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Pretham
''Pretham'' () is a 2016 Indian Malayalam-language comedy horror drama film, written, co-produced, and directed by Ranjith Sankar. The film stars Jayasurya, Govind Padmasoorya, Sharaf U Dheen, Aju Varghese, Shruthi Ramachandran, Pearle Maaney, Dharmajan Bolgatty and Hareesh Peradi in the prominent roles. It is co-produced by Sankar and Jayasurya. The film was a commercial success and in 2018 a sequel, Pretham 2, was released. It was remade in Telugu under the title ''Raju Gari Gadhi 2''. It is also the third collaboration of Sankar and Jayasurya after ''Punyalan Agarbattis'' and '' Su.. Su... Sudhi Vathmeekam''. Principal photography began in Cherai, Ernakulam, on 24 May 2016. The film was released on 12 August 2016. A sequel titled ''Pretham 2'' was released in 2018. Plot Three young men — Denny Kokken, Shibu Majeed and Priyalal, have been friends since college. Together, they work till they hit their 30s and start their own business so that they can enjoy life in a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pretham 2
''Pretham 2'' () is a 2018 Indian Malayalam-language Comedy horror drama film written, co-produced and directed by Ranjith Sankar. It is a sequel to the 2016 film '' Pretham''. Jayasurya returns for the lead role, alongside a new supporting cast including Amith Chakalakkal, Durga Krishna, Sidhartha Siva, Saniya Iyappan and Dain Davis. Jayasurya co-produced the film with Sankar and also distributed it together. ''Pretham 2'' was released on 21 December 2018. Plot Five members of a Facebook group of cinema enthusiasts decide to get together to meet each other's real-life personally and to shoot a short film directed by one of the member, Tapas Menon. They lodge in Mangalassery Mana, an old mansion known to feature in many films and is a tourist destination for the same reason. The team experience paranormal activities during their stay. Meanwhile, mentalist John Don Bosco, their neighbor has come for the Kayakalpa treatment takes an interest in the paranormal phenomena. It is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ranjith Sankar
Ranjith Sankar is an Indian filmmaker who works in Malayalam films. He started his movie career with the 2009 thriller ''Passenger (2009 film), Passenger''. He launched his production house Dreams N Beyond in 2012 and his distribution house Punyalan Cinemas in 2017. Early life Ranjith was born in Thrissur, Kerala, India. He completed his education at St. Thomas College, Thrissur, St. Thomas College in Thrissur and studied B.Tech. Civil Engineering at Mar Athanasius College of Engineering, Kothamangalam. Ranjith's writing career began with television series ''Nizhalkal'' and ''American Dreams''. He won the Kerala State Award for Best Screenplay (Television) for American Dreams. Career In 2009, he made ''Passenger (2009 film), Passenger''. In 2011, his film ''Arjunan Saakshi'', starring Prithviraj Sukumaran, Prithviraj, was released. The film was inspired by his real-life experiences. It got positive reviews from the critics, but was a disappointment at the box office. ''Mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jayasurya
Jayasurya (born 31 August 1978) is an Indian actor, film producer, playback singer, and impressionist who works in Malayalam films. He has appeared in more than 100 films and has won several awards, including a National Film Awards, National Film Award, three Kerala State Film Awards, two Filmfare Awards South for acting and Best Actor at the Cincinnati Film Festival held in Cincinnati, US. Jayasurya has also appeared in a few Tamil films. Jayasurya began his career as a mimicry artist and hosted a few television shows on Malayalam channels. He made his acting debut in 1995 film ''Three Men Army'' as a junior artist. He made his debut as a lead actor in ''Oomappenninu Uriyadappayyan'' (2002). In the 2000s, Jayasurya was popular for his comic-oriented roles in ''Swapnakkoodu'' (2003), ''Pulival Kalyanam'' (2003), ''Chathikkatha Chanthu'' (2004), Kerala Cafe (2009),''Chocolate (2007 film), Chocolate'' (2007) and ''Gulumaal: The Escape, Gulumaal'' (2009), as well as his villainous ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sharaf U Dheen
Sharafudheen, professionally credited as Sharaf U Dheen, is an Indian actor who appears in Malayalam films. He made his acting debut in 2013 with '' Neram''. He got his breakthrough in ''Premam'' (2015). Personal life Sharafudheen hails from Aluva in the district of Ernakulam, Kerala. After having completed his studies, he marked his expertise in many industries. He later established a Tourism Company Named 'Seasonz India' at his hometown before foraying into Cinema. Career He made his acting debut in '' Neram'' in 2013, directed by Alphonse Puthren. He also acted in ''Ohm Shanthi Oshaana'' (2014) directed by Jude Anthany Joseph. He received breakthrough with the Alphonse Putharen-directed romantic-comedy ''Premam'' in 2015. In the film he played the role of Girirajan Kozhi, a flirt. He acted along with Prithviraj Sukumaran in the film '' Pavada'' in 2016. He has also worked in ''Pretham'', ''Carbon'' (2018) and ''Thobama'' (2018) which was produced by Alphonse Puthren. In 201 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shruthi Ramachandran
Shruti Ramachandran is an Indian actress who predominantly appears in Malayalam cinema. She co-wrote the "Ilamai Idho Idho" segment in the 2020 Tamil anthology film '' Putham Pudhu Kaalai''. In 2020, she won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Dubbing Artist for her work in ''Kamala''. In 2022, she won the Critics' mention for best actress by the Kerala Film Critics' Association for her work in '' Madhuram''. Career She is best known for her role in the 2021 film '' Madhuram'' with Joju George, 2016 film Pretham with Jayasurya, 2017 film Sunday Holiday with Asif Ali and 2021 film, Kaanekkaane with Tovino She also played a supporting role as Jaya in the 2019 Telugu movie ''Dear Comrade''. She also starred in the movie '' Anveshanam'', alongside Jayasurya in 2019. Along with her husband Francis Thomas, Shruti wrote the segment "Ilamai Idho Idho" for the anthology film '' Putham Pudhu Kaalai'' which released in 2020. Shruti won the ‘Special Jury mention for Acting excelle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raju Gari Gadhi 2
''Raju Gari Gadhi 2'' () is a 2017 Indian Telugu-language comedy horror film directed by Ohmkar and produced by Prasad V. Potluri under PVP Cinema, Matinee Entertainment, and OAK Entertainments banner. The film is a sequel to '' Raju Gari Gadhi'' (2015), the second installment in '' Raju Gari Gadhi franchise'', and a remake of the Malayalam film '' Pretham'' (2016). It stars Nagarjuna Akkineni, Samantha Ruth Prabhu, Seerat Kapoor, and Ashwin Babu (reprising his role from the first film), while Abhinaya, Vennela Kishore, Praveen, and Rao Ramesh playing supporting roles. The music is composed by S. Thaman with cinematography by R. Diwakaran and editing by Madhu. The film released on 13 October 2017. Plot The film begins with three youngsters - Ashwin, Kishore, and Praveen - who are friends from college days, deciding to lead a life by investing in a resort business. As they start the business, everything goes smoothly until they begin to witness paranormal activities in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Malayalam Films Of 2016 ...
The tables list the Malayalam films released in theaters in the year 2016. Premiere shows and film festival screenings are not considered as releases for this list. Released films Dubbed films Notable deaths References {{Indian film list 2016 2016 Malayalam Malayalam Malayalam (; , ) is a Dravidian languages, Dravidian language spoken in the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry (union territory), Puducherry (Mahé district) by the Malayali people. It is one of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hareesh Peradi
Hareesh Peradi is an Indian actor who acts predominantly in Malayalam and Tamil films. Career Hareesh Peradi is also a theatre artist in Kerala, having made a mark in stage and also in TV and cinema. Even though he has acted in 36 films so far, it was Malayalam film, '' Left Right Left'' (2013), that gave him a break. In the film, he played the lead role, that of a politician with shades of grey. '' Vikram Vedha'' (2017) gave him his big break in Tamil cinema. He was seen in the Tamil Movie, ''Sulthan'', directed by Bakkiyaraj Kannan and co-starring Karthi, Rashmika Mandanna, Yogi Babu, Lal, Ponnambalam. He was praised for the portrayal of Mangattachan in the movie '' Marakkar: Lion of the Arabian Sea'' released in 2021. Sajin Srijith 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Govind Padmasoorya
Govind Padmasoorya (born 16 June 1987), popularly known by his initials GP, is an Indian actor who works mainly in Malayalam cinema and Telugu films. He made his debut in the movie ''Atayalangal'' directed by M. G. Sasi which won 5 Kerala State awards including Best Film. He became popular through the dance reality show '' D 4 Dance''. He directed a promo film for Malayalam television channel Asianet for their 25 years celebration. He marked his Telugu debut in the film Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo directed by Trivikram Srinivas starring Allu Arjun. Career He made his debut in Malayalam cinema in 2008 as the protagonist in ''Atayalangal'', directed by M. G. Sasi and produced by Aravind Venugopal. The film was based on the life and literature of the writer Nandanar. Next, GP portrayed the role of Vinu, the brother of the IG (Suresh Gopi) in B. Unnikrishnan's '' IG'', who transforms from a loving brother to a ruthless terrorist towards the end of the movie. He was also cast as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anand Madhusoodanan
Anand Madhusoodanan is an Indian Actor, Screenwriter, film score composer and lyricist who predominantly works in Malayalam cinema Malayalam cinema, also referred to as Mollywood, is a segment of Cinema of India, Indian cinema dedicated to producing films in the Malayalam, Malayalam language, primarily spoken in Kerala and the Lakshadweep islands. It encompasses both th .... After resigning his job as an audio engineer Anand started composing music for television commercials. In 2012 he did his debut film Molly Aunty Rocks! directed by Ranjith Sankar as composer. Later in 2021 Anand wrote his first screenplay for Krishnankutty Panithudangi directed by Sooraj Tom. Sooraj Tom then introduced Anand as an actor through his film Vishesham released in 2024 in which Anand has handled story, screenplay, dialogues, music and lyrics. Filmography References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Madhusoodanan, Anand Malayalam film score composers Living people Film musicians ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pearle Maaney
Pearle Maaney ( /maːɳi/; born 28 May 1989) is an Indian actress, lyricist, YouTuber, and television presenter who works in Malayalam shows. She is known for co-hosting three seasons of the Malayalam dance reality show '' D 4 Dance''. Pearle emerged as the first runner-up of the ''Big Boss'' Malayalam season 1. Early life Pearle Maaney was brought up in a Syro-Malabar Syrian Christian joint family based in Kochi with roots in Chowara. She did her schooling at Holy Angel's Convent Thiruvananthapuram and Rajagiri Public School, Kalamassery, and completed her graduation in media studies from Christ University, Bangalore. Her parents are based in Thrissur. Career Pearle Maaney has anchored over 250 episodes of the music show ''Yes Jukebox'' on the Malayalam television channel Yes Indiavision, a subsidiary of Indiavision. She hosted '' Taste of Kerala'', a travel-based cookery show on Amrita TV under the stage name Serah. In October 2014, she started hosting the dance r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dharmajan Bolgatty
Dharmajan Bolgatty (born 1976) is an Indian actor, producer, comedian, politician and entrepreneur , who works in Malayalam films, television, and stage shows. He began his career as a comedian appearing in sketch comedies on stage, later forayed into such comedic television shows and into films in 2010s. Dharmajan entered active politics in 2021, ahead of the assembly elections in Kerala. He is a member of Indian National Congress and was the United Democratic Front candidate in Balusseri constituency. Career He appeared in several TV shows and received his breakthrough through the success of the TV comedy show ''Bluff Master'' on Asianet Plus, hosted along with his friend Ramesh Pisharody. Later they became a popular comedy duo. Both of them together have wrote script for the comedy show Cinemala. The duo is also known for the Malayalam TV show ''Badai Bungalow''. He started his Malayalam cinema career with the film ''Paappi Appacha'' (2010). He played the role of Dileep ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |