Salim Kumar

Advocate Mukundan Unni leaves no stones unturned to achieve growth, prosperity and respect. But this stead fast nature aided with greed leads to trouble.

Superstar Hareendran is well known for his driving skills and craze for cars. Kuruvila Joseph, a motor vehicle inspector, is a die-hard fan of Hareendran. For his latest film, Hareendran needs to submit his driving license but discovers that it is missing. He approaches Kuruvilla for help, but the fan and the superstar get entangled in a fight of their own.

During a church festival in Thrissur, a tumultuous relationship between three friends comes to a head when a butcher and the son of a local gangster fight over a woman.

An ardent fan of Sherlock Holmes from childhood, Thomas tries his best to solve issues like Sherlock Holmes. How Thomas aspires to be an IPS officer but is selected for IRS. Thomas without losing his Sherlock Holmes instinct starts applying it in his line of work unveiling a major crime in a fun based manner.

The film is about a man named Unnikrishnan who has a female voice, and is a rollicking comedy that deals with the events and situations that arise due to this.

Pathemari is a social drama, which revolves around Pallickal Narayanan, an NRI, played by Mammootty. Set against the backdrop of the Gulf migration of Keralites, it tells the story of Pallikal Narayanan and his friend Moydeen. It narrates their sacrifices that symbolise the lives of several Kerala migrants in the Gulf.

The story is set in the late 1980s around people living by the highway. It is about their life and hand-to-mouth existence. As we often go past highways, we don`t take notice of the innumerable stories that break around us. On the fast lane, we often miss out on many thrilling experiences, romances and a roller coaster of sentiments. This movie gives you a first-hand experience of those innumerable lives.

In Nadodimannan, Padmanabhan (Dileep) plays a village youth who does not have a particular inclination towards any political party and joins any protest being held. He earns a living by participating in demonstrations for various political parties. He then reaches the city where he is strung to the upper levels of society and gets elected as the Mayor. His conflicts and attempts to cleanse the city form the rest of the story. Ananya plays the character of Meera, who lives in difficult surroundings, but is bold. Archana Kavi plays Aathira, a member of a former royal family, Mythili stars as Rima, a broadcast journalist Padmanabhan befriends during his activist days, who helps him bring to light certain crucial issues before the public. Bollywood actor Sayaji Shinde plays the local king pin who is at odds with Padmanabhan.

Sreekumar (Jayasurya), son of an idealistic political activist Achukoodam Madhavettan (M. R. Gopakumar), is determined to get a doctorate in Linguistics. Although mired in poverty, he works hard on his thesis. But his thesis gets rejected leading him to quit studying and look for a job. His friend, Sneha (Remya Nambeesan), helps him get a job at a pig farm. When he opposes some unhealthy practices at his workplace, he is relegated to a menial job at the pig sty, eventually, the travails that he has to undergo shatter his youthful idealism.

Immanuel's life takes an odd turn when the publishing firm that he works for shuts down. He gets a job in an insurance company but faces severe hardships, which end up changing him as a person. Immanuel works for a publishing house that is counting its days. The publishing house is owned by Joseph, whom Immanuel treats like his father. Debts force Joseph to leave behind his business. But Joseph recommends Immanuel to a job interview of an insurance company. Though Immanuel lacks the domain knowledge, through his selling prowess he gets the job. He gets a new boss, Jeevan. Jeevan is ambitious professional. He sets up a professional challenge for Immanuel . Now its Immanuel turn to stick to morality when it comes to business.

Priya is an aggressive boss who won`t take no for an answer. Despite growing up in Australia, she`s still attached to her hometown in Kerala. Her assistant, Manu is an engineering graduate from Alappuzha in Kerala. Manu is very ambitious and dreams of succeeding. There comes a time when Priya needs his help and Manu obliges, thinking it will benefit his career. This Malayalam romantic comedy is loosely based on the Hollywood film, `The Proposal`, starring Sandra Bullock and Ryan Reynolds.

Nayika is the story of Gracy, who was a leading star until she suddenly disappeared from the silver screen. Now, Aleena has come to make a documentary on her life. Aleena unravels the mystery surrounding Gracy`s life and her sudden disappearance from the silver screen.

Teja Bhai is an underworld don in Malaysia who falls in love with Vedhika, a social worker but to win her love he needs a family which he is deprived of. The movie begins with his proposal to Vedhika. Teja Bhai`s efforts to come up with a `family` so that he can marry her is heartwarming yet funny.

The story is about Nandagopan (Dileep), a villager who writes the story of his own life and sufferings and wants Sooryakiran (Kalabhavan Mani), who is a south Indian superstar, to make a film based on it. When the meeting finally happens one night, the star is in a foul mood and behaves rudely with Nandan, who abandons the idea of making the film, but leaves the script behind. Sooryakiran, who always boasts of coming up the hard way, reads the script later and is so moved by it that he decides to make the movie. The film shows Sooryakiran making Nandan`s dream project, overcoming the hurdles put in the way by a caucus of politicians led by a headstrong minister (Devan).

The young actor plays Priyadarshan, a village simpleton, who is overjoyed on being temporarily appointed at the Taluk Office on a leave vacancy. The officer who has gone on leave is Vaishakhan (Manoj K Jayan) is busy pursuing his dreams of turning a film director some day. Priyan merges into the city landscape in no time, and its busy inhabitants find his ways amusing. And for the first time in his life, he falls in love. Watch the film to see what happens next!

An unprecedented look inside the private world of J.D. Salinger, the reclusive author of The Catcher in the Rye.

`Tournament` revolves around a sudden road trip that a group of friends embarks upon, having missed their flight to Cochin. However, they are unaware of the plans fate hold in store for them. Watch the lives of these young people change forever over an accidentally taken road trip, an amalgamation of drama, thrill and fun.

Mammootty plays Mohan, a school teacher who dreams of being an actor some day. What makes Mohan different is that he isn`t the kind who sits dreaming home; rather he leaves no stone unturned to make his dream come true. Prompted by a bunch of young film makers, Mohan decides to transform himself for a toughie role and joins a group of local thugs (Lal, Nedumudi, Salim Kumar & Vinayakan) under the guise of a Mumbai goon.

Kaladarshana troop, who were responsible for the arrest of Kasergod Kader Bhai's son Kasim Bhai, are invited to perform at the jail. When Kasim Bhai finds out, he attacks them during the programme. But the series of events take a new turn when the next day Kasim Bhai is found dead.

Raghu (Kunchacko Boban) has had it up to his neck with his lazy dad (Innocent) who is the village postman who refuses to go to work. When he misses his PSC hall ticket on account of his dad's lethargy, Raghu decides that enough is enough and threatens to go his separate way. It is then that he comes across a tale buried somewhere in his dad's past, of Yasin Mubarak, a wildlife photographer and a bunch of letters addressed to the man who had disappeared.

Manikantan, Ayyappan, Govindankutty and Maimunni are the natives of a village called Kurukkumkara. They offer to help a girl in the village and try to marry her off with the money that they get through the staging of their drama `Pazhassi Thampuran`. However, their plan misfires when a crook takes off with the money that they have collected. With no other choice, they flee from the village and take refuge at drama director Louis Aasaan`s place. Their problems are multiplied when thay come aross an All Women Police Station, leading to chaos.

The story takes place at a hill station, where Thomas Kutty (Asokan) has bought a huge bungalow, to convert it into a resort. It`s a dreaded place with a history that dates back to several decades, when some murders took place there. The rest of the gang, Mahadevan (Mukesh), Govindankutty (Siddique) and Appukkuttan (Jagadeesh) come there in order to prove that the rumours surrounding the ill-fated bungalow are indeed fabricated. But things don`t happen the way they would have liked.

The movie revolves around the life of Sree Narayan Guru and his teachings. The story has two major sub plots. In the first plot, an intercaste couple fights the caste system with Guru`s blessings. In the second one, a wife of a drunken husband seeks Guru`s help to help the husband return to a normal life.

"Marking Infinity", Lee Ufan's recent retrospective exhibition at the Guggenheim charts the artist's creation of a visual, conceptual, and theoretical language that has radically expanded the possibilities for sculpture and painting over the past forty years. Deeply versed in modern philosophy, Lee is also an influential writer and is recognized as the key theorist of Mono-ha, an anti-formalist, materials-based art movement that developed in Tokyo in the late 1960s. Active internationally over the last four decades, Lee is acclaimed for an innovative body of Post-Minimalist work that promotes process and the experiential engagement of viewer and site. Driven by a desire to confront existence through ambiguity, awareness and illusion, Lee's work is rooted in reaction, encouraging the viewer to have a transcendent encounter with both the piece and themself. In this portrait we follow the artist through his retrospective while he discusses his captivating theory and approach with curators Alexandra Munroe and Mika Yoshitake. —Michael Blackwood Productions

Crewmembers discuss the production of Akira Kurosawa's Rashomon (1950), half a century after its release.

A demon from Hell has an insatiable lust for blood. He is sent from hell to help a Satanic cult try to resurrect Satan and bring eternal Hell on Earth. Jack 'O' Slasher is a demon from hell who is summoned to aid a cult of sinful Satanists to resurrect the Devil. It is a Halloween horror/comedy film with hilarious jokes and gory kill scenes. Jack 'O' Slasher just can't wait until the ritual to start the killing. He is a demon with a head full of rotten pumpkin seeds and an uncontrollable blood lust! Make up and Effects by John Paul Classi and Richard Delgado. Film Score by Samuel Oswald Stone. Additional Music by Bradley Creanzo, RIP Graves, Lies Beneath, Mutant Supremacy, The Saints of Pain, Trial by Terror, Demon Boy, Nightmare Machine, and Thorn Constellation —Jennifer Valdes

Musician and producer Antonio Galante was so impressed the first time he met sambas 'Aniceto do Imperio' that 25 years later he promoted a samba improvisation session, called 'roda de samba de partido alto', which became a live CD and movie. This film directed by Luiz Guimaraes de Castro, has an important improvisation samba style. —Anonymous

Loudspeaker is an interesting tale of how the lives of two men so different get entwined, and how one influences the other so deeply that the imprint is indelible. Well developed characters played by Mammootty and Sasi Kumar, this film is funny in parts, and grave in parts.

10 Lessons In Film is a multilingual DVD pilot project and research-based pilot program comprising a series of in depth-interviews with some of the world's foremost film personalities. This project is an initiative of the International Association of Film and Television Schools (CILECT) and it was co-financed by the Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEF). The project also benefited from the support of RITS, Erasmushoge school Brussel (Belgium), The Puttnam School of Film, LASALLE College of the Arts, Singapore, the Griffith Film School, Queensland College of Art, Brisbane (Australia), The National Film and Television School, Beaconsfeld (UK), and the Centro Sperimentale Di Cinematografia, Rome (Italy). The interviews were done by the students of the above mentioned schools and Professor Herman Van Eyken, Project Chair and Curator of 10 Lessons In Film, and presently head of Griffith Film School, Queensland College of Art. The objective of these interviews is to bring some insight on filmmaking from professionals working in the sector. Through this series, they share their experiences in order to provide some food for thought for the next generation of film professionals. —Herman Van Eyken

College Kumaran, a 2008 Malayalam film directed by Thulsidas, is based on a boy Kumaran who is a star of his college before he joined the amed forces, but later due to some incident he ends up running a canteen in his own college. But Kumaran is dear to all students and he actively engages in all activities and festivals taking place on the campus. One day it so happens that Kumaran is held responsible for an accident and threafter in the move he struggles to prove his innocence to the students and his friends.

Parthasarathy is loved by all his villagers as he works for the welfare of the people. He falls in love with his rival's daughter, unaware that she has ulterior motives. Parthan is loved by all his villagers as he works for the welfare of the people. He is constantly in disagreement with his uncle, but falls in love with his daughter, unaware that she has a hidden agenda. A new friend, Madhavan, comes to the aid of Parthan. Their adventures together form the rest of the story and a surprising climax. —Abijit Radhakrishna

`Arabikatha` tells the tale of Keralites working in the Middle East from a totally different angle. Iqbal Kuttipuram narrates the story of a staunch Leftist migrating to Gulf to earn money.It is a film that everyone, especially those who delve into politics and those who depend on politics and politicians directly or indirectly - and that means all of us - should see. Arabikatha focuses on relevant issues, told interlaced with a plot that holds our interest.

The corporation of Kochi fails to deal with waste management and garbage begins to pile up in the city. A group of corrupt politicians decide to use a serene village to dump the waste. Each and every city and town in Kerala are facing a severe problem because of tons of waste disposals. The main focus is on Cochin Corporation which is facing a similar crisis on waste management. Lalgudy Nanappan has taken the quotation for waste removal, but he hasn't found any suitable place to dispose the waste. The Mayor of the city, Prof. Sreelatha Varma, a politician with ethics doesn't sanction Nanappan's bills and all the works associated comes to a stand still. At the same time mayor cannot answer to the questions raised by the opposition members. Nanappan has good support from many members inside the Corporation. His supporters are opposition leader in the City Council Stephen, Parasuraman an MLA of the area, Advocate Eenasu who is a legal consultant to the ruling party, and the State Health Minister. Nanappan decided to dump the garbage in Sivaramapuram village with the support of corrupted politicians. Sivaramapuram is a village of calm and serene beauty where people living peacefully away from corruptions and pollutions. Ponnayya Thevar's family owned three-fourth of the land in Sivaramapura. Majority of the villagers were farmers doing agriculture by leasing land from Thevar. Thevar was always hungry for making money. Lalgudy manages to impress Thevar by agreeing a big amount as rental for giving space for waste disposal. Waste from the city starts flowing to Sivaramapuram. The villagers are made to believe with the help of Vasukuttan, a popular peer group leader, that a Waste Treatment Plant will come very soon in the village, thus providing employment to many. But little do they know about the environmental problems that are soon to engulf them.

Brothers Sreedharan and Raman are feuding over their ancestral properties. Raman tries to amass all the wealth by making Sreedharan's daughter fall in love with a hired lover.

Abraham (Mani), a former military man and Lincoln (Rahman), a police officer join hands to take their enemies down.

When Doctor Aparna, who leads a prestigious hospital, is found dead, the police suspect it to be a case of suicide. However, new clues emerge and a police officer probes it from a murder angle.

Bhargavan is a dangerous criminal who gets anxiety attacks that prevent him from attacking anyone. However, when he meets a psychiatrist, Shantharam, his life gets transformed while he treats him.

Balachandran from a poor family gets employed in Kerala Secretariat and his life changing incidents occur there.

Widower Murugan moves to Kerala with his three children and irons clothes to make a living. While dealing with daily issues, he also aims to fund the operation of his child who is visually impaired. Murugan, who lives by ironing the clothes of other people. He lives in a slum and speaks a mix of Malayalam and Tamil, as he comes from Tamil Nadu. He is the representative of many Tamil descendants who live in Kerala to make a living. He looks after his children-Mayil, Azhagappan and Malli, who is blind-after the death of his wife. He dreams of reviving the eyesight of his daughter, Malli. He does all he can to make his dream come true. Poonkodi, who makes a living by begging in the streets. Murugan's life takes a new turn when Poonkodi enters his life.

'Anandakuttan' a junior artist in films decides to take care of his autistic brother 'Akash' for his patrimony, at last develops a strong bond with his gifted brother.

Devarmadam narayan(mamootty) is accused for false crime of killing his father at age 13 and has send to juwale home.he returns and becomes ruler of his village but finds that evils of village r own relatives now it is battle between them

After an elephant saves him from an accident in childhood, Krishna becomes fond of elephants. His life changes when he decides to adopt Arjunan, a severely injured elephant.

A rich man is a well known flirt who lures women by making them fall into his trap. His employee is forced to fight when he sees that his boss is trying the same to woo his girl.

The story of how a un-educated man Rajamanikyam, abandoned as a child, unites his step-father with the latter's children who are greedy for his wealth and possessions. Set in a village near the Tamil Nadu-Kerala border, Bellary Raja is a successful cattle dealer. Bellary Raja or Rajamanikyam who is blind in one eye after an unfortunate incident has a fixation with sunglasses. Bellary Raja was disowned by his mother while he was young boy so that she could marry the wealthy man Raja Rathnam Pillai. Years later, Raja Rathnam's two grown up children fight tooth and nail for their father's wealth. Bellary Raja returns and takes it upon himself to bring some sense and unite his siblings who see him as their common enemy. —redhorizon <cableface@hotmail.com>

Gopan falls in love with Sheethal who moves in upstairs. But Sheethal has other plans on her mind , like trying to reunite the separated couple of Rangaswami Iyengar and Kasthuri.

Arjun and Shivan have a liking for Parvathy, their classmate. A fight breaks out between them over the girl, and to avoid further complications, Arjun's father sends him to Kodaikanal.

Hariharan, a construction company owner, builds a house for Satyapalan, who refuses to pay him. However, things take an unexpected turn when Satyapalan's daughter falls in love with Hariharan. Hariharan Pillai is running his construction company with uncle Velappan. He constructs a house for the rich money lender Satyapalan, who doesn't pay them after completing the house. Though at first doesn't like him, Satyapalan's daughter Kavya falls for Hariharan Pillai. Pillai also has to take care of sister Latha, who is in love with Nikhil. How Hariharan Pillai sorts out all the issues and gets Kavya forms the rest of the story. —tojo

Mukundan, a young man, meets Seethalakshmi and falls in love with her. He is worried when he learns that Raghavan is is also in love with Seethalakshmi and wishes to marry her.

A young man tries to break away from his poverty-ridden life as a barber's son and hopes to study further. His father, however, refuses to send him away and threatens to commit suicide.