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Rafi–Mecartin
Rafi and Mecartin are a screenwriter and director duo best known for comedy films in Malayalam cinema. Raffi's younger brother Shafi is also a well-known film director. Raffi is also the nephew of director Siddique from the Siddique–Lal duo. He has scripted and directed successful films such as '' Puthukkottayile Puthumanavalan'' (1995), ''Superman'' (1997), '' Punjabi House'' (1998), '' Thenkasipattanam'' (2000), ''Chathikkatha Chanthu'' (2004), '' Pandippada'' (2005), and '' Hallo'' (2007). The duo has also written the scripts for ''Aniyan Bava Chetan Bava'' (1995), ''Aadyathe Kanmani'' (1995), ''Dilliwala Rajakumaran'' (1996), '' Kusruthi Kuruppu'' (1998), '' One Man Show'' (2001), '' Thilakkam'' (2003), and ''Mayavi'' (2007) among others, for other directors. Filmography Director ⊥ Rafi Alone Screenwriter only * '' Ellarum Chollanu'' (1992) (writer) * '' Mr & Mrs'' (1992) (writer) * ''Aniyan Bava Chetan Bava'' (1995) (writer) * ''Aadyathe Kanmani'' (1995 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chathikkatha Chanthu
''Chathikkatha Chanthu'' () is a 2004 Indian Malayalam-language comedy-drama film written and directed by Rafi Mecartin and produced by Lal under the banner of Lal Creations. It stars Jayasurya in the title role, along with Vineeth, Lal, Navya Nair and Bhavana in other major roles. The film features original songs composed by Alex Paul, while Berny-Ignatius did the scoring. The plot follows Chanthu, an aspiring scriptwriter. The film was released on 14 April 2004 and has a cult status in Malayalam cinema. It was remade in Kannada as ''Kal Manja''. Plot A young script writer named Chanthu has a mother who works in a huge mansion owned by her master Thampuran, whose daughter Indira is in love with Chanthu. Eventually, Thampuran finds out about the relationship and forces Chanthu to end it by making him write letters describing his love with an imaginary woman named "Vasumathi" in a fictional "Thottakkattukara" village. However, unknown to everyone, there exists a real Vasumathi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hallo (film)
''Hallo'' is a 2007 Indian Malayalam-language comedy thriller film written and directed by the Rafi Mecartin duo. The film stars Mohanlal and Parvathy Melton, with Jagathy Sreekumar, Siddique, K. B. Ganesh Kumar, Madhu, and Samvrutha Sunil in important roles. The music was composed by Alex Paul. The film received positive reviews from critics. Critics praised Mohanlal"s performance. The film was also a major commercial success. It was remade in Telugu as ''Naa Style Veru'' (2009) and in Kannada as '' Manjunatha BA LLB'' (2012). The plot of the movie was reported to have been partially borrowed from the 2004 movie ''Cellular''. Plot Sivaraman is a once-brilliant advocate who now seems to be in a self-destructive mode. All the time he is portrayed in a highly intoxicated state. His clients had abandoned him a long time ago. But he has a very devout follower Chandy. Whenever Sivaraman gets into one of his drunken brawls, it is Chandy who rescues him. Strangely, that doesn't di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pandippada
''Pandippada'' () is a 2005 Indian Malayalam-language comedy drama film written and directed by Rafi Mecartin. The film stars Dileep in the lead role while Navya Nair, Prakash Raj, Rajan P. Dev, Harisree Asokan, Salim Kumar, Cochin Haneefa, Ambika, Sukumari, and Indrans play supporting roles. The film was produced by Dileep and Anoop under the company Graand Production.The film was commercial successful at box office, it was one of the highest grossing film in 2005 and developed a cult following. The film released on 4 July 2005. The story follows Malayali Bhuvana Chandran (Dileep), an unsuccessful entrepreneur in a lot of debt, who gets involved in a land conflict between two powerful landlords in Tamil Nadu: Pandi Durai (Prakash Raj) and Karuppayya Swami (Rajan P. Dev). Plot Pandippada is the story of a rivalry between Pandi Durai (Prakash Raj) and his brother-in-law Karuppayya Swami (Rajan P. Dev), who are illiterate landlords, yet equally feared by the villagers for their ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thenkasipattanam
