MollywoodThe actor’s portrayal of a transperson in ‘Njan Marykutty’ won him an international award – Best Actor at the Cincinnati Film Festival.CV AravindRight from appearing as a deaf person in his debut film as hero, Oomapenninu Uriyadappayyan directed by Vinayan, Jayasurya, the mimicry artist who turned TV host and then made a transition to cinema, showed he was an actor with plenty of potential waiting to be tapped. Vinayan also cast him in En Manavanil, the Tamil remake of Oomapenninu, released in the same year, 2002. Jayasurya, who earned a Special Mention from the National Film Jury for his role as a bank manager with a stammering problem in the Ranjith Sankar directed Su Su Sudhi Vathmeekam, has now gone one better by netting an international award for Best Actor at the Cincinnati Film Festival for his outstanding portrayal of a trans person in Njan Marykutty, again directed by Ranjith Sankar.
- 10/13/2019
- by Vidya
- The News Minute
MollywoodThe film is inspired by the real life incidents that happened during the floods that ravaged Kerala last year. Digital NativeDigital Native Filmmaker Jude Anthany Joseph announced his film 2403 ft, which is inspired by the real life incidents that happened during the floods that ravaged Kerala last year. The film is bankrolled by Anto Joseph under the banner Anto Joseph Film Company. Jude Anthany has scripted the film in association with John Manthrickal. Reports are that the film has an impressive star cast with Tovino Thomas, Kunchacko Boban, Jayasurya, Asif Ali, Indrajith, Manju Warrier and Indrans signing on the dotted line to play important roles. Sources in the know say that the director is in the process of roping in some actors from the Tamil film industry and will be making an official announcement once the signing process is through. The technical crew of 2403 ft comprises of some of the...
- 10/9/2019
- by Luke
- The News Minute
MollywoodSources in the know say that Nimisha Sajayan has been roped in to play the female lead in the film. Digital NativeJayasurya and director Prajesh Sen are teaming up for a film called Vellam. Sources in the know say that Nimisha Sajayan has been roped in to play the female lead in the film. Jayasurya and Prajesh have earlier teamed up for the latter’s debut directorial Captain, a biopic on the legendary footballer VP Sathyan. The film starred Anu Sithara as the female lead with Renji Panicker, Siddique, Deepak Parambol, Saiju Kurup, Kamal Varadoor and Lakshmi Sharma in supporting roles. Jayasurya won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Actor for his performance in Captain. Meanwhile, reports have surfaced that another upcoming film of Jayasurya will be a fantasy thriller, which is based on the life of the legendary priest Kadamattathu Kathanar who lived in Kadamottom. The priest was...
- 10/5/2019
- by Cris
- The News Minute
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