Prasadam (film)
''Prasaadam'' is a 1976 Indian Malayalam-language film, directed by A. B. Raj and produced by T. K. Balachandran. The film stars Prem Nazir, Jayabharathi, KPAC Lalitha and Adoor Bhasi. The film's score was composed by V. Dakshinamoorthy. Cast *Prem Nazir as Shankarankutty *Jayabharathi as Sumathi *KPAC Lalitha as Bhageerathi *Adoor Bhasi as Dr. Dussasanan *Sankaradi as Gopalappilla *Sreelatha Namboothiri as nurse *Bahadoor as attender *Janardanan as Sukumaran *govindankutty as Oochaali Keshavan *muthukulam as broker Pachupilla * Reena as Meenakshi * TK Balachandran as Chellappan *khadeeja as Shankari Soundtrack The music was composed by V. Dakshinamoorthy with lyrics 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 * ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Prem Nazir
Prem Nazir (born Abdul Khader; 7 April 1926 – 16 January 1989) was an Indian actor known as one of Malayalam cinema's definitive leading man, leading men of his generation. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential actors in the history of Cinema of India, Indian cinema. A popular cultural icon of Kerala, Nazir is often referred to as ''Nithyaharitha Nayakan'' ("Evergreen Hero"). Nazir began his career as a stage actor and made his film debut with the 1952 film ''Marumakal''. He took on the stage name Prem Nazir on the sets of his second film, ''Visappinte Vili'' (1952). Nazir is noted for his performances in films such as ''Murappennu'' (1965), ''Udhyogastha'' (1967), ''Iruttinte Athmavu'' (1967), ''Kallichellamma'' (1969), ''Virunnukari'' (1969), ''Nadhi (1969 film), Nadhi'' (1969), ''C.I.D. Nazir'' (1971), ''Anubhavangal Paalichakal'' (1971), ''Taxi Car'' (1972), ''Azhakulla Saleena'' (1973), ''Nellu (1974 film), Nellu'' (1974), ''Ariyappedatha Rahasyam'' (1981), '' ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Govindankutty
N. Govindan Kutty was a Malayalam film actor. He has appeared in around 100 films, acting mainly in villain roles. Background Kutty was born at Fort Kochi in 1924, Ernakulam as the son of Sankara Narayanan and Nanukutty Amma. He was a natural actor and was prominent as a villain during the time when Prem Nazir and Jayan were heroes. He had written several professional dramas and screenplays for Malayalam films. He died in 1993. Filmography As an actor * Saakshaal Sreemaan Chaathunni (1993) * Ithile Iniyum Varu (1986) as Chief editor Menon * Thacholi Thankappan (1984) as Chandu * Padayottam (1982) * Ariyappedatha Rahasyam (1981) as Gopi * Sanchari (1981) as Vasu * Naayaattu (1980) * Idimuzhakkam (1980) as Varkey * Swathu (1980) * Paalaattu Kunjikkannan (1980) * Mamaankam (1979) * Aavesham * Ponnil Kulicha Raathri (1979) * Avar Jeevikkunnu (1978) * Njaan Njaan Maathram (1978) * Kadathanaattu Maakkam (1978) * Jagadguru Aadisankaran (1977) * Agninakshathram (1977) * Sreemad B ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ambili
Ambili is an Indian film singer in Malayalam cinema during the 1970s and 1980s. She has sung more than 3000 songs in 800 films. She has sung in Tamil, Hindi and Bengali. Her popular songs are "Thedi varum kannukalil", "Oonjala, oonjala", "Swarnamalakal", "Maayalle raga mazhaville" and "Guruvayoorappante thiruvamruthethinu". Personal life Padmaja Thampi, known as Ambili, was born as the youngest among five children to R C Thampi and Sukumari at Thiruvananthapuram. Her father was a military officer who later became a teacher and her mother was a singer. She has three brothers and a sister. She had her education from Fathma College and Delhi University. She had learnt music from Mr. V. Dakshina Murthy. Her debut song was "Karagre vasathe" from the movie ''Sabarimala Sree Dharmashaastha'' in 1970. She is married to K G Rajashekharan, a Malayalam film director. They have a son, Raghavendran, and a daughter, Ranjini. She started her own music troop, ''Mayambu'', and performed for sta ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Vani Jairam
Vani Jairam (born as Kalaivani on 30 November 1945), also credited as Vani Jayaram, is an Indian singer. She is best known as a playback singer in South Indian cinema. Vani's career started in 1971 and has spanned over five decades. She has done playback for over one thousand Indian movies recording over 10,000 songs. In addition, she has recorded thousands of devotionals and private albums and also participated in numerous solo concerts in India and abroad. Renowned for her vocal range and easy adaptability to any difficult composition, Vani has often been the choice for several composers across India through the 1970s until the late 1990s. She has sung in several Indian languages, such as Kannada, Tamil, Hindi, Telugu, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Gujarati, Haryanvi, Assameese, and Bengali languages. Vani won the National Film Awards for Best Female Playback Singer three times and also has won State Government awards from the states of Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Khadeeja
''Khadeeja'' is a 1967 Indian Malayalam film, directed by M. Krishnan Nair and produced by Kalaratnam. The film stars Sathyan, Madhu, Sheela and Sukumari in the lead roles. The film had musical score by M. S. Baburaj. Cast * Sathyan * Madhu *Sheela * Sukumari *Jayabharathi * Manavalan Joseph *Sebastian * Sreelatha Namboothiri *Baby Kumudam *Bahadoor *K. P. Ummer *Kaduvakulam Antony *Kamaladevi *Kottayam Chellappan * S. P. Pillai Soundtrack The music was composed by M. S. Baburaj and the lyrics were written by Yusufali Kechery Yusufali Kechery (Yūsaphali Kēccēri; യൂസഫലി കേച്ചേരി 16 May 1934 – 21 March 2015) was a poet, film lyricist, film producer and director from Kerala, India. He wrote during the modern era of Malayalam poetry and .... References External links * 1967 films 1960s Malayalam-language films Films directed by M. Krishnan Nair Films scored by M. S. Baburaj {{1960s-Malayalam-film-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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TK Balachandran
T. K. Balachandran was an Indian actor who worked mainly in Malayalam films. He has acted in more than 200 films. His areas of contribution includes Production, Dialogue, Story, Screenplay. He is the first actor to do a double role in the history of Malayalam cinema. Background T. K. Balachandran was born as the fifth son of Kunjan Pillai and Parukkuttiyamma. At 13 years of age, he acted in the movie "Prahlaada" in 1940. In 1968, he acted in ''Viruthan Shanku'', the first full-length comedy in Malayalam cinema directed by P. Venu. In 1998, the Malayalam, Tamil, Kannada and Telugu Cinema Industry jointly elected him President of the South Indian Film Chamber. Taking into consideration his invaluable contributions to Indian Cinema, he was awarded the President's gold medal. He has also received numerous awards and recognition. He died at home in Thiruvananthapuram, at 78 years of age, on 15 December 2005 after fighting a prolonged battle with cancer. He is survived by his wife and s ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Reena (actress)
Reena is an Indian actress best known for her work in Malayalam cinema. She was one of the lead actress during the late 1970s. She has acted in more than 100 film along with several popular television series in Malayalam and Tamil languages. She has also acted in few Tamil and Telugu movies as well. Personal life Reena was born to Peter Reskyuna and Jessy in 1958 at Edappilly, Kochi. Her father was from Mangalore and mother was from Kochi, Kerala. She has a brother, Ivan. She did her primary schooling in Mangalore. She pursued bachelor's degree from Madras Presentation College, Perumbavoor. She remains unmarried. She resides at Chennai with family. Career She started her career at 14, in Chukku movie as Sheela's daughter. She started production company, V.I.C and produced movies ''Druvasankamam'', ''Ente Kadha'' and Janapriyan. Now she is acting in Tele films and soap operas. Currently she is acting in Ammayariyathe serial in Asianet. Partial filmography Malayalam # Ud ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Muthukulam
Muthukulam is backwater village near Haripad in Alappuzha district in the Indian state of Kerala. Demographics India Census, Muthukulam had a population of 20,740 with 9,474 males and 11,266 females. Population of Children with age of 0-6 is 1719 which is 8.29% of total population of Muthukulam. In Muthukulam, Female Sex Ratio is 1189 against state average of 1084. Moreover, Child Sex Ratio in Muthukulam is around 852 compared to Kerala state average of 964. Literacy rate of Muthukulam is 95.73% higher than state average of 94.00%. In Muthukulam, Male literacy is around 97.48% while female literacy rate is 94.29%. Out of total population, 6,505 were engaged in work related to Primary sector or business activity. Of this 4,242 were males while 2,263 were females. Of total 6505 working population, 72.85% were engaged in Main Work while 27.15% of total workers were engaged in Marginal Work. Muthukulam has total administration over 5,692 houses to which it supplies basic ame ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Janardanan
