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J. C. Daniel Award
The J. C. Daniel Award is Kerala's highest award in Malayalam cinema. It is presented annually by the Kerala State Chalachitra Academy, a non-profit institution under the Department of Cultural Affairs of the Government of Kerala, India. Instituted in 1992, the award is given to honour the recipients for their "outstanding contributions to Malayalam cinema". Recipients are selected by an independent jury established by the Academy and the Department of Cultural Affairs. , the honourees receive a statuette, a citation, and a cash prize of . They are honoured at the Kerala State Film Awards ceremony. The Government of Kerala created the award to commemorate the contribution of Indian filmmaker J. C. Daniel, who is often regarded as the "father of Malayalam cinema". The J. C. Daniel Award was managed by the Department of Cultural Affairs until 1997. In 1998, the Government of Kerala constituted the Kerala State Chalachitra Academy, and since that year, the Academy has hosted the a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Lifetime Achievement Awards
Lifetime achievement awards are awarded by various organizations, to recognize contributions over the whole of a career, rather than or in addition to single contributions. Such awards, and organizations presenting them, include: A * A.C. Redfield Lifetime Achievement Award * Academy Honorary Award * Acharius Medal * ACUM prize * AFI Life Achievement Award * Áillohaš Music Award * American Society of Landscape Architects Medal * Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards * ANR National Award * Asianet Film Awards B * BBC Jazz Awards * BBC Sports Personality of the Year Lifetime Achievement Award * BET Lifetime Achievement Award * BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards * BBC Sports Personality of the Year * BET Awards * ''Billboard'' Latin Music Lifetime Achievement Award * Bram Stoker Award for Lifetime Achievement * Brit Award for Outstanding Contribution to Music * British Academy Television Awards * British Comedy Awards * Buck O'Neil Lifetime Achievement Award * BCAHRB Lifetime Achievement Awa ... [...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. His ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
44th Kerala State Film Awards
Superlatives In the 45th Kerala State Film Awards, 85 films were considered and '' Ayaal'' won the maximum number of awards (5) followed by ''Zachariayude Garbhinikal'' (4). Winners Most Awards See also * 61st National Film Awards The 61st National Film Awards ceremony was an event during which the Directorate of Film Festivals of India presented its annual National Film Awards to honour the best films of 2013 in the Indian cinema. The ceremony was held on 3 May 2014. ... References External links * http://www.keralafilm.com/ {{Kerala State Film Awards Kerala State Film Awards 2014 Indian film awards ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
43rd Kerala State Film Awards
Winners Most Awards See also * National Film Awards References External links * http://www.keralafilm.com Kerala State Award - A Review{{Kerala State Film Awards Kerala State Film Awards 2013 Indian film awards ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
News18
Network18 Media & Investments Limited, (formerly SGA Finance and Management Service and Network18 Fincap Limited) commonly referred to as the Network18 Group and sometimes as the Network18–Eenadu Group, is an Indian media conglomerate owned by the energy giant Reliance Industries, headed by billionaire Mukesh Ambani. Rahul Joshi is the managing director, chief executive officer and group editor-in-chief of Network18, and Adil Zainulbhai is the chairman of its board of directors. Network18 is the holding company of TV18 Broadcast, Web18 Software Services, Network18 Publishing and Capital18. Through its subsidiaries and franchise licensing agreements, the group owns and operates the news broadcasting networks of News18, and CNBC channels in India, the magazines of ''Forbes India'' and ''Overdrive'', the websites of ''Firstpost'' and ''Moneycontrol,'' and owns various other assets and investments. The broadcasting subsidiary TV18 is the controlling partner in two mass media join ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
42nd Kerala State Film Awards
Winners Most Awards See also * National Film Awards * Kerala State Film Award The Kerala State Film Awards are the film awards for a motion picture made in Kerala. The awards started in 1969 by the Department of Cultural Affairs, Government of Kerala and since 1998 the awards have been bestowed by Kerala State Cha ... References External links * http://www.keralafilm.com/ {{Kerala State Film Awards Kerala State Film Awards 2012 Indian film awards ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Navodaya Appachan
Maliampurackal Chacko Punnoose, known as Navodaya Appachan (6 February 1924 – 23 April 2012) was an Indian film producer, director and entrepreneur. He is best known for his work in Malayalam cinema, especially as the founder of Navodaya Studio. Appachan was born to the Maliampurackal family at Pulinkunnoo and was an alumnus of St. Xavier's College, Palayamkottai. Movies he produced include ''Manjil Virinja Pookkal'' and ''My Dear Kuttichathan''. The latter was the first 3D movie made in India and released as ''Chota Chetan'' in Hindi. He is the founder of Navodaya Studio. He created ''Bible Ki Kahaniyan'' on Doordarshan. He first became involved in the film industry with his brother Kunchacko, at Udaya Studio. The first Cinemascope film in Malayalam was directed by him, and the Malayalam ''Padayottam (1982 film), Padayottam'', which was the first indigenously shot 70mm movie in South India, was produced by him. He founded Kishkinta, India's first theme park, in Chennai. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
41st Kerala State Film Awards
Winners See also *National Film Awards The National Film Awards is the most prominent film award ceremony in India. Established in 1954, it has been administered, along with the International Film Festival of India and the Indian Panorama, by the Indian government's Directorat ... References External links Kerala Chalachitra Academy(Motion Picture Academy of Kerala State) {{Kerala State Film Awards Kerala State Film Awards 2011 Indian film awards ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
40th Kerala State Film Awards
See also *National Film Awards The National Film Awards is the most prominent film award ceremony in India. Established in 1954, it has been administered, along with the International Film Festival of India and the Indian Panorama, by the Indian government's Directorat ... References External links * http://www.keralafilm.com {{Kerala State Film Awards Kerala State Film Awards 2010 Indian film awards ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mankada Ravi Varma
Mankada Ravi Varma (4 June 1926 – 22 November 2010) was an Indian cinematographer and director who worked in Malayalam cinema. He is exclusively known for his association with renowned film-maker Adoor Gopalakrishnan. He has associated with other major directors such as G. Aravindan and P. N. Menon. He has also directed two films. He has won two National Film Awards and seven Kerala State Film Awards in various categories. In 2006, he was honoured with the J. C. Daniel Award, Kerala government's highest honour for contributions to Malayalam cinema. Early life Ravi Varma was born at Mankada in Malappuram district to K.K. Thampuratti and A.M. Parameswaran Bhattathiripad on 4 June 1926. Varma was keenly interested in photography since a child. He had his graduation from Victoria College, Palakkad and later learned motion picture photography at the Institute of Film Technology (FTIT) in Chennai. Career After his studies from FTIT, he worked as a cinematographer for several doc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aranmula Ponnamma
Aranmula Ponnamma (8 April 1914 – 21 February 2011) was a National Award winning Indian actress known for her roles as mother of the protagonist in numerous films in a career spanning over five decades. She is widely described as a mother figure in Malayalam cinema. In 2005, she was honoured with the J. C. Daniel Award, Kerala government's highest honour for contributions to Malayalam cinema. Early life Ponnamma was born as one of five children of Malethu Kesava Pillai and Parukutty Amma in Aranmula, Pathanamthitta, Travancore. She has four siblings, Ramakrishna Pillai, Pankiyamma, Bhaskara Pillai and Thankamma. She started her career at the age of 12 as a Carnatic music vocalist. She began by singing before meetings organised by the Hindu Mahamandal on the banks of the Pampa river. At the age of 15, she was appointed as a music teacher in a primary school in Pala, before starting to teach in the senior classes. Later she joined the first batch of students at the Swat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rediff
Rediff.com (stylized as ''rediff.com'') is an Indian news, information, entertainment and shopping web portal. It was founded in 1996. It is headquartered in Mumbai, with offices in Bangalore, New Delhi and New York City. , it had more than 300 employees. It is one of the earliest web portals and email providers in India. When its founder Ajit Balakrishnan launched Rediff on the NeT, the internet was barely five months old in the country, and had a total of about 18,000 users. History The Rediff.com domain was registered in India in 1996. Early products included the email service Rediffmail and Rediff Shopping, an online marketplace selling electronics and peripherals. In 2001, Rediff.com was alleged to be in violation of the Securities Act of 1933 for filing a materially false prospectus in relation to an IPO of its American depositary shares. The case was resolved by settlement in 2009. In April 2001, Rediff.com acquired the '' India Abroad'' newspaper. In 2007, Redif ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
