`Beautiful' team to do `Trivandrum Lodge'

After the much successful `Beautiful', V K Prakash-Anoop Menon-Jayasuriya team will be joining hands again. The movie to be named `Trivandrum Lodge' will have almost all the cast and technical team of `Beautiful'.

Anoop Menon will be doing the script for the movie. Songs played a success mantra for Beautiful and hence Rathish Vega, who did the songs in Beautiful, will be the misic director for the new movie. Cinematography will be by Pradeep Nair and backstage works are progressing.

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Rajesh Pillai's next movie titled `Gold'

After the smashing hit `Traffic', director Rajesh Pillai has announced his next project, a film titled `Gold.

'It's based on the lives of women athletes and their journey of struggles that often gets unnoticed,' says Rajesh Pillai.

The film has been scripted by Sankar Ramakrishnan, who wrote Urumi. Rajesh will direct the Bollywood version of the film too.

The grapevine has it that the director has finalized a Malayali heroine, who acted in a Tamil hit recently.

It is rumoured that Kunchacko Boban will be doing the main role in `Gold'.

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'3' gets U certificate, Dhanush happy

Mumbai: Southern star Dhanush is happy to know that his wife Aishwarya's directorial debut '3', in which he plays the male lead, has got an U-certificate from the censor board.

'Very happy to announce that '3' has been certified as 'U'. Will announce the release date day after. God bless,' the 28-year-old tweeted.

Dhanush, a known name in the Tamil movie industry, garnered overnight popularity globally when his song 'Kolaveri di' hit the YouTube.

Dhanush has teamed up with Shruti Haasan in the film.

'We are trying for a March end or April 1st week release for '3'. Will confirm soon,' he added.

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കിംഗ്‌ ആന്‍ഡ്‌ കമ്മീഷണര്‍ മികച്ച അഭിപ്രായം

കിംഗ്‌ ആന്‍ഡ്‌ കമ്മീഷണര്‍ ആരാധകരുടെ പ്രതീക്ഷ നഷ്ടപെട്തിയില്ല
 മികച്ച അഭിപ്രായം ആണ് ലഭിച്ചു കൊണ്ടിരിക്കുന്നത് മമ്മൂട്ടി, സുരേഷ് ഗോപി ടീം
2012 ലെ  ഏറ്റവും വലിയ ഹിറ്റ്‌ ചിത്രമാണ് പ്രേക്ഷകര്‍ക് നല്‍കിയത് ഇതിനു മുന്പ്
പുറത്തിറിങ്ങിയ ബിഗ്‌ ബജറ്റ് ചിത്രങ്ങള്‍ കളക്ഷന്‍ നേടിയെങ്കിലും മികച്ച അഭിപ്രായം
നേടിയില്ല എന്നാല്‍  കിംഗ്‌ ആന്‍ഡ്‌ കമ്മീഷണര്‍ മികച്ച ചിത്രം എന്നാ അഭിപ്രായം ഇതിനോടകം
നേടി .

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Ordinary’ doing extraordinary business

Kochi: It being released at a time when examination fever gripped the state, has not prevented 'Ordinary' from turning out as a strong player at the box office.

With Kerala audience already lapping up the movie, the upcoming holiday season is sure to be boon. Set in the rarely explored locales of Gavi, 'Ordinary' has Kunchacko Boban, Biju Menon, Asaf Ali and Ann Augustine playing the lead.

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Ranjini Haridas forays into Mollywood

Kochi: Ranjini Haridas, the popular TV anchor, is all set to make it big on silver screen. The sassy presenter will be seen sizzling in the role of a cop in the upcoming Malayalam film 'Entry'.

Apparantly, Ranjini has found the role offered to her  quite challenging and much different  from the usual run-of-the-mill romantic stories, and hence grabbed it.

