a talented ensemble cast featuring Jayaram, Prakash Raj, Amala Paul and Unni Mukundan.

The movie, scripted by Sethu, starts off with over the top intros for the main characters - cousins Roy (Jayaram), Tony (Unni), Aby (Adil Ibrahim) and their buddy Rafi (Sanju Shivram). The four are introduced as a gang who has their vices - alcohol being the main - and would rather put their need to have fun above all else.

A particular instance of jolly living causes Tony to miss his own wedding, after having passed out drunk. This forces the gang to check in to a rehab centre but their antics soon have them kicked out. This leaves them 12 days before Tony's next wedding date to get their act together. What do they do? They plan to party hard!

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This also makes their path cross with Reetha (Amala) and Prayaga (Anu Sithara) who are on a getaway of their own. A morning of a New Year's party though reveals the death of a character, and the heroes are now the main suspects. Who is the killer and the reason takes the plot forward.

The first half of the script is filled with clichés that you would expect from a flick that shows that protagonists are here to have fun. Booze and revelry being the key ingredients along with some comedy.

The lackluster script is somewhat salvaged in the second half when the investigation starts under Prakash Raj's character. While the mode of investigation lacks logic, Prakash Raj comes up with a saving performance.

Jayaram, Unni and Anu Sithara do their bit from what is offered to them in the script. But there's nothing much to rave about. Amala plays her tomboyish character well.

The music and songs of the movie are jarring and don't add anything to the film. The cinematography too is insipid at best. The movie could have been chopped by a good 15 mins, instead of floating multiple murder theories.

Overall, Achayans is a film that requires some patience to watch and doesn't quite qualify as an entertainer.

Cast: Amala Paul, Anu Sithara, Jayaram, Unni Mukundan

Direction: Kannan Thamarakkulam

Genre: Drama

Duration: 2 hours 20 minutes

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By: Mansoor on: May 24, 2017