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From Ajith’s Thunivu to Mohanlal’s Alone: Trailers unveiled on New Year’s Eve

Written by : TNM Staff

The trailers and updates from much-anticipated south Indian films were unveiled on December 31, on the occasion of New Year’s eve. Kollywood star Ajith,  fondly known as ‘Thala’, pulls a bank heist in the trailer of Thunivu, while Mollywood star Mohanlal starred in the trailer of Alone, which sets the tone for a horror flick. Updates from films like Silambarasan starrer Pathu Thala, as well as Prabhas, Amitabh Bachchan and Deepika Padukone starrer Project K were unveiled on Saturday, December 31.

Thunivu

The trailer of actor Ajith Kumar’s Thunivu was unveiled amid much fanfare online. The trailer features Ajith pulling a bank heist. It was reminiscent of actor Ajith’s 2011 Tamil film with Venkat Prabhu, Mankatha. Ajith’s character going all guns blazing in the trailer, has been appreciated by fans. The bank heist thriller stars Manju Warrier as the female lead, while it also features Veera, Samuthirakani, Ajay, John Kokken, Mahanadhi Shankar, Amir, Pavni, Cibi Chandran, GM Sundar, Bhagavathy Perumal and others in key roles. Bankrolled by Boney Kapoor, Thunivu is set to hit the big screens during the festival of Pongal next year. The film marks the third collaboration between Ajith and director H Vinoth.

Alone

Setting the tone for an eerie horror flick, the trailer of Malayalam film Alone was unveiled on December 31. The upcoming film features actor Mohanlal as Kalidas in the lead. He is the only character appearing in the film, while it will star actors Prithviraj Sukumaran, Manju Warrier and Siddique among others in voice roles. Alone is helmed by Shaji Kailas and written by Rajesh Jayaraman, while it is produced by Antony Perumbavoor through Aashirvad Cinemas. The film features other supporting characters on voice-only roles.

Project K

A sneak peek video from actors Amitabh Bachchan, Deepika Padukone and Prabhas’s upcoming film Project K was unveiled on New Year’s eve. Helmed by Nag Ashwin, the film has been billed a big-budget flick. The sci-fi film will reportedly feature futuristic vehicles on screen and is also supported by automobile manufacturers Mahindra & Mahindra. The new sneak peak video walks audiences through the making of a ‘high-tech’ wheel.

Poi Indri Amaiyathu Ulagu

The trailer of upcoming Tamil film Poi Indri Amaiyathu Ulagu was also launched on Saturday. Starring  Praveen Raj, Vivek Prasanna, Sakshi Aggarwal and Daniel Anne Pope revolves around a group of childhood friends meeting at a house to celebrate new year's eve. According to the trailer, hell breaks loose when couples start viewing each others’ calls and messages as a part of a game. The theme is similar to actor-director Pradeep Ranganathan’s Love Today.

Other important announcements such as the release date of actors Silambarasan and Gautham Karthik’s Pathu Thala and the first look poster of actors Anaswara Rajan and Arjun Ashokan’s upcoming Malayalam film Pranaya Vilasam were unveiled on Saturday. Pathu Thala is set to hit the big screens on March 30. 

Nani 30

Many filmmakers have also shared updates about their current and upcoming projects on January 1, on the occassion of New Year. Tentatively titled Nani 30, the glimpse video from popular Tollywood actor Nani's new film was unveiled on January 1. The film stars Sita Ramam fame Mrunal Thakur opposite Nani, while it is helmed by filmmaker Shouryuv.

Christopher 

The teaser from upcoming Malayalam movie Christopher starring actors Mammootty in the lead as a police officer, was unveiled on Sunday, January 1. The star cast of the cop drama also includes actors Aishwarya Lekshmi, Sarath Kumar, Siddique, Sneha, Vinay Rai, Amala Paul, Shine Tom Chacko, Vasanthi who is known for her role as Agent Tina in Vikram and Adithi Ravi among others. 

Ghost 

An animated Motion poster of actor Shiva Rajkumar's upcoming film Ghost, starring him in the eponymous role, was released on Sunday. 

Meanwhile, the first look poster of actor Sivakarthikeyan's new movie Maaveeran and the release dates of actor Jr NTR's upcoming film and Atlee, Nayanthara and Shah Rukh Khan starrer Jawan were announced on Sunday,  January 1. Jawan is set to hit the big screens on June 2nd this year in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada. Jr NTR's next with director Koratala Siva is slated for theatrical release on April 5 next year. A new poster from upcoming Kannada film KD The Devil was also unveiled on the same day, On January 1, Kollywood actor Sarath Kumar announced that the first look poster from his upcoming film Aazhi will be released on Monday, January 2.

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