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Bobby–Sanjay
Bobby and Sanjay are an Indian screenwriter duo working in Malayalam cinema. They are the sons of the actor Prem Prakash. Career Films Bobby and Sanjay are scriptwriters in Malayalam films. They started their film career by scripting Sibi Malayil's ''Ente Veedu Appuvinteyum'' (2003). Their second bigscreen venture ''Notebook'' (2006) was directed by Rosshan Andrrews. They were able to incorporate several contemporary themes including teenage pregnancy in the film, which has a cult following amongst youngsters of Kerala. In 2010, they scripted the film ''Traffic''. They worked for more than two years to complete the scripting of ''Traffic'', which was inspired by true incidents. The film was very well received in Kerala. They associated again with Rosshan Andrrews for the film ''Casanovva'' (2012), which was one of the costliest Malayalam films of the time. The film was met with scathing reviews and dismal box office collections and was voted as one of the most disappointin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rosshan Andrrews
Rosshan Andrrews (born 6 January 1975) is an Indian film director who mainly works in Malayalam cinema. Biography Rosshan Andrrews was born to Moolakuzhi Nedumparampil Andrews and Burney. He attended St. Aloysious Thrissur and Cochin College, Eranakulam. Personal life Roshan is married to Ancy and the couple has three children: Anjelina, Ryan and Ana Bella. Career His first movie was the 2005 Malayalam movie ''Udayananu Tharam'' starring Mohanlal and Meena (actress), Meena. After the success of this movie, Rosshan Andrrews directed another movie in 2006 named ''Notebook (2006 film), Notebook''. This movie had newcomers Mariya Roy, Parvathy Thiruvothu, Parvathy, Roma (actress), Roma and Skanda Ashok . Awards ;Kerala State Film Awards * 2005 – Kerala State Film Award for Best Debut Director – Udayananu Tharam * 2006 – Kerala State Film Award for Second Best Film – Notebook * 2008 – Kerala State Film Award for Best Popular Film – ''Evidam Swargamanu'' Filmograp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chennaiyil Oru Naal
''Chennaiyil Oru Naal'' () is a 2013 Indian Tamil-language thriller film written by brothers Bobby and Sanjay and directed by Shaheed Kader. The film has an ensemble cast including R. Sarathkumar, Prakash Raj, Cheran, Devan, Prasanna, Raadhika Sarathkumar, Aishwarya Devan, Gabriella Charlton, Parvathy Thiruvothu and Iniya. The film is the remake of the 2011 Malayalam thriller film ''Traffic.'' The film has its narrative in a hyperlink format. A multi-narrative thriller that intertwines multiple stories around one particular incident, the film is inspired from an actual event in Chennai. It was titled ''Naangu Vazhi Saalai'' earlier. The film opened on 29 March 2013 to positive reviews. The film was a blockbuster at the box office. A sequel titled '' Chennaiyil Oru Naal 2'' was released on 2017. Plot On 16 September, superstar Gautham Krishna gets ready for the release of his new film. On the same day, Traffic Constable Satyamoorthy returns to duty after his suspensi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jose Prakash
Jose Prakash (14 April 1925 – 24 March 2012) was an Indian actor and singer who worked in Malayalam cinema. He was a singer turned actor who had appeared in more than 300 films mostly in antagonist roles. He was awarded with the J. C. Daniel Award in 2011, a day before he died aged 86. In a career spanning for around 40 years, he is known for portraying some of the iconic villain characters in the Malayalam film industry. Later, he switched to character roles in the mid 90s. Personal life He was the eldest of the eight children of Kunnel K.J. Joseph & Eliyamma Joseph on 14 April 1925 at Changanassery, Kottayam. He has four younger brothers and three sisters, among whom the youngest brother, Prem Prakash, is also an actor. He had his primary education from Sacred Heart Public School, Kottayam. He was settled around 30 years in Madras and later moved to Cochin. In 2003 his right leg had to be amputated due to Diabetes. He was married to Chinnamma, who predeceased hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Casanovva
''Casanovva'' (also known as ''Confident Casanovva'') is a 2012 Indian Malayalam-language romantic action thriller film directed by Rosshan Andrrews and written by Bobby & Sanjay. It was produced by Roy C. J. of Confident Group in association with Aashirvad Cinemas. It stars Mohanlal, Shriya Saran, Raai Laxmi, Roma Asrani, Sanjjanaa Galrani, Vikramjeet Virk, Abhishek Vinod, Arjun Nandhakumar, Shahid Shamzy, Jagathi Sreekumar, Lalu Alex, Riyaz Khan and Shankar Panicker. The film features original soundtrack composed by Gopi Sundar, Alphons Joseph, and Gowry Lekshmi, and a film score composed by Sundar. Produced on a budget of 12 crore, it was one of the most expensive Malayalam films ever made at that time. ''Casanovva'' was released in India on 26 January 2012. The Hindi remake rights to the film were bought by Ketan Shah for . Plot The film is about Casanovva, a billionaire playboy, the owner of Casanovva's Eternal Spring, an international chain of flower boutiques. H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Notebook (2006 Film)
''Notebook'' is a 2006 Indian coming-of-age drama film directed by Rosshan Andrrews and written by Bobby-Sanjay. It is about three students at a boarding school and how they face up to challenges in their lives. The film stars Maria Roy, Roma Asrani, Parvathy Thiruvothu, Skanda Ashok and Suresh Gopi. The film dealt with the subject of teenage pregnancy. The film was released on 15 December 2006. It received positive reviews and was also a commercial success at the box office. The film won the Kerala State Film Award for Second Best Film and Filmfare Award for Best Film – Malayalam. Plot The story begins with a New Year's Eve celebration at Lord's Academy in Ooty while three girls: Sarah Elizabeth, Pooja Krishna, and Sridevi plant a sapling to symbolize their friendship even after they graduate from the school. Three years later the trio is in 11th grade and the sapling they planted has grown into a tree Venus (named after the Goddess of Love). The girls come from differen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ente Veedu Appuvinteyum
'' Ente Veedu Appuvinteyum'' is a 2003 Indian Malayalam-language family drama film directed by Sibi Malayil and produced by Prem Prakash. It was the debut movie as scriptwriters of brothers Bobby and Sanjay. The film starred Kalidas Jayaram, Jayaram and Jyothirmayi in lead roles along Kalashala Babu, Nedumudi Venu, Siddique, Salim Kumar, Vishnu Unnikrishnan, Shammi Thilakan, Sanusha and K. P. A. C. Lalitha in supporting roles. It was remade in Tamil as ''Kannadi Pookal''. Kalidas won the National Film Award for Best Child Artist for his performance in the film. Plot The movie revolves around Viswanathan, his wife Meera and his son Vasudev who are a very happy family. Although Meera is Vasu's stepmother, they are very close to each other. Meera loves Vasu as her own son and Vasu considers Meera as not only his mother but also as his best friend. In the meantime, Meera gives birth to a son and it is Vasu who is the happiest. He names his little brother Appu and cares much for h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kerala State Film Award For Best Screenplay
The Kerala State Film Award The Kerala State Film Awards are the film awards for a motion picture made in Kerala. The awards started in 1969 by the Department of Cultural Affairs, Government of Kerala and since 1998 the awards have been bestowed by Kerala State Cha ... for Best Screen Play winners: ReferencesOfficial website {{Kerala State film Award Kerala State Film Awards ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kerala Film Critics Association Awards
The Kerala Film Critics Association Awards are presented annually by the Kerala Film Critics Association to honour both artistic and technical excellence of professionals in the Malayalam language film industry of India. The awards were instituted in 1977. History The Kerala Film Critics Association is an organization of film critics from Kerala, India. The association was founded in 1977 when a group of film journalists met at the behest of K. Aniyan, and Baby. It presents the Kerala Film Critics Association Awards each year to honour the finest achievements in filmmaking. The maiden award was presented to ''Yudhakandam'' at a modest function. Since then, the status of the award had increased and the function was becoming more colourful with every passing year. In 2005, director P.Venu was bestowed with ''Kala Prathiba Award'' for his immense contribution to Malayalam cinema. Juries and rules The films are selected by the members of the association. Initially, only those ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mumbai Police (film)
''Mumbai Police'' is a 2013 Indian Malayalam language neo-noir psychological thriller film written by Bobby-Sanjay and directed by Rosshan Andrrews It stars Prithviraj Sukumaran, Jayasurya, Rahman in the lead roles along with Kunchan, Aparna Nair, Deepa Vijayan, and debutant Hima Davis in supporting roles. Shweta Menon and Riyaz Khan appear in guest roles. The film is produced by Nisad Haneefa and co-produced by Nivas Haneef and Niyas Haneefa. The background score was composed by Gopi Sundar and the cinematography was handled by G. Diwakaran. The film was edited by Mahesh Narayanan. ''Mumbai Police'' completed filming in 56 days versus the planned schedule was for 60 days. The ''Khaleej Times'' identified Mumbai Police as one of the "remarkable box-office success" of 2013. The film got Kerala State Film Award for Best Screenplay and Prithviraj's performance was regarded as one of his career best performances. The film will be remade in Telugu as ''Hunt'' starring Sudheer Bab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kannadi Pookal
''Kannadi Pookal'' ( ''Glass Flowers'') is a 2005 Indian Tamil-language film released on 28 January 2005. It was directed by K. Shahjahan, who previously directed ''Punnagai Desam''. The film was a remake of Malayalam film ''Ente Veedu Appuvinteyum,'' which in turn was inspired by a real-life incident in Kerala. The film received positive reviews from critics. Plot Meera marries her neighbor Sakthivel, after Sakthi's wife dies giving birth to Vasudevan. Meera decides not to have children and raises vasu as her own son, and the trio leads a very happy life. But, Meera's widowed father Big bird is unhappy as his lineage will die out and his wealth will get depleted, with Meera caring for someone else's child. When vasu reaches the age of 9, Meera accidentally becomes pregnant. This changes the focus of the entire family to the unborn child, deeply hurting vasu. He is often belittled for his attention-seeking actions, and ignored more when the baby boy is born. Within weeks, Vasu is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prem Prakash
Cheriyan Joseph, popularly known as Prem Prakash is an Indian actor who predominantly works in Malayalam television serials and a renowned producer in Malayalam movies. He is mainly known for supporting roles and character roles. He has produced 19 Malayalam films. He is known as Kariachan amongst his family, friends and cinema circles. Personal life Prem Prakash was born as the youngest among eight children to K. J. Joseph and Eliyamma Joseph at Kochi, Kerala. He spend his childhood in Shikohabad Uttar Pradesh. He has four brothers and three sisters, the eldest brother being the veteran actor Jose Prakash, who was 19 years older than him. He did his schooling in Sacred Heart Mount School Kottayam & St.Epherms School Mannanam. He completed his higher education in C.M.S.College Kottayam & S.B.College Changanacherry. He is married to Daisy Luke who is a retired English professor from BCM College Kottayam. They have a daughter Thankam & two sons, Malayalam movie screenwriter duo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Traffic (2011 Film)
''Traffic'' is a 2011 Indian Malayalam-language road action thriller film written by brothers Bobby and Sanjay and directed by Rajesh Pillai. The film features an ensemble cast consisting of Sreenivasan, Kunchacko Boban, Rahman, Anoop Menon, Vineeth Sreenivasan, Sandhya, Roma, Remya Nambeesan, Lena, Asif Ali, Jose Prakash, Krishna and Namitha Pramod. The film has its narrative in a hyperlink format. The film opened on 7 January 2011, to a positive reception. It is widely regarded as one of the defining movies of the Malayalam New Wave. A multi-narrative thriller that intertwines multiple stories around one particular incident, ''Traffic'' is inspired from an actual event that happened in Chennai. Owing to its critical and commercial success, ''Traffic'' was remade into Tamil as ''Chennaiyil Oru Naal'', in Kannada as '' Crazy Star'' and is also remade in Hindi, with the same name. This was also the last film of the veteran actor Jose Prakash. The film has a cult status. Pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
