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Manamey OTT Release Update: Where to watch Sharwanand’s film

Manamey OTT Release Update: This Sharwanand and Krithi Shetty’s rom-com has been dealing with controversy around their digital debut for a long time. This Sriram Adittya directorial had a theatrical release on June 7, 2024, and had already signed an OTT deal which fell flat later. However, going past those troubles, Manamey will now be streaming on Sony LIV, as reported by Hindustan Times.For the unversed, Manamey was earlier supposed to stream on Prime Video on August 26 but was indefinitely delayed after the producers filed for a fraud case. Producer Vishwaprasad had alleged that he gave money to a company that was hired to crack the OTT deal but they in return cheated him resulting in huge losses.Manamey cast and crewOther than Sharwanand and Krithi, Manamey also stars Vikram Adittya, Vennela Kishore, Seerat Kapoor, Rahul Ravindran, Rahul Ramakrishna, Ayesha Khan, Shiva Kandukuri, Sudharshan, Sachin Khedekar, Mukesh Rishi, Seetha, Vijayakumar, Tulasi, and Thrigun among others. It was distributed by Mythri Movie Makers and was a commercial success at the box office.[embedded content] Manamey plot summaryManamey is a romantic comedy that follows the love story of Rishi (Vikram), an introverted man, who develops feelings for Priya, a lively and extroverted woman. Their friendship evolves into a romantic relationship as they face challenges while taking care of a friend’s child, resulting in heartwarming experiences. The movie explores the bond of the trio making it a happy-go-merry watch for viewers.“Sharwa and Kriti rocks in their acting. The first half is excellent and continues with a convincing second half. It is one of the good films among Sharwa sir’s recent ones. In my opinion worth to watch this movie. The comic timing of Sharwa’s is excellent. Some twists are there which are not shown in the trailer. This movie is completely family entertaining and joyful,” an IMDb review of Manamey read.For more news and updates from the world of OTT, and celebrities from Bollywood and Hollywood, keep reading Indiatimes Entertainment.

13 rubbish movies that could have been fixed with just one tweak

Your support helps us to tell the storyFrom reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it’s investigating the financials of Elon Musk’s pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, ‘The A Word’, which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political spectrum. And unlike many other quality news outlets, we choose not to lock Americans out of our reporting and analysis with paywalls. We believe quality journalism should be available to everyone, paid for by those who can afford it.Your support makes all the difference.CloseRead moreWe’ve all seen it before: a potentially great movie that has been marred by one problematic element. There’s no telling what form this may take. Maybe it’s one terribly cast character. A terrible accent. An offensive joke.It might be a terrible twist ending that ruins everything that came before it. Or a plothole that could have been sealed up with one stroke of a pen.Sometimes, of course, the problems with a film run too deep to simply hope that one catch-all solution could immediately transform it into a masterpiece.Other times, however? Maybe the fix really is that simple.Here are 13 misfiring films that could have been vastly improved with just one change, from Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker to Spider-Man 3.Click here for The Independent’s ranking of the most glaring plot holes in famous movies.Alien 3 (1992)Most people’s biggest gripe with Alien 3 was the decision to kill off Newt at the very start of the film, effectively rendering the entire struggle of Aliens entirely moot. It surely wouldn’t have been hard to devise an excuse for Ripley (Sigourney Weaver) to arrive at the prison vessel without slapping fans of James Cameron’s previous entry in the face. Sigourney Weaver in ‘Alien 3′

Now You See Me 3 gets major update as filming wraps

‘Now You See Me 3’ has officially wrapped filming.The upcoming third instalment in Lionsgate’s magician heist franchise is set to be released in November 2025 with Jesse Eisenberg, Woody Harrelson, Isla Fisher, and Dave Franco returning as the Four Horsemen alongside Mark Ruffalo.On Monday (18.11.24) the film’s social media account shared on set photos on X, formerly Twitter, and wrote: “Your eyes don’t deceive you.”That’s a wrap on the next installment of #NowYouSeeMe – coming to theaters November 14, 2025.”Eisenberg recently revealed he broke his finger on set but hailed the movie as “astounding”.He told Total Film magazine: “We’ve been in Budapest for the last three months, and I almost made it till the end without breaking anything. “And the movie is really astounding. It’s directed by Ruben Fleischer. This is my fourth movie with him…”Every day we walk onto set and pinch ourselves because the set pieces, the magic, the ensemble, it’s really, truly miraculous.”Plot details are being kept closely under wraps, but new cast members for the movie include Justice Smith, Rosamund Pike, Dominic Sessa and Ariana Greenblatt.The film is being directed by ‘Venom’ filmmaker Ruben Fleischer, who will work from a script written by Eric Warren Singer, Seth Grahame-Smith and Mike Lesslie.Lionsgate president Nathan Kahane previously said of the writing team: “Eric has always been fascinated with the fine art of deception and illusion in all of its forms and he came to us with a great story that takes the mythology of ‘Now You See Me’ and pushes The Four Horsemen to a whole new level with our key returning cast and new characters.”The ‘Now You See Me’ franchise has been built on keeping the audience surprised and guessing.”Any great magician knows, you can’t keep doing the same tricks. And Eric and his team of illusionists have something special up their sleeve for this new film.”The first ‘Now You See Me’ movie was directed by Louis Leterrier and was released in 2013, with a John M. Chu-directed sequel following three years later.

We debate the best musical movie numbers

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Gene Wilder in Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory.

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If you’ve ever loved a movie musical, then you’ve probably got a favorite movie musical number — a song that makes you want to sing along, swoon, celebrate, or simply dance with the nearest lamppost. But what makes these moments great? With Wicked hitting theaters, there’s never been a better time to debate the best movie musical numbers. For even more of our favorite movie musical numbers, check out our list at Letterboxd — at letterboxd.com/nprpopculture.
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Filmmaker faith picks up the pieces

Twenty-four-year old Faith Msole was this year enlisted in the MultiChoice Talent Factory (MTF) programme. The aspiring Malawian movie maker was one of the 20 students from seven countries enlisted in the 12-month immersion programme.

Faith saw the opportunity as her chance to realise her long held dream of becoming a film producer.

Living her dream: Msole

The MTF is an African skills development incubator for emerging filmmakers that provides extensive theoretical and hands-on training in cinematography, professional video and audio production and storytelling.

A dream come true

Faith fell in love with drama and theatre as a 14-year-old schoolgirl when she joined her secondary school’s drama club. Over the next five years, she was featured i and directed several plays, fuelling her passion for storytelling and capturing stories in evocative ways.

Heartbreak and hope

However, Faith’s delight at being selected as one of only 20 students from seven countries to attend the MTF Southern African Academy was short-lived.

First, Faith battled to get her passport to travel to the Academy in Zambia due to passport system challenges in Malawi. She spent the first two months in her home country, joining lessons online, strongly supported by her peers in Lusaka.

Once her passport was ready, Faith joined the other students and thrived on campus, learning everything she could about filmmaking. But after her passport woes were resolved, another challenge emerged: Faith suffered a serious health setback.

One day, while working on set, Faith developed a severe headache and fainted. Although she gradually recovered, she suffered temporal memory loss. This episode kept recurring, prompting her concerned fellow students to notify MTF management.

Said Faith: “In 2017, when I was 18 years old, I was diagnosed with a brain tumour. For the next four years, I suffered from headaches, fainting spells, nosebleeds, and memory loss, but there was little doctors could do to help.

“All I could do was stay home with my mom and pray that it would get better. I had faith I would get better. Then in 2020, I went for a scan, and the doctors said they couldn’t find any trace of a tumour. It was gone. All that remained were headaches and occasional blackouts.”

MTF management quickly arranged that Faith should see the top specialists in the country. After extensive medical examinations, doctors discovered that Faith’s tumour had not recurred but that she had water in one of the valves in her heart instead.

She said: ““They wanted me to have access to the right care, and not have something happen to me while on set or out in the field. So, the difficult decision was made to terminate my contract with MTF.

“I was absolutely heartbroken. I cried like I had never cried before in my life. I had been working with peers on a production where I was a line producer. My dream was just starting to be realised, and it was cut short. I was being sent home. I couldn’t believe it.”

But Faith’s passion and thirst for knowledge and skills never diminished. She admits the situation was hopeless, but she knew she had to remain optimistic.

The following week MTF Academy director, Christopher Puta called Faith and told her the faculty had found a way for her to retain her scholarship and learn in a safe environment, surrounded by friends and family.

She returned to Malawi and continued to attend classes in real-time online. Faith was overjoyed.

“If they were working on set, my fellow students would use their phones and data to film what was happening so I could be part of the learning. They would send me voice notes and emails to keep me in the loop and share photos and videos of their field excursions,” she said.

Faith has directed a short film called Racist? which was nominated for an Australian Focus on Ability Film Festival Award.

In a separate interview, MultiChoice Malawi head of corporate affairs Deborah Matowe-Mzembe said the experiences Faith has undergone have strengthened her resilience, which is a crucial attribute in the professional life of a movie maker.

“Managing a demanding study schedule remotely is not easy. Looking at the personal sacrifices that she had to make shows how much focused she is on attaining her dream. She is an example to many girls her age,” she said.

This month Faith will graduate together with her classmates at a ceremony expected to take place in Zambia. She said her plan is to start her own film production company.

“I want to employ women who have a passion for film like me. MTF changed my life, and I want to help other women access these skills I have learnt over the past 12 months,” she said.