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Raajavembaala
''Raajavembaala'' is a 1984 Indian Malayalam film, directed and produced by K. S. Gopalakrishnan. The film stars Ratheesh, Kalaranjini, Anuradha and Balan K. Nair in the lead roles. The film has a musical score by K. J. Joy.- - Cast *Ratheesh as Ratheesh *Kalaranjini as Maala * Anuradha as Neelima *Balan K. Nair as Williams * C. I. Paul as George *Kuthiravattam Pappu as Chakko *Ravi Menon *Sathyakala as Nalini *T. G. Ravi as Abdullah *Vincent as Inspector * Bheeman Raghu as Antony * Sudheer as Varghese * Ajayan * Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair as Priest * Jagannatha Varma as Commissionar * K. P. A. C. Azeez as Kangani * Rani Padmini as Sakkeena * Thodupuzha Vasanthi as Philomina * Sasankan Nair * Badar * C.Ravi * Sudhakaran Nair * Sukumaran Kasargode * Antony * Mithun Soundtrack The music was composed by K. J. Joy KJ Joy is a music director for the Malayalam film industry. He has composed music for 71 films. He began his career as music director in 1974, after many years ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ratheesh
Ratheesh (1954–2002) was an Indian actor best known for his work in Malayalam cinema. He was a native of Kalavoor in the Alappuzha district of Kerala, India. He performed villainous roles during the 1990s. He had acted in 158 films with directors such as K. G. George, I. V. Sasi, Joshiy, P. G. Vishwambharan, Thampy Kannamthanam, Sreekumaran Thampi, Rajasenan,P.K.Joseph and Shaji Kailas. Unlike other villains of the time, Ratheesh captivated the Malayalam movie lovers with his charms and handsome looks. Personal life He was born to Puthenpurayil V. Rajagopalan and Padmavathi amma at Kalavoor, Alappuzha. He had two sisters, Sherly and Laila. He had his education from Sree Narayana College, Kollam and S.N. College, Cherthala. He was married to Diana, who is the daughter of· Ex minister M.K. Hemachandran, on 11 September 1983. The couple have four children Parvathy, Padmaraj, Padma and Pranav. He died due to a heart attack at his home in Coimbatore on 23 December 2002, age ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sudheer (Malayalam Actor)
Sudheer was an Indian actor in Malayalam movies. He was a lead actor during the 1970s. He acted in more than 100 movies. His role in the movie '' Chembarathy'' in 1972 was well noted. He won a Kerala State Film Award in 1975 for his performance in the movie ''Sathyathinte Nizhalil''. Sudheer has also played the second lead in the 1978 Rajnikanth starrer ''Bairavi'' and has played the lead role in '' Sonna Nambamateengae'' Background Sudheer hailed from Kodungallur and was the son of Padiyath P.A.Mohiyuddin, a former District Judge. His first film was ''Nizhalattam'' in 1970. Awards * 1975 Kerala State Film Awards: Best Actor - Sathyathinte Nizhalil Filmography Malayalam # Maaraatha Naadu (2004) # Cheri (2003) # Mohacheppu (2002) # Dupe Dupe Dupe (2001) # Nirnnayam (1995) as Adv. Rajendran # Kaakkaykkum Poochaykkum Kalyaanam (1995) # Sargavasantham (1995) # Karma (1995) # Kadal (1994) # Nepolean (1994) # Bhoomi Geetham (1993) as Doctor Philip # Prosecution (1990) # Sthreekk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sathyakala
Sathyakala is an Indian actress in South Indian movies. She was a prominent lead actress during the late 1970s and 1980s in Malayalam films. She had acted in few Tamil films as well. Now she is busy with Tamil telefilms and soap operas. Biography Sathyakala hails from Tamil Nadu. She made her Malayalam debut in 1980 with ''Shalini Ente Koottukari'', which was a great success at the box office. She had managed to get a handful of Malayalam movies after that. She had acted as heroine to actors like Mammootty in ''Saravarsham'' (1982) and ''Amritageetham'' (1982), with Mohanlal in ''Kaliyamardhanam'' (1982) and ''Uyarangalil'' (1984), with Prem Nazir in ''Akrosham'' (1982) and ''Kari Puranda Jeevithangal'' (1980). She left the film field in the year 1984 and is settled in Chennai. Partial filmography Malayalam * ''Bharya Oru Manthri'' (1986) * ''Aattuvanchi Ulanjappol'' (1984)... Ammini * ''Unaroo'' (1984)... Ammini * '' Ningalil Oru Sthree'' (1984) * ''Jeevitham'' (1984)... Nab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kalaranjini
Kalaranjini is an Indian actress and classical dancer who started her career in the early 1980s. Personal life Kalaranjini was born to theatre artists Chavara V. P. Nair and Vijayalakshmi. She is divorced and has a son, Prince. Partial filmography Malayalam Tamil Telugu Kannada Television career ;Reality shows *'' Lunars Comedy Express'' (Asianet Plus) as Special judge *''Comedy Stars'' (Asianet) as Judge Shows/Other works * JB Junction (Kairali TV) * Shoot N Show (Kairali TV) * Star Family (Amrita TV) * Varthakkappuram (Asianet News) * Ennile Njan (ACV) * Asianet Asianet may refer to: Disney Star channels *Asianet Communications, an Indian media company wholly owned by Disney Star **Asianet (TV channel), a Malayalam language general entertainment channel **Asianet Plus, a Malayalam language general entertai ... Film Awards 2016 * Flowers Awards Night * Malayalam Super Star Nite * Rim Showtime * Nana * Celespot Media * Mahilaratnam * Vanitha * The Hindu * Grihala ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bheeman Raghu
Bheeman Raghu (born 6 October 1953) is an Indian actor, singer, dancer, former politician and police officer (retired) who appears mainly in Malayalam films and is best known for his villainous and comedy roles. In a career spanning over three decades, he has appeared in more than 400 films, and has started doing comic roles as well. Raghu's debut movie was ''Bheeman'' (1982), from which he got his stage name. By profession, Raghu was an inspector in the Kerala Police force. He came to films as one of the experimental replacements for Jayan after his death. Raghu contested unsuccessfully in the 2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election as a Bharatiya Janata Party candidate from Pathanapuram constituency in Kollam, securing third place. Early life Bheeman Raghu was born on 6 October 1953 at Changanacherry, Kottayam district in the erstwhile State of Travancore–Cochin to K. P. Damodaran Nair, former Municipal Commissioner, and Thankamma. He studied at St. Stephen's School ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vani Jairam
Vani Jairam (born as Kalaivani on 30 November 1945), also credited as Vani Jayaram, is an Indian singer. She is best known as a playback singer in South Indian cinema. Vani's career started in 1971 and has spanned over five decades. She has done playback for over one thousand Indian movies recording over 10,000 songs. In addition, she has recorded thousands of devotionals and private albums and also participated in numerous solo concerts in India and abroad. Renowned for her vocal range and easy adaptability to any difficult composition, Vani has often been the choice for several composers across India through the 1970s until the late 1990s. She has sung in several Indian languages, such as Kannada, Tamil, Hindi, Telugu, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Gujarati, Haryanvi, Assameese, and Bengali languages. Vani won the National Film Awards for Best Female Playback Singer three times and also has won State Government awards from the states of Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chunakkara Ramankutty
Chunakkara is a village in Mavelikara Tahsil of Alappuzha district, in the Indian state of Kerala. It is located on the Kollam Theni Highway spanning in around in length along the highway. It is divided into 5 areas and 15 wards. It is located south from Mavelikara and west of Kayamkulam. Nearest railway stations are Kayamlulam railway station and Mavelikara railway station, both are accessible by public and private transports. Demographics As per 2011 India census, Chunakkara had a population of 22,730, with 10,372 males and 12,358 females. Famous personalities Famous Malaylalam poet & lyricist Chunakkara Ramankutty, and prominent film actor, producer and politician Mr. Mukesh Mukesh is an epithet for the Hindu god Shiva, and literally means "conqueror of the Muka demon". It also means god of 3 worlds, heaven, hell & earth, which in turn represents Hindu god Shiva. It is commonly used as a male given name in India. Peopl ... hails from Chunakkara. Place to visit Ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thodupuzha Vasanthi
Thodupuzha Vasanthi was an Indian actress who acted mainly in Malayalam films. She appeared in over 450 movies and also in 16 tele-serials and 100 plays. She was a theater artist, before starting with small roles in movies. Her first full length role was in ''Kakka'' in 1982. Some of her most popular films include ''Yavanika'' (1982), ''Poochakkoru Mookkuthi'' (1984), ''Nirakkoottu'' (1985) and '' Godfather'' (1991). She was also a dance teacher at Varamani Natyalaya. She underwent treatment for throat cancer before her death on 28 November 2017 at the age of 65. Personal life She was born the second of three children to K. R. Ramakrishnan Nair and P. Pankajakshi Amma at Thodupuzha, Mannakkad, Idukki in 1952. Her father was a theater artist and her mother was a dance teacher. She had an elder sister, Radhamani and a younger brother, Suresh Kumar. She studied at Municipal LP School, Manakkad. She started acting in her father's drama troupe "Jayabharath". She became a theater ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rani Padmini (actress)
