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Ramesh Pisharody
T. V. Ramesh (born 1 October 1983), professionally credited as Ramesh Pisharody, is an Indian stand-up comedian, impressionist, television presenter, actor and film director. He works in Malayalam television shows, stage, and cinema. Early life Pisharody was born as the youngest son in the family and has four siblings. He studied his first and second grades at Kendriya Vidyalaya in Velloor. It was an English-medium school, where he made his mimicry debut by imitating a dog's barking for a musical drama. After putting pressure on his family he was moved to a Malayalam-medium school from his third grade onward so that he can enjoy holidays on Saturdays and there was no school uniform. Since then he has been participating in mimicry competitions. After winning second prize at a youth festival at Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala, he started getting stage programmes. In 2000, he joined Cochin Stallions, the mimicry troupe formed by actor Salim Kumar, where he worked for four ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 selling English-language daily in the world. It is the oldest English-language newspaper in India, and the second-oldest Indian newspaper still in circulation, with its first edition published in 1838. It is nicknamed as "The Old Lady of Bori Bunder", and is an Indian " newspaper of record". Near the beginning of the 20th century, Lord Curzon, the Viceroy of India, called ''TOI'' "the leading paper in Asia". In 1991, the BBC ranked ''TOI'' among the world's six best newspapers. It is owned and published by Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd. (B.C.C.L.), which is owned by the Sahu Jain family. In the Brand Trust Report India study 2019, ''TOI'' was rated as the most trusted English newspaper in India. Reuters rated ''TOI'' as India's most trus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Velloor
Velloor (also known as Mevelloor) is a village in the Vaikom Taluk of the Kottayam district in Kerala, India. Location Regular bus services are available to the towns Vaikom, Piravom, Ernakulam and Kottayam. Velloor - Thonnalloor Cherukara Bridge has been inaugurated by Sri Oommen Chandy in 2014 and been connecting Velloor and Thonnalloor. Piravam Road railway station is situated in Velloor. Nearest towns are Piravom and Vaikom. The nearest airport is Cochin International Airport and which is just 1 h 42 min (53.3 km) away from Velloor. Economy The growth in Velloor achieved in the industrial sector during the past few years is considerable. Significant growth has occurred in the agriculture-based industrial sector, especially rubber-based industries, food products, engineering and other service sector industries. Industries There are four large and medium scale industries functioning in the panchayath. The only central public sector undertaking in the panchayat is the H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nasrani (film)
''Nasrani'' is a 2007 Indian Malayalam-language political thriller film directed by Joshiy, produced by Rajan Thaliparambu, written by Ranjith and starring Mammootty. The film tells the story of an Achayan from a Syrian Orthodox family in Central Travancore. K.P.A.C. Lalitha won the Asianet Film Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role. Plot The story begins on the eve of the wedding of David John Kottarathil and Sara Eapen. The two were childhood sweethearts, both hailing from rich planter families in the small but affluent town of Kottayam, Kerala. While both families are celebrating in their own homes, Sara's father Eapen is visibly disturbed. He has just received a phone call from Alice, his mistress, who is demanding public acknowledgement of their relationship. She wants to attend the wedding of David and Sara, as a means to achieve this. Eapen, who is a rich planter, is at risk of losing his good name in society, despite having generously provided for Alice and t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Positive (2008 Film)
''Positive'' is a 2008 Indian Malayalam-language suspense thriller film directed by V. K. Prakash starring Jayasurya, Skanda Ashok, Vani Kishore, Saikumar and Ananya. The film was dubbed into Telugu as ''Suspense'' in 2016. Plot Raju, Vini, Udayan and Jerry who are close friends form a music troupe. In the meantime, Raju starts an affair with a young girl named Jyothi. But one day Jyothi left the hostel without telling anything to Raju. Jyothi was forced by her brother Mahesh and his wife to marry Das. Jyothi and Das got married and were shifted to a flat where she got nearby friend Vini. Vini's parents try to get her married off to a Police officer named Aniyan. Even though this marriage doesn't take place, something drastic happens. After three months of marriage, Das was found dead. They now have to face ACP Aniyan, who confronts them as a police officer. Aniyan questions Jyothi in her flat, while he noticed hair strand on a towel and he takes that with him and send it f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Hindu
''The Hindu'' is an Indian English-language daily newspaper owned by The Hindu Group, headquartered in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. It began as a weekly in 1878 and became a daily in 1889. It is one of the Indian newspapers of record and the second most circulated English-language newspaper in India, after '' The Times of India''. , ''The Hindu'' is published from 21 locations across 11 states of India. ''The Hindu'' has been a family-owned newspaper since 1905, when it was purchased by S. Kasturi Ranga Iyengar from the original founders. It is now jointly owned by Iyengar's descendants, referred to as the "Kasturi family", who serve as the directors of the holding company. The current chairperson of the group is Malini Parthasarathy, a great-granddaughter of Iyengar. Except for a period of about two years, when Siddharth Varadarajan, S. Varadarajan held the editorship of the newspaper, the editorial positions of the paper were always held by members of the family or held under t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asianet Plus
Asianet is an Indian Malayalam language general entertainment pay television channel owned by Disney Star (formerly ''Star India''), a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company India. Asianet and its channels are operated by Asianet Star Communications, Wholly owned by Disney Star, the channel is headquartered in Kochi. Asianet HD is the first HD television channel in Malayalam. Establishment by Dr Raji Menon The channel was originally promoted by Dr Raji Menon in the mid 1990s. In late 2006, he partially pulled out of Asianet Communications, turning over control to Rajeev Chandrasekhar (Jupiter Entertainment Ventures). Star India bought a 51% stake in Asianet Communications and formed a joint venture with JEV in November 2008. In 2014, Star India took full ownership of Asianet Communications. History Asianet’s story starts much earlier than in 1993, it starts in Moscow . Dr Raji Menon was a student there and Mr P.Unnikrishnan was the correspondent of PTI in Moscow. Dr Raji M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dharmajan Bolgatty
Dharmajan Bolgatty (born 1976) is an Indian actor, producer, comedian, politician and entrepreneur, who works in Malayalam films, television, and stage shows. He began his career as a comedian appearing in sketch comedies on stage, later forayed into such comedic television shows and into films in 2010s. Dharmajan entered active politics in 2021, ahead of the assembly elections in Kerala. He is a member of Indian National Congress and was the United Democratic Front candidate in Balusseri constituency, but failed. Career He appeared in several TV shows and received his breakthrough through the success of the TV comedy show ''Bluff Master'' on Asianet Plus, hosted along with his friend Ramesh Pisharody. Later they became a popular comedy duo. Both of them together have wrote script for the comedy show Cinemala. The duo is also known for the Malayalam TV show '' Badai Bungalow''. He started his Malayalam cinema career with the film ''Paappi Appacha'' (2010). He played the rol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cinemala
''Cinemala'' () is a Malayalam television parody series that aired on Asianet. Broadcast The first episode aired on Asianet, a Malayalam news television network, on 20 August 1993. It was the first show aired on Asianet. The program was broadcast in thirty-minute episodes every Sunday at 1:30 pm (IST) until its completion in 2013. History It started as a film-based satire, which later on began to delve into contemporary political and social issues. It focused on current events, often referencing figures such as politicians and media personalities in a satirical way. These public figures were played by mimicry artists from Malayalam television. It was awarded a place in the ''Limca Book of Records'' as one of the longest-running TV shows. On 7 April 2013, it aired its 1,000th episode. Cinemala 1000 To celebrate the broadcasting of the 1,000th episode of ''Cinemala,'' Asianet conducted a mega stage show on July 31, 2013 titled ''CINEMA LA 1000'' at Gokulam Convention Ce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sajan Palluruthy
Sajan may refer to: * Sajan (director), Indian director of Malayalam movies * Sajan (Kikinda) Sajan ( sr-cyr, Сајан, hu, Szaján) is a village in the Kikinda municipality, in the North Banat District of Serbia. It is situated in the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina. The village has a Hungarian ethnic majority (88.64%) and a popul ..., a village in Vojvodina, Serbia * ''Sajan'' (1947 film) * ''Sajan'' (1969 film), Hindi film, debut of Shatrughan Sinha * Sajan, a name Sunil Singh Yadav is also known by {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asianet (TV Channel)
Asianet is an Indian Malayalam language general entertainment pay television channel owned by Disney Star (formerly ''Star India''), a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company India. Asianet and its channels are operated by Asianet Star Communications, Wholly owned by Disney Star, the channel is headquartered in Kochi. Asianet HD is the first HD television channel in Malayalam. Establishment by Dr Raji Menon The channel was originally promoted by Dr Raji Menon in the mid 1990s. In late 2006, he partially pulled out of Asianet Communications, turning over control to Rajeev Chandrasekhar (Jupiter Entertainment Ventures). Star India bought a 51% stake in Asianet Communications and formed a joint venture with JEV in November 2008. In 2014, Star India took full ownership of Asianet Communications. History Asianet’s story starts much earlier than in 1993, it starts in Moscow . Dr Raji Menon was a student there and Mr P.Unnikrishnan was the correspondent of PTI in Moscow. Dr Raji M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Onam
Onam ( ) is an annual Indian harvest festival celebrated predominantly by the Hindus of Kerala. A major annual event for Keralites, it is the official festival of the state and includes a spectrum of cultural events. Onam commemorates Vamana and King Mahabali. According to Hindu legends, Onam is celebrated in Kerala in remembrance of the good governance under the rule of daitya king Mahabali, a mythical king who once ruled Kerala. The legend holds that jealous of Mahabali's popularity and his power, the devas and gods conspired to end his reign. They sent Vamana to earth in the form of a dwarf Brahmin who trampled Mahabali to patala (netherworld). Vamana asked Mahabali for three feet of land as his wish from the generous Mahabali. Since denying gifts to Brahmin is considered a sacrilege, Mahabali agreed to fulfill Vamana’s wish. In the first two feet Vamana measured the entirety of universe, leaving nowhere to place his third foot. Mahabali offered his own head to place ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thalayolaparambu
Thalayolaparambu is a town situated in Kottayam district in Kerala, India. Spanning over an area of 19.3 square kilometres with a population of 22,571 people, this mini-town is home to some of the well-known personalities such as the former Chief minister of Travancore-Cochin A. J. John, Anaparambil, the late Malayalam novelist/writer Vaikom Muhammed Basheer, the former Chief Justice of India K. G. Balakrishnan, former President K. R. Narayanan and the Convenor of Left Democratic Front (LDF) in Kerala Vaikom Viswan, Jaykar T S, M.A.Mohammad, Vaikom Shamsudeen (BSS & JMSWPCC) K V Pradeep Kumar, Principal Asramam H S S Vaikom. Thalayolaparambu also hosts the major market established during the administration of Velu Thampi Dalawa, and is one of those few Keralite markets that still retains its old-world charm till date. History History of this region is related to Venad. Venattarachan gave a part of his kingdom to the minister of Chazhi Illam as a gift for killing the king ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
