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Jacob Gregory
Jacob Gregory is an Indian-American actor who has appeared in Malayalam films. He made his film debut with ''ABCD: American-Born Confused Desi (2013 film), ABCD'' (2013) directed by Martin Prakkat. He got a breakthrough role in the TV series ''Akkara Kazhchakal'', where he portrayed the character Gregory also known as "Giri giri".Kurian, Shiba. (23 October 2012)Gregory is back on silver screen indiatimes.com. Retrieved 10 June 2016. Gregory has lived in New Jersey since 1990.Sathyendran, Nita. (14 November 2012)Life imitates art thehindu.com. Retrieved 10 June 2016. Career Before his debut into the film industry, He was doing a character role in the hit sitcom ''Akkara Kazhchakal''. His character was well received by the family audience along with the sitcom. He was able to tour across the United States, Canada, and the European Union; performing shows on a variety of stages based on ''Akkara Kazhchakal''. A mutual friend suggested Gregory's name to Prakkat when the director wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akkara Kazhchakal
''Akkarakkaazhchakal'' (Malayalam: അക്കരക്കാഴ്ച്ചകൾ) is a Malayalam language Indian sitcom that aired on Kairali TV from 2008 to 2010. The series consisted of fifty episodes which chronicled the lives of a middle-class Malayali family settled in the United States . The show was created by Abi Varghese and Ajayan Venugopalan and starred relative newcomers as the leads. The show is regarded as the first true Malayalam sitcom with real-life situations and witty dialogues minus any drama or artificiality seen in other Indian serials. The series was a refreshing break for the Malayalee audience who were fed on a staple diet of treacle-filled and unrealistic TV serials. It broke broadcasting conventions when it was uploaded into YouTube in its entirety by the show's creators. Akkarakazhchakal has enjoyed widespread popularity during its initial run as well as the subsequent years. The series has been especially commended for its realistic portrayal of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
100 Days Of Love
''100 Days of Love'' is a 2015 Indian Malayalam-language romantic comedy film written and directed by debutant Jenuse Mohamed. The film stars Dulquer Salmaan and Nithya Menen in the lead roles. The film released worldwide on 20 March 2015. It received mixed reviews from critics. Dialogues were written by Duo writers M R Vibin and Suhail Ibrahim. Production controller is Sanjay Padiyoor The film was dubbed in Marathi as Shambhar Divas Premache and released on B4U Marathi YouTube Channel, Kannada, Tamil, Bengali, Telugu and Hindi with the same name. Telugu dubbing rights were bought by Abhishek Pictures, who released the film across Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka among several other states on 26 August 2016. Plot Balan K. Nair, who calls himself BKN, is a reporter in a famous daily based in Bangalore. After insulting his ex-girlfriend on Facebook in a drunken state, Balan feels like his life is not in sync. He is the "loser" of his family, since his brother Rocky K. Nai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Djibouti (film)
''Djibouti'' is a 2021 Indian Malayalam-language action thriller film co-written and directed by S. J. Sinu (in his directorial debut). The film stars Amith Chakalakkal, Shagun Jaswal, Dileesh Pothan, Jacob Gregory, Biju Sopanam, and Anjali Nair. The film was produced by Jobi P. Sam under the company Blue Hill Nael Communications and Nile & Blue Hill Motion Pictures. The film was released in theatres on 31 December 2021. Plot Hannah, a Djiboutian girl visits Kerala. She becomes friends with Louie and Aby who are living in Idukki district of Kerala. She arranges job for her friends in Djibouti, an African country. The problems faced by them there and how they plan to escape to their hometown becomes the premise of the movie. Cast * Amith Chakalakkal as Louie * Shagun Jaswal as Hannah * Jacob Gregory as Aby * Dileesh Pothan * Geetha as Loui's Mother * Anjali Nair * Athira Harikumar * Kishore * Rohit Maggu * Biju Sopanam * Pauly Valsan * Sunil Sukhada * Alancier Ley ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maniyarayile Ashokan
''Maniyarayile Ashokan'' is a 2020 Indian Malayalam-language romantic comedy film directed by Shamzu Zayba. The film stars Jacob Gregory and Anupama Parameswaran. The cast also includes Krishna Sankar and Shine Tom Chacko. The film was produced by Gregory and Dulquer Salmaan, in his newly established production company Wayfarer Films, who made a cameo appearance along with Nazriya Nazim and Anu Sithara as other characters. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the film was directly released through Netflix on 31 August 2020. The film received mixed reviews from critics. Plot Set in a village, the film starts from the wedding night of Ashokan, when the newly-wed wife asks him whether this is his second marriage. Ashokan then recalls his earlier dreams of getting married. As Ashokan is a single man past "the marital age", he is always questioned by the villagers and his relatives, including his cousin Ajayan who never misses a chance to tease him. Apart from his loving parents, Ash ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Unda (film)
''Unda'' () is a 2019 Indian Malayalam-language black comedy film directed by Khalid Rahman and scripted by Harshad from Rahman's story. Krishnan Sethukumar produced the film under the banners of Moviee Mill and Gemini Studios. The film stars Mammootty, Shine Tom Chacko, Jacob Gregory and Arjun Ashokan. The story is based on a real incident that occurred at the time of the 2014 Lok Sabha election, when a police unit from Kerala was sent to a Maoist affected area of Chhattisgarh as part of election duty. Sajith Purushan was the film's cinematographer, and its soundtrack and score were composed by Prashant Pillai. The film tells the story of a nine-man police unit from Kerala led by Sub-inspector Manikandan C. P. (Mammootty), who travel for another state election duty in a Maoist prone area in Chhattisgarh. Deceived by the calm and quiet on their first day, they were just starting to let their hair down when the shootout the next day made them aware of the dangers they were abou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soothrakkaran
''Soothrakkaran'' () is a 2019 Indian Malayalam-language action drama film written and directed by Anil Rraj and produced by Tomy Varghese and Wichu Balamurali. Co-written by Wichu Balamurali, the film stars Gokul Suresh, Niranj Maniyanpilla Raju and Varsha Bollamma in lead roles. The music of the film is composed by Wichu Balamurali and the cinematography is handled by Anil Nair. Original background score by 'Saji Ram'. Jacob Gregory, Lalu Alex and Kailash also appear in important roles. The story revolves around a series of murders that happen in a town, and how the family members of Sreedharan ( Lalu Alex), Prabhakaran (Vijayaraghavan) and Balachandran (Santhosh Keezhattoor) are entangled in the same. The film was released in India on 8 March 2019. Cast * Gokul Suresh as Madathil Aravindan * Niranj Maniyanpilla Raju as Sreejith Prabhakaran / Sreekuttan * Varsha Bollamma as Aswathy Balachandran * Meera Nair as Clara * Jacob Gregory as Shibu Mon * Lalu Alex as Madathil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sakalakalashala
''Sakalakalashala'' is a 2019 Indian Malayalam-language comedy-drama film Comedy drama, also known by the portmanteau ''dramedy'', is a genre of dramatic works that combines elements of comedy and drama. The modern, scripted-television examples tend to have more humorous bits than simple comic relief seen in a typical ... directed by Vinod Guruvayoor and starring Niranjan Raju and Manasa Radhakrishnan. Cast Production The film is set in a college campus. Murali Guinness wrote the film's screenplay. Soundtrack The songs are composed by Aby Tom Cyriac. The song "Pandarakalan Mathai" is based on the song "Panchara Paalu Mittayi" from '' Bharya'' (1962). Release ''The Times of India'' gave the film a rating of three out of five stars and noted that "The length of the movie, which stands at only about 2 hrs 15 minutes is a big plus, because at no point does the film feel like it is lagging". ''Deccan Chronicle'' gave the film two out of five stars and wrote that "T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mandharam
''Mandharam'' is an Indian Malayalam-language romance film directed by Vijesh Vijay and scripted by M. Sajas, with Asif Ali in the lead role. The film was produced by Monisha Rajeev and Tinu Thomas under the banner of Magic Mountain Cinemas. Plot The film will have Asif Ali in five looks. The story spans 25-plus years – from the protagonist's childhood to his life at 32. So, Asif will be seen in different appearances in each stage of the character's life. Cast * Asif Ali as Rajesh *Anarkali Marikar as Devika *Jacob Gregory as Tittu *Arjun Ashokan as Renjith *Varsha Bollamma as Charu *Vineeth Vishwam as Nazer *Arjun Nandhakumar as Roshen *Sandeep Narayanan as police officer *Megha Mathew *K. B. Ganesh Kumar as Rajesh's Father *Kausalya as Rajesh's Mother *Srikanth Murali as Charu's Uncle *Unni Dev as Cameo Appearance *Indrans Indrans is an Indian actor and former costume designer, who appears in Malayalam films.His mentor was Shiyas M S, a law college student. He star ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kalyanam (film)