''Thenkasipattanam'' () is a 2000 Indian Malayalam-language action comedy film written and directed by Rafi Mecartin, produced by Lal, and starring Suresh Gopi, Lal and Dileep as male leads and Samyuktha Varma, Geethu Mohandas and Kavya Madhavan as female leads with Salim Kumar and Spadikam George in supporting roles. Synopsis Kannan (Suresh Gopi ) and Dassan (Lal) are owners of the market in their village in Thenkasi Pattinam. They become the famous rowdies under the guidance of their godfather (Vinu Chakravarthy). Dassan has a sister called Devootty (Kavya Madhavan) who is the educated girl and wants to get rid of their rudeness from their behaviour. Shatrugnan (shortened as Shathru) (Dileep) who later joined as the manager of the KD & Co who is regularly beaten by them due to his stupidity. Soon later it is revealed that Shathru is in love with their sister, but she is not interested in him. He joins Kannan's and Dasan's firm KD & Company as the manager in an attempt to win ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Punjabi House
''Punjabi House'' is a 1998 Indian Malayalam-language comedy drama film written and directed by Rafi Mecartin. It stars Dileep and Harisree Ashokan as comedy duo Unni and Ramanan with Mohini, Jomol, Lal, Cochin Haneefa, Thilakan, Janardhanan and N. F. Varghese in pivotal roles. The music was composed by Suresh Peters and S. P. Venkatesh, the former composing the songs, making his debut as a film composer and the latter composing the score. The film was released as an Onam release on 4 September 1998. The film was a blockbuster at release even though it clashed with Mammootty-Mohanlal starrer Harikrishnans. Many dialogues from the film turned into popular catchphrases. The character ''Ramanan'' played by Harishree Ashokan is considered one of the best comedy characters in Malayalam movies and has a cult status. The movie is considered one of the best slapstick comedy film in Malayalam cinema and it established Dileep as a leading star and catapulted him into stardom. The film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Superman (1997 Film)
''Superman'' is a 1997 Indian Malayalam-language action film written and directed by Rafi Mecartin, starring Jayaram and Shobana. The film was produced and distributed by Siddique, Lal and Azeez under the banner of Kavyachandrika. Plot Nithya, a deputy police commissioner, is assigned a corruption case involving the Home Minister and his friend, a businessman called Rajan Phillip. Unknown to her, a criminal nicknamed Superman helped her in the investigation. Superman, whose real name is Hareendran nurtures a vendetta against the Home minister Rajan Phillip and uses Nithya to trap his enemies. In the process, Superman uses the judiciary as his weapon and frames the men responsible for his tragic past. He provides vital information to the police for the same. In order to collect evidence, Superman himself breaks the law, but as it is for the greater good, Nithya looks the other way. Cast *Jayaram as Hareendran / Superman *Shobana... DCP Nithya IPS *Jagadish... SI Balachandran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thilakkam
''Thilakkam'' () is a 2003 Indian Malayalam-language comedy-drama film directed by Jayaraj and written by Rafi Mecartin. Dileep, Kavya Madhavan and Thiagarajan play the lead roles. The rest of the cast include Nedumudi Venu, K. P. A. C. Lalitha, Nishanth Sagar, Jagathy Sreekumar, Cochin Haneefa, Harisree Ashokan, Salim Kumar and Bindu Panicker. It was remade in Kannada as ''Nandeesha'' in 2012, starring Komal. Plot Padmanabhan master and his wife is waiting for Unni, their only son who is missing for many years. Ten-year-old Unni gets lost in the crowd during a temple festival where he was along with his neighbour Panikkar, popularly known as Poorappanikkar. Panikkar too did not return since he decided to return only after finding Unni. Ammu is Panikkar's daughter who also believes, like master and his wife, that her father will return one day with Unni. The master finds Unni after years and returns him to the village. The villagers realize that Unni is abnormal and is mentall ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
One Man Show (film)
