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King actor in Naran for Onam!!

‘Naran’ is an action genre film directed by veteran director Joshi. After Mohanlal’s stupendous performance in Udayon the king actor is ready to deliver it again!!

Other than him there are six main characters in the film. This multi starrer film is presented by Ashirwad Cinemas. The film is expected to hit the screens in the festive season of Onam.

The film has music by Deepak Dev and the cinematography is by Shaji.Velayudhan (Mohanlal) is a wise man of a village who always thinks about the betterment of the people living there. He is a kind and helps all the villagers in Mullamkolli village where he resides. He thinks that the good deeds of every people can have a direct impact on the society. This is civilization and development in his eyes. On his basic thoughts he has developed some rules that are mandatory to be followed by the villagers. One who doesn’t want to bow down to him and follow his rule has to beat him in a fistfight first. And this is something that is near to impossible for the villagers. In the process he has developed some friends and foes in the village.Kurup (Jagathy Sreekumar) is a part of the Panchayat of the village. He is a crook and sly man and want to deceive the villagers and the Panchayat and make money out of it. He is a rival of Velayudhan and cannot stand him for Velayudhan stands as a thorn in the path of his money minting process. Kurup tries to protest Velayudhan rules however he fails to win in the fight.Kelappan (Innocent) is an associate of Velayudhan. He is a trustworthy and dependable man of Velayudhan. They’re very attached to each other and live together in the same house. They’re very close friends and stands by each other.

Janaki (Devayani) and Velayudhan were childhood friends and liked each other in heart. However fate doesn’t allow them to meet and Janaki marries someone else.Another enemy of Velayudhan is Gopinathan (Siddique). He is the son-in-law of Valiathamburan (Madhu) whom Velayudhan treats as a father figure.Kelappan’s daughter is Leela (Bhavana). Velayudhan treats her like a sister but she has a liking towards him. Velayudhan doesn’t approve of the feeling.

So all of you please mark your calendar for this great thriller!!!

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: A mega show by actor Mohanlal will mark the beginning of the Onam Week celebrations at Chandrasekharan Nair Stadium here on September 1. Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan will inaugurate the celebrations at 6 p.m. on that day.

Mohanlal, who has completed 30 years of acting, would be honoured at the inaugural function, which would be followed by a mega show by the actor. Actress Sobhana also would be performing.

Various cultural shows will be staged at 16 venues in the city as part of the celebrations. Mega shows would be presented by various television channels and newspaper organisations at Chandrasekharan Nair Stadium on all the days.

Traditional art forms would be performed at the three venues on  Kanakakkunnu Palace premises. The Poojappura ground would be the venue of music concerts and Nishagandhi would be venue of dance programmes. Kathakali, Chakyarkoothu and Koodiyattom would be staged at Teerthapada Mandapam, Kathaprasangam at Gandhi Park and drama at VJT Hall. Kalaripayattu performance would be held on Museum premises and Classical music would be performed at Kanakakunnu Palace. All the programmes would be held in the evening.

Buildings and trees along the Vellayambalam – East Fort stretch would be illuminated during the Onam Week.

Several sports events would be held from August 28 to 31 as part of the celebrations. A procession would be taken out from Kowdiar to Palayam on August 29 at 4 p.m. in connection with the National Sports Day. A mass run for men and women would also be held in this connection.

A trade fair and food festival would be held at Sooryakanti exhibition ground. Several leading hotels in the city would be participating in the food festival.

Around 75 floats representing various government departments, public sector undertakings and local bodies would take part in the procession, that marks the culmination of the Onam Week celebrations on September 7. The procession would begin from Kowdiar at 5.30 p.m. and conclude at East Fort by 8 p.m. Performance of various art forms and cultural shows by students of various schools would add colour to the procession.

Tourism Minister Kodiyeri Balakrishnan said at a news conference here on Friday that around 1,500 police personnel would be deployed in the city for security arrangements during the Onam celebrations. As many as 20 close circuit televisions would also be installed in the city.

A total of Rs 1.46 crore has been allotted for the Onam celebrations. For Thiruvananthapuram alone, Rs 85 lakh has been allotted. In view of the power shortage, the electricity required for the Onam Week Celebrations would be sourced from generators, said Kodiyeri.

Kamal for 50 years in cinema & Mohanlal’s Onam special

Unnaipol Oruvan is sure to be special to film fans both in Tamil and Malayalam. If the movie is bringing together two of the best known legends of film frat, it is also being timed for release in a way that it is special to the audiences. The film, which will be completed including post production in a month from now, is being planned as an August release for two reasons. August 12, a good fifty years ago, was when Kamal’s first film, Kalathur Kannamma was released. Plans are on to release this film on the same date.

This also works well for the Malayalam star Mohanlal, who acts with Kamal Haasan for the first time in the film. This film will be seen also as his treat for Malayalam fans in the traditional Onam season. Unnaipol Oruvan, directed by debutant Chakri Toleti, is being jointly produced by U TV and Raajkamal Films international. It is a remake of A Wednesday, and shooting, for most part of the film, has been completed. The film has been shot entirely in Hyderabad, and is a bilingual, simultaneously made in Tamil and Telugu (as Eenadu).