''Kalyanam'' is a 2018 Malayalam romantic-comedy film written and directed by Rajesh Nair. It stars newcomers Varsha Bollamma and Shravan Mukesh, son of the Malayalam film actor, Mukesh. The film was released on 23 February 2018. Plot Sarath, the only son of Prabhakaran is madly in love with his childhood friend Shari, the only daughter of their neighbor Sahadevan Nair. As they grow up it becomes difficult for Sarath to somehow convey his feelings to her, despite both of them meeting frequently. Moreover, Shari's dad wants to marry her off to a "Nair" boy according to their tradition. Sarath is always accompanied by his friend Saiju and his too young uncle Avesh. They spend most of the day at a garage owned by Sundaran. Sarath observes that Varkey, an aged worker in the garage is often visited by a drunkard man who keeps coming to the garage for the sake of scolding Varkey, who always gives a deaf ear to it. No one knows the reason or relation between them. Later, Shari's paren ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pokkiri Simon
''Pokkiri Simon'' is a 2017 Indian Malayalam-language action comedy film directed by Jijo Antony. Sunny Wayne and Prayaga Martin play the lead roles. whereas Jacob Gregory, Appani Sarath, Nedumudi Venu, Dileesh Pothan, Saiju Kurup, Shammy Thilakan, Baiju Santhosh, Ashokan, Marshall Titto, Bitto, and Thanuja Kartik play in the supporting roles. The film was produced by Krishnan Sethukumar under the banner of Srivari films. The story, screenplay and dialogue of the film were written by Dr. K. Ampady. The cinematography is by Pappinu. The film is loosely based on the life of the Kerala fans of actor Vijay. Plot Simon, Biju and Ganesh who are local boys bound by their love for Vijay. Though their parents want them to earn a living, they lead a carefree life. Arjunan Muthalali and his brother Indran are petty criminals. One day, Simon and friends are returning a cutout of Vijay to a movie theater, and the cutout is hit by Indran's car, breaking its legs. In a rage, they fight ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parava (film)
''Parava'' () is a 2017 Indian Malayalam-language drama film directed by Soubin Shahir with a script jointly written by Shahir and Muneer Ali. It is Shahir's directorial debut film and stars Amal Shah, Govind V. Pai and Shane Nigam, along with an extended guest appearance by Dulquer Salmaan. Principal photography began at Fort Kochi on 1 June 2016. The film was released on 21 September 2017. Plot The story takes place in Mattancherry and revolves around the life of two teen boys namely Haseeb and Irshad a.k.a. "Ichappi". Both of them are best friends and share a common interest in pigeon taming. Ichappi lives with his parents, his sister, and his brother Shane. Shane is indifferent and doesn't speak to anyone. The boys' love for birds is unconditional. They have local competitors, who have stolen their prized champion female pigeon. Though it is stated that Ichappi and Haseeb are not aware of this. When school reopens Ichappi is sad since he could not pass ninth grade. However, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jomonte Suvisheshangal
''Jomonte Suvisheshangal'' ( ''Jomon's Gospels'') is a 2017 Indian Malayalam-language family drama film directed by Sathyan Anthikkad and written by Iqbal Kuttippuram. The film stars Dulquer Salmaan, Mukesh and Aishwarya Rajesh. Aishwarya Rajesh made her Malayalam debut through this film. Plot Jomon is an irresponsible son, the third, of self-made businessman and widower Vincent. The story, set in Thrissur, revolves around Vincent's family, which focuses on the relationship between the father and the son. Vincent, who is very fond of his son, constantly tries to instill in him a sense of responsibility, only to be met with failure. Jomon falls in love with Catherine, whom he meets in the church while attending the Sunday mass on his father's insistence. Vincent also puts Jomon in charge of gent's wear store so that his son develops a sense of maturity. However, much to Vincent's dismay, Jomon sells it to the store manager, for an amount of 40 lakh. It is later revealed that Jomo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
