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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 Durga Krishna,Sidhartha Siva, Amith Chakalakkal, 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 others 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 e ... [...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 film ''Passenger''. Sankar followed ''Passenger'' up with '' Arjunan Saakshi'' (2011),''Molly Aunty Rocks'' (2012), ''Punyalan Agarbattis'' (2013), '' Varsham'' (2014), '' Su.. Su... Sudhi Vathmeekam'' (2015), ''Pretham'' (2016), '' Ramante Eden Thottam'' (2017), ''Punyalan Private Limited'' (2017), ''Njan Marykutty'' (2018) ''Pretham 2'' (2018), ''Kamala'' (2019) and '' Sunny'' (2021). Sankar launched his production house Dreams N Beyond in 2012 and his distribution house Punyalan Cinemas in 2017. Biography Born in Thrissur, Kerala, India, Ranjith Sankar completed his education at St. Thomas College in Thrissur and studied BTech Civil Engineering at Mar Athanasius College of Engineering Kothamangalam. Shankar's writing career began with television series such as ''Nizhalkal'' and ''American Dreams''. He won the Kerala State Award for Best Screenplay for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Short Film
A short film is any motion picture that is short enough in running time not to be considered a feature film. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences defines a short film as "an original motion picture that has a running time of 40 minutes or less, including all credits". In the United States, short films were generally termed short subjects from the 1920s into the 1970s when confined to two 35 mm reels or less, and featurettes for a film of three or four reels. "Short" was an abbreviation for either term. The increasingly rare industry term "short subject" carries more of an assumption that the film is shown as part of a presentation along with a feature film. Short films are often screened at local, national, or international film festivals and made by independent filmmakers with either a low budget or no budget at all. They are usually funded by film grants, nonprofit organizations, sponsor, or personal funds. Short films are generally used for industry experience and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santhosh Kumar Kana
Santosh (), also spelled as Santhosh, is a Hindu masculine given name. The name means "Satisfaction" or "Gratification". Notable people with the given name Santosh * Santosh Bagrodia, former MP, politician representing INC * Santosh Bhattacharyya (1924–2011), Bengali scholar * Santosh Chandra Bhattacharyya (1915–1971), lecturer * Santosh Chowdhary (born 1944), member of Lok Sabha, politician representing INC * Santosh Dutta, Bengali actor * Santhosh Echikkanam, contemporary short story writer from Kerala * Santosh Gangwar (born 1948), India politician representing BJP, former MP * Santhosh George Kulangara (born 1971), cinematographer and travel writer * Santhosh Jogi (died 2010), Malayalam film actor and singer * Santosh Joshi (born 1960), classical vocalist and instrumentalist * Santosh Juvekar, Marathi film, television and stage actor * Santosh Kashyap (born 1966), football coach * Santosh Kumar (1925–1982), name by which the Pakistani film actor Syed Musa Raza was pop ... [...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] |
Govind Padmasoorya
Govind Padmasoorya (born 16 June 1987), popularly known as GP is an Indian television presenter actor who works mainly in Malayalam cinema and a few Telugu films. He made his debut in the movie Atayalangal directed by M. G. Sasi. He is popular among Malayali audiences through the reality show D 4 Dance. He directed a featured film for Malayalam television channel Asianet for their 25 years celebration.. Early and personal life Govind Padmasoorya popularly known as GP was born on June 16, 1987 at Pattambi, as the son of Govind Menon, (Bank Manager, CSB) and Malathy (AGM, BSNL). He completed his graduate in Master of Business Administration in St.Aloysius College in Manglore. Later, he went to Whistling Woods International to complete his media studies. He has a younger brother named Govind Amrithsoorya. Career GP started his career in acting through some albums in 2007. He made his debut in Malayalam cinema as the protagonist in '' Atayalangal'', directed by M. G. Sasi and ... [...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 by portraying the role of ''Girirajan Kozhi'' in ''Premam'' (2015). Sharaf U Dheen's known for both his comedic and villain roles. He's best known for his roles in the films '' Paavada'' (2015), '' Happy Wedding'' (2016), ''Pretham'' (2016), ''Georgettan's Pooram'' (2017), ''Njandukalude Nattil Oridavela'' (2017), ''Varathan'' (2018), ''Neeyum Njanum'' (2019), '' Children's Park'' (2019), ''Virus'' (2019), ''Anjaam Pathiraa'' (2020), ''Halal Love Story'' (2020), and ''Aarkkariyam'' (2021). Early and 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 Travel Company at his hometown before foraying into Cinema. He is married to Beema from Changanassery in 2015. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sreejith Ravi
Sreejith Ravi (born 19 May 1976) is an Indian actor who appears predominantly in Malayalam films and also in Tamil films. He is the son of actor T. G. Ravi. Early life Sreejith is the son of actor and industrialist T. G. Ravi and V. K. Subhadra. He studied in Hari Sri Vidya Nidhi School, Thrissur. He received his Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering from the National Institute of Technology Karnataka. He also received his PGDBA from ICFAI Business School, Bangalore, and Diploma in Business Finance from ICFAI Hyderabad. Career He started his acting career in 2005 with the film ''Mayookham''. He got a breakthrough after appearing in ''Chanthupottu''. He also acted in Adoor Gopalakrishnan's ''Naalu Pennungal''. He portrayed Sivarasan in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination-based ''Mission 90 Days''. he had a substantial role in Chekavar. he debuted in Tamil film industry with ''Vettai''. His roles in Sathyan Anthikad's ''Kadha Thudarunnu'' and ''Orkut Oru Ormakoot'' was di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madhupal
Madhupal Kannambathu is an Indian actor, director, and screenwriter who works in Malayalam cinema. Madhupal made his acting debut with ''Kashmeeram'' in 1994 and his directorial debut with ''Thalappavu'' (2008), which was about Naxal Varghese and won several awards in 2008. Biography Madhupal is a native of Kozhikode and took post graduation in commerce. His association with cinema dates back to when he was a child in Palakkad. His father, Chengalath Madhava Menon, ran a movie theatre. Madhupal is also a short story writer in Malayalam. He has acted in more than 90 films in Malayalam, Tamil, English and Hindi, including lead roles. His short stories have been translated into English, Hindi, and Tamil, and have appeared in publications like ''Mathrubhumi'', ''Madhyamam'', and ''Bhashaposhini'' magazines. He started his career in film as an assistant director to eminent film makers like Bharath Gopi and Rajiv Anchal. Madhupal assisted Rajiv Anchal in ''Butterflies'', ''Kashmeeram ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parvathi T
Parvathi T., also known as Maala Parvathi, is an Indian actress, who appears in Malayalam, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu films Personal life Parvathi was born in Thiruvananthapuram, to Adv C. V. Thrivikraman and gynaecologist Dr K. Lalitha. She completed her Pre-degree from All Saints College, Thiruvananthapuram and was the University Union Councilor. She completed her Bachelor's in Psychology from Government College for Women, Thiruvananthapuram. She was Vice Chairperson of College Union during the first year following which she became union chairperson in her college during her second year and also campus coordinator for SPIC MACAY. Parvathi has completed her Master's and M.Phil in Psychology from Kerala University's Kariavattom campus, Thiruvananthapuram. She pursued her LLB from Kerala Law Academy Law College, Thiruvananthapuram. Parvathi is married to B. Satheesan, who works with C-DIT, Government of Kerala. They have a son Ananthakrishnan, who has completed his graduation. Caree ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jayaraj Warrier
Jayaraj Warrier is an Indian actor, stand-up comedian, Ottamthullal performer, and caricaturist. He appears in Malayalam films in supporting and comedic roles. Personal life He hails from Thrissur, began his career as an amateur theater artist in 1982 after studying Ottamthullal, was part of the Root Theater Group led by Jose Chirammel for seven years from 1984. His daughter Indulekha Warrier is also a stage performer and playback singer, she made her debut as music composer in "Duniyavinte Orattathu". He had played noted roles in many stage such as Mudrarakshasam, Bhomaolpadanathinte Sooryavetta, Chathuppil Parkkunnavar and Shavaghoshayathra. He is also an eminent caricaturist who had conducted many caricature shows inside and abroad the country. He had performed a caricature show for the members in the Kerala Assembly in July 2003, which was the first time ever in the history of the Assembly He is an alumnus Alumni (singular: alumnus (masculine) or alumna (feminine)) are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Muthumani
Muthumani Somasundaran is an Indian actress who mainly works in Malayalam films. She made her cinematic debut through the Malayalam film ''Rasathanthram'' directed by Sathyan Anthikkad's in 2006. Early life and education Muthumani was born in Ernakulam, Kerala to Somasundaran and Shirly Somasundaran. They were active in the theatre field, which influenced her to enter into the theatre plays. She went to St. Mary's Convent Girls High School, Ernakulam. She has worked as a child artist for All India Radio. She learned dance but later moved onto mono-act. She topped the mono-act competitions in the Kerala School Kalolsavam for nine consecutive years. She obtained her graduate degree in Law from The National University of Advanced Legal Studies (N.U.A.L.S), Kochi. Career Theatre Muthumani joined and actively participated in the Amateur Theatre Wing. She played the central character, Vasundhara in ''Oru Dalit Yuvathiyude Kadana Katha'', based on M. Mukundan's novelette. She was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minon
Minon John (born 12 February 2000) is an Indian actor and artist, from Kerala, who works in Malayalam films. He won the National Film Award for Best Child Artist in 2012 for the Malayalam film ''101 Chodyangal''. It was directed by Sidhartha Siva and produced by Thomas Kottackakom. Minon also received the Kerala State Film Award for Best Child Artist and Kerala State Film Critics Award for the same role, in which he portrays a class five student. Minon has held more than 80 painting exhibitions so far, all across India, and he has over 3,500 paintings to his credit. Early life Minon and his sister Mintu are trained painters by their artist parents, John Baby and Mini. Filmography Web Series Awards * 2012 - National Film Award for Best Child Artist for ''101 Chodyangal'' * 2012 - Kerala State Film Award for Best Child Artist for ''101 Chodyangal'' * 2012 - Kerala State Film Critics Award for Best Child Artist for ''101 Chodyangal'' * 2012 - Harlem International Film Fes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