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മമ്മൂടിയും സുരേഷ് ഗോപിയും ഒന്നിക്കുന്ന കിംഗ്‌ ആന്‍ഡ്‌ കമ്മീഷണര്‍ പ്രേക്ഷകര്‍ക് മുന്നിലേക്ക്

 മമ്മൂടിയും സുരേഷ് ഗോപിയും ഒന്നിക്കുന്ന കിംഗ്‌ ആന്‍ഡ്‌ കമ്മീഷണര്‍ പ്രേക്ഷകര്‍ക് മുന്നിലേക്ക്  ആവര്തനമില്ലാത്ത രംഗങ്ങളുടെ ആവിഷ്കാരമാണ് പുതിയ ചിത്രമെണ്ണ്‍ അണിയറ പ്രവര്‍ത്തകര്‍

തുടര്‍ച്ചയായി പരാജയം രുജികുന്ന ഇരുവര്കും ഇ ചിത്രം വലിയ പ്രതീക്ഷ നല്‍കുന്നു.മലയാളത്തിന്റെ എക്കാലത്തെയും മികച്ച നടനായ മമ്മൂട്ടിക് കുറച്ചുകാലമായി വിജയ ചിത്രങ്ങള്‍ ഇല്ല സുരേഷ് ഗോപിയും പരാജയ പട്ടികയില്‍ തന്നെ .സൂപ്പര്‍ ഹിറ്റ്‌ പട്ടികയില്‍ ഉള്ള ദി കിംഗ്‌ ,കമ്മീഷണര്‍ എന്നീ ചിത്രങ്ങളുടെ തുടര്‍ ഭാഗമാണ് പുതിയ ചിത്രം പ്രതീക്ഷകള്‍ തെറ്റാതെ മുന്നെരുമെന്നാണ് ആരാധകര്‍ പറയുന്നത് എന്തായാലും കത്തിരുണ്ണ്‍ കാണണം 


 
 
 

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Biggest Hit of the Years from 1981-2002

2002--------------Meesha Madhavan
2001--------------Ravanaprabhu
2000--------------Narasimham
1999--------------Pathram
1998--------------Harikrishnans
1997--------------Aaram Thampuran
1996--------------Hitler
1995--------------The King 
1994--------------Thenmavin Kombathu
1993--------------Manichitratazhu & Devasuram

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kavyambari

ഞാന്‍ ഇ സന്ധ്യയില്‍ കാത്തിരിക്കുന്നു മറഞ്ഞു പോയ പ്രതീക്ഷകളെ പുതിയ  വഴിത്താരയില്‍ ചേര്‍ത്ത് പിടിക്കാന്‍ ഒരു  പൊന്‍ പുലരിയെ
ശുഭരാത്രി........... കവ്യംബാരി

 

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Mammootty

Mammootty is an acclaimed Malayalam actor who has acted in more than 300 films. Mammootty is considered to be one of those rare actors who excel in both art and commercial cinema. He first appeared in the film Anubhavangal Paalichakal (1971). In 1973 he got another role in Kalachakram, directed by K. Narayanan. His first leading role was in Devalokam (1979) which was directed by M. T. Vasudevan Nair. The film somehow remained unreleased. Vilkanundu Swapnangal directed by M. Azad was Mammootty`s first film the lead actor where he played the role of Madhavan Kutty. He further got noticed with film like Mela where he played a Circus artist and Thrishna , directed by I.V. Sasi. Mammootty and I.V. Sasi teamed up to deliver more hits like Aavanazhi and Inspector Balram.

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Asif Ali in Mohanan's next film

After Kathaparayumbol, Maanikakal, director M Mohanan's next venture would star Asif Ali, Anoop Menon, Mukesh among others. Direction and screenplay would be by M Mohanan, cinematography P Sukumar, lyrics Anil Panachuran, Rafeeq Ahmed, music M Jayachandran. The movie to be produced by Vijayakumar under Aishwarya Sneha Movies, would commence shooting in Kozhikode on June 1.

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Bel Ami' to release in India March 16

New Delhi: Robert Pattinson and Uma Thurman-starrer 'Bel Ami' will hit the theatres in India March 16.

The English language movie, based on an 1885 novel of the same name, is the story of Georges Duroy who travels through 1890s Paris and uses his wit and power of seduction to rise from poverty to wealth in a world where politics and media jostle for influence, where sex is power and celebrity an obsession.

'Bel Ami', directed by Declan Donnellan and Nick Ormerod, will be distributed in India by PVR Pictures.

