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Mridula Warrier
Mridula Varier is an Indian playback singer from Kerala. She started her career as a playback singer in the Malayalam movie '' Big B'' in 2007. She has also recorded songs for Tamil, Telugu and Kannada films. She was the winner of Kairali TV Gandharva Sangeetham in 2005 and the first runner-up of ''Idea Star Singer'' in 2010. Early life and family Mridula Varier was born to P. V. Ramankutty Varier and M. T. Vijayalakshmy in Kozhikode. At the age of four, she started learning music and participated in music contests with her brother Jaideep Varier. She completed her bachelor's degree in Electronics Engineering from KMCT College of Engineering in 2009. Personal life She married Dr. Arun Varier on 7 January 2013. She has a daughter named Maithreyi Varier born in June 2016 . Career Television contests She started participating in television music contests right from school days. In 2004, she participated in ''Saptaswarangal'', a musical contest on Asianet, and was awarded the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kozhikode District
Kozhikode (), or Calicut district, is one of the 14 districts in the Indian state of Kerala, along its Southwestern Malabar Coast. The city of Kozhikode, also known as Calicut, is the district headquarters. The district is 67.15% urbanised. The Kozhikode Municipal Corporation has a corporation limit population of 609,224 and a metropolitan population of more than 2 million, making Kozhikode metropolitan area the second-largest in Kerala and the 19th largest in India. Kozhikode is classified as a Tier 2 city by the Government of India. NIT Calicut and IIM Kozhikode are two institutions of national importance located in the district. Kozhikode is the largest city in the erstwhile Malabar District and acted as its headquarters during British Raj. In antiquity and the medieval period, Kozhikode was dubbed the ''City of Spices'' for its role as the major trading point for Indian spices. It was the capital of an independent kingdom ruled by the Samoothiris (Zamorins), which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Top Singer (TV Series)
''Top Singer'' is an Indian Malayalam-language reality television singing competition show broadcast on Flowers, created and directed by Sindhu Sreedhar. The show features 22 contestants, all under the age of 15. Esther Anil hosted the show for the first 49 episodes. After co-hosting the 50th episode with Baby Meenakshi, Meenakshi took over as the sole host. M. G. Sreekumar, M. Jayachandran form the permanent judging panel, with guest musicians, singers or composers. Top Band is the orchestra of the show. Flowers Top Singer season 1 successfully completed 500 episodes. Seethalakshmi Prakash from Kottayam won the title of "Top Singer" Season 1. Vaishnavy Panicker the 2nd runner up among top 8 . Rituraj and Ananya Dinesh were elected by the viewers as the most popular contestants. The second season of the show started in September 2020. Second season ended on September 9, 2022 with Sreenath Vinod winning the "Top Singer" title. Ann Benson won second, and Akshith placed third. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vayalar Ramavarma
Vayalar Ramavarma (March 25, 1928 – October 27, 1975), also known as Vayalar, was an Indian poet and lyricist of Malayalam language. He was known for his poems which include ''Sargasangeetham'', ''Mulankaadu'', ''Padamudrakal'', ''Aayisha'' and ''Oru Judas janikkunnu'' and for around 1300 songs he penned for 256 Malayalam films. He received the National Film Award for Best Lyrics in 1972 and was the winner of the Kerala State Film Award for Best Lyrics in its year of inception which he received three more times. He was also a recipient of the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Poetry in 1962. His collaborations with G. Devarajan produced the golden era of Malayalam film music and many songs written and composed by these duo remain the ever green classics in Malayalam. Ramavarma is regarded as one of the most successful and critically acclaimed lyricist in the history of Malayalam cinema. Biography Ramavarma was born on March 25, 1928, at Vayalar, a small village in Alappuzh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
JaiHind TV
Jaihind Television is an Indian Malayalam-language channel, based in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. It was launched on 17 August 2007, in Delhi by the Indian National Congress President and United Progressive Alliance Chairperson Sonia Gandhi. This channel is promoted by the Congress party with the support of non-resident Indians. Ramesh Chennithala, is the Chairman of the Channel. List of films *''Rajahamsam'' (1974) *'' Swantham Enna Padam'' (1980) *''John Jaffer Janardhanan'' (1982) *''Police Academy'' (2008) *''Vilapangalkkappuram'' (2008) *''Kanmazha Peyyum Munpe'' (2009) *''9 KK Road ''9 KK Road'' is a 2010 Malayalam mystery film directed by Simon Kuruvila under the banner of Sun Pictures. The film features Babu Antony, Vijayaraghavan and Nishanth Sagar in the lead roles. Several major political leaders from Kerala make sp ...'' (2010) *'' Nirakazhcha'' (2010) *''Ottamandharam'' (2014) *''Kalyanism'' (2015) *''Kaviyude Osyath'' (2017) References External links O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vishudhan
''Vishudhan'' is a 2013 Indian Malayalam-language crime drama film Written and Directed by Vysakh and starring Kunchacko Boban and Miya. The film tells the story of a Catholic Christian priest and a nun. It was released on 22 November 2013. The film was shot at Thodupuzha and nearby locations. Plot Sunny, a young priest, is put in charge of a church in a rural area. The church runs an old age home which is sponsored by Vavachan. Sunny meets Sister Sophie and discovers the motives behind Vavachan's philanthropy, he gets the unclaimed dead bodies for the medical college run by his son. Sunny meets Annie Mol, the daughter of the church grave digger, who aspires to follow in the footsteps of Mother Teresa. Sunny offers to get an admission in a nursing college in Bangalore. Annie Mol witnesses an elderly woman smothered to death by Vavachan's son. She confesses to Sophie and Sunny, who advises her to reveal it to the police. But afraid for her life and her father, Annie Mol, refuses ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
916 (film)
''916 '' is a 2012 Malayalam drama film written and directed by M. Mohanan, starring Mukesh, Anoop Menon, Malavika Menon, Asif Ali and Meera Vasudev. The film is about maintaining the sanctity of familial relationships. Plot ''916'' focuses mainly on the relationship between a single father, Dr. Harikrishnan (Anoop Menon), and his 12th grade daughter Meera (Malavika Menon). It narrates the events of two closely knit families losing their balance; Harikrishnan's, and Dr. Ramesh's (Mukesh), his wife (Meera Vasudev) and their two children. While Dr. Harikrishnan is an altruist who considers his profession a means to serve society, Dr. Ramesh thinks otherwise. Prasanth ( Asif Ali) appears as a romantic interest of Meera, leading her astray into the world of malls, cellphones, and the Internet. The movie comes to a twist when Meera goes missing. Cast * Mukesh as Dr. Ramesh * Asif Ali as P.P.Prasanth Kumar * Anoop Menon as Dr. Harikrishnan * Malavika Menon as Meera * Meera Vasud ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ivan Megharoopan
''Ivan Megharoopan'' is a 2012 Malayalam biographical film written and directed by P. Balachandran. The film is based on the life of Malayalam poet P. Kunhiraman Nair and is particularly based on his autobiography, ''Kaviyude Kalpadukal''. Prakash Bare, who is the producer of the film, also plays the protagonist K. P. Madhavan Nair. Cast * Prakash Bare as K. P. Madhavan Nair * Padmapriya as Ammini * Shweta Menon as Maya Maheswari * Remya Nambeesan as Rajalekshmi * Jayapriya Sadanandan as Saraswathi Amma * Anumol as Thankamani * Jagathy Sreekumar as Appu Marar * Chembil Ashokan as Aanapachan Aashan * Kannur Sreelatha as Padmavathi * V. K. Sreeraman as Kallattil Padmanabha Kurup * Sunitha Nedungadi as Chinnammalu * Surabhi Lakshmi as Kousalya * Ambika Mohan as Madhavi * Sajitha Madathil as Gomathi Teacher *Thambi Antony as Swami Production Development ''Ivan Megharoopan'' is P. Balachandran's debut film as a director. He has earlier written certain notable scripts including ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Hindu
''The Hindu'' is an Indian English-language daily newspaper owned by The Hindu Group, headquartered in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. It began as a weekly in 1878 and became a daily in 1889. It is one of the Indian newspapers of record and the second most circulated English-language newspaper in India, after '' The Times of India''. , ''The Hindu'' is published from 21 locations across 11 states of India. ''The Hindu'' has been a family-owned newspaper since 1905, when it was purchased by S. Kasturi Ranga Iyengar from the original founders. It is now jointly owned by Iyengar's descendants, referred to as the "Kasturi family", who serve as the directors of the holding company. The current chairperson of the group is Malini Parthasarathy, a great-granddaughter of Iyengar. Except for a period of about two years, when S. Varadarajan held the editorship of the newspaper, the editorial positions of the paper were always held by members of the family or held under their direction. Histo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vanitha Film Awards
The Vanitha Film Awards are presented annually by ''Vanitha'', an Indian magazine from the ''Malayala Manorama'' group in the south Indian state of Kerala. The awards ceremony has been instituted to honour both artistic and technical excellence in the Malayalam language 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 d ... film industry. Held and broadcast annually since 1998, the ceremony has gained in popularity over the years and is currently one of the most-watched award ceremonies in Kerala. Award categories * Lifetime achievement (special award) * Best Actor * Best Actress * Best Director * Best Movie * Popular Movie * Popular Actor * Popular Actress * Special Performance (Male) * Special Performance (Female) * Best Supporting Actor (Male) * Best Supporting Actor (Female) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asianet Film Awards
The Asianet Film Awards is an award ceremony for films presented annually by Asianet, a Malayalam-language television network from the south-Indian state of Kerala. Asianet says that awards ceremony has been instituted to honour both artistic and technical excellence in the Malayalam language film industry. The awards ceremony was co-sponsored by Johnson & Johnson in the year 1998 later Lux took up the sponsorship in the next 5 years. Then Jiva soap in 2004 and then Ujala for many years. From 2016, function is sponsored by Nirapara. Bhima Jewellers took the title sponsor in 2018 event. The function is normally held in Kochi , Angamaly and Thiruvananthapuram cities in Kerala. It was also held twice in Dubai. The most recent award was the 21st Asianet Film Awards which held on 6 and 7 April 2019 at Kochi. Awards Categories Awards for Film Best Film The Asianet Film Award for Best Film has been awarded since 1998. Most Popular Film The Asianet Film Award for M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Indian International Movie Awards
South Indian International Movie Awards, also known as the SIIMA Awards, rewards the artistic and technical achievements of the South Indian film industry. It was launched in 2012 by Vishnu Vardhan Induri and Brinda Prasad Adusimilli to appreciate film makers from across the South Indian film industries: Tamil cinema, Telugu cinema, Kannada cinema, and Malayalam cinema, and provide a platform to promote South Indian films in international markets. History The ceremony was instituted in 2012 by Vishnu Vardhan Induri, the founder of Celebrity Cricket League. Adusumilli Brinda Prasad is the chairperson of SIIMA. The Awards are presented in separate parts on two different days. On the first day the most promising upcoming South Indian film artistes are honoured at the Generation Next Awards, while the second day is reserved for the main SIIMA Awards. The Award nominees are selected by a jury of senior artistes and professionals and voted for by public polling. The first SIIMA ceremo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Facebook
Facebook is an online social media and social networking service owned by American company Meta Platforms. Founded in 2004 by Mark Zuckerberg with fellow Harvard College students and roommates Eduardo Saverin, Andrew McCollum, Dustin Moskovitz, and Chris Hughes, its name comes from the face book directories often given to American university students. Membership was initially limited to Harvard students, gradually expanding to other North American universities and, since 2006, anyone over 13 years old. As of July 2022, Facebook claimed 2.93 billion monthly active users, and ranked third worldwide among the most visited websites as of July 2022. It was the most downloaded mobile app of the 2010s. Facebook can be accessed from devices with Internet connectivity, such as personal computers, tablets and smartphones. After registering, users can create a profile revealing information about themselves. They can post text, photos and multimedia which are shared with any ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
