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Santhy Balachandran
Santhy Balachandran is an Indian film and theatre actress who works predominantly in Malayalam cinema. She made her feature film debut as the heroine in the 2017 Malayalam comedy thriller film Tharangam (2017 film), ''Tharangam'', opposite to Tovino Thomas. Career Theatre Santhy played the lead role in Harold Pinter's play ''The Lover'' directed by Sanal Aman. After the play was staged in Kochi she was approached by director Arun Dominic with an offer of a role in his film Tharangam (2017 film), ''Tharangam''. She has also acted in plays including ''A Very Normal Family'' directed by Roshan Mathew were she played Sweety. She was approached to play the role after her performance in ''The Lover''. Feature films Santhy made her feature film debut in Arun Dominic's Fantasy film, fantasy black comedy film Tharangam (2017 film), ''Tharangam'' (2017), opposite Tovino Thomas. Her role was that of a contemporary girl, Malini, who is in a relationship with Pappan, played by Thomas. Santhy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kottayam
Kottayam () is a municipal town in the Indian state of Kerala. Flanked by the Western Ghats on the east and the Vembanad Lake and paddy fields of Kuttanad on the west. It is the district headquarters of Kottayam district, located in south-west Kerala. Kottayam is located in the basin of the Meenachil River at an average elevation of above sea level, and has a moderate climate. It is located approximately north of the state capital Thiruvananthapuram. Kottayam is also referred to as "The City of Letters" as many of the first Malayalam daily newspapers, like '' Deepika,'' ''Malayala Manorama,'' and ''Mangalam,'' were started and are headquartered in Kottayam, as are a number of publishing houses. Etymology The royal palace of the Thekkumkur ruler was protected by a fort called ''Thaliyilkotta''. It is believed that the name ''Kottayam'' is derived from a combination of the Malayalam words ''kotta'' which means fort (''Thaliyilkotta'') and ''akam'' which means inside. The com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
International Film Festival Of Kerala
The International Film Festival of Kerala (abbreviated as IFFK) is a film festival held annually in Thiruvananthapuram, the capital city of Kerala, India. This film festival started in 1996 and is hosted by the Kerala State Chalachitra Academy on behalf of Department of Cultural Affairs, Government of Kerala. The festival is held in November or December every year and is acknowledged as one of the leading cultural events in India. Several national and international films have their premiers at the IFFK each year. Competition section is limited to 14 selected films produced in Asia, Africa or Latin America. The festival also has a section devoted to Malayalam cinema. On the lines of the IFFK, the Chalachitra Academy also organises the ''International Documentary and Short Film Festival of Kerala''. History The Directorate of Film Festivals, Govt of India held the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) at Thiruvananthapuram, in 1988. The festival cultivated an interest i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swasika
Pooja Vijay, better known by her stage name Swasika, is an Indian actress, dancer, and television presenter. She predominantly appears in Malayalam films and television shows, and has also worked in a few Tamil and Telugu films. Personal life Swasika, was born as Pooja Vijay to Vijayakumar (an accountant in Bahrain) and Girija and hails from Perumbavoor of Ernakulam in Kerala. She has a brother, Akash. After taking Bachelor of Arts degree in literature, she enrolled for dancing lessons. Career Her first film was Sundarapandi's ''Vaigai'', a love story, her character was based on a real life individual. She then did ''Goripalayam'' (2010) by Rasu Madhuravan, in which she played the second lead. She was still a student, when she acted in the film. Her third film '' Maithanam'' (2011) got positive reviews from both the critics and the audience. She played a village girl, who "values culture and tradition" in the film. In her next venture, ''Kandadhum Kaanadhadum'' by director See ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Siddharth Bharathan
Sidharth Bharathan (born 26 May 1983), is an Indian actor, screenwriter and film director who prominently works in Malayalam films. Career The son of director Bharathan and actress K. P. A. C. Lalitha, he began his film career through the Malayalam film ''Nammal'' (2002) as an actor. He made his directorial debut and played the lead role in '' Nidra'' (2012), it was a remake of the 1981 Malayalam film of the same name directed by his father. Sidharth has also worked as a scenarist for the film ''Isha'', a segment in the anthology film ''5 Sundarikal''. Accident & Aftermath Sidharth was seriously injured in an accident on 11 September 2015. The Ford Figo car he was driving hit a wall on the road at Chambakkara near Kochi Kochi (), also known as Cochin ( ) ( the official name until 1996) is a major port city on the Malabar Coast of India bordering the Laccadive Sea, which is a part of the Arabian Sea. It is part of the district of Ernakulam in the state of K ... and the a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Djinn (Malayalam Movie)
''Djinn'' is a 2023 Indian Malayalam-language fantasy drama film directed by Sidharth Bharathan and produced by Sudheer VK and Manu Valiyaveettil under the banner Straightline Cinemas . The film stars Soubin Shahir in the title role, along with Sharaf U Dheen, Shine Tom Chacko and Santhy Balachandran. The screenplay and dialogue are written by Rajesh Gopinadhan, /sup> who had penned Dulquer Salmaan's Kali. The music is composed by Prashant Pillai, while Girish Gangadharan has been roped in as the cinematographer and Deepu Joseph has done the editing. Cast * Soubin Shahir as Lalappan * Sharaf U Dheen as Sukesh / Django *Shine Tom Chacko as Sudheep *Santhy Balachandran as Safa *Leona Lishoy as Thara Koshi *Sabumon Abdusamad as Paul Kattukaran *Jaffar Idukki as Aniyan Nair *Nishanth Sagar as Anwar Ibrahim *Sudheesh as Doctor *K. P. A. C. Lalitha as Sulekha *Smitha Ambu as Kaali *Bhanumathi Payyanur as Malli Production The shooting of the film was completed in mid-March 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drama Film
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-genre, macro-genre, or micro-genre, such as soap opera, police crime drama, political drama, legal drama, historical drama, domestic drama, teen drama, and comedy-drama (dramedy). These terms tend to indicate a particular setting or subject-matter, or else they qualify the otherwise serious tone of a drama with elements that encourage a broader range of moods. To these ends, a primary element in a drama is the occurrence of conflict—emotional, social, or otherwise—and its resolution in the course of the storyline. All forms of cinema or television that involve fictional stories are forms of drama in the broader sense if their storytelling is achieved by means of actors who represent ( mimesis) characters. In this broader sense, drama ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fantasy
Fantasy is a genre of speculative fiction involving Magic (supernatural), magical elements, typically set in a fictional universe and sometimes inspired by mythology and folklore. Its roots are in oral traditions, which then became fantasy literature and drama. From the twentieth century, it has expanded further into various media, including film, television, graphic novels, manga, animations and video games. Fantasy is distinguished from the genres of science fiction and horror fiction, horror by the respective absence of scientific or macabre themes, although these genres overlap. In popular culture, the fantasy genre predominantly features settings that emulate Earth, but with a sense of otherness. In its broadest sense, however, fantasy consists of works by many writers, artists, filmmakers, and musicians from ancient mythology, myths and legends to many recent and popular works. Traits Most fantasy uses magic (paranormal), magic or other supernatural elements as a ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soubin Shahir
Soubin Shahir (born 12 October 1983) is an Indian actor and director who works in Malayalam cinema. He began his film career as an assistant director in 2003 and worked under several directors. Soubin made his acting debut in 2013 with a supporting role in ''Annayum Rasoolum''. He made his directorial debut with the drama '' Parava'' (2017). In 2018, he won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Actor for his leading role in '' Sudani from Nigeria'', the film was also a major commercial success. Early life Soubin was born and raised in Fort Kochi, Kerala, India. He has a brother and sister. His father Babu Shahir was an assistant director and production controller who had worked in films such as ''Manichithrathazhu'', '' Godfather'', ''In Harihar Nagar'' among others. Career Soubin started his film career as an assistant director in the industry with Siddique's ''Chronic Bachelor'' (2003). He assisted directors like Fazil, Siddique, Rafi-Mecartin, P. Sukumar, Santhosh Sivan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indrajith Sukumaran