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Josettante Hero' on March 16

Josettante Hero', under the banner of Desam Movies, starring Anoop Menon in the lead role and directed by K K Haridass will hit the floors on March 16.

Asokan, Suraj, Bheeman Raghu, Sivaji Guruvayoor, Sudheesh, Zeenath, Kripa and Dimple Rose are in the supporting roles of Josettante Hero. Music by Saajan K Ram, Senthil Raj is handling the camera work for the film.

Ansar Kalabhavan and Sathyan Kolangad have penned the screen play. The film is the story of a film producer and Sajan K Ram has tuned the music for Rafeeq Ahammed's lyrics.

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Baburaj plays ’Naughty Professor’

Kochi: It seemed that the fresh air Salt n'Pepper had brought in was not there to stay on and Malayalam cinema almost returned to the beaten track.  But thankfully, for Baburaj, it has not ! Life has no longer been the same for the old baddie since he played Lal’s soft spoken cook in Salt n'Pepper.

In his latest outing, Baburaj plays the lead role of a professor who is too much obsessed with his physique.

Directed by Harinarayanan, 'Naughty Professor' has Lakshmi Gopalaswamy as the female lead. 'Naughty Professor' is being produced under the banner of Anna Amala Films.  The cast includes Innocent, Janaradhanan, Rajeev Pillai, and Malavika.

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Roshan Andrews, Prithviraj team up for Mumbai Police

After Casanova, director Roshan Andrews is preparing for his next project Mumbai Police, with Prithviraj in the lead. Prithviraj dons the role of a police officer named Antony Moses.

Mumbai Police is a family entertainer with a realistic take on police officials. In most films, the police officers are shown as being outspoken and bold. However, the depiction of the police in the film will be very different.

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Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close

Movie Review: A thick, dark smoke hangs over Oskar Schell's (Thomas Horn) young heart since his father Thomas ( Tom Hanks) died in the WTC attack. He bonded with his father and hates his mother. "I wish you were in the building instead of him," Oskar tells his mom. And he feels that the path to redemption could lie in a yellow key that one day he accidentally stumbles upon. The key was kept in an envelope in a blue vase and addressed to someone named Black. And the boy, both articulate and sensitive, makes it his mission to find its lock.

But in a city of over 400 listed Blacks, that's not easy. The movie takes Oskar to different people and places in the city: the Afro-American woman trapped in a bad marriage, the man who can't stop hugging him, the cranky woman who shoos him away. Midway in the endeavour, he makes friends with an old man who has stopped speaking by choice. It is an interesting relationship of unequals. Together they scan the city and the travels become a sort of therapy for both.

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bhama stills.....

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Vidya Balan wins National awards for 'The Dirty Picture'

Bollywood star Vidya Balan won best actress award for her performance of a Southern sex siren in 'The Dirty Picture' at the 59th National awards, announced on Wednesday.
The best feature film award was shared by 'Byari' and Marathi film 'Deool', which also won its actor Girish Kulkarni the best actor award.
Onir directed 'I Am', a compilation of four stories on identity, won the best Hindi feature film.
The winners of the prestigious 59th National Film Awards were announced by chairpersons of the jury today. The awards will be given to the winners in a ceremony on May 3.
For feature films the names of the award winners were declared by Rohini Hattangady, who was the chairperson of the Feature Films Jury (Central Panel).

Ramesh Sharma, the chairperson of the Non-Feature films jury and Vijaya Mulay, who chaired the jury on the Best Writing on Cinema announced the names of other award winners.

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Killer Joe' distributor appeals NC-17 rating

The MPAA has issued a potentially fatal NC-17 rating for Killer Joe, EW has confirmed. The trailer park noir stars Matthew McConaughey as the titular police officer who moonlights as a hitman. When a Texas drug-dealer (Emile Hirsch) runs afoul of local kingpins, he hires Killer Joe to off his mother so he can collect her insurance money. If those colorful details weren’t eyebrow-raising enough, consider these — drug use, nudity (male and female), savage violence, and graphic sexual content. LD Entertainment, the film’s distributor, is planning to appeal the decision, though a rep for the company was unable to comment on the appeals process at this time.

