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Neeyethra Dhanya
''Neeyethra Dhanya'' is a 1987 Indian Malayalam-language film, directed by Jeassy. The film stars Karthika, Murali, Menaka and Mukesh in the lead roles. The film has musical score by G. Devarajan. The film is based on a novel ''Oru Njayarazhchayude Ormaykk'', by K. K. Sudhakaran. The film tells the story of a girl named Shyama, and the reasons behind her suicide and the reason behind it. The film is the debut of noted actress Divyaa Unni, who appears as a child artiste. Plot The movie opens with Shyamala Panicker’s death and her body being bought home. Amongst the mourning and the confusion regarding her suicide, every character remembers about Shyamala. First is Shyamala’s Brother Suresh who fondly remembers her to be a bubbly and cheerful college girl. Her brother-in-law Prof. Sreenivasan remembers how she had mediated the fights between him and his wife / Shyamala’s Sister Shobha and ended up uniting them. Sreenivasan also cannot fathom Shyamala’s suicide since ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeassy
Jeassy, also known as J. C. or Jesey, was an Indian director and actor of Malayalam movies. His first film as an actor was Ramu Kariat's '' Ezhu Rathrikal''. Some of his notable films as an actor were ''Adimakal, Kallichellamma, Allahu Akbar, Manpeda, Kuttyedathi'' and ''Ganga Sangamam''. ''Shapamoksham'', made in 1974, was his first film as a director. Since the early 1970s, he has directed some 30 movies. Filmography Director *''Shapamoksham'' (1974) *''Aswathy'' (1974) *''Chandanan Chola'' (1975) *''Sindhooram'' (1976) *'' Agni Pushpam'' (1976) *''Rajaankanam'' (1976) *''Veedu Oru Swargam'' (1977) *''Aval Viswasthayayirunnu'' (1978) *''Aarum Anyaralla'' (1978) *''Thuramukham'' (1979) *''Rakthamillatha Manushyan'' (1979) *'' Ezhunirangal'' (1979) *'' Puzha'' (1980) *''Pavizha Mutthu'' (1980) *''Dooram Arike'' (1980) *'' Akalangalil Abhayam'' (1980) *''Aagamanam'' (1980) *''Thaaraavu'' (1981) *'' Oru Vilippadakale'' (1982) *''Ethiraalikal'' (1982) *'' Nizhal Moodiya Nirang ... [...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] |
Tharangini Records
Tharangini Records (currently Tharangni) is the music company founded by noted Indian Playback singer K. J. Yesudas in 1980 at Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. It was the first recording and distributing music label in Kerala from where Malayalam film songs on audio cassettes came out. Other than Malayalam, Tharangni also released songs in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Hindi, Bengali, Marathi, English, Malay, Arabic, Russian and Latin. Tharangni release albums under various labels, ''Tharangni'' (film songs), ''Tharangni'' or ''Ayaan'' (album/devotional songs), ''Bharath Sangeeth'' (Classical songs and Hindi albums), ''9th Angel Records'' (Christian devotional songs), ''Diva Records'', ''V Records & Entertainment'', ''Amplify More'', all licensed or incorporated under Dr. K. J. Yesudass Audio and Visuals Corporation Limited and Yesudass Media Private Limited. Tharangini cassettes popularise light music and mappila songs among the audiences. Light music albums like ''Vasantha Geethang ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valsala Menon
Valsala Menon (born 1945) is an Indian actress who works in Malayalam films. She has acted in over 200+ films. Currently she is active in Malayalam television serials. Early life Valsala Menon was born in 1945 to Raman Menon and Devakiyamma in Thrissur District. She has three elder brothers. Since early childhood she has learned classical dancing and has performed on various stages in the august audience of leaders and rulers of the time. She came into industry as a child artist Baby Valsala in Malayalam movie Thiramala in 1953. She got married at the age of 16 and settled at Bombay. She became Miss Thrissur in 1970 after giving birth to three children. She had taken dance, Malayalam classes in Bombay. She was active in Ladies Club also, there. Although there was innumerable offers for her to act in films post her marriage, she made a comeback to films in ''Kiratham'' released in 1985 once her children had finished their schooling and was on their own. She became noted through ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mala Aravindan
Mala Aravindan (15 January 1939 – 28 January 2015) was an Indian actor. He was best known for his work as a comedian and character artist in Malayalam films. He has acted in over 500 films. Early life He was born in Vadavucode, Ernakulam district of Kerala, Kerala state as the eldest son of Thanattu Ayyappan and Ponnamma. His father was an Excise department employee and his mother, a school music teacher. Soudamini, late Ramanathan (died in 2004) and Prakashan are his siblings. His father died when he was studying at seventh class. Later when his mother got transferred, his family relocated to Mala, Kerala, Mala in Thrissur district and he started using the place name as a prefix to his name. He had his primary education from St Antony's High School, Mala, where his mother was a music teacher.http://images.mathrubhumi.com/pdf/mala/mala_aravindan1.pdf Seeing his talent in playing Tabla his mother joined him with Cochin Mohammed Ustad, a famous Tabla artist. He joined for Pre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Divya Unni
Divyaa Unni is an Indian actress and classical dancer who teaches various forms of dance such as Bharathanatyam, Kuchipudi and Mohiniyattom. Early life Divyaa Unni was born to Ponnethmadhatil Unnikrishnan and Kizhkemadhatil Uma Devi at Kochi, Kerala, India. Her mother Uma Devi, is a Sanskrit teacher and is the Head of Sanskrit Department; at Bhavans Vidya Mandir, Girinagar & was awarded the National Award for Teachers (India), in the year 2013 by the President of India Shri Pranab Mukherjee. She has a sister, Vidhya Unni, who has worked as a lead in couple of Malayalam movies. Divyaa completed her schooling in Bhavan's Vidya Mandir, Girinagar. She graduated with a bachelor's degree in Communicative English from St. Teresa's College, Ernakulam. Divyaa is related (cousin) to Malayalam actress Meera Nandan and Remya Nambeesan. The actress has two children in her first marriage. Film career Divyaa has acted as a lead in over 50 films in Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu and Kannada. As ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Child Actor
The term child actor or child actress is generally applied to a child acting on stage or in film, movies or television. An adult who began their acting career as a child may also be called a child actor, or a "former child actor". Closely associated terms include teenage actor or teen actor, an actor who reached popularity as a Adolescence, teenager. Famous earlier examples include Elizabeth Taylor, who started as a child star in the early 1940s in productions like ''National Velvet (film), National Velvet'' before becoming a popular film star as an adult in movies. Many child actors find themselves struggling to adapt as they become adults, mainly due to typecasting. Macaulay Culkin and Lindsay Lohan are two particular famous child actors who eventually experienced much difficulty with the fame they acquired at a young age. Some child actors do go on to have successful acting careers as adults; notable actors who first gained fame as children include Mickey Rooney, Kurt Russell ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Divyaa Unni
Divyaa Unni is an Indian actress and classical dancer who teaches various forms of dance such as Bharathanatyam, Kuchipudi and Mohiniyattom. Early life Divyaa Unni was born to Ponnethmadhatil Unnikrishnan and Kizhkemadhatil Uma Devi at Kochi, Kerala, India. Her mother Uma Devi, is a Sanskrit teacher and is the Head of Sanskrit Department; at Bhavans Vidya Mandir, Girinagar & was awarded the National Award for Teachers (India), in the year 2013 by the President of India Shri Pranab Mukherjee. She has a sister, Vidhya Unni, who has worked as a lead in couple of Malayalam movies. Divyaa completed her schooling in Bhavan's Vidya Mandir, Girinagar. She graduated with a bachelor's degree in Communicative English from St. Teresa's College, Ernakulam. Divyaa is related (cousin) to Malayalam actress Meera Nandan and Remya Nambeesan. The actress has two children in her first marriage. Film career Divyaa has acted as a lead in over 50 films in Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu and Kannada. As ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 designated a "Classical Language of India" in 2013. Malayalam has official language status in Kerala, and Puducherry ( Mahé), and is also the primary spoken language of Lakshadweep, and is spoken by 34 million people in India. Malayalam is also spoken by linguistic minorities in the neighbouring states; with significant number of speakers in the Kodagu and Dakshina Kannada districts of Karnataka, and Kanyakumari, district of Tamil Nadu. It is also spoken by the Malayali Diaspora worldwide, especially in the Persian Gulf countries, due to large populations of Malayali expatriates there. There are significant population in each cities in India including Mumbai, Bengaluru, Delhi, Kolkata, Pune etc. The origin of Malayalam remains a matter of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Paul Puthusery
John Paul (29 October 1950 – 23 April 2022) was an Indian scriptwriter, producer, author and actor who worked in Malayalam cinema. He is best known for his work in 1980s and early 1990s. Early life John Paul was born in Ernakulam as the only son of P.V. Paulose and Rebecca on 29 October 1950. After completing his BA and MA in Economics from Maharaja’s College he joined Canara Bank in 1972. In 1983, he resigned the job and fully focused on movies. Career As a scriptwriter he penned many films, most notably for Bharathan. The awards given to him include the National Award for Best Environmentalist, Film Critics Award For Script and Documentaries, State Television Award and a special jury award from International Federation of Film Critics. He was awarded State Award For The Best Film Book for ''M.T. Oru Anuyathra''. He was the producer of the movie '' Oru Cherupunchiri'' directed by M.T. Vasudevan Nair, which has won state, national and international awards. John Paul wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
India
India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south, the Arabian Sea on the southwest, and the Bay of Bengal on the southeast, it shares land borders with Pakistan to the west; China, Nepal, and Bhutan to the north; and Bangladesh and Myanmar to the east. In the Indian Ocean, India is in the vicinity of Sri Lanka and the Maldives; its Andaman and Nicobar Islands share a maritime border with Thailand, Myanmar, and Indonesia. Modern humans arrived on the Indian subcontinent from Africa no later than 55,000 years ago., "Y-Chromosome and Mt-DNA data support the colonization of South Asia by modern humans originating in Africa. ... Coalescence dates for most non-European populations average to between 73–55 ka.", "Modern human beings—''Homo sapiens''—originated in Africa. Then, int ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anandakuttan
Anandakuttan (1954 – 2016) was an Indian cinematographer who worked predominantly in Malayalam cinema. He worked on over 150 films including ''His Highness Abdullah'', ''Bharatham'', ''Kamaladalam'', ''Sadayam'', ''Chronic Bachelor'', ''Akashadoothu'', ''Harikrishnans'', ''Punjabi House'' and ''Aniyathipraavu''. He died in 2016, at the age of 61. Biography In 1954, Anandakuttan was born in vazhappilly, a small town near Changanassery, in Kottayam district of the south Indian state of Kerala, to a school teacher couple, Ramakrishnan Nair and Karthyayani Amma, as their only son among three children. He attended NSS School, Changanassery then moved to Chennai where he studied cinematography to join Ramachandra Babu, K. Ramachandra Babu as his assistant. His debut as an independent cinematographer was in 1977, with the movie, ''Manassoru Mayil'', directed by P. Chandrakumar, which started a career which covered over 150 movies, some of which were commercially and criticall ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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