Gunda starts
Comedian-turned-serious actor Kalabhavan Mani's forthcoming�Gunda directed by character actor-turned-director Saleem Bawa, who played a notable role in Aadharam (1992), has started rolling at Kochi. Other locations are Kaladi, Pazhani and Aluva. Gunda is the third venture by Saleem Bawa, who earlier directed Rapid Action Force and Mohitam, both�average earners in the box office.
Produced by Biju John and Priyesh George under the banner of Cinema movies, Gunda is scripted by Salim Ketchery. With Sajith Lal in an important role, it also features Jagathy Sreekumar, Jagadheesh, Anoop Chandran, Bijukuttan, Idavela Babu, Bheeman Reghu and Mamukoya in important roles. Veruthe Oru Bharya fame Shyam Dharman will�compose the songs.
Kalabhavan Mani's latest release is Suresh Gopi's Bullet, an amateurish crime thriller directed by Nizzar. In this film, he portrays the role of Circle Inspector Wahid Abdul Rahman Haji who investigates the disappearance of Yamunaprasad, a popular music director and judge of a reality show. Though the basic plot of the Bullet is interesting and thrilling, the film has unfortunately turned out to be just mediocre due to poor script and direction.