Gina Gershon, Thomas Haden Church, and Juno Temple also star in Joe, which William Friedkin directed based on the same-name play by Pulitzer Prize winner Tracy Letts (August: Osage County). LD picked up the film at the Toronto Film Festival last September and it is projected to hit theaters this summer.

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anushka stills.........

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Prithviraj – Jayasurya main lead in ‘Mumbai Dosth’

The shooting of the film will begin on the first week of April. Mumbai and Hyderabad are the other two locations chosen for the shoot. The highlight of the movie is that Jayasurya will team up with Prithviraj in the lead. The possibility of roping in a popular north Indian actress for the female lead is very much on the cards. The name of the actress will be revealed soon.

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nithya menon stills....

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Dileep's Mayamohini

The shooting of Mayamohini, directed by Jose Thomas and starring Dileep as the male lead has begun in Kochi.

Dileep dons the role of a woman in Mayamohini. Two costume designers from Mumbai and Chennai arrived to do makeup for Dileep. P. Sukumar and Madhu Warrier are producing the film. Screenplay is penned by Uday-Sibi team.

Story of Mayamohini revolves around an ancestral home called Vadakedathu tharavad. Appumama is now the karanavar of the house. He is a bachelor and lives for the well being of his cousin Bala Krishnan. Bala Krishnan is too innocent. Lakshmi Narayanan, an advocate, who is ten years elder to him is his only friend. Lakshmi Narayanan encourages him to start a business. But astrologers predicted that Bala Krisnan's field is not business. His business began to shatter one by one.

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Grand Master Malayalam Mohanlal Latest Stills

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"Spirit" of Mohanlal and Ranjith.

After the long gap, due to may be some indifferences between Director Ranjith and Mohanlal coming up together for a malayalam movie project. As per the report, this malayalam film is titled as Spirit and being directed by Ranjith. Aashirvad Cinemas Banner, Antony Perumbavoor gona produce this malayalam film "Spirit". Five years gap happened between the two czars of Malayalam Cinema, while they done a movie together. Last one was "Rock N Roll", which came up with the{..}

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William H. Macy, Felicity Huffman Set for Double Star on Walk of Fame

Married actors William H. Macy and Felicity Huffman are set for a rare honor on the Hollywood Walk of Fame: a double star!

The couple will receive their stars on the same day, March 7, joining the fairly exclusive company of Sonny and Cher and Tim Robbins and Susan Sarandon, among a few others.

Macy is known for offbeat fare like Fargo (for which he earned an Oscar nomination) and Magnolia, and he now stars on the Showtime series Shameless; Huffman, meanwhile, has been a fixture on ABC's Desperate Housewives and was a Best Actress nominee for performance in 2005's Transamerica.

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Justin Bieber Wanted for Space Travel

Justin bieber is one astronomer's top pick for space travel, because, he says, the teenage superstar would boost the suborbital spaceflight industry.

During a presentation at the 2012 Next-Generation Suborbital Researchers Conference (you know the one) in Palo Alto, Calif., astronomer Seth Shostak posited: "My suggestion is, be sure to send Justin Bieber on one of these flights early on. If there's more interest, there are more customers. If there are more customers, there's more technical development. It's a positive feedback loop, and obviously that's good."

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Raasaleela Malayalam Movie Remake

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THE KING AND THE COMMISSIONER Releasing on 23 Mar 2012

The King and The Commissioner is an political thriller film written by Renji Panicker and directed by Shaji Kailas, starring Mammootty and Suresh Gopi in lead roles.

The movie planned as a sequel to the super hits ‘The King’ and ‘The Commissioner’ both filim directed  Shaji Kailas and scripted by  Renji Panikakr. they are pland to lead characters of both the films for a single flick. however director Shaji Kailas reportedly said that the film features a new story in a new background where the lead characters of his and Renji Panicker’s films (Joseph Alex IAS & Bharath Chandran IPS) are coming together.

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Bollywood celebrities make their presence felt at Lakme Week

Mumbai: Bollywood celebrities made their presence felt on day one of Lakmé Fashion Week Summer/Resort either on ramp or cheering for their friends. From Malaika Arora Khan to Amrita Rao to Dia Mirza to Prateik Babbar walked the ramp for the designers Vikram Phadnis, Khushali Kumar and Masaba. Among those in the front row cheering for their designer friends were Karisma Kapoor, Arbaaz Khan, Sonakshi Sinha, Neil Nitin Mukesh, Neha Dhupia, Sonu Nigam, Farhan Akhtar, Sajid Khan, Milan Luthria, Ameesha Patel, Bhushan Kumar and Sangeeta Bijlani. It started with Prateik walking the ramp for designer Masaba in a black and white bundhgala and Patiala salwar. 'Every time I walk the ramp I am nervous,' Prateik
said.

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Mammooty to play lead in Thappanna

Mammooty will be playing the lead role in Thappanna, directed by Johny Antony. The major part of the shooting will be done in Kochi. Screenplay and dialogues by M Sinduraj. Produced by Milan Jaleel under the banner of Galaxy Films. Johnny Antony, whose film Masters for which shooting was completed with Sashi Kumar and Prithviraj as lead roles, will be starting his next venture soon.

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Travel on highway of love with ’London Paris New York’

Film: "London Paris New York"; Cast: Ali Zafar and Aditi Rao Hydari; Writer-Director: Anu Menon; Rating: ***

If only Siddharth Anand's "Anjaana Anjaani" was funnier, warmer, more kindered in spirit and less burdened by the responsibility of making the pair look at home on foreign shores, it could have conveyed the pleasure quotient of "London Paris New York" (LPN).

Indeed debutante writer-director Anu Menon imparts a talcum-freshness into a tale that has only two principal characters - He and She. And what happened to mama, papa, chacha, chachi?

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mohanlal hit films(2000-2010)

‘prince of kerala’. Lalettan was not able to deliver lots as he did in the previous decade. Still he had pretty good number of hits. He neither got a good start nor good end for the decade. But towards the middle of the decade, he got 5 consecutive super-hits which is a rare achievement. Among his 55 malayalam films, 12 were super-hits, 17 average and 26 flops.    

    Ravanaprabhu
    Balettan
    Udayananu Tharam
    Naran
    Thanmathra
    Rasathanthram
    Vadakkum Nathan
    Keerthi Chakra
    Chota Mumbai
    Hello
    Madambi
    Twenty:20

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Rahman performs at Oscars again

Los Angeles: Indian composer A.R. Rahman performed at the 84th Academy Awards here as part of the Oscar band in his third performance at the prestigious award ceremony.

"Oscar sangamam - if you are watching the Oscars live, catch our Oscar superband headed by Hans Zimmer perform tonight," Rahman posted on his Facebook page for his fans.

He even posted a picture with all members of the band, which performed throughout Sunday night's ceremony.

Last year Rahman had sung his tracks from "127 Hours" at the Oscar ceremony.

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Script plays villain between Anil, Priyadarshan

Mumbai: After "Viraasat", it took 15 years for Anil Kapoor to say yes to Priyadarshan's film "Tezz". It is unlikely that they will ever work together again as they do not approve of each other's working methods.

Priyadarshan likes to work without a script, while Anil does projects only when he is given a hard-bound script.

"To put it bluntly, Priyan and Anil do not see eye to eye. Anil is a studied actor who likes to come fully prepared to the sets. For this, he needs the script beforehand. Priyan, on the other hand, seldom, if ever, prepares a full script. Most of the time he likes to improvise and work out his scenes on the spot. This is not how Anil likes to work. He turned down every single offer from Priyan until 'Tezz'," said a close friend of Anil.

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’Thanichalla Njan’ lands in trouble

Kochi: The upcoming film 'Thanichalla Njan', that tells a heartrending real-life story of communal amity, has landed in troubled waters even before its release.

Writer K. S. Noushad has filed a complaint against its director Babu Thiruvalla stating that the film was based on a story written by him. Naushad alleged that Babu has been refusing to give him credit after making him pen down the script.

The story is based on the lives of two friends, one a Muslim woman and the other a Hindu. The story narrates how a Muslim woman saves an elderly Namboodiri woman from the railway track. Kalpana and KPAC Lalitha plays the lead characters.

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Giddy stars party night away after Oscars show

Los Angeles: Giddy with joy and liberal with kisses, Oscar's newly crowned stars celebrated late into the night on Sunday, feasting on delicacies ranging from caviar and smoked salmon to burgers with macaroni and cheese. 

Clutching golden statuettes under their arms or showing them off for photographers and friends, Academy Award winners joined their empty-handed rivals in sipping champagne at the official Governor's Ball, where they were serenaded by veteran crooner Tony Bennett. 

Meryl Streep, celebrating the end of a 30-year dry spell between Oscar victories, showered friends with kisses after winning the third Academy Award of her career for her role as ex-British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in "The Iron Lady".  

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Anil Ambani walks Oscar red carpet, his ’The Help’ gets statuette

Los Angeles:  Reliance Group chairman Anil Ambani walked the red carpet at the 84th Academy Awards at the Kodak Theater here Sunday, where three films produced by DreamWorks Studios, his co-venture with Steven Speilberg, were nominated for 11 Oscars.

Among the 11 nominations, Octavia Spencer fetched the Oscar for best supporting actress for her performance in "The Help". Spencer was honoured with the golden statuette for her portrayal of big-mouthed maid Minny in "The Help".

Other than "The Help", two other films of Reliance DreamWorks -- "War Horse" and "Real Steel" -- were nominated for various categories. "War Horse" and "The Help" were in the fray for best film award, which went to black and white silent film "The Artist".

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Coca Cola wakes up Brad Pitt's kids

Hollywood Actor Brad Pitt admits he gives his children Coca-Cola to get them out of bed in the morning.Pitt claims he and his partner Angelina Jolie seldom find it difficult to get all six of their children ready for the day.

Femalefirst.co.uk reports that the actor, during the recording of 'Inside The Actor's Studio', said: 'Listen, I admit there's times like, 'We gotta get up. Get up! Here's your shoes. Here's your shoes. Drink this coke. Drink this Coca Cola. Drink it all. Right now! Drink it! Drink it! Drink it!' Just so we can get 'em up and going.'

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'The Artist', 'Hugo' in tie with five Oscars each

Los Angeles: French silent film 'The Artist' and period film 'Hugo' became the big winners at the star-studded 84th Academy Awards ceremony here as they walked away with five honours each. 'The Artist' was named the best picture and also won the best actor and best director's trophy for Jean Dujardin and Michel Hazanavicius respectively.

'The Artist', a black and white film about a silent movie star who fears his downfall after the arrival of talkies, also won in the best costume and best original score categories. The movie is said to be the second silent film to have ever won an Oscar -- the first being 1927 film 'Wings', which was awarded at the first Academy Awards in 1929.

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84th Academy Awards: 'Artist' wins best picture, director and lead actor

Los Angeles: Academy Awards voters have spoken up for 'The Artist,' the first silent film to triumph at Hollywood's highest honors since the original Oscar ceremony 83 years ago.
The black-and-white comic melodrama took four prizes on Monday, including best picture, actor for Jean Dujardin and director for Michel Hazanavicius. Not since the World War I saga 'Wings' was named outstanding picture at the first Oscars in 1929 had a silent film earned the top prize.
The other top Oscars went to Meryl Streep as best actress for 'The Iron Lady,' Octavia Spencer as supporting actress for 'The Help' and Christopher Plummer as supporting actor for 'Beginners.'
'The Help' actress Octavia Spencer and 'Beginners' veteran Christopher Plummer won the first two major acting Oscars with Plummer making history as the oldest Academy Award winner ever at 82.

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Christopher Plummer wins supporting actor Oscar for ’Beginners’

Los Angeles: Christopher Plummer won the Oscar for best supporting actor on Sunday for "Beginners," in which he plays an elderly man who comes out of the closet and embraces his gay identity. 

Plummer, 82, a veteran screen and stage star best known as Captain von Trapp in "The Sound of Music," became the oldest person to receive an Oscar in the history of the Academy Awards. 

