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Mohan (director)
M. Mohan (15 January 1948 – 27 August 2024) was an Indian director of Malayalam films. He is regarded as a pioneer of the new wave in Malayalam cinema. Mohan has done several notable acclaimed films including ''Pakshe'', ''Isabella (1988 film), Isabella'', ''Oru Katha Oru Nunakkatha, Oru Katha Oru Nunnakkatha'', ''Idavela'', ''Vida Parayum Munpe'', ''Randu Penkuttikal'' and ''Shalini Ente Koottukari''. He has scripted five films, ''Angene Oru Avadhikkalathu'', ''Mukham'', ''Sruthi (film), Sruthi'', ''Alolam'' and ''Vida Parayum Munpe'', and wrote the story of two films, ''Ithile Iniyum Varu'' and ''Kathayariyathe''. Mohan's association with screenwriter John Paul (writer), John Paul has always spawned critically and commercially successful films. He has also associated with master writer Padmarajan in the films ''Idavela'', ''Kochu Kochu Thettukal'' and ''Shalini Ente Koottukari''. He predominantly worked during the 1980s, the golden era of Malayalam cinema. Personal life a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mohan Sharma
Mohan Sharma is an Indian film and television actor, film producer, director and screenwriter, who works in Cinema of South India, South Indian films. He has produced more than 15 films in Malayalam, Telugu, Tamil and Kannada. He became noted through his role in ''Chattakkari (1974 film), Chattakari'' (1974). Background Mohan Sharma was born in Thathamangalam in Palakkad district, Kerala. His education was completed at Thathamangalam and Chitoor of Palaghat. Afterwards, he joined the Film and Television Institute of India, Pune and graduated in the acting course. He was the first South Indian to get that qualification in acting from the institute. He served three times as National Film Jury member and once as Indian Panorama Jury member. He fell in love with co-star Lakshmi (actress), Lakshmi on the sets of ''Chattakkari (1974 film), Chattakari'' and married her in 1975, but it ended in divorce in 1980. Later, he married in 1982 and has a son through his second marriage.Then ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kathayariyathe
''Kathayariyathe (Without Knowing The Story)'' 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 Padiyath Kochumoideen Kunjalu (1930 22 May 2000), better known by his stage name Bahadoor, was an Indian actor who appeared in Malayalam films, primarily in comedic roles. He, along with Adoor Bhasi, were the two major comedians in Malayalam ... as Raman Nair Soundtrack The music was composed by G. Devarajan 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] |
Oru Katha Oru Nunnakkatha
''Oru Kadha Oru Nunakkadha'' is a 1986 Indian Malayalam-language comedy film, directed by Mohan, starring Mammootty, Nedumudi Venu, Madhavi and Pavithra. The film has a musical score by Johnson. Plot The film opens with Appu Nair, a rich man travelling in a luxurious car where, he reaches his office (He is the manager). Appu remembers his past days when he was poor and jobless. Surprisingly, these incidents are just revealed to be a dream seen by Appu who is actually poor and jobless. Appu spends less time with his family and most of the time outside to find a job. Appu has a habit of bragging to gain other's attraction. One day, he finds a girl in the telephone booth trying to call someone, Appu helps her by giving her a coin. When she gives him back, he rejects it and soon they talk for sometime. The girl introduces herself as Amminikutty "Ammini". Ammini lives in a women's hostel. Appu brags to her that he is a reputed employee in a large industry. Soon, Ammini and Appu b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mangalam Nerunnu
''Mangalam Nerunnu'' is a 1984 Indian Malayalam-language film, directed by Mohan. The film stars Nedumudi Venu, Madhavi, Shanthikrishna and Sreenath. The film has musical score and songs composed by Ilaiyaraaja. Cast *Nedumudi Venu as Menon * P. K. Abraham *Premji as Nanu Nair *Sreenath as Madhu * Madhavi as Rajini * Shanthikrishna as Usha *Mammootty as Babu *Philomina as Meenakshiyamma * K. P. A. C. Sunny as Madhu's father *Prathapachandran *Baby Shalini as Younger Usha (Cameo) * P. K. Abraham *Thilakan as Kurup * Meenakumari *Jose Prakash Soundtrack The music was composed by Ilaiyaraaja Ilaiyaraaja (born R. Gnanathesikan) is an Indian musician, composer, arranger, conductor, orchestrator, multi-instrumentalist, lyricist and playback singer popular for his works in Indian cinema, predominately in Tamil cinema, Tamil in addition ... and the lyrics were written by M. D. Rajendran. References External links * view film mangalam nerunnu 1984 films 1980s Mala ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rachana (film)
''Rachana'' is a 1983 Indian Malayalam film, directed by Mohan and produced by Sivan Kunnampilly. The film stars Srividya, Nedumudi Venu, Bharath Gopi and Mammootty in the lead roles. The film has musical score by M. B. Sreenivasan. Bharath Gopi won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Actor and the Kerala Film Critics' Award for Best Actor for his performance in the film. Srividya won the Kerala State Film award for Best Actress for her performance in the same movie. Cast *Srividya as Sarada *Nedumudi Venu as Achyuthanunni *Bharath Gopi as Sreeprasad *Mammootty as Gopi *Jagathy Sreekumar as Thomas * Vijay Menon as Rajan * Poornima Jayaram as Thulasi *Thrissur Elsy as Thomas's wife Soundtrack The music was composed by M. B. Sreenivasan and the lyrics were written by Mullanezhi. Awards Kerala State Film Awards * Kerala State Film Award for Best Actor – Bharat Gopy * Kerala State Film award for Best Actress The Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress is an award pres ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Niram Marunna Nimishangal
''Niram Marunna Nimishangal'' is a 1982 Indian Malayalam film, directed by Mohan. The film stars Jayabharathi and Sukumaran in the lead roles. The film has musical score by Shyam. Cast *Jayabharathi *Sukumaran Soundtrack The music was composed by Shyam and the lyrics were written by Bichu Thirumala Bhaskaran Sivasankaran Nair, popularly known as Bichu Thirumala (13 February 1942 – 26 November 2021), was an Indian lyricist and poet. He is known for creating the style of arranging beautiful words in Malayalam film songs. In Malayalam cinem .... References External links * 1982 films 1980s Malayalam-language films {{1980s-Malayalam-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vida Parayum Mumbe
''Vida Parayum Munpe'' () is a 1981 Malayalam-language drama film directed by Mohan, written by John Paul and produced by Innocent and David Kachappilli. The film stars Prem Nazir and Nedumudi Venu in lead roles, while Lakshmi, Innocent, Bharath Gopy, and Sankaradi play supporting roles. The film is a loose adaptation of the Hrishikesh Mukherjee's 1971 ''Anand'', which was itself an adaptation of Akira Kurosawa's 1952 classic ''Ikiru.'' The film was produced and distributed by Innocent and David Kachappilli under the banner of Sathru Films, in their first production venture. They would go on to produce K. G. George's '' Lekhayude Maranam Oru Flashback''. The film features original songs composed by M. B. Sreenivasan, with lyrics written by Kavalam Narayana Panicker. The cinematography of the film was done by U. Rajagopal, while the editing was done by G. Venkittaraman. The film premiered at the Lulu Theatre on 10 September 1981 to widespread critical acclaim. The film was a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Surya Daham
''Surya Daham'' is a 1979 Malayalam language film based on the novel of the same name by Perumbadavam Sreedharan. It is directed by Mohan. Perumbadavam Sreedharan won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Story The Kerala State Film Award for Best Story is an honour, begun in 1969, presented annually at the Kerala State Film Award of India to a writer for the best story in a Malayalam film. Until 1997, the awards were managed directly by the Departme ... and the Kerala Film Critics Association Award for Best Story for the film. Retrieved 15 January 2023. References 1979 films 1970s Malayalam-la ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Randu Pen Kuttikal
''Randu Penkuttikal'' is a 1978 Indian Malayalam-language film directed by Mohan from a screenplay by Surasu, which is partially based on the novel of the same name by V. T. Nandakumar. It is one of the earliest films in Malayalam to explore themes of lesbianism in a nuanced manner.Director and Film producer P.Stanley (Varadakshina/ Mochanam/Thoovanathumbikal) first acquired the rights to the story after reading the novel but was discouraged from making it into a film by a close friend. He then resold the rights to Mohan after the latter requested it (Stanley's health issues were also a contributing factor to giving up of the story).In a later interview, director Mohan said that he never read the novel completely, before or after the making of this film. He adapted the title as well as the lead characters but asked Surasu to weave a script based on those characters and not necessarily based on the novel. However, V. T. Nandakumar is given credit for the story. Plot One of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vadaka Veedu
''Vadaka Veedu'' is a 1979 Indian Malayalam film, directed by Mohan and produced by Mubarak. The film stars Sukumari, Anupama, Sukumaran and Ittoop in the lead roles. The film has musical score by M. S. Viswanathan. Cast *Sukumari *Anupama *Sukumaran *Ittoop *Master Sujith * P. K. Abraham *Ravi Menon *Vidhubala *Innocent Soundtrack The music was composed by M. S. Viswanathan and the lyrics were written by Bichu Thirumala Bhaskaran Sivasankaran Nair, popularly known as Bichu Thirumala (13 February 1942 – 26 November 2021), was an Indian lyricist and poet. He is known for creating the style of arranging beautiful words in Malayalam film songs. In Malayalam cinem .... References External links * 1979 films 1970s Malayalam-language films 1970s Indian films Films scored by M. S. Viswanathan {{1970s-Malayalam-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kuchipudi
''Kuchipudi'' ( ) is one of the eight major Indian classical dances. It originates from a village named Kuchipudi in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. Kuchipudi is a dance-drama performance, with its roots in the ancient Hindu Sanskrit text of Natya Shastra. It developed as a religious art linked to traveling bards, temples and spiritual beliefs, like all major classical dances of India. Evidence of Kuchipudi's existence in an older version is found in copper inscriptions of the 10th century, and by the 15th century in texts such as the ''Machupalli Kaifat''. Kuchipudi tradition holds that Narahari Tirtha – a sanyassin of Dvaita Vedanta persuasion,Krishna Chaitanya (1987), "Arts of India.", pages.74 and his disciple, an orphan named Siddhendra Yogi, founded and systematized the modern version of Kuchipudi in the 17th century. Kuchipudi largely developed as a Krishna-oriented Vaishnavism tradition, and it is known by the name of Bhagavata Mela in Thanjavur. In the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malayalam Cinema
Malayalam cinema, also referred to as Mollywood, is a segment of Cinema of India, Indian cinema dedicated to producing films in the Malayalam, Malayalam language, primarily spoken in Kerala and the Lakshadweep islands. It encompasses both the mainstream film industry and independent Malayalam films. Known for its strong storytelling, powerful performances, and social themes, Malayalam cinema has received critical acclaim and is often regarded as one of India's most notable film industries. The first Malayalam feature film was ''Vigathakumaran,'' a Silent film, silent film directed and produced by J. C. Daniel. Production started in 1928, and it was released at the Capitol Theatre in Thiruvananthapuram on 23 October 1930. The first talkie in Malayalam was ''Balan (film), Balan'' (1938) directed by S. Nottani. During the 1920s, the Malayalam film industry was based in Thiruvananthapuram, although the film industry started to develop and flourish by the late 1940s. Later the i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
