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Anumodhanam
''Anumodhanam'' is a 1978 Indian Malayalam-language film, directed by I. V. Sasi and produced by Thayyil Kunjikandan. The film stars Kamal Haasan, Vidhubala, Jayan, Sankaradi, Raghavan and Bahadoor. The musical score is by A. T. Ummer. Plot The protagonist Rajappan is employed, but wants one that uses his studies. He gets a job in a newspaper. He has a younger sister Sridevi. Their parents died early. Rajappan Iooks after her. Rajappan marries their neighbour Thankhamma. Vijayan and Sridevi are in love and Rajappan fixes their marriage. One day their manager's son James arrives in the press because of the manager's illness. He is a smuggler. His friend Raghavan is with him. One day Sridevi comes to eat with Rajappan. James sees her and likes her. Raghavan says that she is a poor girl and warns him no to follow her. One day Rajappan, Vijayan and Thankhamma take the ornaments and ''saree'' for Sridevi's marriage. James tells his assistant to tell Sridevi's friend Ragini that R ...
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Vidhubala
Vidhubala is a former Indian actress who started her career in the mid-1960s and retired from the industry in 1981. She is well known for hosting the family reality show Kadhayallithu Jeevitham in Amrita TV spanning for 10 years.She has acted in advertisements also. Acting career Vidhubala acted in over 100 Malayalam films. Her first movie was ''School Master'', in 1963,which she acted as a Child Artist. She made her debut as a heroine in Taxicar, 1971,with evergreen hero prem nazir, she made her debut as the lead heroine opposite Vincent in K. S Sethumadhavan's Manushya Puthran 1973. Vidhubala acted opposite many of the leading actors of her time, including Prem Nazir, Madhu, Vincent, Mohan, Jayan, Soman, and Kamal Haasan. She quit acting in 1981. Her last film was ''Nithyavasantham'', directed by I. V Sasi, With her favorite actor Prem Nazir. Personal life Vidhu Bhala was born to Indian independence activists K. Bhagyanath and Sulochana on 24 May 1952. Her father was ...
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Sankaradi
Chandrashekaran Menon, better known by his screen name Sankaradi (14 July 1924 – 8 October 2001), was an Indian actor. He was a veteran Malayalam comedian and character artist, who had over 700 Malayalam films to his credit. He dominated the Malayalam film scene in the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s as a comedian along with Adoor Bhasi and Bahadoor. Later, he switched to character roles. Early life Sankaradi passed intermediate from Maharajas College, Ernakulam. Before entering films, Sankaradi briefly dabbled in politics, journalism and theatre. He had earlier joined the Indian National Congress, but later became a cardholder of the undivided Communist Party of India (CPI). However, he returned his party card after the CPI split in 1964 and turned to theatre. Sankaradi joined the trade union movement at Baroda Railways while he was studying Marine engineering at Baroda. He abandoned his studies to pursue a job as a journalist in ''The Literary Review'' a newspaper based in Mumbai ...
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Seema (actress)
Shanthakumari Nambiar (born 22 May 1951), known by her stage name Seema, is an Indian actress. She has acted in 260 films in Malayalam, 25 in Tamil, 7 in Telugu, 6 in Kannada and one in Hindi. Veteran actor Vijayan gave her the screen name Seema.Bringing a remarkable change in the style of acting from traditional Malayalam movies at that time, she was considered as the top and most popular actress of her time. Career Seema began her career in Tamil film at the age of 18 as a dancer. She debuted as an actress in director Lisa Baby's ''Nizhale Nee Sakshi'', but this film was shelved. (It was later completed with Vidhubala as heroine.) Veteran actor Vijayan rechristened her name as Seema during the filming of ''Nizhale Nee Sakshi''. At the age of 26, Seema starred as the heroine in her first movie in Malayalam titled '' Avalude Ravukal'' (''Her Nights''), directed by I. V. Sasi. After a few years of inactivity during 1990s, Seema became active again in 1998 in '' Olympiyan Anthony ...
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Thoppil Bhasi
Thoppil Bhaskara Pillai, known as Thoppil Bhasi (8 April 1924 – 8 December 1992) was an Indian Malayalam-language playwright, screenwriter, and film director. He was associated with the communist movement in Kerala and his play '' Ningalenne Communistakki'' (''You Made Me a Communist'') is considered to be a groundbreaking event in the history of Malayalam theatre. Early life Thoppil Bhaskara Pillai was born on 8 April 1924 at Vallikunnam in the erstwhile Kingdom of Travancore. Bhasi was the eldest son of Thoppil Parameshwaran Pillai and Nanikkutti Amma. #''Olivile Ormmakal'': Memoir that throws light on the lives of many unsung communists leaders > #''Thulabharam'' and many screen plays. Death Thoppil Bhasi died on 8 December 1992. Filmography ;Director *'' Ningalenne Communistakki'' (1970) *''Sarasayya'' (1971) *''Oru Sundariyude Katha'' (1972) *''Eanippadikal'' (1973) *'' Madhavikutty'' (1973) *'' Chakravakam'' (1974) *''Mucheettukalikkarante Makal'' (1975) *'' Ponni'' ...
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Central Board Of Film Certification
The Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) is a statutory film-certification body in the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting of the Government of India. It is tasked with "regulating the public exhibition of films under the provisions of the Cinematograph Act 1952." The Cinematograph Act 1952 outlines a strict certification process for commercial films shown in public venues. Films screened in cinemas and on television may only be publicly exhibited in India after certification by the board and edited. Certificates and guidelines The board currently issues four certificates. Originally, there were two: U (unrestricted public exhibition with family-friendly movies) and A (restricted to adult audiences but any kind of Nudity not allowed). Two more were added in June U/A (unrestricted public exhibition, with parental guidance for children under 12) and S (restricted to specialised audiences, such as Doctors or Scientists). The board may refuse to certify a film. Addi ...
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Films Directed By I
A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere through the use of moving images. These images are generally accompanied by sound and, more rarely, other sensory stimulations. The word "cinema", short for cinematography, is often used to refer to filmmaking and the film industry, and to the art form that is the result of it. Recording and transmission of film The moving images of a film are created by photographing actual scenes with a motion-picture camera, by photographing drawings or miniature models using traditional animation techniques, by means of CGI and computer animation, or by a combination of some or all of these techniques, and other visual effects. Before the introduction of digital production, series of still images were recorded on a strip of chemically sensitized ...
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1978 Films
The year 1978 in film involved some significant events. Highest-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1978 released films by box office gross in the United States and Canada are as follows: Events * February 6 – David Begelman resigns as president of Columbia Pictures. * March 1 – Charlie Chaplin's coffin is stolen from a Swiss cemetery three months after burial. After recovery a few weeks later, the casket is sealed in a concrete vault prior to reburial. * March – Leigh Brackett completes the first draft for ''The Empire Strikes Back'', but dies only two weeks later. * June – Daniel Melnick becomes head of Columbia Pictures after the David Begelman scandal. * June 4 – '' Grease'', starring John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John, has its world premiere at Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood. It becomes the highest-grossing musical ever and Paramount Pictures' highest-grossing film. * July 20 – Alan Hirschfield is fired as president and CEO of Columbia Pictures. ...
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1970s Malayalam-language Films
Year 197 ( CXCVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Magius and Rufinus (or, less frequently, year 950 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 197 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 * February 19 – Battle of Lugdunum: Emperor Septimius Severus defeats the self-proclaimed emperor Clodius Albinus at Lugdunum (modern Lyon). Albinus commits suicide; legionaries sack the town. * Septimius Severus returns to Rome and has about 30 of Albinus's supporters in the Senate executed. After his victory he declares himself the adopted son of the late Marcus Aurelius. * Septimius Severus forms new naval units, manning all the triremes in Italy with heavily armed troops for war in the East. His soldiers embark on ...
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Ambili
Ambili is an Indian film singer in Malayalam cinema during the 1970s and 1980s. She has sung more than 3000 songs in 800 films. She has sung in Tamil, Hindi and Bengali. Her popular songs are "Thedi varum kannukalil", "Oonjala, oonjala", "Swarnamalakal", "Maayalle raga mazhaville" and "Guruvayoorappante thiruvamruthethinu". Personal life Padmaja Thampi, known as Ambili, was born as the youngest among five children to R C Thampi and Sukumari at Thiruvananthapuram. Her father was a military officer who later became a teacher and her mother was a singer. She has three brothers and a sister. She had her education from Fathma College and Delhi University. She had learnt music from Mr. V. Dakshina Murthy. Her debut song was "Karagre vasathe" from the movie ''Sabarimala Sree Dharmashaastha'' in 1970. She is married to K G Rajashekharan, a Malayalam film director. They have a son, Raghavendran, and a daughter, Ranjini. She started her own music troop, ''Mayambu'', and performed for sta ...
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Bharanikkavu Sivakumar
Bharanikkavu Sivakumar (died 24 January 2007) was an Indian lyricist from Kerala who worked in Malayalam film industry. He is the grandson of Mahakavi Azhakathu Padmanabha Kuruppu, the first great poet of the Malayalam poetry 'Ramachandra Vilasas'. His first movie as a lyricist was Chenda in 1973. He went on to write 272 songs for 88 Malayalam films. Sivakumar died of a heart attack on 24 January 2007, he was aged 60. Filmography * Chenda The Chenda ( ml, ചെണ്ട, ) is a cylindrical percussion instrument originating in the state of Kerala and widely used in Tulu Nadu of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu in India. In Tulu Nadu (Coastal Karnataka), it is known as ''chende''. ... (1973) - Panchamithirunaal * Swimming Pool (1976) - Sumangalaathira Rathri * Narakasuran (2006) References {{DEFAULTSORT:Sivakumar, Bharanikkavu Indian male songwriters 20th-century Indian composers Malayalam-language lyricists Film musicians from Kerala 21st-century Indian ...
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Malayala Manorama
''Malayala Manorama'' is a morning newspaper in Malayalam published from Kottayam, Kerala, India by the Malayala Manorama Company Limited. Currently headed by Mammen Mathew; it was first published as a weekly on 22 March 1888, and currently has a readership of over 20 million (with a circulation base of over 2.4 million copies). It is also the second oldest Malayalam newspaper in Kerala in circulation, after '' Deepika'', which is also published from Kottayam. ''Manorama'' also publishes an online edition. According to World Association of Newspapers, as of 2016, it was the fourteenth most circulated newspaper in the world. According to the Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC) 2013 figures, it is the third largest circulating newspaper in India (behind ''The Times of India'' and ''Dainik Jagran'') and the largest circulating newspaper in Kerala. History Beginnings in Kottayam Malayala Manorama Company is a private LLC corporation, owned by the Kandathil family, incorporat ...
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The Gazette Of India
''The Gazette of India'' is a public journal and an authorised legal document of the Government of India, published weekly by the Department of Publication, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs. As a public journal, the ''Gazette'' prints official notices from the government. The gazette is printed by the Government of India Press. Ordinary gazettes are regularly published weekly on a particular day of the week whereas extraordinary Gazettes are published every day depending upon the urgency of the matters to be notified. Publication The publication of gazette is executed as per the government of India (allocation of business rules) issued from time to time by the cabinet secretariat. The Department of Publication is headed by the controller of publications with the assistance of two assistant controllers, one financial officer and an assistant director. The gazette employs more than 270 people under the supervision of the Ministry of Urban Development, headquartered in Nirma ...
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