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New Wave (Malayalam Film Genre)
New generation films is a Malayalam film movement developed in the early 2010s, characterized by fresh and unusual themes and new narrative techniques. Films of the new wave differ from conventional themes of the past two decades and introduced several new trends and techniques to the Malayalam film industry. While the new generation formats and styles are deeply influenced by global trends, their thematics are firmly rooted in Malayalee life and mindscapes. The new generation also helped to revive the Malayalam film industry in the early 2020s when the industry was hit with the effects of COVID-19 pandemic. Beginning The rise of new generation movement can be traced back to the films such as ''Traffic'' (2011), ''City of God'' (2011), ''Salt N' Pepper'' (2011) and ''Chaappa Kurishu'' (2011), which helped define the movement. A few young writers and directors successfully brought new trends in fields such as acting, cinematography, editing, scripting and music; and the indus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malayalam Cinema
Malayalam cinema is an Indian film industry of Malayalam-language motion pictures. It is based in Kochi, Kerala, India. The films produced in Malayalam cinema are known for their cinematography and story-driven plots. In 1982, ''Elippathayam'' won the Sutherland Trophy at the London Film Festival, and Most Original Imaginative Film of 1982 by the British Film Institute. Rajiv Anchal's ''Guru'' (1997), Salim Ahamed's ''Adaminte Makan Abu'' (2011) and Lijo Jose Pellissery's ''Jallikkattu'' (2019) were Malayalam films sent by India as its official entries for the Best Foreign Language Film category at the Academy Awards. Other films which achieved global acclaim include ''Chemmeen'' (1965), which received a Certificate of Merit at the Chicago International Film Festival, and a gold medal at the Cannes Film Festival for Best Cinematography.. ''The Hindu''. 11 August 2006. Retrieved 24 May 2011. '' Swaham'' (1994) won the ''Bronze Rosa Camuna'' at the Bergamo Film Meeting in Italy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Great Indian Kitchen
''The Great Indian Kitchen'' is a 2021 Indian Malayalam-language drama film written and directed by Jeo Baby. The film tells the story of a newly wed woman (Nimisha Sajayan) who struggles to be the submissive wife that her husband ( Suraj Venjaramood) and his family expect her to be. The music was composed by Sooraj S. Kurup and Mathews Pulickan. The film was released on Neestream on 15 January 2021. The film received universal critical acclaim and won Kerala State Film Award for Best Film, Best Screenplay award for Baby and Best Sound Designer award for Tony Babu. The film is being remade in Tamil under '' the same title'' with Aishwarya Rajesh and Rahul Ravindran in the lead roles. Plot An educated dancer, raised in Manama, Bahrain finds herself in an arranged marriage to a teacher in a very traditional and patriarchal family. While the domestic routine of the Wife begins in the sweet bliss of a new marriage, things begin to go down south. The drudgery of the kitchen a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aparna Gopinath
Aparna Gopinath is an Indian actress of film actress and theatre artist. She debuted in the Malayalam film '' ABCD: American-Born Confused Desi'' opposite to Dulquer Salmaan. Early life Aparna is born into a Malayali family in Chennai. She was a theatre artist and contemporary dancer before her acting debut. She has associated herself with ‘Koothu-P-Pattarai’, an avant-garde theatre movement of Chennai, and had also acted in renowned plays like ‘Six Characters in Search of an Author’, ‘Woyzeck’, ‘Moonshine’, ‘Sky Toffee’, ‘Sangadi Arinjo’ based on seven short stories of Vaikom abhishekh and several Shakespearean plays. Movie career She debuted in movies with Martin Prakkat's ABCD: American-Born Confused Desi which became a super hit. She played the role of Madhumitha, a college student and the love interest of Dulquer Salmaan in the movie. Her second movie as heroine was Asif Ali starrer Bicycle Thieves. She played the female lead in Mamas' Mannar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aparna Balamurali
Aparna Balamurali (born 11 September 1995) is an Indian actress who primarily works in Malayalam films along with a few Tamil films. She is known for her roles in ''Maheshinte Prathikaaram'' (2016), ''Sunday Holiday'' (2017) and ''Soorarai Pottru'' (2020). For the last of these, she won the National Film Award for Best Actress. Personal life Aparna was born in Thrissur, Kerala, India to KP Balamurali, a music director and Shobha Balamurali . She completed her schooling at Devamatha CMI Public School. Career Aparna made her acting debut in the Malayalam film ''Yathra Thudarunnu'' (2013) along with Lakshmi Gopalaswamy, directed by Jayan Sivapuram. In 2015, her movie ''Oru Second Class Yathra'' was released. She rose to fame with her film named, ''Maheshinte Prathikaaram'' in 2016. She also starred in comedy '' Oru Muthassi Gada'' (2016). She made her Tamil debut in ''8 Thottakkal'' (2017). She played in ''Sunday Holiday'' (2017) and ''Thrissivaperoor Kliptham'' (2017). In bot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anusree
Anusree (born 24 October 1990) is an Indian actress who appears in Malayalam films. She made her acting debut in the 2012 film '' Diamond Necklace'' and has acted in a number of Malayalam films in female lead roles. Early life Anusree was born on 24 October 1990 in Kerala, to father Muraleedharan Pillai, a clerk at the Kerala Water Authority, and mother Shobhana, a housewife. She was brought up in Kamukumchery, Kollam district. She has an elder brother, Anoop.She went to Indira Gandhi Memorial Vocational Higher Secondary School, Manjakala, Kollam. Her passion for acting started from her school days. Career Anusree impressed director Lal Jose while he was judging the acting reality show ''Vivel Active Fair Big Break'' on Surya TV, in which she was competing, leading to her film debut as Kalamandalam Rajasree in Lal Jose's 2012 film '' Diamond Necklace''. She then appeared in '' Left Right Left'' (2013), ''Pullipulikalum Aattinkuttiyum'' (2013), and '' Angry Babies in L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anumol
Anumol is an Indian actress, predominantly acting in Malayalam and Tamil films. She appeared in Malayalam movies such as ''Chayilyam'' (2014), ''Ivan Megharoopan'' (2012), '' Akam'' (2011), ''Vedivazhipadu'' (2013) and ''Jamna Pyari'' (2015). Film career Starting her film career with the Tamil movies ''Kannukkulle, Ramar'' and '' Sooran'', Anumol forayed into Malayalam cinema with P. Balachandran's ''Ivan Megharoopan'', a biopic based on the poet P. Kunhiraman Nair. She portrayed Thankamony. She was also in the film '' Akam'', an adaptation of Malayattoor Ramakrishnan's novel ''Yakshi''. Debutant director Manoj Kana's ''Chayilyam'' was about the plight of a hapless widow who is denied the freedom to lead a normal life by society. In the movie, Anumol player the character Gauri, who had eloped with her lover and then returned with her son into her in-laws' home, after the death of her husband. Her father-in-law had brought them back, but orthodox society was against this. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antony Varghese
Antony Varghese, is an Indian actor who appears in Malayalam films. He made his debut in 2017 through the film ''Angamaly Diaries''. Personal life Antony Varghese was born in Angamaly, Kerala to Varghese and Alphonsa on 11 October 1989. He did his graduation in Maharaja's College, Ernakulam. On 7 August 2021, he married his longtime girlfriend, Aneesha Paulose. Career He made his debut in 2017 by portraying the lead role of Vincent Pepe in ''Angamaly Diaries'', directed by Lijo Jose Pellissery. The film was a blockbuster which rose him to fame. He is now well known by his screen name in the movie, Pepe. This character took him to places and won several awards including Filmfare Awards South. His second film was ''Swathandriam Ardharathriyil'', directed by debutant Tinu Pappachan. It is a Kottayam based thriller. He signed ''Jallikattu'' marking his second collaboration with Lijo Jose Pellissery Lijo Jose Pellissery (born 18 September 1978) is an Indian filmmaker and actor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ann Augustine
Ann Augustine (born Anate Augustine 30 July 1989) is an Indian actress who appears in Malayalam films. She is the daughter of Malayalam actor Augustine. She made her debut in Lal Jose's ''Elsamma Enna Aankutty'' (2010). Early life and education Ann Augustine was born in Calicut on 30 July 1989 to veteran actor Augustine and Hancy Augustine. Ann did her early part of school in Presentation Higher Secondary School in Calicut and later in Sacred Heart School. In 2010, she graduated in psychology from Kristu Jayanti College, Bengaluru. Later, she completed her post-graduation in Psychology from Jain University, Bengaluru. Career She started her acting career during her final year of graduation with Lal Jose's Elsamma Enna Aankutty where she played the titular role. The film was a commercial success and her performance was highly appreciated by critics. Her portrayal of 'Gayathri' in Artist garnered many accolades including the Kerala State Film Awards for Best Actress. Personal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anna Ben
Anna Ben is an Indian actress who works in Malayalam cinema. The daughter of screenwriter Benny P. Nayarambalam, she made her acting debut with ''Kumbalangi Nights'' in 2019. Anna has since starred in the dramas ''Helen'' (2019) and ''Kappela'' (2020). For the former, she won the Kerala State Film Award – Special Mention and for the latter, she won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress. Early life Anna is the daughter of screenwriter Benny P. Nayarambalam and Fulja. She completed schooling from Chinmaya Vidyalaya, Vaduthala. She is a fashion and apparel design graduate from St. Teresa's College, Kochi. Career Anna made her feature movie debut in 2019 through commercially and critically successful ''Kumbalangi Nights'' in which she played the female lead Baby. She was selected through four rounds of auditions. She described her character as "modern and traditional simultaneously, rooted, with her own point-of-view". ''The Hindu'' wrote, "She stood out even in the pre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anil Nedumangad
Anil Nedumangad (also known as P. Anil; 30 May 1972 – 25 December 2020) was an Indian actor who appeared in Malayalam films. Acting career He made his debut in '' Thaskaraveeran'' with an uncredited appearance. His breakthrough was in the 2014 film '' Njan Steve Lopez'', directed by Rajeev Ravi. Other movies where he played important roles were '' Ayyappanum Koshiyum'', ''Kammatipaadam'', '' Kismath'', '' Paavada'' and ''Porinju Mariam Jose''. He appeared in a 2021 film ''Cold Case''. Early life Anil was born in Nedumangad, Trivandrum as the son of C. Peethambharan Nair, a retired teacher, and Rajamma. He had an elder brother, Anand, an ayurvedic doctor. He studied in Mancha School, Nedumangad and pursued BA Malayalam course at Mahatma Gandhi College, Trivandrum and then went to School of Drama, Thrissur. He started his career as a TV anchor and program producer for TV Channels Kairali TV, Asianet, JaiHind TV, Reporter TV and Kairali News. Death Anil died from drown ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aju Varghese
Aju Kurian Varghese (born 11 January 1985) better known as Aju Varghese is an Indian actor and producer who appears in Malayalam cinema. He made his debut in 2010 in ''Malarvadi Arts Club'', directed by his college classmate Vineeth Sreenivasan. In a career spanning over a decade, he has acted in more than 125 Malayalam films. He owns a production company named Funtastic Films along with actor Dhyan Sreenivasan and producer Visakh Subramaniam. Personal life and career Aju Varghese was born to Varghese P. K. and Celiene Susan in Thiruvalla in India. He has a younger sister Anju. Aju is married to Augustina since 24 February 2014. They have twins: a girl named Juana and a boy named Evan born on 28 October 2014. They later had a second set of twins - Jake and Luke - on 30th Sep 2016. Aju attended Rajagiri High School, Kalamasserry and later Bhavans Adarsha Vidhyalaya, Ernakulam. He did his Bachelor's in Electronics and Communication Engineering from KCG College of Technology ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
