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Janardhanan (actor)
Janardhanan Nair (born 5 May 1946) is an Indian actor, producer and a former Indian Airforce personnel who predominantly acts in Malayalam films. He acted in his first feature film '' Adyathe Kadha'', directed by K. S. Sethumadhavan in 1971, he acted in more than 700 films. He started his career when Malayalam films were made in black and white. He is known for his style of handling humour and his iconic voice. He started his career playing brusque villains and sub hero roles in the 1970s and early 1980s, acting along with Prem Nazir and Jayan, but later established himself as a highly sought-after comedian. The turning point of his career was his role in the 1988 film ''Oru CBI Diary Kurippu'', which brought out his comic skills. However, he was typecast as a comedian only after the 1993 film '' Meleparambil Aanveedu''. Mimicry artists perform with his noted role of Garvasis Aashan in '' Mannar Mathai Speaking'' (1995). But along with comic roles, he had done serious roles like ...
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Vaikom
Vaikom, , is a municipal town and a capital town of Vaikom Taluk, situated in the northwest of Kottayam district in the state of Kerala, India. The town is also noted for its role in the Indian independence movement for being the venue of Vaikom Satyagraham, a civil rights movement aimed at securing freedom of movement for all sections of society through the public roads leading to the Vaikom Shiva Temple. Location Vaikom town is situated at the northwestern end of Kottayam district, close to Ernakulam district border. Vaikom is a lakeside town situated in the banks of the Vembanad lake similar to other lakeside towns like Kottayam and Changanassery. Its western borders are bound by the Vembanad lake. The Muvattupuzha river has its mouth near Vaikom where it empties into the Vembanad lake, many distributaries of the Muvattupuzha river pass through Vaikom. It is also close to the tourism destination Kumarakom and the city of Kochi. Vaikom is 32 km from Ernakulam, 32&nbs ...
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Dhruvam
''Dhruvam'' () is a 1993 Indian Malayalam-language action thriller film directed by Joshiy, where story and dialogue are by S. N. Swamy and A. K. Sajan and screenplay by S. N. Swamy. It stars Mammootty, Jayaram, Suresh Gopi, Vikram, Gautami and Tiger Prabhakar. The musical score and songs were composed by S. P. Venkatesh. It was Vikram's debut in Malayalam cinema. The film was a blockbuster at the box office and was dubbed in Tamil as ''Narasimha Naicker''. This was the final combination of Mammootty and Suresh Gopi before '' Twenty:20'', except for a cameo appearance in '' The King''. Plot An ''araachar'' (hangman) from Tamil Nadu is hired by the prison authorities to hang Hyder Marakkar, a notorious gangster with terrorists links, but is killed in a road accident. DIG Marar smells foul play as the hangmen are either murdered, bribed or threatened. Marar's efforts to bring the hangmen from other states are also in vain as all of them are simply too afraid to hang Hyder, ...
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Marupacha
''Marupacha'' is a 1982 Indian Malayalam film, directed and produced by S. Babu. The film stars Prem Nazir, Swapna and Sukumari in the lead roles. The film has musical score by A. T. Ummer. Cast *Prem Nazir as Premachandran, Prem Kumar (double role) * Swapna as Swapna *Jagathy Sreekumar as Kumar *Kaviyoor Ponnamma as Ponnamma *Sankaradi as Sankaradi Sankunni Menon *Sukumaran as Sukumaran *K. K. Menon *Balan K. Nair as Mammathikka *Janardanan as Janardanan *Justin *Kanakadurga as Durga *Mala Aravindan as Professor Malavya *Rajasekharan] as Rajashekharan *Ranipadmini as Rani * Sadhana as Sadhana *Saraswathi *Sharmila as Sharmila *Suchitra *Vazhoor Rajan *Sulekha (Old) as Lekha * Mohan Vadookkara * Vanam Savior Soundtrack The music was composed by A. T. Ummer 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 w ...
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Dwik Vijayam
''Dwik Vijayam'' is a 1980 Indian Malayalam film, directed by M. Krishnan Nair and produced by P. K. Kaimal. The film stars Prem Nazir, Srividya, Adoor Bhasi and Hari in the lead roles. The film has musical score by G. Devarajan. Cast *Prem Nazir as Vasu *Srividya as Soumini *Adoor Bhasi as Kannappan * K. P. Ummer as Viswambaran *Hari *Jose as Ravi * Cochin Haneefa * Sankaradi as Shankar Panikkar * K.P.A.C. Sunny as Baskaran * Ram Kumar *Janardanan as Pankajakshan * Seema as Uma * Sukumari as College Principal * Raji * Sharmila Soundtrack The music was composed by G. Devarajan Paravoor Govindan Devarajan (1927–2006), popularly known as G. Devarajan or Devarajan master, was an Indian music composer and Carnatic singer. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest composers in the history of Indian film music. He sco ... and the lyrics were written by P. Bhaskaran. References External links * 1980 films 1980s Malayalam-language films Films directed by M. Krish ...
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Vaaleduthaven Vaalaal
''Vaaleduthaven Vaalaal'' is a 1979 Indian Malayalam film, directed by K. G. Rajasekharan and produced by George Abraham. The film stars Prem Nazir, Jose, Jose Prakash and Pattom Sadan in the lead roles. The film has musical score by A. T. Ummer. Cast *Prem Nazir *Jose *Jose Prakash *Pattom Sadan *Prameela *Unnimary *Adoor Bhavani *Balan K. Nair *Janardanan *K. P. Ummer *Kunchan *Meena *Paravoor Bharathan *Vidhubala *Bhavani Soundtrack The music was composed by A. T. Ummer and the lyrics were written by Chirayinkeezhu Ramakrishnan Nair Chirayinkeezhu Ramakrishnan Nair (1 August 1929 – 10 January 1994) was a Malayalam lyricist from Kerala. He also served as a lecturer in Madras Presidency College. He penned the lyrics for around 30 Malayalam movies. Ramakrishnan alias Chi .... References External links * 1979 films 1970s Malayalam-language films Films directed by K. G. Rajasekharan {{1970s-Malayalam-film-stub ...
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Kanyaka (film)
''Kanyaka'' is a 1978 Indian Malayalam-language film, directed by J. Sasikumar. The film stars Madhu, Jayan, Jayabharathi and KPAC Lalitha. The film has musical score by M. K. Arjunan. Cast * Madhu as Sreekumar *Jayan as Ayappan *Sheela as Geetha *Jayabharathi as Malathi *KPAC Lalitha as Nandini * Maniyampillai Raju *Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair * Sankaradi * T. R. Omana as Bhavaniyamma *Bahadoor as Aliyar *Janardanan as Raghavan *Nellikode Bhaskaran as Raman Nair * Vanjiyoor Radha as Bivathu * Sukumari as Madhaviyamma *Paul Vengola as Pachu Pilla *Thodupuzha Radhakrishnan as Thommi Soundtrack The music was composed by M. K. Arjunan and the lyrics were written by Pappanamkodu Lakshmanan Pappanamcode Lakshmanan was an Indian film scriptwriter, screen play writer and lyricist in Malayalam movies during the 1970s and 1980s. He started his career with ''Indulekha'' in 1967. He worked for around 100 Malayalam movies with the areas .... References External links * 19 ...
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Velluvili
''Velluvili'' ( en, Challenge) is a 1978 Malayalam film, starring Soman and Jayabharathi in the lead roles. It marked the directorial debut of K. G. Rajasekharan. It was shot mostly at Perumbavoor, Kerala. The film released along with the Prem Nazir-starrer ''Kalpavriksham''. It became a commercial success and gave the much needed career break for Soman. Cast *Jayabharathi as Lakshmi *Jose Prakash as Minnal Moidu * Prema as Parvathi * K. P. Ummer as *M. G. Soman as Soman *Paravoor Bharathan as Naanu * Sadhana as Sarojini *Ushakumari as Savithri *Master Raghu as Pappan *Janardhanan (actor) Janardhanan Nair (born 5 May 1946) is an Indian actor, producer and a former Indian Airforce personnel who predominantly acts in Malayalam films. He acted in his first feature film '' Adyathe Kadha'', directed by K. S. Sethumadhavan in 1971, he ... as Sreedharan * K. P. A. C. Lalitha as Sarasu * Pattom Sadan as Kuttappan Soundtrack The music was composed by M. S. Viswana ...
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Kannappanunni
''Kannappanunni'' is a 1977 Indian Malayalam-language film based on Kalaripayattu, the traditional martial art of India. It was the 100th film featuring Prem Nazir and Sheela as the leading pair. It was Udaya Studio's 75th film. The film was directed and produced by Kunchako. The film stars Prem Nazir, Sheela, Sukumari and Jayabharathi . The film has musical score and songs by K. Raghavan. Cast *Prem Nazir * Sheela *Jayabharathi *K. P. Ummer * Adoor Bhasi *Vijayalalitha *Jayan *Sukumari * G. K. Pillai *Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair * Janardanan *N. Govindankutty * Meena * Sreelatha *Master Raghu *Adoor Pankajam * Pankajavalli * P. K. Abraham * Premji *Abbas *Santo Krishnan * Kaduvakulam Antony *Gundumani *Sulochana Soundtrack The music was composed by K. Raghavan K. Raghavan (2 December 1913 – 19 October 2013), also fondly called Raghavan Master, was a Malayalam music composer and Carnatic Vocalist. Along with G. Devarajan, V. Dakshinamoorthy and Baburaj, Ragh ...
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Penpada
''Pennpada'' is a 1975 Indian Malayalam-language film, directed by Crossbelt Mani and produced by C. P. Sreedharan, P. Appu Nair and K. V. Nair. The film stars Rajakokila, Reena, Vijayalalitha and Vincent. The film's score is composed by R. K. Shekhar. Cast * Rajakokila as Radha * Reena as Latha *Vijayalalitha as Sreedevi / Geetha *K. P. Ummer as Raghavan *Vincent as Venu *Sudheer as Chandran *Adoor Bhasi as Bhaskara Pillai *Bahadoor as Vasu *Sreelatha Namboothiri as Gourikkutty *Alummoodan as Kunjiraman *Janardanan as Panicker *KPAC Sunny as Ramdas *Kuthiravattam Pappu as Janaki (Transvestite) *Mallika Sukumaran as Ammukkutty *Meena as Meenakshi Chechi *N. Govindankutty as Kolla Sangha Thalavan *Nellikode Bhaskaran as Gurukkal *T. P. Madhavan as DSP Soundtrack The music was composed by R. K. Shekhar Rajagopala Kulashekharan or R. K. Shekhar (21 June 1933 – 09 September 1976) was an Indian music composer who worked mainly for Malayalam movies. He composed music for 5 ...
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Utsavam (film)
''Utsavam'' () is a 1975 Indian Malayalam-language film, directed by I. V. Sasi and written by Sherif. It is the directorial debut of Sasi. The film stars K. P. Ummer, Vincent, Srividya, Sankaradi, Raghavan, M. G. Soman and Sukumaran. It was released on 21 November 1975. Plot Cast *K. P. Ummer *Vincent * Raghavan *Sukumaran *M G Soman * Janardhanan *Sankaradi *Bahadoor *Kuthiravattam Pappu *Srividya * Rani Chandra Soundtrack The music was composed by A. T. Ummer 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 was ''Chuzhi'' ( .... Box office The film was both a critical and commercial success. References External links * {{I. V. Sasi 1970s Malayalam-language films 1975 directorial debut films 1975 films Films directed by ...
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Moham
''Moham'' is a 1974 Indian Malayalam film, directed and produced by Rander Guy. The film stars Sudheer, Raghavan, Baby Sumathi and Janardanan in the lead roles. The film had musical score by M. K. Arjunan. Cast *Sudheer * Raghavan *Baby Sumathi *Janardanan *Kavitha *Kuthiravattam Pappu *Radhadevi *Sreelatha Namboothiri Soundtrack The music was composed by M. K. Arjunan M. K. Arjunan ( ml, എം.കെ. അർജുനൻ; 1 March 1936 – 6 April 2020) was an Indian film and theatre composer, known for his works in Malayalam cinema and the theatre of Kerala. He was fondly referred to as ''Arjunan Master''. E ... and the lyrics were written by P. Bhaskaran. References External links * 1974 films 1970s Malayalam-language films {{1970s-Malayalam-film-stub ...
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Chembarathi
''Chemparathy'' () is a 1972 Malayalam-language film directed by P. N. Menon and written by Malayattoor Ramakrishnan. It was produced by S. K. Nair (S. Krishnan Nair), a famous literary personality and the founder of '' Malayalanadu'' weekly. It stars Madhu along with newcomers Roja Ramani, Raghavan and Sudheer in major roles. The film was an adaptation of Malayattoor's short story ''Lodge''. Noted filmmaker Bharathan made his cinematic debut as an art director in the film. The film was a notable critical and commercial success upon release. The film won two awards at the inaugural Filmfare Awards South for Best Film - Malayalam and Best Actress - Malayalam. The film also won one Kerala State Film Award for Second Best Film. The film was remade in Tamil as ''Paruva Kaalam'' in 1974 with Roja Ramani repeating her role and Kamal Haasan playing the male lead and also in Telugu as ''Kanne Vayasu''. Plot summary Santha (Roja Ramani) is a cheerful girl who is working in a lo ...
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