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Gayathri Ashokan
Gayathri Ashokan is an Indian poster designer and screenwriter who works in Malayalam cinema. He is considered as a pioneer in poster designing art along with P. N. Menon (director), P. N. Menon in Malayalam cinema, Malayalam film industry. His debut design was for director Padmarajan' s ''Koodevide'' where he created a poster with all characters appearing in postage stamp. The posters created a very good impact among filmgoers. He has designed promotional posters for over 700 films including Cinema of Tamil Nadu, Tamil films. Ashokan introduced the airbrush concept in Malayalam posters. Career Ashokan started off his career as a designer for books and magazines based at Kottayam and he later started doing posters in the name of the studio he worked. The posters of most of the films produced and distributed by Jubilee Pictures, Geo Movies, Binny Films, Central Pictures and Century Films were designed by Ashokan, on behalf of the Studio. He has also worked as a lay out designer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
India
India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south, the Arabian Sea on the southwest, and the Bay of Bengal on the southeast, it shares land borders with Pakistan to the west; China, Nepal, and Bhutan to the north; and Bangladesh and Myanmar to the east. In the Indian Ocean, India is in the vicinity of Sri Lanka and the Maldives; its Andaman and Nicobar Islands share a maritime border with Thailand, Myanmar, and Indonesia. Modern humans arrived on the Indian subcontinent from Africa no later than 55,000 years ago., "Y-Chromosome and Mt-DNA data support the colonization of South Asia by modern humans originating in Africa. ... Coalescence dates for most non-European populations average to between 73–55 ka.", "Modern human beings—''Homo sapiens''—originated in Africa. Then, int ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Screenwriter
A screenplay writer (also called screenwriter, scriptwriter, scribe or scenarist) is a writer who practices the craft of screenwriting, writing screenplays on which mass media, such as films, television programs and video games, are based. Terminology In the silent era, writers now considered screenwriters were denoted by terms such as photoplaywright, photoplay writer, photoplay dramatist and screen playwright.Steven Maras. ''Screenwriting: History, Theory and Practice.'' Wallflower Press, 2009. pp. 82–85. Screenwriting historian Steven Maras notes that these early writers were often understood as being the authors of the films as shown and argues that they cannot be precisely equated with present-day screenwriters because they were responsible for a technical product, a brief "scenario", "treatment", or "synopsis" that is a written synopsis of what is to be filmed. Profession Screenwriting is a freelance profession. No education is required to be a professional scree ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chidambaram (film)
''Chidambaram.'' ( ml, ചിദംബരം) is a 1985 Malayalam film written, directed and produced by G. Aravindan. It is the film adaptation of a short story by C. V. Sreeraman. The film explores various aspects of relations between men and women through the lives of three people living in a cattle farm. Themes of guilt and redemption are also dealt with. Bharath Gopi, Smita Patil, Sreenivasan and Mohan Das play the lead roles. It won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film and five Kerala State Film Awards including Best Film and Best Direction. Plot Shankaran works as the Office Superintendent in a vast government farm situated in the hilly areas on the border of Kerala and Tamil Nadu. His colleague Jacob is the Field Supervisor and a work addict. The two men are poles apart in their characters. Jacob is a down-to-earth and rather commonplace sort of person, whose social pride does not conflict with his easy-going attitude to morality. Shankaran, on the other han ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ee Kaikalil
''Ee Kaikalil'' () is a 1986 Indian Malayalam-language film, directed by K. Madhu and produced by Prem Prakash. The film is a remake of the 1974 Hindi film '' Majboor''. The film stars Mammootty, Seema, Shobhana and Ratheesh. The film has musical score by Johnson and A. J. Joseph. It was a commercial failure. Cast * Mammootty as Sultan Abdul Razak * Ratheesh as Jayadevan * Janardanan as Madhava Menon * Thilakan as Ummachan * Prem Prakash as Police Officer * Kunchan as Khadir * Innocent as Ittoopp * Seema as Saritha * Shobhana as Viji Balakrishnan * Sukumari 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, .... References External links * 1986 films 1980s Malayalam-language films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Snehamulla Simham
''Snehamulla Simham'' () is a 1986 Indian Malayalam-language romantic drama film produced by P. T. Xavier under Vijaya Movies, directed by Sajan and written by M. D. Ajayghosh. It stars Mammootty, Nalini, Mukesh and Lalu Alex in lead roles. The film features original songs composed by Shyam, cinematography was done by Anandakuttan. In the film, Maya ( Nalini) falls in love with her professor, Vaishankaran (Mammootty). However, Vaishankaran, an alcoholic doesn't approve of her love. The film explores Vaishakan's background story and why he has become so embittered. It also explores the experience of a headstrong and confident young woman like Maya in a conventional Kerala household. The film is based on the novel written by M. D. Ajayghosh. Premise Maya ( Nalini), a confident college student from a wealthy family falls for her recently joined professor Vaishakan (Mammootty). In a college arts festival, Vaishakan criticizes her poem and after that she takes a fancy to him. Va ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Namukku Parkkan Munthirithoppukal
''Namukku Parkkan Munthirithoppukal'' () is a 1986 Indian Malayalam-language Romance film, romance Drama (film and television), drama film written and directed by Padmarajan based on the 1986 novel ''Nammukku Gramangalil Chennu Rapparkkam'' by K. K. Sudhakaran. The film stars Mohanlal, Shari (actress), Shari, Thilakan, Vineeth, and Kaviyoor Ponnamma. The music was composed by Johnson (composer), Johnson. The plot is centered around a Malayali Syrian Christian-Syrian Malabar Nasrani, Nasrani ("Nazarene") family. Throughout the story, there are references to the Biblical book Song of Songs where it depicts the romantic dialogue between a young woman and her lover. For the film, Venu (cinematographer), Venu won the National Film Award for Best Cinematography and Shari won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress and Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Malayalam, Filmfare Award for Best Actress in Malayalam.The film achieved cult status in Kerala and was considered to be one of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nirakkoottu
''Nirakkoottu'' is a 1985 Indian Malayalam-language film directed by Joshiy, written by Dennis Joseph, starring Mammootty, Sumalatha, Urvashi, Lizy, Babu Namboothiri and Jose Prakash. The music was composed by Shyam. The story follows journalist Sasikala Varghese's (Urvashi) investigation of millionaire Ravi Varma (Mammootty), who is sentenced to death for the murder of his wife Mercy (Sumalatha). Plot Sasikala Varghese gets a job as a news reporter in a Malayalam daily named "Keralarema", which is owned by M. K. Abraham. Sasikala stays with her friend, Dr. Suma. She is assigned to interview Ravi Varma, a millionaire who is sentenced to death for the murder of his wife Mercy, who was also Sasikala's sister. The Supreme Court has sentenced Ravi to death, and the president has rejected Ravi's appeal. Sasikala covers and publishes the story of Ravi Varma and is praised by Abraham, her boss, during the official meeting. They were then surprised by a feedback letter that had reached t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oru Nokku Kanan
''Oru Nokku Kanan'' is an Indian Malayalam film, directed by Sajan and produced by P. T. Xavier in 1985. The film stars Mammootty, Ambika, Shalini and Shankar. The film has musical score by Shyam. Plot Maya, a labour officer sees her ex-lover, Jayadevan who ditched her. She bore a child with him. Jayadevan from unfortunate circumstances wasn't able to get in touch with Maya and didn't know they had a child together from their relationship. Years later, they are neighbors, Jayadevan is a widowed factory owner, Maya is a labour officer who has to conduct regular inspections at the factory as a part of her work. They both are single parents with a child that looks alike. The film explores whether Maya and Jayadevan be able to rekindle their love. Cast * Mammootty as Jayadevan *Ambika as Maya *Shalini as Chinnukkutti / Unnimol * Shankar as Shankar * Menaka as Sandhya * Sukumari as Vilasini * Lalu Alex as Gopan *Mala Aravindan as Vidyadharan *Innocent as Innochen * V. D. Raja ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vannu Kandu Keezhadakki
''Vannu Kandu Keezhadakki'' is a 1985 Indian Malayalam-language film, directed by Joshiy and produced by Sajan. It is the Malayalam remake of the famous Hindi film ''Khubsoorat'', starring Rekha and directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee. The film stars MG Soman, Lakshmi, Nadiya Moidu, Shankar, Thilakan and Rajalakshmi . The film has musical score by Shyam. Cast * M. G. Soman as Mangalath Viswanatha Menon * Lakshmi as Padmavathi (Menon's wife) * Nadiya Moithu as Manju (Sridevi's younger sister) * Shankar as Dr. Ravi (Menon & Padmavathi's third son) * Lalu Alex as Rajan (Menon & Padmavathi's eldest son) * Surekha as Geetha (Rajan's wife) * Baby Shalini as Shalu mol (Rajan's daughter) * Maniyanpilla Raju as Suresh (Menon & Padmavathi's second son) * Rajalakshmi as Sridevi (Suresh's wife) * Baiju as Tinku (Menon & Padmavathi's fourth son) * Thilakan as Thrivikraman Pillai (Viswanatha Menon's friend) * Jagathy Sreekumar as Warrier or Vakkachan * Prathapachandran as Sridevi and Man ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parannu Parannu Parannu
''Parannu Parannu Parannu'' () is a 1984 Indian Malayalam-language film, written and directed by P. Padmarajan. It stars Rahman, Rohini and Nedumudi Venu in pivotal roles. Plot Elizabeth ( Sukumari) is a physical education instructor at a college and lives with her son Emil ( Rahman) and unmarried brother Vakkachan (Nedumudi Venu). She is well loved and respected by her students. When she retires, students suggest that she start a beauty parlour to keep her active and be in touch with them. Emil, who wants to upgrade his still photography business to videography and Vakkachan who wants to expand his pawn brokerage are apprehensive at first, but then decide to help out. They start Eve's beauty parlour at home with great fanfare. But the appointed beautician turns out to be completely incompetent, with some disastrous skin rash and hair dye incidents. Even her beloved students avoid her and an upset Elizabeth dismisses the beautician. Emil is sympathetic and advertises for a bea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kalikkalam
''Kalikkalam'' () is a 1990 Indian Malayalam-language action thriller film, directed by Sathyan Anthikad, starring Mammootty, Shobana and Murali. the film was major commercial success movie of 1990 Plot Mammootty, who is an orphan, plays the role of a burglar who is known by different names (Shankar / Antony / Tony Louis / Gauthaman / Pappan / Vasudevan / Ramakrishnan) in different places. He is a kind person and uses the illegal money he has burgled to help the poor and orphans. In the beginning, he fakes himself as an Income Tax officer Sankar and raids a jewellery with the help of a newly posted police officer Shekhar, and takes the illegal gold along with him. Later, on knowing that he has been cheated, Shekhar sets out to put the Sankar behind the bars. He use various methods to trap him, but all go in vain. In between, we could see the good deeds that the burglar does with the stolen money. In the process, he (Pappan) befriends Jamal, who is a poor chap. Pappan helps Jam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
