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Sreenath Babu
Sreenath (26 August 1956 – 23 April 2010) was an Indian film and television actor. He has acted in many Malayalam films, including '' Shalini Ente Koottukari'', '' Ithu Njangalude Katha'', '' Oru CBI Diary Kurippu'', and '' Kireedam''. Sreenath was a Shiv Sena candidate from the Attingal Lok Sabha constituency in the 2009 Lok Sabha elections. Personal life At the start of his film career, he worked with actress Shanthi Krishna in a few hit movies and fell in love during the shoot of '' Ithu Njangalude Katha''. He later married her at Guruvayoor Temple in September 1984. They parted ways in September 1995. He married Latha in 1999. The couple have a son named Viswajith. Career Sreenath began his film career in the 1980s, but slowly shifted his focus to television acting although he continued to act in films occasionally. He completed two years of acting courses at South India Film Chambers. His popular films include '' Shalini Ente Koottukari'', '' Ithu Njangalude Kath ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kannada
Kannada (; ಕನ್ನಡ, ), originally romanised Canarese, is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by the people of Karnataka in southwestern India, with minorities in all neighbouring states. It has around 47 million native speakers, and was additionally a second or third language for around 13 million non-native speakers in Karnataka. Kannada was the court language of some of the most powerful dynasties of south and central India, namely the Kadambas, Chalukyas, Rashtrakutas, Yadava Dynasty or Seunas, Western Ganga dynasty, Wodeyars of Mysore, Nayakas of Keladi Hoysalas and the Vijayanagara empire. The official and administrative language of the state of Karnataka, it also has scheduled status in India and has been included among the country's designated classical languages.Kuiper (2011), p. 74R Zydenbos in Cushman S, Cavanagh C, Ramazani J, Rouzer P, ''The Princeton Encyclopedia of Poetry and Poetics: Fourth Edition'', p. 767, Princeton Unive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malayalam Film
Malayalam cinema is an Indian cinema, Indian film industry of Malayalam-language motion pictures. It is based in Kochi, Kerala, India. The films produced in Malayalam cinema are known for their cinematography and story-driven plots. In 1982, ''Elippathayam'' won the Sutherland Trophy at the London Film Festival, and Most Original Imaginative Film of 1982 by the British Film Institute. Rajiv Anchal's ''Guru (1997 film), Guru'' (1997), Salim Ahamed's ''Adaminte Makan Abu'' (2011) and Lijo Jose Pellissery's ''Jallikkattu'' (2019) were Malayalam films sent by India as its official entries for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, Best Foreign Language Film category at the Academy Awards. Other films which achieved global acclaim include ''Chemmeen'' (1965), which received a Certificate of Merit at the Chicago International Film Festival, and a gold medal at the Cannes Film Festival for Best Cinematography.. ''The Hindu''. 11 August 2006. Retrieved 24 May 2011. ''Swaham ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moonnam Mura
''Moonnam Mura'' () is a 1988 Indian Malayalam-language action thriller film directed by K. Madhu and written by S. N. Swamy. Starring Mohanlal, Suresh Gopi, Lalu Alex, Revathi, and Mukesh. The plot deals with a terrorist group kidnapping a group of political individuals who were vacationing, and the followed up rescue operation of the police led by Ali Imran. The film was one of the highest-grossing film of the 1988, and had a record opening day collection. It also did good business in the neighboring states Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh, running for over 150 and 100 days respectively. ''Moonnam Mura'' was remade in Telugu as '' Magadu'' (1990), starring Rajasekhar. Plot A group of high-ranking political officials are on a trip when their bus is hijacked by a group of terrorists headed by Charles. They demand the release of their old colleagues languishing in prison in exchange for safe release of the politicians. DIG Menon is handling the negotiations. Soon things start ge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Innale
''Innale'' () is a 1990 Malayalam-language psychological drama film written and directed by P. Padmarajan. The film was produced by A. B. R Productions. The film stars Suresh Gopi, Jayaram, Shobhana, and Srividya in lead roles. The film features original songs composed by Perumbavoor G. Raveendranath while the film score was composed by Mohan Sithara. Cinematography was handled by Venu. In the film, a girl (Shobana), is found as an injured victim of a bus accident and has suffered memory loss and is unable to remember herself and her past life. She then, falls in love with Mr. Sharath Menon ( Jayram), who helps her cope with her new life. However, things get troublesome when people from her previous life come searching for her. ''Innale'' was released in theatres on 4 May 1990 to highly positive reviews. The film was a commercial success and went on to become one of the highest grossing Malayalam films of the year. The film won The Kerala State Film Award for Best Music Direc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Douthyam
''Douthyam'' () is a 1989 Indian Malayalam-language action thriller film directed by P. Anil and written by Gayathri Ashokan. The film stars Mohanlal, Suresh Gopi, Parvathy, and Babu Antony. The film attracted media attention for the action subject as the script was done by the poster designer Gayathri Ashokan. Plot An army aircraft crashes in a dense forest. Captain Roy Jacob, starts his mission to rescue his colleagues from the dense forest, but he had to fight against a terrorist group hiding in the forest, moreover has to recover some confidential documents as well. Cast * Mohanlal as Capt. Roy Jacob Thomas * Suresh Gopi as Capt. Suresh G. Nair * Parvathy Jayaram as Viji * Lissy as Lisa * Vijayaraghavan as Capt. Rajiv Kumar * M. G. Soman as Col. Madhavan Nair * Babu Antony as Gang Leader * Prathapachandran as Major Karunakaran * Sreenath as Shekhar * Kollam Thulasi as Army Officer Sukumaran Marar * Kalabhavan Rahman as Gang Member Adaptations The film was dubbed i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mathilukal
''Mathilukal'' (Malayalam: മതിലുകൾ, meaning ''Walls'') is a Malayalam novel written by Vaikom Muhammad Basheer in 1965. It is one of the most cherished and well-known love stories in Malayalam. Its hero, Basheer himself, and heroine, Narayani, never meet, yet they love each other passionately. Despite being imprisoned and separated by a huge wall that divides their prisons, the two romance each other.P.K.Ajith Kumar"Romantic interlude" ''The Hindu''. 14 May 2010. Theme The theme of the novel, focusses on the love between Basheer, a prisoner, and a female inmate of the prison, who remains unseen throughout the novel.K.Rajan ''The Hindu''. 14 March 2008 In ''Mathilukal'', though the broad frame is autobiographical and the narration is first person, the details seem to contain sprinkles of fantasy.P.M.Girish"A Brief Examination of Three Widely-Acclaimed Malayalam Novels" Languageinindia.com. 3 March 2008. Plot summary Basheer, who is jailed for writing against the r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Apaaratha
''Apaaratha'' is a 1992 Indian Malayalam-language film produced and directed by I. V. Sasi, starring Rahman, Sukanya (in her Malayalam debut), Urvashi, Siddique and M. G. Soman. Plot ''Apaaratha'' is an emotional family film. Cast *Rahman as Prathapan *Sukanya as Surya *Urvasi as Prabha * Siddique as Suresh *Jagathy Sreekumar as Minnal Chacko *Nedumudi Venu as K.P Menon *M. G. Soman as Singapore Pillai *Rajan P. Dev as Theeppori Madhavan *Mamukkoya as Jamal *Innocent as SI Lonappan *K. P. A. C. Lalitha as Arival Kochammini *Shanthi Krishna as Soumini * Janardhanan as Phalgunan *Sreenath as Sudhakaran *Unni Mary as Nalini *Roshni as Renuka *Geetha Vijayan * Kalpana as Mary *Raghu as Hari *Ramu as Jayapalan Panicker *Kunchan as Abdullah *Lalu Alex Soundtrack Songs were composed by Ilaiyaraaja and lyrics by Sreekumaran Thampi. #"Karthaavuyarthezhunnetta" - P Jayachandran #"Melle Melle Vannu (male)" - KJ Yesudas #"Melle Melle Vannu (duet)" - KJ Yesudas Kattassery Joseph Y ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malootty
''Malootty'' is a 1990 Indian Malayalam-language survival drama film directed by Bharathan, starring Jayaram, Urvashi, and Shamili. The story is set in the 1980s, in which a girl is trapped in a drill hole and survives after many hours. The title drawings were done by Bharathan's son. Shamili won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Child Artist. It was based on the 1989 American television film '' Everybody's Baby: The Rescue of Jessica McClure''. Plot Five-year-old Malootty is the only child of Raji and Unnikrishnan, who is on her vacation with them. Events take a tragic turn when she visits a vacation home, suddenly falls into a drill hole, and becomes stuck inside while playing ball with her dog. Unnikrishnan struggles to save her. It takes a few hours to do so. Cast *Jayaram as Unnikrishnan *Urvashi as Raji *Shamili as Malootty (Baby Shyamili) *K.P.A.C. Lalitha as Saraswathi *Nedumudi Venu as Raghavan *Innocent as Sankaran * Devan as Wilson Cherian * Priya (voice over by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chenkol
''Chenkol'' () is a 1993 Indian Malayalam-language action drama film directed by Sibi Malayil and written by A. K. Lohithadas. A sequel to his 1989 film '' Kireedam'', the story continues Sethumadhavan's (Mohanlal) story after his prison term and his life back into society. The movie was produced by Krishnakumar. It also features Thilakan, Surbhi Javeri Vyas, Keerikkadan Jose, and Kaviyoor Ponnamma. The film's music was composed by Johnson. Lohithadas won the Kerala Film Critics Award for Best Script for the film. Plot Sethumadhavan is released after serving imprisonment of seven years in central jail for murdering Keerikadan Jose, a hardcore criminal. Though it was by accident, which he did to save his life, the society is not ready to accept it. For them, he is now a hardcore criminal, who had killed someone who ruled the streets for long years. Upon release, Sethu visits the medical college to meet his younger brother Rameshan who is doing a course in medicine. However, Rames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saadaram
''Saadaram'' (also spelled as ''Sadaram'') is a 1995 Malayalam film directed by Jose Thomas and stars Suresh Gopi, Lalu Alex, Geetha, Suvarna Mathew, Chithra, Sreenath, Kaviyoor Ponnamma and Sukumari main roles. The script was written by A. K. Lohithadas. The film was big hit at Box office. The film was dubbed into Tamil as ''Mr. Deva''. Plot Though a lawyer by profession, Raghunandan Menon finds happiness in farming. He leads a happy life along with his family consisting of mother, elder brother, and his family. Raghunandan's fiancee Lekha is a research student in literature. One night, on a usual walk through his farm, Raghu saves a severely wounded girl. On the next morning, she introduces herself as Seethalakshmi and informs him that she was brutally raped by gang of men, who later dumped her. Raghu offers her shelter in his farmhouse for next couple of days. Lekha, who happened to make a surprise visit finds Sethu in the farmhouse, whom she mistakes to be having an affai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thooval Kottaram
''Thooval Kottaram'' ( ml, തൂവല് കൊട്ടാരം, en, Feather Palace) is a 1996 Indian Malayalam drama film directed by Sathyan Anthikad and written by A. K. Lohithadas. It stars Jayaram, Sukanya, Dileep, Manju Warrier, Oduvil Unnikrishnan and Murali in the main roles. The music was composed by Johnson. The film won three Filmfare Awards South. The film was a commercial success and played for 300 days in theatres. Jayaram won his first Kerala State Film Award, a Special Jury Award, for his role as Adv. Mohanachandra Poduval. Plot Mohanachandra Poduval is a lawyer, also working as a plumber, caterer, electrical worker, driver, and chenda player at festival programs. He is engaged to Sujatha, a music and dance teacher, who is the daughter of Achu Marar. Ravi Chandran, his younger brother, is in medical school. Mohanachandran is hopeful that, once his brother becomes a doctor, his financial troubles will be reduced. Radhakrishnan, his brother-in-law and a p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaalapani
''Kaalapani'' () is a 1996 Indian Malayalam-language epic historical drama film co-written and directed by Priyadarshan. Set in 1915, the film focuses on the lives of Indian independence activists incarcerated in the Cellular Jail (or ''Kālā Pānī'') in Andaman and Nicobar Islands during the British Raj. The ensemble cast includes Mohanlal, Prabhu, Tabu, Amrish Puri, Nedumudi Venu, Sreenivasan, Tinnu Anand, Annu Kapoor, Alex Draper, Sankaradi, and Vineeth. The film was produced by Mohanlal for Pranavam Arts in association with R. Mohan's Shogun Films. The film is about the lives of prisoners in British India who are brought to Kālā Pānī. The name ''Kalapani'' is derived from the mode of imprisonment in British India. Ilaiyaraaja composed the music, the cinematography was by Santosh Sivan, and the editing by N. Gopalakrishnan. The film introduced Dolby Stereo into Malayalam cinema. It was made on a budget of 2.50 crore, making it the costliest Malayalam film made until t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
