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Njan Salperu Ramankutty
''Njan Salperu Ramankutty'' ( ml, link=yes, italics=yes, ഞാൻ സൽപേരു രാമൻകുട്ടി) is a 2004 Indian Malayalam language film directed by Anil Babu and starring Jayaram and Gayatri Jayaraman. Plot Ramankutty (Jayaram), a teacher in the village school is known as "salperu" (i.e. good reputation). Ramankutty's uncles- Narayanan, Madhavan, Velayudhan and Shankaran are in a competition to get Ramankutty to marry their respective daughters. Ramankutty agrees to marry his uncle Velayudhan's daughter. Madhavan's daughter Sangeetha arrives from Mumbai and seeing her, Ramankutty changes his mind. On the eve of the marriage Ramankutty's reputation is shattered. Life becomes hell. Cast *Jayaram... Ramankutty *Gayatri Jayaraman… Sangeetha *Janardanan… Narayanan *Jagathi Sreekumar... Madhavan * Lalu Alex… Velayudhan *Maniyanpilla Raju… Sankaran *Kaviyoor Ponnamma aa Ramankutty's Mother *Karthika *Urmila Unni * Suja Karthika as Ramankutty's sister ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
B Rakesh
B. Rakesh (Rakesh Bahuleyan) is an Indian film producer and the owner of Universal Cinemas, who has contributed to the Malayalam film Industry. He has produced Malayalam movies under his Universal Cinemas banner, including Vakkalathu Narayanankutty, Njan Salperu Ramankutty, Malayalimaamanu Vanakkam, Rathrimazha, One by Two, Pullikaran Stara, Sakhavu and Dakini, Meri Naam Shaji and Meri Awaaz Suno. He is also credited as the producer of the first Malayalam mega serial, Vamsham, penned by Sri. K Jayakumar and directed by Seekumar Krishan Nair. His association with the television industry was long and he produced programmes for Doordarshan, which included Chitrageetham and Smrithylayam. He has produced the serial Parudeesayilakkoru Paatha, directed Madhavikutty's Balyakalasmaranakal and 260 episode serial Suryakanthi. His television serial Eswaran Saakshiyaai (Flowers (TV channel) Flowers TV is an Indian Malayalam language general entertainment pay television channel owne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maniyanpilla Raju
Sudheer Kumar (born 20 April 1955), better known by his stage name Maniyanpilla Raju (Malayalam:മണിയൻപിള്ള രാജു), is an Indian actor and producer who works in Malayalam film industry.മലയാളി ദര്ബാറിലെ മണിയന് പിള്ള mangalam.com. 3 June 2014 His debut film was ''Mohiniyaattam'' in 1976. He has played a variety of roles as a character actor, appearing in over 400 films. His stage name was derived from the character he played in the film ''' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2004 Films
2004 in film is an overview of events, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies, festivals, a list of country-specific lists of films released, notable deaths and film debuts. ''Shrek 2'' was the year's top-grossing film, and '' Million Dollar Baby'' won the Academy Award for Best Picture. Evaluation of the year Renowned American film critic and professor Emanuel Levy described 2004 as "a banner year for actors, particularly men." He went on to emphasize, "I can't think of another year in which there were so many good performances, in every genre. It was a year in which we saw the entire spectrum of demographics displayed on the big screen, from vet actors such as Clint Eastwood and Morgan Freeman, to seniors such as Pacino, De Niro, and Hoffman, to newcomers such as Topher Grace. As always, though, the center of the male acting pyramid is occupied by actors in their forties and fifties, such as Sean Penn, Johnny Depp, Liam Neeson, Kevin Kline, Don Cheadle, J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thesni Khan
Thesni Khan is an Indian actress who appears in Malayalam films, television, and stage. She made her acting debut through '' Daisy'' in 1988. She is widely known for the portrayal of character roles. In 2020, she contested in the second season of Malayalam reality TV series ''Bigg Boss''. Thesni is currently an active celebrity vlogger on the YouTube channel "Thezbeen's". Personal life Her father, Ali Khan, was a magician. In her early days, Thesni used to assist her father during magic shows conducted on various stages. She later studied at Cochin Kalabhavan. Filmography Television serials Dramas * Atham Pathinu Ponnonam ; Other Works She has judged popular reality show Comedy Stars on Asianet,Five Minutes Fun Star on Kaumudi TV and Jagapoga on Kairali TV..She has attended popular talk shows such as Nammal Thammil,Sreekandannair Show. She has acted in some tele-films also. She has participated in popular game shows such as 1.1.3 on Mazhavil Manorama and Sarigama on A ... [...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] |
Kottayam Nazir
Kottayam Nazeer is an Indian actor, impressionist, and an artist from Kerala. Kottayam Nazeer started his career as a stage artist . Recently he also started his career in painting. Family Nazeer is married to Haseena. They have two sons, Mohammed Nihal and Mohammed Noufal. Filmography * ''Mimics Action 500'' (1995) * ''Kidilol Kidilam'' (1995) * ''Mr. Clean'' (1996) * ''KL-7-95 Ernakulam North'' (1996) * ''Aramana Veedum Anjoorekkarum'' (1996) * '' Mannadiyar Penninu Chengkotta Chekkan'' (1997) * '' Mattupetti Machan'' (1998) * ''Aaghosham'' (1998) * ''Meenakshykalyan'' (1998) *''Anuragakottaram'' (1998) * ''Udayapuram Sulthan'' (1999) * '' Mazhavillu'' (1999) * '' My Dear Karadi'' (1999) * ''Aakasha Ganga'' (1999) * ''Pattabhishekam'' (1999) * '' Nadanpennum Naattupramaaniyum'' (2000) * ''Koodariyathe'' (2001) * ''Korappan the Great'' (2001) * ''Aparenmar Nagarathil'' (2001) (also director) * ''Sundara Purushan'' (2001) As Mental Patient * ''Jagathy Jagadish in Town'' (20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paravoor Bharathan
Vadakkekarayil Koran Bharathan (16 January 1929- 19 August 2015), better known as Paravoor Bharatan was an Indian actor who acted in Malayalam films. He started his career in movies during the 1950s. Bharathan is known as a versatile actor and has played a variety of roles including negative roles, character roles and comedy roles. Life Bharathan was born to Vadakkekarayil Kochannan Koran and Kurumbakutty in 1929 at Vavakkad, Moothakunnam in North Paravoor, Cochin. He went to S.N.M. High School, Moothakunnam but, had to discontinue his studies when his father died. His father was a coconut plucker and mother was a coir maker. His father died when he was very young and his mother took care of him. He used to act during his school days as well. On one occasion, he caught the eye of Kedamangalam Sadanandan, a noted Kathaprasangam artiste, who introduced him to the state troupe - Pushpitha during mid-1940s. He started acting in stage shows in and around Paravoor. He has also per ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nirosha
Nirosha is an Indian film and television actress. She is known for her works predominantly in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada films. After her debut in Tamil in the film ''Agni Natchathiram'' (1988, directed by Mani Ratnam), Nirosha went on to appear in many successful and critically acclaimed films. She was one of the leading actress from 1988 to 1996. After her marriage to actor Ramki in 1995, she quit acting. After a hiatus, in 2000, she again started to work as a supporting actress. In 2017 she acted in Sudhakar Komakula’s ''Nuvvu Thopu Raa'' in Telugu. Filmography Tamil * ''Agni Natchathiram'' (1988) - Debut in Tamil * '' Soora Samhaaram'' (1988) * ''Senthoora Poove'' (1988) * ''Paravaigal Palavitham'' (1988) * ''Pattikattu Thambi'' (1988) * ''Paandi Nattu Thangam'' (1989) * ''Sonthakkaran'' (1989) * ''Kai Veesamma Kai Veesu'' (1989) * ''Poruthathu Pothum'' (1989) * ''Maruthu Pandi'' (1990) * ''Pachai Kodi'' (1990) * ''Kavalukku Kettikaran'' (1990) * ''I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suja Karthika
Suja Karthika is an Indian actress and dancer who has appeared in Malayalam films. She Holds a PhD in commerce from Cochin University of Science and Technology. She currently teaches at the Lee Shau Kee School of Business and Administration of Hong Kong Metropolitan University Karthika's debut film was the 2002, Rajasenan film ''Malayali Mamanu Vanakkam''. Her well known roles include in films such as '' Paadam Onnu: Oru Vilapam'' (2003), ''Runway'' (2004), ''Nerariyan CBI'' (2005), ''Achanurangatha Veedu'' (2006), and ''Nadiya Kollappetta Rathri'' (2007). She has appeared in some television serials as well. She is a gold medalist in MBA from MG University. After that she entered as a teacher at SCMS, Aluva and currently teaches at Marian Academy of Management Studies, Puthuppaady, Kothamangalam. Her father Sundareshan serves as the director in the same college. Personal life Suja Karthika was born to Sundareshan & Jaya. She got married on 31 January 2010 to a Mumbai based M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Urmila Unni
Urmila Unni is an Indian classical dancer and actress who predominantly works in Malayalam cinema. Her daughter Utthara Unni is also an actress. Personal life Unni was born on June 14th, 1962 into a royal family as the daughter of K. C. Anujanraja Kottakal Kovilakam and Nedupuram Kottarathil Manorama at Nedumpuram Palace, Thiruvalla. She had her primary education from Infant Jesus Convent Thrissur and a former student of Sree Kerala Varma College, Thrissur. She learned Mohiniyattam, Bharathanatyam, Kathakali and Veena. She is also a painter. She is married to Ankarath Ramanunni. The couple have a daughter Utthara Unni who is also an actress and dancer. Currently they are residing at Kadavanthra, Ernakulam. They have started a dance school ''Angopanga'' at Bahrain. Actress Samyuktha Varma is her niece. She is the author of Cinema Katha and Panchalika. Filmography Television serials *Rakkuyil ''Raakuyil'' is a 1973 Indian Malayalam film, directed by P. Vijayan and p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaviyoor Ponnamma
Kaviyoor Ponnamma is an Indian actress who appears in Malayalam films and television. She began her career performing in theatre dramas before foraying into cinema. She has also acted in TV serials and commercials and has playback singing credits in few films. Ponnamma is a four-time Kerala State Film Award for Second Best Actress winner. Her sister Kaviyoor Renuka was also an actress. Often called as the ''Mother to all actors,'' she has acted as mother of almost all actors in her career panning over decades. At the age of 20, she played the mother of Sathyan and Madhu in the 1965 movie Thommente Makkal. She gained critical acclaim for acting as the mother of the actor Mohanlal. Life and career As a five-year-old, she learned music and used to sing in stage shows. She started acting in dramas when she was 14 years old with ''Mooladhanam'' by Thoppil Bhasi. After five years, came her first movie ''Kudumbini'', in which she did the title role of the mother of two kids. Pe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lalu Alex
Lalu Alex is an Indian actor who works in Malayalam cinema. In a career spanning four decades, Lalu Alex has acted over 250 movies and is known for his character roles, comic roles and antagonistic roles in Malayalam movie industry. Lalu Alex started his acting career as a supporting actor in the movie ''Ee Ganam Marakkumo'' in 1978 and associated with notable movies in his earlier career including '' Idi Muzhakkam'', ''Nayattu'' (directed by Sreekumaran Thampi), ''Meen'', ''Thushaaram'' and ''Thrishna''. He has also acted in three Tamil movies. Early life and family Lalu Alex was born as the second child among three children to Chandy and Annamma at Piravom, Muvattupuzha Taluk. He has an elder brother, Roy and a younger sister, Laila. Lalu Alex has been married to Betty since 1986. They have three children named Ben Lalu Alex, Sen Lalu Alex and Ciya Lalu Alex. Ben acted in the Malayalam movie ''Orkut Oru Ormakoot''. Career He started his career in the movie ''Ee Gaanam Mar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |