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Nagara Varidhi Naduvil Njan
''Nagaravaridhi Naduvail Njan ( The Great Town and Me in the Middle)'' is a 2014 Malayalam film directed by Shibu Balan and written by Sreenivasan. It stars Sreenivasan, Sangita Madhavan Nair, Sangita, Bheeman Raghu and Innocent (actor), Innocent in major roles. It marked Sangita’s return to films after a 14-year sabbatical from acting. Plot The film tells the story of Venu, whose dream is to get an MBBS admission for his daughter. For his dream to fulfil, he decides to sell his property. But, the colony members try to disrupt his plans. Cast *Sreenivasan as Venu *Sangita Madhavan Nair, Sangita *Bheeman Raghu *Innocent (actor), Innocent as Davis *Manoj K Jayan as Suresh *Sethu Lakshmi *Vijayaraghavan (actor), Vijayaraghavan *Lal (actor), Lal *Prem Kumar (Malayalam actor), Prem Kumar *Joy Mathew *Meghna Vincent Reception Asha Prakash for The Times of India rated the film two and a half stars out of five and commented: "... the climax is interesting and the film does have sev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sreenivasan
Sreenivasan (born 6 April 1956) is an Indian actor, screenwriter, director, dubbing artist and producer who predominantly works in Malayalam cinema. Sreenivasan has starred in over 225 films. Sreenivasan wrote the screenplays of films such as '' Odaruthammava Aalariyam'' (1984), ''Sanmanassullavarkku Samadhanam'' (1986), ''Gandhinagar 2nd Street'' (1986), ''Nadodikkattu'' (1987), ''Pattanapravesham'' (1988), ''Varavelpu'' (1989), '' Thalayanamanthram'' (1990), '' Sandesam'' (1991), '' Midhunam'' (1993), ''Mazhayethum Munpe'' (1995), ''Azhakiya Ravanan'' (1996), '' Oru Maravathoor Kanavu'' (1998), ''Udayananu Tharam'' (2005), ''Katha Parayumpol'' (2007), and ''Njan Prakashan'' (2018) among which the latter is one of the highest-grossing Malayalam films of all time. He has won two Kerala State Film Awards for Best Screenplay, for ''Sandesam'' and ''Mazhayethum Munpe''. As a writer and actor he has frequently collaborated with directors such as Priyadarshan, Sathyan Anthikad and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lal (actor)
M. P. Michael (born 2 December 1958), better known by his stage name Lal, is an Indian actor, director, screenwriter, producer and distributor who predominantly works in Malayalam cinema. He has also appeared in Tamil films and in a few Telugu films. Lal has won several awards, including a National Film Award – Special Mention for acting (2012), two Kerala State Film Award for Best Actor (2008, 2013), and a Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Malayalam (2008). He is the owner of Lal Media Arts, a post-production studio. Early life Lal was born as Michael to the late M. A. Paul and the late Philomina, as their eldest son. He received his schooling at St. Augustine's High School, Ernakulam. His brother Alex Paul is a music composer in the Malayalam film industry and his son Jean is a movie director in the same industry. Career He started his career as a mimicry artist in Kalabhavan, along with his childhood friend Siddique, who would later team up as Siddique-Lal to make man ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sify
Sify Technologies Limited (formerly Satyam Infoway) is an Indian information and communications technology company providing end-to-end ICT solutions including telecom services, data center services, cloud & managed services, transformation integration services and application integration services. Sify Technologies Limited played an important role during the early spread of Internet and e-commerce in India. It has been listed on NASDAQ as SIFY since October, 1999. Merill Lynch was the underwriter for Sify's IPO on the NASDAQ. Sify was founded and led to IPO by R. Ramaraj. History In November 1999, Sify paid crore for a 24.5% stake in IndiaWorld Communications. It acquired the remaining shares for crore on 30 June 2000. In 2000, Sify sponsored the India Olympics team. In March 2002, Sify made an agreement with Makemytrip to run Sify's travel portal. In January 2002, Sify announced prizes for most emails sent under a 6-week contest called "Sify Greenmail", promoting emails ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rediff
Rediff.com (stylized as ''rediff.com'') is an Indian news, information, entertainment and shopping web portal. It was founded in 1996. It is headquartered in Mumbai, with offices in Bangalore, New Delhi and New York City. , it had more than 300 employees. It is one of the earliest web portals and email providers in India. When its founder Ajit Balakrishnan launched Rediff on the NeT, the internet was barely five months old in the country, and had a total of about 18,000 users. History The Rediff.com domain was registered in India in 1996. Early products included the email service Rediffmail and Rediff Shopping, an online marketplace selling electronics and peripherals. In 2001, Rediff.com was alleged to be in violation of the Securities Act of 1933 for filing a materially false prospectus in relation to an IPO of its American depositary shares. The case was resolved by settlement in 2009. In April 2001, Rediff.com acquired the ''India Abroad ''India Abroad'' is a weekly new ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Times Of India
''The Times of India'', also known by its abbreviation ''TOI'', is an Indian English-language daily newspaper and digital news media owned and managed by The Times Group. It is the third-largest newspaper in India by circulation and largest selling English-language daily in the world. It is the oldest English-language newspaper in India, and the second-oldest Indian newspaper still in circulation, with its first edition published in 1838. It is nicknamed as "The Old Lady of Bori Bunder", and is an Indian " newspaper of record". Near the beginning of the 20th century, Lord Curzon, the Viceroy of India, called ''TOI'' "the leading paper in Asia". In 1991, the BBC ranked ''TOI'' among the world's six best newspapers. It is owned and published by Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd. (B.C.C.L.), which is owned by the Sahu Jain family. In the Brand Trust Report India study 2019, ''TOI'' was rated as the most trusted English newspaper in India. Reuters rated ''TOI'' as India's most trus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meghna Vincent
Meghna Vincent is an Indian film and television actress who appears in Malayalam and Tamil languages. She is known for her lead roles of Amrutha in ''Chandanamazha'', Rohini in ''Ponmagal Vanthal'' and Seetha in ''Deivam Thandha Veedu''. Early life Meghna Vincent hails from Cochin, Kerala. Her father, Vincent is employed in Dubai and her mother, a former film actress now runs an event management company. Meghna is a graduate with a B-Com in Computer Applications. Career Meghna made her television debut through Malayalam serial ''Swamiye Saranamayyappa''. Later she appeared in a supporting role in serials like ''Mohakkadal'', ''Indira'', and ''Autograph''. She played Sridevi in Malayalam film ''Parankimala,'' and Meghna in the Tamil film '' Kayal''. She played the main female lead Seetha Ram Chakravarthy in the Tamil TV serial ''Deivam Thandha Veedu'' which aired on Vijay TV. It was one of the popular Tamil serials which ended in 992 episodes. In February 2014, she started pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joy Mathew
Joy Mathew (born 20 September 1961) is an Indian film and theatre actor.He is also a film director, playwright and screenwriter.He predominantly works in Malayalam cinema. Career Joy Mathew is best known for playing the lead role in John Abraham (director), John Abraham's 1986 film ''Amma Ariyan'' which was voted one of the Top 10 Indian films by British Film Institute. In 2012, he made his directorial debut with ''Shutter (2012 film), Shutter'' which portrays unexpected incidents happening in two days and a night in the city of Kozhikode. The film had its Indian premiere at the 17th International Film Festival of Kerala and international premiere at the 9th Dubai International Film Festival. It won the Silver Crow Pheasant Award for Best Feature Film (Audience Prize) at the 17th International Film Festival of Kerala. ''Shutter'' was also screened at Chennai Film Festival (2012–13), Mumbai Film Festival (2012–13), Bangalore Film Festival (2012–13), Busan Film Festival (20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prem Kumar (Malayalam Actor)
Prem Kumar is an Indian actor known for his roles in Malayalam films. He has acted more than 100 films, and played lead roles in 18 films. In 2022 he was appointed as vice-chairman of Kerala State Chalachitra Academy. Personal life and education Prem Kumar was born to James Samuel and Jayakumari in Kazhakoottam, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. Ajith Kumar and Prasanna Kumar are his siblings. He received his primary education from Kazhakoottam Govt U.P School, Muslim Boys High School, Kaniyapuram and St. Xavier's College, Thumba. He obtained a degree in Psychology from Sree Narayana College, Chempazhanthy. He married Jisha on 12 July 2001. They have a daughter named Jameema. Awards * 1993 Kerala State television Award for Best Actor for a telefilm ''Lambo'' in Doordarshan. *He also got Premnazir Award in March 2019 Filmography Television *Lambo (Doordarshan) *Ente Manasaputhri (Asianet) *Scooter (Doordarshan) *Comedy Ulsavam (Flowers TV) *O Henry Stories (Doordarshan Mal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vijayaraghavan (actor)
Vijayaraghavan (born 20 December 1951) is an Indian actor who predominantly works in Malayalam cinema. He is popular for his character roles. He is the son of popular drama and cinema artist N. N. Pillai. He got his break by playing the iconic character ''Ramji Rao'' in 1989 film Ramji Rao Speaking. This character later got the cult status in Malayalam Cinema. Early life and family Vijayaraghavan is the son of veteran actor N. N. Pillai and Chinnamma. He was born in Kuala Lumpur on 20 December 1951, the capital of the Federation of Malaya, where his father worked as an Estate Manager. He has two sisters Sulochana and Renuka. He had his primary education from Govt. High School, Kudamaloor. Acting career Vijayaraghavan made his film debut with ''Kaapaalika'', which was based on his father's play of the same name. He appeared in just a couple of scenes in this film. His opening as a full-fledged actor occurred ten years later in ''Surumayitta Kannukal'' (1983). However, it w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sangita Madhavan Nair
Sangita Madhavan Nair is an Indian actress, who has worked in Malayalam cinema, Malayalam, Tamil cinema, Tamil and Kannada cinema, Kannada film industries, predominantly in the 1990s. The actress is best known for her role as Shyamala in ''Chinthavishtayaya Shyamala'', which was written and directed by Sreenivasan, for which she has won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress. She is also well known for her role of Nirmala Mary in actor Vijay (actor), Vijay's breakthrough film ''Poove Unakkaga'' (1996). She started her career as a child artiste in the movie ''Snehikkan Oru Pennu'', a Malayalam movie released in 1978. Her debut film as a child artist in Tamil was ''En Rathathin Rathame'', which is the Tamil remake of Hindi movie ''Mr. India (1987 film), Mr. India''. The first film she acted as a heroine was ''Ellame En Rasathan'' in 1995. Personal life She was born as the youngest among four children, to Madhavan Nair from Kottakkal, Malappuram and mother, Padma from Kuzha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sethu Lakshmi
Sethu Lakshmi is an Indian actress who predominantly works in Malayalam films and television soap operas.She started her career as a theatre artist and later rose into fame with character roles. Personal life Sethulakshmi is from Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. Her husband is a theatre actor and make-up artist. She completed her Natana Bhooshan in 1963. She has four children: three daughters and one son. Her daughter Lakshmi is a theatre artist, while son Kishore is a theatre and mimicry artist. Kishore was a member of Boys, a team in ''Comedy Express'', a comedy-based programme on Asianet. They had their own troupe, Chirayinkeezh Anugraha. Acting career Sethulakshmi made her acting debut in 2006 with the serial ''Suryodayam'' directed by Balachandran Menon aired in Doordarshan. She acted in Sathyan Anthikad's films ''Rasathanthram'', ''Vinodayathra'' and ''Bhagyadevatha''. Her other films include '' Ee Kanni Koodi'', '' Left Right Left'', '' How Old Are You'', ''36 Vayadhinile' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manoj K Jayan
Manoj Kadampoothramadom Jayan also known as Manoj K.Jayan is an Indian actor of Malayalam and Tamil films. He has also done a few Telugu and Kannada films and has also acted in a Bollywood film. Manoj has won three Kerala State Film Award for Second Best Actor for his portrayal of Hariharan's "Kuttan Thampuran" in '' Sargam'' (1992), "Thalakkal Chandu" in ''Pazhassi Raja'' (2009) and "Kunjiraman" in Farook Abdul Rahiman's ''Kaliyachan''. He has played some critically acclaimed characters in his career such as "Kuttan Thampuran" ('' Sargam''), "Thirumangalath Neelakandan Namboothiri" (''Perumthachan''), "Kunjunni Namboothiri" ( ''Parinayam''), "Unnikrishnan" (''Venkalam''), "Ananthakrishna Warrier" ('' Sopanam''), "Digambaran" (''Anandabhadram'') and "Thalakkal Chandu" (''Pazhassi Raja''). He is known for his polished acting skills and style quotient. He is the son of famous singer Jayan of Jaya-Vijaya combo. He is also a singer. Early life and career He was born on 15 March 1966, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
