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Poojappura Ravi
Raveendran Nair, known by his stage name Poojappura Ravi is an Indian actor, primarily concentrating in Malayalam films doing comedy roles. He was a stage actor and was a part of ''Kalanilyam Drama Vision'', the famous drama institution. He started doing Malayalam films in mid-1970s. He has done many " black and white " movies produced in Kerala. Ravi is actually a very flexible character actor who can do almost any roles which is evident from his movies. Even though the exact count of his movies list are not updated, he has surpassed 600 films. In the 1990s he also did TV serials. Personal life Poojappura Ravi was born to Madhavan Pillai and Bhavaniyamma, as eldest of four children, at Poojappura, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. He had his primary education from Chinnamma Memorial Girls High School and Thirumala Higher Secondary School. He is married to Thankamma. The couple have a daughter, Lakshmi and a son, Hari Kumar.....His best character is 1992 – Kallan Kappalil Thanne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thiruvananthapuram District
Thiruvananthapuram District (), is the southernmost district in the Indian state of Kerala. The district was created in 1949, with its headquarters in the city of Thiruvananthapuram, which is also Kerala's administrative centre. The present district was created in 1956 by separating the four southernmost Taluks of the erstwhile district to form Kanyakumari district. The city of Thiruvananthapuram is also known as the Information technology capital of the State, since it is home to the first and largest IT park in India, Technopark, established in 1990. The district is home to more than 9% of total population of the state. The district covers an area of . At the 2011 census, it had a population of 3,301,427, making it the second most populous district in Kerala after Malappuram district. Its population density is the highest in Kerala, with . The district is divided into six subdistricts: Thiruvananthapuram, Chirayinkeezhu, Neyyattinkara, Nedumangadu, Varkala, and Kattakada. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kilichundan Mampazham
''Kilichundan Mampazham'' (Malayalam: ''Bird-beaked Mango'') is a 2003 Indian Malayalam-language romantic comedy film written and directed by Priyadarshan from a story by Sreenivasan. It was produced by Antony Perumbavoor under the company Aashirvad Cinemas. The film stars Mohanlal, Soundarya (in her second and final Malayalam film to date), Sreenivasan, and Salim Kumar. Vineeth Sreenivasan debuted as a singer in the film. The movie was a huge hit . Synopsis Moidukutty Haji returns to his village after marrying a third time. His new wife Amina is young and beautiful. His other two wives are really unhappy to see this, but they have no other choice other than to accept it. Amina was in love in with Abdu. Abdu and Usman come to the village and they come to Moidukutty Haji's house to sell bangles. Abdu sees Amina and tries various tricks in order to get into Moidukutty Haji's house, but Moidukutty Haji drives them away. When Abdu was in Gulf, Amina's wicked father secretly stol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anakkorumma
''Aanakkorumma'' is a 1985 Indian Malayalam film, directed and produced by M. Mani. The film stars Ratheesh, Adoor Bhasi, Sankaradi and Menaka in the lead roles. The film has musical score by Shyam and V. D. Rajappan. Cast *Ratheesh as Devan *M. G. Soman as Swami/Police Officer *Adoor Bhasi as Raman Nair * Santhosh as Vikraman * Sankaradi as Potti * Menaka as Devi * Baby Shalini as Bindu * V. D. Rajappan as Balan * Kunchan as Govindan *Thrissur Elsy as Meenakshi *Poojappura Ravi as Narayana Pilla *Paravoor Bharathan as Police officer * Thikkurussy Sukumaran Nair as Minister * KPAC Azeez as Police Inspector * Anuradha as Anitha Soundtrack The music was composed by Shyam Shyam is a name of Krishna and an Indian masculine given name and surname. Notable people with this name include: ;Shyam *Shyam (actor), Indian Hindi film actor *Shyam (composer), an Indian music composer from Kerala * Shyam Benegal, Indian film di ... and V. D. Rajappan and the lyrics were written by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kiratham
''Kiraatham'' is a 1985 Indian Malayalam film, directed by K. S. Gopalakrishnan. The film stars Ratheesh, Santhosh and Captain Raju in the lead roles. The film has musical score by Kannur Rajan. Cast *Ratheesh as C. I. Hassan * Santhosh as Murali *Prathapachandran as Prathapan *Bahadoor as Musliyar *Bheeman Raghu as Radhakrishnan * Devan as Artist *Justin as Chief engineer Prabhakaran Nair *Kaduvakulam Antony as Narayanan Pilla *Poojappura Ravi as Kuttan Pilla *Sudheer as Adv. Ramakrishnan Nair *Vincent as Magistrate *Pattom Sadan as Santhappan * Anuradha as Anu *Valsala Menon as Kamalam *Lalithasree as Mariya * Khadeeja as Mariyamma *Silk Smitha as Dancer Soundtrack The music was composed by Kannur Rajan Kannur Rajan (24 June 1940 – 7 April 1995) was a music composer from Kerala, India. Though his songs are less in numbers, they are noted as emotional and nostalgic in the Malayalam film songs. He was the father-in-law of currently famous mu ... and the lyrics were ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akkare Ninnoru Maran
''Akkare Ninnoru Maran'' () is a 1985 Indian Malayalam-language comedy film directed by Girish and written by Sreenivasan from a story by Jagadeesh, it was produced by G. Suresh Kumar and Sanal Kumar. The film stars Maniyanpilla Raju, Menaka, Sukumari and Innocent. The film has musical score by C. Rajamani and songs by Kannur Rajan. Plot K. P. Thankappan Nair (Nedumudi Venu) is a rich man, who has cheated his sister (Sukumari) out of her property. Her son Achuthan (Maniyanpilla Raju) wants to reclaim the land forcibly taken by his uncle, as well as marry his daughter, Nandini (Menaka), with whom he is in love. He and his friends (Mukesh, Jagadeesh, Mala Aravindan) hatch a plan to hoodwink Thankappan Nair, pretending to have earned a fortune working in Dubai. Cast *Maniyanpilla Raju as Achuthan *Menaka (actress) as Nandini *Mukesh as Pavithran *Jagadeesh as Vishwan *Nedumudi Venu as K. P. Thankappan Nair *Sukumari as Savithri, Achuthan's mother *Innocent as Sankaran, Pavithran' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oru CBI Diary Kurippu
''Oru CBI Diary Kurippu'' () is a 1988 Indian Malayalam-language mystery thriller film directed by K. Madhu, written by S. N. Swamy, and starring Mammootty, Suresh Gopi, Jagathy Sreekumar, Mukesh, and Sukumaran. The lead character, CBI officer Sethurama Iyer is inspired by a police officer named Radha Vinod Raju, Jammu and Kashmir cadre IPS Officer who in 2009 was appointed as the first chief of India's National Investigation Agency. It was the highest grossing Malayalam film at that time. Considered one of the best crime thrillers in Malayalam, it eventually developed a cult following. This is the first instalment in the ''CBI'' film series featuring Mammootty as Sethurama Iyer. It was produced by M. Mani under the banner Sunitha Productions. Sequels to the film are ''Jagratha'' (1989), ''Sethurama Iyer CBI'' (2004), ''Nerariyan CBI'' (2005), and '' CBI 5: The Brain'' (2022). The film was remade in Telugu as ''Nyayam Kosam'' with Rajasekhar and in Hindi as ''Police Public' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kadathanadan Ambadi
''Kadathanadan Ambadi'' is a 1990 Indian Malayalam-language sword and sorcery film directed by Priyadarshan and written by Cochin Haneefa. It is a sequel to the 1964 film ''Thacholi Othenan'' and the 1970 film '' Othenente Makan''. The film star Mohanlal in the title role, along with Prem Nazir, Swapna, and Raadhu. A few shots from ''Thacholi Othenan'' was shown in this film. ''Kadathanadan Ambadi'' was released after the death of Prem Nazir. Plot The movie is based on Kerala's traditional Vadakkanpattu (The Northern Ballad Folklore). The fictional story is about Kadathanadan Ambadi (Mohanlal) who wants to avenge his father - Thacholi Manikoth Othenan Kuruppu's death and retrieve the sacred sword Bhadravaal and Sacred Thread, which were missing since the death of Thacholi Othenan. Kadathanadan Ambadi, along with his Mentor-Martial arts Guru sets out investigating the mysterious disappearance of the sword. They suspect a Muslim Manager of their household who went missing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kilukkam
''Kilukkam'' () is a 1991 Indian Malayalam-language musical romantic comedy film directed by Priyadarshan and written by Venu Nagavalli. The story set in Ooty revolves around tourist guide Joji (Mohanlal) and photographer Nishchal (Jagathy Sreekumar). They happen to meet a lavish tourist Nandini (Revathi), whom they bet their fortunes on. It also stars Thilakan, Innocent, K. B. Ganesh Kumar, Sukumari, and Sharat Saxena, with Murali and Jagadish making cameo appearances. The music was composed by S. P. Venkatesh. ''Kilukkam'' was released on 15 August 1991. The film was the highest-grossing Malayalam film at that time and ran for more than 365-days at the theaters. ''Kilukkam'' won five Kerala State Film Awards, including Best Actor for Mohanlal, Second Best Actor for Jagathy Sreekumar, Best Editor for N. Gopalakrishnan, and Best Cinematographer for S. Kumar. The film is regarded as one of the best comedy films of Malayalam cinema. It was remade in Telugu as '' Allari Pilla' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Customs Diary
''Customs Diary'' is a 1993 Malayalam crime film by T. S. Suresh Babu starring Mukesh, Jagathy Sreekumar, Jayaram and Ganesh Kumar in the lead roles. Cast *Mukesh as Rony Vincent/Rajappan/Rojappan *Jagathy Sreekumar as Aravindakshan, Customs officer *Jayaram as Anantha Krishnan, Customs officer *Ganesh Kumar as Jamal *Ranjitha as Thara *Kuthiravattam Pappu as Padaval Vishwanathan * Sainuddin as Vikraman * Radha Ravi as Kaliyappa *Keerikkadan Jose as Britto (dubbed by Jayaram) * Santhosh as Dany *Kollam Thulasi as Rasheed, Customs officer *Babu Namboothiri as Padmanabha Iyer *Mala Aravindan as Skariachan *Prathapachandran as Customs Officer * Santhakumari *Poojappura Ravi *Kanakalatha as Mercykutty *Raveendran Madhavan Raveendran ( ml, മാധവൻ രവീന്ദ്രൻ ), (born Kulathupuzha, Kollam, 9 November 1943 – died Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 3 March 2005), fondly known as ''Raveendran Master'', was a popular South Indian music composer a ... * Shahana * Kaladi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aayirappara
''Aayirappara'' is a 1993 Malayalam film directed by Venu Nagavalli, starring Mammootty, Urvashi and Madhu in the lead roles. The movie was produced by Sreekanth and Ashok under the banner of Gauridarshana and it has been distributed by Mak Release. Cast * Mammootty... Shauri * Urvashi... Parvathy * Madhu... Paappi * Narendra Prasad... Padhmanabha Kaimal * Vijayakumar... Chettiar * Jagathy Sreekumar * Sreenivasan... Vasu * V. K. Sreeraman... Basheer * Kuthiravattam Pappu... Urumees * Jagannathan... Chandrabhanu * Sankaradi as Priest * Prem Kumar... Yasodharan * Rajan P. Dev... Govinda Menon * K. P. A. C. Sunny... Chackochen * Shivaji * Rizabawa... Bhanuvikrama Kaimal * N. L. Balakrishnan * Poojappura Ravi... Kuruppu * Nandhu * Sukumari... Mary * Kuttyedathi Vilasini * Jezil Ashraf... Shauri (childhood) Soundtrack The songs in this movie were written by Kavalam Narayana Panicker and composed by Raveendran. The songs have been distributed by C. C. Audios. The background ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agnidevan
''Agnidevan'' () is a 1995 Indian Malayalam-language family drama film directed by Venu Nagavalli and co-written by P. Balachandran and Nagavalli. It stars Mohanlal and Revathi. The plot deals with the struggle for leadership of a family-owned newspaper firm causing the family to split apart. Agnidevan was released on October 23 during the Diwali holiday period. The film features music composed by M. G. Radhakrishnan. Plot The story is about the conflict between two brothers who share the legacy of "Malayalam Shabdam", a newspaper company owned by their family, the ''Ezhuthupura'' Tharavadu . Their roles as the main writers and publishers of a daily newspaper come to the forefront of their rivalry with each other. While one brother Rama Varma a.k.a. 'Appan' ( Devan) has a clinical business oriented attitude to growing the newspaper industry that he heads, the younger brother Ravi Varma a.k.a. 'Aniyankuttan' (Mohanlal) feels very emotional and passionate about the craft of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dilliwala Rajakumaran
''Dillivala Rajakumaran'' ( ''Delhiite Prince'' ) is a 1996 Malayalam film by Rajasenan starring Jayaram and Manju Warrier. The movie tells a fictional story inspired from Travancore Royal Family's famous Padiyettam ceremony (Royal adoption) which last happened in the year 1994 when Aswathi Thirunal Gowri Lakshmi Bayi of the Travancore Royal Family adopted Bharani Thirunal Lekha Parvathi Bayi. Plot Appu (Jayaram) and Maya (Manju Warrier) are childhood sweethearts and their parents have agreed to their marriage. Maya's father belongs to a branch of local royal family. Appu is treated by Maya's father as his own son and this makes her uncle jealous of him. However, Maya's life turns upside down when she is identified as the heir to her father's main royal family after her horoscope matches with the qualities that the royal family was looking for. The Maharaja (Narendra Prasad) proposes to adopt her as heir princess to continue the lineage. Greed and status makes her father look fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
