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M. S. Thripunithura
Madathilparambil Seshan Venkitaraman (26 May 1943 – 8 March 2006) known by his stage name M. S. Thripunithura was an Indian actor who worked in Malayalam film Industry. He was born in Thripunithura in the erstwhile Cochin State. He died in Shoranur due to cardiac arrest while he was on the way to Ernakulam. Actor M. S. Thripunithura made his debut in the movie ''Kadalamma''. Thripunithura acted in over 300 Malayalam films including hit films ''Oru Minnaminunginte Nurunguvettam'' (1987), ''Perumthachan'' (1990), ''His Highness Abdullah'' (1990), '' Santhwanam'' (1991), ''Bharatham'' and '' Yoddha'' (1992). As a stage artist, he has won the ''Kerala State Award for Best Actor'' for his role in the play, ''Mochanam''. He was also a Carnatic musician and had interests in Sanskrit and astrology. Thripunithura was also interested in cooking, which he developed from his grandfather, Veeraraghava Iyer, who was the cook for the Maharajah of Cochin. Personal life M. S. Thripunithura ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thripunithura
Thrippunithura or Tripunithura (), is a prominent historical and residential region in the City of Kochi in Kerala, India. Located about 7 km (4 mi) from the city centre, Tripunithura was the capital of the erstwhile Kingdom of Cochin. The descendants of the Cochin royal family still live in the palaces here. The Hill Palace situated in Tripunithura was the palace of Maharaja of Cochin, the ruler of Kingdom of Cochin. Tripunithura is also well known for its historical cultures and worldwide famous because of Sree Poornathrayeesa Temple and the annual festival ''Vrishchikoltsawam'' that takes place at the temple. In local administration, it is a municipality named Tripunithura Municipality. In the state administrative structure, Tripunithura is part of the Ernakulam District in the state of Kerala. Etymology Some latter day Sanskrit enthusiasts describe the origin of the name to "pūrṇa vēda puri" — the town of Vedas in its entirety. Another possible origi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sanskrit
Sanskrit (; attributively , ; nominally , , ) is a classical language belonging to the Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European languages. It arose in South Asia after its predecessor languages had diffused there from the northwest in the late Bronze Age. Sanskrit is the sacred language of Hinduism, the language of classical Hindu philosophy, and of historical texts of Buddhism and Jainism. It was a link language in ancient and medieval South Asia, and upon transmission of Hindu and Buddhist culture to Southeast Asia, East Asia and Central Asia in the early medieval era, it became a language of religion and high culture, and of the political elites in some of these regions. As a result, Sanskrit had a lasting impact on the languages of South Asia, Southeast Asia and East Asia, especially in their formal and learned vocabularies. Sanskrit generally connotes several Old Indo-Aryan language varieties. The most archaic of these is the Vedic Sanskrit found in the Rig Veda, a colle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sandhya Vandanam (film)
Sandhya Vandanam is a 1983 Indian Malayalam film, directed by J. Sasikumar and produced by V. P. Dileep. The film stars Lakshmi, Sukumaran, MG Soman and Adoor Bhasi in the lead roles. The film has musical score by L. P. R. Varma. Plot Soudamini and Sarada are daughters of feudal lord Kuruppu in the village. Soudamini is in love with Sasi, son of their caretaker. Kuruppu learns about their relation and forbids his daughter from meeting Sasi. He also arranges Soudamini's wedding with Ramachandran, an engineer. Soudamini decides to elope with Sasi, however, her sister Sarada convinces Soudamini not to go for the sake of their family. Soudamini and Ramachandran get married, while a disheartened Sasi watches in pain. Sarada also marries a farmer, Madhavan Kutty. Soudamini moves in with Ramachandran and starts a happy married life. Sasi finds job as a teacher and move to the same town. Kuruppu falls ill and passes away soon after the weddings. During the funeral, caretaker Pillai in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
His Highness Abdulla
''His Highness Abdullah'' is a 1990 Indian Malayalam-language musical thriller drama film written by A. K. Lohithadas and directed by Sibi Malayil. It stars Mohanlal, Nedumudi Venu, Gautami, Sreenivasan, Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair and Mamukkoya. The film was produced by Mohanlal and was the debut production of his company Pranavam Arts. The film features original songs composed by Raveendran and a background score by Mohan Sithara. ''His Highness Abdullah'' was the same team's first film in a trilogy of Indian classical arts films, followed by ''Bharatham'' (1991) and ''Kamaladalam'' (1992). The story follows Abdullah (Mohanlal), a low-life Muslim Qawwali singer in Bombay, who is hired by the members of a wealthy royal Hindu family to assassinate their family head, Maharaja Udayavarma (Venu). Abdullah infiltrate the palace under the disguise of a Brahmin classical singer, Ananthan Namboothiri, and tries to assassinate the Maharaja by gaining his confidence. ''His Highness Abdu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inspector Balram
''Inspector Balram'' is a 1991 Malayalam film directed by I. V. Sasi, scripted by T. Damodaran, and starring Mammootty. It is a sequel to the 1986 film ''Aavanazhi'' and was followed by a sequel, '' Balram vs. Taradas'', in 2006. The movie was produced and distributed by Liberty Productions. The film was a commercial success and ran over than 240 days at box office. Synopsis Four years after the events of ''Aavanazhi'', Balram is now married to Seetha. They have a daughter and live a normal life. Seetha is then killed by Dulabribai's men, and Balram sends his daughter to be taken care of by nuns along with the help of his superior officer Madhavan. Balram faces his enemies, including Indira Shankar and Sayed Mohammad Shah, and Preethi avenges her father's death. Cast *Mammootty as Circle Inspector Balram *Kiran Kumar as Sayed Mohammed Shah * Murali as City Police Commissioner Madhavan Nair IPS * Geetha as Seetha *Urvashi as Preethi Pillai *Jagadish as Sudhakaran *M. G. Soman a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yodha (1992 Film)
''Yoddha: The Warrior'', or simply ''Yodha'' () is a 1992 Indian Malayalam-language action comedy thriller film directed by Sangeeth Sivan and written by Sasidharan Arattuvazhi. Mohanlal plays the lead role of Thaiparambil Ashokan, the saviour destined to rescue the Rimpoche of a Nepalese Buddhist monastery from sorcerers practicing black magic. The ensemble supporting cast include Jagathy Sreekumar, Siddharth Lama, Puneet Issar, Madhoo, and Urvashi. The original songs and background score were composed by A. R. Rahman. Santosh Sivan was the cinematographer and A. Sreekar Prasad edited the film. Saga Films produced and distributed the film. ''Yoddha'' was released in India on 3 September 1992. The film was unofficial remake of Hollywood film The Golden Child. It was later dubbed and released in other regional Indian languages''Dharam Yoddha'' (1993) in Hindi, ''Ashokan'' (1993) in Tamil, and ''Yoddha'' (1995) in Telugu. The film won four Kerala State Film Awards for Best Chi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aniyan Bava Chetan Bava
''Aniyan Bava Chetan Bava'' () is a 1995 Indian Malayalam-language comedy-drama film directed by Rajasenan and written by Rafi Mecartin. It stars Jayaram, Narendra Prasad, Rajan P. Dev, Kasturi and Sangita. The movie was remade in Telugu as ''Subhamastu'' and in Tamil as ''Periya Idathu Mappillai'', the latter starring Jayaram himself in the lead role. It was the debut movie of K. T. S. Padannayil. Plot The film follows brothers Kuttan Bava/Chettan Bava and Kunjan Bava/Aniyan Bava, and their driver Premachandran, with whom the daughters of both the Bavas fall in love. This makes the Bavas enemies and it becomes their issue of pride on who will marry Premachandran. On top of this includes Sundaran, the nephew of the Bavas trying to take Premachandran down. Cast * Jayaram as Premachandran * Narendra Prasad as Kuttan Bava (Chettan Bava) * Rajan P. Dev as Kunjan Bava (Aniyan Bava) * Kasturi as Ammu * Sangita as Malu * Prem Kumar as Sundaran * Oduvil Unnikrishnan as Easwara Pilla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vazhunnor
''Vazhunnor'' () is a 1999 Indian Malayalam-language action thriller film directed by Joshiy and written by Benny P. Nayarambalam. The film stars Suresh Gopi, Samyuktha Varma, Sangeetha, Janardanan and Jagathy Sreekumar. The film was scored by S. P. Venkatesh and songs were composed by Ouseppachan. Plot Thevakattill Avarachan is an established businessman in a town in central Travancore. Together with his six sons, he controls all businesses in the town. The family is known for its philanthropic efforts too. Kuttappai, the protagonist of the story, is the youngest son who acts as the muscle of the family. Kuttappayi falls for the new teacher, Rebecca in the family owned school. After a brief romantic feud, the family arranges the engagement of the pair. The story tenses as new business group called PK Group come to beat the Thevakattu Family and settle old scores. They are Parakaddan Kochouseph, Andrews and Aloshy. PK Group try everything to beat them. In the end Mathachan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Udayapuram Sulthan
''Udayapuram Sulthan'' () is a 1999 Indian Malayalam-language comedy-drama film directed by Jose Thomas and written by Udayakrishna-Siby K. Thomas, it stars Dileep, Narendra Prasad, Preetha Vijaykumar, Shruthi Raj, Captain Raju, Innocent, Cochin Hanifa, Jagathy Sreekumar, Harisree Ashokan, Ambika, Sudheesh, Salim Kumar, Sphadikam George, Kottayam Nazir, and Oduvil Unnikrishnan. The film did well in box office and was remade in Telugu as '' Denikaina Ready'', in Bengali as '' Khiladi'' and in Odia as '' Sundergarh Ra Salman Khan''. Plot Avittam Thirunal Narayana Varma (Narendra Prasad), a former leader and a doting grandfather has a daughter named Malavika Thampuratti (Ambika), who walks out of the palace after falling for Abdul Rahman (Captain Raju). He always clashed with his brothers. Sulaiman (Dileep), the son of Abdul Rahman and Malavika Thampuratti, is nurtured in Carnatic classical music by his mother. His opponent in college, Unnikrishnan (Sudheesh), son of a dead Br ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pathram
''Pathram'' () is a 1999 Indian Malayalam-language political thriller film written by Renji Panicker and directed by Joshi, starring Suresh Gopi, Manju Warrier, Murali, N. F. Varghese, Biju Menon, Abhirami. Plot Nandagopal, an associate editor with one of the leading newspapers ''Kerala Reshmi'', is an aggressive and daring journalist who enjoys a reputation among the media circle, and is the son of Venugopal, an iconic journalist who was killed by the textile mafia for being a staunch supporter of trade unions. In Kochi, Nandan meets Shekaran, an old naxalite and his father's friend, who is running ''Jagratha'', a newspaper which is feared by the hypocritical political class. Shekaran's outspoken and belligerent nature had earned him more enemies than friends, and is constantly fighting Vishwanathan, an estranged ideological disciple of Shekaran who rules the city with his money and power. Vishwanathan holds a large share in ''Kerala Reshmi'' (acquired through deceit) an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sundara Purushan (2001 Film)
''Sundara Purushan'' () is a 2001 Indian Malayalam-language comedy-drama film directed by Jose Thomas and written by Udayakrishna-Siby K. Thomas. It is a remake of the 1994 Telugu film '' Subhalagnam''. The film stars Suresh Gopi, Mukesh, Devayani, and Nandini. Plot The story is about Suryanaranan (Suresh Gopi) who is a musician and is not-well-to-do. One day, he gets a job at a mental hospital and the owner, Jyothika (Devayani) agrees to give him a high pay. But she becomes violent when Surya refuses to sing. Then, Gevargesese (Mukesh), the doctor at the hospital reveals that she is mentally ill. As part of the treatment Surya decides to act as he loves Jyothika. Upon hearing that he is rejected payment by the doctor, Surya runs away to his hometown to see his wife, and daughter, Manjima Mohan. After a few days, Devayani's father Ramachandra Menon (N F Vargeses) and Mukesh visit Suresh Gopi and explains that Devayani has become violent when her father refuses to allow th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Natturajavu
''Naatturajavu'' () is a 2004 Indian Malayalam-language action drama film directed by Shaji Kailas and written by T. A. Shahid. The film stars Mohanlal in the lead role and Meena, Nayanthara, Kalabhavan Mani, Kaviyoor Ponnamma , K. P. A. C. Lalitha, and Siddique in supporting roles. M. Jayachandran composed the film's soundtrack. It was produced by Antony Perumbavoor through Aashirvad Cinemas. ''Naatturajavu'' was released in India on 20 August 2004, the film performed well at the box office, becoming one of the highest-grossing Malayalam films of the year. Plot Pulikkattil Charlie is a nasrani from Travancore, who has struggled hard to take care of his business empire after the death of his father Pulikkattil Mathachan. Charlie's father was a ruthless feudal landlord, who during his lifetime had done several heinous crimes. Charlie is now helping all those who had once suffered from the hands of his father. Mani Kuttan, the son of an iron smith burned to death by Mathacha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
