Malayalam film director Manu James, 31, dies days before release of his debut film ‘Nancy Rani’
Thiruvananthapuram: Malayalam filmmaker 31-year-old Joseph Manu James, who was reportedly under treatment for hepatitis, died at Rajagiri hospital in Aluva, Ernakulam, on February 25.
The director’s debut venture ‘Nancy Rani’ is set for release in a few days.
The son of James Joseph and Cicily Joseph of Kuravilangad, James was married to Naina Manu James.
James debuted in the film industry as a child actor and worked in Sabu James’ movie ‘I Am Curious’ as a child artiste. He also worked as an assistant director of Malayalam, Kannada and Hindi movies.
His funeral took place in Ernakulam on Sunday afternoon at the Major Archiepiscopal Marth Mariam Archdeacon Church, Kuravilangad.
Aju Varghese, who worked with the late director in the new movie, paid his condolences on learning about James’ untimely death.
"Gone too soon brother. Prayers," Varghese posted on Instagram.
Ahaana Krishna, who starred in ‘Nancy Rani’, also expressed her sorrow on Instagram, posting, "Rest in peace Manu! This shouldn't have happened to you."
Veteran actors like Sreenivasan, Lal, Lena and Indrans have also paid tributes to the deceased director.
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India will be world's third top economy by 2027, says Union Minister Piyush Goyal
Chennai, Jan 14: Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, Piyush Goyal on Tuesday said that by 2027, India will be the world's third-largest economy, ahead of Japan and Germany.
Addressing the annual meeting of Tamil magazine 'Thuglak' here, Goyal said, "What did Mr Modi do in ten years? He took India from the 11th largest GDP to the fifth-largest GDP."
Further, the minister said that the then Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram in his interim budget of 2014 had predicted that in the next 3 decades, India's nominal GDP would take the country to the third rank, after US and China.
Chidambaram had predicted in 2014, a 30-year duration for India to become the third-largest GDP, he noted.
"What did Mr Modi do? He said I will do it in less than half that time and I assure you friends, by 2027, India will be the world's third-largest economy, ahead of Japan and Germany; in only 13 years and not 30 (years), that is Prime Minister Modi's commitment and courage of conviction," Goyal asserted.
Also, he said as many as 19 nations have conferred PM Modi the highest civilian honour of their countries. Eight are Muslim majority, 10 are Christian majority and one is a Buddhist majority nation and there could be a no better rebuttal to the false narrative that some people try to spread againt India and PM Modi.
"He is the most inclusive leader with true secularism, does not believe in appeasement politics, who believes in Sabka Saath Sabka Vikas," the union minister said.
