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Palunku
''Palunku'' () is a 2006 Malayalam-language drama film written and directed by Blessy. It stars Mammootty in the lead role with Nazriya Nazim making her on-screen debut through this film- along with Lakshmi Sharma, Baby Nivedita, Kottayam Santha and Jagathy Sreekumar playing other pivotal roles. Lakshmi Sharma made her debut as an actress with this film. The film exposes the trappings of consumerism and how city life changes the perspective and priorities of an ordinary farmer, Monichan (Mammootty). The film was mainly shot at various locations in Muvattupuzha and Thodupuzha. It released on 22 December 2006. Mammootty won the Best Actor award at the Kerala Film Critics Awards and national award nomination. Plot ''Palunku'' tells the story of an industrious farmer Monichan and his family, which consists of his wife Susamma, and his daughters Geethu and Neethu, whom he lovingly calls 'Ponnu' and 'Kilunthu'. Monichan is happy with his life as a farmer and loves his family, hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baby Nivedita
Niveditha Vijayan credited as Baby Niveditha is a former Indian child actress who works predominantly in Malayalam films. She who the Kerala State Film Award for Best Child Artist The Kerala State Film Award for Best Child Artist is an award, begun in 1969, presented annually at the Kerala State Film Awards of India for the best performance by a child actor in the Malayalam cinema. Until 1997, the awards were managed dir ... in 2009 for her acting in Kaana Kanmani and Bhramaram. Personal life She is born as the second child to Vijayan and Praseetha who has settled in Abu Dhabi. She has an elder sister named Niranjana Vijayan who is also an actress. Filmography Awards References External links * Actresses from Kannur Indian child actresses Living people Actresses in Malayalam cinema Indian film actresses 21st-century Indian child actresses Actresses in Tamil cinema Child actresses in Malayalam cinema Year of birth missing (living people) { ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lakshmi Sharma
Lakshmi Sharma mononymously known as Lahari is an Indian actress. After debuting in Telugu cinema, where she failed to gain a foothold, she became an actress in Malayalam cinema, after entering the industry in 2006 with ''Palunku''. She has acted in few Kannada films as well. Career She hails from Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh. She was born into a Brahmin family to a Telugu father and a Kannada mother. Her father worked in the Postal department and her mother at the Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (APSRTC). After her parents' retirement, the family settled in Hyderabad. She wanted to become an actress in the Telugu film industry and debuted in a supporting role in E. V. V. Satyanarayana's ''Ammo! Okato Tareekhu'' (2000). She went on to lead roles in the films ''Manamiddaram'' and ''Vacchina Vaadu Suryudu'', which failed, before she got a role in the Chiranjeevi film ''Indra'' (2002). Her role as the niece of Chiranjeevi's character in the film was noted. She said t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nazriya Nazim
Nazriya Nazim (born 20 December 1994) is an Indian actress, producer and former television presenter who works predominantly in Malayalam films in addition to Tamil films. She has won One Filmfare Award South, one Kerala State Film Awards, and One Tamil Nadu State Film Award respectively. She started her career as an anchor on Malayalam television channel Asianet before pursuing a career as an actress. She made her debut as a child artist with ''Palunku'' (2006) and then as a lead actress in the 2013 Malayalam film ''Maad Dad''. She has gone on to star in successful films such as ''Neram'' (2013), '' Raja Rani'' (2013), ''Ohm Shanthi Oshaana'' (2014), and ''Bangalore Days'' (2014). Following her marriage to actor Fahadh Faasil, she took a break from acting. She made a comeback in 2018 with Anjali Menon's movie ''Koode''. Early life and background Nazriya was born to Nazimuddeen and Begum Beena. She has a brother, Naveen Nazim. Her family lived in Al Ain, UAE, before moving ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jagathy Sreekumar
Sreekumar P. K. (born 5 January 1951), better known by his stage name Jagathy Sreekumar or simply Jagathy, is an Indian actor, director and playback singer, who has appeared in over 1500 Malayalam films in a career spanning almost four decades. Widely regarded as one of the most influential actor and finest comedian in the history of Malayalam cinema, he is also known for his highly nuanced character roles. He is the son of acclaimed dramaturge and writer, the late Jagathy N. K. Achary. Jagathy Sreekumar won five Kerala State Film Awards among numerous other awards for his roles in various films. He has also directed two films and written screenplays for two more. His stage name is derived from the neighborhood of Jagathy in Trivandrum from where he hails. He is an outspoken orator holding strong views, quite unlike his onscreen image and his speeches are still popular. Jagathy was involved in a vehicle accident in March 2012 and was hospitalized for over a year. He is stil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blessy
Blessy Ipe Thomas is an Indian film director and screenwriter who works in Malayalam cinema. He has won one National Film Awards, National Film Award and six Kerala State Film Awards for his feature films ''Kaazhcha'' (2004), ''Thanmathra'' (2005), and ''Pranayam'' (2011). His documentary film ''100 Years of Chrysostom'' (2018) received the Guinness World Records, Guinness World Record for the longest documentary in the world, with a runtime of 48 hours and 10 minutes. Early life Career Blessy learned his trade as an assistant director with filmmakers such as Padmarajan, Lohithadas and Jayaraj. He scripted and directed his debut movie ''Kaazhcha'' in 2004. ''Kaazcha'' portrayed the story of an orphaned boy, a victim of Gujarat earthquake and how he changes the life of a small-town film operator (played by Mammootty) and his family. The film won three Kerala State Film Awards including Kerala State Film Award for Best Debut Director, Best Debut Director, Kerala State Film Aw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santosh Thundiyil
Santosh Thundiyil is an Indian cinematographer. He is best known for films like ''Kuch Kuch Hota Hai'' (1998), ''Devadoothan'' (2000), ''Krrish'' (2006), '' Pinjar'' (2003), ''Rowdy Rathore'' (2012) and '' Jai Ho'' (2014). Early life and education Santosh grew up in the town of Changanacherry in Kerala. He was a student of Sacred Heart English Medium School and graduated in chemistry from St. Berchmans College, Changanacherry. Santosh did his post graduate diploma in cinematography from the prestigious FTII, Pune in India in 1994. As a student, he was selected for representing Asia in the second European seminar for student directors of photography conducted in the National Film School, Hungary in Budapest, under Oscar-winning British Cinematographer billy williams (Gandhi) Dean Cundey. Career Santosh, who has assisted renowned directors of photography like ''Govind Nihlani'', ''Venu'' and ''Binod Pradhan'', also has a number of commercials and documentary films to his credit. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mammootty
Muhammad Kutty Panaparambil Ismail (; born 7 September 1951), known mononymously by the hypocorism Mammootty (), is an Indian actor and film producer who works predominantly in Malayalam cinema, Malayalam films. He has also appeared in Tamil language, Tamil, Telugu language, Telugu, Kannada, Hindi, and English-language productions. In a career spanning five decades, he has acted in over 400 films. He is the recipient of List of awards and nominations received by Mammootty, several accolades, including three National Film Awards, seven Kerala State Film Awards, and thirteen Filmfare Awards South. For his contribution to film, the Government of India awarded him the Padma Shri in 1998. In 2022, he was honoured with Kerala Awards, Kerala Prabha Award, the second-highest honour given by the Government of Kerala. Mammootty made his debut in acting through Malayalam film ''Anubhavangal Paalichakal'' in 1971. His first leading role was in I. V. Sasi's unreleased film ''Devalokam (film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jassie Gift
Jassie Gift is an Indian film music composer and playback singer. He composes songs and sings for Malayalam, Kannada, Tamil and Telugu films. He became famous after the success of his song "Lajjavathiye" from the film '' 4 The People''. He won the Best Music Director award at The Bangalore Times Film Awards 2011. Biography Hailing from Vithura, Gift was born to Gift Israel and Rajamma. He was interested in music from childhood and was highly influenced by western music. He admired Ilayaraja and was a fan of Freddie Mercury. He had lessons in western piano from a young age and started singing and playing the keyboard in local bands. He is a singer and keyboard player of the band Moby Dick. He entered the film music industry under the guidance of director Jayaraj. Before entering films he composed songs for a couple of albums in Malayalam, including the hit album ''Soona Soona'', and also composed jingles. He pioneered the use of reggae fusion music in the Malayalam music indust ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vishnu Unnikrishnan
Vishnu Unnikrishnan (born 11 March 1987) is an Indian actor and screenwriter, who works in Malayalam film industry. Early and personal life He was born to Unnikrishnan and Leela on 11 March 1987 at Ernakulam district in Kerala, India. He has two sisters, Lakshmi Priya and Reshmi aka Ambili. Career He made his film debut in the Malayalam film ''Ente Veedu Appuvinteyum'', directed by Sibi Malayil in 2003. Since then, he has acted in numerous films. In 2015, he debuted as a screenwriter by co-writing the film ''Amar Akbar Anthony'' with Bibin George, directed by Nadirshah. In the following year, he acted in the leading role in ''Kattappanayile Rithwik Roshan ''Kattappanayile Rithwik Roshan'' () is a 2016 Indian Malayalam-language romantic-comedy drama film directed by Nadirshah. It stars Vishnu Unnikrishnan, Lijomol Jose and Prayaga Martin. The film was released worldwide on 18 November 2016 and ...'' which he co-wrote with Bibin George and was directed by Nadirshah.Duri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Subair
Subair (25 May 1962 – 18 August 2010) was an Indian actor in Malayalam cinema industry. He was part of Malayalam films for nearly two decades and acted in around 200 films. Personal life Subair was born in the village of Chokli, Thalasserry in Kannur District, Kerala, India as the son of Sulaiman and Aysha. He died on 18 August 2010 due to a cardiac arrest. He has two son's Aman Subair and Ameya Subair Career Subair started his career in movies as a film producer at the age of 28. He produced a movie together with four of his friends, but unfortunately the movie was never released. His first movie as an actor was ''Bharatham'' in 1991 followed by the 1992 movie '' Manthrikacheppu''. His break came through the character ''Kadayadi Thambi'' in ''Lelam'' (1997). ''The Tiger'', '' Bharathchandran I.P.S.'' and ''Pathaka'' are his notable works. He has also acted in a mega tele-serial named ''Vamsham'' telecasted in DD Malayalam channel in 1994. Selected filmography Televisi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santhakumari (Malayalam Actress)
Santhakumari is an Indian actress best known for her work in Malayalam cinema. She has acted in more than 250 films and short films like 'Nerariyathe' which is critically acclaimed. Biography Santhakumari was born to Narayanan and Karthyayani, as eighth child among ten children, at Kochi, Kerala. She had her primary education from Thevara C.C.P.L.M High school, Ernakulam. She was married to Late Velayudhan and have two daughters. She was presented with a house named "Snehaveedu" in 2012 by Malayalam Movie Artists Assoaciation (AMMA). Kerala.com (2012-08-20). Retrieved on 2017-07-06. She received Kera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mammooty
Muhammad Kutty Panaparambil Ismail (; born 7 September 1951), known mononymously by the hypocorism Mammootty (), is an Indian actor and film producer who works predominantly in Malayalam films. He has also appeared in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Hindi, and English-language productions. In a career spanning five decades, he has acted in over 400 films. He is the recipient of several accolades, including three National Film Awards, seven Kerala State Film Awards, and thirteen Filmfare Awards South. For his contribution to film, the Government of India awarded him the Padma Shri in 1998. In 2022, he was honoured with Kerala Prabha Award, the second-highest honour given by the Government of Kerala. Mammootty made his debut in acting through Malayalam film ''Anubhavangal Paalichakal'' in 1971. His first leading role was in I. V. Sasi's unreleased film '' Devalokam'' (1979). Mammootty's breakthrough came in 1981 when he received the Kerala State Film Award for Second Best Actor for his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