The Canadian actor, who had only one previous Oscar nomination, swept the Hollywood awards season for his performance in "Beginners" which was based on the true story of director Mike Mills' experience with his own father. 

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’The Artist’ wins best original score

Los Angeles:  Ludovic Bource walked with prestigious golden statuette for best music (original score) for silent French film "The Artist" at the 84th Academy Awards ceremony here.

Bource beat Howard Shore for "Hugo", Albert Iglesias for "Tinker Taylor Soldier Spy" and John Williams again for "War Horse" and "The Adventures of Tintin", to win the award.

The award for original song went to "Man and Muppets" from "The Muppets". The number was composed by Bret McKenzie.

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Jean Dujardin, Meryl Streep win best actors

Los Angeles: Jean Dujardin and Meryl Streep were named the best actors in leading role at the 84th Academy awards ceremony for their work in "The Artist" and "The Iron Lady" respectively.

Dujardin, who beat Gary Oldman ("Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy"), George Clooney ("The Descendents"), Brad Pitt ("Moneyball") and Demian Bichir ("A Better Life") to walk away with his first ever Oscar award, portrayed a silent movie star in "The Artist".

The French actor has swept best actor awards at almost all the award functions including BAFTA and Golden Globes this year.

Streep, who has been nominated for the Oscar 17 times in her acting career, won her third Academy award at the function here Sunday night. In "The Iron Lady", the veteran American actress reprised the role of former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher.

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’A Separation’ wins best foreign film Oscar

Los Angeles: Iranian film "A Separation" walked away with the golden statuette for the best foreign film at the 84th Academy Awards.

"A Separation" beat Belgium's "Bullhead", Canada's Monsieur Lazhar, Israel's "Footnote" and Poland's "In The Darkness" for the prestigious award. The film had also won this year's Golden Globe in the same category.

Directed by Asghar Farhadi, the movie narrates the story of a married couple faced with a difficult decision -- to improve the life of their child by moving to another country or to stay in Iran and look after a deteriorating parent who has Alzheimer's.

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’The Artist’ wins best costume design, ’The Iron Lady’ makeup

Los Angeles: Silent black and white film "The Artist" won an Academy Award in the best costume design category, while Meryl Streep-starrer "The Iron Lady" took home the golden statuette for the best makeup.

Mark Bridges received the award for "The Artist", and Mark Coulier and J. Roy Helland collected the trophy for "The Iron Lady", in which Streep reprised the role of former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher.

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’Rango’ named best animated feature film at Oscars

Los Angeles: "Rango", a movie about a chameleon, won the best animated feature film trophy at the 84th Academy Awards ceremony here.

The movie, directed by Gore Verbinski, is an ordinary chameleon who accidentally winds up in the town of Dirt, a lawless outpost in the Wild West in desperate need of a new sheriff. It has the voices of Johnny Depp and Isla Fisher among other actors.

"Rango" was chosen over other nominees in the category including "A Cat In Paris", "Chico & Rita", "Kung Fu Panda 2" and "Puss In Boots".

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’The Girl With…’ wins best editing at Oscars

Los Angeles: Director David Fincher's "The Girl With Dragon Tattoo" won the golden statuette for best editing for Kirk Baxter and Angus Wall at the 84th Academy Awards.

The film features Daniel Craig and Rooney Mara in key roles.

It tells the story of a journalist Mikael Blomkvist who is in search of a woman missing for forty years. He is aided by Lisbeth Salander, a young computer hacker.

Also nominated in the category were Anne-Spphie Bonn for "The Artist", Kevin Tent for "The Descendents", Thelma Schoonmaker for "Hugo" and Christopher Tellefsen for" Moneyball".

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’The Descendants’ wins for adapted screenplay

Los Angeles: The Descendants", a screen version of Kaui Hart Hemmings' eponymous novel, won the best adapted screenplay award, while Woody Allen's "Midnight in Paris" was awarded for the best original screenplay at the 84th Academy Awards ceremony here.

Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon and Jim Rash received the award for "The Descendants", which narrates the story of a land baron, played by George Clooney, who tries to reconnect with his two daughters after his wife suffers an accident.

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