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Joshiy
Joshiy (born 18 July 1952) is an Indian film director and producer from Varkala in Kerala who works predominantly in the Malayalam film industry. He made his debut with ''Tiger Salim'' (1978) and has directed over 80 films. He has also directed a few Hindi, Tamil, Telugu and Kannada films. In the beginning of his career, he received national fame when he directed ''Dharm Aur Qanoon'' (1984) starring Rajesh Khanna and Dharmendra, with Khanna in double roles. Personal life Joshiy is married to Sindhu. The couple have a son, Abhilash, and a daughter, Aishwarya, who died in a car accident in Chennai in July 2011. Abhilash is married to Varsha. Career Born at Varkala in Thiruvananthapuram district as the son of Vasu and Gouri, Joshiy's relation with cinema began from the cinema theatre that his family owned. While doing his final year in degree, in 1969, Joshiy left to Chennai to try his luck in cinema. Joshiy began his career by working as an assistant director under eminent film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mammootty
Muhammad Kutty Panaparambil Ismail (; born 7 September 1951), known mononymously by the hypocorism Mammootty (), is an Indian actor and film producer who works predominantly in Malayalam cinema, Malayalam films. He has also appeared in Tamil language, Tamil, Telugu language, Telugu, Kannada, Hindi, and English-language productions. In a career spanning five decades, he has acted in over 400 films. He is the recipient of List of awards and nominations received by Mammootty, several accolades, including three National Film Awards, seven Kerala State Film Awards, and thirteen Filmfare Awards South. For his contribution to film, the Government of India awarded him the Padma Shri in 1998. In 2022, he was honoured with Kerala Awards, Kerala Prabha Award, the second-highest honour given by the Government of Kerala. Mammootty made his debut in acting through Malayalam film ''Anubhavangal Paalichakal'' in 1971. His first leading role was in I. V. Sasi's unreleased film ''Devalokam (film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aarambham
''Aarambham'' is a 1982 Indian Malayalam film, written by Cochin Haneefa, directed by Joshiy and produced by Thiruppathi Chettiyar. with an ensemble cast starring Prem Nazir, Madhu, Sukumaran, M. G. Soman, K. P. Ummer, Srividya, Sumalatha and Rajalakshmi. The film has a musical score by unusually using four music directors, namely Shyam, A. T. Ummer, K. J. Joy and Shankar–Ganesh, each of whom directed one song each. The cinematography was handled by N. A. Thara, while editing was done by K. Sankunni. ''Aarambham'' was released in theatres on 1 September 1982 on the occasion of Onam. Upon release, the film received highly positive reviews from critics. The film was a super hit, even as it faced stiff competition from the high budget Prem Nazir starrer '' Padayottam''. The film was a breakthrough for Joshiy. ''Aaramabham'' was later remade in Hindi by Joshiy himself in 1984, called ''Dharm Aur Qanoon'', starring Rajesh Khanna which was a critical and commercial success. The fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tiger Salim
''Tiger Salim'' is a 1978 Indian Malayalam film, directed by Joshiy and produced by S. R. Shaji. The film stars Sudheer, Vincent, Ravi Kumar, etc. in the lead roles. The film has musical score by Shyam. Cast *Sudheer as Tiger Salim *Vincent *Ravikumar * Shubha *Balan K. Nair Soundtrack The music was composed by Shyam and the lyrics were written by Bichu Thirumala B. Sivasankaran Nair, popularly known as Bichu Thirumala (13 February 1942 – 26 November 2021), was an Indian lyricist and poet. He is known for creating the style of arranging beautiful words in Malayalam film songs. In Malayalam cinema, Bich .... References External links * 1978 films 1970s Malayalam-language films Films directed by Joshiy {{1970s-Malayalam-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aa Rathri
''Aa Raathri'' () is a 1983 Indian Malayalam-language drama film directed by Joshiy and written by Kaloor Dennis, with Mammootty and Poornima Bhagyaraj in lead roles. Rohini, M. G. Soman and Lalu Alex appear in supporting roles. The film follows the life of a happy family and how a set of unfortunate events ruin their lives. The film's songs were composed by Ilaiyaraaja, with lyrics written by Poovachal Khader. Plot Ravi and Indu are happily married and they have a daughter, Minimol. Ravi is working in a bank and Indu is a housewife. Indu was brought up in an orphanage at Ernakulam. Ravi had fallen for her and they got married. They are now settled in Trivandrum. Abdu is illegally 'employed' as a 'false witness' in court. People will hire him for providing false witness during court judgments. Venu and his two friends stay in a house. Venu is a decent guy but the other two will always go behind girls for their desires. There was an invite for Ravi and Indu to attend the feast ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaahalam
''Kaahalam'' is a 1981 Indian Malayalam film, directed by Joshiy and produced by Areefa Hassan. The film stars Prem Nazir, Nanditha Bose, Seema, and Raveendran in the lead roles. The film has musical score by A. T. Ummer. Cast *Prem Nazir *Nanditha Bose * Seema *Raveendran *Cochin Haneefa *Kuthiravattom pappu *Balan K. Nair * Sathar *Jayamalini *Jaffer Khan *Bheeman Reghu Soundtrack The music was composed by A. T. Ummer and the lyrics were written by B. Manikyam, Ramachandran The Tamil and Malayali name Ramachandran may refer to: * A. Ramachandran (born 1935), Indian painter * C. R. Ramachandran, politician * G. Ramachandran (1904–1995), Indian social reformer, and politician * Gopalasamudram Narayana Iyer Ramachan ... and K. G. Menon. References External links * 1981 films 1980s Malayalam-language films Films directed by Joshiy {{1980s-Malayalam-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kodathi
''Kodathy'' is a 1984 Indian Malayalam film directed by Joshiy and produced by Prathapachandran. The film stars Ratheesh, Mammootty, Seema, and Prathapachandran in the lead roles. The film has musical score by Shyam. Cast *Ratheesh as Kumar (Kavithas younger Brother) *Mammootty as Chandhran (Karthikas lover) * Seema as Kavitha *Kaviyoor Ponnamma as Venu's mother *Prathapachandran as Police officer *Jalaja as Karthika (Kavithas and Kumars younger sister ) *M. G. Soman as Venu Kumars friend *Sukumari as Saraswathiyamma *T. G. Ravi as Divakaran *Kuthiravattom Pappu as Antony *Jagathy Sreekumar as Vasu * Anju as Minimol *Lalu Alex as Das *KPAC Sunny as Advocate Soundtrack The music was composed by Shyam and the lyrics were written by Poovachal Khader Poovachal Khader (25 December 1948 – 22 June 2021) was a Malayalam lyricist from Kerala who worked mainly in Malayalam film industry. His first movie as a lyricist was ''Kaattuvithachavan'' (1973) but his first released movie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bhookambam
''Bhookambam'' () is a 1983 Indian Malayalam-language film, directed by Joshiy. The film stars Prem Nazir, Jaishankar, Srividya, Mohanlal and Cochin Haneefa. The film has musical score by Shankar–Ganesh. Cast *Prem Nazir as Mahendran *Jaishankar as Sethu Varman *Srividya as Aswathi *Mohanlal as Raghu * Shankar as Shankara Panikkar *Raveendran as Pramod *Rajkumar Sethupathi as Vinod *Cochin Haneefa as DSP Anwar * C. I. Paul as Robert *Kalaranjini as Susie * Anuradha *Prathapachandran as Ram Chand *Balan K. Nair as Shakthi *Kunchan as Kora *Lalu Alex as Michel * Pattom Sadan as Eerkili * Y. Vijaya as Sherley *Swapna as Nisha * Premanarayanan Soundtrack The music was composed by Shankar–Ganesh and the lyrics were written by Bichu Thirumala B. Sivasankaran Nair, popularly known as Bichu Thirumala (13 February 1942 – 26 November 2021), was an Indian lyricist and poet. He is known for creating the style of arranging beautiful words in Malayalam film songs. In Malayalam ci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kodumkattu
''Kodungattu'' is a 1983 Indian Malayalam film, directed by Joshiy and produced by Thiruppathi Chettiyar. The film stars Prem Nazir, Madhu, K. P. Ummer, Jose Prakash, and Srividya in the lead roles. The film has musical score by K. J. Joy. Cast *Prem Nazir as DSP Sudheendran IPS *Madhu as DSP Balachandran IPS *K. P. Ummer as IG R.C Sekharan Thampi IPS *Srividya as Sujatha *Jose Prakash as DSP Jayadevan IPS *Mammootty as Musthafa *Shankar as Rajan *Sumalatha as Sreekala *Jalaja as Sindhu Sadanadan *Cochin Haneefa as Vijayan *Balan K Nair as Bullet Raghavan *Prathapachandran as Sadanadan * Ravi Kumar as Circle Inspector *Bheeman Raghu as Chandru *Jagathy Sreekumar as Head Constable Kuttan Pilla *Rajalakshmi as Jameela * Anuradha *Meena (actress) child artist Soundtrack The music was composed by K. J. Joy and the lyrics were written by Poovachal Khader Poovachal Khader (25 December 1948 – 22 June 2021) was a Malayalam lyricist from Kerala who worked mainly in Malayalam fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karthavyam (1982 Film)
