Kavya Madhavan is the ‘madam’, she gave money, claims Pulsar Suni

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August 30, 2017

Kochi, Aug 30: In a startling development, Pulsar Suni, the prime accused in the Malayalam actor abduction case has claimed that the mysterious 'Madam' is Kavya Madhavan, actor Dileep's wife.

Dileep is currently in judicial custody as he stands accused of being the mastermind behind the assault and abduction of a prominent woman actor on February 17 this year.

Pulsar Suni, who has been refusing to divulge the identity of the 'Madam' who is believed to have given instructions to the accused and tried to procure bail for Suni, made the revelation to the media while he was being taken to the Ernakulam Additional Sessions Court.

"Kavya. I have said the name Kavya before. I am a thief, why are you listening to the confessions of a thief?" he asked the media when he was questioned about 'Madam'.

Though Pulsar Suni claims that he has revealed this information earlier, it is for the first time that the media is hearing of it. He'd earlier concealed the identity of the person and had also said that she did not have a big role to play in the crime. He did, however, say that 'Madam' used to give him money. However, he changed his tone today and claimed that Kavya was madam and he had revealed it before.

During the course of the investigation which has shaken up Kerala, the alleged involvement of a 'Madam' had repeatedly surfaced.

The accused had allegedly told police that they had been taking instructions from a 'Madam'.

Pulsar Suni

When the police questioned advocate Pheney Balakrishnan who claimed that two persons had approached him for securing bail for Suni, the lawyer told the police that the two men had referred to one 'Madam'.

Although Pulsar Suni had earlier told reporters that he would soon divulge more on the identity of this 'Madam', the police had been unable to find any leads.

Though Dileep had initially claimed that he did not know Pulsar Suni, it was later proved by police that the two did know each other. According to reports, Kavya has told the police that Suni was her driver and in one occasion she had handed over money from Dileep to him.

The office of Lakshyah, Kavya Madhavan's online boutique, was raided by the police towards the end of June on the suspicion that the pendrive containing the visuals of the actor's assault had been handed over to someone at the office.

Pulsar Suni had mentioned visiting a shop in Kakkanad in a letter allegedly sent to Dileep. However, although the police conducted the raid at the Lakshyah office in Kakkanad, they were unable to recover the pendrive.

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July 25,2020

Mumbai, Jul 25: Movie theatres have been shuttered for months due to the coronavirus pandemic in the country, but the Information and Broadcasting Ministry has now recommended that the Union Home Ministry allow cinema halls to reopen in August. 

I&B Secretary Amit Khare indicated this at a close-door industry interaction with the CII Media Committee on Friday. He said Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla at the Home Ministry would take the final call.

Khare said that he has recommended that cinema halls may be allowed to reopen all over India as early as August 1, or at the latest, around August 31.

The formula suggested is that alternate seats in the first row and then the next row be kept vacant, and proceeding in this fashion throughout.

Khare said that his ministry's recommendation takes into consideration the two metre social distancing norm, but tweaks it gently to two yards instead. The Home Ministry, however, still has to revert on the recommendation.

Cinema owners, present in the interaction, however, pushed back and said this formula is unwise and merely running films at 25% auditorium capacity is worse than keeping the cinemas shut.

The attendees at the meet included media CEOs like N.P. Singh of Sony, Sam Balsara (Madison), Megha Tata, (Discovery), Gaurav Gandhi (Amazon Prime), Manish Maheshwari (Twitter), S. Sivakumar (Bennett Coleman and Co Ltd), and K Madhavan, Star & Disney, and also Chairman, CII Media Committee.

The OTT platforms present, including Gandhi of Amazon Prime, did not push back. Some Bollywood producers, notably those of Amitabh Bachchan's Gulabo Sitabo, have posted their movies on OTT, rather than live out the lockdown uncertainty.

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June 7,2020

Washington D.C., Jun 7: South Korean pop band BTS and their record label Big Hit Entertainment have donated USD one million to support Black Lives Matter.

According to Variety, the donation was transferred earlier this week, with Black Lives Matter confirming receipt to the label on Friday.

"Black people all over the world are in pain at this moment from the trauma of centuries of oppression. We are moved by the generosity of BTS and allies all over the world who stand in solidarity in the fight for Black lives," the outlet quoted Kailee Scales, managing director for Black Lives Matter as saying.

The widely lauded band, earlier on Wednesday, took to Twitter to show their solidarity with the people fighting against the social injustice.

"We stand against racial discrimination. We condemn violence. You, I and we all have the right to be respected. We will stand together," the tweet read.

The pledge of the donation from the Korean boy band and its label comes during a time when people and celebrities from the industry have come forward to demonstrate their support for the black community.

Several big names from the music and acting industry also observed 'Blackout Tuesday' earlier the week as a message of solidarity in response o the death of George Floyd, an African-American man in the United States.

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August 2,2020

Mumbai, Aug 2: Oscar-winning director Alfonso Cuaron has come aboard as an executive producer on filmmaker Chaitanya Tamhane's movie The Disciple. The Marathi feature is set to represent India at the 77th edition of the Venice Film Festival. It will be screened in the Competition section of the prestigious film gala.

The movie, which is Tamhane's follow-up to his National Award-winning feature Court, has also been selected for 2020 Toronto International Film Festival's official line-up.

"I met Chaitanya through a mentorship program where I had the opportunity to watch his very superb debut film, Court  I was immediately impressed by his sense of cinema and fearless confidence to tell stories.

"He was part of most of Roma's process and I jumped to the opportunity to be part of the process of his second film The Disciple. I believe Chaitanya is one of the most important new voices of contemporary cinema," Cuaron said in a statement.

Tamhane said he is honoured to have Cuaron aboard the film.

"It’s a bit surreal and an incredible honour for me to have one of the most recognised and acclaimed filmmakers in the world be part of 'The Disciple'. In some ways, this validation from Alfonso Cuaron is even more," he added.

The Disciple, a 127-minute long feature, stars Aditya Modak, Arun Dravid, Sumitra Bhave, and Kiran Yadnyopavit. It has been produced by “Sir” actor Vivek Gomber through his Zoo Entertainment Pvt. Ltd.

The Disciple marks Tamhane’s return to Venice after he won the Best Film - Orizzonti and Lion of the Future award for Court in 2014.

Court, a poignant commentary on India's judicial system, also won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in 2015 and was India's official entry for the Best Foreign Film at the 2016 Oscars.

Endeavor Content will sell North American rights and New Europe Film Sales boards the film as an international sales agent.

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