A scene that required her to be hit by a car was essayed to perfection by the actress who was held by ropes attached to a crane. The action sequence was canned by Rajasekharan who had shot the action sequences for films like ‘Nadodigal’, ‘Adukalam’ and ‘Traffic’.

‘Red’ is being directed by Vasudev Sanal. Asif Ali, Lal, Sreenivasan, Nandu, Manikuttan and Lena will be seen in key roles in the film.

Probably for the first time ever, the Department has registered a case against the actress portrayed on the poster, the director and the producer of the film.

It had recently become mandatory for every film to display a statutory warning while showing actors smoking or having alcohol, and posters showing the lead actors smoking/consuming alcohol have also been brought under the scanner.

Nowrunning feels that it throws open the dark side of the film world:”Aneesh Upasana’s debut film ‘Matinee’, sweeps up the dark and murky bylanes of Chennai to tell the story of this young woman and a man, whose lives change for the worse, one afternoon after the Matinee show.”

Rediff calls it an interesting film: “Matinee shows that there are many interesting avenues to explore if you want to tell the story of the film industry other than lampooning the superstars, Sreenivasan style.”

Sify thinks the film is disappointing: “Matinee is one film, which could have been much better if handled with passion and expertise. In the end, even the makers of this film are merely using the sexuality of the heroine just like the so-called villains in the story, to market their movie.”

A section of theatre owners had refused to screen the film, because Carnival Cinema, associated with AOPL that has produced ‘Matinee’ had not offered support to the strike that was conducted by the Film Exhibitors Federation recently.

The cultural affairs minister K B Ganesh Kumar has himself reportedly tried to bring the matter to an amicable settlement. So when will the film that was expected to release on the 7th of December make it to the screens? Watch this space for the answers!

Maqbool feels that Mythili is a true professional and an excellent actor as well. She is one hundred percent sincere to her work, and the audience would get to see a new Mythili in ‘Matinee’, says Maqbool.

Maqbool himself plays Najeeb, a young man who hails from an orthodox Muslim family in the film, who arrives at Chennai hunting for a job. The film dwells on how his life undergoes a change after coming across Savitri, a dancer from Palakkad. Mythili plays Savitri. ‘Matinee’ would soon make it to the theatres, and the songs of the film that have been released on Youtube, have already become a rage.

The film has Suraj Venjarammoodu in the lead role, and originally Priyamani was expected to play the female lead. The reasons for Priyamani walking out of the project are not yet known.

Now its learned that Mythili might play Suraj’s heroine in the film. The film that tells a very different story is expected to be a milestone in Suraj’s career.