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Peruchazhi
''Peruchazhi'' () is a 2014 Indian Malayalam-language political satire film written and directed by Arun Vaidyanathan. The dialogues were co-written by Ajayan Venugopalan. Vijay Babu and Sandra Thomas produced the film for Friday Film House. It features Mohanlal in the lead role, and Sean James Sutton, Ragini Nandwani, Mukesh, Baburaj, Aju Varghese, and Vijay Babu appear in supporting roles. Arrora composed the background score and soundtrack, while Arvind Krishna and Vivek Harshan did the cinematography and editing. The film received mostly negative reviews from critics. Jagannathan (Mohanlal), an Indian politician is good at solving problems using his wit and unorthodox ideas. To get rid of him, fellow politician Francis Kunjappan (Mukesh) offers him a task he has never done before in the United States which could give him enough money to fulfill his dream of owning a sports academy. Jagannathan ends up being the chief political adviser for a struggling candidate, John ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vijay Babu
Vijay Babu (born 14 May 1976) is an Indian film producer, actor, and businessman, who works in the Malayalam film industry. He is the founder of the film production company Friday Film House. Vijay Babu is best known for producing and starring in the films '' Philips and the Monkey Pen'' (2013), '' Peruchazhi'' (2014), '' Aadu'' (2015), '' Adi Kapyare Kootamani'' (2015), '' Mudhugauv'' (2016), '' Angamaly Diaries'' (2017), ''Aadu 2'' (2017), ''June'' (2019), '' Sufiyum Sujatayum'' (2021), and '' Home'' (2021). In 2014, he won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Children's Film (as producer) for his production firm for ''Philips and the Monkey Pen''. The character ''Sarbath Shameer'' played by Vijay Babu appearing in ''Aadu'' film series had developed into a cult following. '' Sufiyum Sujatayum'', produced by him under his banner Friday Film House, is the first Malayalam film to have a direct release on an OTT platform, Amazon Prime Video. Babu is known for bankrolling many e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arun Vaidyanathan
Arun Vaidyanathan (born in Sirkazhi, Tamil Nadu, India) is an Indian-American film director, producer and screenwriter of feature films, short films and television dramas. He directed his first full-length feature film in Tamil, '' Achchamundu! Achchamundu!'', which released in July 2009. He produced a Tamil romantic-comedy film, '' Kalyana Samayal Saadham'' in 2013. In 2014, he directed Mohanlal in a Malayalam political satire film, '' Peruchazhi''. Early life and career Arun Vaidyanathan was born and raised in Sirkali, a remote town in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. He watched movies during his childhood as it served as his only entertainment. In school, he was very much interested in music and dance and held the talent of receiving an applauding audience. He also discovered a talent for mimicry, which he pursued in college. This led to jobs in the television field. He wrote scripts, directed and performed in the leading television programs of South India aired on Sun TV ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ragini Nandwani
Ragini Nandwani (born 4 September 1991) is an Indian actress. She became popular after playing the lead in the Hindi soap opera ''Mrs. Kaushik Ki Paanch Bahuein'' (2011–12). She made her Bollywood debut with the crime thriller film ''Dehraadun Diary'' (2013), which was based on a real murder case. Nandwani made her debut in the Tamil film industry with the action thriller film ''Thalaivaa'' (2013), directed by A. L. Vijay. She played a supporting role in the film and earned critical acclaim for her role. Early life Nandwani was born on 4 September 1991 in Dehradun. Career Nandwani started her career with small supporting roles in television shows like ''Ye Meri Life Hai'', ''Thodi Khushi Thode Gham'' and ''CID'' (Episodic appearance). In 2011, Nandwani came into the limelight with Zee TV's daily soap ''Mrs. Kaushik Ki Paanch Bahuein''. Nandwani played the lead role of ''Lovely Kaushik'', an unconventional daughter-in-law and earned a good name for herself. Meanwhile, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Navin (music Director)
Navin is an Indian film score and soundtrack composer, who has predominantly scored music for Tamil and Malayalam films. Career Navin began to learn the flute aged five and continued to learn both Carnatic and Western interpretations of the instrument throughout his childhood. In 2005, he received an opportunity to work on the "Luka Chupi" song in ''Rang De Basanti'' (2006) as a flute player in A. R. Rahman's music, and the opportunity marked his first film performance. Navin worked as a flute player for more composers including Harris Jayaraj and G. V. Prakash Kumar, before working as a music composer on R. S. Prasanna's ''Kalyana Samayal Saadham'' (2013). For the film, he preferred to be credited under the stagename of Arrora however he later reverted to his real name. He later also worked on the Mohanlal-starrer, '' Peruchazhi'' (2014), his first release in Malayalam. He has since worked on the compositions of Tamil films including '' Oru Naal Iravil'' (2015) and ''Vil Ambu' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sandra Thomas
Sandra Thomas is an Indian film producer and actress. She is best known for her roles in ''Amen'' and '' Zachariayude Garbhinikal'', also as the producer of ''Zachariayude Garbhinikal'' and '' Philips and the Monkey Pen''. Sandra, along with producer Vijay Babu founded the film-production company Friday Film House, but she got in conflict with Vijay Babu and withdrew from Friday Film House. Personal life Sandra completed schooling from Mary Matha Higher Secondary School, Thrikkakara and from St.Teresa's Higher Secondary School, Ernakulam. Later, she went on to pursue BBA from Hindustan University, Chennai & MIB She married Wilson John Thomas in July 2016, the couples blessed with twin daughters in 2018. Friday Film House The film Friday was the crux of Sandra's career and also turned to be for Friday Film House, owned along with actor Vijay Babu. Though the company is established after the release of Friday, the movie is considered as the first production venture of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Friday Film House
Friday Film House is an Indian film production company based in Malayalam film industry owned by Vijay Babu who is an actor as well as a producer and is one of the most talked about production houses in the south. Friday Film House has won 7 of the Kerala State Film Awards in various fields in 2014. It has its own distribution division – "Friday Tickets", digital/TV production under the brand "Friday Home Cinema" and music under "Friday Music Company". Notable projects include '' Aadu'' series, '' Angamaly Diaries'', ''Philips and the Monkey Pen'', ''June'', '' Adi Kapyare Kootamani'', ''Thrissur Pooram The Thrissur ''Pooram'' is an annual Hindu temple festival held in Thrissur, Kerala, India. It is held at the Vadakkunnathan (Shiva) Temple in Thrissur every year on the ''Pooram'' (pronounced ) day—the day when the moon rises with the ''P ...'' and '' Home''. Films Television References External links Official website Film production companies of Keral ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vivek Harshan
Vivek Harshan (born 28 May 1981) is a National Film Awards winning Indian film editor who works predominantly in Malayalam and Tamil films. He has frequently collaborated with Amal Neerad since the beginning of his career. '' Big B'', ''Iyobinte Pusthakam'', ''Varathan'', '' Bheeshma Parvam'' are some of his notable works. Film career Vivek Harshan started working as an independent editor with the Malayalam film '' Red Salute'' (2006). He got break in his second film '' Big B'' (2007). His work on the 2014 Tamil film '' Jigarthanda'' got him the National Award for that year. Filmography Film Editor Awards National Film Awards * 2014 – National Film Award for Best Editing for '' Jigarthanda'' Vijay Awards The Vijay Awards are presented by the Tamil television channel STAR Vijay to honour excellence in Tamil cinema. It has been given annually since 2006, with the latest—the 10th edition—of the award-giving ceremony having been held i ... * 2014 – Vij ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arvind Krishna (cinematographer)
Arvind Krishna is an Indian cinematographer, producer and actor in Indian film and television industry. He is well known for his work in ''7G Rainbow Colony'' (2004) and ''Pudhupettai (2006)''. Early life Born in New Delhi on 11 May, Arvind Krishna spent his childhood traversing between Chennai and Delhi. He was educated at the Vidya Mandir Senior Secondary School, Mylapore, and holds a professional graduate degree in Visual Communication from Loyola College, Chennai. His father, a producer, was one of the first to produce a TV series for Doordarshan called "Adade Manohar". S.Krishnan ( Arvind's father) owned a film lab called "Aarkay Home Movies" and a production company called "Ark Media". Arvind was inspired by his father and thus chose to pursue a career in film and television. Marriage He is married to Anupama Arvind. Career Cinematography His first stint was with P.C.Sreeram, with whom he interned for six years. In this role he assisted him in the cinematography depart ... [...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] |
Baburaj (actor)
Baburaj Jacob, mononymously known as Baburaj, is an Indian actor, director, and screenwriter who works predominantly in Malayalam cinema and has also appeared in Tamil, Telugu, and Hindi films. He began and established his career in cinema by playing antagonistic roles and graduated to comedic and character roles after the 2011 film ''Salt N' Pepper''. Personal life Baburaj was born to P. J. Jacob Oleekkal and T. I. Karmali Thottungal on 5 March 1964. Baburaj married twice. He has two sons from his first marriage named Abhay and Akshay. His second marriage is to South Indian action heroine Vani Viswanath. The couple has two children, a daughter named Aarcha and a son named Adhri. Baburaj is a lawyer. They reside at Kochi. On 14 Feb 2017, Baburaj was stabbed by one of his neighbours in Idukki following an argument. Film career Baburaj started his acting career as a junior artist. His debut in Malayalam was ''Beeshmacharyar'' (1994), directed by Cochin Haneefa, where he played ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mukesh (actor)
Mukesh Madhavan (born 5 March 1957), known mononymously as Mukesh, is an Indian actor, film producer, television presenter, and politician who predominantly works in Malayalam cinema besides also having sporadically appeared in Tamil-language films. In a film career spanning four decades, he has acted in over 260 Malayalam films. His 1996 film ''Kaanaakkinaavu'' premiered at the IFFI and won the Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration. He co-produced ''Kadha Parayumbol'' (2007)'','' which won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Film with Popular Appeal and Aesthetic Value. He also produced the 2012 film '' Thattathin Marayathu,'' which is considered one of the defining films of the Malayalam New Wave. He made his onscreen debut in the 1982 film ''Balloon'' in a minor role''.'' He continued to do minor roles and rose to secondary lead roles in the following years. He rose to stardom after playing the lead in the comedy thriller film ''Ramji Rao Speaki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mohanlal
Mohanlal Viswanathan (born 21 May 1960), known mononymously as Mohanlal, is an Indian actor, film producer, playback singer, film distributor, and director who predominantly works in Malayalam cinema besides also having sporadically appeared in Tamil, Hindi, Telugu and Kannada-language films. Mohanlal has a prolific career spanning over four decades, during which he has acted in more than 400 films. Mohanlal's contributions to the Malayalam cinema have been praised by his contemporaries in the Indian film industry. The Government of India honoured him with Padma Shri in 2001, and Padma Bhushan in 2019, India's fourth and third highest civilian honours, for his contributions to Indian cinema. In 2009, he became the first actor in India to be awarded the honorary rank of Lieutenant colonel in the Territorial Army. Mohanlal made his acting debut at age 18 in the Malayalam film ''Thiranottam'' in 1978, but the film was delayed in its release for 25 years due to censo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
