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Girish A.D
Girish A.D. is an Indian film director, screenwriter, actor and producer who predominantly works in Malayalam films. He has worked in popular films like ''Super Sharanya'' and ''Thanneer Mathan Dinangal''. Early and personal life Girish A.D. was born in Aluva, Kerala, to Dineshan and Geetha. He attended his higher secondary in St. Sebastians HSS, Kuttikkad. He did his Bachelor of Technology in METS School of Engineering, Mala. Girish is married to Chippy Viswan since 23 June 2019. Career After graduating, Girish started making short films. Yashpal, Vishuddha Ambrose and Mookutthi were his early works, all of which got critical acclaim and viewership. He bagged the best Director Award in Adoor short film festival 2017 for Vishuddha Ambrose. After briefly appearing in Bilahari K Raj's 2017 independent film 'Porattam', Girish debuted as a writer in Malayalam film industry in 2018 with Allu Ramendran directed by Bilahari K Raj. The following year, he made his directorial debut ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chalakudi
Chalakudy is a municipal town situated on the banks of Chalakudy River in Thrissur district of the Kerala state in India. It is the headquarters of Chalakudy taluk. It is the base camp for travellers to Athirappilly Falls and Vazhachal Falls. Chalakudy lies on National Highway 544 and located about 47 km (23 mi) north of the city of Kochi, and 30 km (19 mi) south of Thrissur. Etymology History says during the second Chera dynasty, people outside kerala visited Chalakudy to learn vedas and Kalaripayattu from Chukkikulam ''Shala.'' These people lived in the banks of Chalakudy River and this accommodation is called ''Kudi.'' The combination of these two words ''Shalakudi'' is later modified into Chalakudy. Administration Chalakudy Municipality came into existence in the year 1970. The municipality covering an area of 25.23 km2 is divided into 36 electoral wards. Chalakudy is a Grade-II municipality. Chalakudy is an assembly constituency & Lok Sabha cons ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kerala
Kerala ( ; ) is a state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile regions of Cochin, Malabar, South Canara, and Thiruvithamkoor. Spread over , Kerala is the 21st largest Indian state by area. It is bordered by Karnataka to the north and northeast, Tamil Nadu to the east and south, and the Lakshadweep Sea to the west. With 33 million inhabitants as per the 2011 census, Kerala is the 13th-largest Indian state by population. It is divided into 14 districts with the capital being Thiruvananthapuram. Malayalam is the most widely spoken language and is also the official language of the state. The Chera dynasty was the first prominent kingdom based in Kerala. The Ay kingdom in the deep south and the Ezhimala kingdom in the north formed the other kingdoms in the early years of the Common Era (CE). The region had been a prominent spic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malayalam Cinema
Malayalam cinema is an Indian film industry of Malayalam-language motion pictures. It is based in Kochi, Kerala, India. The films produced in Malayalam cinema are known for their cinematography and story-driven plots. In 1982, ''Elippathayam'' won the Sutherland Trophy at the London Film Festival, and Most Original Imaginative Film of 1982 by the British Film Institute. Rajiv Anchal's ''Guru'' (1997), Salim Ahamed's ''Adaminte Makan Abu'' (2011) and Lijo Jose Pellissery's ''Jallikkattu'' (2019) were Malayalam films sent by India as its official entries for the Best Foreign Language Film category at the Academy Awards. Other films which achieved global acclaim include ''Chemmeen'' (1965), which received a Certificate of Merit at the Chicago International Film Festival, and a gold medal at the Cannes Film Festival for Best Cinematography.. ''The Hindu''. 11 August 2006. Retrieved 24 May 2011. '' Swaham'' (1994) won the ''Bronze Rosa Camuna'' at the Bergamo Film Meeting in Italy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Super Sharanya
''Super Sharanya'' is a 2022 Indian Malayalam-language coming-of-age comedy film written and directed by Girish A.D, Girish A. D. The film stars Anaswara Rajan in the titular role while Arjun Ashokan, Mamitha Baiju and Naslen K. Gafoor plays supporting roles. The film was produced by Shebin Backer and Girish A.D, Girish A. D. and the music was composed by Justin Varghese. The film was released on 7 January 2022 to mixed reviews but was commercially successful. Synopsis Sharanya goes to engineering college and becomes friends with her roommates. A professor, a senior, and a classmate likes her and she rejects or shows her displeasure with them. She finds romance with a young adult, Deepu through Instagram. She met him accidentally while roaming through Ernakulam and he tracked down her profile. Sharanya and her friends' campus life and evolving character traits are captured throughout the story. Cast * Anaswara Rajan as Sharanya Vasudevan / "Super Sharanya"/ Shaaru *Arjun Ashok ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thanneer Mathan Dinangal
''Thanneer Mathan Dinangal'' ( Watermelon Days) is a 2019 Indian Malayalam-language coming-of-age comedy-drama film co-written and directed by Girish A.D, and jointly produced by Jomon T. John, Shebin Backer, and Shameer Muhammed. The film stars Mathew Thomas, Vineeth Sreenivasan and Anaswara Rajan. The music was composed by Justin Varghese. The film follows Jaison, a teenager, has a crush on Keerthy, but she does not reciprocate his feelings. To make things worse, he gets in trouble with Ravi, the new teacher who is liked by everyone, especially Keerthy. The film was released on 26 July 2019 and met with a positive critical response and performed well at the box office too, becoming the third-highest-grossing Malayalam film of the year. Plot The film follows the life of a cynical yet honest eleventh-grade student Jaison (Mathew Thomas). He changes to the science batch from humanities as he is very ambitious and aims to be the best in his class. However, after failing ridicu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allu Ramendran
''Allu Ramendran'' () is a 2019 Indian Malayalam-language comedy thriller film directed by Bilahari and starring Kunchako Boban in the title role. The screenplay was written by Sajin Cherukayil, Vineeth Vasudevan, and Girish A. D., the film was produced by Ashiq Usman. Shaan Rahman composed the music. The film was released in India on 1 February 2019. Plot Police driver Ramendran (Kunchacko Boban) leads a typical life with his wife Viji (Chandini Sreedharan), his father and sister Swathi, (Aparna Balamurali). His jeep always gets a puncture with nails and is baffled as this happens only to him, but doesn't occur if anyone else is driving the vehicle. He is now on a quest to find out who puts the nails (allu) in his path, earning him the nickname Allu Ramendran. One day while inspecting a puncture on the roadside he sees and almost catches the person who put the nails, but misses. After the scuffle Ramendran finds his wallet with a childhood photo in it but couldn't identify h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vineeth Sreenivasan
Vineeth Sreenivasan (born 1 October 1984) is an Indian playback singer, actor, film director, screenwriter, producer, lyricist, creative director and dubbing artist. He predominantly works in the Malayalam cinema. He is the son of actor and screenwriter Sreenivasan. Early life and family Vineeth Sreenivasan is the eldest son of Malayalam screenwriter and actor Sreenivasan and Vimala. He completed his primary education from nursery to 10th standard at Rani Jai Higher Secondary School. He graduated in mechanical engineering from KCG College of Technology, Chennai. Career He made his acting debut playing one of the main protagonists in the Malayalam film '' Cycle'', which did well at the box office. He did his second movie role with his father in the movie ''Makante Achan''. He writes the lyrics of most of his album songs and has also directed his own music videos. Vineeth won the AMMA Best Male Singer Award 2008 for his songs "Mampullikkavil" and "Jillu Jillu" and also th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mathew Thomas
Mathew Thomas (born 16 October 2002) is an Indian actor who appears in Malayalam films. He is known for portraying Franky in his debut movie ''Kumbalangi Nights'', Jaison in ''Thanneer Mathan Dinangal'' and Jomon in ''Jo and Jo''. Early life Mathew Thomas was born in Thiruvamkulam, Ernakulam district of Kerala, India. He did his pre-school aHagia Sophia Public school Kochi. He also studied aIndian School Manamain Bahrain, Upon returning, he joineGregorian Public school Maradu where he got selected for his debut movie. Career He was for Kumbalangi Nights (2019) by an audition held in his school. The story is about four orphaned siblings, among them, Franky is a high-school student who keeps their home up and running, as the other three are happy-go-lucky. He lodged six months on location, undergoing several training sessions, such as swimming, football, casting a fishnet, rowing boat among others. The film was a critical and commercial success. It was followed by the lead role i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anaswara Rajan
Anaswara Rajan (born 8 September 2002) is an Indian actress who works mainly in Malayalam film. She made her acting debut in the Malayalam short film ''Globe''. Her first feature film was ''Udaharanam Sujatha'' (2017). Anaswara gained popularity through the commercially successful Malayalam films ''Thanneer Mathan Dinangal'' (2019) and '' Super Sharanya'' (2022). Early life Anaswara was born on 8 September 2002 to Rajan and Usha, natives of Karivellur, Kannur. Acting career Anaswara made her film acting debut with ''Udaharanam Sujatha'' in 2017, as Athira Krishnan, the rebellious daughter of Sujatha Krishnan. After playing brief roles in few other films, Anaswara played her first leading role in the 2019 film ''Thanneer Mathan Dinangal''. Anaswara made her entry into Tamil film industry with the Trisha starrer ''Raangi'' which is scheduled to be released in 2022. Filmography Films *''All films are in Malayalam Malayalam (; , ) is a Dravidian language spoken in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Archana 31 Not Out
''Archana 31 Not Out'' is a 2022 Indian Malayalam-language comedy-drama film written and directed by Akhil Anilkumar, and produced by Martin Prakkat, Siby Chavara and Renjith Nair. The film stars Aishwarya Lekshmi, alongside Hakkim Shajahan, Dileep Mohan, Indrans and Ramesh Pisharody. The plot revolves around the wedding of a 28 year old school teacher named Archana, to an NRI groom takes unexpected twists. It was released on 11 February 2022 to mostly mixed reviews. Premise Archana is a private school teacher. She goes through a tough phase as she is 28 and not married yet, also she is losing her job because of a management decision. 30 suitors have rejected Archana and 31st suitor is a NRI guy Prasad working in Gulf. His family members meet Archana and her family. Everything seems to fall in place as the engagement and subsequent marriage is fixed. Things seem to go in the right track, when just before the day of the marriage, Archana receives a call from Prasad's brother in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Poovan
''Poovan'' () is a 2023 Indian Malayalam-language film directed by Vineeth Vasudevan. The film stars Antony Varghese, Sajin Cherukayil, Vineeth Vishwam and Vineeth Vasudevan. It is produced by Shebin Backer and Girish A.D. and the music is composed by Midhun Mukundan. It was theatrically released on 20 January 2023. Synopsis The daily routine of a young man with sleep disorder gets disturbed with the arrival of a white coloured rooster in his neighbourhood. Cast *Antony Varghese as Hari * Sajin Cherukayil as Benny *Bindu Satishkumar as Mariyamma *Vineeth Vishwam as Manu Hari's Friend *Vineeth Vasudevan as Kannan *Maniyanpilla Raju *Akhila Bhargavan as Veena *Anishma Anilkumar as Sini *Rinku Ramdeer as Diju Paul Production On 2 May 2022, Antony Varghese Pepe officially announced the film by sharing the title "Poovan" through social media. Antony Varghese is the collaboration between makars Super Sharanya. On 18 May 2022, principal photography took place in Taliparamba Villa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malayalam Film Directors
Malayalam (; , ) is a Dravidian languages, Dravidian language spoken in the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry (union territory), Puducherry (Mahé district) by the Malayali people. It is one of 22 Languages with official status in India, scheduled languages of India. Malayalam was designated a "Classical Language of India" in 2013. Malayalam has official language status in Kerala, and Puducherry (Mahé, Puducherry, Mahé), and is also the primary spoken language of Lakshadweep, and is spoken by 34 million people in India. Malayalam is also spoken by linguistic minorities in the neighbouring states; with significant number of speakers in the Kodagu and Dakshina Kannada districts of Karnataka, and Kanyakumari district, Kanyakumari, district of Tamil Nadu. It is also spoken by the Malayali diaspora, Malayali Diaspora worldwide, especially in the Arab states of the Persian Gulf, Persian Gulf countries, due to large populations of Malay ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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