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The Hindu
11-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Hindu
Jayasurya-Midhun Manuel Thomas' ‘Aadu 3' goes on floors
Aadu 3, the much-anticipated third instalment of the popular Malayalam franchise Aadu, was launched with a pooja ceremony on Sunday (May 11). Franchise lead Jayasurya and director Midhun Manuel Thomas return for the sequel that is once again produced by Vijay Babu under his Friday Film House banner. The team shared pictures and videos from the pooja ceremony to announce the news. Actor Unni Mukundan, who is teaming up with Midhun for his directorial debut, sounded the clapboard. The upcoming instalment will also feature franchise regulars — Vinayakan, Renji Panicker, Sunny Wayne, Saiju Kurup, Aju Varghese, Vijay Babu, Bhagath Manuel, Dharmajan Bolgatty and Indrans. A slapstick comedy, 2015's Aadu followed a tug-of-war team from Idukki whose lives changed when they decided to slaughter a female goat they got as a reward. Though the film didn't perform well at the box office, it attained cult status after its DVD release. The sequel, titled Aadu 2, released in 2017 and became a hit at the box office. More details regarding Aadu 3 are yet to be announced.
Time of India
08-05-2025
- Time of India
Actor Vinayakan held for unruly behaviour
T hiruvananthapuram: Anchalumoodu police in Kollam arrested actor Vinayakan on Thursday for creating ruckus under the influence of alcohol at a five-star hotel near Thevally. Vinayakan, 50, son of Kuttappan of Thalanganathara in Ernakulam, was arrested as per Section 118 (a) of the Kerala Police Act for expressing, publishing, or disseminating contents that are threatening, abusive, humiliating, or defamatory. The actor was in the hotel since May 3 as part of a movie shooting. Two rooms, one for actor Jayasurya and the other for Vinayakan, were booked by the producer, and Jayasurya vacated on Wednesday. The hotel staff said Vinayakan was under the influence of alcohol from morning onwards and he abused and shouted at a foreign woman tourist in the hotel lobby. The hotel staff warned him against doing so. Later, he went outside the hotel and started abusing people in the locality. There was a scuffle with some locals, and they informed police, who soon took him for medical examination. His arrest was recorded at the station. Since the charge against him was bailable, he would be released after clearing at the station, the actor was behaving rudely and shouting at the police personnel. A video of it went viral on social media. Earlier also, Vinayakan had created such issues in an intoxicated state.