''One Man Show'' is a 2001 Indian Malayalam-language comedy-drama film directed by Shafi (in his directorial debut) and written by the Rafi Mecartin duo. It stars Jayaram, Samyuktha Varma, Lal, Manya, Kalabhavan Mani and Narendra Prasad. The story unfurls itself in the course of a TV game show. this film was a huge commercial success at the box office. Plot The story unfurls itself in the course of ''One Man Show'' a TV game show, much akin to Who Wants to be a Millionaire. Jayakrishnan, the protagonist, comes to take part in the show, hosted by popular filmstar Mukesh. In the course of the show, the host pries into Jayakrishnan's past and the whole story is unfurled in flashback. Jayakrishnan, his uncle K. R. Menon and his cousin, Menon's daughter Radhika, who is Jayakrishnan's sweetheart too, lived together. All of them were lawyers and their house was nicknamed "Kodathi veedu" (Court house). Among the lawyers of Kodathi Veedu, Jayakrishnan and his Junior Ponnappan were the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mayavi (2007 Film)
''Mayavi'' is a 2007 Indian Malayalam-language action comedy film directed by Shafi and written by the Rafi Mecartin duo, starring Mammootty in the title role with Sai Kumar, Manoj K. Jayan, Salim Kumar, Suraj Venjaramoodu, Gopika, Vijayaraghavan and Santhosh Jogi in supporting roles. It was a commercial success and was remade in Tamil as ''Vallakottai'' in 2010, starring Arjun Sarja which was directed by A. Venkatesh.The film was a major commercial success and was the highest grossing movie of the year. Plot Small time criminal, Mahi gets released from prison early. He has a reputation of beating up his rivals in the darkness. Mahi wants to help fellow inmate Balan whose brother Satheesh is in need of money for a life saving operation. A fellow crook, Giri proposes an assignment for Mahi which will earn him enough money for the operation. Thottappally Surendran plans to murder Sivasankaran to settle an old score. Sivasankaran is serving life sentence for killing Surendr ... [...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] |
Jayaram
Jayaram Subramaniam, (born 10 December 1965) known mononymously as Jayaram, is an Indian actor who predominantly appears in Malayalam,Tamil films, along with a few Telugu films. He is also a chenda percussionist, mimicry artist, and occasional playback singer. Jayaram has acted in more than 200 films and has received several awards, including the Padma Shri, two Kerala State Film Awards, one Tamil Nadu State Film Awards, and four Filmfare Awards South. Jayaram started as a mimicry artist at the Kalabhavan institute during the 1980s. He made his acting debut in a leading role in Padmarajan's 1988 film ''Aparan''. He established himself as a successful leading actor in 1990s by starring in family dramas and comedies—such as, but not limited to ''Peruvannapurathe Visheshangal'' (1989), ''Shubhayathra'' (1990), ''Sandhesam'' (1991), '' Georgootty C/O Georgootty'' (1991), ''Malootty'' (1992), ''Ayalathe Adheham'' (1992), ''Meleparambil Aanveedu'' (1993), '' CID Unnikrishnan B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prem Kumar (Malayalam Actor)
Prem Kumar is an Indian actor known for his roles in Malayalam films. He has acted more than 100 films, and played lead roles in 18 films. In 2022 he was appointed as vice-chairman of Kerala State Chalachitra Academy. Personal life and education Prem Kumar was born to James Samuel and Jayakumari in Kazhakoottam, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. Ajith Kumar and Prasanna Kumar are his siblings. He received his primary education from Kazhakoottam Govt U.P School, Muslim Boys High School, Kaniyapuram and St. Xavier's College, Thumba. He obtained a degree in Psychology from Sree Narayana College, Chempazhanthy. He married Jisha on 12 July 2001. They have a daughter named Jameema. Awards * 1993 Kerala State television Award for Best Actor for a telefilm ''Lambo'' in Doordarshan. *He also got Premnazir Award in March 2019 Filmography Television *Lambo (Doordarshan) *Ente Manasaputhri (Asianet) *Scooter (Doordarshan) *Comedy Ulsavam (Flowers TV) *O Henry Stories (Doordarshan Mal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |