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Time of India
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- Time of India
‘Karam' first look out: Noble Babu Thomas leads intense thriller; Vineeth Sreenivasan returns to action genre
The upcoming Malayalam film 'Karam', directed by Vineeth Sreenivasan , is a dark and intense thriller starring Noble Babu Thomas in the lead role. The first look of the film was recently released, showing a serious and action-packed vibe. The first-look poster of the film is released According to the reports of Onmanorama, the first-look poster of Vineeth Sreenivasan's upcoming Malayalam film 'Karam' has been officially released. The poster features actor Noble Babu Thomas in an intense pose, holding a gun while riding a bike. These are visual hints that the film will be a dark and gripping thriller. About the film The film is scheduled for a worldwide release on September 25, 2025. This marks Vineeth Sreenivasan's return to the thriller genre after 12 years, with his last thriller being Thira in 2013. While Vineeth is best known for emotional and feel-good films, 'Karam' stands out with its gritty and intense tone; this shift in genre adds to the excitement among fans and the industry. Noble Babu Thomas is not just acting in the lead role but has also written the screenplay for 'Karam.' The female leads in the movie are Audrey Miriam and Reshma Sebastian, and the supporting cast includes notable actors like Manoj K. Jayan, Kalabhavan Shajohn, Babu Antony, Vishnu G. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Mr. Gopal's Laxman Rekha Strategy: The Ultimate Guide to Winning Trades TradeWise Learn More Undo Warrier, and Johny Antony. The film's shoot was done in multiple international and domestic locations. A large part of the movie was filmed in Georgia, especially near the Russia-Azerbaijan border. In India, scenes were shot in Shimla, Chandigarh, and Kochi. The team spent nearly a year planning and scouting for locations before the shoot began in April 2024. The official trailer of the film is expected to release in August 2025, ahead of the film's theatrical launch.
Time of India
11-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Time of India
Detective Ujjwalan OTT release: When and where to watch the Dhyan Sreenivasan starrer online
'Detective Ujjwalan' has officially been added to an OTT platform! The thrilling crime film is now available for fans to watch online on one of the leading streaming platforms. The film follows a detective who comes from a small village as he faces off with a mysterious yet deadly figure. Here is all you need to know about the film before you start watching it online. When and where to watch 'Detective Ujjwalan'? 'Detective Ujjwalan' is all set and available to watch online on the popular streaming service Netflix from July 11 onwards. About 'Detective Ujjwalan' Dhyan Sreenivasan 's 'Detective Ujjwalan' was originally released in theatres for audiences on May 23, 2025. Ever since its release, fans of the actor have been wondering when the film will be hitting online streaming platforms. Now, the wait is over as the popular detective thriller film has officially been released on one of the biggest OTT platforms globally! 'Detective Ujjwalan' follows the story of Ujjwalan, who by day works as a library official, ensuring that it keeps running in the small village of Plachikavu, while moonlighting as a detective fighting crime and seeking justice for those who were wronged. Usually, he focuses on solving small crimes such as stolen goods and lost cattle. However, the story continues and takes a dark turn when Detective Ujjwalan is faced with a mysterious serial killer who uses an odd mask to cover their face. As the unknown serial killer terrorises his village, Ujjwalan must run against time itself in order to discover the identity of the killer and put an end to this once and for all. About the cast of the film 'Detective Ujjwalan' features a star cast filled to the brim with talented actors and actresses. Ujjwalan himself is played by none other than Dhyan Sreenivasan, who is also known for his work in 'Udal' and 'Thira'. Other than him, many other names such as Siju Wilson , Kottayam Nazeer, Seema G. Nair, Ameen, Nihal Nizam, Nibraz Noushad, Shahubas, and Rony David Raj have joined the film as well. The Malayalam language thriller has also been directed as well as written by Indraneel Gopeekrishnan and Rahul G.
Time of India
04-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Time of India
Vineeth Sreenivasan's next is a thriller; Noble Babu Thomas to headline
(Picture Courtesy: Facebook) Vineeth Sreenivasan is stepping into new territory. The actor-director-producer is reuniting with Vishak Subramaniam and Merryland Cinemas for a third collaboration — this time, a gripping thriller led by Noble Babu Thomas . The untitled film is set for a grand theatrical release on September 25, 2025. This will coincide with the Pooja holiday season. An international canvas with a familiar core The team has gone the extra mile for this production — literally. Shot extensively across Georgia and the borders of Russia and Azerbaijan, the film also features sequences from Shimla, Chandigarh, and a single-day shoot in Kochi. Location scouting and pre-production began back in April 2024. Listen To Popular Malayalam Super Hit Songs Audio Jukebox Of 'Vineeth Sreenivasan' Impressive team Behind the camera is Jomon T. John, and the music will be scored by Shaan Rahman, bringing back the magical Vineeth-Jomon-Shaan trio that previously worked wonders in 'Thattathin Marayathu', 'Thira', and 'Jacobinte Swargarajyam'. Ranjan Abraham is roped in as the editor for the untitled film. Noble Babu Thomas takes the lead — Onscreen and off Adding another layer of depth, Noble Babu Thomas not only plays the lead but also pens the story and screenplay. The film also stars Audrey Miriam and Reshma Sebastian as the female leads, with Manoj K. Jayan, Kalabhavan Shajohn, Babu Raj, Vishnu G. Varrier, and Johny Antony in key supporting roles. As Vineeth Sreenivasan is returning to the thriller genre after the Dhyan Sreenivasan starrer 'Thira', the expectations are quite high for the Noble Babu Thomas starrer. Meanwhile, Vineeth Sreenivasan's previous directorial venture was the multi-starrer film 'Varshangalkku Shesham', which turned out to be a blockbuster even though it had received mixed reviews from the audience. 'Varshangalkku Shesham' featured Pranav Mohanlal, Dhyan Sreenivasan, Kalyani Priyadarshan, Asif Ali, Aju Varghese, and Nivin Pauly in pivotal roles. Vineeth Sreenivasan will be next seen in the Dileep starrer ' '.
Cision Canada
24-06-2025
- Business
- Cision Canada
VIZSLA COPPER COMMENCES DRILLING AT THE THIRA PORPHYRY COPPER TARGET, POPLAR PROJECT, CENTRAL BRITISH COLUMBIA
VANCOUVER, BC, June 24, 2025 /CNW/ - Vizsla Copper Corp. (TSXV: VCU) (OTCQB: VCUFF) (FRANKFURT: 97E0) (" Vizsla Copper" or the " Company") is pleased to report that drilling has commenced at the Poplar Project, central BC. Drilling is focused on testing the copper-molybdenum mineralization potential of the porphyry-related Thira target. HIGHLIGHTS Drilling is now underway at Poplar with the rig advancing the first hole of the program. Drilling will target the highly prospective Thira porphyry-related copper-molybdenum target. "We are very pleased to see a drill rig spinning at our Poplar Project" commented Craig Parry, Executive Chairman and CEO. "Our technical team has systematically advanced the very compelling Thira target, and we are very excited to see drill core from an area that is largely covered by till. We look forward to keeping all shareholders updated on our progress at Poplar as well as our other exploration programs we have planned this year across our project portfolio." Poplar Drill Program Drilling will target copper-molybdenum mineralization across the broad and largely untested Thira target (Figure 1, see June 16 th, 2025 News Release). The Thira target, 10 km south of the Poplar copper-gold deposit (Figure 1; historical mineral resources of 152.3 million tonnes at 0.32% Cu, 0.09 g/t Au indicated and 139.3 million tonnes at 0.29% copper, 0.07 g/t Au inferred, Table 1 3), consists of a ~8 by 2 kilometer zone of porphyry-related alteration (phyllic and propylitic) exposed along road-cuts and sparse outcrop. The centre of the alteration zone is covered by till where coincident high-chargeability, magnetic, MobileMT, and multi-element soil anomalies define a highly prospective porphyry-related copper-molybdenum target (Figure 2, see October 8th, 2024 News Release). One historical percussion drill hole (P95-05) completed in 1995 on the edge of the target area intersected 0.18% Cu and 0.022% Mo throughout its 67m length 2. The planned program consists of up to 2,400 meters of diamond drilling across 5 to 6 holes covering a potential footprint of ~500 by 600 meters. The drill rig is currently advancing the first hole. Figure 1. Map of the Poplar Project showing the location of the Thira Target area and previously acquired MobileMT data 1 Figure 2. The Thira target area showing gridded IP chargeability data (700m elevation slice) and soil geochemical data (see October 8 th, 2024 and January 15 th, 2024 News Releases). Drilling will focus on areas showing strong spatial coincidence in geochemical and geophysical data. Poplar Project The 44,200 hectare Poplar project in central BC covers Mesozoic aged arc-related volcanic, sedimentary and intrusive rocks considered prospective for porphyry-related copper and gold mineralization. In addition to the Thira target, the project also hosts the Poplar deposit, a near-surface porphyry-related copper and gold deposit, which contains close to 2 billion pounds of copper and 750,000 ounces of gold 3 (indicated and inferred mineral resources, Table 1). Vizsla Copper has the option to earn a 100% interest in the property through a series of expenditure commitments and annual cash payments until 2027. Table 1. Historical Mineral Resource Estimate for the Poplar Deposit 3 Notes: * Above a cutoff of 0.2% Cu ** source – see Reference 3 below About Vizsla Copper Vizsla Copper is a Cu-Au-Mo focused mineral exploration and development company headquartered in Vancouver, Canada. The Company is primarily focused on its flagship Woodjam project, located within the prolific Quesnel Terrane, 55 kilometers east of the community of Williams Lake, British Columbia. It has three additional copper properties: Poplar, Copperview, and Redgold, all well situated amongst significant infrastructure in British Columbia. The Company's growth strategy is focused on the exploration and development of its copper properties within its portfolio in addition to value accretive acquisitions. Vizsla Copper's vision is to be a responsible copper explorer and developer in the stable mining jurisdiction of British Columbia, Canada and it is committed to socially responsible exploration and development, working safely, ethically and with integrity. Vizsla Copper is a spin-out of Vizsla Silver and is backed by Inventa Capital Corp., a premier investment group founded in 2017 with the goal of discovering and funding opportunities in the resource sector. Additional information about the Company is available on SEDAR+ ( and the Company's website ( Qualified Person and National Instrument 43-101 Disclosure The Company's disclosure of technical or scientific information in this press release has been reviewed and approved by Christopher Leslie, Ph.D., Technical Advisor for Vizsla Copper. Dr. Leslie is a Qualified Person as defined under the terms of National Instrument 43-101. Some technical information contained in this release is historical in nature and has been compiled from public sources believed to be accurate. The technical information has not been verified by Vizsla Copper and may in some instances be unverifiable. Mineralization hosted on adjacent and/or nearby projects is not necessarily indicative of mineralization hosted on Vizsla Copper's projects. The historical Poplar mineral resource is relevant, as it was prepared for the previous project owner in 2021 using practices that are generally standard in the industry. It was created with ordinary kriging of composited grades into a 3D block model. An independent qualified person has not done sufficient work to classify the Poplar historical estimate as a current mineral resource for Vizsla Copper Corp. and, the issuer is not treating the historical estimate as a current mineral resource. Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release. FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS The information contained herein contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and "forward-looking information" within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities legislation. "Forward-looking information" includes, but is not limited to, statements with respect to the activities, events or developments that the Company expects or anticipates will or may occur in the future, including, without limitation, planned exploration activities. Generally, but not always, forward-looking information and statements can be identified by the use of words such as "plans", "expects", "is expected", "budget", "scheduled", "estimates", "forecasts", "intends", "anticipates", or "believes" or the negative connotation thereof or variations of such words and phrases or state that certain actions, events or results "may", "could", "would", "might" or "will be taken", "occur" or "be achieved" or the negative connotation thereof. Forward-looking statements in this news release include, among others, statements relating to: obtaining required regulator approvals for the Copperview Acquisition and the RG Copper Acquisition; satisfying the requirements of the Underlying Option Agreement; the exploration and development of the Poplar Project, Woodjam Project, Redgold Project and Copperview Project; and the Company's growth and business strategies. Such forward-looking information and statements are based on numerous assumptions, including among others, that the results of planned exploration activities are as anticipated, the anticipated cost of planned exploration activities, that general business and economic conditions will not change in a material adverse manner, that financing will be available if and when needed and on reasonable terms, that third party contractors, equipment and supplies and governmental and other approvals required to conduct the Company's planned exploration activities will be available on reasonable terms and in a timely manner. Although the assumptions made by the Company in providing forward-looking information or making forward-looking statements are considered reasonable by management at the time, there can be no assurance that such assumptions will prove to be accurate. Forward-looking information and statements also involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties and other factors, which may cause actual events or results in future periods to differ materially from any projections of future events or results expressed or implied by such forward-looking information or statements, including, among others: negative operating cash flow and dependence on third party financing, uncertainty of additional financing, no known mineral reserves or resources, the limited operating history of the Company, the influence of a large shareholder, aboriginal title and consultation issues, reliance on key management and other personnel, actual results of exploration activities being different than anticipated, changes in exploration programs based upon results, availability of third party contractors, availability of equipment and supplies, failure of equipment to operate as anticipated; accidents, effects of weather and other natural phenomena and other risks associated with the mineral exploration industry, environmental risks, changes in laws and regulations, community relations and delays in obtaining governmental or other approvals. Although the Company has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking information or implied by forward-looking information, there may be other factors that cause results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended. There can be no assurance that forward-looking information and statements will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated, estimated or intended. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements or information. The Company undertakes no obligation to update or reissue forward-looking information as a result of new information or events except as required by applicable securities laws. SOURCE Vizsla Copper Corp.
The Hindu
28-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Hindu
Malayalam filmmaker Manu Swaraj on his directorial debut, ‘Padakkalam', a sleeper hit at the box office
Manu Swaraj was heartbroken when his directorial debut, Padakkalam, opened to not-so-positive reviews. But over three weeks into its release, he is a happy man, with the movie, a fantasy entertainer, emerging a sleeper hit at the box office. Padakkalam is the story of four close friends who are engineering students — Jithin (Sandeep Pradeep), Kannan (Saaf Boi), Ramsad (Arun Pradeep) and Nakul (Arun Ajikumar). The fantasy element kicks in when Jithin, an introvert trying to get over a break-up, discovers that one of their professors, Renjith TS (Sharafudheen) has a superpower which he uses to control his professional rival, Shaji KK (Suraj Venjaramoodu). Jithin too becomes a prey to Renjith's power. As the four friends set out to solve this, things go out of hand, leading to a laugh riot. 'They are frontbenchers,' Manu says. 'We have so many films that talk about the backbenchers and mostly about their mischief or unlawful activities. The world we created did not resonate with some of the reviewers. Thankfully word-of-mouth publicity brought in more viewers for the movie.' Manu, 30, specifies that the idea was born on February 23, 2023, while he was working out in a gym! He shared it with Nithin C Babu, his classmate, who has co-written the film. 'I prefer to call him the writer and myself the co-writer. The thought came at a time when our script pitches were getting rejected. I felt that this might be our last chance and so we decided that even if we did not get a producer, we would make the film somehow. We were that excited about the concept,' says Manu, who hails from Karamana in Thiruvananthapuram. Manu and Nithin have used some of their character traits in the film. 'For example, Jithin's mannerisms in the first half are Nithin's and the second half, mine.' Manu, an engineer, used to make short films even while in school. 'I did engineering because I wanted a degree and the subject interested me. But there was no plan to go along that path further.' The turning point was when he submitted one of his short films, Corridor, to an inter-college festival, while in his first year of engineering. 'I was not enthused about taking part in the contest. But the fact that my film will be projected on a big screen excited me. That decision changed my life,' he says. 'Basil Joseph, who had by then established his credentials with his short films and was assisting Vineeth Sreenivasan in Thira, was a judge of the competition. He appreciated the work and even suggested introducing a new award category — one for best upcoming talent and I won that honour. He also asked me to get in touch with him. When I called him, he asked if I was interested in assisting him in his debut film, Kunjiramayanam. That was an offer I couldn't resist.' Since Basil insisted that he finish his course before joining films, Manu did not work in his sophomore film, Godha. In 2019, Basil called him to assist in Minnal Murali. Even though Manu was asked to join as an assistant in the art direction team, he eventually 'worked in almost all the departments for the next two years. It was exciting, especially working with the VFX and special effects team. Those two years were like a film school. Working closely with Basil chettan helped me understand his process and approach to cinema.' It was Basil who was instrumental in greenlighting Padakkalam. 'Once the script was almost ready, I realised that it was a structure I learnt from Basil chettan and I was sure he would say yes to the project. I wanted him to play Renjith. Even though he loved the story, he couldn't do it because he had no dates. He was the one who told us that the project would need a big production house. He helped us get in touch with (producer) Vijay Subramaniam who brought in his close friend and producer, Vijay Babu. That helped us a lot because Vijay Babu came to our rescue on occasions when the shoot had almost got stalled.' Arriving at the cast Manu says Suraj was the only choice to play Shaji. 'The Malayali audience has given the license to do mad-cap comedy to a few actors and he is one of them.' There were several choices to play Renjith until Sharaf said yes. To play Jithin, they had approached 'a marketable actor', but that did not materialise. 'However, casting Sandeep for the role was the right decision. He understood the script and nuances in the first sitting itself. As for the other three boys, I chose Arun (Pradeep) after watching his YouTube videos. The character was curated for him. Saaf Boi and Arun (Ajikumar) impressed us with their rapport on and off the screen.' Discussing his approach to comedy, Manu says, 'The film worked because we did not deliberately generate laughs. It is the irony that created humour. I learnt it from Basil chettan. There is irony in the premise and we tapped into it. The biggest advantage we had were actors such as Suraj chettan and Sharaf ikka who can make comedy from thin air.' Manu notes that he is disappointed that not many makers are keen about making comedy films. 'If a comedy film flops that is a serious thing and that is why many filmmakers refrain from taking that risk. The golden era of Malayalam cinema has had some amazing comedy movies and I wish to see more such films.' That Manu is a die-hard comics fan, read DC Comics, is a given once you watch the movie. 'Nithin and I are hardcore DC fans. I am an atheist, but I always say that DC is my religion and Batman is my God! In fact, our actors had no clue about the DC characters and so we created a WhatsApp group, DC Boys, to educate them!' And the highpoint post release? Meeting Rajinikanth in Kozhikode where he was shooting for Nelson Dilipkumar's Jailer 2. 'We met him because of Suraj chettan who is acting in it. I still have not processed what all happened when we met him in his caravan. After watching the trailer, he said in the typical Rajini swag, Intha padam hit appa (This movie is a hit buddy)!' Before signing off, Manu says that he plans to make movies of all genres except 'first world, feel-good movies.' Padakkalam is running in theatres.
