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The "Transformers" cartoons got their hooks into me as a kid, and to this day I care more about these Robots in Disguise than I probably should. Director Josh Cooley's animated prequel "Transformers One" is, honestly, the "Transformers" movie I wanted when I was 12, even more so than Travis Knight's also very good "Bumblebee."

"Transformers One" is a prequel film, showing how Optimus Prime and Megatron went from best pals to leading a war on opposite sides. Ever wondered why Decepticons brand themselves with a name evoking "Deception"? This is the movie for you!

In "Transformers One," Orion Pax (Chris Hemsworth) and D-16 (Brian Tyree Henry) are Energon miners on a pre-war Cybertron, toiling away together underground. Like other members of their miner class, the pair do not have the "cogs" necessary to transform. D-16 prefers to stay on protocol,...

[This story contains spoilers for Transformers: One.]

For the past decade, Eric Pearson has been a go-to writer for Marvel Studios, penning hits such as Thor: Ragnarok and Black Widow — and writing upcoming features such as Thunderbolts* and Fantastic Four: First Steps. Along the way, he’s taking forays into other franchises, such as Godzilla vs. Kong, and most recently, he stepped into another storied universe with Transformers: One.

The animated feature tells how two best friends Orion Pax (Chris Hemsworth)and D-16 (Brian Tyree Henry) became mortal enemies known as Optimus Prime and Megatron.

Pearson spent weeks on the Paramount lot in a conference room near director Josh Cooley, working from an earlier script from fellow scribes Andrew Barrer Gabriel Ferrari. Among other things, Pearson focused on crafting an opening that made an exposition-heavy scene go down smooth, and took pride in pushing the limits of a PG rating.

One memorable scene introduced B (Keegan-...

Chris Hemsworth and Scarlett Johansson are two Marvel stars who went on to explore their fortunes in the Transformers franchise after their feats in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. With fans used to seeing them part of blockbuster Marvel movies, which often gross more than an average film would, their venture into the world of Autobots and Decepticons has not been as easy.

Chris Hemsworth and Scarlett Johansson in the MCU | Credit: Marvel Studios

Starring in the animated Transformers One, the film has failed to garner enough bucks at the box office so far, leading to a very depressing tally even 10 days after its release. While fans are shocked and disheartened since the film has received critical acclaim, there might still be hope for it after all.

Chris Hemsworth and Scarlett Johansson’s Disappointing Transformers Entry Orion Pax and D-16 in Transformers One | Credit: Paramount Pictures

While Chris Hemsworth apparently...

This article contains massive spoilers for "Transformers One."

It's funny how long-lasting the "Transformers" series has been, having started out as a line of toys before evolving into a vast universe that has continued to tell exciting stories after 40 years — especially ones as varied as, say, the 1986 animated movie and the Michael Bay live-action adaptations. That being said, it's been a rough couple of years for the franchise as the live-action movies aren't the sure-fire box office hits they once were (but maybe the upcoming crossover with "G.I. Joe" will do the trick?).

Now, it's time for animation to save the franchise once again, because "Transformers One" is the best "Transformers" movie in decades. This is a movie that takes us back in time to tell a story inspired by biblical epics like "Ben-Hur" with a little "Revenge of the Sith" thrown in. But as good as the movie is,...

Brian Tyree Henry (D-16), Keegan-Michael Key (B-127), Scarlett Johansson (Elita-1) and Chris Hemsworth (Orion Pax) in ‘Transformers One’ – Photo Courtesy of Paramount Pictures

First appearing in stores in 1984, the Transformers toyline soon morphed into a cartoon series as well as a comic book. In 2007, the Hasbro toyline was brought to the big screen with the use of CGI and live actors. Now comes the origin story of Optimus Prime and Megatron in Paramount Pictures’ animated film Transformers One.

The film opens with Orion Pax (voiced by Chris Hemsworth) sneaking around unauthorized areas, trying to dig up hidden secrets about his planet, Cybertron. After setting off the alarm and instigating an exhilarating chase scene, he and his best friend D-16 (voiced by Brian Tyree Henry) return to working in the mines of the planet for the power source, Energon. The planet is divided between two social classes: those who can transform...

Plot: An origin story set on Cybertron focused on the friendship between a young Optimus Prime (Chris Hemsworth) and Megatron (Brian Tyree Henry) before they became arch-enemies.

Review: It figures that the best movie Paramount’s ever made from the Transformers franchise is animated. When I hit Comic Con in San Diego a few months ago, the folks behind Transformers One mentioned that by adopting an animated format, for the first time in the history of the big screen franchise, they were able to make a Transformers movie without any human characters, set 100% on Cybertron. It would have cost about $400 million had this been live-action. And, indeed, with no limit on the story’s scope, for the first time, we have a Transformers movie that can legitimately be called terrific.

Indeed, folks are in for a surprise with this one, which is very much in the vein of the recent...

After 17 years of big-screen Transformers mayhem, Toy Story 4 director Josh Cooley appears to have finally figured out the best possible place and presentation for the robots in disguise, and as it turns out, that place is right back where they started: animation. Written by Eric Pearson, Andrew Barrer, and Gabriel Ferrari, Transformers One is, at heart, about sentient robots fighting aliens and each other for the fate of the technological utopia of Cybertron. No need to get poor John Turturro peed on again, or Mark Wahlberg to stare blankly at nothing on a green screen. A realm without physical limits is truly where the Transformers belong, but it doesn’t stop the film from delivering some surprising pathos while it’s there.

Indeed, Transformers One is, in itself, more than meets the eye. It seems like a simple, even frivolous, origin story at the outset, when we meet Orion...

The eighth theatrical film in Paramount and Hasbro’s Transformers series, Transformers One returns to the property’s purely animated roots. Yet, the story has more humanity than the films that co-star human actors, and ultimately makes you feel the operatic tragedy of Megatron.

In the early days of planet Cybertron, Orion Pax (voiced by Chris Hemsworth) and D16 (Brian Tyree Henry) are miners working in the depths of Cybertron for the transformative mineral energon. Energon has been in short supply since Primus, Cybertron’s creator, lost the Matrix of Leadership. Now, only half of the robots on Cybertron can transform. Pax and D-16 belong to the half that was born without transformation cogs.

Spoiler alert: Pax and D-16 eventually figure out how to transform — it is still called Transformers after all. Also spoiler alert: Pax and D-16 become Optimus Prime and Megatron, respectively — it’s clear from their designs.

"Transformers One" is the best movie in the "Transformers" franchise since the 1986 original. Director Josh Cooley ("Toy Story 4") and co-writer Eric Pearson ("Thor Ragnarok" "Godzilla vs. Kong") are experienced in big dramatic stories set in established franchises that appeal to nostalgia but are more than just walks down memory lane; movies that tell big and bombastic stories without becoming empty spectacle.

"Transformers One" takes us back, way before Sam Witwicky, before Optimus Prime arrived on Earth, even longer before Cybertron was destroyed. This is a time before Autobots and Decepticons, when Transformers didn't even have the ability to transform, but instead lived underground after a war ravaged the surface of their planet. The film tells the origin story of Optimus Prime, at this time known as Orion Pax (Chris Hemsworth) and Megatron, known back then as D-16 (Brian Tyree Henry). Before they became archenemies, the two were like brothers,...

In the early ‘80s, a handful of science fiction writers were tasked with writing a marketable mythology for the Japanese toy line that would become known as Transformers. It has been 40 years since those efforts launched a worldwide franchise, initially solidified with a cartoon series and the generationally traumatic 1986 animated film,...

When Chris Hemsworth was presented with the challenge of playing a younger version of Optimus Prime in the animated film Transformers One, he probably thought to himself, “Roll out!” But that famous catchphrase, delivered by Peter Cullen since the original 1984 cartoon show, actually presented a challenge for Hemsworth as well.

“I don’t want to follow or mimic what Peter Cullen’s done,” the Australian recalls telling producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura when he was first offered the part. If he was going to step into another iconic character’s, err, wheels, he would need to make it his own. Fortunately, Hemsworth learned, Di Bonaventura didn’t want that either.

Written by Andrew Barrer and Gabriel Ferrari and directed by Pixar alum Josh Cooley (Toy Story 4), Transformers One takes place three billion years before the mainline Transformers stories, back when Optimus Prime was just Orion Pax, and Megatron (voiced by...

"Transformers One" has released its first trailer, finally giving the public the peek that CinemaCon attendees got last week. Directed by Josh Cooley, the film looks to offer a breezy and colorful animated adventure akin to the "Spider-Verse" films.

Does the title "Transformers One" sound like a misnomer to you? Audiences have already been subjected to eight of these movies and they're infamously not good ("Bumblebee" is innocent and 1986's "The Transformers: The Movie" barely skirts by on nostalgia despite how cynical it was). Well, you see, the ninth "Transformers" movie will be going back to the beginning. Set on Cybertron, the home planet of the Robots in Disguise, the film is set before the Transformers got to Earth, before the Autobots and Decepticons went to war, and before Optimus Prime and Megatron had those names.

The 2007 "Transformers" movie (by far the most enjoyable of the ones Michael Bay...

Vanangaan, the upcoming Tamil film written and directed by Bala, has some interesting updates to share with the fans. The film, which was initially supposed to star Suriya in the lead role, has now roped in Arun Vijay as the new protagonist. According to sources, Arun Vijay will be playing a speech and hearing impaired person in the film, which is said to be a challenging and unconventional role for the actor1

The film also has another surprise in store for the audience. Mysskin, the acclaimed director and actor, will be playing an important role in the film. His portions will be shot later this month around Kanyakumari, where the film is expected to have some crucial scenes2

The female lead of the film is Roshni Prakash, who made her debut in Tamil cinema with Dhuruvangal Pathinaaru. She will be seen opposite Arun Vijay in Vanangaan, which is her second Tamil film.

MollywoodThe film is directed by Manu Warrier who made ‘Coffee Bloom' and is produced by Supriya Menon.Tnm StaffScreenshot from trailerMonths after a dark teaser for Kuruthi, an upcoming Malayalam thriller film, came out, now an equally dark trailer has been released by Amazon Prime Video. Eerie music accompanies the trailer of the movie, which has Prithviraj Sukumaran in the lead, that mostly features shots in the dark, indoors and out, as characters emerge mouthing solemn lines. Death, community, fights, police chase, vengeance and god are all parts of the dialogue that emerge in the less-than-two-minute trailer. Roshan Mathew, Srindaa and Murali Gopy all have important roles in the film, along with a slew of other actors. Amazon describes the film as one about enduring human relations that transcend boundaries and struggle to survive trials of hatred and prejudice. The trailer is set in Erattupetta in Kerala where Ibrahim (Roshan...

TollywoodThe film is going to be a multilingual project, and is being bankrolled by Sree Venkateswara Cinemas Llp.Tnm StaffBy ArrangementKollywood actor Dhanush and Tollywood director Sekhar Kammula met in Hyderabad on July 2 to discuss their upcoming film which was recently announced by the makers. The film is going to be a multilingual project, and is being bankrolled by Sree Venkateswara Cinemas Llp, which is a production unit of Asian Group of Cinemas. According to the sources, producers of the film, Narayandas Narang, Sunil Narang, Bharat Narang, and P Ram Mohan, were also present at the film discussion meeting. It was announced that the movie would be shot and released simultaneously in three languages: Telugu, Tamil and Hindi. Makers announce that the film is going to tick all boxes of a universally appealing story and the highly-talented actor-director duo has set high expectations for the project. The film is said...

KollywoodHelmed by ‘Dhuruvangal Pathinaaru’ fame Karthick Naren, ‘D43’ is touted to be a crime thriller. Tnm StaffThe makers of Dhanush and Malavika Mohanan’s tentatively titled project D43 took to Twitter on Friday, June 25, to announce that the crew will commence the final schedule of the shoot in July. Touted to be a crime thriller, the movie stars actors Dhanush and Malavika Mohanan in the lead roles. D43 is helmed by director Karthick Naren, who rose to fame with his directorial debut Dhuruvangal Pathinaaru. Sharing the update with fans on Twitter, Sathya Jyothi Films, the production banner bankrolling the project, wrote, “The Final schedule of @dhanushkraja's #D43 shoot resumes from July, 2021.” The poster shared on Friday featured Dhanush from the sets of the movie. The actor is seen sporting a casual look in a grey T-shirt, with his mask pulled down. He is seen striking a candid pose while smiling.

KollywoodTake a look at some of the most nail-biting Tamil thrillers that will keep you hooked.Saradha UScreengrabDue to a recent spike in the number of Covid-19 cases across the country, many states have imposed lockdown restrictions. People are once again turning to Over-the-Top (Ott) platforms for entertainment. While Tamil cinema has always made thrillers, new age directors have done away with many old fashioned elements like songs and romances to give thrillers that keep the tension going and have mind-bending twists. If you miss watching movies on the big screen, revisit some of the best Tamil thriller movies from the comfort of your home. Here's a list of some contemporary, interesting Tamil thrillers that are available to watch online on different streaming platforms: Pizza Based on the story of Michael, a pizza delivery boy, the 2012 Tamil movie Pizza is one of the most gripping horror movies from Kollywood to...

SandalwoodThe actor rose to fame for his role in the Kannada movie ‘Aa Drushya’. Tnm StaffInstagram/ Arjun GowdaAs India is seeing a spike in the number of coronavirus cases across the country, many actors have stepped up and volunteered to contribute towards Covid-19 relief. Sandalwood actor Arjun Gowda decided to help Covid-19 patients by working as an ambulance driver in Bengaluru. In an interview with Bangalore Times, the actor mentioned that he has been on the road over the past two days and has assisted patients by taking them to the hospital and helped people who need to perform final rites for those who have succumbed to Covid-19. He also stated that he will keep helping people irrespective of their religious background or where they come from. Sharing a snippet from a news article on Instagram, Arjun Gowda extended his gratitude to Project Smile Trust, the organisation that presented him with the opportunity.

TollywoodIf you are a fan of the thriller genre and are looking to catch up with Telugu films, here's a list to help you decide. With the range of content available on Ott platforms, many of us are confused and unsure about which films to watch. The varied choices on streaming platforms across genres force us to spend hours before we zero in on a movie to watch. But, if you are a fan of the thriller genre and are looking to catch up with Telugu films, here's a list to help you decide. Hit (Amazon Prime Video) Hit starring Vishwak Sen and Ruhani Sharma, is relatively a new film, which left the audience spellbound. In this captivating narrative, Vishwak Sen plays an unstable police officer who is forced to investigate a challenging murder case which puts the people close to him in jeopardy. It is among the rare films...

EntertainmentAshwin performed these dance sequences last week in tribute to Tamil stars Vijay and Kamal Haasan.Tnm StaffIt is not just that his moves are graceful, but actor Ashwin KKumar does them on a moving treadmill all too nonchalantly. Just a day ago, he danced to the new song 'Vaathi Coming' from the Vijay starrer Master on the treadmill. The dance has gone viral, and according to Ashwin, even reached Vijay, who is celebrating his birthday on Monday. Incidentally, Ashwin had shared the video on his own birthday which fell on June 21. He writes in his post: "On my birthday today, thanking each and every one on social media for loving and making my #treadmilldance so viral that it made its way to the legend himself. Expressing my gratitude by fulfilling public requests, #VaathiComing on treadmill! #master #thalapathyvijay." Ashwin has earlier done a similar stunt to the song ‘Annathe Adurar...

KollywoodThe film, which went on the floors in London last year, was wrapped up recently. Digital NativeDigital Native Dhanush’s next film with director Karthik Subbaraj has been titled Jagame Thandhiram. On Thursday, the official motion poster from the film was unveiled by its the makers. The film, which went on the floors in London last year, was wrapped up recently. Being bankrolled by S. Sashikanth of Ynot Studios, it is slated to hit screens on May 1 worldwide. Believed to be an action thriller with gangster elements, the film features Aishwarya Lekshmi as the leading lady and also stars Games of Thrones and Braveheart fame actor James Cosmo for a pivotal role in the film. If the grapevine is anything to go by, James will be seen playing the antagonist. It’s worth mentioning that Subbaraj had originally planned to rope in Al Pacino for the role. Unfortunately, he couldn...

KollywoodProduced by Sathya Jyothi Films, the movie will reportedly hit theatres in October.Digital NativeDhanush is one of the very few actors in Kollywood who can successfully juggle commercial films and content-oriented films. Last seen in Pattas, an action entertainer written and directed by Rs Durai Senthilkumar, Dhanush is all set to team up next with director Karthick Naren, who rose to fame with the critically-acclaimed Dhuruvangal Pathinaaru. The yet-untitled project will be produced by Sathya Jyothi Films, who had bankrolled Pattas too. The movie will reportedly hit theatres in October. The music for the film, dubbed D43, will be composed by Gv Prakash Kumar. #D43 @karthicknaren_M @gvprakash @SathyaJyothi_ pic.twitter.com/VNPa7K6tYR — Dhanush (@dhanushkraja) February 2, 2020 Dhanush is currently shooting for director Mari Selvaraj’s Karnan. Touted to be an action entertainer based on a real incident that happened in an estate near Tirunelveli, the film stars...

ControversyThe lead actor of the film came out in support of director Karthick Naren and asked Gautham Menon to grow a conscience. Tnm StaffThe spat between young filmmaker Karthick Naren and director and producer Gautham Menon just got bigger. Actor Arvind Swami, the lead star in Naragasooran, has come out in support of Karthick Naren. In his tweet, Arvind Swami hit back at Gautham Menon who'd said instead of "whining", young filmmakers should "grow a pair". Gautham Menon was responding to Karthick Naren's post on his social media pages which spoke of how his trust had been broken. https://t.co/6whl3aEczn While some young filmmakers whine about their passion getting butchered instead of growing a pair, here’s a young team that makes an interesting short about girls,women, cricket, Csk and liberation.What a https://t.co/dseipSKVrF very nicely done! — Gauthamvasudevmenon (@menongautham) March 27, 2018 Gautham Menon's caustic tweet prompted Karthick Naren to address him directly and say that he'd indeed shown courage by trusting Gautham Menon despite the warning he had received from others in the industry. While everybody advised against it I had the pair to trust you & collaborate sir. In return we were treated like trash & made to invest on our own. I think its better to whine & confront instead of running away. Please don't do this to any other young filmmaker sir. It hurts! https://t.co/05b4v7eSXg — Karthick Naren (@karthicknaren_M) March 27, 2018 Taking a jibe at the sexist phrase used by Gautham Menon, Arvind Swami said, "Yes we all can grow a few things, a pair of eyes that sees what we do to others, a pair of ears to hear the truth, a conscience to tell us when we are wrong and a pair of whatever to accept our mistakes and apologise...instead we grow our list of commitments that we can't keep." Yes we all can grow a few things, a pair of eyes that sees what we do to others , a pair of ears to hear the truth, a conscience to tell us when we are wrong and a pair of whatever to accept our mistakes and apologise...instead we grow our list of commitments that we can’t keep. — arvind swami (@thearvindswami) March 28, 2018 In an interview to Sify, Karthick Naren had claimed that although Gautham Menon had promised to fund his film, he hadn't invested any money. However, the young director said, Gautham Menon had used the title of producer to get funds for his own films Enai Noki Payum Thota and Dhruva Natchithiram which were announced a long time ago and are yet to hit the screens. Arvind Swami has been vocal about many issues, from politics to the film industry. The film's teaser, which released sometime ago, was received well. Considering it is the second film in the D16 trilogy, with the first Dhuruvangal Pathinaaru doing great business at the box-office, there are high expectations from the sequel. The film also stars Shriya Saran, Indrajith, and Sundeep Kishan. The film was supposed to release in May 2018. Also read: 'Grow a pair': Gautham Menon slams Karthick Naren, young filmmaker hits back...

ControversyGautham Menon is producing 'Naragasooran', Karthick Naren's second film in the 'D16' trilogy but the two have had a fall-out.Tnm StaffDirector and producer Gautham Menon seems to have had a fall-out with young filmmaker Karthick Naren. Karthick is currently working on Naragasooran, a film that Gautham Menon is producing. However, all is not well. A few days ago, Karthick had put out a cryptic post on his social media pages which suggested that someone had broken his trust and had taken him for a ride. "The last thing you want to see is your passion getting butchered from all directions or a mistake you did not commit!" he'd added. Sometimes a misplaced trust may kill you. People should think twice before taking it for a ride. The last thing you want to see is your passion getting butchered from all the directions for a mistake you did not commit. Threshold! — Karthick Naren (@karthicknaren_M) March 26, 2018 The post made plenty of people speculate that he was referring to Gautham Menon. On Tuesday, however, it became clear that the spat was indeed between Karthick Naren and his producer. Gautham Menon shared a video made by Fully, attacking Karthick with a commonly used sexist phrase - 'grow a pair': "While some young filmmakers whine about their passion getting butchered instead of growing a pair, here's a young team that makes an interesting short about girls, women, cricket, Csk and liberation." https://t.co/6whl3aEczn While some young filmmakers whine about their passion getting butchered instead of growing a pair, here’s a young team that makes an interesting short about girls,women, cricket, Csk and liberation.What a https://t.co/dseipSKVrF very nicely done! — Gauthamvasudevmenon (@menongautham) March 27, 2018 Karthick Naren was quick to respond to the jibe in the same vein. He retweeted Gautham Menon's stinging message with "While everybody advised against it I had the pair to trust you & collaborate sir. In return we were treated like trash & made to invest on our own. I think its better to whine & confront instead of running away. Please don't do this to any other young filmmaker sir. It hurts!" While everybody advised against it I had the pair to trust you & collaborate sir. In return we were treated like trash & made to invest on our own. I think its better to whine & confront instead of running away. Please don't do this to any other young filmmaker sir. It hurts! https://t.co/05b4v7eSXg — Karthick Naren (@karthicknaren_M) March 27, 2018 In an interview to Sify, Karthick Naren said, "When I signed Naragasooran for Gautham Menon sir, everyone asked to reconsider my decision. But I had immense faith and admiration in Gautham sir and we started the shoot. Though Gautham sir’s Ondraga banner is associated with Naragasooran on paper, he hasn’t invested anything into our project. What really hurt me is that he has gone ahead and borrowed money pledging my film (Naragasooran) and invested in his own films —Dhruva Natchathiram and Enai Noki Paayum Thota. The main issue now is that Gautham sir has to settle the remuneration of Arvind Swamy sir and other actors. Though Arvind sir is sweet enough to dub the film for me, I don’t want to take him to be taken for granted”. Karthick also added, “I invested all the money that we earned from Dhuruvangal Pathinaaru in Naragasooran and when Ondraga Entertainment says that they are associated with my film, they shouldn’t back out but in reality, they haven’t spent anything for us. Naragasooran is actually funded by Badri Kasthuri sir’s Shraddha Entertainment and me, but financiers who gave money to Gautham Menon are targeting our project. When we tried to reach Gautham through phone calls and messages, he didn’t have the courtesy to respond so I had no other option. Someone has to bell the cat”. Naragasooran stars Arvind Swami, Shriya Saran, Sundeep Kishan, Indrajith and others.The film's production began in the latter half of 2017 and it was supposed to release in May 2018. Karthick Naren had earlier said that it was the second in the D16 trilogy. The first film, Dhuruvangal Pathinaaru, which marked his debut, went on to win critical acclaim and did well at the box-office. Gautham Menon has been accused of starting projects and taking a really long time to complete them. A Facebook page titled 'Unofficial: Gautham Vasudev Menon' even keeps track of how delayed his projects like Dhruva Natchathiram and Enai Nokki Payum Thota are! With the young director and the producer of the film slugging it out publicly, it remains to be seen what will happen to Naragasooran. The teaser had set up expectations and it will be disappointing if the film doesn't make it to the screens. The people who made the Fully video, at any rate, have received more attention with the spat. Thank you guys for fighting with the link of our video Xd https://t.co/xX6J3sxqZ2 — Kishen das (@kishen_das) March 28, 2018 Meanwhile, the Tamil film industry is continuing with its strike against DSPs and has refused to reconcile to the new terms offered by them unlike the other three south Indian film industries. Shooting has also been stopped although a few films have received special permission, raising questions among other producers about the 'partiality'.

KollywoodThe project will go on the floors only after Karthick Naren completes his upcoming film 'Naragasooran'.Digital NativeReports are that director Karthick Naren is in talks with the young actor Kalidas Jayaram to play the lead role in his upcoming film titled Nadaga Medai. Sources in the know say that the director is busy with pre-production work and had discussed the story with Kalidas but nothing more has been finalized it. Nadaga Medai is still in the initial stages and the casting will be revealed only after the script in fine-tuned, we hear. The project will go on the floors only after Karthick Naren completes his upcoming film Naragasooran, which is scheduled for release in May. Kalidas began his acting career as a child artiste with the movie Kochu Kochu Santhoshangal and went on to star in Ente Veedu Appuvinteyum and Udayon. He made his debut as hero with the Tamil movie a couple of years ago. His debut film in Malayalam Poormaram, which was supposed to release a few months ago was postponed a couple of times for certain unknown reasons. Kalidas, during a recent event he had attended, made it clear that Poomaram will be out at the theatres next month. His project with Karthick Naren may be announced after the release of Poomaram, say sources. Karthick Naren, a short filmmaker, made his debut in the film industry in 2016 with the critically acclaimed film Dhuruvangal Pathinaaru, which had Rahman, Prakash Vijayaraghavan, and Anjana Jayaprakash in the lead roles. He is currently busy with the post-production of Naragasooran, which has Aravind Swamy, Shriya Saran, Sundeep Kishan, Indrajith and Aathmika in the star cast. Touted to be a thriller, Naragasooran is being bankrolled by Gautham Menon, Venkat Somasundaram and Reshma Ghatala under the banners Ondraaga Entertainment and Shraddha Entertainment. Ron Ethan Yohann is composing music for this flick with Sujith Sarang cranking the camera and Sreejith Sarang roped in for editing. (Content provided by Digital Native)...

The teaser for Naragasooran, one of 2018's most anticipated films is out. Directed by Dhuruvangal Pathinaaru filmmaker Karthick Naren who made a sensational debut, the film stars Arvind Swami and Shriya Saran in lead roles.

The cast also includes Indrajith, Aathmika and Sundeep Kishan. Naragasooran has been produced by Badri Kasturi and Gautham Menon.

Looks like chances are high for director Gautham Menon and actor Sundeep Kishan to team up for a movie very soon.

Reports from tinsel town say that both Gautham as well as Sundeep discussed working together and that the project may materialise once their current assignments are wrapped up.

Incidentally, the two met on the sets of Naragasooran, which is being produced by Gautham Menon under his banner and directed by Karthik Naren of Dhuruvangal Pathinaaru fame.