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Malayalam Films Of 1981
The following is a list of Malayalam films released in the year 1981. Dubbed films References * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Malayalam Films Of 1981 1981 1981 Malayalam Malayalam (; , ) is a Dravidian language spoken in the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry (Mahé district) by the Malayali people. It is one of 22 scheduled languages of India. Malayalam was des ... Fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malayalam Film
Malayalam cinema is an Indian cinema, Indian film industry of Malayalam-language motion pictures. It is based in Kochi, Kerala, India. The films produced in Malayalam cinema are known for their cinematography and story-driven plots. In 1982, ''Elippathayam'' won the Sutherland Trophy at the London Film Festival, and Most Original Imaginative Film of 1982 by the British Film Institute. Rajiv Anchal's ''Guru (1997 film), Guru'' (1997), Salim Ahamed's ''Adaminte Makan Abu'' (2011) and Lijo Jose Pellissery's ''Jallikkattu'' (2019) were Malayalam films sent by India as its official entries for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, Best Foreign Language Film category at the Academy Awards. Other films which achieved global acclaim include ''Chemmeen'' (1965), which received a Certificate of Merit at the Chicago International Film Festival, and a gold medal at the Cannes Film Festival for Best Cinematography.. ''The Hindu''. 11 August 2006. Retrieved 24 May 2011. ''Swaham ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kolilakkam
''Kolilakkam'' () is a 1981 Malayalam-language action thriller film, written and directed by P. N. Sundaram, and starring Jayan. The film was a box office hit. The movie was a remake of the 1965 Hindi film '' Waqt''. Premise Three brothers, who were separated at birth, face several trials and tribulations when they try to make an effort to reunite. Cast *Jayan * Madhu * Sukumaran * M.G. Soman *K. P. Ummer *Balan K. Nair * K. R. Vijaya * Sumalatha * M. N. Nambiar * Sankaradi *Sreelatha Namboothiri * Kunjan *Meena(Malayalam actress) * K. P. A. C. Sunny *P. K. Abraham *T. P. Madhavan * Gavin Packard Production On 16 November 1980, Jayan was killed in an accident on the set of ''Kolilakkam''. The climax scene of the film was being filmed in Sholavaram, near Chennai, Tamil Nadu Tamil Nadu (; , TN) is a state in southern India. It is the tenth largest Indian state by area and the sixth largest by population. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu is th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Srividya
Srividya (24 July 1953 – 19 October 2006), also known as Sreevidya, was an Indian actress best known for her work predominantly in Malayalam and Tamil films, along with few Telugu, Kannada and Hindi films. In a career spanning for 40 years, she had acted in more than 800 films. In the latter part of her career, she concentrated on Malayalam films. In addition to acting, Srividya occasionally worked as a playback singer as well as carnatic singer. She was also a well trained Bharathanatyam dancer. She was best known for restraint and subtlety in portrayal of varied emotions. She used her own voice for dubbing almost in all movies in all languages. In 2006, she died of Spine cancer, aged 53. Early life Srividya was born on 24 July 1953 in Madras, Tamil Nadu into a Tamil family. Tamil film comedian Krishnamurthy and Carnatic classical singer M. L. Vasanthakumari were her parents. She had a brother, Sankararaman. Her father had to stop acting in the year when she was born beca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kathayariyathe
''Kathayariyathe'' is a 1981 Indian Malayalam film, directed by Mohan and produced by A. Raghunath. The film stars Srividya, Sukumaran, M. G. Soman and Ranipadmini in the lead roles. The film has musical score by G. Devarajan. Cast *Srividya as Geetha *Sukumaran as Vishnu *M. G. Soman as Viswanathan *Ranipadmini as Usha * Sai Kumar as Shaji * Reghu as Gopi *bahadoor as Raman Nair 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 M. D. Rajendran. References External links * ''Kathayariyathe'' on YouTube1981 1981 films 1980s Malayalam-language films {{1980s-Malayalam-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bharathan
