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P. Gopikumar
P. Gopikumar (12 July 1943 - 19 October 2020) was a Malayalam film director. Career He made his debut with the Kamal Haasan starrer '' Ashtamangalyam'' in 1977. Gopikumar has directed ten films. His brothers P. Chandrakumar and P Sukumar are also Malayalam film directors. Gopikumar's major films were ''Harshabashpam'', '' Manoradham'', '' Pichipoo'', '' Ival Oru Naadody'' and '' Thaliritta Kinakkal'' starring Bollywood actors Tanuja and Madhu Malini, that also had a sound track of Mohammed Rafi. His 1981 film ''Kaattupothu'' starring Madhu and Shankar that had chartbusters, failed to get a theatrical release. Gopikumar's tried to make a comeback with '' Saudhamini'' (2003), a film he directed after 22 years, starring Jagadish, Krishna and Captain Raju failed at the box office. Death P.Gopikumar died at Palakkad due to decrepitude. Filmography * '' Ashtamangalyam'' (1977) * '' Harshabaashpam'' (1977) * '' Manoradham'' (1978) * '' Pichipoo'' (1978) * '' Ival Oru Naadodi' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ponnani
Ponnani () is a municipality in Ponnani Taluk, Malappuram District, in the state of Kerala, India. It serves as the administrative center of the Taluk and Block Panchayat of the same name. It is situated at the estuary of Bharatappuzha (River Ponnani), on its southern bank, and is bounded by the Arabian Sea on the west and a series of brackish lagoons in the south. It is the seventh-most populated municipality in the state, the second-most populated municipality in the district, and the most densely populated municipality in Malappuram district, having about 3,646 residents per square kilometre as of the year 2011. As of the 2011 Census, the municipality forms a part of Malappuram metropolitan area. National Highway 66, from to Panvel to Kanyakumari, passes through Ponnani Municipality. The Palakkad-Ponnani State Highway which connects National Highway 66 with National Highway 544 is another important road. The River Tirur joins River Ponnani at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madhu (actor)
Madhavan Nair, commonly known by his stage name Madhu, is an Indian actor, director, producer, former college lecturer and former film studio owner, who works in Malayalam cinema and a certain number of Hindi and Tamil films. He was a prominent lead actor during the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s and has acted in more than 400 films. Madhu has also directed 12 films, produced 15 films and at one time owned the Uma Film Studio. He was awarded the Padma Shri by the Government of India in 2013 for his contributions towards the arts. He was honored with the J. C. Daniel Award by the Government of Kerala in 2004, for his outstanding contributions to Malayalam films. He is the president of Indian People's Theatre Association (IPTA) Kerala Unit. ''Mini'', a children's movie produced by him, bagged the Indira Gandhi National Award for Best Film on Family Welfare, at the 43rd National Film Awards in 1995. He is the inaugural winner of the Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Malayalam for his p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arayannam
''Arayannam'' is a 1981 Indian Malayalam film, directed by P. Gopikumar. The film stars Sukumari, Sathar, Sukumaran and Jagannatha Varma in the lead roles. The film has musical score by Pukazhenthi. Cast *Sukumari as Nalini's mother *Sathaar as Raghu *Sukumaran as Madhu *Jagannatha Varma as Sekhara Menon *Jalaja as Devi *Madhu Malini as Nalini *Mala Aravindan as Antony *Master Rajeev as Murali *Raji as Radha *Santhakumari as Madhu's mother *Sreenath as Vijayan *T. G. Ravi as Captain Rajan Soundtrack The music was composed by Pukazhenthi and the lyrics were written by P. Bhaskaran Pulloottupadathu Bhaskaran alias as P. Bhaskaran (21 April 1924 – 25 February 2007), was a Malayalam poet, lyricist of Malayalam film songs, and filmmaker. He penned more than 3000 songs for about 250 films. He also directed 44 Malayalam fea .... References External links * 1981 films 1980s Malayalam-language films Films directed by P. Gopikumar Films scored by Pukazhenthi {{ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ival Oru Naadodi
''Ival Oru Naadody'' () is a 1979 Indian Malayalam-language film directed by P. Gopikumar. The film stars Jayabharathi, Sukumaran, Raghavan and Bhavani. The film has musical score by S. D. Sekhar.- - Plot Cast *Jayabharathi *Sukumaran * Raghavan *Bhavani *K. P. A. C. Azeez *Bobby Kottarakkara *K. P. Ummer *Kuthiravattam Pappu *Mala Aravindan *P. R. Varalekshmi *Zeenath * Baby Sonia *Vincent * R. Balakrishna Pillai Keezhoote Raman Balakrishna Pillai (8 March 1935 – 3 May 2021) was an Indian politician who served as minister of the state of Kerala in India, holding portfolios such as Transport and Electricity. He was a member of the Kerala Legislative A ... Soundtrack The music was composed by S. D. Sekhar and the lyrics were written by Dr. Shajahan. References External links * 1979 films 1970s Malayalam-language films Films shot in Kollam Films directed by P. Gopikumar {{1970s-Malayalam-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harshabaashpam
''Harshabashpam'' is a 1977 Indian Malayalam film, directed by P. Gopikumar and produced by K. H. Khan Sahib. The film stars K. J. Yesudas, Adoor Bhasi, Bahadoor and Janardanan in the lead roles. The film has musical score by M. K. Arjunan. Cast * K. J. Yesudas *Adoor Bhasi *Bahadoor *Janardanan *K. P. Ummer *M. G. Soman *Mallika Sukumaran *Vidhubala Soundtrack The music was composed by M. K. Arjunan M. K. Arjunan ( ml, എം.കെ. അർജുനൻ; 1 March 1936 – 6 April 2020) was an Indian film and theatre composer, known for his works in Cinema of Kerala, Malayalam cinema and the theatre of Kerala. He was fondly referred to as ''Ar ... and the lyrics were written by K. H. Khan Sahib and Kanam E. J. References External links * 1977 films 1970s Malayalam-language films Films directed by P. Gopikumar {{1970s-Malayalam-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samakalika Malayalam Vaarika
''Samakalika Malayalam Vaarika'' is a newsweekly and website published by The Express Publications Madurai (P) Ltd, publisher of The New Indian Express ''The New Indian Express'' is an Indian English-language broadsheet daily newspaper published by the Chennai-based Express Publications. It was founded in 1932 as ''The Indian Express'', under the ownership of Chennai-based P. Varadarajulu Naid ... daily. The publication, conceived as a newsweekly, is also a leading voice in the cultural and political sphere of Kerala. History When the weekly was started in May 1997 veteran journalist S. Jayachandran Nair was at the helm as Editor. He continued in that position until 2012. Currently, it is led by a team headed by its Editor Saji James, with TJS George, a renowned figure both in English and Malayalam journalism is the editorial advisor. The first issue of the weekly featured a cover story titled "Siamese Irattakal" (Siamese Twins) which stated that the Left and Right politica ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indian Express Malayalam
''The Indian Express'' is an English-language Indian daily newspaper founded in 1932. It is published in Mumbai by the Indian Express Group. In 1999, eight years after the group's founder Ramnath Goenka's death in 1991, the group was split between the family members. The southern editions took the name ''The New Indian Express'', while the northern editions, based in Mumbai, retained the original ''Indian Express'' name with ''"The"'' prefixed to the title. History In 1932, the ''Indian Express'' was started by an Ayurvedic doctor, P. Varadarajulu Naidu, at Chennai, being published by his "Tamil Nadu" press. Soon under financial difficulties, he sold the newspaper to Swaminathan Sadanand, the founder of ''The Free Press Journal'', a national news agency. In 1933, the ''Indian Express'' opened its second office in Madurai, launching the Tamil edition, ''Dinamani''. Sadanand introduced several innovations and reduced the price of the newspaper. Faced with financial difficulties, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
