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Gramam
''Gramam'' (''Namma Gramam'') is an Indian bilingual film written, directed and produced by actor-producer Mohan Sharma. It was simultaneously made in Malayalam and Tamil languages under the titles ''Gramam'' and ''Namma Gramam'', respectively. It stars Nishan, Samvrutha, Nedumudi Venu, Sukumari Nair, Mohan Sharma, Y. G. Mahendraa, Nalini and Fathima Babu. The film, which was well received by critics upon its screening at various film festivals, won two National Film Awards and two Kerala State Film Awards among other laurels. ''Gramam'' is the first part of a trilogy on the Palakkad Brahmin community. Set between 1937 and 1947, the film is about a child widow and how she fights societal conventions. The second and third parts of the trilogy will be respectively set between 1947-1962 and 1962–1975. The film got released in Kerala on 10 August 2012. Sukumari received the National award for Best Supporting actress in 2010 for her sensitive portrayal. Awards ; National Film Awar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indrans Jayan
Indrans Jayan is an Indian film costume designer working predominantly in Malayalam films. He won the National Film Award for Best Costume Design in 2009 (Kutty Srank) and 2010 (Namma Gramam). Born in Kumarapuram, Trivandrum, he is the cousin of the Malayalam film actor Indrans. He has worked as costume designer for close to 300 films. Awards National Film Awards *2010: Best Costume Design for Gramam Tamil Directed By: Mohan Sharma *2009: Best Costume Design for ''Kutty Srank''. Malayalam Directed By: Shaji N. Karun Kerala State Film Award *2011: Veeraputhran- P. T. Kunju Muhammed Malayalam Other awards *2004: Film Critics Award - Kuberan (2002 film) - Sunderdas *2011: Surya TV & Film Producers Award - Veeraputhran Selected filmography *Jaadhakam * Radha Madhavam Directed by: Suresh Unnithan and Written by Lohithadas * Pakshe Directed by: Mohan (director) *Spadikam Directed by: Bhadran (director) * Bhoothakkannadi Directed by: A. K. Lohithadas * Sukrutham Directe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mohan Sharma
Mohan Sharma is an Indian film and television actor, film producer, director and screenwriter, who works in South Indian films. He has produced more than 15 films in Malayalam, Telugu, Tamil and Kannada. He became noted through his role in '' Chattakari'' (1974). Background Mohan Sharma was born in Thathamangalam in Palakkad district, Kerala. His education was completed at Thathamangalam and Chitoor of Palaghat. Afterwards, he joined the Film and Television Institute of India, Pune and graduated in the acting course. He was the first South Indian to get that qualification in acting from the institute. He served three times as National Film Jury member and once as Indian Panorama Jury member. He fell in love with co-star Lakshmi on the sets of '' Chattakari'' and married her in 1975, but it ended in divorce in 1980. Later, he married Shanthi in 1982. Awards Kerala State Film Awards * 2010 Best Story – ''Gramam'' Tamil Nadu State Film Awards * 2017 Tamil Nadu State F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Renuka (actress)
Renuka is an Indian actress who is known for playing the lead role ''Premi'' in K. Balachander's Tamil tele-serial of the same name. She has also acted in Malayalam and some Hindi films. Early life Renuka's family hailed from the town of Srirangam. Due to adverse circumstances caused by the early death of her father, she was compelled to move to the city of Chennai at an early age in search of work. In a short while, she was able to get a job as a drama artiste with Komal Swaminathan's troupe. Career She got the break in Tamil films with the 1989 movie ''Samsara Sangeetham'' directed by T. Rajender and in the year 1990, she worked in Malayalam movie ''Kuttettan''. Renuka has worked in a few Tamil films and about 75 Malayalam movies, after she was introduced to Tamil film director K. Balachander by colleague Geetha. Renuka was cast in a supporting role in the teleserial ''Kaialavu Manasu'' directed by Balachander. Following ''Kaialavu Manasu'', Renuka also did a support ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sukumari
