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Sphodanam
''Sphodanam'' () is a 1981 Indian Malayalam-language film directed by P. G. Viswambharan, starring Sukumaran, M. G. Soman, Mammootty, Ravikumar and Seema. The role of Sukumaran was initially intended for Jayan. However, he died before production began. Plot ''Sphodanam'' is the story of two people who have to fight for justice against the landlord as they are the voice of the working class. Cast *Sukumaran as Gopi *M. G. Soman as Surendran *Mammootty as Thankappan *Ravikumar as Engineer * Seema as Lalitha *Sheela as Devaki *Balan K. Nair as Muthalali *K. P. Ummer as Police Officer *Prameela as Narayanapilla's wife *Kuthiravattam Pappu as Narayana Pilla *Sankaradi as Krishnan * Santhakumari as Muthalali's wife * Shubha as Gouri *Mala Aravindan as Vasu Pilla *Jagathi Sreekumar as Kuttan Pilla *Kaviyoor Ponnamma as Gopi's mother *Santo Krishnan as Kunjappi *KPAC Premachandran as Sankaran *Preman Production ''Sphodanam'' was one of the earliest films of actor Mammootty ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alleppey Sheriff
Alleppey Sheriff, also known as A. Sheriff (1940 – 2 December 2015), was an Indian film scriptwriter and director in Malayalam movies. He wrote the script, story and dialogue for more than 100 Malayalam movies during the 1970s and 1980s. He wrote the screenplays for movies '' Avalude Ravukal'' in 1978, ''Ulsavam'' in 1975, ''Eeta Yaetta or Eeta ( ml, ഈറ്റ) is a 1978 released Malayalam film directed by I. V. Sasi starring Kamal Haasan, Madhu, Sheela and Seema. It deals with a love triangle: Sheela and Seema fall in love with Kamal Haasan. The movie is known ...'' in 1978, and '' Allauddinum Albhutha Vilakkum'' in 1979. Personal life He was born to Koprakada Hameed Bava and Raheema beevi in 1940 at Alappuzha. He had his primary education from Mohemmeden school, Alappuzha. He has written several short stories and novels under the name ''Alleppey Sheriff''. ''Mukkumaala'' was the first published short story. Kalippava directed by A. B. Raj was the first movie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mammootty
Muhammad Kutty Panaparambil Ismail (; born 7 September 1951), known mononymously by the hypocorism Mammootty (), is an Indian actor and film producer who works predominantly in Malayalam cinema, Malayalam films. He has also appeared in Tamil language, Tamil, Telugu language, Telugu, Kannada, Hindi, and English-language productions. In a career spanning five decades, he has acted in over 400 films. He is the recipient of List of awards and nominations received by Mammootty, several accolades, including three National Film Awards, seven Kerala State Film Awards, and thirteen Filmfare Awards South. For his contribution to film, the Government of India awarded him the Padma Shri in 1998. In 2022, he was honoured with Kerala Awards, Kerala Prabha Award, the second-highest honour given by the Government of Kerala. Mammootty made his debut in acting through Malayalam film ''Anubhavangal Paalichakal'' in 1971. His first leading role was in I. V. Sasi's unreleased film ''Devalokam (film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mala Aravindan
Mala Aravindan (15 January 1939 – 28 January 2015) was an Indian actor. He was best known for his work as a comedian and character artist in Malayalam films. He has acted in over 500 films. Early life He was born in Vadavucode, Ernakulam district of Kerala, Kerala state as the eldest son of Thanattu Ayyappan and Ponnamma. His father was an Excise department employee and his mother, a school music teacher. Soudamini, late Ramanathan (died in 2004) and Prakashan are his siblings. His father died when he was studying at seventh class. Later when his mother got transferred, his family relocated to Mala, Kerala, Mala in Thrissur district and he started using the place name as a prefix to his name. He had his primary education from St Antony's High School, Mala, where his mother was a music teacher.http://images.mathrubhumi.com/pdf/mala/mala_aravindan1.pdf Seeing his talent in playing Tabla his mother joined him with Cochin Mohammed Ustad, a famous Tabla artist. He joined for Pre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sukumaran
Edappal Ponnamkuzhi Veettil Parameswaran Sukumaran Nair (10 June 1948 – 16 June 1997), known mononymously as Sukumaran, was an Indian actor and producer of Malayalam films. Sukumaran became a popular film star in Malayalam cinema during the 1970s. He was considered one of the superstar trios of Malayalam cinema during the late 1970s and early 1980s along with Soman and Jayan. Later, he became known for his character roles and antagonistic roles during the 1980s and 1990s, notably the villain in '' CID Unnikrishnan B.A., B.Ed.''(1994) and ''Onnaam Muhurtham''(1991), playing character roles in films like ''Souhrudam''(1990). In 1978, he won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Actor for his performance in M. T. Vasudevan Nair's ''Bandhanam''. As a producer, he produced such films as ''Irakal'' and ''Padayani''. On 16 June 1997, Sukumaran suffered a massive heart attack and died. He was 49 at the time of his death. Early life Sukumaran was born at Edappal, Ponnani taluk, Mala ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jolly Abraham
Jolly Abraham, also known as Jollee Abraham, is an Indian gospel singer and film singer in Malayalam cinema. He sang more than 100 Malayalam movie songs during the 1970s and 1980s. His debut song was for ''Chattambikalyani'' in 1973. He was born in Kumbalam, Eranakulam, and is a graduate in BSc Botany from Sacred Heart College Thevara, Cochin. He has also sung a few Tamil, Telugu and Kannada movie songs. Married with two children, he lives in Chennai. Partial filmography As an actor * ''Aakramanam'' (1981) * ''Kilinjalgal'' (1981) (Tamil movie) * ''Aattuvanchi Ulanjappol'' (1984) As a singer * Kaattinkaravaal ... Kunjikkaikal'' (1974) * Ushassinte Radhathil ... ''Kunjikkaikal'' (1974) * Pandoru Mukkuvan ... ''Kunjikkaikal'' (1974) * Jayikkaanaay Janichavan ... ''Chattambikkalyaani'' (1975) * Bhagavadgeethayum Sathyageetham ... ''Omanakkunju'' (1975) * Rajanigandhi ... ''Panchami'' (1976) * Maanam Potti Veenu ... '' Paarijaatham'' (1976) * Govinda naama Sankeerthanam ... ''Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaviyoor Ponnamma
Kaviyoor Ponnamma is an Indian actress who appears in Malayalam films and television. She began her career performing in theatre dramas before foraying into cinema. She has also acted in TV serials and commercials and has playback singing credits in few films. Ponnamma is a four-time Kerala State Film Award for Second Best Actress winner. Her sister Kaviyoor Renuka was also an actress. Often called as the ''Mother to all actors,'' she has acted as mother of almost all actors in her career panning over decades. At the age of 20, she played the mother of Sathyan and Madhu in the 1965 movie Thommente Makkal. She gained critical acclaim for acting as the mother of the actor Mohanlal. Life and career As a five-year-old, she learned music and used to sing in stage shows. She started acting in dramas when she was 14 years old with ''Mooladhanam'' by Thoppil Bhasi. After five years, came her first movie ''Kudumbini'', in which she did the title role of the mother of two kids. Pe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shubha (actress)
Shubha is an Indian actress who acted prominently in Malayalam films. She was a lead actress during the late 1970s and early 1980s. She also acted in Telugu, Kannada, Tamil, and Hindi films. She was the second lead in the cult Kannada classic ''Naagarahaavu'' (1972)''.'' For this, she received Karnataka State Film Award for Best Supporting Actress for the year 1972–73. Personal life She was born to Telugu film actor and director Vedantam Raghavayya and Suryaprabha, who was also an actress, in Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh, India. She has five sisters and a brother. Her aunt Pushpavalli (Hindi actor Rekha's mother) was also a Telugu actress and was married to Gemini Ganeshan. That makes Shubha a cousin of Hindi film actress Rekha. Filmography Malayalam * '' Varavaay'' (2000) * ''Avalude Janmam'' (1994) * ''Sarovaram'' (1993) as Balamani * '' Amina Tailors'' (1991) as Pathumma * ''Avalkkoru Janmam Koodi'' (1990)) as Maheswariyamma * ''Samarppanam'' (1987) * ''Kaathirippinte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santhakumari (Malayalam Actress)
Santhakumari is an Indian actress best known for her work in Malayalam cinema. She has acted in more than 250 films and short films like 'Nerariyathe' which is critically acclaimed. Biography Santhakumari was born to Narayanan and Karthyayani, as eighth child among ten children, at Kochi, Kerala. She had her primary education from Thevara C.C.P.L.M High school, Ernakulam. She was married to Late Velayudhan and have two daughters. She was presented with a house named "Snehaveedu" in 2012 by Malayalam Movie Artists Assoaciation (AMMA). Kerala.com (2012-08-20). Retrieved on 2017-07-06. She received Kera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prameela
Prameela (T. A. Prameela) is a veteran Indian actress in South Indian films. She was a prominent lead actress during the 1970s and 1980s in Malayalam and Tamil films also acted in few Kannada and Telugu films as well. She was noted for her glamorous roles. She has acted more than 50 Malayalam movies. She made her debut through 1968 Malayalam movie "Inspector". She got her major breakthrough in the 1973 Tamil film '' Arangetram''. She is married to an American and settled in Los Angeles, California. She is a Roman Catholic and her mother tongue is Tamil. Personal life She was born to Amal Das and Susheela as the second daughter among four children at Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu. She has an elder brother Caesar, a younger sister, Sweety and a younger brother Prabhu. The family shifted to Chennai for her film career. She did her primary education at Sharada Vidyalaya, Chennai. She debuted at the age of 12 in the movie Inspector released in 1968. She acted around 250 movies in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sheela
Sheela Ravichandran (Born 22 March 1945) is an Indian actress and director who appears predominantly in Malayalam cinema. Paired with Prem Nazir, they hold the Guinness World Record for acting in the largest number of films (130) together as heroine and hero. Sheela is a four-time winner of Kerala State Film Award. She came back to acting in 2003 through ''Manassinakkare'' after a long period of 22 years. In 2005, she won the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in the Malayalam film '' Akale''. In 2019, Sheela was honoured with the J C Daniel Award, the Kerala government's highest honour for outstanding contribution to Malayalam cinema. She was also one of the highest paid actresses, reportedly paid more than her male counterparts, of her time. Early life and family Sheela was born in a Syrian Christian family to Railway officer Kanimangalam Antony and Gracy at Thrissur, Kingdom of Cochin (now Kerala). She was brought up in Ooty. Her early name was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shankar–Ganesh
Shankar–Ganesh is an Indian music director duo who has worked on Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada movies for around 50 years. Career They started as assistants to Tamil music composers M. S. Viswanathan and T. K. Ramamoorthy in 1964 and later the duo assisted M.S.Viswanathan alone from 1965 till 1967. Kannadhasan started his own film Titled "Nagarathil Thirudargal" in which he introduced Shankar Ganesh as music directors. The film was stopped, so Kannadhasan took them to Chinnappa Devar and requested him to give them a chance. After Kannadhasan's death, Shankar Ganesh had their titles changed to " Kavinger vazhangiya thevarin" Shankar Ganesh Kaveri Thanda Kalaiselvi was a Natya Nadagam (Dance Drama) wherein Jayalalitha was main lead and rehearsals used to happen at her house with all artistes and musicians coming to her house and doing practice. Shankaraman, musician duo Shankar and Ganesh used to come to play music. Sandhya used to make food and give all artistes brea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ravikumar (actor)
Ravi Kumar Menon is an Indian film and television actor in Malayalam and Tamil movies and serials. He has acted more than 100 south Indian films. He played lead roles during the 1970s. His came to Malayalam film industry through his debut movie '' Ullasa Yaathra'' (1975). Background Ravi Kumar was born in Trichur, Kerala. His debut movie as a hero was '' Ullasa Yaathra'' (1975). After that he had acted a lot of movies in Malayalam and Tamil as hero. Filmography Malayalam * Lakshaprabhu (1968) * Ullaasayaathra (1975) * Neelasaari (1976) * Romeo (1976) * Ayalkkaari (1976) as Mohanan * Amma (1976) * Aashirvadham (1977) * Sreemurukan (1977) * Innale Innu (1977) * Yatheem (1977) as Siddhique * Aanandam Paramaanandam (1977) * Abhinivesham (1977) as Babu * Aa Nimisham (1977) * Madhuraswapnam (1977) * Pattalaam Jaanaki (1977) * Angeekaaram (1977) as Prasad * Samudram (1977) as Mohan * Thacholi Ambu (1978) * Ninakku Njaanum Enikku Neeyum (1978) * Aanayum Ambaariyum (1978 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
