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Mohanlal and Kamal to shoot from Feb 25

The latest buzz doing the rounds in Kollywood is that the film that will bring Kamal Haasan and Mohanlal together 'Thalaivan Irukkinran' would go to floors from the 25th of February.
According to reports 'Thalaivan Irukkinran' would be the remake of the Bollywood hit 'A Wednesday' that featured Naseeruddin Shah and Anupam Kher in lead roles. It was a film about a frustrated middle-aged man who plants bombs across the city to drive home a point to the government.
Sources add Kamal Haasan would play the role enacted by Naseeruddin Shah while Mohanlal would don the character enacted by Anupam Kher. The movie would be directed by Chakri, who had formal training in direction from the institute of film-learning in Hollywood. Kamal Haasan however denied reports that appeared in a section of the media that ‘Marmayogi’ has been dropped.
It has been confirmed that 'Marmayogi' to be directed by Kamal Haasan, was only postponed and not shelved. It's indeed a big disappointment for Kamal Haasan's fans, who expected their 'hero' to go ahead with yet another swashbuckling performance in 'Marmayogi'.

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Bhagavan----mohanlals New Movie Shooting Completed In 12 Hours

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Superstar Mohan Lal is back with yet another action thriller. However, this one - titled Bhagavan - is a film with a difference. Shot in just 12 hours from 7 am to 7 pm, on Monday, Bhagavan is perhaps the first commercial film filmed in such short span of time.


Also Mohan Lal features in 52 of the 57 scenes of this film that also features 20 other actors.


Actor M Badhusha, who is in the film, says, "This film will surely create history. It is the first to be made at such a short period of time. It was a great challenge for all of us because to make a full commercial movie so fast we needed to act non-stop. I am doing the role of a commando and it's a great feeling."


This two-hour-long Malayalam thriller revolves around a commando operation in a local hospital and Mohan Lal plays one of the doctors who aids the the operation to rescue a state home minister from the hospital that's been taken over by terrorists - something similar to the 26/11 terror attacks.


Directed by debutante Prashanth, Bhagavan, has an all south Indian star cast with one London-based actor, M Manav.


"It was a great experience. I was leading the commando operation in the scenes and acting along with someone like Mohan Lal was just wonderful," says M Manav.


Six cameras were used to shoot a majority of the scenes from different angles to ensure continuity and save time in this experiment of sorts. The result of this experiment should out be soon after January 23, when Bhagavan hits the theatres

An Inconvenient Truth (For competitors)

Mohanlal is the greatest actor India has ever produced. This is according to directors ranging from Shaji N. Karun, Mani Rathnam, and Priyadarshan, to Ram Gopal Varma. Lal's rise to fame began with roles as villains, until the late eighties when he was introduced to India as a leading man by the director Fazil. Lal went on to become Kerala cinema's most reknowned and popular actor, sharing the spotlight only with his contemporary, Mammooty. Popularity aside, he has shaped an impressive career with a body of work that can be the envy of any actor. His work with Sibi Malayil in Kireedam gave him a special mention in the National Awards of India, and he later won the Best Actor prize for his work in Malayil's Bharatham. More recently, he bagged another Best Actor trophy for his role in Shaji N Karun's Vaanaprastham. Vaanaprastham won him acclaim from Kerala to Cairo; from the US to Cannes, where it was screened and where Lal was lauded by internationally reknowned European directors and critics. Today, he is called the Robert De Niro of India, slipping into a variety of roles with unparalled ease. His defining characteristic is his extraordinary versatility; being able to play both dramatic and comic roles with the same level of sheer excellence. Mohanlal has proven himself to be one of the finest actors working today.

Trivia Lalettan

Along with Mammootty, Mohanlal is considered the biggest star of Malayalam movies.

Has had box office hits with Priyadarshan on all the movies they did together.

His father is Viswanathan Nair, his mother is Santhakumari, his brother is Pyare Lal, and his children are Pranav and Vismaya.

His famous line "Endha Mone Dineshaa" is now a common phrase used humorously in the Malayalam language.

His brother, Pyare Lal, died during a military exercise

Passed out of University College Trivandrum

He has singlehandedly distributed more films in his home state of Kerala than the NFDC. These are usually film of parallel cinema, such as Santosh Sivan's The Terrorist.

Produces and distributes films in Kerala through two companies, Pranavam Arts and Pranamam, which he floated some years ago. He is also a partner and director of Uni Royal Marian Exports, a major Kozhikode-based seafood export company, and has set up a restaurant in Dubai called 'Lal's Tastebuds'.

Has won the Kerala State Award for Best Actor four times, for his roles in T.P. Balagopalan M.A. (1986), for Ulladakkam (1991), _Kilukkam (1988)_, & Abhimanyu, for Kala Pani (1996), & Sphadikam (1995), and for Vaanaprastham (1999).

Won the National Award for Best Actor for his roles in Bharatham (1991) and Vaanaprastham (1999). Mohanlal also produced Vaanaprastham (1999), which won the National Award for Best Film. Was also awarded the Jury's Special Award for Kireedam (1989).

Was awarded the Nation's Civilian Honor of 'Padma Shri' in 2001.

Son-in-law of veteran actor-producer K. Balaji, and brother-in-law of Suresh Balaje.

Partner and director of Uni Royal Marian Exports, a major Kozhikode-based seafood export company, and has set up a restaurant in Dubai called Lal's Tastebuds.