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Cinematographers in Kerala slam producer’s statement
MUMBAI: The Cinematographers of Union of Malayalam Cinema (CUMAC) have come down heavily against the statement of a producer that the director and cameraman were responsible for the commercial failure of a Malayalam film.
Vaisakha Rajan, the concerned producer of Padmasree Dr Saroj Kumar, had alleged the “incompetence” of director Sajin Raghavan and cameraman S Kumar was responsible for the failure of his film.
According to Rajan, he had also suffered a loss of Rs 7.5 million as the film could not be completed within the scheduled time period of 50 days. As a result, the shooting had to be extended to 70 days.
Sunny Joseph, president of CUMAC, has said that the derogatory statements against a cinematographer of repute S Kumar by the producer was most unfortunate.
In its demand that the producer withdraw his statement, the CUMAC has approached the state Film Producers Association and Film Employees Federation of Kerala in this regard.
Kumar, a senior cinematographer, has worked in several films in Hindi, Telugu, Kannada, Tamil and Malayalam films for more than 30 years.
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Rashmika Mandanna, Shanaya Kapoor and Naila Grrewal climb IMDb’s Indian celebrity rankings
Upcoming films and returning shows are driving fan interest across Bollywood and streaming
MUMBAI: Bollywood’s popularity contest has a new weekly scorecard, and the numbers are telling. IMDb’s Popular Indian Celebrities list for this week places Shanaya Kapoor at number six, buoyed by buzz around her film Tu Yaa Main. Naila Grrewal slots in at seven on the back of the returning comedy series Maamla Legal Hai, while Rashmika Mandanna climbs to eighth, riding mounting anticipation for Cocktail 2.
The list, available exclusively on the IMDb app for Android and iOS, tracks trending Indian entertainers and filmmakers each week, drawing on data from more than 200m monthly visits to the platform worldwide.
Further down the rankings, Raaka is keeping two of its biggest names in the spotlight. Deepika Padukone holds 11th position, with Allu Arjun close behind at 13th, as the film continues to find traction with audiences.
The list offers fans a weekly pulse on who is breaking through, who is holding steady, and who is fading. It is a barometer as unsparing as the box office itself.
