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Bird flu: Gloom over tourism sector in Alappuzha Alappuzha:  With the bird flu returning to haunt Alappuzha after two years, it has cast a shadow over tourism sector which was all set for the Deepavali rush this week. In a quick firefighting act, the houseboat owners dropped serving chicken and duck curry to guests. All Kerala Houseboat Owners Association general secretary K. Jayavijayan said the industry would suffer if the situation prevailed. "Chicken and duck are not on our menu now. Instead, there'll be more fish there. Unlike in the past, there is also a slump in Deepavali holidaymakers. It's a double whammy," he said. Kerala Tourism data show some 25,000 northern Indians, mainly Gujaratis, travel to Alappuzha during the season. The bird flu panic comes at a time when the multi-core industry was expecting a good seasonal arrival of foreign tourists. “This time we have not yet got any cancellations, unlike last time. If the bird flu scare ...

PULIMURUGAN MALAYALAM MOVIE REVIEW Bottom of Form ·            STORY   :   Pulimurugan   is revered in his hamlet for hunting and killing tigers that venture into human territory and attack people. However, an errand for his family takes him beyond the forest, leaving his village vulnerable to man-eaters and him fending off unfamiliar foes. How Murugan deals with these challenges form the plot.   REVIEW   : Director Vysakh’s 'Pulimurugan' has been in the making for over a year and the audience expectation has fluctuated during the period, with its continuous pushing of release dates for re-shoots and post production work. So much that the anticipation has partly fizzled out and the filmmaker could have easily buckled under all that pressure of it being one of Mohanlal’s biggest films. However, that’s definitely not the case.   The movie’s protagonist 'Pulimurugan', is a proverbial saviour fo...

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