Janardhanan Nair (born 5 May 1946) is an Indian actor, producer and a former Indian Airforce personnel who predominantly acts in Malayalam films. He acted in his first feature film '' Adyathe Kadha'', directed by K. S. Sethumadhavan in 1971, he acted in more than 700 films. He started his career when Malayalam films were made in black and white. He is known for his style of handling humour and his iconic voice. He started his career playing brusque villains and sub hero roles in the 1970s and early 1980s, acting along with Prem Nazir and Jayan, but later established himself as a highly sought-after comedian. The turning point of his career was his role in the 1988 film ''Oru CBI Diary Kurippu'', which brought out his comic skills. However, he was typecast as a comedian only after the 1993 film ''Meleparambil Aanveedu''. Mimicry artists perform with his noted role of Garvasis Aashan in ''Mannar Mathai Speaking'' (1995). But along with comic roles, he had done serious roles like ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Jayabharathi
Jayabharathi is an Indian actress. She is a two-time recipient of the Kerala State Film Award for best actress. Jayabharathi's first leading role was given by director P. Bhaskaran for his movie Kattukurangu in 1969. Later she became one of the most successful Malayalam film actresses and performed with such notable leading men as Prem Nazir, Madhu, Vincent, Jayan, M. G. Soman, Kamal Haasan and Rajinikanth. Jayabharathi-MG Soman was a popular on-screen pair of the 1970s and early 1980s. She won the Kerala State Film Awards for her performances in various films in 1972 and ''Madhavikutty'' in 1973. One of her famous films was '' Rathinirvedam'', directed by Bharathan, in which she played a woman who fell in love with a boy younger than her. ''Rathinirvedam'' is regarded as a landmark in Indian film history. It is one of the most sensuous movies of all time, and is said to have redefined the art of movie making in South India. The extremely erotic scenes performed by Jayabhara ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Bahadoor
Padiyath Kochumoideen Kunjalu (1930 22 May 2000), known by his stage name Bahadoor, was an Indian actor and comedian who, along with Adoor Bhasi, redefined the way in which comedy and funny scenes were perceived in the Malayalam cinema. They made a significant contribution toward establishing comedy as the predominant genre of Malayalam cinema. Bahadoor also appeared in some serious roles and in professional plays. His last film was '' Joker'', which released shortly after his death. Early life Bahadoor was born as P. K. Kunjalu in 1930 in Kodungalloor, near Thrissur in Kingdom of Cochin (present day Kerala, India). As one of the nine children of Padiyath Blangachalil Kochumoideen and Khadeeja. Out of his eight siblings, seven were sisters. His family was financially poor and the seven young women added to the burden as the Kerala social system openly supported dowry at that time. He had affinity towards plays from very young age itself. He passed 10th Standard with First Clas ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Sreelatha Namboothiri
Sreelatha Namboothiri (born Anjilivelil Vasantha) is an Indian actress and playback singer who works in Malayalam cinema and television. She has acted in more than 300 films. ''Khadeeja'' in 1967 was her debut movie. Early life Sreelatha was born as Vasantha, in Karuvatta, Alappuzha. Her father Anjilivelil Balakrishnan Nair was an army officer and her mother, Kamalamma was a music teacher in Government school. Her primary education was at Govt. Girls High School, Haripad, Alappuzha. She was an athlete while at school. She won second prize for long jump twice at state level. She joined K.P.A.C. (Kerala People's Arts Club), when she was studying in seventh grade, as a singer and later started performing drama in many stages. She could not continue her studies after that. She learned classical music from Dakshinamurthy. Personal life She was married to Kaladi Parameshwaran Namboothiri, known as Kaladi Namboothiri, an actor and Ayurveda doctor in 1979. They both acted togethe ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |