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With success like 'Makdee', 'Maqbool' and 'Omkara' behind him, Vishal Bhardwaj has sealed his position as one of the more respected cinematic auteurs in the country today. He has shown an impressive range in screenwriting and visualization which have displayed his competence as a filmmaker. His films have had tremendous scope and variety to tackle themes varying from a children's film (Makdee) to searing adaptations of Shakespearean classics 'Macbeth' (Maqbool) and 'Othello' (Omkara). These films received rave reviews and performed well at the box office. 'Makdee' won the Audience Award at the Chicago Children's Film Festival and 'Maqbool' enjoyed rave reviews on the festival circuit from Berlin to Toronto. The latter also fetched actor Pankaj Kapur a National Award. And now the director who likes to touch upon different genres with each of his films arrives with a heartwarming tale 'The Blue Umbrella' that stars Pankaj Kapur and child actor Shreya in principal roles. The film releases all over on 5th January.
London girl Mandeep to debut with Tarak
Tarak will be doing a film after a long gap. Mohana krishna is producing it under the Ramakrishna Cine Studios banner. T Prasanna Kumar will be presenting the film. The film's first schedule has been completed in which some of the crucial shots were finished. Action shots involving Tarak, Ponnambalam, Besant Road Ravi and others were completed too. Story and dialogues are by Ghatikachalam and music is by Chakri. Incidentally, Nandamuri Hari will be editing the film. The film is titled Venkatadri. The lead girl Mandeep Thakur is from London and will be doing her first Telugu film.