''Karthavyam'' is a 1982 Indian Malayalam film, directed by Joshiy and produced by Jagan Appachan. The film stars Madhu, Jagathy Sreekumar, Sankaradi and M. G. Soman in the lead roles. The film has musical score by Sathyam. The film was an adaptation of K. Balachander's play '' Major Chandrakanth''. Cast *Madhu as Major Ramkumar *Jagathy Sreekumar as Mohanan *Sankaradi as Menon *M. G. Soman as Srikumar *Master Suresh *Merly *Ravikumar as Krishna Kumar *Sripriya Sripriya is an Indian actress, film director and politician from Tamil Nadu. She has acted in over 300 films in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam and Hindi languages. She has also directed films in Tamil, Kannada and Telugu languages, includin ... as Geetha Soundtrack The music was composed by Sathyam and the lyrics were written by R. K. Damodaran. References External links * 1982 films Films directed by Joshiy 1980s Malayalam-language films {{1980s-Malayalam-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alakadalinakkare
''Alakadalinakkare'' is a 1984 Indian Malayalam film, directed by Joshiy and produced by Thiruppathi Chettiyar. It is a remake of the 1982 Hindi movie ''Vidhaata''. The film stars Prem Nazir, Madhu, Shobana and Mammootty in the lead roles. The film has musical score by Gangai Amaran. Cast * Madhu as Balu, Das, M. D. (smuggler, Vijaya group) * Prem Nazir as Yusaph (Friend Of Balu) * M. G. Soman as Mohan (Customs Officer) Balu's Son * Mammootty as Anand (Mohan's Son) * K. P. Ummer as Rajasekhar (Balu's Boss) * Shobana as Daisy (Lover of Anand) * Sumalatha as Mohan's wife * Jose Prakash as Veerendra Nath (smuggler) * Govindankutty as Veerendran's Gunda * Jayaprabha as Amina (Yusaph's wife) * Prathapachandran as Daisy's father * Sukumari as Daisy's mother * KPAC Sunny as Varma (smuggler, Vijaya group) * Lalu Alex as Padmanabhan (Varma's son) * C. I. Paul as John Varghese ((smuggler, Vijaya group) * Janardanan as Khadar ((smuggler, Vijaya group) * Jagathy Sreekumar * Kaduvakulam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dharm Aur Qanoon
''Dharm Aur Qanoon'' (transl. ''Religion and Law'') is a 1984 crime thriller film starring Rajesh Khanna, Dharmendra, Vinod Mehra, Jaya Prada, Asha Parekh and Danny Denzongpa, with Supriya Pathak, Manmohan Krishna, Iftekhar and Om Shivpuri in the supporting roles. It had box office collection of 6.5 crores in 1984 and the film was a commercial hit at the Indian box-office and was critically acclaimed. Dharm Aur Qanoon was the remake of director Joshiy's Malayalam movie Aarambham released on 1 September 1982. Aarambham was the top grosser movie in Malayalam industry in 1982 with an ensemble cast. The film was remade in Tamil that same year as '' Ezhuthatha Sattangal'' ('Unwritten Laws') directed by K. Shankar. Synopsis Justice Diwan lives in a bungalow with his wife, Sharda, and a son named Rajan. Diwan was a very famous advocate in his younger days and today has become a name to reckon with. His admirers include the superintendent of police Kader whom he knows since his younge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raktham
''Raktham'' is a 1981 Indian Malayalam film, written by Kaloor Dennis, directed by Joshiy and produced by Jagan Appachan under Jagan Pictures. The film stars Prem Nazir, Madhu, Srividya and MG Soman in the lead roles. The film has musical score by Johnson and cinematography was handled by N. A. Thara. The film revolves around CI Haridas (Nazir) and his family, consisting of his wife Malathy (Srividya) and daughter (Sonia) and Viswanathan(Madhu)a military man and his revenge against the people who killed his wife and threatened his family.This is the first movie of Captain Raju as an actor The film was declared a ''hit'' and was remade in Tamil as '' Saatchi,'' in Telugu as ''Balidaanam'' and in Hindi as '' Balidaan.'' Plot CI Haridas (Prem Nazir) lives a wealthy lifestyle in Bombay along with his aunt while his father, retired Major Nair lives in the countryside in a farmhouse. Haridas meets and falls in love with Malathy (Srividya), who lives opposite his house along with he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
