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Asuravamsam
''Asuravamsam'' (English: ''The Demon Lineage'') is a 1997 Malayalam-language action drama film written by Ranjith and directed by Shaji Kailas, with cinematography by V. Manikandan. The film stars Manoj K. Jayan, Siddique, Biju Menon, Narendra Prasad, Sai Kumar, Priya Raman and Chippy. Plot ''Palayam'' Murukan is an underworld gangster ruling Palayam market in Kozhikode, who hails from an aristocratic family and enjoys a good academic background, but unknownigly gets into the crime world during his college days. He was expelled from his house by his sister after he was arrested for a murder. In alliance with Mayor Swamy and assisted by the muscle power of his trusted henchman ''Dosth'' Vishwan, Murukan becomes the most powerful person of the city. His activities include mediating land contracts, arranging hartals for political parties and murdering for a cause. On the personal side, he enjoys a deep rooted friendship with Dosth, and also sponsors his adopted sister on her ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shaji Kailas
Shaji Kailas (born 8 February 1965) is an Indian film director and screenwriter known for his works in Malayalam cinema. Shaji got a breakthrough with the comedy film '' Dr. Pasupathy'' (1990). He is best known for his action films with mainly focusing on political thriller and crime genres such as ''Thalastaanam'' (1992), '' Sthalathe Pradhana Payyans'' (1993), '' Ekalavyan'' (1993), ''Mafia'' (1993), '' Commissioner'' (1994), '' The King'' (1995), '' Aaraam Thampuran'' (1997), '' Narasimham'' (2000) , '' Valliettan'' (2000), '' Kaduva'' and ''Kaapa''(2022). Early and personal life Shaji was born to Shivaraman Nair who worked as an executive engineer in P.W.D & Janakiyamma on 8 February 1965. He is married to actress Annie. They currently reside at Trivandrum, Kerala, India and have three sons Jagan, Sharon, and Rushin. Career 1984–1991: Early career Shaji Kailas started his film career as assistant director under renowned writer director Balu Kiriyath in 1984. Sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Siddique (actor)
Siddique (born 1 October 1962) is an Indian actor and producer, who works mainly in Malayalam cinema. Along with appearing in over 350 Malayalam films, he has also acted in a few Tamil, Telugu and Hindi language films. He is known for having played a wide range of starring and supporting roles, including comic characters, romantic leads, anti-heroes and villains. Siddik made his acting debut with the film ''Aa Neram Alppa Dooram'' (1985). He got a break with the comedy film '' In Harihar Nagar'' (1990). Due to its success, Siddik acted in a variety of comic roles during the early-1990s in films such as '' Godfather'', Manthrikacheppu, Simhavalan Menon, '' Kasargode Khadarbhai'', '' Thiruthalvaadi'', ''Mughamudra'', '' Kunukkitta Kozhi'', and '' Welcome to Kodaikanal''. Siddik turned to more serious roles with '' Asuravamsam'' and ''Lelam'' (both 1997). He also did a notable villain role in '' Sathyameva Jayathe'' (2001), which led to a succession of similar roles. In 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Priya Raman
Priya Raman (born 18 June 1974) is an Indian actress and television producer. She has appeared in Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu and Kannada cinema and in television serials of Malayalam and Tamil languages. Her first film was the Rajnikanth-produced film '' Valli'', in 1993. Her second film, ''Arthana'', directed by I. V. Sasi and released in 1993, was her debut in Malayalam film industry. Film career Malayalam director Joshiy cast her as an airforce pilot in 1993 in '' Sainyam'' with Mammootty. Besides films, she has also appeared in a number of Tamil and Malayalam television serials like the Tamil serial ''Durga'', Malayalam T.V serial ''Kavyanjali'' produced by of Balaji Telefilms (as "Anjali"), '' Swarnamayooram'', '' Pavakoothu'' and '' Orma'' (as "Girly"). She have acted in Zee Tamil serial, '' Sembaruthi''. She also hosts a celebrity reality game show called ''Genes In biology, the word gene (from , ; "...Wilhelm Johannsen coined the word gene to describe the Mendeli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Augustine (actor)
Augustine (30 July 1955 – 14 November 2013) was an Indian actor who worked in Malayalam cinema. He acted in more than 150 films, mainly in comedy, character and negative roles. Actress Ann Augustine is his daughter. Personal Life Augustine was born on 30 July 1955 to Kunnumpurath Mathew and Rosi at Kodencheri, Kozhikode. He was married to Hansamma; the couple have two daughters: Ann (actress), and Jeethu. Career Beginning his acting career through theatre, Augustine entered the Malayalam film industry in the mid eighties through an uncredited role, in the movie '' Swapnalokam'', starring Sreenath, in 1983. His first credited appearance was in '' Gandhinagar 2nd Street'' in 1986; the role had been offered to him by Sreenivasan for having assisted the latter in finding a filming location for '' Gandhinagar 2nd Street''. Augustine also appeared in such films as ''Commissioner, Devasuram, Ekalavyan, Aaraam Thampuran, Kazhcha'' and '' Katha Paryumbol''. He produced the Malayal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mamukkoya
Mamukkoya (born 5 July 1946) is an Indian actor known for his work in Malayalam cinema, and has also appeared in French film ''Flammens of Paradise''. He has mostly appeared in comedic roles. His unique usage of the Mappila dialect and style marks his presence in the industry. He has acted in more than 450 Malayalam films and is the first winner of the State award for best Comedian in Malayalam cinema. Early and personal life He is born to Chalikandiyil Muhammed and Imbachi Ayisha on 5 July 1946. He has a brother Koyakutty. He had his primary education from MM High School, Calicut. He is married to Suhara. The couple has four children, Muhammed Nisar, Shahitha, Nadiya and Abdul Rasheed. He is residing in Kozhikode near Beypore. Career Mamukkoya started his career as a theatre actor. He got his chance in the film industry through ''Anyarude Bhoomi (1979)''. His second entry to Malayalam cinema was through S. Konnanatt's '' Surumaitta Kannukal''. After this film, he was intro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ilavarasi
Ilavarasi is an Indian actress. She has appeared in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam Kannada and Hindi cinema. She was one of the prominent lead actresses from 1982 to 1992. Her popular lead roles are '' vatsalyam'' along with Mammootty and Visu' s '' Samsaram Adhu Minsaram''. She is credited as Ilavarasi in Tamil, Kalpana in Telugu and Manjula Sharma in Kannada.She is best known for her supporting roles in late 1990s. Partial filmography TV * Antharangaalu - Telugu serial * Saradha - Malayalam serial Awards ; Nandi Film Awards * Nandi Award for Best Supporting Actress for ''Sagatu Manishi'' (1988)(in Telugu Telugu may refer to: * Telugu language, a major Dravidian language of India *Telugu people, an ethno-linguistic group of India * Telugu script, used to write the Telugu language ** Telugu (Unicode block), a block of Telugu characters in Unicode ...) References External links * Indian film actresses Actresses in Telugu cinema Living people Actresses in Malaya ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rizabawa
Rizabawa (24 September 1966 – 13 September 2021) was an Indian actor who works predomiantly in Malayalam films and television. His breakthrough role was as a villain in the 1990 film '' In Harihar Nagar''. Since then, he acted as villain in several films in 1990s. Early life Career Rizabawa started his career in theatre. Even though Rizabawa played the hero in his debut film ''Dr. Pasupathy'' directed by Shaji Kailas, his first noticed role in Malayalam films was from the director Duo Siddique-Lal in the movie ''In Harihar Nagar''. His role John Honai became a breakthrough role for him, a villain. He later moved into the small-screen industry, acting in a number of Malayalam serials. He continued to be a villain in many other films, including ''Irikku MD Akathundu'', ''Vakkeel Vasudev'', '' Thiruthalvaadi'', and '' Malappuram Haji Mahanaya Joji''. Later in his career, Rizabawa acted in the Malayalam film industry in supporting roles. He has also acted in many serials from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rudraksham
''Rudraksham'' (Malayalam: രുദ്രാക്ഷം) is a 1994 action Malayalam film starring Suresh Gopi, Annie and Devan. Written by Ranjith and directed by Shaji Kailas. This film was criticized for extreme violence. Plot Due to his passion for farming and agriculture, Vishwanathan sacrifices his job in an MNC and settles in his village. One day, Viswanathan gets a call from Hyderabad that his sister Revathi, who is studying medicine at a medical college has been missing for the past couple of days. Vishwanathan sets out to Hyderabad on the same day in a tourist bus. The bus, which is on a trip to Tirupati, is packed with a set of religious Tamil-speaking Hindu pilgrims. Gowri, who is among the pilgrims, grabs his attention for her singing abilities. Upon reaching Hyderabad, Vishwanathan reaches the college, and from her friends learns that Revathi had received threats from Sudhakar Reddy, son of a syndicate gangster named Reddy. Revathi, who had witnessed a murde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ranjith (director)
Ranjith Balakrishnan (born 5 September 1964) is an Indian film director, screenwriter, lyricist, producer, and actor who works in Malayalam cinema. Ranjith made his directorial debut in 2001 with '' Ravanaprabhu'', the sequel to '' Devaasuram''. His films ''Thirakkatha'' and ''Indian Rupee'' won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Malayalam in 2008 and 2011 respectively."56th National Film Awards" . Public Information Bureau. Retrieved 2 March 2011. He is also the current chairman of Kerala State Chalachitra Academy. Early life Ranjith was born in |
Chippy (actress)
Chippy Renjith (credited as Shilpa in Kannada films) is an Indian actress and producer who works in the South Indian film industry, primarily in Malayalam and Kannada films. She has won several allocades including the Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Kannada & Karnataka State Film Award for Best Actress for her performance in ''Janumada Jodi'' (1996). She has acted in many Kannada superhit films such as ''Bhoomi Thayiya Chochchala Maga'' (1998), '' Mungarina Minchu'' (1997) and '' Idhu Entha Premavayya'' (1999). Shilpa and Ramesh Aravind pair is considered as the one of the best onscreen pairs in Kannada cinema. Her best known works in Malayalam-language films include sister of Aadu Thoma (Mohanlal) in '' Spadikam'' and Chandradas's (Mammootty) estranged daughter in '' Patheyam''. She has also acted in several Malayalam TV series and her notable works include ''Sthreejanmam'', ''Sthree oru Santhwanam'', ''Sreeguruvayoorappan'' and '' Aakashadoothu''. Currently, she plays th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maniyanpilla Raju
Sudheer Kumar (born 20 April 1955), better known by his stage name Maniyanpilla Raju (Malayalam:മണിയൻപിള്ള രാജു), is an Indian actor and producer who works in Malayalam film industry.മലയാളി ദര്ബാറിലെ മണിയന് പിള്ള mangalam.com. 3 June 2014 His debut film was ''Mohiniyaattam'' in 1976. He has played a variety of roles as a character actor, appearing in over 400 films. His stage name was derived from the character he played in the film ''' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Biju Menon
Biju Menon (born 9 September 1970) is an Indian actor who predominantly appears in Malayalam films, and also has a few Tamil and Telugu film credits. He made his debut in the 1994 Malayalam film ''Puthran''. In a career spanning over two decades, he has appeared in over 150 films, and has won one National film award for Best Supporting Actor, three Kerala State Film Awards including one best actor, two Filmfare Awards South and nine Asianet Film Awards.He got the Kerala State Film Award for Best Actor in 2021 for the film '' Aarkkariyam''. Biju Menon's popular characters include Mahendra Varma in '' Mannar Mathai Speaking'' (1995), Sharath in ''Azhakiya Ravanan'' (1996), Akhilachandran in '' Krishnagudiyil Oru Pranayakalathu'' (1997), SP Firoz Mohammed in '' Pathram'' (1999), Uthaman in '' Kannezhuthi Pottum Thottu'' (1999), Vishnu in '' Madhuranombarakattu'' (2000), Rajeevan in '' Meghamalhar'' (2001), C.I. Bhadran K. Menon in '' Shivam'' (2002), Nandakumar Pothuval in ''T. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |