The
second
week
of
March
(9-15)
has
been
highly
eventful
for
the
Malayalam
movie
industry.
M'town
witnessed
some
huge
controversies,
shocking
revelations
by
the
actors,
some
much
awaited
trailer
and
audio
releases
etc.
Biggest
achievement
of
Malayalam
movie
industry,
is
the
entry
into
National
Film
Awards
final
rounds.
Reportedly,
Mammootty
has
entered
the
final
round
of
National
Award
for
Best
Actor,
for
his
performance
in
Munnariyippu,
directed
by
Venu.
Sources
suggest
that,
11
Malayalam
movies,
including
Munnariyippu,
Bangalore
Days,
Njaan,
Oral
Pokkam,
Aalif,
Jalam
etc
have
also
entered
the
final
round
of
National
Film
awards,
under
various
categories.
Hits
Of
2015-Controversies
The
most
controversial
topic
of
last
week
was
producer
Liberty
Basheer's
statement
about
the
hit
movies
of
2015.
Liberty
Basheer
has
stated
that
none
of
the
releases
in
2015
has
entered
the
hit
category;
to
the
much
disappointment
of
the
crew
members
of
successful
movies.
Popular
daily
Malayala
Manorama
published
the
complete
list
of
successful
movies-
Mili,
Picket
43
and
Fireman-and
the
details
about
the
profit
made
each
films,
last
week.
The
producers
and
distributors
of
each
of
these
movies
have
approved
the
report.
Another
news
that
shocked
the
industry
was,
actor
Dileep's
revelation
about
re-marriage.
The
actor
stated
that
he
is
thinking
about
a
re-marriage,
in
the
recent
interview
given
to
popular
women's
magazine
Vanitha.
Actors
Quit
Government
Ads
Following
the
Kerala
state
annual
budget,
the
film
actors
are
planning
to
quit
the
government
advertisements
and
events,
moving
against
the
government
decision
to
increase
the
VAT
for
the
copyright
and
satellite
sales
of
movies,
from
14
percent
to
19
percent.
Check
out
the
slides
for
more
interesting
events
of
past
week..
Mammootty
Vies
For
National
Award
Mammootty has
entered
the
final
round
of
National
Award
for
Best
Actor,
for
his
performance
in Munnariyippu,
directed
by
Venu.
Dileep
Thinks
About
Remarriage
Dileep stated
that
he
is
thinking
about
a
re-marriage,
in
the
recent
interview
given
to
popular
women's
magazine
Vanitha.
Hits
Of
2015-Controversies
Producer Liberty
Basheer
has
stated
that
none
of
the
releases
in
2015
has
entered
the
hit
category;
to
the
much
disappointment
of
the
crew
members
of
successful
movies.
Actors
Quit
Government
Ads
Following
the
Kerala
state
annual
budget,
the
film
actors
are
planning
to
quit
the
government
advertisements
and
events,
moving
against
the
government
decision
to
increase
the
VAT.
100
Days
Of
Love
Audio
Launch
Audio
launch
of
upcoming
movie
100
Days
Of
Love
was
held
at
Lulu
mall
in
Kochi.
Manju
Warrier
With
Big
B
And
Southern
Super
Stars
Manju
Warrier
teamed
up
with
Big
B
and
southern
superstars
for
the
Kalyan
Jewellers
ad,
for
the
second
time.
100
Days
Of
Love
First
Song
Is
Out
The
first
song
of
100
Days
Of
Love
is
out.
The
song,
which
starts
Hridhayathin
Niramayi,
is
composed
by
Govind
Menon
and
sung
by
Vijay
Yesudas
and
Mridula
Warrier.
Manju
Omitted
From
Rani
Padmini
Another
news
which
shocked
the
industry.
Reportedly,
Manju
Warrier
is
omitted
from
Aashiq
Abu's
much
awaited
Rani
Padmini,
due
to
remuneration
issues.
Oru
Vadakkan
Selfie
Trailer
The
highly
anticipated
trailer
of
upcoming
flick
Oru
Vadakkan
Selfie
is
out.
The
trailer
is
receiving
highly
positive
responses
from
all
over.
Ivan
Maryada
Raman
Trailer
The
official
trailer
of
Dileep
starrer
Ivan
Maryada
Raman
has
also
been
released.