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A B Raj
Antony Basker Raj (25 June 1930 – 23 August 2020), also known as A. Bhaskar Raj, was an Indian director of Malayalam movies. Career From 1951 to 1960, he directed ten Singalese (Sinhala) movies followed by directing 65 Malayalam movies from 1963 until 1984. He also directed two Tamil movies. He was the father of National Award-winning actress Saranya Ponvannan, who is a leading actress in Tamil cinema. A. B. Raj was the Second Unit Assistant Director of The Bridge on the River Kwai by David Lean. Death He died on 23 August 2020 due to a heart attack at the age of 90. Filmography Malayalam movies *''Ormikkan Omanikkan'' (1985) *''Manase Ninakku Mangalam'' (1984) *''Ningalil Oru Sthree'' (1984) *''Thaalam Thettiya Tharattu'' (1983) *''Aakrosam'' (1982) *''Kazhu Maram'' (1982) *''Adima Changala'' (1981) *''Agni Saram'' (1981) *''Vazhikal Yaathrakkar'' (1981) *''Kalam Kaathu Ninnilla'' (1979) *''Irumbazhikal'' (1979) *''Kazhukan'' (1979) *''Aana Kalari'' (1978) *''Avakaasham' ...
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Alappuzha
Alappuzha or Alleppey () is the administrative headquarters of Alappuzha district in States and territories of India, state of Kerala, India. The Kerala Backwaters, Backwaters of Alappuzha are one of the most popular tourist attractions in India which attracts millions of domestic and international tourists. Alleppey is a city and a municipality in Kerala with an urban population of 174,164 and ranks third among the districts in literacy rate in the state. In 2016, the Centre for Science and Environment rated Alappuzha as the cleanest town in India. Alappuzha is considered to be the oldest planned city in this region and the lighthouse built on the coast of the city is the first of its kind along the Laccadive Sea coast. The city is 55 km from Kochi and 155 km north of Thiruvananthapuram district, Thiruvananthapuram. A town with canals, Kerala Backwaters, backwaters, Alappuzha Beach, beaches, and lagoons, Alappuzha was described by George Curzon, 1st Marquess Curzon o ...
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Irumbazhikal
''Irumbazhikal'' is a 1979 Indian Malayalam Action. Drama film, directed by A. B. Raj. The film stars Prem Nazir, Jayan, Jayabharathi and K. P. Ummer in the lead roles. The film has musical score by M. K. Arjunan.It was a box office hit. Cast *Prem Nazir as Inspector Rajan *Jayan as Bullet Babu *Jayabharathi as Maya *K. P. Ummer as Katthi Chandran *Cochin Haneefa as Krishnankutty *Paravoor Bharathan as Raghavan *Jose Prakash as Swami *P. R. Varalakshmi as Geetha *Kanakadurga as Sainaba * Anuradha as Thulasi * G. K. Pillai as Sankara Pilla *Manavalan Joseph *Murali Mohan (Malayalam Actor) *Vadivukkarasi as Thulasi *KPAC Sunny K. P. A. C. Sunny (1934–2006) was an Indian actor in Malayalam movies. He acted in more than 400 Malayalam films. He occupied the movie industry for four decades. Background Sunny was born as Sunny D'Cruz in Chavara, Kollam on 18 April 1934. ... as School Master Soundtrack The music was composed by M. K. Arjunan and the lyrics were written by R. ...
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Kalippava
''Kalippava'' is a 1972 Indian Malayalam-language film, directed by A. B. Raj. The film stars Sathyan, Kaviyoor Ponnamma, Adoor Bhasi and Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair. The film had musical score by B. A. Chidambaranath. Cast * Sathyan *Kaviyoor Ponnamma *Adoor Bhasi *Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair *Ambika *K. P. Ummer *Vijayanirmala Soundtrack The music was composed by B. A. Chidambaranath and the lyrics were written by Sugathakumari Sugathakumari (22 January 1934 – 23 December 2020) was an Indian poet and activist, who was at the forefront of environmental and feminist movements in Kerala, South India. Her parents were the poet and freedom fighter Bodheswaran and V. K. K .... References External links * 1972 films 1970s Malayalam-language films Films directed by A. B. Raj {{1970s-Malayalam-film-stub ...
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Football Champion
''Football Champion'' is a 1973 Indian Malayalam-language sports film produced by T. E. Vasudevan under the banner of Jaya Maruthi, directed by A. B. Raj and written by V. Devan. The film stars Prem Nazir, Sujatha, Jayakumari, K. P. Ummer, Adoor Bhasi and Innocent in the lead roles. The film has musical score by V. Dakshinamoorthy. Cast * Prem Nazir as Vijayan/Veera Swami (Double Role) * Sujatha as Thulasi *Innocent as Football Player *Adoor Bhasi as KPK Nair * Sankaradi as Coach Pilla * T. R. Omana *Paul Vengola *Alummoodan as Mathachan Muthalali * G. K. Pillai *Jayakumari *K. P. Ummer as Ravi *Paravoor Bharathan as Roti Raman Pillai * Thodupuzha Radhakrishnan * Seema Soundtrack The music was composed by V. Dakshinamoorthy and the lyrics were written by Sreekumaran Thampi Sreekumaran Thampi (born 16 March 1940) is an Indian lyricist, music director, director, producer, and screenwriter in Malayalam cinema. He also writes poetry and is a recipient of the Vallathol ...
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Rahasyarathri
''Rahasyarathri'' is a 1974 Indian Malayalam film, directed by A. B. Raj and produced by R. S. Sreenivasan. The film stars Prem Nazir, Jayabharathi, Adoor Bhasi and Jose Prakash in the lead roles. The film had musical score by M. K. Arjunan. Cast *Prem Nazir as Venu *Jayabharathi as Syamala *Adoor Bhasi as Padmaraj *Jose Prakash as Kurupu * Prema as Theatre artist *Sankaradi as Sankara Pilla *Sreelatha Namboothiri as Savithri *Bahadoor as Chandrappan *Jameela Malik as Girija *Jayakumari as Cabaret dancer *Kaduvakulam Antony as Unnithan *Kunchan as Kuttappan *Pala Thankam as Devaki *Paravoor Bharathan as RR Das *Philomina as Gouri, Venu's mother *Lakshmi as Girija's mother Soundtrack The music was composed by M. K. Arjunan and the lyrics were written by Vayalar Ramavarma Vayalar Ramavarma (March 25, 1928 – October 27, 1975), also known as Vayalar, was an Indian poet and lyricist of Malayalam language. He was known for his poems which include ''Sargasangeetham'', ''Mula ...
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Honeymoon (1974 Film)
''Honeymoon'' is a 1974 Indian Malayalam film, directed by A. B. Raj and produced by K. P. Kottarakkara. The film stars Prem Nazir, Jose Prakash, Sankaradi and Alummoodan in the lead roles. The film had musical score by M. K. Arjunan. Cast *Prem Nazir *Jose Prakash *Sankaradi *Alummoodan *K. R. Vijaya *Meena *Sudheer * Sumithra *Usharani Soundtrack The music was composed by M. K. Arjunan and the lyrics were written by Sreekumaran Thampi Sreekumaran Thampi (born 16 March 1940) is an Indian lyricist, music director, director, producer, and screenwriter in Malayalam cinema. He also writes poetry and is a recipient of the Vallathol Award. In 2017, he was awarded the J. C. Daniel .... References External links * 1974 films 1970s Malayalam-language films Films directed by A. B. Raj {{1970s-Malayalam-film-stub ...
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Soorya Vamsam
''Sooryavamsham'' is a 1975 Indian Malayalam film, directed by A. B. Raj and produced by Dos and Joy. The film stars Prem Nazir, Jayabharathi, Adoor Bhasi and Jose Prakash in the lead roles. The film has musical score by M. K. Arjunan. Cast *Prem Nazir *Jayabharathi *Adoor Bhasi *Jose Prakash *T. R. Omana *Baby Sumathi *Bahadoor *Bheeman Raghu *Rajakokila Soundtrack The music was composed by M. K. Arjunan and the lyrics were written by Vayalar Vayalar is a village in Cherthala taluk, Alapuzha district, Kerala state, India. Location Vayalar is 5 km from Cherthala, Kerala. Vayalar is bounded on the east by the Vayalar kayal which is a part of the famous Vembanad backwate .... References External links * 1975 films 1970s Malayalam-language films Films directed by A. B. Raj {{1970s-Malayalam-film-stub ...
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Omanakkunju
''Omanakkunju'' is a 1975 Indian Malayalam-language film, directed by A. B. Raj and produced by K. P. Kottarakkara. The film stars Madhu, Sheela, Adoor Bhasi and Jose Prakash in the lead roles. The film has musical score by M. K. Arjunan. The film was a remake of the Tamil film ''Kuzhanthaikkaga'', which itself was a remake of the Telugu film '' Papa Kosam''. Cast * Madhu *Sheela *Adoor Bhasi *Jose Prakash *Paul Vengola *Sukumaran *Baby Babitha *Janardanan *Jayamalini * Mallika Sukumaran * N. Govindankutty * Sudheer *Vanchiyoor Radha Soundtrack The music was composed by M. K. Arjunan with lyrics by Sreekumaran Thampi Sreekumaran Thampi (born 16 March 1940) is an Indian lyricist, music director, director, producer, and screenwriter in Malayalam cinema. He also writes poetry and is a recipient of the Vallathol Award. In 2017, he was awarded the J. C. Daniel .... References External links * 1975 films 1970s Malayalam-language films Malayalam remakes of Tamil ...
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Seemantha Puthran
''Seemanthaputhran'' () is a 1976 Indian Malayalam film, directed by A. B. Raj and produced by R. S. Sreenivasan. The film stars Prem Nazir, Jayabharathi, KPAC Lalitha and Adoor Bhasi in the lead roles. The film has musical score by M. K. Arjunan. Cast * Prem Nazir *Jayabharathi *KPAC Lalitha *Adoor Bhasi *Jose Prakash *Sreelatha Namboothiri *Baby Padmini * G. K. Pillai *MG Soman Soundtrack The music was composed by M. K. Arjunan and the lyrics were written by Sreekumaran Thampi Sreekumaran Thampi (born 16 March 1940) is an Indian lyricist, music director, director, producer, and screenwriter in Malayalam cinema. He also writes poetry and is a recipient of the Vallathol Award. In 2017, he was awarded the J. C. Daniel .... References External links * 1976 films 1970s Malayalam-language films Films directed by A. B. Raj {{1970s-Malayalam-film-stub ...
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Chirikkudukka (1976 Film)
''Chirikkudukka'' is a 1976 Indian Malayalam-language comedy film directed by A. B. Raj and produced by Baby. The film stars Prem Nazir, Vidhubala, Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair, Bahadoor, Sudheer and Jose Prakash. It is a remake of the 1958 Tamil film ''Sabaash Meena''. The film was released on 30 April 1976. Plot Cast *Prem Nazir as Preman *Vidhubala as Radha *Bahadoor as Babu *Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair as Sadasivan Nair *Jose Prakash as Kumar * Sudheer as Chandran Menon *Sankaradi as Keshavan Nair * T. R. Omana as Lakshmi *Rani Chandra as Malathi *T. S. MuthaiahRadha's Father *Pattom Sadan as Naanu *KPAC Lalitha as Sarasa *Manavalan Joseph as Kochachan * Prema as Bhargavi *Cochin Haneefa as Vasu * Khadeeja *Mallika Sukumaran as Appakari Mariya * T. K. Balachandran *T. P. Madhavan as Gopalan Nair *Maniyanpilla Raju (Uncredited) *C. M. Abraham *Priyan Pazhanji Soundtrack The music was composed by Shankar–Ganesh and the lyrics were written by Yusufali Kechery Yu ...
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Bhaaryaavijayam
''Bhaaryaavijayam'' is a 1977 Indian Malayalam film, directed by A. B. Raj and produced by Sadanandan. The film stars Jayabharathi and Vincent in the lead roles. The film has musical score by M. K. Arjunan. Cast *Jayabharathi *Vincent Soundtrack The music was composed by M. K. Arjunan and the lyrics were written by Sreekumaran Thampi Sreekumaran Thampi (born 16 March 1940) is an Indian lyricist, music director, director, producer, and screenwriter in Malayalam cinema. He also writes poetry and is a recipient of the Vallathol Award. In 2017, he was awarded the J. C. Daniel .... References External links * 1977 films 1970s Malayalam-language films {{1970s-Malayalam-film-stub ...
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Aval Oru Devaalayam
''Aval Oru Devaalayam'' is a 1977 Indian Malayalam film, directed by A. B. Raj and produced by R. S. Sreenivasan. The film stars Prem Nazir, Jayan, Sheela and Jayabharathi in the lead roles. The film has musical score by M. K. Arjunan. Cast *Prem Nazir *Jayan *Sheela *Jayabharathi *Jose Prakash *Manavalan Joseph *Sreelatha Namboothiri *Cochin Haneefa *Maniyanpilla Raju *Prathapachandran *Bahadoor * G. K. Pillai *Mallika Sukumaran *PR Varalekshmi *Paravoor Bharathan *Poojappura Ravi *T. P. Madhavan *Vanchiyoor Radha *Vijay Shankar Soundtrack The music was composed by M. K. Arjunan M. K. Arjunan ( ml, എം.കെ. അർജുനൻ; 1 March 1936 – 6 April 2020) was an Indian film and theatre composer, known for his works in Cinema of Kerala, Malayalam cinema and the theatre of Kerala. He was fondly referred to as ''Ar ... and the lyrics were written by Bharanikkavu Sivakumar. References External links * 1977 films 1970s Malayalam-language films Films directed ...
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