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Pranayam
''Pranayam'' () is a 2011 Indian Malayalam-language romantic drama film written and directed by Blessy. The film stars Mohanlal, Jaya Prada, and Anupam Kher. The plot revolves around the love bound between the characters of Mathews (Mohanlal), Grace (Jaya Prada), and Achutha Menon (Kher). The music for the film was composed by M. Jayachandran. The film opened to positive reviews from critics and was also a commercial success at the box office. It was reported that the movie is based on the 2000 Australian movie ''Innocence'' and a few scenes inspired from the 2010 Chinese movie ''Apart Together''. Plot The film begins with Achutha Menon, a man in his late sixties arriving in the city to stay with his daughter-in-law and granddaughter after suffering a heart attack. He was a football player who had got selected to be on the State team but could never play for the team. He moulded his life and career to accommodate the romance in his life. One day Menon sees his former wife Grac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jaya Prada
Jaya Prada Nahata (born Lalitha Rani; 3 April 1962) is an Indian actress and politician. She is hailed as one of the most iconic and influential actresses in both Telugu and Hindi film industries in late '70s, '80s and early '90s. Jayaprada is the recipient of three Filmfare Awards South and has starred in many Telugu and Hindi films along with several Kannada, Tamil, Malayalam, Bengali and Marathi films. She left the film industry at the peak of her career, as she joined the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) in 1994 and entered politics. She was a Member of Parliament (MP) from Rampur, Uttar Pradesh from 2004 to 2014. Some of her notable films include ''Anthuleni Katha'' (1976), ''Siri Siri Muvva'' (1976), '' Sita Kalyanam'' (1976), '' Adavi Ramudu'' (1977), ''Yamagola'' (1977), ''Sanaadi Appanna'' (1977), ''Huliya Haalina Mevu'' (1979), '' Sargam'' (1979), ''Ooriki Monagadu'' (1981), ''Kaamchor'' (1982), '' Kaviratna Kalidasa'' (1983), ''Sagara Sangamam'' (1983), ''Tohfa'' (1984), ' ... [...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] |
Satheesh Kurup
Satheesh Kurup (born 7 November 1981) is an Indian cinematographer who works in Malayalam cinema. Early life Career Satheesh made his debut with '' Anwar'' (2010). His well-known films include ''Pranayam'' (2011), ''Jawan of Vellimala'' (2012), ''Kalimannu'' (2013), ''Ladies and Gentleman'' (2013), ''Salala Mobiles'' (2014), '' Mr. Fraud'' (2014), and ''Haram'' (2015). He was an assistant cinematographer to Jibu Jacob Jibu Jacob is an Indian cinematographer and director working in Malayalam film industry. He debuted as a cinematographer in 2002 with the crime film ''Stop Violence''. After a decade long career as a cinematographer, he made his debut as a d ... and Amal Neerad. Filmography References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kurup, Satheesh 1981 births Living people Malayalam film cinematographers Cinematographers from Kerala 21st-century Indian photographers People from Changanassery ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aaryan Krishna Menon
Aaryan Krishna Menon is an Indian actor, screenwriter, and director, primarily working in the Malayalam film industry. Aaryan made his acting debut in the film ''Tournament'' in 2010 and later starred in the Malayalam romantic drama ''Pranayam'' in 2011. He played a leading role with Lal in the Malayalam short film "Debt" (2010), which won three Kerala state awards. He later ventured into directing with a short film titled "Burn My Body". Written and directed by him, the movie was acclaimed for its conceptualization, theme, and craft. It went viral online, becoming one of the highest-viewed Malayalam short films by grossing 1.3 million YouTube views after three months. The E-buzz section from ''Mathrubhumi'', news daily, reported, "A truth that is hard-hitting on the audience has been filmed with perfection and ease in just under 30 mins". E-magazine ''Evartha'' described it as "a movie par excellence in its kind as it dealt with a storyline that had never been told before" ... [...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 censorship iss ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Navya Natarajan
Navya Natarajan is an Indian actress. She mainly acted in Malayalam, Kannada, and Telugu language, Telugu films. Filmography References External links * * 21st-century Indian actresses Living people Actresses in Malayalam cinema Actresses in Kannada cinema Actresses in Telugu cinema Indian film actresses 1987 births {{India-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dhanya Mary Varghese
Dhanya Mary Varghese is an Indian actress known for her work in the Malayalam cinema and television. She has appeared in over 20 films, the majority of which were in Malayalam. Aside from movies, she has appeared in a number of television shows. She competed in Bigg Boss (Malayalam season 4) in 2022, where she made it to the top six finalists until having finished as the fourth runner-up. At the show's grand finale, she received an 'Award for Punctuality'. The show aired on Disney+ Hotstar and Asianet Star Communications, Asianet. Early life and education Varghese was born to Varghese and Sheeba at Idayar, Koothattukulam near Muvattupuzha, Kerala, India. She has a younger brother Dixon Paul Varghese, a Station Master in Southern Railway. She completed schooling at Little Flower Girls High School, Vadakara, St. Josephs Higher secondary school, Piravom and M.K.M. Higher Secondary School, Piravom. She is the product of famous institution Kalabhavan. She pursued bachelors and post ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sreenath Bhasi
Sreenath Bhasi (born 29 May 1988) is an Indian actor, disco jockey and singer who works in Malayalam films. He started his career as a Radio Jockey in Red FM 93.5. At the same time he worked as a Video Jockey. He gained recognition in the film ''Da Thadiya''. He has been featured in numerous films. He was a part of the Christian alternative metal band named Crimson Wood and is currently the vocalist of an experimental djent band from Kerala. Personal life Sreenath married his long-time girlfriend Reethu Zachariah on 09 December 2016 in Kochi Kochi (), also known as Cochin ( ) ( the official name until 1996) is a major port city on the Malabar Coast of India bordering the Laccadive Sea, which is a part of the Arabian Sea. It is part of the district of Ernakulam in the state of K .... Filmography Discography References External links * * * Indian male film actors Male actors from Kochi Living people Male actors in Malayalam cinema 1988 births 21st- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Niveda
Nivetha Thomas (born 2 November 1995) is an Indian actress who appears in Telugu, Malayalam and Tamil language films. She made her film debut as a child artist in the 2008 Malayalam film '' Veruthe Oru Bharya'', for which she won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Child Artist. She went on to star as a lead in films like ''Chaappa Kurishu'' (2011), ''Romans'' (2013), ''Jilla'' (2014), ''Papanasam'' (2015), ''Gentleman'' (2016), ''Ninnu Kori'' (2017), ''Jai Lava Kusa'' (2017), ''118'' (2019), '' Brochevarevarura'' (2019), ''V'' (2020) and ''Vakeel Saab'' (2021). Early life Nivetha Thomas was born on 2 November 1995 in Madras (now Chennai), India. Her roots are in Edoor village of Iritty taluk, Kerala. She was schooled at Holy Angels and Montfort Matriculation School, Chennai. She pursued Bachelor of Architecture from SRM University. She can speak Malayalam, Tamil, French, Hindi, Telugu, and English. Career Early career and film debut She started her career as a c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anoop Menon
Anoop Menon (born 3 August 1976) is an Indian actor, director, screenwriter and lyricist. He worked in television before acting in Malayalam films and has acted in more than 75 films. Menon won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Supporting Actor and also the Filmfare Award for his performance as the fictional movie star Ajayachandran in ''Thirakkatha''. He wrote the screenplay and dialogue for films such as ''Pakal Nakshatrangal'' (2008), ''Cocktail'' (2010), ''Beautiful'' (2011), ''Trivandrum Lodge'' (2012), and ''Hotel California'' (2013). Actress Shwetha Menon is his cousin. Personal life He was born on 3 August 1976 to P. Gangadharan Nair and Indira Menon in Kozhikode. He grew up in Thiruvananthapuram. Menon was educated at Christ Nagar School, Thiruvananthapuram. He is a law graduate from Government Law College, Thiruvananthapuram (1994 99) and was the first-rank holder from Kerala University. During this period, he used to do compèring for Kairali TV and Surya TV. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Innocence (2000 Film)
''Innocence'' is a 2000 Australian film directed by Paul Cox. The film deals with the story of two separated lovers who meet again accidentally after decades and fall in love again. The film was lauded by critics and was one of Cox's most successful films commercially."Interview with Paul Cox" ''Signet''. 13 January 2001. Retrieved 18 November 2012 Cast * as Claire * as Andreas Borg *[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maxlab Cinemas And Entertainments
Maxlab Cinemas and Entertainments is an Indian film distribution and production company established in 2009 by actor-producer Mohanlal, producer Antony Perumbavoor and industrialist K. C. Babu. Since then, it has distributed several films in Malayalam and other Indian languages. The company is a regular distributor of films produced by Aashirvad Cinemas. Filmography See also *Aashirvad Cinemas *Mohanlal *Antony Perumbavoor Malekudy Joseph Antony, better known as Antony Perumbavoor is an Indian film producer, distributor, cinema exhibitor and actor, who works in Malayalam film industry. He began his career as a chauffeur to Mohanlal in 1987 and started appearing ... References {{Mohanlal Mohanlal 2009 establishments in Kerala Mass media companies established in 2009 Companies based in Kochi Film production companies of Kerala Film production companies of India ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
