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Nandhu
Nandalal Krishnamoorthy better known by his stage name Nandu is an Indian actor primarily working in Malayalam films. Although he has been in the industry for more than 30 years, he is acclaimed for his performance in Mohanlal' s ''Spirit'', directed by Ranjith. He was also seen in many Priyadarsan films. He received SIIMA award for best supporting actor, for the movie ''Spirit''. Personal life Nandu was born in 1965 at Thycaud, Thiruvananthapuram, to Krishnamoorthy, a table tennis coach at National Institute of Sports and Sukumari, a singer. He lost his mother 60 days after he was born, and was brought up by his uncle and aunt. His father never remarried, and died while giving table tennis lessons. His first film was ''Sarvakalasala'' (1986), directed by Venu Nagavally. During his early career, most of his roles were of college background. Nandu is married to Kavitha Nandalal, since 1997. They have a daughter, Nandita (b. 1999) and a son, Krishan (b. 2013).http://www.mangalam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spirit (2012 Film)
''Spirit'' is a 2012 Indian Malayalam-language satirical black comedy film written and directed by Ranjith. The film primarily focuses on the increasing habits of alcoholism in Kerala. It was produced by Antony Perumbavoor under the company Aashirvad Cinemas. The film stars Mohanlal in the lead role, while Kaniha, Shankar Ramakrishnan, Nandhu, Kalpana, Madhu, Lena and Thilakan plays supporting roles. The film features music composed by Shahabaz Aman. According to Ranjith, "the movie does not, in any way, advocate or proscribe alcohol. ''Spirit'' discusses the subject and examines what happens when a person, however intelligent, falls prey to an addiction, any addiction for that matter.""In the right spirit" ''The Hindu''. Retrieved 15 June 2012. The film released on 14 June 2012 to overwhelming positive reviews from criti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pranayavarnangal
''Pranayavarnangal'' (Colors of Love) is a Malayalam romantic film released in 1998. Directed by Sibi Malayil, the script was written by Jayaraman Kadambaat and Sachithanandan Puzhankara. Suresh Gopi, Manju Warrier, Divya Unni and Biju Menon appeared in leading roles. Plot Arathy is a shy girl, who is silent, day-dreamer and loves poetry whereas Maya is her roommate and best friend who is naughty and plays pranks on hostel mates. Victor loves Aarathy, but is afraid to express his love. In an college event, Vinayachandran who is well known to Maya's family and deputy collector of the city comes as the guest and he praises Aarathy on listening to her poetry. Meanwhile, Maya realizes that Aarathy has a crush on Vinayan. Seeing this as an opportunity to make Aarathy come out of her shell, Maya compels her friend to write letters to Aarathy posing as Vinayan. Aarathy truly falls in love with Vinayan, whereas he doesn't have a clue about this. Meanwhile, Maya's parents arranges her ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aye Auto
''Aye Auto'' () is a 1990 Indian Malayalam-language romantic comedy film written and directed by Venu Nagavalli and produced by Maniyanpilla Raju. The film stars Mohanlal and Rekha in the lead roles. The songs were composed by Raveendran, while Johnson provided the background score. The plot follows the life of auto drivers in the city of Kozhikode in Kerala. ''Aye Auto'' was the second highest-grossing Malayalam film of 1990 at the box office, behind ''His Highness Abdullah''. Plot Sudhi is an auto-rickshaw driver who meets Meenakshi, the granddaughter of a well-off family. Sudhi and Meenakshi fall in love, but face strong opposition from her family, their only support being her grandfather, Krishna Pillai. The police, despite having the duty of protecting the law, start breaking it. Cast * Mohanlal as Sudhi, a poor but loving young gentlemen, an auto driver * Rekha as Meenakshi ('Meenu'/'Meenukutty') * Sreenivasan as Police Inspector * Thikkurisi Sukumaran Nair as Retd. Bank ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nirnayam (1995 Film)
''Nirnayam'' () is a 1995 Indian Malayalam-language crime thriller film directed by Sangeeth Sivan, produced by Suresh Balaje, and written by Cheriyan Kalpakavadi. The film stars Mohanlal and Heera Rajagopal. The plot follows a doctor who has been falsely accused for his wife's murder escapes from the custody to discover the truth behind the incident and the actual perpetrators. The film's music was composed by R. Anandh. The plot is heavily based on the American film '' The Fugitive'', which itself is based on the 1963 TV Series of the same name. Plot Dr. Roy is an honest surgeon who works in a private hospital. He falls in love with his apprentice Dr. Annie and marries her. When Annie discovers a frightening organ-smuggling operation in her hospital, she is murdered. Dr. Roy is framed for the crime due to circumstantial evidence. However, on his way to jail, an accident occurs and he escapes. A fugitive from justice, he tries to discover the truth. He eventually finds aid in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mazhavilkoodaram
''Mazhavilkoodaram'' (English: ''Rainbow Castle'') (Malayalam:മഴവിൽകൂടാരം) is a 1995 Malayalam musical action film written and directed by Siddique Shameer, starring Rahman, Annie, Rajan P. Dev, Mala Aravindan, Idavela Babu, and Zainuddin. Plot Jithu ( Rahman) falls in love with his college mate Vinu(Annie Shaji Kailas). He thrashes a drug dealer to save his friend, but problems arise when he decides to take revenge against Jithu. The story deals with how he manages the situation. Cast * Rahman as Jithin Babu (Jithu) * Annie as Binu * Abi as Sobhan Kumar * Idavela Babu as Supru * Nandu as Subair * Madhu Menon as Siby Jacob * Shiju as Suresh * Silk Smitha as Rathi Teacher * Rajan P. Dev as Ram Saab * Zainuddin as Principal * Indrans as Sundareshan * Mala Aravindan as Subair's Father * Tony as a Politician * Gayathri * Gomathi Mahadevan as Jithin Babu's Mother * Bindu Varappuzha as Subair's lover * Lishoy as Police Officer * Jagannatha Varma as Jithin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kashmeeram
''Kashmeeram'' is a 1994 Indian Malayalam-language action film directed by Rajiv Anchal, written by A. K. Sajan and produced by Menaka under Revathy Kalamandhir. Starring Suresh Gopi, Sharada, Priya Raman, Lalu Alex and Ratheesh. It was dubbed and released in Telugu as ''New Delhi''. Plot The film starts in New Delhi, where NSG Captain Shyam (Suresh Gopi), leader of the Black Cat Commando Team, arrests a wanted terrorist named Jagmohan Pandey for murdering a police constable. Usha Varma ( Sharada), a judge of the Supreme Court and the older sister of Home Secretary Rajagopal "Rajan" Varma ( Lalu Alex), has intentions in handing down a sentence on Pandey for his crimes. In retaliation to Pandey's arrest and trial, Usha's son Unnikrishnan "Unni" Varma ( Krishna Kumar) ends up being murdered in a bomb blast. Following this incident, the government enlists Z Category protection details for Usha and her family while keeping the truth about Unni's death confidential from them. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sainyam
''Sainyam'' is a 1994 Malayalam-language film written by S. N. Swamy and directed by Joshi. Starring Mammootty, Mukesh, Priya Raman, Mohini, Vikram, Dileep and Sukumaran in main roles. The film score and soundtrack were composed by S. P. Venkatesh. This movie was dedicated to the Indian Air Force. The film was dubbed and released in Tamil as ''Jai India''. Plot The story is about the life of Indian Air Force officer Group Captain Eashwar who engages himself into a project called "Red Alert," which involves the renovation of condemned aircraft. He is 35, unmarried and interested in the Research Wing of the Indian Air Force. Eshwar is assisted by Wing Commander Zakir. As a cover, the research is being conducted at an India Air Force Academy. The cadets Jiji, Thomas a.k.a. 'Kokku' Thoma and more especially Shradha Kaul provide comic relief. Meanwhile, there are terrorists/anti-nationals trying to steal the project's secrets. The movie ends with a note stating " A tribute to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thenmavin Kombath
''Thenmavin Kompath'' () is a 1994 Indian Malayalam-language romantic comedy film written and directed by Priyadarshan. It was produced and edited by N. Gopalakrishnan. The film stars Mohanlal, Shobana, and Nedumudi Venu, with Kaviyoor Ponnamma, K. P. A. C. Lalitha, Sukumari, Kuthiravattam Pappu, Sreenivasan, Sankaradi, and Sharat Saxena in supporting roles. The background score was composed by S. P. Venkatesh, while the Berny-Ignatius duo composed the songs. K. V. Anand was the cinematographer. The film performed well at the box office and was the highest-grossing Malayalam film of the year. The film won two National Film Awards— Best Cinematography for Anand and Best Production Design for Sabu Cyril, and five Kerala State Film Awards (including Best Film with Popular Appeal and Aesthetic Value). ''Thenmavin Kombath'' is now considered by audiences and critics to be among the best comedy films in Malayalam cinema. The film was remade in Tamil as '' Muthu'' (1995 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kalippattam
''Kalippattam'' (English: ''Toy'') is a 1993 Malayalam film written and directed by Venu Nagavalli and starring Mohanlal, Urvashi, Thilakan, Kaviyoor Ponnamma, Jagathy and Nedumudi Venu. Mohanlal also sang a song ("Vazhiyoram") with Chithra for the film. The story is about the love between a violinist played by Mohanlal and a terminally ill girl played by Urvashi. The music and background score were composed by Raveendran. Plot In the first scene, we are shown an old man named Venu (Mohanlal) who came with flowers to strew his lady's grave. The story is narrated through his memories. Venu was an educated young man who worked for a wealthy businessman Menon (Thilakan) at his tea plantation. After being fired, he tried to get his job back by playing music for Menon's only daughter, Sarojam (Urvashi) Sarojam eventually falls in love with Venu and expresses her wish to marry him. Wanting to keep her unawares about her fatal condition, aplastic anaemia, Menon was ready to do an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Butterflies (1993 Film)
''Butterflies'' is a 1993 Indian Malayalam-language comedy drama film directed by Rajiv Anchal and written by A. K. Sajan. It was produced by Menaka and was the debut film of their production house Revathy Kalamandhir. The film stars Mohanlal, Aishwarya, Nassar, and Jagadish. Aishwarya played a dual role as twin sisters. The film was extensively shot in Bangalore. The songs were composed by Raveendran, while S. P. Venkatesh provided the background score. The film was a box_office hit and Mohanlal role Prince become biggest popular in 1993 Plot Prince is an amateur race car driver and the son of industrialist Bharathan Menon and Sreedevi Menon. He lives a happy-go-lucky life style spending time racing cars, entertaining his nephews in his farm house and hanging out with his friend Vettikkal Sadashivan. He is also involved in fights with the local goons in Bangalore, which lands him in trouble with local police. His brothers Jayan Menon IAS and Dr. Balan Menon, though openly cr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gandharvam
''Gandharvam'' is a 1993 Indian Malayalam-language romantic thriller film directed by Sangeeth Sivan and written by Dennis Joseph from a story by Alex I. Kadavil and Sangeeth Sivan. It was produced by Suresh Balaje and stars Mohanlal and Kanchan (in her only Malayalam film), while Jagathi Sreekumar, Devan, Vijayakumar, Prem Kumar and Kaviyoor Ponnamma appears in supporting roles. The music was composed by S. P. Venkitesh. Plot Sam Alexander, a fun-loving automobile workshop owner is keener in scripting and directing theatrical plays than running his business. A theater addict, Sam, along with his friends, Pappu Mesthiri, Mammoonju, and Preman, is now working on '' Shakunthalam'', the famous play by Kalidasa. Gracy Kutty, his mother, is worried about his easy-going and careless attitude towards life. The main actress Komalam who was supposed to play the role of Shakunthala elopes with Krishnan Kutty, a fellow artist. Sam is busy searching for a new face to enact Shakuntha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aayirappara
''Aayirappara'' is a 1993 Malayalam film directed by Venu Nagavalli, starring Mammootty, Urvashi and Madhu in the lead roles. The movie was produced by Sreekanth and Ashok under the banner of Gauridarshana and it has been distributed by Mak Release. Cast * Mammootty... Shauri * Urvashi... Parvathy * Madhu... Paappi * Narendra Prasad... Padhmanabha Kaimal * Vijayakumar... Chettiar * Jagathy Sreekumar * Sreenivasan... Vasu * V. K. Sreeraman... Basheer * Kuthiravattam Pappu... Urumees * Jagannathan... Chandrabhanu * Sankaradi as Priest * Prem Kumar... Yasodharan * Rajan P. Dev... Govinda Menon * K. P. A. C. Sunny... Chackochen * Shivaji * Rizabawa... Bhanuvikrama Kaimal * N. L. Balakrishnan * Poojappura Ravi... Kuruppu * Nandhu * Sukumari... Mary * Kuttyedathi Vilasini * Jezil Ashraf... Shauri (childhood) Soundtrack The songs in this movie were written by Kavalam Narayana Panicker and composed by Raveendran. The songs have been distributed by C. C. Audios. The background ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |