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Is Dulquer Salmaan the next Spiderman?

April 01, 2016 10:21 IST

The latest updates from the Malayalam film industry.

Dulquer Salmaan

Will Dulquer Salmaan be the next Spiderman?

Everyone's curious, and this piece of information has spread like wildfire on the social media.

Now, the actor has decided to answer the question.

Dulquer tweeted a dialogue from a popular Malayalam film to brush aside all the rumours: 'Spiderman aayi njaan! Ethra manoharamaya nadakkatha swapnam !!' (I have become the Spiderman! A beautiful dream that will never be fulfilled)

Meanwhile, Dulquer’s recent release Kali has earned him rave reviews and is going strong at the box office.

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Vijay’s Theri distribution rights in Kerala sold for Rs 5.6 crores!

Theri

Friday Film House and Carnival Motion Pictures have bought the Kerala distribution rights of Ilayathalapathi Vijay’s Theri, directed by Atlee.

According to rumours, the rights have been purchased for a whopping Rs 5.6 crores.

Sandra Thomas of Friday Film House says, "We want to become more active in the distribution segment and we feel Theri is the right film. Vijay has huge fan following and the film’s producer Kalaipuli S. Thanu is known for his perfect choice of films."

Theri releases on April 14.

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Will King Liar unleash the Siddique-Lal magic?

King Liar

Siddique and Lal, who made their debut as writer-directors with the cult comedy Ramji Rao Speaking (1989), went separate ways after churning up some hugely popular films.

The two are back with King Liar, which releases on April 2.

King Liar is directed by Lal and the story is penned by Siddque.

Dileep, who made a fabulous comeback to his winning ways with Two Countries, plays the hero.

After the success of PremamMadonna Sebastian is back in the Malayalam industry as the heroine in King Liar. She was recently seen in the Tamil hit, Kaadhalum Kadanthu Pogum.

Meanwhile, debutant director Arun Sadanandan’s Manasantharappetta Yezdi hits the screens on April 1.

The film has Dharmajan, P Balachandran and Jayan Cherthala in the lead roles.

The story is about two brothers, and the yezdi bike plays an important role in the film!

Vijay George in Kochi