Indrajith Sukumaran (born 17 December 1978) is an Indian actor and singer. He predominantly works in Malayalam cinema. Indrajith was born to the actors Sukumaran and Mallika Sukumaran and is the elder brother of Prithviraj Sukumaran. Indrajith made his acting debut in the 1986 film ''Padayani (film), Padayani'' as a child artist, and has gone on to star in more than 80 films, notably ''Meesa Madhavan'' (2002), ''Runway (2004 film), Runway'' (2004), Vesham (2004), ''Classmates (2006 film), Classmates'' (2006), ''Chotta Mumbai'' (2007), ''Arabikkatha'' (2007), ''Twenty:20 (film), Twenty:20'' (2008), ''Nayakan (2010 film), Nayakan'' (2010), ''Karayilekku Oru Kadal Dooram'' (2010), ''Ee Adutha Kaalathu'' (2012), ''Amen (2013 film), Amen'' (2013), ''Left Right Left (film), Left Right Left'' (2013), ''Ezhamathe Varavu'' (2013), ''Angels (2014 film), Angels'' (2014), ''Amar Akbar Anthony (2015 film), Amar Akbar Anthony'' (2015), ''Virus (2019 film), Virus'' (2019), ''Lucifer (2019 Ind ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aaha (2021 Film)
''Aaha '' is a 2021 Malayalam-language sports drama film directed by Bibin Paul Samuel. Produced by Prem Abraham under the banner Zsa Zsa Productions, Aaha marks Bibin's directorial debut. Starring Indrajith Sukumaran in the lead, also featuring Ashwin Kumar, Manoj K. Jayan, Amith Chakalakkal and Santhy Balachandran Tobit Chirayath has scripted the film. The film is produced by Prem Abraham under the banner Zsa Zsa Productions and the music composed by Sayanora Philip and Shiyad Kabeer. Premise The film is inspired from a very popular tug of war team of the 80s and 90s - 'Aaha Neeloor', who were on the top of their game for about 15 years. The story revolves around rustic characters who do manual work such as rubber tapping and catering in the day. In the night, however, these people are superstars because of the tug of war games. Cast * Indrajith Sukumaran as Kochu *Manoj K. Jayan as Geevarghese / Geevichan Aashan *Amith Chakalakkal as Ani *Ashwin Kumar as Chenkan *Santhy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The New Indian Express
''The New Indian Express'' is an Indian English-language broadsheet daily newspaper published by the Chennai-based Express Publications. It was founded in 1932 as ''The Indian Express'', under the ownership of Chennai-based P. Varadarajulu Naidu. In 1991, following the death of owner Ramnath Goenka, his family split the group into two companies. Initially, the two groups shared the ''Indian Express'' title, as well as editorial and other resources. But on 13 August 1999, the northern editions, headquartered in Mumbai, retained the ''Indian Express'' moniker, while the southern editions became ''The New Indian Express''. Santwana Bhattacharya was appointed Editor-in-Chief on July 1st, 2022, replacing G.S. Vasu. History ''Indian Express'' was first published on September 5, 1932, in Madras (now Chennai) by an Ayurvedic doctor and Indian National Congress member P Varadarajulu Naidu, publishing from the same press where he ran the ''Tamil Nadu'' Tamil weekly. But soon, on accoun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paapam Cheyyathavar Kalleriyatte
Paapam Cheyyathavar Kalleriyatte () is a 2020 Indian Malayalam-language satirical film written and directed by Shambhu Purushothaman, produced by Sanju S. Unnithan. The film features an ensemble cast of Vinay Forrt, Tini Tom, Srinda Arhaan, Santhy Balachandran, Arun Kurian, Anumol, James Elias, Alencier Ley Lopez and Anil Nedumangad. The music was composed by Prashant Pillai and background score of the film was done by Dawn Vincent. The film was Shambhu Purushothaman's second attempt after ''Vedivazhipadu''. Plot Christians believe that marriages are made in heaven. It is a satirical take on the belief, which is reinforced through marriage rituals, about the Christian marriage and the reality of it as seen around us. The title of the movie is an allusion to an utterance of Jesus in John 8:7, ''He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her''. ''Paapam Cheyyathavar Kalleriyatte'' begins with discussions between two seemingly rich and affluent Christ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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