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Kakkakuyil
''Kakkakuyil'' () is a 2001 Indian Malayalam-language heist comedy-drama film written and directed by Priyadarshan and produced by Lissy. It stars Mohanlal and Mukesh. The film features songs composed by Deepan Chatterji and background score by S. P. Venkatesh. Kakkakuyil was released on 14 April 2001. It was remade in Telugu as ''Tappu Chesi Pappu Koodu'' (2002) and in Tamil as ''London'' (2005). The plot of the movie is based on the 1988 English movie ''A Fish Called Wanda'' with the sub plot of the lead actors seeking shelter in the house of old blind couple borrowed from the Marathi play ''Ghar Ghar''. Plot Sivaraman, an unemployed man, comes to Mumbai to find a job. Unfortunately, he loses all his certificates and money but happens to find Govindan Kutty, an old buddy from his native place in Kerala, who is also jobless and wandering in Mumbai. They try to get visa from a travel agency but find no way to gather such a massive amount. Govindan Kutty persuades Sivaraman t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sucheta Khanna
Sucheta Khanna is an Indian TV and film actress. She has worked in detective serial 'Karamchand'(2007) and then ''Hari Mirchi Lal Mirchi'', a comedy serial telecast by DD National. She played the role of Indumati in the SAB TV comedy series '' Lapataganj'' as Indumati, wife of Mukundilal Gupta. She played the role of Pinky on the same channel SAB TV in the show ''Peterson Hill'' wife of Kishorilal Chadda, a stationmaster. She also played the role of Bijli Devi in Jijaji Chhat Parr Koii Hai She played the role of Elina in Malayalam film ''Kakkakuyil'' along with Mohanlal and Mukesh . She played the role of Poli in the 2011 comic caper ''Yamla Pagla Deewana''. She also had a guest appearance, as Sapna in '' Anjaana Anjaani'' and in ''Sandwich (2006 film)''. She returned in ''Yamla Pagla Deewana 2'' in 2013 playing Babli. She played the main role of Kokila Kulkarni in the show Shrimaan Shrimati Phir Se ''Shrimaan Shrimati Phir Se'' is an Indian Sitcom which premiered on 13 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
London (2005 Indian Film)
''London'' is a 2005 Indian Tamil-language comedy-drama film written by Badri and directed by Sundar C. It is a remake of the 2001 Malayalam film ''Kakkakuyil''. The film stars Prashanth and Pandiarajan, while Vadivelu, Ankitha, Mumtaj, Vijaykumar and Srividya play supporting roles. Vidyasagar composed the film's music. This was the last awaited Tamil film to date of late actress Srividya, just a year before her untimely demise. The film was released on 11 March 2005 and became a commercial hit. Plot Shiva Raman, an easy-going young man from Chennai, comes to London ( UK) in search of a job, but loses all of his certificates. He finds Kathiravan wandering in London aimlessly without a job. Now, they both need job and money. Kathir persuades Shiva to join a bank robbery planned by Bhaskharan. His stammering brother Natrajan and Aishwarya, who is Bhaskaran's lover, are in on the job. Aishwarya informs the police about the robbery and tells that the entire plan was hatched by B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arzoo Govitrikar
Arzoo Govitrikar is an Indian model and film and television actress. Personal life Arzoo Govitrikar was born in Panvel, Raigad, Maharashtra in a Chitpavan Brahmin family on India and raised in Mumbai. Her elder sister Aditi Govitrikar is an actress and model. Arzoo studied electronics and telecommunications engineering. She married Siddharth Sabharwal, who works in his family business, and lives in Mumbai and they have a son called Aashman. On 19 February 2019, Arzoo filed a domestic violence case against her husband and sought divorce and custody of her son. Career Despite her engineering background, her sister Aditi Govitrikar influenced her to change careers, so she appeared as a model in some commercials and acted in the Malayalam movie Kakkakuyil (2001). Later she appeared in other films and the TV shows '' Ek Ladki Anjani Si'' (on Sony), '' Ghar Ek Sapna'', CID CID may refer to: Film * ''C.I.D.'' (1955 film), an Indian Malayalam film * ''C.I.D.'' (1956 film), an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jagathy Sreekumar
Sreekumar P. K. (born 5 January 1951), better known by his stage name Jagathy Sreekumar or simply Jagathy, is an Indian actor, director and playback singer, who has appeared in over 1500 Malayalam films in a career spanning almost four decades. Widely regarded as one of the most influential actor and finest comedian in the history of Malayalam cinema, he is also known for his highly nuanced character roles. He is the son of acclaimed dramaturge and writer, the late Jagathy N. K. Achary. Jagathy Sreekumar won five Kerala State Film Awards among numerous other awards for his roles in various films. He has also directed two films and written screenplays for two more. His stage name is derived from the neighborhood of Jagathy in Trivandrum from where he hails. He is an outspoken orator holding strong views, quite unlike his onscreen image and his speeches are still popular. Jagathy was involved in a vehicle accident in March 2012 and was hospitalized for over a year. He is stil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaviyoor Ponnamma
Kaviyoor Ponnamma is an Indian actress who appears in Malayalam films and television. She began her career performing in theatre dramas before foraying into cinema. She has also acted in TV serials and commercials and has playback singing credits in few films. Ponnamma is a four-time Kerala State Film Award for Second Best Actress winner. Her sister Kaviyoor Renuka was also an actress. Often called as the ''Mother to all actors,'' she has acted as mother of almost all actors in her career panning over decades. At the age of 20, she played the mother of Sathyan and Madhu in the 1965 movie Thommente Makkal. She gained critical acclaim for acting as the mother of the actor Mohanlal. Life and career As a five-year-old, she learned music and used to sing in stage shows. She started acting in dramas when she was 14 years old with ''Mooladhanam'' by Thoppil Bhasi. After five years, came her first movie ''Kudumbini'', in which she did the title role of the mother of two kids. Pe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tappu Chesi Pappu Koodu
''Tappu Chesi Pappu Koodu'' () is a 2002 Indian Telugu-language comedy film directed by A. Kodandarami Reddy and produced by Mohan Babu under Sree Lakshmi Prasanna Pictures. The film stars Mohan Babu, Srikanth, Gracy Singh, Sujatha and Radhika Chaudhari. It is a remake of Priyadarshan 2001 Malayalam film ''Kakkakuyil'', which is in turn based on A Fish Called Wanda The film's score and soundtrack is composed by M. M. Keeravani. ''Tappu Chesi Pappu Koodu'' released on 22 May 2002. Plot Sivaji is an unemployed person who is in a dire need of money for his mother's medical treatment. Lying to his family that he is leaving for the United States, Sivaji arrives in Mumbai instead to find a job. However, he loses his luggage immediately after arriving in the city but finds Ramesh, his old friend who makes a living by cheating people. With no option left, Sivaji joins Ramesh in the cheating business to make easy money. Together with Pedda Koteswara Rao and Cheecha, the gang carrie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Priyadarshan
Priyadarshan (born 30 January 1957) is an Indian film director, screenwriter and producer who works predominantly in Malayalam and Hindi films, while also having done six films in Tamil and two films in Telugu. He has done about 31 films in Hindi alone, the highest number of films done by any Hindi film director after David Dhawan. He was one of the first directors in India to introduce rich color grading, clear sound and quality dubbing through his early Malayalam films. Priyadarshan has also directed many advertisement films. Priyadarshan began his career in Malayalam cinema in the early 1980s and was active throughout the 1980s and 1990s. Towards 2000s, he moved to Bollywood (Hindi-language cinema) and remained active throughout the decade. In 2013, he announced that ''Rangrezz'' would be his last Hindi film for a while and shifted focus to Malayalam cinema. His most notable films include ''Mazha Peyyunnu Maddalam Kottunnu'', ''Thalavattam'', ''Vellanakalude Nadu'', ''Chith ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Augustine (actor)
Augustine (30 July 1955 – 14 November 2013) was an Indian actor who worked in Malayalam cinema. He acted in more than 150 films, mainly in comedy, character and negative roles. Actress Ann Augustine is his daughter. Personal Life Augustine was born on 30 July 1955 to Kunnumpurath Mathew and Rosi at Kodencheri, Kozhikode. He was married to Hansamma; the couple have two daughters: Ann (actress), and Jeethu. Career Beginning his acting career through theatre, Augustine entered the Malayalam film industry in the mid eighties through an uncredited role, in the movie '' Swapnalokam'', starring Sreenath, in 1983. His first credited appearance was in ''Gandhinagar 2nd Street'' in 1986; the role had been offered to him by Sreenivasan for having assisted the latter in finding a filming location for ''Gandhinagar 2nd Street''. Augustine also appeared in such films as ''Commissioner, Devasuram, Ekalavyan, Aaraam Thampuran, Kazhcha'' and '' Katha Paryumbol''. He produced the Malayala ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mukesh (actor)
Mukesh Madhavan (born 5 March 1957), known mononymously as Mukesh, is an Indian actor, film producer, television presenter, and politician who predominantly works in Malayalam cinema besides also having sporadically appeared in Tamil-language films. In a film career spanning four decades, he has acted in over 260 Malayalam films. His 1996 film ''Kaanaakkinaavu'' premiered at the IFFI and won the Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration. He co-produced ''Kadha Parayumbol'' (2007)'','' which won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Film with Popular Appeal and Aesthetic Value. He also produced the 2012 film ''Thattathin Marayathu,'' which is considered one of the defining films of the Malayalam New Wave. He made his onscreen debut in the 1982 film ''Balloon'' in a minor role''.'' He continued to do minor roles and rose to secondary lead roles in the following years. He rose to stardom after playing the lead in the comedy thriller film '' Ramji Rao Speaking'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swargachitra Appachan
Pinakkatt D. Abraham, better known as Swargachitra Appachan is an Indian film producer, distributor, and entrepreneur. He is the founder of production and distribution company Swargachitra, best known for producing '' Godfather, Manichithrathazhu,'' Career Among the films produced by him, ''Manichitrathazhu'' is considered as one of the best thrillers ever made in India as well as one of the best Malayalam films ever made. ''Manichitrathazhu'' was remade after nearly 10 years in various languages, including Kannada (''Apthamitra''), Tamil and Telugu (dubbed) ('' Chandramukhi''), Bengali (''Rajmohol''), and Hindi (''Bhool Bhulaiyaa''), all being commercially successful. Apart from being the highest grossing Malayalam film ever, ''Manichitrathazhu'' was selected as second greatest Indian film through an IBNLive poll. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Innocent (actor)
Innocent Vareed Thekkethala (born 28 February 1948) is an Indian actor and politician. He predominantly works in Malayalam cinema in addition to Hindi, English, Tamil, and Kannada films, mostly in comedic roles. He has acted in more than 750 films and is considered one of the best comedians in Malayalam cinema. He has also appeared in villainous roles, such as in ''Mazhavilkavadi'', '' Ponmuttayidunna Tharavu'' and ''Ganamela''. Innocent has won several awards, including three Kerala State Film Awards. He served as the Member of Parliament in the 16th Lok Sabha of India representing Chalakudy constituency. In 1979, he was elected as the municipal councilor of irinjalakkuda municipality. Innocent won the 2014 Lok Sabha elections from Chalakudy Lok Sabha constituency as an independent candidate supported by the Left Democratic Front (LDF). Innocent served as the president of the Association of Malayalam Movie Artists (AMMA), a guild of Malayalam artists from 2003 to 2018. He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jagadish
P. V. Jagadish Kumar (born 12 June 1955) known mononymously as Jagadish, is an Indian actor, screenwriter, television presenter and former politician. He has starred in over 375 Malayalam films and 2 Hindi films. He is best known for his comic and character roles. Jagadish starred in over 50 films as the lead actor during the 1990s. He was one of the bankable lead stars in Malayalam cinema during the 1990s, along with Mukesh, Siddique, Sreenivasan and Jayaram. Jagadish made his acting debut with ''My Dear Kuttichathan'' (1984), India's first 3D film. He got a big break with his role as Appukuttan in Siddique-Lal's ''In Harihar Nagar'' (1990). His notable films include '' Godfather'' (1991), ''Mimics Parade'' (1991), ''Welcome to Kodaikanal'' (1992), ''Thiruthalvaadi'' (1992), ''Priyapetta Kukku'' (1992), ''Mr & Mrs'' (1992), '' Pandu Pandoru Rajakumari'' (1992), ''Kunukkitta Kozhi'' (1992), ''Kasarkode Khaderbai'' (1992), '' Kallan Kappalil Thanne'' (1992), ''Grihaprevesam'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
