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Oru Vadakkan Veeragadha
''Oru Vadakkan Veeragatha'' () is a 1989 Indian Malayalam-language epic historical drama film directed by Hariharan, written by M. T. Vasudevan Nair, and starring Mammootty, Suresh Gopi, Balan K. Nair, Captain Raju and Madhavi. The film won four National Film Awards (1989) including Best Actor (Mammootty), Best Screenplay (M. T. Vasudevan Nair), Best Production Design and Best Costume Design ( P. Krishnamoorthy) and eight Kerala State Film Awards. This film is based on a subplot of Vadakkan Pattukal, a medieval ballad from North Malabar and is often regarded as a classic of Malayalam cinema. The story is a reinterpretation of the life of the legendary Chandu Chekavar and depicts him as an unlucky and misunderstood but ultimately honourable man rather than the traitorous character that earned him the sobriquet of ''Chathiyan Chandu'' (literally 'Chandu the Betrayer') in folklore. Plot The film is set in 16th-century northern Kerala. The plot unfolds at Puthooram, t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hariharan (director)
Hariharan is an Indian film director who has directed over 50 Malayalam films. His movies mainly revolve around the cultural and relational aspects of a typical Keralite society. His most notable works include ''Sharapancharam'' (1979), ''Panchagni'' (1986), ''Idavazhiyile Poocha Mindappoocha'' (1979), ''Amrutham Gamaya'' (1987), ''Oru Vadakkan Veeragatha'' (1989), '' Sargam'' (1992), '' Parinayam'' (1994) and ''Pazhassi Raja'' (2009) which has won him wide critical acclaim. In 2019, he was awarded the J. C. Daniel Award, Kerala government's highest honour for contributions to Malayalam cinema. Career Hariharan studied at St. Thomas College, Thrissur and Universal Arts College, Kozhikode. He entered the Malayalam film industry in 1965 working as an assistant director under film director M. Krishnan Nair. His first film ''Ladies Hostel'' was released in 1973, following which a lot of films with Prem Nazir and Madhu were released. ''Babumon'' was one of his box office hit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North Malabar
North Malabar refers to the geographic area of southwest India covering the state of Kerala's present day Kasaragod, Kannur, and Wayanad District, Wayanad districts, and the taluks of Vatakara, Koyilandy, and Thamarassery in the Kozhikode District of Kerala and the entire Mahé, India, Mahé Sub-Division of the Puducherry (union territory), Union Territory of Puducherry. Traditionally North Malabar is defined as the northern portion of erstwhile Malabar District which lies between Payaswini, Chandragiri River and Korapuzha River. The region between Netravathi River and Payaswini, Chandragiri River, which included the portions between Mangalore and Kasaragod, are also often included in the term North Malabar, as the Kumbla dynasty in the southernmost region of Tulu Nadu (between Mangalore and Kasaragod), had a mixed lineage of Malayali Nairs and Tuluva Brahmins. The North Malabar region is bounded by Dakshina Kannada (Mangalore) to north, the hilly regions of Kodagu and Mysore Pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Devan (actor)
Devan Sreenivasan (born January 8, 1952), is an Indian film and television actor, producer, and politician from Kerala. He is known for his character roles in Malayalam, Tamil, and Telugu language films. After many second hero and supporting actor roles, he made his breakthrough in the 1987 film ''New Delhi''. He later advanced to a lead actor with films like ''Oru Minnaminunginte Nurunguvettam'' (1987), ''Oozham'' (1988), ''Simon Peter Ninakku Vendi'' (1988) and ''Aranyakam'' (1988). His well-known movies such as ''Vietnam Colony'' (1992), ''Ekalavyan'' (1993), ''Honest Raj'' (1994), ''Baashha'' (1995) and '' Indraprasdham'' (1996). He is also known as 'Devji'. Early life Devan was born on 5 May 1952 in Thrissur, India. His father, Sreenivasan, was a public prosecutor and his mother, Lalitha, was a doctor. He has three siblings, Shobha, Sheela and Sureshbabu. His family has a Kalaripayattu lineage. Malayalam filmmaker Ramu Kariat was his uncle. Devan completed his schooling a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ramu (actor)
Ramu is a Malayalam film actor. He has acted in more than 100 films. He acts mainly in villain roles. His son Devdas is also an actor, who is notable for appearing in the lead role in 2007 Malayalam fantasy film ''Athishayan''. Background Ramu was born as the eldest among four children to Kochunni Nair and Devakiamma at Tavanur, Edappal. Malayalam actor Sukumaran was his elder cousin. He married Reshmi in 1995. They have a daughter, Amritha and son Devadas, who was a child artist, acted in 2007 Malayalam movies Anandabhairavi and Athisayan. They live in Peramangalam near Thrissur. He had written screenplay for the movie ''Kalikkoottukar released in 2018. Filmography As an actor * Pathonpatham Noottandu (2022) as Diwan * Kaapa (2022) * Salute(2022) * Aaraattu (2022) * Forensic (2020) * Ente Ummante Peru(2018) * Naam (2018) * Pava (2016) * Manglish (film) (2014) * Ezhu Sundara Rathrikal (2013) * Caribbeans (2013) as D.I.G. * Ayalum Njanum Thammil (2012) * Grandmaster (2012) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Biyon
Byon V. K. (born 17 June 1982), professionally credited as Biyn, is an Indian actor who works in Malayalam cinema. Early life and family Biyon was born in Kozhikode to Sivasankar VK and Beena K. Byon Completed his schooling at Presentation High School and Hill Top Public School. He completed his Pre-Degree course at St. Joseph's College, Devagiri. Biyon completed his bachelor's degree and masters in commerce at NSS College, Calicut. He always found time to pursue his passion, acting, even while he was busy with school work. Biyon is also interested in photography. His other hobbies include traveling and trekking to some adventurous places and is very much interested in long drives. On 20 March 2011, Biyon married Mintu EK. Film career Biyon made his debut in 1989 in the film ''Oru Vadakkan Veeragatha ''Oru Vadakkan Veeragatha'' () is a 1989 Indian Malayalam-language epic historical drama film directed by Hariharan, written by M. T. Vasudevan Nair, and starring Mammoo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vineeth Kumar
Vineeth Kumar is an Indian actor and director in Malayalam cinema. He came into the industry as child artist in the 1988 movie ''Padippura''. His directorial debut ''Ayal Njanalla'' was released in 2015. Early life Vineeth Kumar was born in Payangadi, Kannur. He has a brother and a sister. He had his primary education from Koodali Higher Secondary School, Government Brennen College, Thalassery and graduated in Maths by correspondence from ''Academy Of Mathematics''. He won 'Kala Prathibha' title at the Kerala School Kalolsavam at the age of 11 when he was a sixth-standard student from the Mele Chovva school in Kannur. He was the youngest to be chosen as 'Kala Pratibha' at school kalolsavam. Personal life He married Sandhya on 19 August 2009. The couple has two daughters, Mythrayee and Mathankee. Prizes and awards * 1989 - Kerala State Film Award for Best Child Artist for Oru Vadakkan Veeragatha * 'Kala Prathiba' title at Kerala School Kalolsavam Kerala School Kalolsav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jomol
Jomol (; born 1 January 1981), also known as Gauri is an Indian actress, known for her work in Malayalam cinema. She won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress and National Film Award - Special Mention for her role in ''Ennu Swantham Janakikutty'' (1996). Early life Gauri Chandrashekar Pillai was born as Jomol John to K. A. John and Alphonsa at Kodenchery in Kozhikode district. Her father was an entrepreneur and her mother was a nurse in Saudi Arabia. Career She is an Indian actress who appeared in Malayalam films. She has had major roles in films like ''Niram'', ''Piriyadha Varam Vendum'' and ''Deepasthambham Mahascharyam''. In 1997, she won the Kerala State Film Award for best actress for her role in ''Ennu Swantham Janakikutty'' and also a special jury mention from the National Film Awards. Personal life Jomol married Chandrashekar Pillai in 2002, after converting to Hinduism and changed her name to Gauri Chandrashekar Pillai. The couple have 2 daughters. Awards ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rajalakshmi (actress)
Rajyalakshmi Chandu, better known by her stage name Sankarabharanam Rajyalakshmi (born 18 December 1964) is an Indian actress. She was a prominent lead actress during the 1980s in Telugu, Tamil, Kannada and Malayalam films. She was well noted for her performance in the Telugu movie '' Sankarabharanam'' in which she starred as the female lead alongside Chandra Mohan at the age of fifteen. Since her success from ''Sankarabharanam'', Rajyalakshmi has acted as a heroine with many prominent actors from all corners of the Indian film industry including N. T. Rama Rao, Nageswara Rao, Rajinikanth, Balakrishna, Shankar, Mohanlal, Dilip, Jeetendra, Mammooty and Vishnuvardhan. Currently she is acting in Telugu and Tamil television shows with guest appearances in movies. Family and personal life Rajyalakshmi was born in Tenali, Andhra Pradesh on 18 December 1964. As a child she acted in small plays with her mother as part of an acting troupe where she was eventually discovered. In 1980 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geetha (actress)
Geetha Kadambee (born 14 July 1962) is an Indian actress who appears in Malayalam, Tamil, Kannada, Telugu and Hindi films. She debuted in the Tamil film ''Bairavi'' (as Rajinikanth's sister). Since then she has acted in over 200 films in all major South Indian languages, and in a few Hindi films. She also appears in South Indian television serials. Geetha has won two Filmfare Awards South and a Karnataka State Film Awards and Kerala State Film Awards each. Career Geetha made her film debut with the 1978 Tamil film ''Bairavi'' as the title character in which she played Rajinikanth's sister. She was in her seventh grade when she was cast for the film. She later discontinued her studies to concentrate on her movie career. Her performance as Indira in the 1986 Malayalam film ''Panchagni'' based on the true life story of a Naxalite revolutionary Ajitha was well acclaimed and described by The Hindu as "one of Malayalam cinema's landmark heroines". The same year she had more Mal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kalari
A kalari is a gymnasium or training space primarily associated with the martial art of Kalaripayattu. The word ''kalari'' comes from Malayalam. In the past, village schools in Kerala, typically run by the traditional astrologer families, were known by the name ''kalari'' or Ezhuthu Kalari. Kalari teachers The teacher of a kalari is called a Gurukkal or Asan. Teachers of Ezhuthu Kalari or Ezhuthu Palli were referred to as Asan or ''Ezhuthassan''. Construction of a kalari Traditionally, the kalari is constructed by digging a hollow in the ground, forming a sunken area four feet in depth, forty-two feet in length and twenty-one feet in breadth. This is usually called ''kuzhikalari''. Kuzhi means "portions formed by caving in the earth" in Malayalam. The entrance to the Kalari is in the east, to let in the morning sunlight, and leads into the 42-foot leg running east–west while the 21-foot leg runs north–south. Another consideration taken when constructing the kalari is that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kalaripayattu
Kalaripayattu (; also known simply as Kalari) is an Indian martial art that originated in modern-day Kerala, a state on the southwestern coast of India. Kalaripayattu is known for its long-standing history within Indian martial arts, and is one of the oldest surviving martial arts in India. Kalaripayattu is mentioned in the Vadakkan Pattukal, a collection of ballads written about the Chekavar of the Malabar region of Kerala. In the Vadakkan Pattukal, it is stated that the cardinal principle of Kalaripayattu was that knowledge of the art be used to further worthy causes, and not for the advancement of one's own selfish interests. Kalaripayattu is a martial art designed for the ancient battlefield (the word "Kalari" meaning "battlefield"), with weapons and combative techniques that are unique to Kerala. Like most Indian martial arts, Kalaripayattu contains rituals and philosophies inspired by Hinduism. The art also bases medical treatments upon concepts found in the ancient ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Unniyarcha
Unniyarcha (sometimes spelled "Uñnįarcha") is a legendary warrior and heroine 16th century mentioned in the ''Vadakkan Pattukal'', a set of historical ballads from northern Kerala, a state in southwestern India. She was a member of a Thiyyar Community family of ''Puthooram Veed'' in Kadathanad. Her father's name was Kannappa Chekavar. Jumbos and Jumping Devils: A Social History of Indian Circus - Nisha P.R. - Google Bookand Jumping Devils She is believed to have lived in the northern part of Kerala during the 16th century. She is a popular character in Kerala's folklore, and is remembered for her valour and skills in Kerala's native martial art, Kalaripayattu. According to legend, Unniyarcha was most known for her deadly skill with the whip-like Urumi, a unique type of sword that is native to Kerala. Like most traditional Kalaripayattu practitioners, she began training at the kalari at the age of seven. There are so many such instances in Vatakkan Pattukal, the narrative po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
