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Suresh Krishnan
Suresh Krishnan is an Indian film director and screenwriter who works in Bollywood and Malayalam films. Suresh made his directorial debut with the Malayalam film '' Bharatheeyam'' (1997). He mostly works as an associate director in Bollywood films. In 2020, he contested in the reality TV series ''Bigg Boss'' (Malayalam season 2). Early life Suresh Krishnan was born on 5 June 1966 in Trivandrum, Kerala, India to M. V. Krishnan Nair and Saraswathy Amma. He studied at SMV School, Thiruvananthapuram and graduated from Mahatma Gandhi College, Thiruvananthapuram. Film career Suresh Krishnan began his career in films as an assistant director to filmmakers Rajiv Anchal in the Malayalam film ''Butterflies'', followed by ''Kashmeeram'' and ''Guru'' (1997). Later, he worked as an assistant director to Priyadarshan. He made his independent debut as a director in 1997 with the Malayalam film '' Bharatheeyam'', followed by the family drama ''Achaneyanenikkishtam'' (2001), ''Vasanthamalika ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trivandrum, Kerala
Thiruvananthapuram (; ), also known by its List of renamed Indian cities and states, former name Trivandrum (), is the Capital city, capital of the Indian state of Kerala. It is the most populous city in Kerala with a population of 957,730 as of 2011. The encompassing urban agglomeration population is around 1.68 million. Located on the west coast of India near the extreme south of the mainland, Thiruvananthapuram is a major information technology hub in Kerala and contributes 55% of the state's software exports as of 2016. Referred to by Mahatma Gandhi as the "Evergreen city of India", the city is characterised by its undulating terrain of low coastal hills. The present regions that constitute Thiruvananthapuram were ruled by the Ay kingdom, Ays who were feudatories of the Chera dynasty. In the 12th century, it was conquered by the Venad, Kingdom of Venad. In the 18th century, the king Marthanda varma, Marthanda Varma expanded the territory, founded the princely state of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guru (1997 Film)
''Guru'' () is a 1997 Indian Malayalam-language fantasy drama film directed by Rajiv Anchal and written by C. G. Rajendra Babu from a story by Rajeev. Mohanlal plays the lead role, while Suresh Gopi, Madhupal, Sithara, Kaveri, Sreelakshmi, Nedumudi Venu and Sreenivasan appears in supporting roles, and Nassar in a cameo appearance. The original musical score and songs were composed by Ilaiyaraaja. His symphonic score was conducted and performed by the Budapest Symphony Orchestra, Hungary. This was the first time in Indian cinema, the background score of a film was recorded completely outside the country. ''Guru'' was selected as India's official entry to the Oscars for the Best Foreign Language Film category. ''Guru'' is the first Malayalam film submitted by India for the Oscars. Plot Raghuraman is the son of a local Hindu temple priest in an idyllic village. The people, Hindus and Muslims, live in harmony. When ambitious politicians goons, disguised as Muslims, cause troub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asianet News
Asianet News (formerly Asianet Global) is an Indian free-to-air Malayalam-language news channel owned by Asianet News Network. Asianet News Network operates as a subsidiary of Jupiter Entertainment Ventures (Jupiter Capital Ventures). The channel is based in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. Asianet News is currently one of the market leaders in the Malayalam television news sector. Frank P. Thomas is the Director and Group CFO of Asianet News Network (ANN),Manoj K Das is the current Managing Editor of Asianet News Malayalam Network and Kaushik Ghosh is the Chief Revenue Officer of Asianet News Network (ANN). Rajesh Kalra is the Executive Chairman of Asianet News Network (ANN). Rajeev Chandrasekhar, a Bharatiya Janata Party Member of Parliament in the Council of States from Karnataka, is the chairman of Jupiter Capital. The company also owns the Kannada news channel Suvarna News and is an investor in English news channel Republic TV''.'' Malayalam general entertainment channels, Asi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billu Barber
''Billu'', previously known as ''Billu Barber'', is a 2009 Indian Hindi-language comedy drama film by Priyadarshan, produced by Red Chillies Entertainment and distributed by Eros International, with an adapted screenplay by Manisha Korde and Mushtaq Sheikh based on the script by Sreenivasan. It stars Irrfan Khan as the title character and Lara Dutta in lead roles with Om Puri, Asrani and Rajpal Yadav in supporting roles. Shah Rukh Khan makes an extended guest appearance. Kareena Kapoor, Priyanka Chopra and Deepika Padukone, make special appearances in songs. The film was released on 13 February 2009 worldwide. It is an official adaptation of the critically acclaimed Malayalam film ''Kadha Parayumbol'' (2007). It is also a retelling of the story of Sudama and Krishna. The film was screened at the 2009 Hawaii International Film Festival. Plot Billu (Irrfan Khan) is a poor barber who lives with his wife Bindiya (Lara Dutta) and their two children, Gunja (Mitali Mayekar) and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sharukh Khan
Shah Rukh Khan (; born 2 November 1965), also known by the initialism SRK, is an Indian actor, film producer, and television personality who works in Hindi films. Referred to in the media as the " Baadshah of Bollywood", "King of Bollywood" and "King Khan", he has appeared in more than 80 films, and earned numerous accolades, including 14 Filmfare Awards. He has been awarded the Padma Shri by the Government of India, as well as the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres and Legion of Honour by the Government of France. Khan has a significant following in Asia and the Indian diaspora worldwide. In terms of audience size and income, he has been described as one of the most successful film stars in the world. Khan began his career with appearances in several television series in the late 1980s. He made his Bollywood debut in 1992 with '' Deewana''. Early in his career, Khan was recognised for portraying villainous roles in the films ''Baazigar'' (1993), ''Darr'' (1993), and ''Anjaam'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
De Dana Dan
''De Dana Dan'' ( Hit left and right) is a 2009 Indian Hindi-language comedy film directed by Priyadarshan. The story is a partial adaptation of Hollywood film '' Screwed'' and some scenes were taken from Priyadarshan's own Malayalam film ''Vettam''. It stars an ensemble cast led by Akshay Kumar, Sunil Shetty, Katrina Kaif, Paresh Rawal and Sameera Reddy. Filming began on 1 December 2008 at Mehboob Studios in Mumbai. It was released on 27 November 2009 and did average business at the box office. Plot Nitin Bankar and Ram Mishra are lucky in love, otherwise their life is a big zero like their bank balance. Nitin is stuck as a servant and driver of Kuljeet Kaur, according to the conditions of a loan which his father had taken to educate Nitin. Kuljeet is the owner of many malls, restaurants, and other places in Singapore, where this whole story is based. Nitin is fed up with Kuljeet's dog, Moolchand Ji, who always puts Nitin into trouble. Ram works for a courier service in Singa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kanchivaram
''Kanchivaram'' is a 2008 Indian Tamil-language period drama film written and directed by Priyadarshan. The film stars Prakash Raj and Shriya Reddy and has the musical score by M. G. Sreekumar, cinematography by Tirru, editing by Arun Kumar, and art direction by Sabu Cyril. The audiography was done by M. R. Rajakrishnan. The movie depicts the pitiable state of the silk weavers in the town of Kanchipuram as they were unorganized and marginalized to live a perpetual ‘hand-to-mouth’ existence. The movie depicts their struggles and ends with a comment about the cooperative movement that emerged to take care of the interests of the workers. The film was certified by the censor board in 2007, and opened at the 33rd Toronto International Film Festival on 12 September 2008. It was also shown at the Silk Screen Asian American Film Festival in Pittsburgh. The film eventually went on to receive Best Film and Best Actor for Prakash Raj at the 55th National Film Awards. Priyadarshan wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bhool Bhulaiyaa
''Bhool Bhulaiyaa'' () is a 2007 Indian Hindi-language psychological thriller film directed by Priyadarshan and produced by Bhushan Kumar and Krishan Kumar under the T-Series Films banner. A remake of the 1993 Malayalam film '' Manichitrathazhu'', adapted by Neeraj Vora and Manisha Korde, it stars Akshay Kumar, Vidya Balan, Shiney Ahuja, Ameesha Patel, Paresh Rawal, Rajpal Yadav, Manoj Joshi, Asrani and Vikram Gokhale. The film score and soundtrack were composed by Ranjit Barot and Pritam respectively, with lyrics written by Sameer and Sayeed Quadri. Made on a budget of 25–32 crores, ''Bhool Bhulaiyaa'' earned 82.8 crores worldwide, thus becoming the 6th eighth-highest grossing Hindi film of 2007. It received positive reviews from critics upon release, with praise for its direction, screenplay, humor and soundtrack, with particular praise directed towards Kumar and Balan's performance. At the 53rd Filmfare Awards, ''Bhool Bhulaiyaa'' received 1 nomination – Best Actr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malamaal Weekly
''Malamaal Weekly'' is a 2006 Indian Hindi-language comedy film written and directed by Priyadarshan and starring Paresh Rawal, Om Puri, Riteish Deshmukh, Rajpal Yadav and Asrani. The film received mixed reviews from critics, but was successful at the box office, grossing ₹42.7 crore against a budget of ₹7 crore. The film was remade in Telugu as '' Bhagyalakshmi Bumper Draw'' and in Kannada as '' Dakota Picture''. Priyadarshan himself remade the film in Malayalam as ''Aamayum Muyalum''. Plot The film takes place in the impoverished village of Laholi where, following droughts, most of the villagers' possessions are mortgaged to the local Thakurani Karamkali (Sudha Chandran). One of the few entertainments the villagers can afford is the lottery, Malaamal Weekly (''malamal'' is Hindi for 'rich'). Lilaram (Paresh Rawal) is the only educated man in the village. He has the job of intermediary between the lottery organization and the village, for which he receives a commission when ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nakhangal (2013 Film)
''Nakhangal'' () is a 2013 India Malayalam-language crime thriller film directed by Suresh Krishnan, written by R. Prem Nath, and produced by G. P. Vijayakumar. It stars Rakendu, Madan Mohan and Megha in lead roles. The film's songs were composed by M. G. Sreekumar and background score by M. R. Rajakrishnan. Plot 'Nakhangal' tells the tale of three youngsters sharing a rented house. The house belongs to an NRI, whose friend Jeevan arranges for the rental. Giri, a driver in a courier company, Jackson, a tea estate accountant and Sherin, a nurse are the youngsters who stay together. A fourth person enters the home and their lives when the rent is increased. He introduces himself as a writer with the pen name Manjila. But is fishy about Manjila who carries a gun with him. The plot thickens when he is found dead from drug overdose and Giri finds a bag of money in the room. There are takers for the money who wants it returned to them. But the three friends decide to keep it for thems ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pathinonnil Vyazham
''Pathinonnil Vyazham'' is a 2010 Indian Malayalam-language comedy-drama film directed by Suresh Krishnan and written by Mahesh Mitra, starring Mukesh and Manya. Plot Appu (Mukesh) works as a bearer in a five star hotel at Palakkad. He happens to meet Chandran Pillai once, who is a millionaire based in Ooty. Appu rescues Chandran Pillai from an accident. When Chandran Pillai returns to Ooty, the people who were after him turn towards Appu instead. So Appu rushes to Ooty and begs Chandran Pillai to give him a job. Chandran Pillai refuses, but when Appu tries to blackmail him with a secret, he gives in, and appoints him as his driver. Meenakshi ( Manya), Chandran Pillai's daughter hates Appu and repeatedly dismisses him from the job, but Chandran Pillai takes him back, much to her frustration. Cast *Mukesh as Appu Kuttan / Theraka Bhagawathar * Manya as Meenakshi *C.I. Paul as Chandran Pillai *Nedumudi Venu as Kizhakkedan *Jagathy Sreekumar as Nakulan *Sadiq as Vincent William ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vasanthamalika
''Vasanthamalika'' is a 2003 Indian Malayalam-language comedy-drama film directed by Suresh Krishnan and written by Mahesh Mithra. It stars Mukesh, Jagadish, and Uma Shankari. It is a remake of the Tamil film ''Budget Padmanabhan''. This was Arun Kumar Aravind's first film as an editor. Cast * Mukesh as Balakrishnan a.k.a. Balu, a garment worker * Uma Shankari as Nandini, the managing director's daughter * Jagathy Sreekumar as Bodheswaran * Kavilraj as College student * Sai Kumar as Varadharaja settu * Bindu Panicker as Anandavalli * Sreenath as Balakrishnan father * Kalarenjini as Lekshmiamma mother of Balakrishnan * Nadirshah as Abhilash * Master Arun as a Child of Kulappura veedu * Salim Kumar as Komalan * Jagadeesh P. V. Jagadish Kumar (born 12 June 1955) known mononymously as Jagadish, is an Indian actor, screenwriter, television presenter and former politician. He has starred in over 375 Malayalam films and 2 Hindi films. He is best known for his comi ... as Mumbai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
