Day: January 29, 2021

The Tamil remake of Malayalam blockbuster movie ‘Android Kunjappan’ has been titled as ‘Google Kuttappan’. The movie will be bankrolled by veteran filmmaker KS Ravikumar’s RK Celluloids and presented by Kallal Global Entertainment.

Director Mari Selvaraj and Dhruv Vikram will be joining together for the first time in a yet-to-be-titled project, to be produced by director Pa. Ranjith’s Neelam Productions.

Actor Silambarasan and director Gautham Menon will be teaming up for the third time in an as-yet-untitled film following the box office hits, ‘Vinnaithandi Varuvaya’ and ‘Achcham Enbathu Madamaiyada’.

Thamarai Selvan will be making his directorial debut with a social drama. He worked as associate to Mohan Raja. Featuring Sam Jones (who also produced the film) and Anandhi in the lead roles, the film is based on true incidents.

Priyanka Mohan, who rose to fame with her work in Nani’s Telugu crime comedy ‘Gang Leader’, has been signed opposite Suriya for his upcoming project with filmmaker Pandiraj.

Doing a remake is no easy task. It has to retain the flavour of the original and still stand unique. Three cheers to filmmaker Pradeep Krishnamurthy, who passes the test in flying colours.

Umpire Bruce Oxenford has decided to retire from international cricket after officiating across all three formats of the game for over 15 years.

Right-arm fast bowler Shardul Thakur has said the last few days since his arrival in India, following the memorable Australia tour, have been surreal .

Lionel Messi returned from suspension to help Barcelona avoid an upset in the Copa del Rey, scoring a goal and setting up another in a 2-1 come-from-behind win over second-division club Rayo Vallecano in the round of 16.

Juventus eased past second-division team Spal 4-0 to reach the Italian Cup semifinals despite resting regulars like Cristiano Ronaldo and Paulo Dybala. Alvaro Morata and Gianluca Frabotta scored first-half goals for Juventus while Dejan Kulusevski and Federico Chiesa added late strikes.