Rani Padmini (1962 – 15 October 1986) was an Indian actress during the 1980s in Malayalam, Tamil, Kannada, Telugu and a few Hindi films. She entered the film field with ''Sangharsham'' and played notable roles in '' Parankimala'', ''Sharam'', ''Bandhanam'' and ''Kilikonchal''. She was murdered on 15 October 1986 at her home, along with her mother, by three of her employees. Personal life She was born to Chaudri and Indirakumari at Anna Nagar, Madras. She was their only child. Death On the morning of 15 October 1986, Rani Padmini's driver, Jebaraj, watchman Lakshmi Narasimhan alias Kutty, and cook, Ganeshan attacked her mother Indirakumari and killed her. Hearing her mother's screams, Rani Padmini came to investigate but was overpowered by the men and murdered. The three were, however, arrested and sentenced to life terms. Rani Padmini's murder caused ripples all over Tamil Nadu and Kerala and it was alleged that the three men were arrested in order to protect a high-profile ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jagannatha Varma
K. N. Jagannatha Varma (1 May 1939 – 20 December 2016) was an Indian actor who worked in Malayalam film and television industry. He was also a Kathakali artist. His son Manu Varma is also an artist and his son-in-law Viji Thampi is a film director. He acted in a number of Malayalam movies performing stereotypical roles of a senior police officer, judge or a priest. Some of his noted roles were in movies ''New Delhi'' (1987), Thanthram (1988), ''Lelam'' (1997) and ''Pathram'' (1999), all directed by Joshiy. Varma joined the Kerala Police Force in 1963, before getting active in movies. He retired from the Kerala Police as the Superintendent of Police. Family Malayalam movie director Viji Thampi is his Son-in-law. His last film was 'Dolls', released in 2013. His last TV serial was ' Mangalyapattu', which was being aired in Mazhavil Manorama channel at the time of his death. He was cremated with full state honours at his family crematorium in Cherthala. Filmography * ''T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair
Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair (16 October 191611 March 1997) was an Indian poet, playwright, script writer, lyricist, orator, film director and actor, though he is best known as an actor in Malayalam cinema. He is the recipient of Padma Shri from the Government of India, which is one of the highest civilian honours in India. In a career that spanned about 47 years, he acted in over 700 films. He is considered to be the "First Superstar in Mollywood". In 1993, he was honoured with the J. C. Daniel Award, Kerala government's highest honour for contributions to Malayalam cinema. Early life Sukumaran Nair was born on 16 October 1916 in the village of Thikkurissy, Nagercoil, then part of Travancore. The village of Thikkurissy is now in Nanchilnadu, Nagercoil, Kanyakumari district, Tamil Nadu. He was born in an aristocratic Nair family to Mangat C. Govinda Pillai and N. Lekshmi Amma. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vincent (actor)
Vincent (12 February 1946 - 30 August 1991) was an Indian actor from Kerala. He was active during the 1970s and 80s and acted in about 160+ Malayalam films, many of them as leading actor. Born in Edavanakad Vypin, he was a romantic and action hero of his time. Personal life Vincent was married to Mary, who was working as a teacher in Chennai Public School, Chennai. He died of a heart attack on 31 August 1991 at the age of 45. Vincent's wife Mary died on 15 October 2016 in a road accident near Thirumangalam, Chennai. They are survived by their two sons; Roby Vincent, an assistant film director who was with Director Bala and is currently working in Tamil and Malayalam films. Second son is Richard Lazaar Vincent, who is in Dubai. Career Vincent started his career in the late 1960s and became one of the most successful Malayalam film actors of the 1970s. He performed with such notable leading men as Sathyan, Prem Nazir, Madhu, Jayan, M. G. Soman, and Kamal Haasan. He had acted o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |