Aathmasanthi
''Aathmasanthi'' is a 1952 Indian Malayalam-language film, directed by Joseph Thaliyath. The film stars T. K. Madhavan Nair and Miss Kumari. The film was dubbed into Tamil with the same title and released in the same year. Tamil dialogues and songs were written by Nanchilnadu T. N. Rajappa. Two songs, "Vandi Rendum Oduthu Paar" and "Kadhal Vaazhvil Thaaney" were written by K. P. Kamatchi. Cast * T. K. Madhavan Nair * Miss Kumari * Neyyaattinkara Komalam * S. P. Pillai * Aranmula Ponnamma Cast as per Tamil version * Vanchiyoor as ''Santhanam'' * Kottarakara as ''Sekar'' * K. Ramasamy as ''Raghu'' * S. P. Pillai as ''Sankaran'' * P. M. Devan as ''Damodhara Mudaliar'' * P. B. Vairam as ''Shet'' * Miss Kumari as ''Nirmala'' * Komalam as ''Saratha'' * Vani as ''Vimala'' * Ponnamma as ''Mangalam'' * Lakshmi as ''Parvathi'' * Menaka as ''Komalam'' * Prabulla as ''Bala Nirmala'' Soundtrack Music was composed by T. R. Pappa. ;Malayalam Lyrics were penned by Abhayadev Abhayadev ( ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Miss Kumari
Miss Kumari (1932–1969) was an Indian actress working in the Malayalam film industry between 1949 and 1969. In the 50's and early 60's she was the most prominent female lead in the Malayalam film industry. She briefly worked as a teacher before she made her film debut in the 1949 film ''Vellinakshatram''. She took on the stage name Miss Kumari on the sets of her second film, ''Nalla Thanka.'' Miss Kumari is noted for her performance in films such as '' Sasidharan'' (1950), '' Chechi'' (1950), ''Yachakan'' (1951), ''Navalokam'' (1951), ''Aathmasakhi'' (1952), '' Alphonsa'' (1952), ''Sheriyo Thetto'' (1953), '' Avakaasi'' (1954), ''Neelakuyil'' (1954), '' C.I.D.'' (1955), '' Padatha Paingili'' (1957), ''Randidangazhi'' (1958), ''Mudiyanaya Puthran'' (1961), ''Aana Valarthiya Vanampadi'' (1961) and '' Pattaabhishekam'' (1962). Miss Kumari has, in her career spanning 18 years done, 34 films. Miss Kumari has won two Madras State Award for Best Actress for her performances in ' ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Malayalam
Malayalam (; , ) is a Dravidian language spoken in the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry (Mahé district) by the Malayali people. It is one of 22 scheduled languages of India. Malayalam was designated a "Classical Language of India" in 2013. Malayalam has official language status in Kerala, and Puducherry ( Mahé), and is also the primary spoken language of Lakshadweep, and is spoken by 34 million people in India. Malayalam is also spoken by linguistic minorities in the neighbouring states; with significant number of speakers in the Kodagu and Dakshina Kannada districts of Karnataka, and Kanyakumari, district of Tamil Nadu. It is also spoken by the Malayali Diaspora worldwide, especially in the Persian Gulf countries, due to large populations of Malayali expatriates there. There are significant population in each cities in India including Mumbai, Bengaluru, Delhi, Kolkata, Pune etc. The origin of Malayalam remains a matter of ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Aranmula Ponnamma
Aranmula Ponnamma (8 April 1914 – 21 February 2011) was a National Award winning Indian actress known for her roles as mother of the protagonist in numerous films in a career spanning over five decades. She is widely described as a mother figure in Malayalam cinema. In 2005, she was honoured with the J. C. Daniel Award, Kerala government's highest honour for contributions to Malayalam cinema. Early life Ponnamma was born as one of five children of Malethu Kesava Pillai and Parukutty Amma in Aranmula, Pathanamthitta, Travancore. She has four siblings, Ramakrishna Pillai, Pankiyamma, Bhaskara Pillai and Thankamma. She started her career at the age of 12 as a Carnatic music vocalist. She began by singing before meetings organised by the Hindu Mahamandal on the banks of the Pampa river. At the age of 15, she was appointed as a music teacher in a primary school in Pala, before starting to teach in the senior classes. Later she joined the first batch of students at the Swati Ti ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Abhayadev
Abhayadev (25 June 1913 – 26 July 2000) was an Indian poet and lyricist during the 1970s in Malayalam movies. He wrote lyrics for around 500 films and dialogues for 25 Malayalam movies. He was born as Ayyappan Pillai, to Karimalil Kesava Pillai who was also a well-known poet, at Pallam near Kottayam Kottayam () is a municipal town in the Indian state of Kerala. Flanked by the Western Ghats on the east and the Vembanad Lake and paddy fields of Kuttanad on the west. It is the district headquarters of Kottayam district, located in south-we .... He made his debut in 1949 as lyricist in the film ''Vellinakshatram''. He was actively involved in the activities of Sahitya Pravarthaka Cooperative Society (SPCS), Hindi Prachar Sabha, and numerous other social and cultural organisations till his death. He was awarded the J. C. Daniel Award in 1995. His one grandson Ambilikuttan is a play back singer. Another grand son Jayadevan is an international violinist settled in Canada and h ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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1950s Malayalam-language Films
Year 195 ( CXCV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Scrapula and Clemens (or, less frequently, year 948 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 195 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Emperor Septimius Severus has the Roman Senate deify the previous emperor Commodus, in an attempt to gain favor with the family of Marcus Aurelius. * King Vologases V and other eastern princes support the claims of Pescennius Niger. The Roman province of Mesopotamia rises in revolt with Parthian support. Severus marches to Mesopotamia to battle the Parthians. * The Roman province of Syria is divided and the role of Antioch is diminished. The Romans annexed the Syrian cities of Edessa and Nisibis. Severus re-establish his head ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |