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Aparna Gopinath
Aparna Gopinath is an Indian actress of film actress and theatre artist. She debuted in the Malayalam film '' ABCD: American-Born Confused Desi'' opposite to Dulquer Salmaan. Early life Aparna is born into a Malayali family in Chennai. She was a theatre artist and contemporary dancer before her acting debut. She has associated herself with ‘Koothu-P-Pattarai’, an avant-garde theatre movement of Chennai, and had also acted in renowned plays like ‘Six Characters in Search of an Author’, ‘Woyzeck’, ‘Moonshine’, ‘Sky Toffee’, ‘Sangadi Arinjo’ based on seven short stories of Vaikom abhishekh and several Shakespearean plays. Movie career She debuted in movies with Martin Prakkat's ABCD: American-Born Confused Desi which became a super hit. She played the role of Madhumitha, a college student and the love interest of Dulquer Salmaan in the movie. Her second movie as heroine was Asif Ali starrer Bicycle Thieves. She played the female lead in Mamas' Mannar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kasargod
Kasaragod () is a municipal town and administrative headquarters of Kasaragod district in the state of Kerala, India. Established in 1966, Kasaragod was the first municipal town in the district. It is the northernmost district of Kerala and is also known as ''Saptha Bhasha Sangama Bhoomi'' ('The Land of seven Languages'). Situated in the rich biodiversity of Western Ghats, it is known for the Chandragiri Fort, Kerala, Chandragiri and Bekal Fort, Chandragiri River, historic Kolathiri, Kolathiri Rajas, natural environment of Ranipuram and Kottancheri Hills, historical and religious sites like the Madiyan Kulom temple, Madhur Temple, Ananthapura Lake Temple, Ananthapuram Lake Temple and Malik Deenar Mosque. The historic hill of Ezhimala is located on the southern portion of Kavvayi Backwaters of Nileshwaram. Kasaragod is located 50 km south of the major port city and a commercial hub Mangalore and 364 km north of the major port city Kochi. Kasaragod district has the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Priyadarshan
Priyadarshan (born 30 January 1957) is an Indian film director, screenwriter and producer who works predominantly in Malayalam and Hindi films, while also having done six films in Tamil and two films in Telugu. He has done about 31 films in Hindi alone, the highest number of films done by any Hindi film director after David Dhawan. He was one of the first directors in India to introduce rich color grading, clear sound and quality dubbing through his early Malayalam films. Priyadarshan has also directed many advertisement films. Priyadarshan began his career in Malayalam cinema in the early 1980s and was active throughout the 1980s and 1990s. Towards 2000s, he moved to Bollywood (Hindi-language cinema) and remained active throughout the decade. In 2013, he announced that ''Rangrezz'' would be his last Hindi film for a while and shifted focus to Malayalam cinema. His most notable films include ''Mazha Peyyunnu Maddalam Kottunnu'', ''Thalavattam'', ''Vellanakalude Nadu'', ''Chith ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bicycle Thieves (2013 Film)
''Bicycle Thieves'' is a 2013 Malayalam comedy thriller film written and directed by Jis Joy. It stars Asif Ali (actor), Asif Ali in the lead role alongside Aparna Gopinath with Salim Kumar, Saiju Kurup, K. P. A. C. Lalitha, Aju Varghese, Sunil Sukhada and Siddique (actor), Siddique in other pivotal roles. The film also features Sai Kumar and Devan. It received mixed to positive reviews from critics. Summary Chacko lost his parents early in his life. After years of struggle, he ends up with a gang of friends who steal bicycles for a living. Their fate changes when they try to aim for more. A heist goes wrong and the gang gets split. Chacko moves to another place where he continues with his tricks, on a bigger scale. During one of those endeavors he meets Meera, a bank employee, and they fall in love. The first half of the film is used to introduce each character, without divulging many details; the viewer may guess that they all could have a possible role in the suspense later ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2nd IIFA Utsavam
The 2nd IIFA Utsavam ceremony honouring the winners and nominees of the best of South Indian cinema in 2016 was an event held on 28 and 29 March 2017 at the Hyderabad, Telangana, India. The event, which is the second edition of the IIFA Utsavam, recognises the best work from the four industries during the year 2016 and awarded prizes to performers and technicians from the Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada languages. Winners and nominees Main awards Kannada cinema The nominations for the films released during 2016 were announced early March 2017. ''Kirik Party'' lead the nominations list with 12 categories out of total 13 categories. Whereas '' Karvva'' and ''Godhi Banna Sadharana Mykattu'' bagged 9 nominations followed by ''U Turn'' with 6 nominations. Malayalam cinema The nominations for the films released since October 2015 till the end of 2016 were announced on 14 March 2017. '' Maheshinte Prathikaaram'' topped the list of nominations in all 13 categories foll ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charlie (2015 Malayalam Film)
''Charlie'' is a 2015 Indian Malayalam-language adventure drama film directed by Martin Prakkat and written by Prakkat and Unni R. Produced by Prakkat, Joju George and Shebin Becker, the film stars Dulquer Salmaan and Parvathy. The music is composed by Gopi Sundar, while Jomon T. John handles the cinematography. The film released on 24 December. It won 8 awards at the 46th Kerala State Film Awards, including Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Director and Best Cinematography. It was remade into Marathi and Tamil as ''Deva'' and '' Maara'', respectively. Plot Tessa (Parvathy) is a graphic artist who runs away from home to avoid an unwanted matrimonial alliance. With the help of her journalist friend, she acquires a rented apartment in a dilapited house. Initially, she hates the tattered place, but soon she learns that the room was previously occupied by a carefree vagabond named Charlie (Dulquer). When she starts cleaning up, she discovers a photo and a graphic novel of this man ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Filmfare Award For Best Supporting Actress – Malayalam
The Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award is given by the ''Filmfare'' magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards South for Malayalam films. Superlatives Winners Nominations *2008 Sukanya – ''Innathe Chintha Vishayam'' ** Geetu Mohandas – '' Akasha Gopuram'' ** Mohini – ''Innathe Chintha Vishayam'' ** Roma – ''Minnaminnikoottam'' ** Samvrutha Sunil – ''Thirakkatha'' *2009 Padmapriya – ''Pazhassi Raja'' ** Lakshmi Gopalaswamy – ''Bhramaram'' ** Lakshmi Rai – ''Evidam Swargamanu'' ** Samvrutha Sunil – '' Neelathaamara'' ** Sona Nair – ''Passenger'' *2010 Urvashi – '' Mummy & Me'' ** KPAC Lalitha – ''Elsamma Enna Aankutty'' ** Lakshmi Gopalaswamy – ''Shikkar'' ** Lakshmi Priya – ''Kadha Thudarunnu'' ** Vinaya Prasad – '' Marykkundoru Kunjaadu'' *2011 Lena – ''Traffic'' **Meghna Raj – ''Beautiful'' **Mythili – ''Salt N' Pepper'' **Nithya Menen – ''Urumi'' **Ramya Nambeeshan – '' Chappa Kurish'' *2012 Gauthami Nair – '' Diamond Neckla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Filmfare Award For Best Actress – Malayalam
The Filmfare Best Actress Award is given by the ''Filmfare'' magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards South for Malayalam films. The awards were extended to "Best Actress" in 1972. Film world, p 43 The year indicates the year of release of the film. Superlatives : Multiple Winners Winners Nominations References Bibliography * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Filmfare Award for Best Actress - Malayalam Actress An actor or actress is a person who portrays a Character (arts), character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek ... Film awards for lead actress ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asianet Film Awards
The Asianet Film Awards is an award ceremony for films presented annually by Asianet, a Malayalam-language television network from the south-Indian state of Kerala. Asianet says that awards ceremony has been instituted to honour both artistic and technical excellence in the Malayalam language film industry. The awards ceremony was co-sponsored by Johnson & Johnson in the year 1998 later Lux took up the sponsorship in the next 5 years. Then Jiva soap in 2004 and then Ujala for many years. From 2016, function is sponsored by Nirapara. Bhima Jewellers took the title sponsor in 2018 event. The function is normally held in Kochi , Angamaly and Thiruvananthapuram cities in Kerala. It was also held twice in Dubai. The most recent award was the 21st Asianet Film Awards which held on 6 and 7 April 2019 at Kochi. Awards Categories Awards for Film Best Film The Asianet Film Award for Best Film has been awarded since 1998. Most Popular Film The Asianet Film Award for M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
3rd South Indian International Movie Awards
The nominations for the 3rd South Indian International Movie Awards were announced at a press conference held at a five star hotel in Hyderabad on July 17, 2014. Actors Rana Daggubati and Shriya Saran, who are the brand ambassadors of SIIMA, were present on the occasion. The SIIMA Awards 2014 event was held at Negara Stadium Kuala Lampur, Malaysia on September 12 and 13, 2014. Trisha, Nivin Pauly, Silambarasan , Tamannaah, Anirudh Ravichander, Devi Sri Prasad, Shriya Saran, Shiva Rajkumar, Lakshmi Menon, Regina Cassandra and Rakul Preet Singh performed. Honorary awards Lifetime Achievement Award * K. Raghavendra Rao * K. Bhagyaraj Special appreciation * Chiranjeevi - Ambassador of Indian cinema * Satyapaul Madem- youth icon of south India Main awards Film Acting Music Choreography Generation Next Awards *Youth Icon of South Indian Cinema (male) – Puneeth Rajkumar *Youth Icon of South Indian Cinema (female) – Asin Thottumkal *Romantic Star of S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Munnariyippu
''Munnariyippu'' () is a 2014 Indian Malayalam-language psychological experimental thriller film directed by Venu and produced by Ranjith, screenplay by Unni R. The film stars Mammootty and Aparna Gopinath, with Nedumudi Venu, Joy Mathew, Prathap Pothan, Sreeraman, Renji Panicker, Saiju Kurup, Joshy Mathew, and Sudheesh in supporting roles. The film follows Anjali Arakkal (Aparna Gopinath), a junior journalist, who has set out to write an autobiography on convict C. K. Raghavan (Mammootty), who professes that he never committed the crimes he is in prison for. It released on 22 August 2014 to critical and commercial acclaim. Gopinath and Mammootty's performance in the film were critically acclaimed. However the latter performance in the film was ranked by ''Film Companion'' amongst 100 Greatest Performances of the Decade. Plot Anjali Arakkal, a freelance journalist, while interacting with a retiring jail superintendent named Rama Moorthy for ghostwriting his autobiography, m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asiavision Awards
Asiavision Awards have been held annually since 2006 to honor the artistes and technicians of Indian cinema and television & is organized under the leadership of renowned journalist Nissar Syed. More than 40,000 people across United Arab Emirates attended the 2012 Movie awards which was held on 9 November 2012 at Sharjah cricket stadium. Mohanlal and Rima Kallingal won Best Actors and Juhi Chawla and Shruti Haasan won excellence awards. In 2013 Asiavision Movie Awards was held at Dubai festival city, where Mammootty won Best Actor for Kunjananthante kada and Kavya Madhavan won best actress for Bavuttiyude Namathil. Bollywood actor John Abraham won Icon of the year and Rani Mukerji won excellence in Hindi cinema for Talaash and Bombay talkies. Preity Zinta won Pride of Bollywood award and Karisma Kapoor was one among the chief guests. In 2009, the first edition of Asiavision Television Awards started at Sharjah cricket stadium where Oscar Award winner Resul Pookutty attended as chie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amrita TV
Amrita TV is an Indian Malayalam Language general Entertainment television channel owned by Mata Amritanandamayi Math. It was launched in 2005. Theme song The theme song, "Lokasamastha," was composed by Rahulraj for Mata Amritanandamayi's 50th birthday celebrations in 2003 and later taken as the theme of Amrita TV. List of movies *'' Jeevitha Nouka'' (1951) *'' Olavum Theeravum'' (1960) *'' Seeta'' (1960) *''Njanasundari'' (1961) *'' Jwala'' (1969) *''Iruttinte Athmavu'' (1967) *'' Ningalenne Communistakki'' (1970) *'' Othenante Makan'' (1970) *''Dathuputhran'' (1970) *''Pearl View'' (1970) *'' Kalpana'' (1970) *'' Lora Neeyevide'' (1971) *'' Thettu'' (1971) *'' Line Bus'' (1971) *''Aromalunni'' (1972) *'' Chemparathy'' (1972) *''Gandharavakshetram'' (1972) *'' Manushyaputhran'' (1973) *''Ponnapuram Kotta'' (1973) *'' Poonthenaruvi'' (1974) *''Kanyakumari'' (1974) *'' Achaaram Ammini Osharam Omana'' (1977) *'' Ee Ganam Marakkumo'' (1978) *'' Sankarabharanam'' (1980) *''Shali ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
