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Priyanandanan
Priyanandanan is an Indian Film Director, film and drama director from Kerala. His second movie, ''Pulijanmam,'' received the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in 2006. Biography Priyanandanan is a native of Vallachira in Thrissur District, Kerala. He was born as the son of Thottipparambil Ramakrishnan and Kochammini Priyanandanan started in career as an actor in stage shows. His career started as a female character. Later he ventured into direction of stage shows. He used to be known as Priyan Vallachira at that time. Priyanandanan started his film career under famous directors K. R. Mohanan, P. T. Kunju Muhammed and Manilal. He began filming numerous newsreels and documentary shorts, which include Fight for Land and Man or Manninum Manushyanum Vendiyulla Samarangal (about Comrade Achudanandan), People's Leader or Jana Nayakan about E. K. Nayanar, Teacher or Gurunathan (about Sanskrit expert K P C Narayanan Bhattathiri), and The History of Strikes in Trissur District o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oru Yathrayil
''Oru Yathrayil'' is a 2013 Indian Malayalam anthology film. The film comprises four shorts namely ''Honeymoon'', ''I Love My Appa'', ''Marichavarude Kadal'' and ''Amma'' which all are half an hour long each. The four featurettes are directed by Rajesh Amanakkara, Mathews, Priyanandanan and Major Ravi respectively. Major Ravi coordinated the efforts for the film. Another featurette titled ''Sarvashiksha Abhiyan'' directed by Vinod Vijayan was originally announced but was not included in the final print. Films Common Cast * Anoop Chandran * Bineesh Kodiyeri * Rajeev Pillai * Jayakrishnan * Pradeep Chandran Pradeep is a Diya lamp, used in Puja (religious ceremonies) in Hinduism, Jainism, & Buddhism. It is related to the name Pradip. Notable people with the name include: Pradeep Dahal* Pradeep (actor) * Kavi Pradeep * Vidya Pradeep * Pradeep Kumar ... Plots ''Honeymoon'' is a take on the life of a newlywed couple in the backdrop of a slum. ''I Love My Appa'' is a family ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Njan Ninnodu Koodeyundu
''Njan Ninnodu Koodeyundu'' is a 2015 Indian Malayalam-language film directed by Priyanandanan, starring Siddharth Bharathan and Vinay Forrt. Plot ''Njan Ninnodu Koodeyundu'' is the story of Damanan and Madanan, who are petty thieves and one day their plan goes downhill and the duo jumps into a river to escape and they lose consciousness. Both see a dream.... Cast * Siddharth Bharathan *Vinay Forrt *Aparna Vinod *Navami Murali *Jaise Jose *Madhupal * Antony Mathai Reception ''The Times of India ''The Times of India'', also known by its abbreviation ''TOI'', is an Indian English-language daily newspaper and digital news media owned and managed by The Times Group. It is the third-largest newspaper in India by circulation and largest ...'' gave the movie 2.5 stars, stating that "Replete with performances that also feel functional at many junctures, the movie is a tad too contrived for the average audience." NowRunning was also mixed in their review, as they praised th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bhakthajanangalude Sradhakku
''Bhakthajanangalude Sradhakku'' (''For the attention of devotees'') is a 2011 Indian Malayalam-language satirical drama film directed by Priyanandanan and written by Manoj from a story by Ranjith. It stars Kavya Madhavan and Irshad. The film narrates the story of a self-declared demigod and her alcoholic husband. It is reportedly inspired from the life of the controversial godwoman Divya Joshi. The movie is produced by Jahangir Shamz under the banner of xarfnet movies. Plot Sumangala is married to a government employee named Viswanathan. Viswanathan is committed to his family, which includes their two children and his mother. Things go horribly wrong when he becomes an alcoholic. Fed up with her husband's incorrigible ways, Sumangala is forced to become a godwoman. This forms the turning point in the film. Cast * Kavya Madhavan as Sumangala * Irshad as ViswanathanRasmi Binoy. (5 May 2011)"Career moves". ''The Hindu''. Retrieved 9 May 2011. * Vanitha Krishnachandran as Sar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pathirakalam
''Pathirakalam'' (English: Nocturnal Times) is a 2018 Indian Malayalam-language film directed by Priyanandanan and starring Mythili. Synopsis The film is about the dark and violent activities that happen in society today. The plot begins with finding Hussain who is a renowned researcher at Berlin University of the Arts and the father of Jahanara, the main protagonist. Hussain has missing for the past three months and there has been no follow-up on the missing case by the local police or judiciaries. Jahanara decides to take things into her own hands and, with her friend Mahesh, Jahanara sets out to find her father. The story follows Jahanara's journey and the difficulties and problems she encounters. Cast *Mythili *indrans *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. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neythukaran
Neythukaran is a 2002 Malayalam movie, the first directed by Priyanandanan, starring Murali. It tells the story of a weaver, a supporter of E. M. S. Namboodiripad, who dies the day after his leader dies. Murali won the National Film Award for Best Actor in 2002 for his performance in this film. Synopsis Namboodiripad, the leader of the first democratically elected Communist government is dead. (His death was on the same day as the BJP-led government came to power in the centre. This coincidence strengthened the mystic cloud around the man called EMS by his friends). Appa Mestry, a veteran Communist who lives in the nostalgia of "those great days", is unable to believe that EMS has died. For him, EMS is a great leader, whose death is unthinkable. He goes back to those ages, where they worked for the freedom struggle, risking their lives. He proudly remembers the day when he took Comrade P. Krishnapilla on his shoulder safely across the river. He remembers contemptuously the d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pulijanmam
''Pulijanmam'' (Malayalam: പുലിജന്മം, English translation : Metamorphosis of a Man to a Tiger ) is a Malayalam feature film directed by Priyanandanan. It stars Murali, Vineeth Kumar, Salim Kumar, Samvrutha Sunil and Sindhu Menon. It was released on 19 May 2006 and won the Swarna Kamal Award for the Best Feature Film in the 54th National Film Awards, 2006. The film was produced by M G Vijay and it was the second directorial venture by Priyanandanan, the first one being Neythukaran released in 2001. The citation for Pulijanmam said it was 'a layered film that uses metaphors to address global and local issues of contemporary society'. Synopsis The film Pulijanmam is based on '' N Prabhakarans play of the same name. Kari Gurukkal, also known as Pulimaranja Thondachan (the great grandfather who turned into tiger), is a folk god of Pulayas, a subaltern community in North Kerala. According to legends, Kari was a master of martial arts and other arts. Envious, the u ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sufi Paranja Katha (film)
''Sufi Paranja Katha'' is a Malayalam-language film directed by Priyanandanan based on K. P. Ramanunni's novel with the same title. Ramanunni himself wrote the story, screenplay, and dialogues for the film. Thampi Antony, Prakash Bare, and Sharbani Mukherjee did the main roles in this film. The film has been distributed by Central Pictures. It is widely regarded as one of the defining movies of the Malayalam New Wave. Plot This film is a narrative by Sufi, a Muslim scholar. Karthy belongs to a prestigious Hindu Tharavad. She falls in love with a Muslim trader named Mamootty and starts living in Mamootty's house after converting to Islam. But she doesn't give up her original beliefs of her original religion Hinduism. To save Karthy from the need to go to the temple, Mamootty builds one inside his house. When the local Muslim people learns of this, they create problems, causing the couple to move apart. Cast * Sharbani Mukherjee as Karthi, Suhara * Thampi Antony as Sanku Menon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vallachira
Vallachira is a census town in Thrissur district in the Indian state of Kerala. Demographics India census, Vallachira had a population of 13,443. Males constitute 49% of the population and females 51%. Vallachira has an average literacy rate of 83%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 85%, and female literacy is 81%. In Vallachira, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age. Schools "Vallachira Panchayath Onagosham" is famous. The main schools at Vallachira are Govt. Upper Primary School, St. Thomas higher secondary school, Kandeswaram school, Kadalassery school, and Santa Maria Academy. Celebrities Famous Vallacherians are Priyanandanan Priyanandanan is an Indian film and drama director from Kerala. His second movie, ''Pulijanmam,'' received the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in 2006. Biography Priyanandanan is a native of Vallachira in Thrissur District, Kerala. ..., Usha Nanghiar, Ashtamoorthy, Sasidharan Naduvil, Vallachi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Film Award For Best Feature Film
The National Award for Best Feature Film is one of the categories in the National Film Awards presented annually by the Directorate of Film Festivals, the organisation set up by Ministry of Information and Broadcasting in India. It is one of several awards presented for feature films and awarded with the ''Golden Lotus'' (''Swarna Kamal''). The award is announced for films produced in a year across the country, in all Indian languages. , the award comprises a ''Swarna Kamal'', a certificate, and a cash prize of 2,50,000 and is presented to the producer and the director of the film. The National Film Awards were established in 1954 to "encourage production of the films of a high aesthetic and technical standard and educational and culture value" and also planned to include awards for regional films. The awards were instituted as "State Awards for Films" but were renamed to "National Film Awards" at the 15th National Film Awards in 1967. , the award is one of six ''Swarna Kamal' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Red Wine (2013 Film)
''Red Wine'' is a 2013 Indian Malayalam-language thriller film directed by Salam Bappu and written by Mammen K. Rajan from a story by Noufal Blathoor. It stars Mohanlal, Fahad Fazil, and Asif Ali. The film's soundtrack and background score were composed by Bijibal. ''Red Wine'' was released on 21 March 2013. The film was later dubbed into Telugu under the same name. Plot ACP Ratheesh Vasudevan IPS, a brilliant and experienced police officer, is appointed to investigate the murder case of Anoop C V, a part-time actor in local plays. He is assisted by Sub-Inspector Rafi. During the initial stages of the investigation, Ratheesh learns from Anoop's family members, neighbours and from Anoop's close friend Joe Sebastin that Anoop was a brilliant student both in school and college and that also that he was the Local Committee Secretary of the Leftist Party and opted for helping the local population rather than using his engineering degree to get a well-paying job abroad . Joe Sebast ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anjaam Pathiraa
''Anjaam Pathiraa'' () is a 2020 Indian Malayalam-language crime thriller film written and directed by Midhun Manuel Thomas. The film stars Kunchacko Boban, Sharaf U Dheen, Sreenath Bhasi, Jinu Joseph and Unnimaya Prasad. Sushin Shyam composed the music, while Shyju Khalid was the cinematographer. The plot follows a squad of police sleuths assisted by a consultant criminologist, Anwar Hussain, as they attempt to unveil the identity of a faceless killer who employs brutal tactics to slay his victims. ''Anjaam Pathiraa'' was dubbed in Telugu and Hindi as ''Midnight Murders'' and ''Police Story'' and was released on '' Aha'' and ''Goldmines Telefilms''. The film received positive reviews from critics and audience where it went on to emerge as the highest-grossing Malayalam film of 2020 and was remade in Bengali in 2021 as '' Psycho''. Following the film's success, Midhun Manuel Thomas has announced a sequel named ''Aaaram Pathiraa'' (). Plot Anwar Hussain is a psychologist who ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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