Sukumari Amma (6 October 1940 – 26 March 2013) was an Indian actress best known for her works in Malayalam and Tamil films. In a career spanning more than five decades, She has appeared in more than 2500 films predominantly in Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, along with few Hindi and one each in Sinhala, French, Bengali, Tulu, English and Kannada films. Sukumari began acting at the age of 10. In 2003, she was awarded the Padma Shri by the Government of India for her contributions toward the arts. She won the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in the Tamil film ''Namma Gramam'' (2010). Sukumari died on 26 March 2013 in Chennai, following a heart attack. Early life Sukumari was born on 6 October 1940 in Nagercoil, Travancore (Currently in Tamil Nadu), to Malayali parents Madhavan Nair (a bank manager) and Sathyabhama Amma of Tharishuthala Valia Veedu in Kalkulam (in present-day Kanyakumari District). Sathyabhama Amma was the niece of Narayani Pillai Kunj ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nalini (actress)
Nalini (born 28 August 1964) is an Indian actress known for her works in Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada and Telugu films and worked in television. Personal life Nalini was born 28 August 1964 as second among eight children to Moorthi and Prema at Tamil Nadu. Her father was a choreographer in Tamil movies and her mother was a professional dancer. She has 7 siblings, one sister and six brothers. She studied at TN government school until grade seven; she could not continue her studies as she became busy with movies. Nalini married actor Ramarajan Ramarajan (born 18 October, 1960) is an Indian actor, writer, director and politician who specialised in acting and directing films on village-based subjects. He is also known as ''Makkal Nayagan'' in Tamil cinema. Career Ramarajan started his ... in 1987. The couple have twins; Aruna and Arun, born in 1988. However, they divorced, citing differences in 2000. Her daughter Aruna married Ramesh Subramanian on 6 May 2013. Filmography Tami ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fathima Babu
Fathima Babu is a South Indian actress, former newsreader and socialite based out of Chennai who hails from Puducherry. Born in a Muslim family, Fathima began her public career as a newsreader for more than 25 years with DD Podhigai, the Tamil version of Doordarshan news, and later worked for Jaya TV. She later converted to Hinduism for her husband. She subsequently moved on to work in television serials, films and theatre performances, operating in the Tamil and Malayalam languages. Career Fathima became a newsreader with DD Podhigai, the Tamil version of Doordarshan, in the late 1980s. In 1989, she briefly went missing causing much speculation as to her disappearance. Several years later, Fathima clarified that during the period she was missing, she was filming for a television serial known as ''Chithirapaavai'' and did not want to breach Doordarshan's rule of news anchors not being able to work in serials. Fathima made her film debut through K. Balachander's feminist film '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Priya (actress)
Karpagavalli better known by her stage name Priya is an Indian actress who worked on South Indian movies. She was a prominent lead actress during the 1980s and 1990s in Malayalam films. She now works in Tamil television serials in antagonist roles. Background Priya hails from Teynampet, Tamil Nadu. She was noted for her performance in the Malayalam film '' Ninnishtam Ennishtam'' in 1986. She is married to David, a cinematographer of Malayalam movies. The couple have a son, Prince and a daughter, Aishwarya. Partial filmography Malayalam * Saahasam (1981) * Priyasakhi Radha (1982) * Enganeyundashane (1984) as Dancer * Boeing Boeing(1985) as Dancer * Adiverukal (1986) as Selvi * Prathyekam Sradhikkuka (1986) as Sophia * Snehamulla Simham (1986) as Lathika * Ninnishtam Ennishtam (1986) as Shalini * Padayani (1986) as Rajini * Pappan Priyappetta Pappan (1986) as Dancer * Shobaraj (1986) as Julie * Gandhinagar Second Street (1986) * Geetham (1986) as Lekha * Sukh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kozhikode Narayanan Nair
Kozhikode Narayanan Nair is an Indian actor in Malayalam cinema, who has acted in more than 300 films. He entered the "Malayalam" movie industry (Mollywood) through a drama troupe. His first film was ''Aabhijathyam'' (1970), and he is also remembered for his role as Valyamama in a Malayalam movie called '' Valsalyam'' (1993). Early life Nair was born in 1940 in Panthirankavu in the Kozhikode district. He entered his career in early school days through drama playing activities. Later, he became the member of a professional drama troop - Stage India. He continued his drama life with employment in sylon printers. He later became the manager of Marikkar eng. company and Hindustan eng. company. Film career In his 50 years of the acting career, he completed 300 films in Malayalam industry. His first film was ''Aabhijathyam'' (1970). He then acted in movies such as '' Utharayanam'', ''Nirmalyam'', '' Kochuthemmadi'', '' Oliyambukal'', ''Bharatham'', ''Aavanazhi'', ''Sadhayam'', ''ent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kalamandalam Radhika
Dr. Kalamandalam Radhika is an Indian classical dancer, choreographer, research scholar, teacher, writer and philanthropist. She was the first non-resident Keralite to win the Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi award for Mohiniyattom. She learnt Kuchipudi, Bharatanatyam, Kathakali and other dance forms. Early years and education Dr. Kalamandalam Radhika was born in Bangalore to K.K Nair, a chartered accountant. She started learning dancing at the age of three under Guru Rajan, and later learnt Kathakali from Muttar Sri. Narayana Panicker and mridhangamvaitharis from Guru Ponniahpillai. In the late 1960s, she moved to Cheruthuruthy and stayed at the Kalamandalam for four years. Under the wings of Chinnammu Amma, Kalamandalam Sathyabhama and Kalamandalam Padmanabhan Nair she was moulded into a skilled performer. Her tutelage under the late Kalamandalam Kalyani Kutty Amma and her training under Kalamandalam Padmanabha Ashan in Kathakali honed her skills. Dancer and choreographer She ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samvrutha Sunil
Samvritha Sunil (born 31 October 1986) is an Indian actress who appears in Malayalam films. She made her debut in 2004 through the film ''Rasikan'' directed by Lal Jose before which she had also appeared as a junior artist in the film '' Ayal Kadha Ezhuthukayanu''. Her best known films include ''Arabikkatha'' (2007), ''Chocolate'' (2007), ''Thirakkatha'' (2008), ''Boomi Malayalam'' (2009), ''Cocktail'' (2010), '' Manikyakkallu'' (2011), '' Swapna Sanchari'' (2011), '' Arike'' (2012), '' Diamond Necklace'' (2012) and '' Ayalum Njanum Thammil'' (2012). After a hiatus of 6 years, she made her comeback through the television show ''Nayika Nayakan''. Early and personal life Samvritha was born into a family in Chalad, Kannur northern Kerala. She has a younger sister Sanjuktha Sunil, who did the sound recording of the film ''Spanish Masala''. Samvritha did her schooling at St. Teresa's Anglo Indian Higher Secondary School, Kannur. She graduated in communicative English from St. Te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nishan (actor)
Nishan K. P. Nanaiah, known mononymously as Nishan, is an Indian actor who has predominantly worked in Malayalam cinema along with Hindi, Bengali, Kannada,Tamil and Telugu films. Born in Coorg, Karnataka and brought up in Calcutta, Nishan is a graduate of Film and Television Institute of India, Pune. Personal life Born Kallichanda Prasad Nishan Nanaiah, Nishan was born to Kallichanda Somaiah Prasad (K. S. Prasad) a customs & central excise officer, and late K. Padma Prasad, in Coorg, Karnataka. He was brought up in Kolkata, West Bengal. He was a professional tennis player, who represented Calcutta University and played many All India and National tournaments. He did his graduation in Mass communication from St. Xaviers college Kolkata and post graduation (in acting) from the Pune Film Institute (FTII). Nishan speaks six languages, and is very good at picking up languages and dialects. Career Nishan debuted in the Hindi film ''Cycle Kick'' (Produced by Subhash Ghai), the film di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aneesh G Menon
Aneesh G. Menon is a Mollywood actor, started his journey through Malayalam movies, theatre and television. He predominantly works in Malayalam cinema. He acted in very few movies yet maintained his good space in acting. Personal life Aneesh married Aiswarya Rajan on January 18, 2019. The couple was blessed with a baby boy and they named him as Aryan Aneesh. Career His career started at Kerala People's Arts Club (KPAC) as a drama artist and has done almost 1000 stages in India. His film debut was ''Apoorvaragam''. He acted in the films ''Drishyam'', ''Odiyan'', ''Njan Prakashan'', Driving License and ''Kayamkulam Kochunni Kayamkulam Kochunni (born 1818) was a heroic outlaw from Kayamkulam, who lived during the late 19th century. He was active in the Travancore area in the present-day Kerala, India. He is said to have stolen from the rich and given to the poor. Le ...''. Filmography Television References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Menon, Aneesh Living ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
