Showing posts with label Vijay Babu. Show all posts
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Critically-acclaimed Malayalam film #Home to be remade in Hindi
8:07 AM
BOMBAY TIMES (October 7, 2021)
One of India’s finest and most progressive content creators, Abundantia Entertainment led by Vikram Malhotra, has joined hands with actor-producer Vijay Babu’s prolific Malayalam production company, Friday Film House, to remake the latter’s critically-acclaimed and heart-warming Malayalam film #Home in Hindi.
The film is an emotional story of Oliver Twist, a technologically challenged father who attempts to reconnect with his children in today’s digital world. It evocatively captures the nuances of how social media affects relationships in our society. The film became an instant hit on its recent premiere on a streaming platform and boasts of a phenomenal rating online owing to high viewership.
The two companies had earlier come together to remake the cult Malayalam film Angamaly Diaries in Hindi, which is presently in pre-production. In a light-hearted and bittersweet narrative, #Home effectively portrays the ever-increasing influence that digital devices have on our lives, including an entire generation’s struggle with technology, modern relationships that are forged online and how we sometimes miss out on the real and extraordinary stories around us while we are focused online.
In its young journey, Abundantia Entertainment has notched up an impressive track record of producing audience-focused, impactful content that includes films like the recently released Vidya Balan-starrers Sherni and Shakuntala Devi, Airlift, Toilet: Ek Prem Katha, Chef and Noor, as well as original series like Breathe and Breathe: Into The Shadows. Apart from upcoming films like Suresh Triveni’s Jalsa, Abundantia Entertainment is also producing the Hindi remake of the critically-acclaimed Tamil film Soorarai Pottru with Suriya’s 2D Entertainment.
Friday Film House, which is amongst South India’s premier content companies, is known for backing innovative stories and fresh talent while producing films that are reflective of the society that we live in. Their diverse range of films such as Angamaly Diaries, Sufiyum Sujatayum, Thrissur Pooram, June and #Home echo this sentiment.
I don't [consider] it a compromised release at all, says producer Vijay Babu on Sufiyam Sujatayam
8:47 AM
As Aditi Rao Hydari-starrer Sufiyam Sujatayam opens to positive response online, producer Vijay Babu discusses how OTT platforms have given a boost to regional cinema
Uma Ramasubramanian (MID-DAY; July 8, 2020)
Vijay Babu's Sufiyum Sujatayum, featuring Jayasurya, Aditi Rao Hydari and debutant Dev Mohan, marked the first Malayalam movie to enjoy a digital premiere on Amazon Prime Video. Though it was originally slated for a theatrical release, the producer is glad that the film dropped online, thereby reaching out to a wider audience."I don't [consider] it a compromised release at all. Amid the pandemic, Malayalis across the country can watch it in one go. What more could I have asked for? Regional cinema is finally getting its due through OTT. A middle-class homemaker in Mumbai or Kolkata is being exposed to the flavour and culture of regional cinema," marvels Babu, whose romantic drama about a Sufi and a speech-impaired dancer has opened to a positive response.
The producer shares a personal experience to highlight how the streaming giants have changed the country's entertainment consumption pattern. "Recently, I saw my mother watching a Korean movie. The audience is now consuming regional and international movies, which would have gone unnoticed otherwise. OTT has raised the bar for content creators like us."
Meanwhile, Babu's 2017 blockbuster, Angamaly Diaries, which was recently remade in Telugu, is set to be adapted in Hindi by Abundantia Entertainment. "When the project was ready to go on floors, the Coronavirus lockdown was announced. I am sure it will roll once the restrictions are lifted," he adds.
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