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Jitin Puthenchery
Jitin Puthenchery (born 24 August 1989) is an Indian film actor and assistant director who work predominantly in the Malayalam film industry. He is the son of popular Malayalam lyricist and poet Girish Puthenchery. Life and career Jitin was born on 24 August 1989 as the elder son of Gireesh Puthenchery and Beena in karaparamba near Eranhipalam in Kozhikode district of kerala. He completed his primary education at St. Joseph's Boys' High School Calicut and graduation at Bangalore University. He is married to Divya Mohanan, a software engineer. His younger brother Din Nath is a lyricist and Assistant director Jitin made his debut in the Malayalam film industry as an assistant director in 2013 through Sudhir Ambalappad's movie ''Breaking'' ''News Live''. He later worked as an assistant director in ''Matini'', ''Koothara'' and ''Mani Ratnam''.in 2016, he joined Farhan Akhtar- Riteish Sidwani team's Excel Entertainment, a Mumbai-based film production company, and later wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kozhikode
Kozhikode (), also known in English as Calicut, is a city along the Malabar Coast in the state of Kerala in India. It has a corporation limit population of 609,224 and a metropolitan population of more than 2 million, making it the second largest metropolitan area in Kerala and the 19th largest in India. Kozhikode is classified as a Tier 2 city by the Government of India. It is the largest city in the region known as the Malabar and was the capital of the British-era Malabar district. In antiquity and the medieval period, Kozhikode was dubbed the ''City of Spices'' for its role as the major trading point for Indian spices. It was the capital of an independent kingdom ruled by the Samoothiris (Zamorins). The port at Kozhikode acted as the gateway to medieval South Indian coast for the Chinese, the Persians, the Arabs and finally the Europeans. According to data compiled by economics research firm Indicus Analytics in 2009 on residences, earnings and investments, Kozhikode w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Assistant Director
The role of an assistant director on a film includes tracking daily progress against the filming production schedule, arranging logistics, preparing daily call sheets, checking cast and crew, and maintaining order on the set. They also have to take care of the health and safety of the crew.IMDB Glossary, retrieved 2015-02-10 The role of an assistant to the film director is often confused with assistant director but the responsibilities are entirely different. The assistant to the film director manages all of the directors in development, pre-production, while on set, through post-production and is often involved in both personal management as well as creative aspects of the production process. Historically, assistant directing was a stepping stone to directing work; Alfred Hitchcock was an AD, as well as Akira Kurosawa. This was when the role was more general and encompassed all aspects of filmmaking such as set design and script editing. This transition into film directing is no ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shanker Ramakrishnan
Shanker Ramakrishnan is an Indian film screenwriter, director, producer and actor, who works primarily in the Malayalam cinema. Career He started his career immediately after completing post-graduation from the School of Management Studies, CUSAT. In the collective film Kerala Café, Shankar scripted and directed the critically acclaimed film segment "Island Express". Prithviraj who played the lead character “Leon” in the film invited Shankar to write August Cinema's maiden venture “Urumi”. Urumi was a historical drama film directed and filmed by Santosh Sivan with Prithviraj and Genelia in the lead roles. The movie created a turning point in Shankar's artistic career and gave him opportunities to work on the wider canvas. V. K. Prakash, the National Award winner, invited Shankar to write the Malayalam version of the Hindi film "Freaky Chakra". The Malayalam version was titled " Netholi oru Cheriya Meen Alla" and was a postmodern experimental film starring Fahadh Fa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tharangam (2017 Film)
''Tharangam'' (Malayalam : തരംഗം) is a 2017 Indian Malayalam-language Fantasy black comedy film directed by debutante Dominic Arun. It was the first Malayalam film produced by Dhanush under his banner Wunderbar Films, and starring Tovino Thomas, Balu Varghese, Santhy Balachandran in the lead roles. Ashwin Renju is the music director. The film released in India on 29 September 2017. Plot The movie tells about Pappan, a cop along with the struggles led with Joy.C. They land in trouble while investigating Ommana, who is the wife of a dreaded don named Raghu. They cross paths with a smuggler Siju, and Raghu, which leads to a chaotic situation. Cast * Tovino Thomas as Padmanabhan "Pappan" * Balu Varghese as Joy. C * Santhy Balachandran as Malini (Malu) * Neha Iyer as Omana * Dileesh Pothan as God * Sijoy Varghese as Christopher Luke * Vijaya Raghavan as Menon * Manoj K Jayan as Antony Gonsalvez * Shammy Thilakan as Tharian * Saiju Kurup as Siju * Alencier Ley Lopez ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tovino Thomas
Tovino Thomas (born 21 January 1989) is an Indian actor and film producer who prominently works in Malayalam films. He made his debut in 2012 with the film ''Prabhuvinte Makkal''. His breakthrough roles were in the films ''ABCD'' (2013), '' 7th Day'' (2014) and ''Ennu Ninte Moideen'' (2015). He starred as the titular character in the Netflix superhero film ''Minnal Murali'' (2021). Tovino has co-produced the film ''Kilometers and Kilometers''. On 21 January 2021, he launched his own production house - Tovino Thomas Productions. ''Kala'' is the first venture by his own production house where he also played the role of the antagonist. He won the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in ''Ennu Ninte Moideen'' (2015). He also won the Kerala Film Critics Association Award and Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actor for his performance in ''Mayanadhi'' (2017). For his constantly evolving looks and style, Tovino is ranked among the most desirable men from Kerala ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rock On 2
''Rock On 2'' (also known as ''Rock On!! 2'') is a 2016 Indian Hindi-language musical drama film directed by Shujaat Saudagar, and produced by Farhan Akhtar and Ritesh Sidhwani. A sequel to the National film award winning film ''Rock On!!'' (2008). The soundtrack of the film was composed by Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy. Arjun Rampal, Akhtar, Purab Kohli and Prachi Desai reprise their roles from the original film whereas Shraddha Kapoor and Shashank Arora appear in new roles. Unlike its predecessor, the film was unsuccessful at the box office. Plot The film starts with Joseph "Joe" Mascarenhas (Arjun Rampal) being introduced to the audience. Joe is now a judge at a successful reality show and working partner at Club Bar & Blues, where he often meets his other friend from the band Magik, Kedar "KD" Zaveri (Purab Kohli), better known as Killer Drummer. As the story goes on, KD narrates how Aditya "Adi" Shroff (Farhan Akhtar), Magik's lead singer, left the city and its comforts due to a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Production Company
A production company, production house, production studio, or a production team is a studio that creates works in the fields of performing arts, new media art, film, television, radio, comics, interactive arts, video games, websites, music, and video. These groups consist of technical staff to produce the media, and are often incorporated as a commercial publisher. Generally the term refers to all individuals responsible for the technical aspects of creating a particular product, regardless of where in the process their expertise is required, or how long they are involved in the project. For example, in a theatrical performance, the production team has not only the running crew, but also the theatrical producer, designers and theatrical direction. Tasks and functions The production company may be directly responsible for fundraising the production or may accomplish this through a parent company, partner, or private investor. It handles budgeting, scheduling, scripting, th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mumbai
Mumbai (, ; also known as Bombay — the official name until 1995) is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra and the ''de facto'' financial centre of India. According to the United Nations, as of 2018, Mumbai is the second-most populous city in India after Delhi and the eighth-most populous city in the world with a population of roughly 20 million (2 crore). As per the Indian government population census of 2011, Mumbai was the most populous city in India with an estimated city proper population of 12.5 million (1.25 crore) living under the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation. Mumbai is the centre of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region, the sixth most populous metropolitan area in the world with a population of over 23 million (2.3 crore). Mumbai lies on the Konkan coast on the west coast of India and has a deep natural harbour. In 2008, Mumbai was named an alpha world city. It has the highest number of millionaires and billionaires among all cities i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Excel Entertainment
Excel Entertainment is an Production company, Indian production company, founded by Ritesh Sidhwani and Farhan Akhtar in 1999. Based in Mumbai, they mainly produce Hindi films. In 2017, they released India's first original series for Amazon Prime Video – Inside Edge (TV series), Inside Edge, which was nominated for the International Emmy Awards for Best Drama Series. Their first film Dil Chahta Hai received critical acclaim. They won national awards for ''Dil Chahta Hai'' and ''Rock On!!''. With movies such as Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara, Don (2006 Hindi film), Don, Fukrey, Raees (2017 film), Raees and Dil Dhadakne Do, Excel is known for its contemporary and diversified characters and style of cinema. Their film Gully Boy was also India's official entry to the 92nd Academy Awards. Excel Entertainment also produced the Hindi dubbed versions of the 2018 Indian Kannada-language period action KGF (film), K.G.F: Chapter 1 starring Yash (actor), Yash and the 2019 Sye Raa Narasimha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ritesh Sidhwani
Ritesh Sidhwani (born 1973) is an Indian film producer. He is the co-founder of Excel Entertainment along with Farhan Akhtar. His first film as a producer, ''Dil Chahta Hai'', won the National Award in 2001. Through his vision, Excel Entertainment now is one of the first major Indian production companies in the over-the-top ( OTT) content space. Their first show '' Inside Edge'' (2017) was nominated for Best Drama series at 46th International Emmy Awards, followed by ''Mirzapur'' (2018) and ''Made in Heaven ''Made in Heaven'' is the fifteenth studio album by the British rock band Queen, released on 6 November 1995 by Parlophone Records in the United Kingdom and by Hollywood Records in the United States. It was the band's first and only release so ...'' (2019). Early life Ritesh Sidhwani was born in a Sindhi family in Mumbai, where he received his education. His father is Chandan Tootaram Sidhwani. Personal life He is married to Dolly Sidhwani, and the couple have two son ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Farhan Akhtar
Farhan Akhtar (born 9 January 1974) is an Indian actor, director, screenwriter, playback singer, producer, and television host who works in Hindi films. Born in Mumbai to screenwriters Javed Akhtar and Honey Irani, he grew up under the influence of the Indian film industry. Akhtar, after establishing a production company named Excel Entertainment along with Ritesh Sidhwani in 1999, made his directorial debut with ''Dil Chahta Hai'' (2001) and received widespread critical acclaim for portraying modern Indian youth in the film, which won the National Award for Best Hindi Film and the Filmfare Award for Best Film (Critics). Following this, he directed the cult war film '' Lakshya'' (2004) and made his Hollywood debut through the soundtrack of '' Bride and Prejudice'' (2004), for which he and sister Zoya Akhtar served as lyricists. Next came the commercially successful ''Don'' (2006), his third directorial venture, post which he directed a short film titled ''Positive'' (2007) t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mani Ratnam
Gopala Ratnam Subramaniam (born 2 June 1956), known professionally as Mani Ratnam, is an Indian film director, screenwriter, and producer who predominantly works in Tamil cinema and few Hindi, Telugu and Kannada films. Ratnam has won six National Film Awards, four Filmfare Awards, six Filmfare Awards South, and numerous awards at various film festivals across the world. In 2002, the Government of India honoured him with the Padma Shri, acknowledging his contributions to film. Despite being born into a film family, Mani Ratnam did not develop any interest in films when he was young. Upon completion of his post graduation in management, he started his career as a consultant. He entered the film industry through the 1983 Kannada film, ''Pallavi Anu Pallavi''. The failure of his subsequent films would mean that he was left with fewer offers. However, his fifth directorial outing, ''Mouna Ragam'' (1986), established him as a leading filmmaker in Tamil cinema. He was the director o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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