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K. Madhu
K. Madhu is an Indian film director and producer who works predominantly in the Malayalam film industry. He made his debut with ''Malarum Kiliyum ''Malarum Kiliyum'' is a 1986 Indian Malayalam film directed by K. Madhu and produced by Jagan Appachan. The film stars Mammootty, Menaka, Ambika and Lalu Alex in the lead roles. The film has a musical score by Shyam. Cast * Mammootty * Me ...'' and has directed over 30 feature films in various languages (Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu & Kannada). Participations * Member Jury of Indian Official Entry to Oscar Award * Member Jury of Kerala State Film Award Committee * Member Jury of the Sathyan Award Committee * Former member of the Board of Directors of KSFDC * Former General Secretary of MACTA * Former Chairman of MACTA * Former Exe. Member in Malayala Chalachitra Parishath * Former President of Directors Union of Kerala. * Founder Treasurer of Upasana Film Society, Haripad * Member of FEFKA * Member of Kerala Film Producer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haripad
Haripad is a Municipality in ''Onattukara'' region of Alappuzha District, Kerala, India located between Alappuzha and Kollam on the National Highway 66. Haripad is bordered on the east by Pallippad, Veeyapuram and Karuvatta to the north, Kumarapuram and Karthikappally to the West, and on the south by Cheppad.It is known as the land of art, artists, land of snake boats, land of music, dance and drama. It is also popularly known as Kshetranagari (''Town of Temples'') in which Haripad Temple being the chief one among them. ] A main feature of Haripad which attracts even the foreigners is the "Payippad Jalolsavam". It is believed that the currently worshiping idol of Lord Subrahmanya was brought from Kandalloor with escort of snake boats and Valla Sadya. The Rajiv Gandhi Combined Cycle Power Plant ( NTPC Limited, NTPC, Kayamkulam) is located in Haripad Assembly Constituency. Haripad derived its name from either Aripad (Ari meaning Rice), or "Harigeethapuram". The population ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mounam Sammadham
''Mounam Sammadham'' () is a 1990 Indian Tamil-language legal thriller film written by S. N. Swamy, directed by K. Madhu and produced by Kovai Chezhiyan. The film stars Mammootty (in his Tamil film debut) and Amala. It revolves around a lawyer representing a wrongfully convicted man. The film was released on 15 June 1990. The film went on to become a commercial and critical success. This film along with ''Azhagan'' (1991), ''Thalapathi'' (1991), ''Kilipetchu Ketkava''the (1993) and ''Makkal Aatchi'' (1995) established Mammootty as a superstar in Tamil Nadu. This film was dubbed into Telugu as ''Lawyer The Great'', released on 15 February 1991. Plot The plot revolves around the wrong conviction of a business man and the efforts taken by a lawyer to find the truth. Cast *Mammootty as Adv. K.C. Raja M.A., B.L., Bar-at-law *Amala as Dr. Hema (Sundaram's sister) *Jaishankar as Sundaram *Nagesh as Paramasivam *Sarath Kumar as Balu (Sundaram's brother) *Sathyapriya as Savitri, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nerariyan CBI
''Nerariyan CBI'' () is a 2005 Indian Malayalam-language mystery film directed and produced by K. Madhu and written by S. N. Swamy. The fourth installment in the franchise of CBI investigative thrillers, Mammootty reprised the role of Sethurama Iyer, a Central Bureau of Investigation officer, with Mukesh and Jagathy Sreekumar reprising their roles as the associate officers Chacko and Vikram respectively and the background score composed by Shyam. Like its prequels, ''Oru CBI Diary Kurippu'' (1988), ''Jagratha'' (1989) and ''Sethurama Iyer CBI'' (2004), ''Nerariyan CBI'' was also set as a murder mystery behind a lady, who found dead at a haunted mansion in suspicious condition. Plot There was a murder in a house. The victim is Mythili. The dead body was seen by Lakshmiyamma first. It was seen that Mythili and her friends along with Anitha came just a day before the murder. And it was also widely said that a room in that bungalow is haunted. Sai, Anitha's fiancé, and a you ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sethurama Iyer CBI
''Sethurama Iyer CBI'' is a 2004 Malayalam-language mystery crime film directed by K Madhu.The movie is written by S. N. Swami, and The movie stars Mammootty in titular role. Actors Mukesh and Jagathy Sreekumar played important supporting roles. Shyam composed the background score for the film. This film is the third in the series of the '' CBI investigative thrillers'' featuring Mammootty as CBI officer Sethurama Iyer.This film was a Blockbuster and was the highest-grossing film of the year collecting around distributors share of ₹4 crore and a gross around ₹10 crore The success of this movie made Mammootty "Man of the year" The base story and initial scenes are adopted from Arthur Hailey's Novel Detective. Plot The movie begins with Sethurama Iyer visiting Isow Alex, a convicted serial killer who is awaiting his execution. Alex was arrested and convicted for the cold-blooded murder of seven people in two different families. Alex, who had been living a wild life then, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chathurangam (2002 Film)
''Chathurangam'' () is a 2002 Indian Malayalam-language political action drama film directed by K. Madhu and written by Babu Janardhanan. It stars Mohanlal, Lalu Alex, Nagma and Navya Nair. The soundtrack was composed by M. G. Sreekumar and Shyam. The plot follows Attiprackal Jimmy, a politician who aspires to become an MLA with the support of minister Kora. The film was released on 20 December 2002 and was the most anticipated Christmas release. Despite the hype, the movie failed commercially. The main reason cited for the failure was the existing ''Narasimham'' (film) hangover and the audience couldn't relate to Mohanlal donning the life of a common politician. Over the years, the movie has attained a cult status and is still widely watched in television. Plot The story is set in Kottayam. Atiprackal Jimmy Jacob is everyone's favourite. Attuprakkal Jimmy is a wrestler and do-gooder at the college level. Seeing his all round abilities and popularity, a minister Kora who r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nariman (film)
''Nariman'' is a 2001 Indian Malayalam-language investigative film directed by K. Madhu and written by S. N. Swamy. It stars Suresh Gopi in the title role, with Samyuktha Varma, Siddique, Jagadish, Sadiq, Vijayakumar, Janardhanan, Jagathy Sreekumar, Spadikam George, N. F. Varghese and Rajan P. Dev in supporting roles. The plot follows Ashok Nariman, a Crime Branch DySP who is assigned to re-investigate the "couple murder case" and then to investigate the "Ammini missing case". The film was dubbed in Hindi as ''Farz Ki Pukaar'' and in Telugu as ''Senathipathi''. Plot Manu ( Vijayakumar), the accused in the notorious couple murder case, attempts an escape during his prison transfer but end up being shot. Although severely wounded, he survives despite being showered with bullets by the police. Dr. Giri (N. F. Varghese), a senior surgeon take pity on the escaped criminal who is to be hanged for his crime. Manu is accused to having murdered his elder brother ( Ashokan) and sister ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crime File
''Crime File'' is a 1999 Indian Malayalam-language action crime thriller film by K. Madhu starring Suresh Gopi, Siddique and Sangita Madhavan Nair. The film is loosely based on the 1992 murder of Sister Abhaya in Kerala. Plot Sister Amala, a nun, is found dead in the well of the convent where she was staying. The police discover that she was murdered. Idamattom Palackal Easo Panickar (pronounced as E-sho) and his team find out the truth behind Sr. Amala's murder. The suspects include Fr. Clement Kaliyar and the local legislator Monayi, and a hitman - Cardinal Carlos. Things get worse when Fr. Kaliyar and one of the police officers, Ezhuthachan, are killed. Then, Easow Panickar arrests, the collector Paul Varghese, with the support of the Chief Minister. On torturing and questioning him, he arrests the MLA Monayi. Later, the hitman Cardinal Carlos is taken into custody too. Cast * Suresh Gopi as DIG Idamattom Palackal Easo Panicker IPS, SPG Joint Director * Siddique as SS ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Godman
''The Godman'' is a 1999 Indian Malayalam film, directed by K. Madhu. The film stars Mammootty, Indraja, Murali and Ratheesh in lead roles. Cast *Mammootty as Circle Inspector M. Amarnath *Vani Viswanath as Advocate Aswathy Menon * Murali as Home Minister Abdul Rahim *Indraja as Mumthaz Rahim *Ratheesh as City Police Commissioner Chandrashekharan *Mahesh Anand as John Britto *Maniyanpilla Raju as Sub Inspector Karipetti Marthandan *Rizabawa as Circle Inspector Joseph Chacko * Sai Kumar as Minister Jayadevan *Kozhikode Narayanan Nair as Chief Minister *Spadikam George as G.K. Krishnan *Sathaar as A. Khader Sahib *Kaviyoor Ponnamma as Amarnath's Mother *Captain Raju as Crime Branch Officer * C. I. Paul as Bhargavan Pillai *Subair as Police Officer * Santhosh as Moideen *Kollam Ajith as Amir Ali * Tony as Krishnankutty *Shivaji as Hameed *Sadiq as Bhaskaran *Kollam Thulasi as Menon *Meghanathan as Prabhu *T. P. Madhavan *Poojappura Radhakrishnan as Vareethu *Sona Nair as Cameo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kannada
Kannada (; ಕನ್ನಡ, ), originally romanised Canarese, is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by the people of Karnataka in southwestern India, with minorities in all neighbouring states. It has around 47 million native speakers, and was additionally a second or third language for around 13 million non-native speakers in Karnataka. Kannada was the court language of some of the most powerful dynasties of south and central India, namely the Kadambas, Chalukyas, Rashtrakutas, Yadava Dynasty or Seunas, Western Ganga dynasty, Wodeyars of Mysore, Nayakas of Keladi Hoysalas and the Vijayanagara empire. The official and administrative language of the state of Karnataka, it also has scheduled status in India and has been included among the country's designated classical languages.Kuiper (2011), p. 74R Zydenbos in Cushman S, Cavanagh C, Ramazani J, Rouzer P, ''The Princeton Encyclopedia of Poetry and Poetics: Fourth Edition'', p. 767, Princeton Unive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Janadhipathyam
''Janathipathyam'' (English: Democracy) is a 1997 Indian Malayalam film, directed by K. Madhu and produced by M Mani. The film stars Suresh Gopi, Urvashi, Balachandra Menon and Vani Viswanath in lead roles. Plot The movie opens with the communist party winning the state election in Kerala, but the Chief Ministerial candidate has lost the election. The party chief proposes the name of Ramadevan Nayanar aka RD Nayanar (Suresh Gopi), a former Kerala cadre IPS officer, who resigned from the service due to the influence of the villains, including some in the police -IGP Kaimal (T.P. Madhavan) and DGP Pillai (Rajan. P. Dev) and MP Gopinathan and some other political and business tycoons. RD returns to Kerala from Calcutta and takes over as the Chief Minister, after which he uses his powers to take down his enemies with the help of his wife Indira IAS (Urvashi), and his former colleagues in the police force. Cast *Suresh Gopi as SSP Ramadeva Nayanar IPS **Former Assistant Commissione ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oru Abhibhashakante Case Diary
''Oru Abhibhashakante Case Diary'' () is a 1995 Indian Malayalam-language mystery legal drama film directed by K. Madhu and written by S. N. Swamy.The film stars Mammootty, Heera Rajagopal, Jagathy Sreekumar, Vijayaraghavan, Rajan P. Dev and Narendra Prasad. The plot is about a lawyer, seeking justice for a teenage girl who was raped and murdered. The film has soundtrack composed by Raveendran while the background music is scored by Rajamani. Plot A young servant girl is raped, murdered and her body is dumped in a pond. The police accuse Unni Thampuran of murder and arrest him. Following torture methods, a confession is extracted from Unni Thamburan and the case is ready to be presented at the court. Aniyan Kuruvilla (Mammootty), the public prosecutor, discovers flaws in the investigation and declines to fight. Convinced about Unni Thampuran's innocence, he switches sides and decides to fight for him. The prosecution hires a bent and a crooked lawyer Jagatheesh T. Nambiar (N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thalamura
''Thalamura'' is a 1993 Indian Malayalam film directed by K. Madhu and starring Mukesh and Madhu in lead roles. Cast * Mukesh as Mundakkal Martin * Madhu as Marcos * Baby Anju as Lakshmi * Jagathy Sreekumar as Appukuttan * N. F. Varghese as Thomachan * Narendra Prasad as Bhadran * Prathapachandran as priest * K.P.A.C. Sunny as Sub Inspector John Thomas * Kaduvakulam Antony * Kanakalatha as Gracy * Mavelikkara Ponnamma * Kundara Johnny as Krishnan Namboothiri * Rizabawa as Vishnu Namboothiri * Bheeman Raghu as Mundackal Kariachen * T. P. Madhavan as Adv. Purushothaman Pillai * Shivaji as Velappan * Usha as Bhanu * Chithra * Karyavattam Sasikumar Reception In 2000, Krisha Kumar of ''Gulf News ''Gulf News'' is a daily English language newspaper published from Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It was first launched in 1978, and is currently distributed throughout the UAE and also in other Persian Gulf Countries. Its online edition was launch ...'' opined that "The director stic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
