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Alummodan
Alummoodan (15 March 1933 3 May 1992) was an Indian actor who worked in Malayalam films. He had acted in more than 100 films and mainly did comedy roles. Background Alummoodan was born to Alummoottil Joseph and Rosamma in Changanacherry. He was married to Rosamma Dominic. They have six children, 2 sons and 4 daughters. His son Boban Alummoodan is also an actor in Malayalam movies. He died on 3 May 1992 due to a heart attack.http://www.mangalam.com/mangalam-varika/292392?page=0,2 His death occurred during the shooting of a film named '' Adwaitham'', directed by Priyadarshan and starring Mohanlal in the lead role. He portrayed the role of a minister in ''Adwaitham'', and his last words were the film dialogue 'Swami enne rakshikkanam' (Swami, please save me), which he told to Mohanlal, portraying the role of a saint. He died on the spot. He was a well-known stage artist too, and he managed his own drama theatre named "Changanaserry Anaswara" even in his busy film career. One of h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Panchavadi Palam
''Panchavadi Palam'' () is a 1984 Indian Malayalam-language political satire film written and directed by K. G. George, based on the story ''Palam Apakadathil'' (1981) written by Veloor Krishnankutty. It stars Bharat Gopy, Nedumudi Venu, Sreenivasan, Jagathy Sreekumar, Sukumari and Thilakan in the main roles. The film tries to caricaturise the political scenario in the state of Kerala and portrays the pitiful corruption by politicians. It is the first Malayalam movie in this genre. Plot A henpecked politician wants his name attached to a new bridge, even if that means destroying another, perfectly serviceable bridge. The politician Dussasana Kuruppu (Bharath Gopi) is the president of the village. He, along with his other members, tries to demolish the bridge on the advice of his fellow party member, his right hand and crooked mind Sikhandi Pillai (Nedumudi Venu). The opposition leader Ishak Tharakan (Thilakan) makes moves to thwart this and to capture the position of the v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Changanassery
Changanassery or Changanacherry is a municipal town in Kottayam district in the state of Kerala, India. History The first recorded history on the origin of Changanacherry is obtained from Sangam period literature. According to Sangam era documents, Uthiyan Cheralathan (Perum Chorru Udiyan Cheralathan, Athan I, or Udiyanjeral - AD c. 130) is the first recorded Kera (Chera) dynasty ruler of the Sangam period in ancient South India. Governance The city is governed by the Changanacherry Municipal Council.Ms Sandhya Manoj is the chairperson of the municipality and the vice chairperson Mr Binu. It heads the taluk Kachery (office). It also heads the Munsiff's court and the judicial first class magistrate's court. Changanacherry assembly constituency was a part of Kottayam (Lok Sabha constituency). However, after the Delimitation Commission's Report in 2005, in order to retain Mavelikkara Lok Sabha Constituency, Changanacherry segment in Kottayam and the neighbouring constitue ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ennodu Ishtam Koodamo
''Ennodishtam Koodamo'' () is a 1992 Indian Malayalam-language romantic comedy film directed by Kamal, written by Raghunath Paleri and produced by Mudra Sasi. It stars Mukesh, Madhoo, Siddique, J. D. Chakravarthy and Janardhanan. The film marks the acting debut of Dileep who played a small role and the Malayalam film debut of J. D. Chakravarthy. Dileep and Lal Jose served as assistant directors to Kamal. Plot This movie is a campus love story, where the daughter of a policeman and a poor guy fall in love. However, her family want her to marry a policeman. Although the job of policemen is to protect the law, they start breaking the law using all sorts of violence and violating her right to marriage by corruption. Cast *Mukesh as Ramanunni *Madhoo as Arathi Menon / Bobby * Siddique as City Police Commissioner Jinachandran IPS *Mavelikkara Ponnamma as Arathi's Grandmother * J. D. Chakravarthy as Renjith Lal * Janardhanan as Circle Inspector / Arathi's Uncle *K.P.A.C. S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ethirppukal
''Ethirppukal'' is a 1984 Indian Malayalam film, directed by Unni Aranmula and produced by Unni Aranmula. The film stars Mammootty, Urvashi, Ratheesh and Shankar in the lead roles. The film has musical score by T. S. Radhakrishnan. Cast *Mammootty as Kochu Baby *Ratheesh as Raghu *Shankar as Ravi *Menaka as Lakshmi *Urvashi as Sudha *Jalaja as Geetha *Sukumari as Geetha's mother *Manavalan Joseph as Kurup *Adoor Bhavani as Bhargaviyamma *Alummoodan as Pathros *Aroor Sathyan as Thankappan *Bahadoor as Achyuthan Pilla *Jagannatha Varma as Bhargavan Pilla *Mala Aravindan as Ayyappan *Meena as Ravi's mother * P. K. Abraham as Thavalam Chandran Pilla *Pankajavalli as Meenakshiyamma *Philomina as Bharathiyamma *Santhakumari as Mariya *Alleppey Ashraf as Raghus's uncle *Ravi Gupthan as Mathai *Vijayan Vijayan is a South Indian name and may refer to: Given name *Pinarayi Vijayan (born 1944), Indian politician * Vijayan (actor) (1944–2007), Tamil & Malayalam film actor *Vijayan (stunt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mukhamukham
''Mukhamukham'' ( en, italic=yes, Face to Face) (1984) is a Malayalam feature film written and directed by Adoor Gopalakrishnan. Plot The film starts in the early 1950s showing Sreedharan, the protagonist, as a very popular communist leader and trade union activist. He is forced to go underground after his name is associated with the murder of the owner of a tile factory. He is considered to be dead by his party and they even erect a memorial for him. But he makes an unexpected comeback almost 10 years later, after the first communist ministry gained and lost power in Kerala and after the Communist Party of India has split. On his return, he spends his time sleeping and drinking. His comeback is first a puzzle and then an embarrassment to his comrades and family. As the disappointment on his new face grows, he is found murdered. The film ends when both the communist parties jointly celebrate his martyrdom. A discussion was carried out about this movie in Russian Parliament. Cas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yathra
''Yathra'' () is a 1985 Indian Malayalam-language romantic drama film written and directed by Balu Mahendra. The film stars Mammootty and Shobana, while Adoor Bhasi, Thilakan and Alummoodan play supporting roles. The film tells a fictional story but is built upon the human rights violations by the police and the prison authorities in India during the emergency of 1975–1977, when the fundamental rights of the citizens were suspended. It is an adaptation of the 1977 Japanese classic ''The Yellow Handkerchief''. The film was produced by Joseph Abraham under the banner Prakkattu Films. The film was his third production venture, the others being ''Olangal'' and ''Oomakkuyil''. The film features original songs composed by Ilaiyaraaja, with lyrics written by P. Bhaskaran and O. N. V. Kurup. The cinematography of the film was done by Balu Mahendra himself, while the editing was done by D. Vasu. ''Yathra'' was released on 20 September 1985 and received critical acclaim. It was a bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaanaathaaya Penkutti
''Kaanathaya Penkutty'' is a 1985 Indian Malayalam mystery thriller film, directed by K. N. Sasidharan. The film follows the mystery of a missing girl, featuring Bharath Gopi, Jayabharathi, and Mammootty. Thilakan and Jagathy Sreekumar also appear in prominent roles, while Ramachandran and V. K. Sreeraman play the investigators. The film has musical score by Jerry Amaldev. The film was based on a true incident that happened in Thrissur in the year 1979 where a girl went missing and the same revealed the illegal relationship of her mother. It was Sasidharan's second film after ''Akkare'' (1984). Plot Devadas Menon (Bharath Gopi) and wife Bhavani (Jayabharathi) lodge a complaint at a local police station that their daughter Mini was missing since she left home for a school excursion and after their tour bus was involved in an accident. The police start the investigation and soon find the dead body of said girl near the local railway track passing through the village. Some half-bu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nimishangal
''Nimishangal'' is a 1986 Indian Malayalam-language film, directed by Radhakrishnan (RK). The film stars Mohanlal, Jagathy Sreekumar, Captain Raju and Shankar. The film has musical score by MB Sreenivasan. Cast *Mohanlal as Murali *Shankar as Ravi * Nalini as Maya *Shanthi Krishna as Anitha *Jagathy Sreekumar *Captain Raju as Khalid *Maniyanpilla Raju as Joseph * Achankunju *Chithra *Adoor Bhavani *Alummoodan as Kesava Pillai (PC) *Disco Shanti *Jagannatha Varma as Divan Bahdoor Rajapathmanabhan Thamby *Janardanan as Damodaran Pilla (SI) *Kundara Johnny as Vijayan *Lalithasree as Doctor Shekhar's Wife *Lalu Alex * P. K. Abraham Soundtrack The music was composed by M. B. Sreenivasan Manamadurai Balakrishnan Sreenivasan (19 September 1925 – 9 March 1988), or MBS, was a South Indian music director who worked mainly in the Malayalam and Tamil film industries. He was born to an orthodox Tamil Brahmin family on 19 Septe ... and the lyrics were written by P. Bhaskara ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kunjaattakkilikal
''Kunjattakilikal'' () is a 1986 Indian Malayalam-language family drama film directed by J. Sasikumar and written by S. L. Puram Sadanandan. The film stars Mohanlal, Shobhana, M. G. Soman and Sukumari. The film features songs composed by A. J. Joseph and background score by Johnson. Plot Cast *Mohanlal as Balakrishnan *Shobhana as Usha *M. G. Soman as Vishwanatha Menon *Sukumari as Kamalamma *Mala Aravindan as Panikkar *Thilakan as Ayyappan Nair *V. D. Rajappan as Dasappan *Meena as Bhageerathi *Alummoodan as Discipline d'Cruz *Thodupuzha Vasanthi as Madhavi Soundtrack The music was composed by A. J. Joseph and the lyrics were written by K. Jayakumar K. Jayakumar (born 6 October 1952) is an Indian civil servant, poet, and author. He is an Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer from Kerala who retired as the Chief Secretary of the Government of Kerala. He has also worked as lyricist, .... Release References External links * * 1986 films 1980s Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aalippazhangal
''Aalippazhangal'' is a 1987 Indian Malayalam film, directed by Ramachandran Pillai and produced by Geodaya. The film stars Sukumari, Thilakan, Jose Prakash and Sankaradi in the lead roles. The film has musical score by Darsan Raman. Cast *Sukumari * Thilakan * Jose Prakash *Sankaradi *Shankar *Jagannatha Varma K. N. Jagannatha Varma (1 May 1939 – 20 December 2016) was an Indian actor who worked in Malayalam film and television industry. He was also a Kathakali artist. His son Manu Varma is also an artist and his son-in-law Viji Thampi is a film dire ... * KPAC Sunny *Ragini *Girly Soundtrack The music was composed by Darsan Raman and the lyrics were written by Mariamma Philip. References External links * 1987 films 1980s Malayalam-language films {{1980s-Malayalam-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vidyāraṃbhaṃ
Vidyarambham (), also rendered Akshara Abhyasam (), and Mutal Eluttu () is a Hindu initiation ceremony that is performed before a child begins their formal education. This ritual is dedicated to the goddess of learning, Saraswati. It is popular in the South Indian states of Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, and Telangana. Etymology The ceremony of Vidyarambham derives its name from the Sanskrit terms ''Vidya'' meaning "knowledge", and ''arambham,'' meaning "beginning". Description Ceremony The ceremony is intended to introduce young children into the world of knowledge, letters, and the process of learning. After a child completes four years of age, on the occasion of Vijayadashami, the father or the instructor of the child chants and writes either the Panchaksharam or the Ashtaksharam mantra on whole wheat or grains of rice, piled on a banana leaf, placed in front of a puja. Holding the hand of the child, the father or the instructor traces the words ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mimics Parade
''Mimics Parade'' is a 1991 Indian Malayalam-language comedy film directed by Thulasidas and starring Siddique, Jagadish, Sunitha, Suchitra and Alummoodan in the lead roles. The film has two sequels, '' Kasargod Khader Bhai'' (1992) and '' Again Kasargod Khader Bhai'' (2010). Plot A group of Mimicry artists gets hold of a doll filled with diamonds from an accident site which leads to all sorts of trouble from a criminal named Kasargod Khader Bhai. Cast * Siddique as Sabu * Jagadish as Unni * Ashokan as Jimmy * Zainuddin as Nissam * Baiju as Manoj * Ansar Kalabhavan as Anwar * Innocent as Fr. Francis Tharakkandam * Mala Aravindan as Mammootty * Sunitha as Sandhya Cherian * Suchitra as Latha * Alummoodan as Kasargod Khader Bhai * Philomina as Thandamma * Shivaji as Frederick Cherian, Sandhya's elder brother * Sadiq as Stephen Cherian, Sandhya's second elder brother * Prathapachandran as Cherian, Sandhya's father * Mohanraj as Khader Bhai's right hand * Thesni Khan as Dan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
