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Gopika
Girly Anto, credited by her screen name Gopika (born 1 February 1984) is an Indian actress, who has predominantly starred in Malayalam films.Starting her career as a model, she ventured into acting with the Malayalam film, ''Pranayamanithooval'' , directed by Thulasidas, opposite Jayasurya and Vineeth Kumar in 2002. She also acted in the Tamil, Telugu and Kannada film industries as well. Early life Gopika was born Girly Anto into a Syro Malabar Catholic family, to Anto Francis and Tessy Anto of Ollur in Thrissur, Kerala. She has a younger sister, Glini. After completing her education to the 12th Standard (Year 12) at St. Raphael's Convent Girls High School, Ollur, she studied for a degree in sociology at Calicut University. She also learnt classical dance from an acclaimed teacher, Kamalher, and she was crowned 'Miss College' during her farewell ceremony at the college. The beauty contest 'Miss Thrissur' was a turning point in her life. Though she did not win the title, she st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pranayamanithooval
''Pranyamanithooval'' ( ml, പ്രണയമണിത്തൂവൽ) is a 2002 Malayalam film directed by Thulasidas starring Vineeth Kumar, Jayasurya and Gopika (in her debut). This movie is a remake of 1999 Tamil movie '' Nee Varuvai Ena''. Synopsis This movie has as its central characters, three young people - Vinod, Balu and Meera. Vinu (Jayasurya) is a young college student. Meera (Gopika) is Vinu's girlfriend. Their marriage was almost fixed. Then Vinu dies in an accident and his eyes were transplanted to Balu (Vineet Kumar). Meera tries to see Balu to see Vinu's eyes, but Balu misunderstands and thinks that she loves him. Meera tells him the truth. His friends give him an idea to make Meera fall in love with him. They tell him to make a rumor that he is going to commit suicide by jumping off a building. While standing there, Balu accidentally falls and is admitted to the hospital. The doctor tells Meera that Balu is dead, but after they realize that he is alive, Mee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keerthi Chakra (film)
''Keerthi Chakra'' is a 2006 Indian Malayalam-language war film written and directed by Major Ravi, in his directorial debut. Starring Mohanlal in lead role as Major Mahadevan and also features Jiiva, Biju Menon, Gopika, Lakshmi Gopalaswamy and Nawab Shah in major supporting roles. The film is based on true events related to incidents that took place in Jammu and Kashmir. The film is the first in the Major Mahadevan film series. The title is derived from the Indian gallantry award, Kirti Chakra. The film was released worldwide on 4 August 2006. It was critically and commercial well received. It was the third highest-grossing Malayalam film of the year. The film was dubbed released into Tamil titled ''Aran'', with a few additional scenes shot and added for Prakash Raj. Major Ravi won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Screenplay for the film. Plot Major Mahadevan (Mohanlal) is an Indian Army officer deputed to the National Security Guards (NSG). His native place is in Keral ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Letha Manasulu (2004 Film)
''Letha Manasulu'' () is a 2004 Indian Telugu-language romantic drama film directed by S. V. Krishna Reddy. The film is produced by V. Balasouri and M. Anantha Varma under Sri Sivasai Pictures. It is a remake of the Tamil film ''Azhagi'' (2002) and stars Srikanth, Kalyani, and Gopika. Raju (Srikanth) and Dhana Lakshmi (Kalyani) are childhood sweethearts who eventually get married to others. When Dhana Lakshmi loses her husband, Raju pities and takes her in as a maidservant while keeping his wife Bhanu (Gopika) in the dark about their past. The film's score and soundtrack is composed by M. M. Keeravani. ''Letha Manasulu'' released on 1 October 2004. Plot Cast * Srikanth as Raju * Kalyani as Dhana Lakshmi * Gopika as Bhanu * Raghunatha Reddy as Bhanu's father * AVS * S. S. Kanchi * Sivaji Raja as Raju's friend * Siva Parvathy as Bhanu's mother * Draksharamam Saroja * Rajeswari * Banda Jyothi * Krishna Chaitanya * Narsing Yadav * Baby Sruthi * Master Manoj * Kavya ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kana Kandaen
''Kana Kandaen'' () is a 2005 Indian Tamil-language thriller film directed by K. V. Anand in his directorial debut, and produced by P. L. Thenappan. The film stars Srikanth, Prithviraj, Gopika, and Vivek. The music was composed by Vidyasagar with cinematography by Soundarrajan and editing by V. T. Vijayan. It was dubbed into Hindi as ''Muqabala'', Telugu as ''Karthavyam'', and Malayalam as ''Kana Kandaen''. The film released on 13 May 2005. The film marks Prithviraj's Tamil debut, and he played the antagonist. The title of this film is based on a song from ''Parthiban Kanavu'' (2003). Plot Bhaskar ( Srikanth) and Archana (Gopika) are childhood friends who grew up in the same village. Bhaskar receives a marriage invitation card from Archana. Only then does he realizes his love for her, but he still decides to attend the marriage. The day before the marriage, Archana finds out that her fiancé is not a good man and decides to call off the wedding. Her mother (Vanitha Krishnac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Autograph (2004 Film)
''Autograph'' is a 2004 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film written, produced and directed by Cheran. The film's soundtrack is composed by Bharathwaj. Cheran also plays the lead role in his film for first time, and other cast members include Gopika, Sneha, and Mallika. The film was released in India in February 2004, and was screened at the Lyon Asian Film Festival in France and at the Montreal World Film Festival in Canada. Upon release, the film met with critical acclaim and commercial success. Although a sequel to the film titled ''Autograph 2'' was announced, it never materialised. The film was remade in Telugu as '' Naa Autograph'', Kannada as '' My Autograph'' and Bengali as ''Amar Aponjon''. Plot The film begins with Senthil Kumar ( Cheran) who runs an advertising agency, boarding a train on a journey to invite his friends and family for his forthcoming wedding. Along the way, he encounters various individuals from his past, who bring back memories of three women ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
4 The People
''4 the People'' is a 2004 Indian Malayalam-language vigilante thriller film directed by Jayaraj and written by Iqbal Kuttippuram from a story by Jayaraj. It stars Arun Cherukavil, Bharath, Arjun Bose, and Padma Kumar in the title roles, along with Gopika and Narain in supporting roles. The film's soundtrack was composed by debutant Jassie Gift. The plot follows four engineering students who leads a double-life as members of a vigilante group called 4 the People who physically incapacitates corrupt public servants. The songs were trendsetters and pioneered a new style of composition in Malayalam cinema. ''4 the People'' was a critical and commercial success at the box office, it was the highest-grossing Malayalam film of the year. The film was partially shot in Tamil as ''4 Students''. The film was remade in Telugu as ''Yuvasena'' (2004). It is followed by two sequels '' By the People'' (2005) and ''Of the People'' (2008). Plot Aravind ( Arun), Vivek ( Bharath), Eshwar (Arj ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cheran (director)
Cheran (born 12 December 1970) is an Indian film director, producer, actor and lyricist known for his works in Tamil cinema. He is a four time National Film Award winner for '' Vetri Kodi Kattu'' (2000), '' Autograph'' (2004) and '' Thavamai Thavamirundhu'' (2005). He has also won five Tamil Nadu State Film Awards and six South Filmfare Awards. Cheran initially made breakthrough as a director by making village-based drama films focusing on human relationships, and achieved critical acclaim for his work in '' Bharathi Kannamma'' (1997) and ''Porkkaalam'' (1997). He later moved on to work on themes exploring how globalisation affects the Indian middle class, and told the story of scam job offers in '' Vetri Kodi Kattu'' (2000) and village-to-city emigration in '' Pandavar Bhoomi'' (2001). His most renowned film till date, '' Autograph'' (2004), is a semi-autobiographical tale of a man at four stage of his life. He later also experienced success with the family drama film '' Tha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jiiva
Amar Choudary (born 4 January 1984), known professionally as Jiiva, is an Indian actor and film producer who works mainly in Tamil cinema and a few Hindi films. He is the youngest son of film producer R. B. Choudary. He began his career as a child actor in 1991 in films produced by his father. He made his debut as a lead actor in his father's 50th production, ''Aasai Aasaiyai'' (2003). After Sivaji Ganesan, Jiiva is the only Tamil actor to have been awarded at the Cyprus International Film Festival, particularly for his performance in '' Raam'' (2005). After this, he has acted in other movies that have been successful, such as '' E'' (2006), '' Katradhu Tamizh'' (2007), ''Siva Manasula Sakthi'' (2009), '' Ko'' (2011), ''Nanban'' (2012), ''Mugamoodi'' (2012), ''Neethaane En Ponvasantham'' (2012), ''Endrendrum Punnagai'' (2013), ''Kalakalappu 2'' (2018) and ''Kalathil Santhippom'' (2021). He made his Hindi cinema debut with the film '' 83'' (2021), in which he portrayed cricketer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ollur, Kerala
Ollur is a major suburban area and an old commercial town in the city of Thrissur of Kerala state, South India. It is about away from Swaraj Round on old National Highway 47 (India) towards Kochi. From ancient time onwards, Ollur was a major business centre in Thrissur district. Now, this geographical area is part of Thrissur Municipal Corporation. It is situated between Kuriachira and Thalore on the National Highway. However, a specific identity for this geographical region is still there due to the urban setting of this region and its important religious institutions. History The first recorded history of Ollur is the establishment of St. Anthony's Forane Church in 1718. Before India's independence, Ollur belonged to Kingdom of Cochin. Later it was with Travancore-Cochin State. In 1919, Ollur Panchayat was formed with villages of Ollur and Edakunny. The first Panchayat President was E. Ikkanda Warrier, who later became the prime minister of Cochin State. He was followed by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ollur
Ollur is a major suburban area and an old commercial town in the city of Thrissur of Kerala state, South India. It is about away from Swaraj Round on old National Highway 47 (India) towards Kochi. From ancient time onwards, Ollur was a major business centre in Thrissur district. Now, this geographical area is part of Thrissur Municipal Corporation. It is situated between Kuriachira and Thalore on the National Highway. However, a specific identity for this geographical region is still there due to the urban setting of this region and its important religious institutions. History The first recorded history of Ollur is the establishment of St. Anthony's Forane Church in 1718. Before India's independence, Ollur belonged to Kingdom of Cochin. Later it was with Travancore-Cochin State. In 1919, Ollur Panchayat was formed with villages of Ollur and Edakunny. The first Panchayat President was E. Ikkanda Warrier, who later became the prime minister of Cochin State. He was followed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thulasidas
Thulasidas is an Indian film and serial director who works in the South Indian film industry, predominantly in Malayalam cinema. Filmography Television *''Sree mahabhagavatham'' (Asianet) *''Swamy Ayyappan saranam'' (Asianet) *''Devi mahathmyam'' (Asianet) *''Devayani'' (Surya TV) *''Sabarimala sri dharmashasta'' (Asianet) *''Amma'' (Asianet) *''Pranayam'' (Asianet) *''Parishudhan'' (Flowers TV) See also * List of Malayalam films from 1986 to 1990 *List of Malayalam films from 1991 to 1995 The following is a chronological list of films in the Malayalam cinema and language released in the 1990s. Films by year * Malayalam films of 1990 * Malayalam films of 1991 * Malayalam films of 1992 * Malayalam films of 1993 * Malayalam fi ... * List of Malayalam films from 1996 to 2000 References External links * Indian television directors Malayalam film directors Living people 20th-century Indian film directors 21st-century Indian film directors Year of birth m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint Thomas Christians
The Saint Thomas Christians, also called Syrian Christians of India, ''Marthoma Suriyani Nasrani'', ''Malankara Nasrani'', or ''Nasrani Mappila'', are an ethno-religious community of Indian Christians in the state of Kerala ( Malabar region), who, for the most part, employ the Eastern and Western liturgical rites of Syriac Christianity. They trace their origins to the evangelistic activity of Thomas the Apostle in the 1st century. The Saint Thomas Christians had been historically a part of the hierarchy of the Church of the East but are now divided into several different Eastern Catholic, Oriental Orthodox, Protestant, and independent bodies, each with their own liturgies and traditions. They are Malayalis and speak Malayalam. ''Nasrani'' or Nazarene is a Syriac term for Christians, who were among the first converts to Christianity in the Near East. Historically, this community was organised as the Province of India of the Church of the East by Patriarch Timothy I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
