Sushin Shyam
Sushin Shyam is an Indian music composer who works predominantly in the Malayalam film industry. He is also the keyboardist of the Indian folk metal band The Down Troddence. He started gaining popularity in 2018 with the films '' Varathan'' and '' Kumbalangi Nights'' in 2019. Thereafter, he worked continually in many Malayalam films. Sushin is a recipient of Kerala State Film Award for Best Music Director in 2019 for ''Kumbalangi Nights''. Early life Sushin attended St.Joseph's Higher Secondary School, Thalassery and Mambaram higher secondary school in Thalassery. His father, being a musician began teaching him to play the keyboard at a very young age. He first performed on stage at age 9. Sushin participated in youth festivals and won a number of state awards during his school years. He went on to study engineering in Sri Sidhartha Institute of technology but dropped out to pursue his career in music. He shifted to Chennai to explore opportunities in the film music. He joined ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Thalassery
Thalassery (), formerly Tellicherry, is a municipality, Commercial City on the Malabar Coast in Kannur district, in the state of Kerala, India, bordered by the districts of Mahé (Pondicherry), Kozhikode, Wayanad, Kasaragod and Kodagu (Karnataka). Thalassery municipality has a population just under 100,000. Thalassery Heritage City has an area of . Thalassery is situated in an altitude ranging from 2.5m to 30m above mean sea-level. Tellicherry municipality was formed on 1 November 1866 according to the Madras Act 10 of 1865 (Amendment of the Improvements in City act 1850) of the British Indian Empire, making it the second oldest municipality in the state. At that time the municipality was known as Tellicherry Commission, and Tellicherry was the capital of North Malabar. G. M. Ballard, the Malabar collector, was the first President of the municipal commission. Later a European barrister, A. F. Lamaral, became the first Chairman of Thalassery municipality. Thalassery ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Kumbalangi Nights
''Kumbalangi Nights'' is a 2019 Indian Malayalam-language drama film directed by Madhu C. Narayanan. The directorial debut was written by Syam Pushkaran and jointly produced by Fahadh Faasil and Nazriya Nazim under their production house Fahadh Faasil and Friends, in association with Dileesh Pothan and Syam Pushkaran under Working Class Hero. The film stars Shane Nigam, Fahadh Faasil, Soubin Shahir, and Sreenath Bhasi, along with newcomers Anna Ben, Grace Antony and Mathew Thomas in pivotal roles. The cinematography and editing were handled by Shyju Khalid and Saiju Sreedharan, respectively. The soundtrack and background score is composed by Sushin Shyam. Set in the eponymous fishing village of Kumbalangi in Kochi, Kerala, the film centres on the strained relationship between four brothers living together in a dysfunctional home, and how they ultimately stand up for each other as a family. Pushkaran came up with the idea for the film based on the time he spent in th ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Virus (2019 Film)
''Virus'' is a 2019 Indian Malayalam-language medical thriller film co-produced and directed by Aashiq Abu set against the backdrop of the 2018 Nipah virus outbreak in Kerala. The film was written by Muhsin Parari and Suhas-Sharfu. It stars an ensemble cast that includes Kunchacko Boban, Tovino Thomas, Asif Ali, Parvathy Thiruvothu, Rahman, Indrajith Sukumaran, Indrans, Jinu Joseph, Sreenath Bhasi, Dileesh Pothan, Rima Kallingal, Madonna Sebastian, Ramya Nambeeshan, Joju George, Soubin Shahir and Revathi. Principal photography took place from January to February 2019 in a single schedule shot extensively in Government Medical College, Kozhikode and Government Homoeopathic Medical College, Kozhikode . The film was released worldwide on 7 June 2019, receiving critical acclaim and was a box office success. It was included in The Hindu's top 25 Malayalam films of the decade. Plot A man named Zakariya Mohammed is infected and brought to the Government Medical College, ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Lilli (2018 Film)
''Lilli'' is a 2018 Indian Malayalam-language revenge thriller film written and directed by Prasobh Vijayan. It was produced by E4 Experiments and distributed by E4 Entertainment. The film began production in early 2017. It won the Kerala State Film Awards for Best Female Dubbing Artist for Sneha. Plot Lilli a pregnant woman gets a call saying her husband has been involved in an accident. While searching for her husband, she is hit by a car, taken to a secluded location and tortured by three men who hope she can provide information regarding a young girl, whom Lilli pretends not to know about. Three days later, Lilli tells the men the location of the girl. Lili kills two of the men when the other leaves to search for the girl. As she lies on the ground, flashbacks show the girl was recruited to replace Lilli in a prostitution ring. Lilli had killed her dealer, stolen the money and rescued the girl . She sees her husband and realizes he had kidnapped her, wanting to know where ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Maradona (2018 Film)
''Maradona'' is an Indian Malayalam-language thriller film directed by debutant Vishnu Narayan and starring Tovino Thomas in the title role. It was written by Krishna Moorthy and produced by Mini Studio. The film's background score and songs were composed by Sushin Shyam, while the cinematography was performed by Deepak D. Menon and edited by Saiju Sreedharan. Despite its title, the film has nothing to do with Diego Maradona. Plot The movie follows the story of a goon for hire, Maradona (Tovino Thomas), a cranky young man who moves to Bangalore to stay with his distant relatives, after accidentally injuring a powerful politician's son. However, the politician hires a goon named Martin (Chemban Vinod) to track down Maradona and his friend Sudhi (Tito Wilson), who picked up a fight with the man's son, Aravindan, and has lost his memory after the incident. Maradona befriends many people in the apartment, like Ousepachan, an old man living all alone in the apartment opposite to tha ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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The Great Father
''The Great Father'' is a 2017 Indian Malayalam-language crime thriller film directed by Haneef Adeni and jointly produced by Prithviraj Sukumaran, Arya, Santhosh Sivan, and Shaji Nadesan under the banner of August Cinema. It stars Mammootty and Arya with Sneha, Anikha, Malavika Mohanan, Santhosh Keezhattoor, Balaji Sharma and Kalabhavan Shajon in the supporting roles. The original release date of 25 December 2016 was postponed to 30 March 2017. A dubbed version in Hindi, titled ''Dashing Jigarwala'', was also released. Plot Samuel ( Shaam) is a police officer investigating the crimes of serial child abuse and murder. He receives a phone call from a child abuser who calls himself "Joker". Samuel tracks his location, goes to his place, and is killed by the Joker. The cases are picked up by Officer Andrews Eappan (Arya), from the Crime Investigation Department (CBCID). The story then shifts to Sarah David ( Anikha), a 10-year-old girl whose hero is her father David Nainan ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Villain (2017 Film)
''Villain'' is a 2017 Indian Malayalam-language action thriller film written and directed by B. Unnikrishnan and produced by Rockline Venkatesh. It stars an ensemble cast including Mohanlal, Vishal (actor), Vishal, Srikanth (Telugu actor), Srikanth, Raashi Khanna, Hansika Motwani, Manju Warrier, Siddique (actor), Siddique, Chemban Vinod Jose, Renji Panicker, Sai Kumar (Malayalam actor), Saikumar and Sanju Sivram. Manoj Paramahamsa and N. K. Ekambaram were the cinematographers. The songs were written by 4 Musics and the film score was composed by Sushin Shyam. The story revolves around Additional director general of police, ADGP Mathew Manjooran, a senior Indian Police Service, IPS officer renounces his office after taking a sabbatical but is re-enlisted to deal with one last case involving a series of connected murders. Principal photography began on 3 March 2017 in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala and ended in mid-June. It was the first Indian film to be completely filmed in 8K ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ezra (2017 Film)
''Ezra'' is a 2017 Indian Malayalam-language supernatural horror thriller film written and directed by Jay K. starring Prithviraj Sukumaran, Priya Anand, Tovino Thomas, Sujith Shankar, Vijayaraghavan Pillai, and Sudev Nair in the leading roles. Principal photography began in late-June 2016. Major filming locations were Fort Cochin and Sri Lanka. The movie grossed 50 crore at the box-office. It was remade in Hindi in 2021 as ''Dybbuk''. The film was inspired by hollywood horror film The Possession (2012). Plot The film opens with the death of the last Malabar Jew in Cochin. An antique seller steals antique items including a strange looking box with Jewish inscriptions from the Jew's house. An unseen force from the box mauls and kills a worker in his shop at night. A.C.P Shafeer Ahammed (Tovino Thomas) is assigned the case but is unable to reach a lead. Ranjan Mathew (Prithviraj Sukumaran), a nuclear waste management specialist based in Mumbai, is transferred to Kochi with ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Kismath (2016 Film)
''Kismath'' (from kismet; ) is a 2016 Indian Malayalam-language romantic drama film written and directed by debutante Shanavas K Bavakutty. The film stars Shane Nigam as Irfan and Shruthy Menon as Anita, two star-crossed lovers from different religious backgrounds ( Islam and Hinduism). It is produced by Rajeev Ravi under the banner of Pattam Cinema Company, and in association with LJ Films and Akbar Travels. The film narrates the real-life story of two young lovers from Ponnani, in Kerala - a 28-year-old scheduled caste girl and a 23-year-old Muslim boy - who faced backlash from society for their relationship in 2011. The screenplay was conceived by Bavakutty while serving as the town's Municipal Councillor. A trailer was released on 20 July 2016. The film released on 29 July 2016. The film was a commercial success.N. Jayachandran. "Newcomers gain as Mollywood witnesses fresh whiff of change" Manorama Online 19 May 201/ref> Cast * Shane Nigam as Irfan * Shruthy Menon as ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Lord Livingstone 7000 Kandi
''Lord Livingstone 7000 Kandi'' is a 2015 Indian Malayalam-language fantasy-adventure written and directed by Anil Radhakrishnan Menon. It features an ensemble cast including Kunchako Boban, Bharath, Sunny Wayne, Nedumudi Venu, Chemban Vinod, Reenu Mathews, Jacob Gregory and Sudheer Karamana. The film was produced by Prem Menon under Global United Media. The music was composed by Rex Vijayan, while the background score by Sushin Shyam. The film released on 16 October 2015. Plot Philipose John Varkey, a nature enthusiast, sends letters to 100 people to save an unknown tribal village called "7000 Kandi". Various people came, some of them returned because they realised the village is haunted. But six people (Shanumgan Ilangovan, Madhumita Krishnan, C. K. A. K. Menon, Beeran, Prof. N. Neelakandan and Ananthakrishnan Iyer) came to the village with the help of Malavedan. Philipose informs them about a treaty between a landlord and Livingston company 150 years ago. As per treaty, t ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Sapthamashree Thaskaraha
''Sapthamashree Thaskaraha'' ( ''Seven Good Thieves'') is a 2014 Malayalam-language heist comedy film directed and written by Anil Radhakrishnan Menon. The film features an ensemble cast of Prithviraj Sukumaran, Asif Ali, Nedumudi Venu, Sudheer Karamana, Chemban Vinod Jose, Neeraj Madhav, Salam Bukhari, Reenu Mathews, Sanusha, Joy Mathew and Mongolian artist Flower Battsetseg. The film is produced by Prithviraj, Santosh Sivan and Shaji Nadesan under August Cinema. ''Sapthamashree Thaskaraha'' has cinematography by Jayesh Nair and music composed by Rex Vijayan. The film released on 6 September 2014 to positive reviews It led in the box office collections among the Onam releases and was deemed a blockbuster. Plot The film is set in Thrissur and starts off with Martin, a famous thief in Koorkancheri, confessing to a priest in a church, explaining his past. Martin gets arrested for stealing from a Hindu temple, while his accomplice Geevarghese escapes. He is sent to Centra ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Neelakasham Pachakadal Chuvanna Bhoomi
''Neelakasham Pachakadal Chuvanna Bhoomi'' () is a 2013 Indian Malayalam-language road adventure film directed and co-produced by Sameer Thahir and written by Hashir Mohamed. The film stars Dulquer Salmaan and Sunny Wayne with Dhritiman Chatterjee, Surja Bala Hijam in supporting roles. The movie was inspired from the book ''Long Way Down'' . The movie was a hit at the Kerala box office and has since developed a cult following among the youth of Kerala. The film began shooting in the north-eastern state of Nagaland in February 2013 and completed its shoot in June 2013. The film was shot at real locations in eight Indian states, Kerala, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Odisha, West Bengal, Nagaland and Sikkim. The film revolves around Kasi (Dulquer Salmaan) and Suni ( Sunny Wayne) who go on a road trip from Kerala to Nagaland. Later, it was dubbed into Hindi as ''Pyaar Ka Toofan'' ( Love Storm) in 2021. Over the years, the film has accumulated a cult following and huge fan ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |