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Dr Madhu Vasudevan
Madhu Vasudevan is an Indian author, poet, lyricist and music critic who writes predominantly in Malayalam, English and Hindi. He was honored in the 45th Kerala State Film Awards, 64th Filmfare Awards South and 61st Filmfare Awards South for Best Lyricist. His songs from the movie Jalam (film), Jalam were shortlisted for 88th Academy Awards, Oscar Award 2016 for original song category. Career His entry into song writing began from his close association with Padmabhushan Mohanlal, one of India's most acclaimed actors. He joined script writer S Sureshbabu and Director M. Padmakumar, in 2012. Lyrics Bibliography * Samskritiyude Vyakaranam- 2001, , published by Current Books, Kottayam * Sangeethaswadanam- 2002, published by Kerala State Literacy Mission * Sangeetharthamu – 2007, , Paperback, D C Books, Kottayam * Sangeetharthamu – 2018, , republished by Sahithya Pravarthaka Co-Operative Society, Kottayam * MDR – A unique octave in Music- , DC Books, Kottayam – A stud ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alappuzha, Kerala
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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karmayodha
''Karmayodha'' () is a 2012 Indian Malayalam-language action thriller film co-produced, written and directed by Major Ravi. It features Mohanlal, Asha Sarath, Murali Sharma, Sai Kumar, Mukesh, Bineesh Kodiyeri, Rajeev Pillai and Aishwarya Devan. The soundtrack was composed by M. G. Sreekumar; the background score was provided by Jeffrey Jonathan. The film deals about the illegal activities happening against women. The film received mixed reviews, and was just an average at the box office. Plot Madhavan Menon (Maddy) is a ruthless and psychotic investigating officer working with the Mumbai Police. He is an encounter specialist who makes decisions on the spot, without always waiting for orders from the top. His latest assignment is to investigate the missing of a teenage school girl from Mumbai. He reaches Kerala on being tipped off that the girl could be taken to Kerala. In the meantime, another girl gets kidnapped in Kerala, presumably by the same people or people linked to th ... [...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] |
The Hindu
''The Hindu'' is an Indian English-language daily newspaper owned by The Hindu Group, headquartered in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. It began as a weekly in 1878 and became a daily in 1889. It is one of the Indian newspapers of record and the second most circulated English-language newspaper in India, after '' The Times of India''. , ''The Hindu'' is published from 21 locations across 11 states of India. ''The Hindu'' has been a family-owned newspaper since 1905, when it was purchased by S. Kasturi Ranga Iyengar from the original founders. It is now jointly owned by Iyengar's descendants, referred to as the "Kasturi family", who serve as the directors of the holding company. The current chairperson of the group is Malini Parthasarathy, a great-granddaughter of Iyengar. Except for a period of about two years, when S. Varadarajan held the editorship of the newspaper, the editorial positions of the paper were always held by members of the family or held under their direction. Histo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brother's Day
''Brother's Day'' is a 2019 Indian Malayalam-language action thriller film written and directed by Kalabhavan Shajohn in his directorial debut. Produced by Listin Stephen, the film stars Prithviraj Sukumaran, Prasanna, Aishwarya Lekshmi, Madonna Sebastian, Prayaga Martin and Miya George. The film marks the debut of Prasanna as actor and Dhanush as singer and lyricist in Malayalam cinema. Music for the film was composed by 4 Musics. Principal photography began on 16 March 2019 and was completed in mid-July after a 96-day long filming. The film was released in theatres worldwide on 6 September 2019. Plot The plot revolves around a young boy named Siva, whose father is an alcoholic and treats him very badly because he doubts about his paternity on Siva and blames his wife for it. Later, his mother gives birth to a baby girl and dies while laboring. Siva names her Peeli, and starts taking care of his sister. Siva and his sister share a beautiful and soulful bond. With time, bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hey Jude (film)
''Hey Jude'' is a 2018 Indian Malayalam-language romantic comedy film directed by Shyamaprasad, written by Nirmal Sahadev and George Kanatt. It stars Nivin Pauly and Trisha. The film features songs composed by Rahul Raj, Ouseppachan, M. Jayachandran and Gopi Sundar. It was released on 2 February 2018 to positive reviews. The film marks the Malayalam debut of Trisha. Plot Dominic is the owner of an antique shop in Cochin. His family consists of his wife Maria, daughter Andrea, and son Jude. Though Jude is a mathematical genius and an oceanography enthusiast, he has poor social skills and lacks maturity for his age. He has no friends and always gets on the wrong side with his father. Jude also gets fired from his job and is forced by his father to assist him at his antique shop. One day Dominic gets a phone call from Goa that his paternal aunt Olivia has died in an accident and all her properties are now inherited by himself and his son Jude. Dominic, Maria, and Jude travel to G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarvopari Palakkaran
''Sarvopari Palakkaran'' is a 2017 Malayalam film directed by Venugopan. The film features Anoop Menon, Aparna Balamurali and Anu Sithara in the lead roles. Plot Jose Kaithaparambil Mani (Anoop Menon) is from Pala but works as a Circle-Inspector of Police in Thrissur. He is engaged to a college-going student Linda (Anu Sithara). Being a man with cultural values, and a traditional type. While his father ( Alencier Ley Lopez), who is a bar manager and friend Joymon try to ensure that Linta is the perfect match for Jose. A Bangladeshi lady, Naina, who was kept in custody and severely molested by Mani Swami, somehow manages to escape and reach the police. Police then starts their hunt for Mani Swami. However, Mani Swami cleverly escapes leaving the black mark on the police. Naina was placed in a shelter home and there she spends her time in painting and writing poems. Anupama is a social worker and drama artist. C.I Jose happens to see Anupama walking alone to her hostel at midn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Munthirivallikal Thalirkkumbol
''Munthirivallikal Thalirkkumbol'' () is a 2017 Indian Malayalam-language domestic drama film directed by Jibu Jacob and written by M. Sindhuraj. It is loosely based on the Malayalam short story "Pranayopanishath" by V. J. James. Produced and distributed by Sophia Paul through Weekend Blockbusters, the film stars Mohanlal and Meena as panchayat secretary Ulahannan and his wife Annyamma. The soundtrack features songs composed by Bijibal and M. Jayachandran, and a film score by Bijibal. The film is about Ulahannan, a man having a midlife crisis, who rediscovers himself and overcomes boredom in his routine life. Sindhuraj obtained the rights to adapt "Pranayopanishath" from James after it was first published in a Malayalam weekly. He developed a new story by setting it in a different background and adding additional characters, and by incorporating his own novelette ''Schoolilekku Poya Penkutty''. In 2015, Paul was looking for a story for a film she was planning with Mohanlal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Janatha Garage
''Janatha Garage'' () is a 2016 Indian Telugu-language action drama film written and directed by Koratala Siva. The film stars Mohanlal, N. T. Rama Rao Jr., Samantha and Nithya Menen. The plot revoles around Sathyam (Mohanlal) and Anand (Jr. NTR) an environmental activist. Anand is recruited by Sathyam, who operates a large automobile service center named "Janatha Garage" and undertakes law enforcement through his group of automobile mechanics, because the legal agencies are thought to be inadequate. Devi Sri Prasad, scored the music for the film, whilst Tirru and Kotagiri Venkateswara Rao, handled the cinematography and editing of the film respectively. ''Janatha Garage'' was released worldwide on 2 September 2016. The film registered the highest opening for a Telugu film in 2016 and is the second highest Telugu opening of all time, behind '' Baahubali: The Beginning''. ''Janatha Garage'' was the highest-grossing Telugu film of the year. The film won two awards at the 64th N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vismayam (2016 Film)
''Manamantha'' () is a 2016 Indian Telugu-language anthology film written and directed by Chandra Sekhar Yeleti and produced by Sai Korrapati. It stars Mohanlal, Gautami, Viswant Duddumpudi, and Raina Rao and also marks the former's Telugu debut after a guest appearance in the 1994 film '' Gandeevam''. The music was composed by Mahesh Shankar with cinematography by Rahul Shrivatsav and editing by G. V. Chandra Sekhar. The film was partially reshot in Malayalam as ''Vismayam'' () with a slightly different cast. The film was officially launched on 29 November 2015 in Hyderabad. The movie was mostly shot in Visakhapatnam, Chennai, Hyderabad, and Secunderabad. Principal photography commenced on the following day. ''Manamantha'' was premiered on 4 August 2016 in North America and was released worldwide on 5 August 2016. Its Malayalam version, titled ''Vismayam'' was released in October 2016, but the Tamil version, titled ''Namadhu'', was released simultaneously along with ''Manam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oppam
''Oppam'' () is a 2016 Indian Malayalam-language crime thriller film written and directed by Priyadarshan from a story by Govind Vijayan. It was produced by Antony Perumbavoor for Aashirvad Cinemas and starred Mohanlal, Anusree, Meenakshi, Samuthirakani and Nedumudi Venu. The film contains songs composed by the group 4 Musics, and the score was composed by Ron Ethan Yohann. N. K. Ekambaram was the cinematographer. The plot follows Jayaraman (Mohanlal), a blind lift operator and caretaker in an apartment building. He is the loyal friend of Justice Krishnamoorthy (Nedumudi Venu), he cares for his schoolgirl daughter Nandini (Meenakshi). Krishnamoorthy gets murdered by a serial killer Vasudevan (Samuthirakani) with a connection to his past. Jayaraman is framed for the crime, and must protect Nandini from the killer and prove his innocence. Regular collaborators Mohanlal and Priyadarshan were expected to work on a film in 2015, but it was postponed before principal photography be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salt Mango Tree
''Salt Mango Tree'' is a 2015 Indian Malayalam-language comedy-drama film directed by Rajesh Mohanan, starring Biju Menon, Lakshmi Priyaa Chandramouli and Suhasini Maniratnam. The film is a remake of the 2014 Bengali film ''Ramdhanu'' and the title is taken from the Mohanlal starrer ''Doore Doore Oru Koodu Koottam'' (1986). The film released on 6 November 2015. Plot It is a hearty family entertainment story of a couple running the rat race for better schools for their one and only child. The backbone of the story relies on resilience and values that a family can and provides. It critically asks bigger questions like whether right to education is anymore accessible and affordable as one wishes. Aravindan and Priya are the couple fighting with the education system to find a place for their son Ashwin. Deepika Mme, comes as a guiding hand for the family. Ultimately the family ends with a realization that happiness and love inside the family is more important than anything and it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