Bharathan (14 November 1946 – 30 July 1998) was an Indian film maker, artist, and art director. Bharathan is noted for being the founder of a new school of film making in Malayalam cinema, along with Padmarajan and K. G. George, in the 1980s, which created films that were widely received while also being critically acclaimed. A train of directors, and screenwriters followed this school onto the 1990s including Sibi Malayil, Kamal, Lohithadas and Jayaraj. Early life He was born at Enkakkad near Wadakkancherry, in present-day Thrissur district of Kerala, India. Career Art direction After completing his diploma from the College of Fine Arts, Thrissur, Bharathan entered films as an art director through the Malayalam film '' Gandharavakshetram'' (1972), directed by A. Vincent, which also happened to be ons of the first films where actor Thilakan played a noticeable role. He was inspired by his uncle P. N. Menon, an established director. After working as an art director ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shanthi Krishna
Shanthi Krishna is an Indian actress known for her leading roles in Malayalam and Tamil films. As a star in the 1980s and 1990s, she won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress for her performance as Sharadammini in ''Chakoram'' (1994), the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Malayalam for her performance in ''Njandukalude Nattil Oridavela,'' and the Kerala state television award for best actress three times in a row. Early life Her parents are R. Krishna and K. Sharada, a Palakkad family based in Bombay. She completed her education at Mumbai S.I.E.S. College and General Education Academy. Her three brothers are Sreeram, Satheesh and film director Suresh Krissna. The same year, she acted in her first Tamil film, ''Paneer Pushpangal''. She quit the film industry after her first marriage, but made a comeback in 1991 in the movie ''Nayam Vyakthamakkunnu''. She won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress for her performance in ''Chakoram'' (1994). In 1997 she ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vijay Menon (director)
Vijay Menon is an Indian actor, editor, director and dubbing (filmmaking), dubbing artist in Malayalam cinema. He has acted in more than 100 films in South Indian languages. He mainly handles in character roles and supporting roles. He has won Kerala State Film Awards thrice, including Kerala State Film Award for Best Dubbing Artist twice in 2011 a Kerala State Film Award – Special Mention for ''Hey Jude (film), Hey Jude'' in 2017. Biography He writes articles in ''The Indian Express'' about international politics. He won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Dubbing artist in 2011 and 2017 for the movies ''Melvilasom'' and ''Oppam'' respectively. Awards and honours Filmography Actor * Nidra (1981 film), Nidra (1981) *Kann Sivanthaal Mann Sivakkum (1983) - Tamil * Prem Nazirine Kanmanilla (1983) * Rachana (1983) * ''Asthi''(1983) as Dileep * Nilavinte nattil (1984) * Choodaatha Pookkal (1985) * Meenamaasathile Sooryan (1986) as Chirukandan * Anbulla Malare (1984) * V ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nidra (1981 Film)
''Nidra'' is a 1981 Indian Malayalam-language film, directed by Bharathan and produced by K. J. Joseph. The film stars Vijay Menon, Shanthi Krishna, K. P. A. C. Lalitha and Kaval Surendran in the lead roles. The film has musical score by G. Devarajan and 13AD. Cast *Vijay Menon as Raju *Shanthi Krishna as Aswathy *KPAC Lalitha as Bhargaviyamma *Kaval Surendran as Sankaran * Lalu Alex as Vishwam *Lavanya as Indira * Master Manohar as Manu * P. K. Abraham as Raju's father *Jayasree as Ammu Soundtrack The music was composed by G. Devarajan and 13AD and the lyrics were written by Yusufali Kechery Yusufali Kechery (Yūsaphali Kēccēri; യൂസഫലി കേച്ചേരി 16 May 1934 – 21 March 2015) was a poet, film lyricist, film producer and director from Kerala, India. He wrote during the modern era of Malayalam poetry and ... and Pinson Correya. References External links * Films directed by Bharathan 1981 films 1980s Malayalam-language films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pinneyum Pookkunna Kaadu
''Pinneyum'' (English: ''Once Again'') is a 2016 Indian Malayalam-language romantic crime drama film written, co-produced, and directed by Adoor Gopalakrishnan. Businessman Baby Mathew Somatheeram co-produced the film. The film portrays a love story where Dileep and Kavya Madhavan are in the lead roles. This film was loosely adapted from the murder incident in Kerala during 1984 by Sukumara Kurup, a wanted criminal. Plot A man, Anand Sharma (Subodh Bhave), is found dead in a hotel room. The story changes to Purushothaman Nair (Dileep), a graduate who has been unemployed for the past eight years, lives with his wife Devi (Kavya Madhavan), daughter Revathi ( Akshara Kishor), his father-in-law Pappu Pillai (Nedumudi Venu), and his sickly brother-in-law Kuttan (Indrans) in Pillai's house. In his free time, Nair enjoys reading detective novels. He gets a call back for a job in the Gulf. From then on, people's attitudes toward him change. He is well respected in his village and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jayabharathi
Jayabharathi is an Indian actress. She is a two-time recipient of the Kerala State Film Award for best actress. Jayabharathi's first leading role was given by director P. Bhaskaran for his movie Kattukurangu in 1969. Later she became one of the most successful Malayalam film actresses and performed with such notable leading men as Prem Nazir, Madhu, Vincent, Jayan, M. G. Soman, Kamal Haasan and Rajinikanth. Jayabharathi-MG Soman was a popular on-screen pair of the 1970s and early 1980s. She won the Kerala State Film Awards for her performances in various films in 1972 and ''Madhavikutty'' in 1973. One of her famous films was '' Rathinirvedam'', directed by Bharathan, in which she played a woman who fell in love with a boy younger than her. ''Rathinirvedam'' is regarded as a landmark in Indian film history. It is one of the most sensuous movies of all time, and is said to have redefined the art of movie making in South India. The extremely erotic scenes performed by Jayabhara ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Theekkali
''Theekkali'' is a 1981 Indian Malayalam film, directed by J. Sasikumar and produced by P. Stanley. This is inspired by Shammi Kapoor super hit movie China Town. The film stars Prem Nazir, Jayabharathi, Adoor Bhasi and Sankaradi in the lead roles. The film has musical score by G. Devarajan. Cast * Prem Nazir *Jayabharathi *Adoor Bhasi * Sankaradi * Shubha * Sreelatha Namboothiri * K. P. Ummer *Meena Meena () is a sub-group of Bhils. They speak Meena language. They started adopting the Brahmin worship system. Its name is also transliterated as ''Meenanda'' or ''Mina''. Historians claim that they belong to the Matsya tribe. They got the st ... * Sudheer Soundtrack The music was composed by G. Devarajan and the lyrics were written by M. D. Rajendran and G. Devarajan. References External links * 1981 films 1980s Malayalam-language films Malayalam remakes of Hindi films {{1980s-Malayalam-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sanchari
''Sanchari'' () is a 1981 Indian Malayalam-language film produced and directed by Boban Kunchacko and written by P. K. Sarangapani. The film stars Prem Nazir, Jayan, K. P. Ummer, Mohanlal, and Adoor Bhasi in substantial roles. The film features songs composed by K. J. Yesudas and background score by Guna Singh. Cast *Prem Nazir as Sumesh and Suresh (double role) *Jayan as Bhargavan *K. P. Ummer as Mammad *Mohanlal as Sekher *Sankaradi as Sankaran * Shubha as Shubha *Unnimary as Sumuki *Santhakumari as Saudamini *Roja Ramani as Sumam * N. Govindankutty as Vaasu * G. K. Pillai as Keshavan *Shyama as Young Sumam *Sukumari as Kotha/Kadambari *Thikkurussy Sukumaran Nair as Sundareshan Nair *Bahadoor as Sankaran *Alummoodan as E. D. Palpu *S. P. Pillai as Palpu's father *Premji as Vaidyar *Jagathy Sreekumar as Mani *Kaduvakulam Antony as Hospital attendant Soundtrack The film features songs composed by K. J. Yesudas with lyrics by Yusufali Kechery. Background score A film s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
