Ramasimhan (director)
Ramasimhan (born Ali Akbar; 20 February 1963) is an Indian film director, screenwriter, and lyricist who works in Malayalam cinema. He directed more than 20 Malayalam movies, including ''Grama Panchayath'', ''Bamboo Boys'', '' Junior Mandrake'', '' Kudumba Vaarthakal'' and ''Pai Brothers''. In 2020, Ramasimhan announced a new movie to be produced through crowdfunding, titled ''1921: Puzha Muthal Puzha Vare'', based on the 1921 Malabar rebellion. Ramasimhan received the Kerala State Film Award for Best Debut Director in the year 1988 for the movie ''Mamalakalkkappurathu''. Politics Ramasimhan has contested in 2014 parliament elections from Koduvally constituency. He contested in the election to the Kozhikode Corporation as a Bharatiya Janata Party candidate. Personal life Ramasimhan is married to Lucyamma and the couple have two daughters. In 2015, Ramasimhan said that he was a victim of child sexual abuse, he was abused by an ''usthad'' (teacher) at his madrasa at Me ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Meenangadi
Meenangadi is an old town situated on the highway NH 766 between Kalpetta and Sulthan Bathery in Wayanad District, in Kerala, India. This place is one among the Provinces where the existence of Dolmens provide an historical evidence of earlier civilisation. Coffee bean, Black pepper, Ginger, Rice and Areca are the major crops cultivated in this area. Meenangadi is famous for its Fish Market and Cattle Market. The nearest railway station is at Kozhikode at 87 km and airport is Kannur International Airport with 94 km from Meenangadi. Meenangadi is surrounded by, Ambalavayal Panchayat, Kalpetta Taluk towards west, Gudalur Taluk towards East, Mananthavady Taluk towards west. Kalpetta, Sultan Bathery, Kozhikode are the nearby Cities and towns to Meenangadi. Kerala's first carbon neutrality project launched in Meenangadi in June 2016. Upon achieving the goals of the project, Meenangadi will be the first village in India to go completely carbon neutral. Meenangadi has a populat ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Child Sexual Abuse
Child sexual abuse (CSA), also called child molestation, is a form of child abuse in which an adult or older adolescent uses a child for sexual stimulation. Forms of child sexual abuse include engaging in sexual activities with a child (whether by asking or pressuring, or by other means), indecent exposure (of the genitals, female nipples, etc.), child grooming, and child sexual exploitation, such as using a child to produce child pornography. Child sexual abuse can occur in a variety of settings, including home, school, or work (in places where child labor is common). Child marriage is one of the main forms of child sexual abuse; UNICEF has stated that child marriage "represents perhaps the most prevalent form of sexual abuse and exploitation of girls". The effects of child sexual abuse can include depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety, complex post-traumatic stress disorder, propensity to further victimization in adulthood, and physical injury to the child ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Malayalam Film Directors
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 22 Languages with official status in India, scheduled languages of India. Malayalam was designated a "Classical Language of India" in 2013. Malayalam has official language status in Kerala, and Puducherry (Mahé, Puducherry, Mahé), and is also the primary spoken language of Lakshadweep, and is spoken by 34 million people in India. Malayalam is also spoken by linguistic minorities in the neighbouring states; with significant number of speakers in the Kodagu and Dakshina Kannada districts of Karnataka, and Kanyakumari district, Kanyakumari, district of Tamil Nadu. It is also spoken by the Malayali diaspora, Malayali Diaspora worldwide, especially in the Arab states of the Persian Gulf, Persian Gulf countries, due to large populations of Malay ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Living People
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1963 Births
Events January * January 1 – Bogle–Chandler case: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation scientist Dr. Gilbert Bogle and Mrs. Margaret Chandler are found dead (presumed poisoned), in bushland near the Lane Cove River, Sydney, Australia. * January 2 – Vietnam War – Battle of Ap Bac: The Viet Cong win their first major victory. * January 9 – A total penumbral lunar eclipse is visible in the Americas, Europe, Africa, and Asia, and is the 56th lunar eclipse of Lunar Saros 114. Gamma has a value of −1.01282. It occurs on the night between Wednesday, January 9 and Thursday, January 10, 1963. * January 13 – 1963 Togolese coup d'état: A military coup in Togo results in the installation of coup leader Emmanuel Bodjollé as president. * January 17 – A last quarter moon occurs between the penumbral lunar eclipse and the annular solar eclipse, only 12 hours, 29 minutes after apogee. * January 19 – Soviet spy Ghe ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Achan (2011 Film)
''Achan'' () is a 2011 Indian Malayalam-language drama film directed by Ali Akbar and starring Thilakan. The film is based on a drama of the same name written by S. R. Raveendran, who also scripted the film. The film's shooting began on 28 July 2010, and was scheduled to release by October. Several issues regarding the casting of Thilakan, an expelled member of the Association of Malayalam Movie Artists, led the film to a delayed release on 14 January 2011. Ali Akbar's wife produced the film; the music was composed by his daughter."Achan has begun shooting at Kozhikode" . Thebollywoodactress.com. 2010-07-30. Plot The film is about an elderly gentleman Major Madhava Menon aka Major Maman ([...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Senior Mandrake
''Senior Mandrake'' is a 2010 Indian Malayalam-language comedy-drama film directed by Ali Akbar. It is a sequel to the 1997 film ''Junior Mandrake''. Jagathy Sreekumar, Jagadish and Kalpana plays the lead roles. Plot Kuttan (Jagathy Sreekumar) has become enviably rich, and has disposed of the ill-fated statue, but soon it finds its way back to the money lender's doorstep. Without any further delay, the world starts crumbling around him, and he frantically scurries around to hand it over to some unfortunate soul. Cast * Jagathy Sreekumar as Omanakuttan * Kalpana as Vandana * Jagadish as Pradeep * Kalabhavan Navas as Sandeep * Suraj Venjaramood as S.I. kidukkan * Mamukkoya * Salim Kumar * Bijukuttan * Kochu Preman * Bindu Panicker * Indrans as Gopalan * Mala Aravindan as Maniyan Vaidyan * Kanakalatha Kanakalatha (born 24 August 1960) is an Indian actress who works predominantly in the Malayalam cinema. Personal life Kanakalatha was born to parents Parameshwaran Pilla ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Swastham Grihabharanam
''Swastham Grihabharanam'' () is a 1999 Indian Malayalam-language film directed by Ali Akbar and produced by Kamarudeen K. The film stars Mukesh, Jagathy Sreekumar, Sukanya and Jagadish in lead roles. The film had musical score by Berny-Ignatius. the songs are written by chittur gopi. Plot Unni(Mukesh) is the son of late Balan master, a reputed social service person in the village. Unni is unemployed and decides to start a living and working as a Fishmonger. However he gets into trouble with Moori Moosa, the goon in the market. This tosses Unni into the rivalry between local tycoons, Veerabhadran Nair (Rajan P Dev) and Bhargava Kurup (N F Varghese) Cast *Mukesh as Unni * Jagathy Sreekumar as Pachu *Sukanya as Aswathi * Jagadish as Appu *Rajan P Dev as Veerabhadran Nair *N F Varghese as Pattatharayil Bhargava Kurup *K. P. A. C. Lalitha as Unni's Mother *Paravoor Ramachandran as Captain *Indrans as Vilakkoothi Vasu * Mamukkoya as Mammathu * Vijaykumar as Shibu *Junior Mandrake ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Gramapanchayath (film)
''Graama Panchaayathu'' is a 1998 Indian Malayalam-language comedy-drama film directed by Ali Akbar and written by Benny P. Nayarambalam, starring Jagadish and Rajan P. Dev in the lead roles. It was a commercial success at the box-office. Plot Two persons lifelong friendship takes a sour turn when one of them wins a court case and gets a hefty settlement. After this he considers his friend, who is a barber, to be of lower stature and goes back on his word to marry his daughter to his friend's son whom he now considers to be worthless as he has no job and is a barber's son. How the barber's son tries to woo and marry her despite her fathers resistance. Cast * Jagadish as Chakrapani * Rajan P. Dev as Pappu * Jagathy Sreekumar as R.A. Japan/Rajappan * NF Varghese as Gunasekharan * Kaveri as Sunanda * Kalpana as Pankajakshi * Harishree Ashokan as Swa.Le * Indrans as Bhaskaran * Salim Kumar as Njandu * Zeenath as Santha * Sagar Shiyas as Bhargavan * Jayasurya as Bus conducto ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ponnuchaami
''Ponnuchami'' is a 1993 Indian Malayalam-language drama film directed by Ali Akbar and written by A. R. Mukesh, starring Suresh Gopi and Chithra. Plot Ponnuchami is a farrier, is assisted by an apprentice he adopted from the streets who is deaf and dumb Ranjappan. In the meantime, he marries a woman and has a child who is not walking despite many treatments, where as an astrologer tells him that it's because of a curse that his child is not walking on two legs, he then sees a doctor in a hospital where he is told that it is curable; when returning from hospital he sees his wife raped by Ranjappan. Upon seeing this, he decided to leave his wife, taking the boy with him, the day after he sees that Ranjappan has committed suicide out of guilt. Years later he comes back to his home with his child now cured and able to walk, but with his wife he sees the child she had with his apprentice who is also deaf and dumb. He embraces them all and accepts life's fate. Cast * Suresh Go ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Maamalakalkkappurath
''Mamalakalkkappurathu'' () is a 1988 Indian Malayalam-language drama film written and directed by Ramasimhan. The film stars Manoj K. Jayan, Anil, Elias and Kilimol in the lead roles. The film has musical score by Mohan Sithara. The film won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Debut Director. Plot Cast * Manoj K. Jayan *Anil *Elias *Kilimol *Manakkad Usha *Master Hari * Nazer *Rathna Purushothaman *Libu Philip *Xavier *Sheela Soundtrack The music was composed by Mohan Sithara Mohan Sithara is an Indian music composer. He received the Kerala State Film Award for the Best Music Director (2009) for the songs in Priyanandan's ''Soofi Paranja Kadha''. Since 1986 he has been an active musician in the Malayalam film industr ... and the lyrics were written by Ali Akbar and T. C. John. References External links * 1988 films 1980s Malayalam-language films Films scored by Mohan Sithara {{1980s-Malayalam-film-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Name Change
Name change is the legal act by a person of adopting a new name different from their current name. The procedures and ease of a name change vary between jurisdictions. In general, common law jurisdictions have loose procedures for a name change while civil law jurisdictions are more restrictive. A pseudonym is a name used in addition to the original or true name. This does not require legal sanction. Pseudonyms are generally adopted to conceal a person's identity, but may also be used for personal, social or ideological reasons. Reasons for changing one's name * Marriage or civil partnership (e.g. Tiffany Rodriguez marries Aanchal Chaudhari and assumes her surname, becoming Tiffany Chaudhari) * Adoption, or marriage of a custodial parent * Divorce or estrangement of parents * Immigration / adaptation of the name to a different language or script (e.g. Samantha Ogden became Shilpa Ojha on becoming an Indian national) * To evade the law or a debt or commit fraud * To avoid a ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |