The
past
week
was
not
an
eventful
one
for
the
Malayalam
film
industry.
There
was
only
a
single
release
in
the
past
week
in
the
form
of
Adoor
Gopalakrishnan's
Pinneyum,
which
has
Dileep
and
Kavya
Madhavan
in
the
lead
roles.
The
film
industry
also
celebrated
the
first
day
of
the
Malayalam
New
Year
on
August
18,
2016.
Here,
we
list
the
major
highlights
of
the
past
week.
Go
through
the
slides
to
read
more..
Pinneyum
Opens
To
Mixed
Reviews
Pinneyum,
directed
by
Adoor
Gopalakrishnan
and
featuring
Dileep
and
Kavya
Madhavan
in
the
lead
roles,
hit
the
theatres
on
August
18,
2016.
The
film
has
opened
to
mixed
reviews.
While
a
certain
set
of
critics
gave
the
films
a
thumps
up,
some
other
sections
bashed
the
movie.
Team
Kammara
Sambhavam
Begins
Shoot
The
shoot
of
Dileep's
most
awaited
movie
Kammara
Sambhavam
began
on
August
18,
2016(Chingam1).
The
makers
of
the
film
also
released
the
first
look
poster
of
the
film.
Kammara
Sambhavam
would
be
directed
by
Ratheesh
Ambat
under
the
script
written
by
Murali
Gopy.
Nadhir
Shah
Begins
Kattapanayile
Hrithik
Roshan
Nadhir
Shah
began
the
shoot
of
his
upcoming
film
Kattapanayile
Hrithik
Roshan,
which
would
have
Vishnu
Unnikrishnan
in
the
lead
role.
The
film,
which
narrates
the
story
of
a
guy
who
wants
to
make
it
big
in
films,
is
being
produced
by
actor
Dileep
First
Look
Poster
Of
The
Great
Father
Mammootty's
upcoming
film,
which
would
be
directed
by
debutante
Haneef
Adeni,
has
been
titled
as
The
Great
Father.
The
film
would
be
produced
by
August
Cinemas.
The
makers
of
the
film
recently
released
the
first
look
poster
of
the
film.
Pretham
And
Ann
Maria
Declared
As
Hits
Pretham,
which
released
on
August
12,
2016
and
Ann
Maria
Kalippilaanu,
which
released
on
August
5,
2016,
have
garnered
good
reports
and
are
going
strong
at
the
box-office.
Both
the
films
are
on
the
way
to
become
big
hits.
Mohanam
2016
Sparks
Controversies
Mohanam
2016,
which
was
held
in
Calicut
on
August
15,
2016,
to
honour
Mohanlal
was
attended
by
celebrities
of
film
industry.
The
event
had
its
own
share
of
controversies
as
directors
Vinayan
and
Ali
Akbar
accused
the
makers
of
the
show
of
hiding
the
news
of
writer
T
A
Rasaq's
death,
for
the
sake
of
the
show.
Oppam
Songs
Released
The
songs
of
Mohanlal's
upcoming
movie
Oppam
got
released
in
the
past
week.
The
songs
have
garnered
attention,
especially
the
song
Chinnama
Adi..
sung
by
M
G
Sreekumar.
The
first
day
of
Malayalam
New
Year
is
considered
to
be
a
good
one
by
the
Malayalam
film
industry.
Major
actors
of
the
film
industry
like
Mammootty,
Mohanlal,
Dileep,
Dulquer
Salmaan,
Jayaram
etc.
took
to
Facebook
to
wish
all
their
fans
on
the
special
day.
Film-makers
also
opt
to
start
the
shoot
of
their
films
on
this
particular
day,
as
it
is
considered
to
be
a
good
one
for
the
films
in
concern.
Meanwhile,
major
Malayalam
movie
release
of
August
have
already
hit
the
theatres.
Upcoming
Malayalam
film
Dum,
which
has
Lal
and
Shine
Tom
Chacko
in
the
lead
roles,
is
expected
to
hit
the
theatres
this
week.
The
list
of
Malayalam
movies,
which
would
hit
the
theatres
during
the
Onam
season,
is
ready.
As
per
the
reports,
Oozham,
Oppam,
Welcome
To
Central
Jail,
Kochavva
Paulo
Ayyapa
Coelho
etc.
are
the
movies
which
would
hit
the
theatres
during
Onam
season.